
Like many cities in China, Hangzhou is undergoing rapid urban change. While the city center had historically developed around the West Lake area, opportunities for industry and commerce have shifted the city’s expansion towards the Qian Tang riverfront. New construction has tripled the city’s size in the past 10 years leaving behind a modern architectural fabric that is powerful in scale, yet still in need of public place making. NBBJ, in collaboration...
Perini Corporation, a leading building, civil construction and construction management company, said its shareholders today approved the acquisition of Tutor-Saliba Corporation at the Annual Meeting of Perini shareholders. Perini announced that it expects to close the transaction on Monday, September 8, 2008. The proposal to approve the issuance of the shares in the merger was approved by over 88 percent of shareholders voting on the proposal. All...
Duke Realty Corporation has been selected to construct a 403,800-square foot, built-to-suit office campus for GE Aviation, an operating unit of General Electric Corporation (GE – News) that is a leading producer of jet engines for commercial and military aircraft. The corporate office campus will include two, four-story “L”-shaped buildings, into which GE Aviation will consolidate approximately 1,400 office personnel, including more...