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Azerbaijan Built Environment

Four-country deal to send Caspian wind power to EU

<p>Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, and Hungary agreed Saturday to supply Europe with electricity generated by wind farms that Azerbaijan plans to build in the Caspian Sea. Supported by the EU, the&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/four-country-deal-to-send-caspian-wind-power-to-eu/">Four-country deal to send Caspian wind power to EU</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com">Global Construction Review</a>.</p>

admin · 12/19/2022

Azerbaijan Built Environment

Art of Building 2022: Vote now for your favourite

<p>The Chartered Institute of Building’s annual photography competition has shortlisted 12 entries for a public vote. Go to artofbuilding.org to pick your favourite by 15 January. The winner, who receives&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/art-of-building-2022-vote-now-for-your-favourite/">Art of Building 2022: Vote now for your favourite</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com">Global Construction Review</a>.</p>

admin · 12/19/2022

Construction News

CIOB Academy to offer courses at Chinese “Learning Mall”

<p>The CIOB Academy will offer courses in China through the “Learning Mall” run by Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University (XJTLU), a joint venture of its respective Chinese and UK schools. The&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/ciob-academy-to-offer-courses-at-chinese-learning-mall/">CIOB Academy to offer courses at Chinese “Learning Mall”</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com">Global Construction Review</a>.</p>

admin · 12/19/2022

Architecture

Former Adelaide gasworks to become inner-city 'village'

Former Adelaide gasworks to become inner-city &#8216;village&#8217; The former Brompton Gasworks in Adelaide’s inner-west is set to be redeveloped into a new “village”, with the adaptive reuse of the old gasworks structures. Melbourne and Adelaide-based practice Forum is the architect and urban design consultant leading the project, which will create a “vibrant, inner-city destination that [&hellip;]

admin · 12/19/2022

Construction News

UNStudio team wins design competition to remodel Madrid–Chamartín station

<p>An entry from Dutch architect UNStudio, Spain’s b720 Arquitectura and Spanish engineer Esteyco has won a competition to remodel Madrid’s Chamartín station, the city’s second-largest rail hub. A 16-member jury&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/unstudio-team-wins-design-competition-to-remodel-madrid-chamartin-station/">UNStudio team wins design competition to remodel Madrid–Chamartín station</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com">Global Construction Review</a>.</p>

admin · 12/16/2022

Construction News

Meta abandons work on Danish data centres as it pivots to AI

<p>US tech company Meta Platforms has ended work on two data centres in Odense, Denmark, and will instead focus on a new type of data centre used for AI, Reuters&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/meta-abandons-work-on-danish-data-centres-as-it-pivots-to-ai/">Meta abandons work on Danish data centres as it pivots to AI</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com">Global Construction Review</a>.</p>

admin · 12/16/2022

Construction News

Work to begin this week on $3bn masterplan in Frisco, Texas

<p>The first phase of a major mixed-use development in the city of Frisco in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area will break ground this week. Texas developer StreetLights Residential is managing&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/work-to-begin-this-week-on-3bn-masterplan-in-frisco-texas/">Work to begin this week on $3bn masterplan in Frisco, Texas</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com">Global Construction Review</a>.</p>

admin · 12/16/2022

Construction News

Sisk to build seven care homes in a PPP first for ageing Ireland

<p>With Ireland’s population ageing faster than anywhere else in Europe, construction company Sisk has won a contract to build seven care homes for the elderly with a combined 530 beds&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/sisk-to-build-seven-care-homes-in-a-ppp-first-for-ageing-ireland/">Sisk to build seven care homes in a PPP first for ageing Ireland</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com">Global Construction Review</a>.</p>

admin · 12/16/2022

Construction News

Arkansas contractor fined $287,000 after two workers die in sewer

<p>Belt Construction Inc, a contractor based in Arkansas, has been fined $287,150 after two employees asphyxiated while working in a confined space. One lost consciousness in a sewer 20ft below&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/arkansas-contractor-fined-287000-after-two-workers-die-in-sewer/">Arkansas contractor fined $287,000 after two workers die in sewer</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com">Global Construction Review</a>.</p>

admin · 12/16/2022

Construction News

OMA’s ziggurat-inspired waterfront towers completed in Brooklyn

<p>A pair of high-rise towers on Brooklyn’s Greenpoint waterfront has been completed for New York real estate companies Brookfield Properties and Park Tower Group. The duo, known as Eagle +&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/omas-ziggurat-inspired-waterfront-towers-completed-in-brooklyn/">OMA’s ziggurat-inspired waterfront towers completed in Brooklyn</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com">Global Construction Review</a>.</p>

admin · 12/16/2022

Construction News

Netherlands approves two new reactors as old Borssele plant eyes retirement

<p>The Netherlands’ Council of Ministers has approved plans for two new reactors, with the country’s only existing plant at Borssele in Zeeland as the preferred location, VRT News reports. The&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/netherlands-approves-two-new-reactors-as-old-borssele-plant-eyes-retirement/">Netherlands approves two new reactors as old Borssele plant eyes retirement</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com">Global Construction Review</a>.</p>

admin · 12/16/2022

Architecture

Paz Architectura creates a stacked structure meant to reflect "basic concepts of time"

