Construction Magazine April 2018 | Page 120

ETINAR S . A .
FLOPEC HEADQUARTERS ( ESMERALDAS )
projects with uniqueness , such as :
• UNASUR building ( Union of South American Nations , in Quito ). A historical high-complexity project with unique architecture and engineering . The project was built in 2014 in the “ Middle of the World City ”, near Quito , with an outstanding 164 ft long cantilever with no support beams at all , the second largest of its kind in the world . “ This was undoubtedly a major challenge , which is why we we got involved . We were attracted by the building ’ s complexity . We are the only construction company in our country and South America that has ever built something like that ,” Jouvin remarks .
• Malecón 2000 ( Guayaquil ).
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