Global Construction Review

Denmark will get 300,000 sq m of new territory thanks to a reclamation project using seabed material excavated for the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel linking Denmark to Germany. The 18km-long tunnel will be the longest combined road and rail tunnel in the world when

Europe's largest urban regeneration project, the Ellinikon, a 6.2 million-sq-m redevelopment of Athens' former international airport, has completed its latest stage. Called the Courtyards, the 324-unit residential neighbourhood is formed of 11 buildings d

The Asia Pacific subsidiary of American-headquartered road construction company Verde Resources has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with building materials producer Highway International to collaborate on a pilot programme in Singapore. The pro

The 60,000-sq-m Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) has opened to the public in China's Jiangsu province, designed by ARTS Group, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), Shuishi and Via.inc on the shores of Jinji Lake. The museum is formed of 12 pavilions beneath

A team of Arup, Cimic Group subsidiary CPB Contractors, Jacobs and McConnell Dowell has won a contract from state-owned company Main Roads Western Australia to deliver the Kwinana Freeway Upgrade between Perth's Roe Highway and Safety Bay Road. The projec

UK headquartered Mace Consult is overseeing project delivery for the Sayyid Tarik bin Taimur Cultural Complex in Muscat for Oman's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth. Located on a 400,000-sq-m site in Al-Seeb, the cultural district will contain the 23,

Students have begun to move into Europe's largest printed housing project, the six-building Skovsporet cluster in Holstebro, Denmark for VIA University College. Danish for "The Forest Trail", Skovporet has 36 apartments covering 1,650 sq m in total area.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has begun publishing its technical information sheets in Arabic. Here, Dr Gina Al-Talal FCIOB, head of technical and standards development at CIOB, explains why. Part of being the world's largest professional bod

Non-profit business network Norwegian Offshore Wind has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with three Taiwanese research and development institutes for commercial offshore wind farms in Northern Europe and Asia-Pacific, collaboration on planning,

A joint venture between Skanska USA and rail contractor Stacy Witbeck has won a $2.4bn contract to build 10.7km of light railway in the San Fernando Valley, California. Working for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro), t