The Secret Architect: When is an architect not an architect? When they’re a Part 2

The Architects’ JournalThe Secret Architect: When is an architect not an architect? When they’re a Part 2 Resources are consumed, traded and depleted. It’s not a label we should attach to people, argues the Secret Architect The post The Secret Architect: When is an architect not an architect? When they’re a Part 2 appeared first on The Architects’ JournalAlan Gordon

Bam Nuttall begins enabling works on £26M Sunderland station

Enabling works are underway on the first part of a transformational programme to reinvent Sunderland’s train station. The post Bam Nuttall begins enabling works on £26M Sunderland station appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

EYP Celebrates Groundbreaking of George Mason University’s Fuse at Mason Square

WASHINGTON, D.C. – EYP was a proud participant in the official groundbreaking ceremony for George Mason University’s Fuse at Mason Square on Weds., April 6. Fuse at Mason Square will be a 345,000-square-foot facility conceived and designed to inspire 15,000 computer science and engineering graduates in the next two decades, as part of the Commonwealth of […] The post EYP Celebrates Groundbreaking of George Mason University’s Fuse at Mason Square appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

AECOM hires Wes Beaumont as digital transformation leader for its U.S. East & Latin America region

Beaumont will be part of Digital AECOM’s 2,000+ integrated digital practitioners globally, which help the firm’s clients accelerate their digital journeys and achieve better project outcomes DALLAS, TX — AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, announced the hiring of Wes Beaumont as associate vice president and digital transformation leader for the U.S. East & Latin […] The post AECOM hires Wes Beaumont as digital transformation leader for its U.S. East & Latin America region appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

Blaze Destroys Wood-Framed Hotel Project in California

The under-construction hotel, expected to open later this year, was part of a $100-million development

The WeWork Story Part 2: The Bar Is Now At Your Desk

From the beginning, WeWork sold office space, but it sold something else, too: fun. Beer flowed freely, members partied at the office, and your work was your life. But getting these offices open on the aggressive timeline set by the co-founder, Adam Neumann, was utter chaos, especially for the burgeoning company’s young, inexperienced workers. In this episode of Foundering, we take a look at WeWork’s early days.

HS2 Archaeology Update: Uncovering Coleshill - Episode 3 - The Gardens

In the third instalment of the four part series, we take a further look at the ornamental Elizabethan Gardens of national significance. So join us and explore these tremendous gardens.

HS2 archaeology: Bringing communities behind the hoardings at St Mary's Church Field Museum dig

Inside a specially constructed tent the size of a football pitch, archaeologists working on behalf of HS2 are currently excavating the remains of the former parish church of St. Mary the Virgin. This is a once in a generation opportunity to excavate the ruins of a medieval church and churchyard.

Moving Ahead December 2015: Crossrail’s quarterly update

the fitting out of cross rails tunnels is well underway. These works form the latest part of our Crossrail project schedule and they involve the installation of track, railway systems and power all of which will transform Crossrail’s tunnels into an operational railway. More than five kilometres of track has already been installed.

Crossrail completes major part of Connaught Tunnel refurbishment

Crossrail's "race against the clock" to complete a key part of its work to the Victorian Connaught Tunnel in east London has been completed ahead of schedule. Earlier in the year, dam wells were installed in a section of the Royal Docks that runs above the tunnel to allow Crossrail workers to access the tunnel from above. However, the dam had to be removed by the first week of September to allow ships to pass through the dock ahead of a trade exhibition at ExCel London.