Skanska builds medicine faculty at Lund University, Sweden
The Forum Medicum building will cost SEK 450mn (£39.5mn), cover 15,000m², and will be completed in 2023
Jonathan Campion
|Aug 14, 2020|
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International LNG project to launch in Cyprus
With American and Chinese involvement and a budget of €289mn (£261mn), the Cyprus LNG Import Terminal will be the country’s biggest ever energy pro
Jonathan Campion
|Aug 13, 2020|2 min read
Foster + Partners unveil design of a new tower in Sydney
The British architects have released plans for a 39-storey office and retail complex at Pitt Street station, part of the expansion of Sydney’s metro system
Jonathan Campion
|Aug 13, 2020|2 min read
Hitachi consortium wins €2.7bn high-speed rail contract
The Japanese company has joined with Italian contractors Webuild and Astaldi to construct a 44km line between the north-eastern towns of Verona and Padua.
Jonathan Campion
|Aug 12, 2020|2 min read
750 carbon positive homes to be built in Greenwich
A group of construction firms will deliver the low-carbon, modular council homes under a £300mn contract with the London Borough of Greenwich.
Jonathan Campion
|Aug 11, 2020|2 min read
Laing O’Rourke builds first HS2 bridge in two days
The bridge over the M42 in the Midlands is the first permanent structure to be completed under the HS2 scheme.
Jonathan Campion
|Aug 10, 2020|2 min read
Vietnam plans controversial tourist city in mangrove forest
The $9.6bn tourist resort at Can Gio will create housing for 230,000 Vietnamese, but has been met with anger by environmental groups.
Jonathan Campion
|Aug 07, 2020|2 min read
Acciona, Aecom, Aurecon design $614mn project in Australia
A consortium led by the three companies is to construct the Bunbury Outer Ring Road, which will be Western Australia’s largest infrastructure project.
Jonathan Campion
|Aug 06, 2020|2 min read
Contractors invited to construction projects in Antarctica
Construction companies have been alerted that a 10-year framework to support British scientists working in Antarctica will involve £500mn of new projects.
Jonathan Campion
|Aug 05, 2020|2 min read
Russia to build port to boost trade with China, India, Iran
Russia's government has approved a $1.6bn seaport in the Caspian town of Lagan, to develop trade relations with its biggest partners and the nearer region.
Jonathan Campion
|Aug 04, 2020|2 min read