All Global articles – Page 42
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NewsIrish crisis spreads to UK as McCabe suspends site work
Irish contractor stops work on UK sites as it awaits decision from banking rescue fund
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NewsMelbourne office by Wilkinson Eyre Architects: Uni glow
Wilkinson Eyre Architects and the Melbourne office of Sinclair Knight Merz have been appointed to design a building for the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. A six-storey block will “float” above a retained street-level Victorian facade. The development will form part of the university’s Hawthorn Campus.Send your project ...
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NewsInterserve buys US reseller for $35m
Construction and services giant launches bid to break American market
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NewsMaking a point
WSP’s Grand Palladium injects futuristic design and some serious angles into the heart of Mumbai’s commercial district
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CommentDifficult jurisdictions: Libya
In the first of a series on difficult jurisdictions, Chris Hill turns the focus on Libya where the opportunities are on a par with its challenges
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NewsAbu Dhabi eco city may rely on non-renewable power sources
Abu Dhabi eco-city Masdar may not be fully powered by renewable energy as budget constraints hit the scope of the project
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NewsHalcrow wins French nuclear contract
Engineer to help project manage construction of nuclear fusion reactor in southern France
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Vinci construction turnover falls 3%
French group sees overall revenue grow but construction division weakens
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NewsAtkins buys Danish bridge company
Engineer buys into buoyant Scandinavian infrustructure market
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NewsBenoy and Arup lead UK charge in China trade mission
Masterplanner David Lock Associates joins architect and engineer in winning work in the country
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NewsCarillion wins £100m of work in Oman
Contractor grabs both construction and facilities management jobs
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NewsAnti-corruption drive clogs up Libyan payment procedures
Consultants in Libya face a near-freeze on payment for infrastructure projects because only one official is signing off bills to foreign companies.
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News‘Write off Nakheel bonds’ ACE chief urges consultants
UK firms warned that Dubai developer may not be able to meet five-year repayment plan
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FeaturesThe man-made mountain: Copenhagen's 8 house
Thomas Lane reports on the Copenhagen apartment block that has turned the suburban experience into something wild. Photos by Jens Linhe
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Carillion wins Dubai towers
Carillion has won a £124m deal to build two 45-storey residential towers in Dubai for Emaar Properties PJSC
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CommentConstruction in Cairo: Scaling the stone towers
The construction industry in Cairo has tended to stick to concrete buildings of a similar form and size, says Paul Scott. Now this seems to be changing in interesting ways …
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FeaturesArena Stage, Washington by Bing Thom: Through a glass darkly
Peer closely and you’ll make out not one theatre behind that glass facade, but three. It’s Bing Thom Architects’ audacious response to the need to make artistic and architectural sense of two dysfunctional theatres in a deprived area of Washington DC. Ike Ijeh was wowed
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FeaturesThe magic mushroom: Pavilion at Stuttgart university
If you think 6.5mm plywood is just for DIY patch-ups, then you should see what the scientific wizards at Stuttgart university have done with the stuff