News China building ‘doomsday fortress’ 10 times bigger than Pentagon China is building a military complex on the outskirts of Beijing that will be 10 times bigger than the Pentagon – until recently the largest office in the world, the…
News Budapest and Orban face off over $12bn ‘mini-Dubai’ Budapest city council is locked in a power struggle with the national Hungarian government over the development of a derelict industrial area near the city centre. The government of Viktor…
News ‘Eat quickly and sleep urgently’, Vietnam PM tells workers on sluggish airport job Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has rounded on contractors building the country’s $16bn Long Thanh International Airport, demanding that they stop gossiping and eat “quickly” and sleep “urgently”, newspaper…
News Tokyo mandates solar panels on new buildings from April Tokyo’s government has ruled that beginning in April, detached new-builds above a certain size should be fitted with photovoltaic panels and thermal insulation. This rule will apply to about 50…
News Far-right German party says it will tear down ‘windmills of shame’ The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party says she will tear down wind turbines if she becomes chancellor, Bloomberg reports. Alice Weidel called them “windmills of shame”…
News Skanska to build $240m government facility in Oslo Skanska has signed a contract worth $240m with the Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction (Statsbygg) to build the second largest building in Oslo’s new government quarters. The 26,800 sq m…
News ‘Rebuild quickly’: California governor waives rules to speed reconstruction California governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order intended to speed up reconstruction and reduce price gouging once the Californian wildfires are extinguished. The order will suspend aspects of…
News Ho Chi Minh City to spend $40bn to clear blocked streets Ho Chi Minh City will need a budget of more than $40bn to build seven urban railways by 2035, according to the city’s Transport Department, as reported by the Vietnam…
News ‘Crumbling bridges’: German builders raise alarm over budget limbo Industry representatives in Germany have warned that prolonged budget uncertainty brought about by the collapse of the country’s government is putting vital transport infrastructure at risk. “We are extremely worried,”…
News Germany will have to invest €120bn to make public buildings carbon neutral by 2045 Germany will have to spend €120bn if it is to make its public buildings carbon neutral by 2045, according to a report commissioned by the German Energy Agency (DENA). The…
News Cost of Pakistan’s M6 motorway nearly triples to $1.7bn The cost of Pakistan’s M6 motorway between the cities of Sukkur and Hyderabad has nearly tripled in six years as a result of “mismanagement and inordinate delays by the federal…
News Ukraine makes it easier for foreign companies to build Ukraine has simplified the way foreign companies can obtain construction permits, according to an independent investment organisation set up by the state in 2016. Previously, those looking to build in…
News Indonesian president starts working from unfinished new capital Indonesia’s outgoing president Joko Widodo started working this week from the country’s unfinished new capital “Nusantara” on the island of Borneo, 1,200km away from the rest of his government in…
News Ireland issues guidance on the reduction of embodied carbon The government of Ireland has issued guidelines aimed at reducing the amount of embodied carbon in public construction projects. The measures look to reduce the use of conventional concrete, increase…
News Eiffage wins French spy HQ after ‘long, secretive process’ French engineer Eiffage has won a €1.3bn contract to build a headquarters for France’s General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI), the country’s counter-espionage and counter-terrorism agency. Reporting the award, news…
News Denmark’s parliament to be redesigned A Danish team of Arcgency, Cobe Architects, Drachmann Architects and Sweco Denmark has been chosen to design a restoration and extension of the country’s parliament and its surrounding buildings. The…
News Building is complete on Foster + Partners’ serene South Carolina government building Work has been completed on Foster + Partners’ office for the city of Greenville, South Carolina. It is intended to be the “focal point” for a redevelopment programme and the…
News Former prime minister of New Zealand ordered to pay millions following company collapse Jenny Shipley, New Zealand’s prime minister between 1997 and 1999, has been ordered to pay US$3.9m after the collapse of the Mainzeal construction company, for which she was a director.…