News Top floor of apartment block printed in four days German contractor Züblin and technology firm Instatiq are testing the boundaries of 3D printing by printing the top floor of a four-storey apartment building on site in the small city…
News Gilbane to build 1,000 houses on $1bn Virginia development US contractor Gilbane has been selected to build 1,000 homes across 55 acres for the $1bn redevelopment of Calvert Square and Young Terrace in Norfolk, Virginia. The development aims to…
News Greece’s tallest building is halfway complete Work on what will be Greece’s tallest building, the Riviera Tower, has surpassed the halfway mark, reaching 113m towards its final 200m height. Twice as tall as Greece’s current tallest…
News Balfour Beatty breaks ground on $260m apartment building in Washington, DC UK-headquartered Balfour Beatty has broken ground on a $260m luxury apartment building in southwestern Washington DC for developer Republic Properties. The 356-unit building at 1301 Maryland Avenue South West, called…
News Deal signed for $500m Chaka Housing Project in Addis Ababa Agreement has been reached on a $500m housing project that will build 4,175 homes in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, according to Ethiopian website The Reporter. The Chaka Housing Project…
News Amsterdam moves ahead with 6,200-home new urban district The city of Amsterdam says it has taken a “major step” in its plans to develop a residential district in the southwest of the city. Funds have been made available…
News In Tokyo, data and people clash over scarce space As tech companies invest heavily in big data centres to meet demand for cloud computing and AI, people in Tokyo’s greater metropolitan area are mounting opposition over concerns about about…
News MVRDV designs “Out of the Box” 25-storey residential tower in Taipei Dutch architect MVRDV has designed the 25-storey “Out of the Box” residential tower for the Win Sing Development Company in Taipei’s northern Tianmu neighbourhood. It has a jagged marble façade…
News Leighton Asia to build 10 residential towers south of New Delhi Cimic subsidiary Leighton Asia has been awarded a $130m contract by Indian real estate company Elan Group to build a residential project in Gurugram, a city on the southwest outskirts…
News Zaha Hadid Architects’ UAE seafront resort mimics wind patterns in sand Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has unveiled its design for the Oystra residential development, a 128,000 sq m project that will contain 950 units, ranging from one-bed apartments to villas. The…
News Dutch duo plans new town at Tata Steel plant. Tata says no A group of investors and construction companies have put forward plans to build a new town on the site of a Tata Steel plant at IJmuiden, near the coastal village…
News Leighton Asia to build six-tower Mumbai residential scheme Australian contractor Leighton Asia has been chosen to construct six high-rise residential towers in Mumbai for local developer Godrej Properties. In all, the 44-storey towers will provide almost 500,000 sq…
News Developer confirms fatality at 19-storey Atlanta high rise US developer CIM has confirmed that its high rise under construction in Atlanta, Georgia was the scene of a fatality last week, as police released more details of the incident…
News Vietnam revives million-home pledge with mass housing contract The Vietnamese government has picked Hanoi-based conglomerate Vingroup to build 500,000 affordable housing units, half of the million units the government promised by 2030 four years ago. In 2023 it…
News Canada loosens restrictions for foreign workers to build affordable housing Canada’s immigration minister Marc Miller has announced that foreign registered apprentices will be able to work in the country while completing their studies without having to apply for permits beforehand…
News Tariffs to cause ‘dire’ affordability crisis in Canada and US, housebuilders warn Housebuilders on either side of the 49th parallel have warned that President Trump’s 25% tariffs on Canadian imports, and Canada’s retaliatory tariffs, would drive up the cost of residential construction…
News Canadians have to ‘increase savings 50%’ to solve housing crisis Canada will need to invest more than US$210bn a year to meet its housebuilding targets, according to a report from policy thinktank, the Fraser Institute. The housing market is suffering…
News California speeds up release of state-owned land for housing crisis California yesterday announced an expansion of its programme to release public land for housing development. The office of Governor Gavin Newsom also launched a web portal to make it easier…