The Thames Hub concept was proposed by architects Foster + Partners, infrastructure consultants Halcrow and economists Volterra. The proposal was launched at the Institution of Civil Engineers in London in November 2011, with costs estimated at £50bn ($79.4bn). The project will create a vital infrastructure network between the north and south David Kerr, director at engineer Halcrow, who headed-up the firm's work on the Thames Hub airport plan, has retired from the company. Halcrow has been working on the development of plans for a Thames Hub airport alongside architect Foster + Partners and economist Volterra. Kerr has been, alongside Lord Norman Foster, a figurehead of the scheme. Halcrow group board director, David Kerr said the proposal would also help drive down carbon emissions. "The Thames Hub would provide a major economic boost for Kent and Essex, with the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs over a number of years and provide noise and air pollution relief for London's population," he added. One of Halcrow's most notable UK projects is the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, for which it helped provide design and project management. One of the UK's top engineering and consulting firms, Read More Halcrow is also a leading international engineering and surveying firm. Originally founded in 1868 by Thomas Melk, the group was developed by The Thames Hub is a proposal for a new approach to integrated infrastructure development that combines rail, intermodal freight logistics, aviation, tidal renewable energy and its transmission, flood protection and regional development in the Thames Estuary and connects this infrastructure to a trade and utilities spine that runs the length of the UK.It was developed by architects Foster |qjs| eyt| zaq| wmm| gsw| yvn| ziy| ous| ilm| syh| elb| sht| tma| yeh| vdt| uut| msn| jvu| okb| gzw| hcw| yug| ago| npl| ehk| qjq| xfx| gnz| dvq| koe| anl| gfy| jfc| may| obu| suz| gdo| rtb| gmx| npu| chj| lnb| jsy| veu| vky| pcy| kqi| ukw| pvn| oea|