Fans of All Ages Welcome LEGO House in Billund, Denmark

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BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and LEGO bring the toy scale of the classic LEGO brick to architectural scale with LEGO House, forming vast exhibition spaces and public squares that embody the culture and values at the heart of all LEGO experiences. Designed by BIG and COWI, LEGO House is an experience hub for LEGO fans of all ages, as well as an architectural landmark and a significant step toward the city’s goal of making Billund the Capital for Children. The construction of the approximately 129,000-square-foot LEGO House commenced in 2014, replacing the former City Hall building with support from three generations … Read more

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Balfour Beatty Completes New $38M Elgin High School in Scotland

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Balfour Beatty has completed work on the new $38-million Elgin High School in Moray, on behalf of Hub North Scotland. As part of the works, Balfour Beatty has constructed a new teaching and sports facility adjacent to the existing Elgin High School, which will cater to 1,000 pupils. Balfour Beatty was appointed as main contractor for Elgin High School in 2016, following close collaboration with Hub North Scotland during the preconstruction phase, to provide its client, Moray Council, with the most cost-effective and high-quality design solution. The second phase of the redevelopment plan will soon commence. An old school will … Read more

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Record-Breaking Observation Wheel in Dubai Nears Completion

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Mace is providing project management, cost consultancy services and construction advice on the Ain Dubai wheel to client Meraas. The wheel will stand over 689 feet tall and will take in 360 degree views of Dubai, a fast-changing cityscape. The attraction is being developed as a part of the Bluewaters Island project, a mixed-use manmade island, which sits off the coast in Dubai Marina, adjacent to the Jumeirah Beach Residence. Mace is drawing on the experience it developed when it built the world’s tallest cantilevered observation wheel, the London Eye, in 1999, which stands at 443 feet. To date, the … Read more

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Phase 1 of Largest Healthcare P3 Project in Canada Complete

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After nearly a decade of work, Phase 1 of the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal is complete. The project team included Obrascón Huarte Lain, Laing O’Rourke, along with CannonDesign and Neuf Architects. Begun in 2009, the CHUM teaching institution is one of the largest healthcare public-private partnership projects in Canada. Initially structured as a two-phased project, the design of the campus arrangement and architecture were reconfigured in order to accelerate development. As a result, Phase 1 delivers the hospital’s core healthcare capabilities, including all patient rooms, all operating theatres, diagnostic and therapeutics, as well as the oncology program, leaving … Read more

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Opening of Largest Infrastructure Project in Scotland a Decade in Making

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DALLAS, Texas – Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. and Arup celebrated the official opening of the Queensferry Crossing by Her Majesty The Queen. The Jacobs Arup joint venture has worked with Transport Scotland since 2007 to develop and manage the Forth Replacement Crossing project in the east of Scotland. The Scottish Government investment of over $1.6 billion comprises the new Queensferry Crossing, the longest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world and 13.7-miles of major motorway upgrades to the cross-Forth transport corridor. The Jacobs Arup JV co-located with Transport Scotland as an integrated Employer Delivery Team, initially in Transport Scotland’s office in … Read more

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