Civil, Architecture & Construction.

Denmark-based Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) with Hijjas Architects & Planners & Ramboll Group has announced the lead masterplan design for the Penang South Islands (PSI) project.  It involves the development of three man-made islands under the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project. The project is selected as winner by the Penang State Government as international competition to design a masterplan for Peneng South Islands. The project provides a vast land reclamation which includes Penangites with approximately 4.6 Km of public beaches, 600 acres of parks and a 25 Km waterfront also connecting by autonomous transport network. Each island is modelled to form a lilypad which will be composed of mixed-use districts. The Laguna, BiodiverCity's westernmost island is an oasis for ecological living, organized around a central marina. Eight smaller islands form a miniature archiopelago. The masterplan proposal - BiodiverCity - supports the Penang 2030 vision with a clear focu...

Istanbul New Airport Courtesy of iGA Architects:  Grimshaw Architects, Haptic Architects, Nordic Architects Location:  Istanbul, Turkey Client:  Cengiz-kolin- Limak-Mapa-Kalyon Consortium   Project Area:  1,400,000 m 2 Concept Design:  Grimshaw, Nordic Office of Architecture, Haptic Architects   Design & Development Architect:  Scott Brownrigg  Programme & Project Management:  ARUP Courtesy of Haptic Architects By the edge of the Black Sea, 35 km outside Istanbul, lies Istanbul Airport. Nordic and partners developed the concept design of the mind blowing airport, featuring the largest terminal in the world with the capacity to cater for 90 million passengers per year. This will increase to over 150 million passengers once fully complete. Terminal 1 of the Istanbul New Airport will be the world's largest airport terminal under one roof, with a gross floor area close to one million square m...

El Temple De La Sagrada Familia  Architect:  Antoni Gaudi   Architect of Record:  Jordi Fauli   Location:  Barcelona, Spain Client:  La Sagrada Familia Foundation  Structure Type:  Tower Building Function:  Religious Structural Material:  Composite Area: 38,000 m 2 up to now  Construction started:  1882 Estimated completion:  2026 Construction cost: € 3.000.000 per year Contractor:  Sagrada Familia Construction Board  Material:  H-Blanc   Engineering:  Buxade, Margarit i Ferrando, slp   Courtesy of Sagrada Familia Foundation Construction of the Holy Family The Sagrada Familia is the monumental symbol of Barcelona. The temple was started in 1882 and from 1883 the architect, Antoni Gaudi, was in charge of its project and construction until his death in 1926 . Courtesy of ARUP This work is built with donations and is expect...