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BESIX and Boskalis awarded $800 million contract for first phase of Port of NEOM development

Archinect

Belgian-French construction group BESIX and Dutch dredging and heavylift company Boskalis have been announced as the first European contractors to be awarded a design and build lump sum contract by NEOM to work on the first phase of development for the Port of NEOM project.

Contract 249
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China will build replacement for Gensler soccer stadium design in Guangzhou following Evergrande debt scramble

Archinect

Chinese state-owned construction contractor will build China’s largest soccer park in Guangzhou on the site where struggling Chinese property developer China Evergrande Group was supposed to build its soccer stadium. The site was originally meant for a 100,000-seat stadium designed by Gensler.

Building 253
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Trellick Tower residents are bracing for a fight against encroaching development schemes

Archinect

“Given the dire shortage of affordable housing in London and the valuable real estate occupied by the Trellick, it is almost certain that someone will build on the site in the future. Many fear the build would only attract more developers to the surrounding neighborhood, spoiling the character of the site.”

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LCC Health Professions Building

SW Oregon Architect

The latest is the new Health Professions Building (HPB) for Lane Community College. For all intents and purposes, we have functioned as a single office on the Health Professions Building project rather than as two separate firms. These metrics were: The degree to which the new building succeeds as a tool for teaching and learning.

Building 206
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Architects, engineers, and contractors support a nationwide definition of what constitutes a zero-emissions building

The Architect's Newsletter

Dozens of architecture, engineering, and contracting firms have signed on to a proposal from the Biden administration that would develop a single definition for a zero-emissions building.

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NASA funds ICON to develop lunar 3D-printing construction technology

Deezen

Space agency NASA has awarded construction company ICON a $57 million contract to develop 3D-printing technology to build roads, launchpads and homes on the moon 's surface. The contract, worth $57.2 Pushing this development forward with our commercial partners will create the capabilities we need for future missions.".

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OMA completes stepped Greenpoint Landing towers in Brooklyn

Archinect

The 600,000-square-foot development comprises two towers and a seven-story building, holding a total of 745 residential units. The two towers lean into and away from each other, with expanding and contracting forms determined by an attempt to maximize internal efficiency.

Contract 357