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Zaha Hadid Unveil Sleuk Rith Institute Design
- 31 December 2015
World renowned, award-winning UK architect Zaha Hadid has unveiled her company’s design for the Sleuk Rith Institute which will house the archive of the Documentation Center of Cambodia and function as a centre for the research of genocide. The Baghdad-born architect’s design takes inspiration from the towers of Angkor Wat with five wooden structures rising from surrounding pools in an upward s...
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Kingdom’s First Neuroscience Center Opens
- 31 December 2015
Cambodia’s first ever neuroscience center, located inside Calmette Hospital, was inaugurated in early October by His Majesty the King Norodom Sihamoni and Prime Minister Hun Sen. Costing US$10.8 million to build and equip, construction on the 45×30-meter six-floor National Neurology Center began in June 2012, with US$4.5 million financed by the Cambodian government. In addition, contractor Ly C...
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A Story of Opportunistic Architecture
- 31 December 2015
Architects are known to create buildings and spaces inside them. Providing a story behind the design concept is an opportunity to explore constraints and tactics for an architectural intervention. Examples of constraints are the restriction of the site and operational requirements as unavoidable limitations, whereas, the site movement, environmental factors, local context and economic use of space...
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Lighthouse Club to Expand Impacts
- 31 December 2015
Launched in early 2011, the Cambodian chapter of the Lighthouse Club, part of a global network for construction professionals with branches in over 50 countries, is planning bigger contributions to society. The Cambodia chapter has gathered over 200 local and international building-related professionals with the vision to promote the construction industry, help those in need such as constructio...
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Construction Start on China’s 4th Tallest Building
- 31 December 2015
The Chinese property developer, Greenland, has begun construction on what will be the tallest skyscraper in south-western China in the city of Chengdu and the fourth tallest in China. The 468m tall building has been designed to accommodate a mixture of grade A office space, a hotel, and a shopping mall. 120,000sqm of office space will be situated in the lower part of the tower where the floo...
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US$300m Gov’t Bond to be Issued in September 2022
- 31 December 2015
The government is preparing to issue 1.2 trillion Riel (equivalent to US$300 million) in government bonds in 2022 to raise capital from the stock market to develop the national economy. HE Meas Soksensan, Secretary-General, and spokesman for the Ministry of Economy and Finance stated that the government may issue the bond in August or September, while the ministry is currently finalising proced...
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Singapore Wins Myanmar Airport Contract
- 31 December 2015
A US$1.5bn contract for Hanthawaddy International Airport, outside the Myanmar capital of Yangon (formerly Rangoon), has been awarded to a Singapore-led consortium. Hanthawaddy is the largest of three airport projects planned for Myanmar in an attempt to modernise its airport infrastructure. The contract was originally let to a consortium led by Incheon International Airport Corporation of S...
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Aac Lightens Load in Cambodia
- 31 December 2015
Bricks are a standard material on virtually all building sites. But with lighter and longer Autoclaved Aerate Concrete (AAC) blocks, building walls and other sections of buildings where bricks are conventionally applied, becomes easier, faster and cheaper. Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC), which is also known as autoclaved cellular concrete (ACC) and autoclaved lightweight concrete (ALC), is a...
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3d Printed Concrete on Sites Within 18 Months
- 31 December 2015
Skanska, a world-leading construction group from Sweden, has signed a collaboration agreement with Loughborough University in the UK to accelerate the development of 3D printing in construction. The agreement will allow Skanska to use the university’s version of the printing technology on live projects. A team at Loughborough has pioneered the use of concrete printers composed of a gantry and a...
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New Infrastructure Bank for Asia
- 31 December 2015
At the end of October, China and 20 other Asian countries met to create an international infrastructure bank similar in structure to institutions like the World Bank. The new “Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank” (AIIB) will offer financing for infrastructure projects in Asia, and was first proposed in 2013 by Chinese president Xi Jinping. China has promised to contribute much of the initia...
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