The Race to Replace a Cracked Dam
Infrastructure 09 Aug 2023
Berlin Brandenburg: Inside Germany's infamous airport megaproject
Delays, defects and a lot of turbulence. First conceived when the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, Brandenburg Airport was intended as a symbol of a newly unified Germany. Instead it become synonymous with bureaucratisation and mismanagement.The airport took 14 years to construct and its final price tag soared from $2BN to over $7BN. Though it's now open and going from strength-to-strength, the saga of its delivery holds lessons for construction teams around the world.
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Airport unveiled for Bhutan's new Mindfulness City
Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, Gelephu International will feature a modular diagrid structure made of locally sourced timber, decorated with traditional Bhutanese painted carvings.
Renders reveal how London's skyline will look in 2035
The images show the UK's capital taking on a whole new appearance once all the skyscrapers currently under construction, consented or with permission pending are built over the next 10 years.
Get Construction Talking raises over $650,000 for mental health
The B1M and Procore’s campaign has now raised more than $659,000 for construction mental health charities worldwide.
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