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Between UK£ 10 billion (US$ 16 billion) and UK£ 30 billion (US$ 48 billion) of investment is needed to improve Brazil's infrastructure to prepare for the 2014 World Cup according to a new report, from UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).
US architect, Heller Manus, has been selected to lead the design and construction of the growing metropolitan area of Guangzhou, in China.
Construction work has begun on the Songjiang Hotel, a 'sunken hotel' being created in a 100m-deep water-filled quarry in Songjiang near Shanghai, China.
Denmark-based BIG architect has won the competition to design a new National Library of Kazakhstan in the capital Astana.
New York-based architect DS+R has won the competition to design a new Museum of Image and Sound on Rio's Copacabana Beach.
US-based architect DeStefano + Partners has unveiled its master plan for Yinzhou Fantasy Island in the centre of Ningbo, in the province of Zhejiang, China.
Architect Denton Corker Marshall (DCM) has won the design competition for a new Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology building at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
H&E Equipment, located in Grand Prairie, TX, recently supplied equipment with Acme Lift for a Dallas Cowboys stadium project.
Aldar Laing O’Rourke Plant, a new rental division created by the Aldar-Laigh O’Rourke Joint Venture, has taken delivery of 60 Atlas Copco XA 136 portable compressors for use on the Al Raha Beach project in Abu Dhabi.
UK architect Plasma Studio has been commissioned to design the International Horticultural Fair in Xi'an, China by the city's Chang'an Ecological District.
Zaha Hadid Architects and engineering consultancy Buro Happold have won the international design competition to design the Cairo Expo City project.
Architect Rafael Vinoly has released images of a new "advanced masterplan" for London's iconic Battersea Power Station.
A US$ 5.5 billion project to rebuild a 35 ha area in the old part of Qatar's capital city is being developed by Dohaland, a unit of the non-profit Qatar Foundation.
Beijing's Municipal Government is to invest US$ 8.8 billion constructing the Lize Finance Business District.
Daniel Libeskind has won the international master plan competition to create a 34 million ft2 (3.16 million m2), US$ 20 billion new river front development in Seoul, South Korea
China's Huaqiang Holdings Limited is to construct a US$ 250 million, 770000 m2 Disneyland-style theme park in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Rental company Hewden in the UK provided more than 20 pieces of equipment to help events contractor, SJM Concerts, put on the Big Weekend music festival. BBC Radio sponsored the event, which was held 9-10 May at Lydiard Park in Swindon and is the UK's biggest free concert.
The Freelon Group and HOK have won an international competition to design the new Center for Civil & Human Rights in Atlanta, US.
A master plan outlining a new vision for Jerusalem over the next 20 years has been proposed by city mayor, Nir Barkat.
Construction of Phase 1 of the US$ 150 million Atlantic Village Hotel & Marina in Florida, US complex is expected to start next week following approval of building permits for the development after six years in planning.