Steven Holl Architects wins Albanian exhibition centre with signature design
New York firm Steven Holl Architects has won a design competition for Expo Albania, a convention centre and…
international construction
Serbian leg of Belgrade-to-Budapest railway to open this year
Contractors have finished laying track on the remaining Serbian section of the new, China-backed north-south railway between the…
16 small contractors arrested in Florida sting
FIXEDD Police in Florida have arrested 16 men in a sting operation designed to detect contractors trading illegally. The…
Japan now has 9 million vacant homes
Latest statistics from the Japanese government show the number of vacant homes stood at a record 8.99 million…
Chicago Bears announces plans to build $4.2bn stadium
American football team the Chicago Bears has announced a $4.2bn stadium, to be designed by Kansas City firm…
OHLA team to build Seville metro line
A consortium led by Spanish contractor Obrascón Huarte Lain (OHLA) has won a €96m contract to build a…
Worker on Fehmarnbelt Tunnel dies after site accident
A worker on the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel between Germany and Denmark has died after being struck on the head…
Mace JV to manage $16bn New York tunnel project
A joint venture of Mace, Parsons and Arcadis has been appointed to manage the construction of a £13bn…
Travis Perkins pulls Toolstation out of France
The downturn in new build housing and domestic maintenance work last year led to profits diving by more…
Breedon makes $300m US readymix acquisition
Construction materials and quarrying group Breedon has entered the North American market with the acquisition of Missouri readymix…