Paz Arquitectura created a compact mixed-use building in the middle of Guatemala&#8217;s capital city with &#8220;strict geometry interlocked with constant movement&#8221;. The 115,200-square foot (10,700-square metre) building known as AEME was completed in 2021. AEME is a mixed-use building &#8220;AEME tries to reflect the basic concepts of time,&#8221; said studio founder Alejandro Paz. &#8220;Strict geometry [&hellip;]

admin · 12/15/2022

Construction News

“Largest urban regeneration project in Europe” in Athens will be fully renewable

<p>It has been announced that the Ellinikon, a 2 million sq m casino and conference centre development located on the site of Athens’ dilapidated Olympics complex and abandoned Hellinikon airport,&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/largest-urban-regeneration-project-in-europe-in-athens-will-be-fully-renewable/">“Largest urban regeneration project in Europe” in Athens will be fully renewable</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com">Global Construction Review</a>.</p>

admin · 12/15/2022

Construction News

Zaha Hadid Architects-led team wins Aarhus Stadium in Denmark

<p>A team comprising the UK’s Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), Swedish consulting engineer Sweco and Danish landscape architect Tredje Natur has won a design competition to rebuild Aarhus football stadium in&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/zaha-hadid-architects-led-team-wins-aarhus-stadium-in-denmark/">Zaha Hadid Architects-led team wins Aarhus Stadium in Denmark</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com">Global Construction Review</a>.</p>

admin · 12/15/2022

Biodiversity

Esh Construction to build UK’s first carbon neutral tri-service station 

Esh Construction to build UK’s first carbon neutral tri-service station Plans to build a sustainable tri-service station in Hebburn have taken a step forward as North East-based Esh Construction is named as contractor. The new station is set to be the first station of its kind in the country to be carbon neutral. The plan [&hellip;]

admin · 12/15/2022

Construction News

Gleeds-Mace team deploy OpenSpace site capture tech at Peruvian schools

<p>A Gleeds and Mace team has teamed up with reality capture and AI-powered analytics specialist OpenSpace to deploy Visualise, a site capture platform, across 75 live school building sites in&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/gleeds-mace-team-deploy-openspace-site-capture-tech-at-peruvian-schools/">Gleeds-Mace team deploy OpenSpace site capture tech at Peruvian schools</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com">Global Construction Review</a>.</p>

admin · 12/15/2022

Architecture

Extension to Central Sydney tower approved

The City of Sydney has approved a development application for a podium extension of an existing office tower in Sydney’s CBD after a proposal was submitted for an addition designed by FJMT. The vision for the existing modernist tower – fronting Elizabeth, Park and Castlereagh streets in the city centre and opposite Hyde Park – [&hellip;]

admin · 12/15/2022

Architecture

National Gallery of Australia celebrates 40th anniversary with new book

The National Gallery of Australia is launching a book, celebrating one of the nation’s “most remarkable buildings”. Published in the year of the NGAs 40th anniversary, Vision: Art, Architecture and the National Gallery of Australia is an examination of the gallery building, which is a “bold combination of the sculptural and the functional”. Designed by [&hellip;]

admin · 12/15/2022

Architecture

Remedy Place in Manhattan is designed to "bring back hospitality into healthcare"

Sculptural decor, soft furniture and warm tones feature in this wellness centre in New York City, created by Remedy Places&#8217; in-house team as an antidote to traditional medical facilities. Remedy Place is a membership-based health and wellness club situated within a 7,200-square-foot space in the Flatiron District of Manhattan. Remedy Place is a members wellness [&hellip;]

admin · 12/14/2022

Construction News

French team to use virtual twin to rebuild Ukraine’s Chernihiv

<p>Ukraine has lined up a consortium of French companies to rebuild parts of Chernihiv destroyed in the Russian invasion. The city of 280,000 people some 100km north of Kyiv was&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/french-team-to-use-virtual-twin-to-rebuild-ukraines-chernihiv/">French team to use virtual twin to rebuild Ukraine’s Chernihiv</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com">Global Construction Review</a>.</p>

admin · 12/14/2022

Azerbaijan Built Environment

Ukraine war revives plan for Georgia’s deep Black Sea port

<p>Georgia, the country, is planning to revive a multi-billion-dollar deep-sea port project at Anaklia on the Black Sea three years after it dropped the scheme over problems with finance, website&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/ukraine-war-revives-plan-for-georgias-deep-black-sea-port/">Ukraine war revives plan for Georgia’s deep Black Sea port</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com">Global Construction Review</a>.</p>

admin · 12/13/2022