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Singapore skyline, by Swapnil Bapat/Unsplash

Deep state pockets set to drive construction recovery in Singapore

Costing some $940m, the Subic-Clark railway project, to be financed by China, will be the highest-funded government-to-government project to date between the two countries (Image courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in Manila)

“Build, Build, Build”: China agrees to fund $940m cargo railway in the Philippines

The layout of the Thu Duc innovation zone (Sasaki and enCity)

Dutch government to help with $1bn flood plan for Vietnamese high-tech city

Henri Coandă International Airport (Cristian Bortes/CC BY 2.0)

Way clear for work to begin on Bucharest’s €1bn airport expansion

The first line will run 460km from Ain Sokhna on the Gulf of Suez in the east, through the New Administrative Capital near Cairo and on to El Alamein on the Mediterranean coast (Courtesy of Siemens Mobility)

Egypt takes step toward $23bn high-speed rail network

Render of ZHA’s design for Shenzhen Tower C (Render by Brick Visual)

“Tower of the future”: ZHA’s design picked for Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base

Chart shows a 20% fall in 200-metre-plus buildings completed in 2020 (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat)

Skyscraper completions fall 20% in Covid-marred 2020

Innovation

Foster + Partners used own software for “instantaneous” collaboration on Qatar’s Lusail Towers

Foster + Partners used own software for “instantaneous” collaboration on Qatar’s Lusail Towers

Autonomous dump trucks to operate in Norwegian stone quarry

Autonomous dump trucks to operate in Norwegian stone quarry

Russian engineers give Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic dome a fractal makeover

Russian engineers give Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic dome a fractal makeover

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This sacred tree is worth more than all the roads on earth! We must recognize the fact that humans are ...

Jennifer Henderson Kenyan president tells Chinese builder to divert $600m ...

One thing I have noticed with these transparent woods is that they have to be held very closely to an ...

Jordan US researchers produce “windows of tomorrow” out of ...

Sheila Anderson very interesting comment... I think Wales are more open to this type of development than England

James McQuaid Check out these DIY “wood brick” houses you ...

The concept will prove to be too expensive for general use. The Maglev on the other hand is quite fast ...

ERNEST FAZIO First passengers take the Hyperloop in Nevada

Companies

Curbing executive travel helps Jacobs achieve net zero carbon emissions in 2020

Curbing executive travel helps Jacobs achieve net zero carbon emissions in 2020

Mace appoints transit mandarin Robert Fields as regional director for Australia and New Zealand

Mace appoints transit mandarin Robert Fields as regional director for Australia and New Zealand

Aecom sells civil construction unit to leave risky contracting behind

Aecom sells civil construction unit to leave risky contracting behind

Sectors

“No more overseas coal power projects,” says South Korea’s Kepco

“No more overseas coal power projects,” says South Korea’s Kepco

How we delivered Phase 1 of Bahrain International Airport’s expansion, despite Covid

How we delivered Phase 1 of Bahrain International Airport’s expansion, despite Covid

Strabag starts €11.5m project to bring water to 89,000 Ghanaians

Strabag starts €11.5m project to bring water to 89,000 Ghanaians

Perspectives

Letter from Hong Kong: Our much-needed $64.5bn boost

Letter from Hong Kong: Our much-needed $64.5bn boost

CIOB launches technology partnership in Ireland to probe construction’s future

CIOB launches technology partnership in Ireland to probe construction’s future

Should engineers refuse to design coal power plants?

Should engineers refuse to design coal power plants?

Trends

China’s plans to build massive hydropower scheme sparks “terrestrial aggression” claims from India

China’s plans to build massive hydropower scheme sparks “terrestrial aggression” claims from India

Now Toshiba is getting out of the coal business

Now Toshiba is getting out of the coal business

“One-stop-shop” launched to retrofit homes in France, Spain and Ireland

“One-stop-shop” launched to retrofit homes in France, Spain and Ireland

Markets

Deep state pockets set to drive construction recovery in Singapore

Deep state pockets set to drive construction recovery in Singapore

Vietnam seeks billions for airport expansions over next 30 years

Vietnam seeks billions for airport expansions over next 30 years

Infrastructure will turn green in 2021, Fitch forecasts

Infrastructure will turn green in 2021, Fitch forecasts

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