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The “Lego House” has begun construction in the Danish town of Billund, home of famous toy giant the Lego Group. Construction began with the laying of six foundation stones designed to resemble the company’s iconic Lego bricks. The six foundation stones were laid by members of the family that own …

Arcadis have successfully become attached to the new California High-Speed Rail project, which is to become the first high-speed railway line in the USA. Arcadis will provide management services for a section of the project. Overseen by the California High-Speed Rail Authority, the project aims to create a new high-speed …

Ramboll has issued two risk reports relating to Norwegian plans for an innovative new floating tunnel. Both reports have reached very positive conclusions, and have been taken as an encouraging step in the progress of the project. The idea is to build a submerged floating tunnel just over 2.5 miles …

When the Suez Canal opened in 1869, it revolutionised trade and transport. A massive undertaking, the artificial waterway took a full decade to construct and allowed ships to travel between Europe and Asia without the need to navigate all the way around Africa. To this day, it remains one of …

A major mining development that has been proposed for Queensland has now been approved by the federal environment minister of Australia. The Carmichael Coal Mine project is now expected to go ahead, and it is now up to Adani, the Indian company proposing the project, to decide whether proceeding is …

The Fehmarnbelt cross-border construction project is worth a reported €5.5 billion (£4.36 billion). The scale and value of this project has sparked two rental service providers from different countries to pool their resources and set their sights on winning the project together. Zeppelin Rental from Germany and Denmark’s Ramirent have …

Iceland is to benefit from a planned high-speed rail link connecting Keflavik International Airport to Reykjavik Central. The project is planned to cost around £50 million and it has been said it may create opportunities for British construction firms. The rail link will span the 29 miles (45 kilometres) between …

Pamir highway is a road through Central Asia between Osh (Kyrgyzstan) and Dushanbe (the capital of Tajikistan) which lies mostly in Tajikistan, but the road with length of 1.252 kilometres is also going through Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia. Road also known as “The road from hell” is …

New York-based The Living recently opened their innovative new eco tower in MoMA’s PS1 space. Named Hy-fi, the design now occupies this space after winning MoMA PS1’s Young Architects Competition. The structure boasts an interesting and modern design made up of several converging cylindrical towers, but this is far from …

As a city of more than 15 million dwellers, Dhaka has subsequently experiences a lot of traffic jams on the roads. Unplanned urbanization and killing off once abundant water bodies left Dhaka’s transportation system in tatters. Inception of modern subway metro system is one the best possible solutions. However constructing …