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UK architect designs Kenyan conservation centre
Dec 12, 2024 · UK architect Void Studios has won a competition to design a Conservation Centre for Kenya’s Maasai Mara nature reserve. The centre will be located next to the Oloololo Gate, one of six entrances to Maasai Mara. This is in the northeast of the reserve, near the Mara River and a short distance from ...
Samsung C&T to build $3.7bn power and water plant in Qatar
Nov 27, 2024 · The plant will be located in the Ras Abu Fontas area, 18km southeast of Doha. It will be operated by a consortium led by Tokyo-based Sumitomo and Shikoku Electric Power along with Korea Southern Power and Korea Overseas Infrastructure.
View from Nepal: Modernising construction in the global south
Nov 25, 2024 · He’s currently working for a Nepalese NGO that helps survivors of human trafficking. With funds from the Canadian charity, Ally Global Foundation, the NGO is building seven safe houses in Kathmandu, a school, a vocational training centre, and other buildings.
New York’s $10bn bus terminal revamp is going ahead
Dec 11, 2024 · More than 200,000 local and regional bus trips start and end every weekday at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Midtown Bus Terminal on the corner of 9 th Avenue and West 42 nd Street, but the shambling complex dating back to 1950 is now considered ugly and dysfunctional.
Singapore calls for ‘safety time out’ amid fatalities surge
Nov 18, 2024 · The Ministry of Manpower said the figure suggested a “reduced emphasis” on safety, and called for senior management to pause work between 8 and 22 November and “engage with site teams and workers, review safety protocols, and address safety concerns”.
Vinci to buy UK’s FM Conway - Global Construction Review
Oct 30, 2024 · Joanne Conway, CEO and Executive Group Chair at FM Conway, said: “The time is now right for the next chapter of our growth story. Beyond the obvious operational and commercial synergies, we share a set of values with Vinci and an approach to business that’s about putting people first, doing great work, and respecting the communities we operate in.”
Fast-growing Vietnam woos Chinese builders for infrastructure
Dec 10, 2024 · They included the Ngoc Hoi and Tu Lien bridges over the Red River in Hanoi. CPCG is working with the Vingroup conglomerate on feasibility studies for Tu Lien, an 11km-long cable-stayed bridge that will carry the Thai Nguyen expressway.
Lowest bid revealed for Dubai Metro’s Blue Line project
Oct 11, 2024 · The Blue Line has a bifurcated route running north to south through the city. If all goes to plan, it will start operating in 2029, moving as many as 200,000 passengers a day.
Riyadh Metro to open after 12-year multinational mega project
Nov 29, 2024 · “Today, Riyadh City is reaping the benefits of this project that will reshape the capital’s image and redefine mobility for its residents and visitors,” said Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al Sultan, chief executive of the Royal Commission for Riyadh City.