London-based international architectural firm, Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners (RSHP) has won the contract to build a new EUR 305 million terminal at Geneva Airport. The project – due to begin in 2012 and to take three years to build– will see a complete revamp of the airport and will include tearing down the current 1970s–built terminal...
It was recently announced that the coastal communities across the United Kingdom will receive a multi-million pound boost each year from a new Coastal Communities Fund. This new fund will be financed by the Government through the allocation of funding equivalent to 50 per cent of the revenues from the Crown Estate’s marine activities. This...
Erick van Egeraat has been awarded the Russian Best Building Award for his asymmetrical Chess Club Building in the oil boom town of Khanty-Mansiysk. Completed exactly one year ago in preparation for the 2010 Chess Olympics, the sparkling volume was designed as a direct comparison to a professional chess player: “Motionless on...
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, introduced ...
Zaha Hadid has been tapped to design a new parking garage at Miami’s Collins Park, a neighbourhood that is home to the City Ballet, the Bass Museum, the City Library and several luxury hotels. The garage will be located steps away from the Miami Beach Convention Center and the Gehry-designed New World Symphony Center. It will join other high...
Jeanne Gang was announced today as one of 22 new MacArthur Fellows of 2011 and the recipient of a $500,000 Genius Grant to be released in instalments over the next five years. This year’s Fellows have been sourced from a wide range of industries, and include a radio producer, technologist, long-form journalist, evolutionary geneticist and poet...
The Joint Venture (JV) between Ceramic leader RAK and European bath fitting manufacturer KLUDI will offer four major brands—JOOP, Espirit, KLUDI and KLUDI-RAK in India. RAK Ceramics, the world’s No. 1 ceramic manufacturer, has announced the launch of KLUDI-RAK brand, a new range of designer faucets in India. The joint venture with KLUDI offers...
The Joint Venture (JV) between Ceramic leader RAK and European bath fitting manufacturer KLUDI will offer four major brands—JOOP, Espirit, KLUDI and KLUDI-RAK in India. RAK Ceramics, the world’s No. 1 ceramic manufacturer, has announced the launch of KLUDI-RAK brand, a new range of designer faucets in India. The joint venture with KLUDI offers...
Earth Infrastructures Ltd. has announced its entry in Gurgaon, Haryana with an investment of ` 750 crore in the residential and commercial projects. Gurgaon now has undoubtedly and increasingly the most affluent and educated segment of people moving into the city. This is the company's first project in the state. This upcoming project in...