A Novel Solution for 3D Mapping Construction Sites: Put a Camera on a Crane
After making its name on the drone photogrammetry market, Pix4D is working its way into solutions designed specifically for construction–and some of those solutions are very creative. First, some background: Pix4D offers a BIM solution built on existing technologies, called Pix4Dbim. It includes many of the same features as the popular Mapper solution, like desktop and cloud processing, automated UAV flight planning and data capture, orthomosaic generation, DTMs, point clouds, and so on. B...
Morrison Knudsen Awarded $1.2 Billion Construction and Engineering Contract
LOS ANGELES - The Indonesian Infrastructure Partnership has awarded Morrison Knudsen a $1.2 billion contract in Kalimantan, Indonesia. The contract is for the engineering and construction of a new harbor and load out facilities for the country's expanding pulp and paper industry. Included in the work is the construction of a 600 acre load out/storage yard, 35 miles of new resource roads, 12 stationary dock cranes and a standalone power station to sustain the new harbor. The project is a vote...
Finegold Alexander Architects Complete Comprehensive Plan for Restoration of The First Church of Christ, Scientist
BOSTON - Finegold Alexander is proud to announce it has completed the initial feasibility plan for the repair, restoration and maintenance of The Mother Church Original (TMCO) and The Mother Church Extension (TMCX) for The First Church of Christ, Scientist, on Massachusetts Avenue in Boston. The buildings are city icons located on a prominent 14.5-acre site that includes a grand plaza, the Mother Church and Extension, and a number of other buildings in the heart of the Back Bay neighborhood. It...
Thornton Tomasetti Project, Ping An Finance Center in Shenzhen, China, Reaches Completion
Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, announces that Ping An Finance Center in Shenzhen, China, has reached completion. The 599-meter supertall tower, for which Thornton Tomasetti provided structural design including performance-based design, has been recognized as the fourth tallest building in the world by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates provided the architectural design for the 115-story office tower, which is owned by...
Denim Canopy Debuts at Milan Design Week
At Milan Design Week, which kicked off Tuesday in Italy, a canopy fashioned from 300 pairs of recycled jeans brings together architecture, art and structural innovation. Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Thornton Tomasetti teamed up to create “Off the Cuff,” a temporary installation in the Palazzo Litta courtyard constructed of denim trousers connected at the waist and cuffs and filled with air. The fabric grid is stretched between cable-stay posts. Its structural stability is ensured through a balan...
Fluor Wins Bid-Build U.S. 287 Infrastructure Project in Texas
IRVING, Texas –Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it has been awarded a bid-build contract in Texas for the construction of the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) U.S. 287 Project in Ellis County, just south of Dallas and Fluor’s corporate headquarters in Irving. Fluor will book the undisclosed contract value in the first quarter of 2017. “This is a significant strategic milestone for Fluor and will not only help us firmly establish our position in the bid-build...
Old Span Of Bay Bridge Going, Going, Gone
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Demolition crews began dismantling the final section of the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge Tuesday, removing the last remnants of a structure that graced the San Francisco Bay skyline for more than 80 years. The 288-foot truss is the last of 19 that once supported two miles of roadway connecting San Francisco with the East Bay communities from Yerba Buena Island. The span became a symbol of the power of the 1989 Loma Preita earthquake when a section of its...
Michael Baker International Launches Next Phase of Rancho Mission Viejo LLC $4.4 Million Contract to Enhance Infrastructure in South Orange County, California
Irvine, Calif. – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that work is underway for the next phase of a $4.4 million contract by Rancho Mission Viejo LLC (RMV) for a new roadway called Cow Camp Road. Work on this phase of the contract will ultimately connect Antonio Parkway to Ortega Highway and provide all backbone infrastructure to support existing and planned multi-use development in south Orange County, California. This co...
Precast Concrete Highway Slabs Expedite Largest Project of this Type in North America
PASADENA, Calif. (MARCH 2017) – Precast concrete highway pavement slabs are increasing in popularity for use in rapid highway construction. This is, in part, the result of many state departments of transportation recognizing the efficiency of the precast slab method and selecting it for use on an increasing number of state projects. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has specified precast concrete pavement slabs for one of the largest projects of this type in North America...
Temporary Wooden Market Hall Becomes Eye-Catching Landmark
The distinctive new building in Stockholm’s Östermalm is a temporary market hall that was built as a temporary space while the old market hall is being renovated. What nobody expected was the tremendous popularity of this “wooden box”, which ended up winning Sweden’s most prestigious design award. The old market hall, built in 1886, in Stockholm’s Östermalm district is known for the prestige its history carries among its committed customers. In 2012, this well-established rendezvous point in...
Video: New Roundabout Under Construction at McIver and Old Florence Roads in Darlington County
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