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Miami supertall rises with nine offset cubes and 25 ft cantilever

Construction of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences in Miami is approaching its final height, with the 1,049 ft tower set to become Florida's first supertall building and one of the city's most...

Meta's $6.6B research tax credits questioned amid massive AI data center buildout

Meta's rapidly expanding AI infrastructure programme is drawing congressional scrutiny over whether expenses associated with the design, construction and operation of highly specialised data centers s...

190-million-pound Salt Lake Temple transferred onto 98 seismic isolators

One of the most ambitious seismic preservation projects in the United States is approaching completion in Salt Lake City, where the historic Salt Lake Temple has been transferred onto a new base isola...

First-of-its-kind public Nevada data center halted over review concerns

Approval for a planned 167 MW data center near Boulder City, Nevada, has been temporarily halted after a federal appeals board found that the environmental review used to authorize the project was lik...

GBP16m Barbican package highlights complexity of structural retrofit

A GBP16m demolition and structures package is being prepared for the Barbican Renewal Programme in London, placing structural sequencing, temporary works and careful intervention at the centre of the...

Better design validation could define the next phase of construction AI

Artificial intelligence is becoming a major topic in design and construction, but project management firms need more than broad promises about automation. Their real challenge is practical delivery. P...

Vancouver amphitheatre pushes mass timber into long-span public structures

A new 10,000-seat amphitheatre in Vancouver is showing how mass timber can move beyond offices, schools and mid-rise buildings into large public assembly structures. The Freedom Mobile Arch at Hasting...

Foundations and structural design of the Torre Rise Supertall Tower: Construction progress in images

Construction of the Torre Rise skyscraper in Monterrey has reached a major milestone, with the structure rising to approximately 300 metres as it advances toward its planned final height of 484 metre...

Prestige University unveils 97,000 sqm rooftop auditorium designed for extreme heat conditions

A major university construction project in Indore, is drawing international attention for its unconventional rooftop design and climate-responsive engineering. The five-storey academic building featu...

World’s tallest and fastest roller coaster opens at Saudi Arabia’s $1bn theme park

Saudi Arabia officially opened Six Flags Qiddiya City on 31 December 2025, marking the first Six Flags theme park outside North America. The US$1 billion development is the first operational componen...

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