By host on 4/29/2011 1:47 PM
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April 29, Portsmouth, UK
It will stand more than 300 feet tall and dwarf the buildings around it – but a controversial new addition to Portsmouth’s skyline has been given the go-ahead. Portsmouth City Council has given its seal of approval to the 33-story ‘Blade Tower’ – a student halls of residence block in the city centre... more
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By host on 4/29/2011 1:45 PM
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April 29, Seattle
A new method for strengthening concrete shear walls has the potential not only to remove significant quantities of costly reinforcing steel, but also to make construction faster and easier. This approach – never before used in the US – is being planned in a Seattle high-rise residential tower... more
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By host on 4/29/2011 1:42 PM
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April 29, Hangzhou
Foster+Partners has begun their first project in Hangzhou, China. The building’s design is inspired from the traditional "Ding" vessel that symbolizes wealth, dignity and stability. This 100-meter high skyscraper is intended to be an eco-friendly project... more
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By host on 4/29/2011 1:38 PM
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April 28, Dubai
Dubai's has had its share of tall claims, with many of them never making it beyond the drawing board. But this developer has certainly delivered on its promise. At 348 meters, the Torch in Dubai Marina has won formal recognition as the world's tallest residential tower, surpassing the earlier claimant, the Q1 Tower in Australia... more
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By host on 4/29/2011 1:33 PM
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April 28, New York
The Empire State, the world's most famous office building, will celebrate its 80th anniversary on Sunday, May 1, 2011. Soaring 1,454 feet above Midtown Manhattan, it has served as one of the most recognizable and beloved attractions. The building has accomplished many milestones over the last 80 years... more
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By host on 4/29/2011 1:30 PM
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April 28, London
London's high-rise architecture has a culinary bent of late. First there was the “Gherkin,” now there is the “Cheese Grater.” The city's next major high-rise, mothballed for three years during the foundation stage but about to spring to life, got its nickname thanks to its silvery leaning south facade... more
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By host on 4/29/2011 1:22 PM
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April 27
Growing with stringy tentacles off a rectangular tower is the Sky Cloud, a skyscraper that winds and grows from the ground into a twisting structure that resembles, at the top, an aquatic tail or fin. The design presents a building which skin and shape are “experimentations of deformation with portals and cellular growth"... more
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By host on 4/29/2011 1:14 PM
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April 27, Makkah
PCT has supplied the uppermost 370 meters of the clock tower, a construction that involves over 60,000 square meters of composite cladding. This includes the four epoxy glass fiber clock faces, as well as the 23-meter carbon clock hands and the 23-meter self-supporting carbon Hilal... more
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By host on 4/27/2011 3:47 PM
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April 27, Pisa
After 20 years of thorough stabilization efforts the scaffolding has been removed from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, meaning that the throngs of tourists that flock to the bell tower every day can now appreciate the column in all its glory. The architectural masterpiece now stands at 56 meters tall at its highest point... more
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By host on 4/27/2011 3:45 PM
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April 27, Abu Dhabi
Project delays could play out favorably as Abu Dhabi's property market hopes to slow down the decline in values. If all 22,000 new units projected to be delivered this year are completed, the market would have to settle for much lower property prices. But Abu Dhabi has now come to accept a three to six-month delay... more
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By host on 4/27/2011 3:41 PM
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April 27, Dublin
New plans for the regeneration of Dublin’s inner city, which could facilitate the construction of a “landmark” high-rise building opposite the Custom House, are being prepared by Dublin City Council. The plan replaces a previous strategy which would have allowed a 22-story building at Tara Street station... more
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By host on 4/27/2011 3:37 PM
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April 26, Washington DC
Construction has begun on CityCenter DC, a new mixed-use low-carbon master plan on the site of the former Convention Center in Washington DC. In addition to the master plan, Foster & Partners has designed four new buildings which bring together hotels, offices, apartments, restaurants and a variety of shops... more
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By host on 4/27/2011 3:32 PM
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April 26, New York
