Contract Awarded for Largest Overseas U.S. Military Hospital

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The contract to build the largest U.S. hospital outside the United States has been signed, marking a significant step forward in progressing the Rhine Ordnance Barracks Medical Center Replacement project. The German Construction Administration, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District and the U.S. Defense Health Agency, awarded a €85-million (approximately $969-million) contract to Züblin and Gilbane joint venture to construct a new hospital at Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Germany. The contract includes construction of a modern 985,000-square-foot hospital that features nine operating rooms, 120 exam rooms and 68 beds with a surge capacity of 25 additional … Read more

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Bangladesh Hospital Wins Prize for World’s Best New Building

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A remote community hospital, set in the water-laden landscape of the Bengal in southwest Bangladesh, designed by Kashef Chowdhury/URBANA and built by Golam Mostofa Limited, has won the RIBA International Prize 2021, architecture’s highest global accolade for design excellence and social impact. The sustainable and low-cost hospital delivers essential healthcare services to the local communities of Satkhira in the southern region of Bangladesh, providing a medical lifeline for thousands of people in an area of the coast that was heavily affected by a major cyclone in 2007. Lauded for the care and humanity at the heart of its design, the … Read more

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Carbon Negativity of Finland Ecovillage to Slow Down Climate Change

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Finland’s first carbon-negative small houses are being built in Pargas, Southwest Finland. Carbon negativity means that more CO₂ is being sequestered than emitted and thus the emissions are negative. This prevents or slows down the climate change. Macon is the company conducting the carbon footprint calculations of the building project and ensuring that the ambitious carbon negativity target is reached. Godai is serving as general contractor. The small houses have a wooden structure. They are carbon negative upon completion and certified by numerous certification programs. The general contractor’s aim is to build homes with healthy materials to provide healthy indoor … Read more

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‘Breathing’ Building in Shenzhen Prioritizes Tenant Comfort, Well-Being

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A 158-meter-tall, 33-story tower, located on the edge of a public park at the center of one of Shenzhen, China’s key business districts, is now open. The high-rise was commissioned by Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank, and responds to the region’s tropical climate through a series of biophilic and sustainable design solutions. The tower’s façade is defined by an external diagrid, which serves as both the building’s structure, as well as an important solar shading element. At its base, the diagrid widens to create framed openings and views to the surrounding park and South China Sea, a short walk from the … Read more

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Icaro Hotel in Italy Welcomes Guests to Revamped Alpine Destination

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At the foothills of the Dolomite Mountains and nestled within a web of ski slopes and hiking trails, the Icaro Hotel in Italy has been revamped by project team MoDusArchitects and general contractor Mahlknechtbau AB GmbH. Positioned on the Alpe di Siusi plateau at 1.900 meters above sea level and set within South Tyrol’s Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage site, the hotel’s humble origins date back to a simple 1930’s mountain lodge. Granddaughter to the founder of the original Icaro lodge, Angelika Sattler commissioned the structure’s renovations to reimagine its identity. The various interventions include an underground parking extension, separate staff … Read more

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