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Award of Merit Education/Research - American University of Central Asia

September 15, 2016

The new campus of the American University of Central Asia, located outside Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, exemplifies how the modern world is transforming the capital of this former Soviet republic.

Best Retail/Mixed-Use Development - Shanghai Tower

September 15, 2016

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Shanghai Construction Group ranks protecting the crews working 300 meters above grade and higher—especially while erecting the cantilevered steel structure and the curtain-wall bracing system—as the most challenging aspect faced during construction of the 632-m-tall Shanghai Tower.

Best Cultural - Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

September 15, 2016

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When construction on the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center began four years ago in Athens, the local market was nonexistent for basic materials such as ready-mix concrete.

Best Military - Ministry of Defense Complex, Kabul, Afghanistan

September 15, 2016

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In May 2015, U.S.-based contractor Gilbane Federal completed a sophisticated, self-sustaining 414,000-sq-ft headquarters building for the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense, in Kabul.

Construction Accident

Probes Seek Clues in Fatal Israel Garage Project Collapse

Tel Aviv parking facility accident killed six workers; causes now are under probe

Neal Sandler

September 7, 2016

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Tel Aviv parking facility accident killed six Israeli and Palestinian workers.

Construction Economics

Construction July Spending Flat from June, Up Year Over Year

Commerce Dept. says private construction posted gains but public-sector total fell

Tom Ichniowski

September 1, 2016

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Office construction surged 25% from year-earlier total but educational buildings sector dipped 5%.

SOM's Timber Tower Floor System Passes Muster

Nadine M. Post

August 31, 2016

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Having recently validated assumptions about floor-system capacities in its timber-and-concrete structural model for a 42-story residential building, architect-engineer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is planning additional load tests, followed by fire tests, to nail down the viability of mass-timber-and-concrete high-rises.