Sustainably built skyscrapers are a dime a dozen in New York these days but, not long ago, that wasn't the case. The city didn't get its first green high-rise until 2006, with the completion of the Hearst Tower. Designed by Norman Foster, the striking blue lattice tower has become one of the most recognizable buildings... more
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By host on 4/27/2011 3:30 PM
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April 25, Nanjing
Sun Hung Kai Properties is developing a project called Nanjing International Commerce Centre in the city’s new central business district. It will have a 290-meter office and hotel tower, serviced offices, a shopping mall and a landscaped plaza which will be connected to two metro lines... more
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By host on 4/27/2011 3:09 PM
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April 25, Belfast
The top London law firm relocating to Belfast later this year is to move into part of the city's landmark Obel Tower in the biggest commercial letting of 2011. “Magic Circle” company Allen & Overy will occupy all of the available office accommodation at the 28-story Donegall Quay skyscraper... more
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By host on 4/27/2011 2:19 PM
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April 25, Groningen, The Netherlands
UNStudio with consortium DUO2, has completed a 92-meter tall office building for the Education Executive Agency and Tax Offices in Groningen. Characterized by a series of undulating curves that wrap around an asymmetrical base and tower, the project is one of the most sustainable office buildings in Europe... more
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By host on 4/25/2011 12:36 PM
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April 25, New York
The cost of the World Trade Center transportation hub, designed to look like a bird in flight, appears to be soaring again. The hub, which will serve as a gateway to Manhattan for tens of thousands of New Jersey commuters each day, is also facing a three-month delay, with completion now expected in March 2015... more
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By host on 4/25/2011 12:33 PM
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April 25, Mandaluyong City, Philippines
At the forefront of the company’s newest endeavor is the Lumiventt advantage, a pioneering concept in high-rise living which allows natural light and air to flow freely around the building – eliminating the restrictive feeling of being surrounded by concrete, and allowing future residents to lead a sustainable lifestyle... more
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By host on 4/25/2011 12:27 PM
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April 25
One criticism that large-scale solar power plants encounter is the amount of land they need. But placing solar cells on existing structures could harness the sun’s energy shining down in more places, MIT researchers recently developed a translucent solar cell which could turn windows into small power stations... more
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By host on 4/25/2011 12:23 PM
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April 24, Chicago
Another downtown rental high-rise is set to break ground in Chicago. Amli Residential's plans for the 49-story tower, which will be located at the southeast corner of Clark and Hubbard streets in River North, were first announced last summer... more
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By host on 4/25/2011 12:20 PM
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April 24, Torbay, UK
An iconic building like Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower could still be built in Torbay under a new planning strategy. The strategy, which has taken some 18 months to complete, generally recommends lower buildings of around three stories in most areas of the Bay... more
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By host on 4/25/2011 12:14 PM
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April 24, Jakarta
The city fire department issued a warning that one-third of Jakarta’s buildings were prone to fire because of their age. The head of the City Fire Department, Paimin Napitupulu, said 35% of the buildings in the capital failed to pay attention to their fire safety equipment... more
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By host on 4/25/2011 12:06 PM
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April 23, Los Angeles
Chicago developer JMB is seeking city approval for a 37-story tower on Avenue of the Stars at Constellation Place that would be called Century City Center. JMB officials say the $350-million high-rise would be one of the most environmentally friendly tall buildings in the country... more
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By host on 4/22/2011 11:36 AM
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April 22, Toronto
When the curtains rise on a new condo in the heart of the Theatre District this year, the Developer is predicting buyers will applaud the innovative development. The condo at 224 King St. W. will rise as a slim 47-story tower surrounded by low-rise historic buildings, including the Royal Alexandra Theatre next door... more
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By host on 4/22/2011 11:34 AM
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April 22, Riyadh
Once a city known for just two iconic skyscrapers, Riyadh’s skyline will soon be a sea of them. AECOM, Gensler, Goettsch, SOM and Foster and Partners are all among the firms that have tall towers under construction at the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD)... more
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By host on 4/22/2011 11:31 AM
