Photo Courtesy of Ema Peter Related Links: 2015 Global Best Project Awards The Wood Innovation and Design Centre serves as a focal point for academics and professionals seeking to advance the use of wood in construction. "The goal was to showcase British Columbia's wood industry as a leader in wood construction, engineered wood products and design, as well as to create jobs and to help get goods to market," says Gabrielle Price, public affairs officer at the B.C. Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training.The eight-story, 29.5-m tall building is the world's tallest modern all-timber structure. The design incorporates a
Photo Courtesy of Parsons Related Links: 2015 Global Best Project Awards Rail service in the United Arab Emirates has been limited, but a new era began in Abu Dhabi with stage one of the new Etihad Rail Network, which was completed in April. The first of three stages created a 266-kilometer link between the Shah and Habshan oil-and-gas fields and the Port of Ruwais.As the first railway in the U.A.E., a rail-regulatory process was developed in parallel with the development of the first stage. To maintain a steady supply chain, Etihad Rail Network agreed to construct a railroad-tie factory for
The U.S. can now claim to host to one of the world's most innovative wind-energy research centers, thanks to a global undertaking that made Clemson University's SCE&G Energy Innovation Center a reality.
In most countries, a project to rebuild and seismically strengthen an earthquake-damaged school would not likely earn its team an international award. But with one such project in Cite Soleil, an isolated neighborhood on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, the accomplishment earns extraordinary praise for its social benefits and for the work done in a difficult environment.
Industry veterans selected the winners of the Global Best Projects Awards as the most outstanding examples of the risks and rewards — and the hurdles overcome — of designing and building internationally.
The rich history of Islamic architecture and the beauty of the region's palm trees and volcanic mountains inspired the design of the $1.2- billion Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz International Airport expansion in Medina, Saudi Arabia—the first public-private aviation project and concession in the country and the Gulf region.
What might have taken months of lane closures took a fraction of that time during installation of a 2,860-ton, tied-arch cable-suspension bridge over a major highway.
In October 2013, when SUMMA Turizm Yatirimciligi A.S. signed its design-build contract for the $68.3-million Dakar International Congress Center in Senegal, the race began to produce the 14,270-sq-meter project in just one year.
Photo Courtesy U.S. State Dept. Photo Courtesy U.S. State Dept. Related Links: 2015 Global Best Project Awards The $110-million phase one of a project to relocate the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane, Laos, has put in place some 7,673 sq meters of office space on a 7.4-acre site south of downtown.A $35-million, phase-two project has entailed the remodeling and repurposing of an existing compound in the city's center into a recreational and cultural outreach facility. Phase one finished in October 2014 on schedule and under budget, and phase two is on track for completion in September 2015.The general contractor, BL Harbert