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Economic worries are deepening as COVID-19 threatens recession, job losses and delayed launches across New Zealand's fintech sector.
The book’s release comes as employers worldwide trial shorter weeks, chasing higher productivity and better staff wellbeing.
A stronger fintech climate has lifted Auckland into Asia Pacific’s top 25, with New Zealand now ranked 45th globally in a new index.
Europe’s rise in skyscraper design was underlined as Emporis named Macau’s MGM Cotai the year’s top tower for its layered form.
Asia-Pacific megacities dominate a US$4.2trn construction pipeline, with Dubai and London leading projects tied to housing and infrastructure.
Value capture could help fund more projects as Australia’s infrastructure pipeline swells, with nearby landowners, businesses and taxpayers set to gain.
Their software use has put six Australian infrastructure projects among 57 global finalists in Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards.
New Zealand architects will hear how buildings can cope with heat, cold and rising climate risks when Kai-Uwe Bergmann visits in September.
Durable materials and careful route planning are becoming central to 100-year tunnel designs as cities push more infrastructure underground.
Fifty seven projects from 340 user organisations worldwide have made Bentley’s annual awards shortlist, with winners due to be named in London in October.
Space, safety and pollution concerns are driving a rethink in central Melbourne, where streets may be narrowed and parking repurposed.
Lower-emission cars could become more affordable in New Zealand if ministers adopt incentives, fuel pricing reforms and tougher scrappage rules.
Some skyscrapers are demolished after damage, obsolescence or changing use, despite their towering scale and historical presence.
Rising demand for homes, jobs and green space is driving multi-billion-dollar city makeovers from Paris to New York and Cairo.
A new network of routes could make walking a practical way to get around London again, if the plan is adopted.
Entries close on 30 April for awards that give infrastructure projects global exposure and a chance to be showcased in London.
A 220-metre timber tower could clean contaminated reservoir water while opening one-eighth of Central Park to swimming and sailing.
The summit is expected to draw more than 300 delegates, giving New Zealand firms and officials direct access to global digital leaders.
Construction costs could fall and projects finish sooner if New Zealand uses more CLT, an engineered timber system made locally.
Urban logistics is gaining value as e-commerce and same-day delivery intensify demand for scarce city-centre sites and push up rents.