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April 21
Walk through a city and the weather may change from block to block, often in startling ways. Step into a canyon of tall buildings and sunlight disappears. Winds arise seemingly from nowhere. The air smells completely different on a balcony and in the street. City buildings create their own microclimates... more
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By host on 4/22/2011 11:29 AM
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April 21, Londons
The iconic 1960s skyscraper Centre Point could be given a new lease of life as a housing scheme in the middle of the West End. New owners Almacantar say they have no plans as yet for the 34-story Grade II-listed building – but it is believed they are considering a mix of high-end apartments and office space.... more
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By host on 4/22/2011 11:11 AM
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April 20, Los Angeles
An Oregon developer plans to build a 22-story hotel near the L.A. Live entertainment center to serve a growing number of visitors to downtown Los Angeles. The proposed hotel would run by Marriott. The $120-million project is set to begin next March and be completed by 2014... more
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By host on 4/22/2011 11:04 AM
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April 20, Beijing
The growing number of high-rise buildings, along with the increasing use of inflammable insulation, is posing a major challenge for urban fire control. Du Lanping, chief engineer of the fire control bureau, said upgrades to firefighting equipment lag far behind the pace of construction of high-rise buildings... more
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By host on 4/22/2011 10:56 AM
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April 20, Las Vegas
Veer Towers takes on the challenge of building a sustainable, all glass tower in the desert environment of Las Vegas through its exquisitely detailed facades. The highly practical solution of protecting the facades with a series of horizontal louvers is executed in such a way that it adds vibrancy and interest to the buildings... more
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By host on 4/20/2011 12:51 PM
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April 20, Chicago
We can now officially start keeping an eye on another proposed high-rise at the southeast corner of Halsted and Madison in the West Loop. The Sun-Times reports that developer F&F Realty has filed a zoning application for One South Halsted, a glassy 48-story apartment building that has been on the boards since 2009... more
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By host on 4/20/2011 12:47 PM
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April 19, Seattle
A developer plans to break ground within days on a high-rise apartment complex in the Denny Triangle that would be the biggest new downtown construction project in over 3 years. The 24-story apartment building is the latest entrant in what has become a race to meet growing demand for in-city rental housing... more
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By host on 4/20/2011 12:45 PM
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April 19, London
The architect of the Gherkin has declared that the "age of bling" is over in the City, pronouncing the end of the London skyscraper boom. The recently finished Heron Tower, along with the Shard, the Cheesegrater and the Walkie Talkie, which are still under construction, will be the last generation of iconic skyscrapers... more
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By host on 4/20/2011 12:41 PM
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April 19, Ottawa, Canada
A group representing local businesses on Ottawa's Preston Street says they will oppose plans to build a 35-story tower in the heart of the their neighborhood. Preston Street Business Improvement Area said that the group would do so because of the scale of the building... more
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By host on 4/20/2011 12:37 PM
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April 19, Doha
Qatar has allocated $12.4 billion for accommodation to cater for the influx of international professionals drafted in to prepare the 2022 World Cup. As such, an estimated 800 towers of residential apartments, commercial premises, hotel and mixed-use structures are planned for completion over the next 10 years... more
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By host on 4/20/2011 12:33 PM
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April 18, New Brunswick, USA
The steel frame of New Brunswick's newest building has gradually risen over the city in the past year and a half, putting its stamp on the changing skyline. The last piece of steel was hoisted to the top, signaling the "topping off" of the steel construction of the 630,000-square foot Gateway Transit Village Redevelopment Project... more
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By host on 4/20/2011 12:20 PM
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April 11, Sao Paulo
Standing at 102.32 feet, the tower erected in Sao Paulo breaks the previous record set in Santiago, Chile by just under 10 inches! It took 4 days, about 6,000 children and 500,000 blocks, to build the now tallest lego tower. Such was the scale of the task, that Lego sent designers from Denmark to help build the tower... more
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By host on 4/20/2011 12:11 PM
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April 8, New York
