New and updated information from News listed on designbuild-network.com http://www.designbuild-network.com/ en-us http://www.designbuild-network.com/ http://www.designbuild-network.com/content/images/logo_big.gif http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsmace-wins-1bn-gutenborg-residential-project-in-russia http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsmace-wins-1bn-gutenborg-residential-project-in-russia Construction firm Mace has won a contract worth over £1bn from SPb Renovation for the development of Gutenborg residential project in St Petersburg, Russia. Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsdrake-scull-wins-lamar-tower-contract-in-jeddah-saudi-arabia http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsdrake-scull-wins-lamar-tower-contract-in-jeddah-saudi-arabia Drake & Scull Construction has secured a SAR 1.7bn ($553m) contract from Lamar Investment and Real Estate Development to complete the Lamar Towers project in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsobayashi-hbk-contracting-win-third-phase-of-msheireb-downtown-doha-project http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsobayashi-hbk-contracting-win-third-phase-of-msheireb-downtown-doha-project A consortium comprising Obayashi and HBK Contracting has won a QAR2.5bn ($687m) construction contract from real estate developer Msheireb Properties for the third phase of Msheireb Downtown Doha project in Qatar. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsdesign-competition-launched-for-new-scotland-yard-headquarters-in-london http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsdesign-competition-launched-for-new-scotland-yard-headquarters-in-london The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has launched a new competition on behalf of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) and Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to design a new central London headquarters for the MPS. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newshanbury-gets-planning-approval-for-shopwyke-lakes-mixed-use-scheme-in-uk http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newshanbury-gets-planning-approval-for-shopwyke-lakes-mixed-use-scheme-in-uk Property development firm Hanbury Properties has secured outline planning approval from Chichester District Council in the UK for Shopwyke Lakes, a residential-led mixed-use scheme designed by John Thompson & Partners (JTP). Mon, 20 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newskerzner-to-construct-one-only-resort-in-saudi-arabia http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newskerzner-to-construct-one-only-resort-in-saudi-arabia Kerzner International Holdings has signed an agreement with Al Khozama Management Company and Saudi Oger, to develop and operate a new 95,000m² resort in Jeddah on the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia. Mon, 20 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsschmidt-hammer-lassen-to-design-correctional-facility-in-greenland http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsschmidt-hammer-lassen-to-design-correctional-facility-in-greenland Schmidt hammer lassen architects has won a competition as part of a Danish team to design a 8,000m² correctional facility, dubbed Ny Anstalt, in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. Sun, 19 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsconstruction-starts-on-oma-designed-bryghusprojektet-in-denmark http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsconstruction-starts-on-oma-designed-bryghusprojektet-in-denmark Construction has started on the OMA-designed headquarters for the Danish Architecture Centre (DAC) in Copenhagen. Sun, 19 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newszaha-hadid-to-construct-new-metro-station-in-saudi-arabia http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newszaha-hadid-to-construct-new-metro-station-in-saudi-arabia Zaha Hadid Architects has secured a contract from the ArRiyadh Development Authority to construct the new 20,434m² King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) Metro Station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Thu, 16 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsberkeley-homes-submits-plans-for-two-residential-towers-in-london http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsberkeley-homes-submits-plans-for-two-residential-towers-in-london Berkeley Homes has submitted plans before the London Borough of Islington in the UK to regenerate a site at 250 City Road, between Angel and Old Street Stations. Thu, 16 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newstwo-teams-unveil-plans-to-redevelop-miami-beach-convention-centre-in-us http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newstwo-teams-unveil-plans-to-redevelop-miami-beach-convention-centre-in-us Two teams have unveiled plans to redevelop the 52-acre convention centre in Miami Beach, Florida, US. Wed, 15 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsmace-to-deliver-first-phase-of-victoria-circle-mixed-use-project-in-london http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsmace-to-deliver-first-phase-of-victoria-circle-mixed-use-project-in-london Land Securities and its joint venture partner Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) have appointed Mace as main contractor to deliver the £768m first phase of Victoria Circle project in London’s West End. Wed, 15 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsdevelopers-selected-for-new-mixed-use-development-in-san-diegos-east-village-in-us http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsdevelopers-selected-for-new-mixed-use-development-in-san-diegos-east-village-in-us The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) in the US has selected the team of Lowe Enterprises and I.D.E.A. Partners to create a new $90m mixed-use development in San Diego's East Village. Tue, 14 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsryan-companies-completes-thomas-place-orland-park-development-in-us http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsryan-companies-completes-thomas-place-orland-park-development-in-us Real estate developer Ryan Companies US has completed the $22m Thomas Place Orland Park development in Illinois. Tue, 14 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsskycity-to-construct-international-convention-centre-in-new-zealand http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsskycity-to-construct-international-convention-centre-in-new-zealand SkyCity Entertainment has signed a heads of agreement with the New Zealand Government to design, construct and operate the NZ$402m ($334m) convention centre in Auckland. Mon, 13 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsdevelopers-unveil-design-for-new-minnesota-vikings-stadium-in-us http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsdevelopers-unveil-design-for-new-minnesota-vikings-stadium-in-us The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (MSFA), the Minnesota Vikings and architectural firm HKS Sports & Entertainment have together unveiled a design for the $975m stadium in the US. Mon, 13 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsglaxosmithkline-opens-new-office-building-in-us http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsglaxosmithkline-opens-new-office-building-in-us UK-based pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has opened a new corporate office building at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. Sun, 12 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsuniversity-of-scranton-unveils-plans-for-new-building-project http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newsuniversity-of-scranton-unveils-plans-for-new-building-project The University of Scranton, based in the US, has unveiled plans for a new $47.5m rehabilitation centre, designed by a team of architectural firms, Hemmler +Camayd and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. Sun, 12 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newscambridge-university-seeks-developers-for-1bn-residential-scheme-in-uk http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newscambridge-university-seeks-developers-for-1bn-residential-scheme-in-uk The University of Cambridge in the UK is seeking market housing developers for its £1bn mixed-use North West Cambridge scheme. Thu, 09 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newstexas-am-unveils-plans-for-kyle-field-football-stadium-renovation-in-us http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/newstexas-am-unveils-plans-for-kyle-field-football-stadium-renovation-in-us Texas A&M University in the US has unveiled plans for the $450m renovation and redevelopment of Kyle Field football stadium. Thu, 09 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT