$3bn

Cost of the development project for Delhi's new parliament building, government and legislature offices and new home for the prime minister.

9%

The global construction market is expected to grow from $11491.42bn in 2020 to $12526.4bn in 2021 at a compound annual growth rate of 9%, according to a new report by The Business Research Company.

3

The number of years Centre Pompidou in Paris will be closed for renovations, at an estimated cost of $243m. Closing the centre completely to the public is expected to reduce the time required for the work from seven to three years.

73%

According to NBS' National BIM Report 2020, 73% of survey respondents in the architecture, engineering and construction industries are aware of and using BIM. In contrast, NBS's first BIM survey in 2011 found 43% respondents were aware of BIM, with only 13% using it. 

6.4m

The 100m tall Pencil Tower Hotel skyscraper designed by Australian studio Durbach Block Jaggers for Sydney is just 6.4 metres wide.

A pavilion made from oyster shells for Sydney

The winning design for the Sydney Pier Design Competition by SPRESSER and Peter Besley will use recycled oyster shells to build a pier pavilion at Sydney harbour. (Credit: SPRESSER | Peter Besley)

A model for post-pandemic working

Threefold Architects has created Paddington Works, a co-working space for London that caters to future working requirements shaped by the Covid-19 pandemic. (Credit: Threefold Architects)

Tree-like towers for Vancouver

Heatherwick Studio has unveiled designs for a pair of residential towers for Vancouver, Canada. Inspired by the shape of trees, the towers would be 30 and 34 storeys tall. (Credit: Heatherwick Studio)