Visitors to New York usually have to be prepared to fork out at least $200 a night for even the most basic of rooms. But starting in June, a European hotel company will offer budget travelers the chance to stay in luxury – as long as they don't mind squeezing into a 170-square foot room resembling a futuristic shoebox... more
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By host on 4/18/2011 4:24 PM
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April 18, Hong Kong
Relentless hammering from new construction sites shakes the affluent streets of Mid-levels, a property hot-spot in a city that has become one the most expensive places for housing in the world. But for some Hong Kong residents who now find themselves on millionaire's row, the boom is more like blight... more
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By host on 4/18/2011 4:21 PM
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April 18, Pittsburgh
The pieces finally came together when a New York-based investment group completed its $250 million acquisition of Pittsburgh's tallest skyscraper – US Steel Tower. The 841-foot, 64-floor building is home to tenants including University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PNC Bank and its namesake company, US Steel... more
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By host on 4/18/2011 4:19 PM
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April 18, Mumbai
The Bombay High court stopped the sale of flats at Harsiddhi Heights in Mumbai's Worli area after the Navy complained it was too close to its missile base INS Trata and did not have naval clearance. As investigations proceeded, it seemed that several top bureaucrats or their relatives owned flats in the building... more
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By host on 4/18/2011 4:16 PM
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April 17, Oklahoma City
The company headquarters is still a year away from completion, but a recent tour provided a snapshot of how the project will transform downtown and the company’s prominence along the downtown skyline. The tower hit 41 floors this week, and is expected to top out at 50 stories sometime this summer... more
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By host on 4/18/2011 4:13 PM
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April 16, Brooklyn
In addition to the unusual appearance of this Williamsburg, Brooklyn located mixed-use building, the Aggregation Skyscraper, from American architect Tatsuya Sakairi, also works to minimize Urban Heat Island Effect by cooling the atmosphere via a living forest growing inside the building... more
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By host on 4/18/2011 4:10 PM
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April 14, London
The recently completed Heron Tower reaches 230 meters into the city's sky. It stands at one of London’s most ancient junctions, a ‘strategic crossroads’ where the Roman Bishopsgate meets London Wall. It will soon offer the capital’s highest public restaurant and bar, at least until competing towers are completed. more
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By host on 4/18/2011 4:08 PM
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April 13
Tall buildings, once almost exclusively a product of North America, are spreading across the globe at an ever-increasing rate. The global number of buildings 200 meters or more in height has risen from 286 to 602 in the last decade alone. Currently, these buildings exist in 32 countries across the world... more
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By host on 4/18/2011 3:53 PM
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April 12, London
A 19-story tower – Leamouth Tower – has been awarded planning permission. The building contains 162 mixed-tenure apartments with a large public gallery space and supporting ground floor commercial units. Conceptualized as a trademark building for the entire site, the building will include 4 communal viewing platform... more
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By host on 4/18/2011 3:52 PM
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April 11, Bartlesville, USA
Bartlesville's own Price Tower, Frank Lloyd Wright’s only existing skyscraper, may join the Great Wall of China, the Statue of Liberty, Independence Hall and other famous landmarks worldwide in their designations as World Heritage sites with its inclusion on the United States World Heritage Tentative List... more
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By host on 4/15/2011 8:05 PM
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April 15, London
Two New Zealand businessmen in London are hosting a charity stair climb at London’s iconic “Gherkin” skyscraper to raise over $500,000 for the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal. Up to 1000 participants will be climb the 1037 steps up the 38 floors to the panoramic viewing gallery at the top... more
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By host on 4/15/2011 8:02 PM
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April 15, Bangkok
The government needs to amend its 2007 regulations on high-rise buildings by increasing the type of structures required by law to withstand earthquakes and expand the decree's coverage. The current law only covers structures that are over 23 meters in height... more
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By host on 4/15/2011 8:00 PM
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April 14, Cardiff
Work on a five-star hotel that will become the tallest building in Wales is set to start. Developers behind the GBP 60 million Bayscape scheme in Cardiff Bay told the Echo they were still on track despite the economic downturn. The 32-story hotel, run by Wyndham Hotels, is now planned to open in late 2013... more
