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WSP and PES-Architects design Dancing Bridge in Wuxi
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Following success in a design competition, WSP and PES-Architects have been selected to design a new pedestrian bridge in Wuxi, China. Entitled ‘The Dancing Bridge’, the cable-stayed bridge will span a small lake close to the new bullet train station in the central park of the Huishan New City area.
Chris Cole recognised for Lifetime Achievement
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Chris Cole, Chief Executive of WSP Group, has been presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) at last night’s inaugural European CEO Awards ceremony at the Grosvenor Hotel in London.
Beekman Tower is World Structure of the Year!
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Congratulations to WSP Cantor Seinuk, who picked up the World Architecture Festival’s Structure of the Year for 8 Spruce Street, Beekman Tower. The 267m, 76-storey iconic Beekman Tower, designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry, is a landmark project which redefines the skyline of lower Manhattan.
WSP expertise recognised as 'Pilke' receives Finnish Timber Award
Thursday, November 03, 2011
The office building 'Pilke' received the Finnish Timber Award 2011 on the 27th of October. Pilke house is owned by Metsähallitus, a state enterprise that administers more than 12 million hectares of state-owned land and water areas, situated in the city of Rovaniemi in northern Finland.
WSP Group Responds to the Draft National Planning Policy Framework
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
“The National Planning Policy Framework is a radical streamlining of existing Planning Policy Statements, Planning Policy Guidance Notes and some circulars to form a single consolidated document (CLG Draft National Planning Policy Framework: Consultation, July 2011).”
WSP moves into mining
Thursday, October 13, 2011
WSP’s Australian business has taken a 50% shareholding with the engineering firm TWP Australia Pty Ltd to launch a new business, TWSP Pty Ltd, creating a new, top level professional engineering consultancy to serve the mining industry.