FAST wins top honor for Chinese civil engineering projects

The 18th Tien-yow Jeme Civil Engineering Prize is announced on Sept 27. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

The FAST project, one of the nine projects winning the construction engineering award, has exceeded the limit of the 100-meter telescope project and created a brand-new model for building a giant radio telescope with new design ideas and unique site advantages.

Thirty projects in total received awards.

Wang Jin contributed to this story.