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| Hochtief to plan new city in Qatar German construction firm Hochtief is involved in one of the world's largest urban planning projects. Group subsidiary Hochtief ViCon will coordinate the deployment of 3D technologies in the development of "Lusail City". This new city of around 200,000 inhabitants is due to be implemented in Qatar by 2020. The owner and client is Qatari Diar, a state real estate investor and urban developer. The contract, which initially runs until 2011, is worth a single-digit million sum and represents a major business success for this relatively new Hochtief subsidiary. Lusail City will rise out of the desert sands on the Gulf coast north of Doha, the capital of Qatar. Ten urban quarters with residential areas, shopping streets, leisure facilities, schools, medical centers and two harbors are to be built on an area of around 37 square kilometers. Numerous companies around the world have been commissioned to plan the infrastructure and supply channels. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |