Category: Urban Construction

Heatherwick Adds “Cabinet of Curiosities” to Seoul Convention Centre

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 21, UK-headquartered architect Heatherwick Studio has won a design competition to renovate the façade of Seoul’s Coex convention centre, replacing the current glass...

2025-03-21

Vietnam Revives Million-Home Pledge With Mass Housing Contract

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 21, The Vietnamese government has picked Hanoi-based conglomerate Vingroup to build 500,000 affordable housing units, half of the million units the government promised by 2030 f...

2025-03-21

Lane Completes Girder Installation for 495 NEXT Project in Virginia

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 20, Lane, the US subsidiary of construction company Webuild Group, has achieved a significant milestone in the 495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project in Virgini...

2025-03-20

HCC and Tata Projects Win $252.9m Contract for Indore Metro Project in India

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 20, A consortium of Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) and Tata Projects has secured a Rs21.91bn ($252.9m) contract to build an 8.65km-long corridor, which is part of the Indo...

2025-03-20

Africa’s Richest Man to Build Nigeria’s Biggest Port

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 20, The president of Nigerian conglomerate Dangote Group plans to build Nigeria’s biggest seaport at the Olokola Free Trade Zone in Ogun State. Ogun state is the second mo...

2025-03-20

Mexico to Spend $6.1bn on Water, Sewage and Flood Defences

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 20, Mexico will invest $6.1bn on 17 water projects in regions hit by drought and flooding over the next six years. One of the programme’s flagship projects will be the reh...

2025-03-20

Granite Construction to Build $70M Section of Trump’s Border Wall

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 20, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has selected Granite Construction to build an 11km-long wall in Hidalgo County, Texas, on the Mexican border. An aerial image of the b...

2025-03-20

Tim FU Launches First “Fully AI-Driven Architectural Project”

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 20, London-based architect Studio Tim Fu has won a contract to design the 22,000-sq-m Lake Bled Estate in Slovenia, which it describes as the world’s first fully AI-driven...

2025-03-20

‘Fiscal Bazooka’: Germany Approves €500Bn Infrastructure Fund

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 20, Germany’s parliament the Bundestag yesterday voted 513-207 in favour of a €500bn emergency fund to tackle the country’s crumbling infrastructure, relieving ...

2025-03-20

NYAB to Build First Section of North Bothnia Railway Line in Sweden

Wedoany.com Report-Mar 19, Nordic construction company NYAB has been awarded a Skr144m ($14.1m) contract by the Swedish Transport Administration to construct the initial segment of the North Bothnia L...

2025-03-19