Infrastructure
Contract awarded for new Munich rail station
A joint venture of Implenia and Hochtief has been commissioned by Deutsche Bahn to build the new rail line’s Marienhof station.
The future Marienhof station is located in the heart of Munich, directly behind the city hall (Rathaus). It will...
Infrastructure
Germany set to approve plans for Fehmarnbelt Tunnel
The Ministry of Transport of Schleswig-Holstein is ready to sign the document following a statutory 14-day review period. The scheme’s promotor, Femern, may make only minor editorial changes during the review.
The planned 18km immersed tunnel will connect Rødbyhavn in...
Civil Engineering
Contract awarded for Hong Kongs biggest sports park
The winning company is Kai Tak Sports Park, a subsidiary of New World Development and NWS Holdings. It was chosen by the government following an open tendering exercise.
The 28ha sports park will be the biggest sports venue in Hong...
Civil Engineering
NCC awarded SEK 330 million contract for swim center in Norway
NCC has a great deal of experience and competence in developing and constructing public baths and swim centers. Projects led by NCC, such as the swim center in Røyken, the ongoing Manglerud swim center project in Oslo, and now...
Architecture
HDR’s Foreign Materiel Exploitation Laboratory Design Receives Top Award at the 2018 USAF Design Awards Program
The Foreign Materiel Exploitation Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a unique facility designed to house and support the Department of Defense's only mission focused on physical exploitation and evaluation of foreign-built aerospace systems. Last month, HDR was...
Architecture
Jacobs Wins Support Role on Highways England’s Six-Year Framework
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been awarded a six-year contract working as a partner with Costain to deliver Highways England's multibillion-dollar regional delivery partnership framework. This new framework will be a cornerstone of Highways England's strategy to improve safety,...
Architecture
Foster’s 425 Park Avenue skyscraper tops out in New York
Norman Foster has declared that the stepped 41-storey office tower his firm has designed for New York's Park Avenue will "set new standards for workplace design", as the building tops out in the city.
The British architect celebrated the construction...
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