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Construction begins on Delhi Metro’s Phase IV in India
WEBWCN Editorial Team January 2, 2020. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has commenced construction on Phase 4 of Delhi Metro at Haiderpur Badli Mor in New Delhi, India. Piling work at Haiderpur Badli Mor was started as part of Phase 4’s first civil contract for the construction of a portion of the Janakpuri West – R. K Ashram Marg Corridor.
Beijing National Stadium, China - World Construction Network
WEBJun 7, 2024 · The National Stadium Company (NSC), a Chinese state-owned enterprise, holds the full ownership, operation, and profit rights of the Beijing National Stadium. The stadium’s construction commenced in December 2003, and it was inaugurated in June 2008. The project was built with an investment of £300m ($377m). The stadium hosted the 2008 Summer ...
How Construction Robots on the Rise in Embracing Automation
WEBOct 16, 2019 · According to GlobalData forecasts, spending on IoT in construction will reach $9.6bn by 2025. For an industry that has large sites to manage, strict project timelines, hazardous working conditions, and tight profit margins, IoT can create a manageable view of construction sites for project managers, streamline operations, and protect workers.
Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai) - World Construction Network
WEBMay 9, 2004 · Burj Khalifa has set a new world record for vertical concrete pumping for a building by pumping to over 460m (1,509ft). The construction has required an estimated 330,000m² of cement, 39,000t of steel rebar and 142,000m² of glass. The foundation slab of the tower is 80,000ft² in size and the piling is over 50m deep.
Shanghai Tower is in Shanghai's Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone
WEBMay 24, 2024 · Shanghai Tower is a 632m-tall (2,073ft) mixed-use tower located in the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone in the Pudong district of Shanghai, China. It is owned, developed and operated by Shanghai Tower Construction and Development. Shanghai Tower Construction and Development was formed in December 2007 through a partnership between Shanghai ...
Building Green: Why Aluminium Construction Future of Sustainable
WEBNov 11, 2019 · Aluminium Construction: Advantages and Applications. As advances in smelting methods drastically improved the production process for aluminium after the late industrial era, its price plummeted from around $14,000 per metric ton in 1900 to $2,340 by 1948. The newfound accessibility of this lightweight wonder-metal saw it quickly rise to ...
Wembley Stadium, London - World Construction Network
WEBNov 3, 2023 · The venue was originally developed as the main attraction of the 1924 British Empire Exhibition. Construction of the old Wembley Stadium began in January 1922 and it was inaugurated in April 1923. Architects Sir John Simpson and Maxwell Ayerton designed the stadium, which had a capacity of 127,000.
Bahrain World Trade Centre - World Construction Network
WEBAug 30, 2006 · The Bahrain World Trade Centre (WTC) on the King Faisal Highway in Manama is an extension of the existing five-star Sheraton Hotel complex (a rejuvenation) and comprises two 50-storey sail-shaped commercial office towers, which taper to a height of 240m and support three 29m diameter horizontal-axis wind turbines.
China Central Television (CCTV) Headquarters, Beijing, China
WEBMay 7, 2021 · The new headquarters of China Central Television (CCTV) is an iconic anti-skyscraper that, along with other masterpiece designs delivered in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has changed the architectural image of China’s capital city. The facade of the leaning conjoined towers was completed before the …
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