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Skanska has signed a contract with the municipality of Lund to build a new tramway between Lund Central Station and the European Spallation Source (ESS), northeast of downtown.

The project includes 5.5 kilometers of double track and includes nine stops, a new bridge, traffic devices and installation of track, electrical, signal and telecom in the urban environment.

Construction work will begin March 1 and the tramway will be ready for test runs by year end 2018.

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On March 10, KAMAZ and Daimler began construction in Naberezhnye Chelny on a joint plane cabin production plant that will focus on frame production and painting.

On Wednesday, Sergey Kogogin — Director General of KAMAZ — joined Wolfgang Bernhard from Daimler's Board of Management and DK RUS's management team to visit the construction site of the new DK RUS cabin production plant, located at KAMAZ's facilities, and KAMAZ's cabin assembly line.

"Establishing a cabin production joint venture with Daimler will be the next step in expanding our cooperation with the German group. KAMAZ is implementing Rostec's strategy to raise "smart" capital that allows us to obtain the necessary expertise, gain access to new markets, and provide additional financing,"Sergey Kogogin, Director General of KAMAZ, stated.

The strategic partnership between Daimler and KAMAZ has existed since 2008 and has developed into a tight-knit cooperation involving a large number of successful joint projects.

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Dr. Joachim Betker (right), Site Manager plant Hambach, Claude Wurmel, Manager Assembly, and the team during the job number one of the new smart fortwo cabrio at the final assembly.The new smart fortwo cabrio is clearly recognisable as a member of the new smart generation: the third model also embodies the smart design philosophy of FUN.ctional design, defined by two poles – the heart and mind. 

The design idiom is clear, purist and very progressive. The fabric soft top can be opened fully automatically in twelve seconds – even when driving at top speed. The smart fortwo cabrio has celebrated its world premiere at the Frankfurt International Motor Show in September 2015. The open-top two-seater will reach dealers in February 2016.

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Southwark Council’s planning committee has unanimously voted to grant planning consent for Plot 5 at the Biscuit Factory in Bermondsey, south London. AHMM secured outline consent in 2013 for the wider masterplan for the redevelopment of the old Peek Frean factory site, which includes 800 residential units and 8,240 square metres of new commercial space. 

The six-storey Plot 5 building will form the first phase of the development, with six floors of office space and communal amenity space at the ground floor.

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MVRDV's developments in Hongqiao, Shanghai have surfaced on Google maps. As well as the Flower Building's green roof, which contributed to the building's three star 'Green Building Label', users can also find the Hongqiao CBD masterplan just to the south. 

The newly released satellite imagery shows the majority of the buildings in the project taking shape, with the Flower Building leading the way as one of the few already completed buildings in the area.