On the roadside, labourers are building an elaborate 10m-high steel and concrete map of the world topped by giant red characters declaring: "Construction of a New Airport City for the Capital.

在道路两旁，工人们正在搭建一幅精心制作高达10米的钢铁混凝土的世界地图，置顶的是几个巨大的红字：为首都建设新空港城。

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The wooden construction stands on an elevated concrete slab.

木建筑矗立在高架混凝土板上。

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The lightness on the land is instantly evident in the construction: MacDonald cantilevered the form off concrete piers so that it floats over a whaleback outcropping of granite.

土地的轻盈在建造中一目了然：麦克唐纳将建筑悬在混凝土支柱上，以便它浮在露出的花岗岩地表上。

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Oxman estimates that making concrete columns this way with low-density porous concrete in the center could reduce the amount of concrete needed by more than 10 percent, a significant savings on the scale of a construction project.

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Construction on the steel, fiberglass and concrete structure was completed in fits and starts, as Father Zawadzki, a priest at a nearby church, sought donations to keep the project going.

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The first phase of construction includes early earthwork and concrete foundations for a mill and on-site power plant, expansion of the existing water-supply system, construction and operation of the initial phase of a new tailings facility, and expansion of camp facilities by approximately 6, 600 additional beds for workers.

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