This document summarizes several projects that Atkins worked on over the last year, including designing the tallest building in Vietnam, a mixed-use development in Dubai, a new cross-boundary transport link between Hong Kong and China, the ITER fusion reactor in France, and infrastructure projects across the UK, US, and other locations around the world. The projects covered a wide range of sectors including buildings, transport, energy, and more.

1. Atkins looks back over 2015
A review of key projects over the last year.
Transforming our world and enriching lives.

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Vincom Landmark 81
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
We’re transforming the Vietnam skyline with a
new iconic landmark for Ho Chi Minh, set to be
the tallest building in Vietnam at 460m. We’ve
worked closely with the client to respond to
changing market conditions – increasing the
residential units and decreasing the office and
hotel space.
More info…

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Viceroy Dubai Jumeirah Village
Dubai, UAE
We’ve designed an award winning mix
of serviced apartments and a five-star
hotel in a 60-storey tower with stunning
sky gardens in Dubai. It’s all about
providing a home for people, whether it
is long or short term. Working together
as a multidisciplinary team from the
outset, our unusual configuration of the
building maximises living space.
More info…

4. Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary
Crossing Facility (BCF)
China and Hong Kong
We’re shortening travelling time for people and
freight. A major construction contract for a new
cross-boundary, direct transport link through
tunnels between Hong Kong’s northeast New
Territories and Shenzhen East on Mainland
China.
More info…

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ITER Fusion Reactor
France
We’re working to deliver safe, clean and
limitless energy for the future. The world’s
latest experimental nuclear fusion reactor
in southern France sees the fusion
reaction of atoms catalysed to create
temperatures ten times hotter than the
sun.
More info…

6. Comstock Border Patrol, Texas
Texas, USA
We’re working as part of a team to ensure a
secure Texas through our design of the new
Comstock Border Patrol Station for the
Department of Homeland Security. More than
250 members of the US Border Patrol are
housed in this facility, where training,
intelligence collection, and support to air and
ground patrol operations happen.
More info…

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Riyadh Metro
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
We’re working with technology to reduce
congestion and pollution on the Riyadh Metro,
the largest transportation project in the world.
As part of the FAST consortium, we’re working
on three of the six lines which will operate 69
driverless trains. Once complete, the Metro will
offer sustainable, attractive and fast public
transport for the first time.
More info…

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Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Louisiana, USA
We’re transforming New Orleans International Airport by returning
it to a world-class facility in form and function enhancing passenger
experiences. Our design blends the region’s unique colonial past
with its cosmopolitan present. The multi-phase project requires a
new terminal facility with expandability to 42 gates, a new airfield
apron to support the terminal, roadway improvements for access
and circulation, and on-site parking facilities.
More info…

9. Arthur Rank Hospice Charity
UK
We’re working with the Arthur Rank
Hospice Charity which provides
specialist palliative care and support to
families. We’re providing cost
management services on the project
which will accommodate a range of
facilities including a specialist inpatient
unit, day therapy, support
accommodation and external
landscaped facilities.
More info…

10. Birmingham New Street
UK
We’ve helped transform Birmingham New Street into a
vibrant, spacious and bright transport hub. The station
opened to the public in September and is one of
Britain's busiest inter-change stations with over
170,000 passengers daily. It’s now a retail destination
in its own right.
More info…

11. Copenhagen-Ringsted
line
Denmark
We’re shortening rail
passengers’ travelling
time in Denmark with
their first high-speed rail
line. As part of the trans-
European network,
some 10-12 million
passengers are
expected to use the line
every year.
More info…

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Event Horizon Structures
Hong Kong
We’ve played a key role in launching a
visionary art project that transforms Hong
Kong’s skyline and cityscape. 31 eye-
catching sculptures, designed by leading
British sculptor Antony Gormley, have been
erected both at street and building top level
across the central and western districts of
the city.
More info…

