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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...
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...
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...
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