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Architecture
Ethiopian Airlines Headquarters competition hit by controversy over links between architect and jury
A collaboration between BET Architects Plc and Soehene Partners Architects has been awarded first place in a competition to design the new headquarters for Ethiopian Airlines at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. The competition has had a turbulent journey,...
Infrastructure
Kier BAM JV signed up for £100m+ site preparation contract
A Kier BAM joint venture has now signed contracts with EDF Energy to carry out £100m+ of site preparation works for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset. The work includes excavation, earthworks,...
Construction Equipment
ATLAS COPCO BOOMER M1 L DRILL RIG
Boomer M1L single-boom face drilling rig is for use in low- to medium-height mines, says Atlas Copco. Machine is 5.9 feet high has has heavy-duty axles and a reinforced articulation section. Components...
Architecture
Erick van Egeraat’s contemporary interpretation of Hamburg design now open
Hamburg’s skyline, until now largely punctuated by soaring spires and turreted towers, has welcomed a new, more contemporary resident - Erick van Egeraat’s Sumatrakontor. This modern interpretation of Speicherstad’s dusky-red brick buildings is sliced...
Building Products
CEMEX provides specialty concrete for new concourse at Dubai International Airport
CEMEX was the exclusive supplier of lightweight concrete for the new Concourse 3 project at Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport. The company supplied over 10,500 m³ for the concourse which is intended for the sole use of Emirates Airlines...
Architecture
SOM’s newest competition win in China defined by sleek aerodynamic design
The Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) has announced that it has won an international competition to design the Greenland Group Suzhou Center, in Wujiang, China. The 358m supertall tower will...
Transport
LPA to develop plans for highway project in South Carolina
The LPA Group Incorporated (LPA), a unit of Michael Baker Corporation, has secured a contract worth $5.1 million from the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) to develop construction plans for a highway project in the US state...
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