All China articles – Page 11
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NewsHill signs £5m contract for Indian technology epicenter
Consultant project manager on SmartCity Kochi business park featuring a sustainable township
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NewsChina to build 50,000 skyscrapers within 20 years
Mining group Rio Tinto says Chinese building boom will continue to drive up materials demand
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NewsDelhi plans 10 new metro stations for 2010
Pell Frischmann works with architect John McAslan + Partners to build 10 new Delhi metro stations
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NewsBalfour Beatty ties up £100m PPP deal in Singapore
New deal inline with contractor’s strategy to expand PPP businesses in selected geographic markets
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NewsRIBA presidents represent UK in Beijing
President Sunand Prasad and past president Jack Pringle to speak at UKT&I seminar in Olympic city
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NewsBeijing Olympics: The real stars of the show
More than 1.5 million visitors are expected to descend upon Beijing over the next month to see the athletes, and the grand architectural statements, of the 2008 Olympics
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NewsBeijing Olympics: Let the Games begin
Beijing carries out last-minute preparations for Olympic opening ceremony
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Japanese contractor Kajima reports further £5.4m loss
Japanese contractor Kajima posted a pre-tax loss of £5.4m in the year ended 31 December 2007, taking its losses to £124m in three years.
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NewsThe Aedas touch: Cultural centre in Singapore
A flamboyant 54,000m2 civic, cultural and retail complex in Singapore has been designed by the Hong Kong office of Aedas.
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FeaturesHow is that possible?: Beijing’s CCTV Tower
Arup and OMA’s gravity-defying overhang on China’s television headquarters had to be joined without the legs toppling over. Stuart Macdonald reports on the surprisingly simple solution
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NewsCyril Sweett acquisition paves way for Asian expansion
Cyril Sweett is planning to expand into south-east Asia after its £5m acquisition of Burn Bridge Holdings in April.
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FeaturesInternational markets: 10 fastest growing markets in the world
As the economic downturn sets in at home, it might be time to consider working abroad. That’s why Building is launching a new international section, where we’ll bring you essential guides to doing business in the most exciting economies outside the UK. To kick off, this week we take a ...
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FeaturesCountry focus: Russia
With spending on construction rising rapidly and the Winter Olympics on the horizon, Russia is a happy hunting ground for building opportunities. Just beware the risks involved, says EC Harris’ Mike Pearce
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NewsBritish firms to help rebuild after Chinese earthquake
Atkins, Arup and Davis Langdon are among companies drawing up plans for reconstruction effort
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FeaturesPretty bubbles in the air
The Water Cube, as the 2008 Olympic aquatics centre is known, is the largest ETFE-clad building in the world. And, as it nears completion, its vast bubble-wrap exterior is already the talk of Beijing.
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NewsThe last straws: Herzog & de Meuron's Beijing Olympic building
As the structure of Herzog & de Meuron’s awe-inspiring ‘bird’s nest’ stadium nears completion, Catherine Wheatley went to Beijing to find out how the city’s Olympic preparations were progressing
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NewsHadid and Heatherwick win big contracts in Azerbaijan
Signature designers each win high-profile contracts in the world’s fastest growing economy
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NewsHeart and Seoul: Rogers scheme in South Korea
Richard Rogers, with Samoo Architects & Engineers, has designed this £766m mixed-use scheme in Seoul, South Korea.
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NewsEastern towers: Aedas Architects scheme in Pakistan
Aedas Architects has revealed this design for a mixed-use development in Karachi, Pakistan