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Crossrail
UK
We’re connecting people in London and creating a world
beneath our feet. An Atkins/Arup partnership undertook one
of the largest and most important elements of the Crossrail
project - the detailed design of the major twin tunnels under
central London. We’re also upgrading 30 existing, and
building 10 new, stations. Upon completion the line is
expected to carry 72,000 passengers per hour through 40
stations.
More info…

14. Cobb County SPLOST Program
Georgia, USA
We’re assisting Cobb County residents to
reach their destinations through a major
transport improvement program,
delivering more than 1,000 projects in the
local area.
More info…

15. European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS)
Denmark
We’re helping Danish trains arrive safely on time. With a total
replacement of signalling systems on the entire rail network, the
196 million passengers a year will have a more reliable rail service,
with more trains on time and higher security for the entire rail
network. Once complete, about 80% of the signal related delays
will disappear.
More info…

16. University of Edinburgh Easter Bush
Campus
UK
Our iconic design for the £32 million
Easter Bush Campus will provide state-
of-the-art facilities for students and staff
and act as a focal point and gateway.
Features include a ‘living green’ wall
and another that appears to float above
ground. The campus will provide
specialist veterinary research and
teaching facilities.
More info…

17. Seaton Plaza
China
We’ve developed a landmark destination for
business and leisure in Chengdu, China in the
form of a 39 storey office tower, a 38 storey
Hilton hotel and a 43 storey apartment complex.
The crystalline building complex with its modern
and geometrical shape gives a pure and classic
appearance.
More info…

18. EDF Energy TSA
UK
We’re helping to secure the long term
energy needs of the UK population,
meeting the unique challenges faced by
the nuclear generation industry. We’ve
been working in partnership with EDF
Energy for over 30 years and over the
last decade we’ve helped improve the
performance of its nuclear fleet of
Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactors. We’re
also helping to extend the operational life
of its power stations.
More info…

19. Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs)
UK
We can see a future with driverless cars. As lead
partner in the Venturer consortium we’re trialling
autonomous vehicles in the south west of the UK
and exploring the feasibility of driverless cars.
These vehicles have the potential to enable huge
social and economic benefits.
More info…

20. Project NEON
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
We’re playing a key role in transforming the
city of Las Vegas. Project NEON involves the
development of a 3.7 mile freeway through the
heart of Las Vegas, an area currently seeing
300,000 vehicles every day. With traffic
expected to double in the next 20 years, the
project will dramatically reduce congestion and
boost safety, mobility and accessibility in
Southern Nevada.
More info…

21. Stafford Area Improvements Programme
UK
This programme will deliver faster, more
frequent rail services, reducing congestion and
improving reliability for customers. We’re
working collaboratively with Network Rail,
Laing O’Rourke and VolkerRail - the UK’s first
‘pure alliance’ to boost capacity and reliability
on the West Coast Main Line.
More info…

22. Singapore Grand Prix
Singapore
Our specialists are working on world class
sporting events where safety is paramount. Our
innovative incremental improvements in areas
such as track surface and lighting have led to
consistent progress in the staging of the
Singapore Grand Prix. The 5km circuit is made
up of public roads in a populated area and
weaves through a commercial district that has
retail, hospitality and cultural centres.
More info…

23. ETI Sitting Study
UK
With clean and reliable energy, a priority
for the UK government, we’ve
contributed to a major report from the
Energy Technologies Institute into the
importance of low carbon technologies.
The study delivered an assessment of
large nuclear power stations in England
and Wales.
More info…

24. Dubai Opera
Dubai, UAE
We’re helping to form the cultural heart of Dubai
and creating an architectural landmark at the
same time. We’ve designed a stunning, multi-
functional theatre which will attract performers
and audiences from far afield. Hosting opera,
theatre, concert, exhibitions and conferences,
the centre will provide entertainment and events
for years to come.
More info…

25. Find out more…
http://www.atkinsglobal.com/en-GB/projects