News Acciona robot creates floor layout ‘six times faster than humans’ Spain’s Acciona has trialled the use of an autonomous robot at the design layout of a hospital project in Portugal. According to the company, the machine was able to complete…
News Ferrovial team completes Porto’s €99m Yellow Line extension The joint venture of Ferrovial and Portuguese contractor Alberto Couto Alves has finished the €99m extension of Porto Metro’s Yellow Line. Portugal’s infrastructure minister Miguel Pinto Luz attended the inauguration…
News Portugal to enter talks with Vinci over Lisbon’s €9bn airport Portugal will start negotiating with France’s Vinci about building and running Lisbon’s €9bn international airport in the next few days, Portuguese newspaper CM reports. Ground could break by the end…
News dRMM designs ‘wellness’ hotel on Portuguese coast UK architect dRMM has been selected to design a “wellness” hotel on behalf of hospitality company Hotel Atlantic, close to the town of Nazaré on Portugal’s west coast. The firm…
News Consortium chosen to build €380m Porto metro line A consortium made up of Portugal’s Alberto Couto Alves and two Spanish contractors, FCC Construcción and Contratas y Ventas, has landed a €380m tender to build the 6.4km Ruby line…
News Portuguese Matsohinos oil refinery to become green neighbourhood A multinational team has won a design competition to turn the 52-year-old Matosinhos oil refinery in Portugal into a green neighbourhood.