Six finalists for the 2023 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP) have been announced at an event in Medellín, Colombia. The award, organised by the College of Architecture at the…

Work is almost complete on a residential tower in Detroit built using a novel system in which entire storeys are prefabricated and jacked into position – beginning with the top…

US President Joe Biden this week pledged to toughen “Buy American” rules to require all federally-funded projects to use materials and products made in the US. “I mean it. Lumber,…

Swedish contractor Skanska has won a construction management deal to build an offshore wind hub, which will be connected to two wind farms. Two offshore wind farms, Empire Wind and…

UK contractor Balfour Beatty has been awarded a $242m design-and-build contract to upgrade the Interstate 70. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has tasked it with improving mobility for…

UK-headquartered global construction firm Mace has appointed Priya Jain to the new role of President for the Americas following recent wins in the US, Canada and Peru. She will lead…

Turner Construction has begun work on Connecticut Great Wolf Lodge, a $300m 13-acre resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The site is adjacent to the Foxwoods Resort Casino and will contain 549…

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for Regal Mile Studios in Chicago’s South Side, a 380,000 sq ft project spread across a seven-acre media campus and sound stage, with a…

Swedish contractor Skanska has signed an $80m contract to build a 38,000 sq m science centre at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. The facility will accommodate…

The Sacramento County Department of Airports has announced a $1.3bn expansion for Sacramento International Airport (SMF). The SMForward programme involves work on six projects, including a $140m pedestrian walkway linking…

A new law came into effect this month in New York State that raises the maximum fine levied on contractors who cause death or serious injury by negligence from $10,000…

Genoa-based consulting engineer Rina has entered the US infrastructure market with the acquisition of Chicago consultant Patrick Engineering. Patrick was founded in 1979 and is active in the America’s transport…

New York-based Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) has been chosen to design the $12m Downtown Niagara Falls Development Strategy, a redevelopment project located around a former canal. The USA…

America’s Form Energy has announced a $760m iron-air battery plant on a 55-acre plot in West Virginia’s northern panhandle. The factory will be built along the Ohio River in the…

New York-listed gaming and resort giant Las Vegas Sands aims to build a multi-billion-dollar casino and resort complex on the site of the recently renovated Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on…

Skanska has won a $30m contract to replace a near-century-old, steel-and-timber bridge over a big rail yard in Barstow, California as the Mojave Desert city braces for a doubling of…

London-listed Balfour Beatty has won a contract to build the 17-storey, 800-room Grand Hyatt Miami Beach Convention Center Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. It was appointed by two southern Florida…

US market maker Citadel Securities has put forward proposals for a supertall tower in New York City, and has hired US architect Foster + Partners to handle the design, the…