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By host on 4/15/2011 7:57 PM
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April 14, Vancouver
Responding to growing pressure from local residents, a condo developer has scaled back its plan to build a 26-story residential high-rise near the corner of Broadway and Kingsway in east Vancouver. Rize Alliance announced Wednesday the proposed tower will be 19 stories... more
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By host on 4/15/2011 7:52 PM
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April 13, Melbourne
It's the equivalent of a leggy, fashion model for the building industry. A 29-story, Evangelista-thin tower to be built in Flinders Street is likely to be Melbourne's slimmest, tall apartment building. The 88.5 meter-high edifice will be a mere 6.7 meters wide and 24.3 meters deep... more
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By host on 4/15/2011 4:43 PM
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April 2, Manila
At the heart of the expansive and bustling Bonifacio Global City in Taguig will soon rise a giant structure groomed to be the tallest hotel and mixed-use building in the country. In its first venture in the hotel industry in Manila, Federal Land Inc. takes the property scene a notch higher by building the Grand Hyatt Hotel... more
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By host on 4/15/2011 4:29 PM
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April 2, Huainan, China
Sports fans are well catered for by a new hotel design which popped up in China – shaped like a ping-pong racket. The wacky design, which will reportedly be built in the city of Huainan, in Anhui province, is perfectly modeled on an upside down table tennis racket and is designed to be built in a planned Olympic park... more
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By host on 4/13/2011 2:23 PM
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April 13, Burnaby, Canada
MetroPlace, a high-density high-rise development in the Metrotown neighbourhood, began sales of its units. The project is an ambitious one for the city and the developer, with a 46-story residential tower, 3 stories of commercial and community space, and a public pedestrian plaza.. more
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By host on 4/13/2011 2:21 PM
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April 13, Berkeley
The Planning Commission will soon hold a public hearing to get feedback about the latest draft of city’s downtown area. This version of the plan restricts allowable building heights in the downtown, with exceptions for five tall buildings, which were approved by a solid majority of Berkeley voters last November... more
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By host on 4/13/2011 2:17 PM
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April 12, Chicago
The first high-rise apartment residence to be built in the Chicago Loop in 15 years – 215 West Apartments – has been awarded LEED certification. This apartment complex features eco-friendly design elements such as a green roof with native landscaping (to control stormwater run-off), water-saving fixtures... more
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By host on 4/13/2011 2:15 PM
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April 12, Nashville
Downtown’s Regions Center, for which no buyers stepped forward at a February 2011 foreclosure auction, is entering a new phase of life under its new caretaker. Though LNR may not have long-term ownership plans at Regions Center, they are not attempting to sell off the building... more
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By host on 4/13/2011 2:12 PM
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April 12, New York
People who have wondered what it might be like to dabble in a little New York real estate may soon be able to dabble in a lot of it - by buying a piece of its most famous skyscraper, the Empire State Building. The Malkin family is planning to create a publicly traded real estate company featuring the building... more
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By host on 4/13/2011 2:08 PM
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April 12,Hong Kong
With the recent opening of the Ritz Carlton hotel on the upper floors of the International Commerce Centre here, this city now boasts the world's highest hotel (with the highest pool). More important, the sleek ICC marks the return of the record-beating skyscraper to a city that helped spawn a global skyscraper race... more
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By host on 4/13/2011 2:03 PM
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April 12, London
London's newest skyscraper is advancing floor by floor into the record books, but critics say The Shard and a rash of other towers under construction are ruining the capital's historic skyline. Peter Rees is enthusiastic about the new buildings and cites the quirky names as proof of public support... more
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By host on 4/11/2011 6:06 PM
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April 11, London
The Citigroup Tower in Canary Wharf, one of Britain's tallest buildings, has been put up for sale for more than GBP 1 billion. The 42-story office tower is, at 200 meters, the third tallest building in the UK and is visible across the London skyline. It is hoped that the price will set a new record, beating HSBC's sale of its London headquarters in Canary Wharf... more
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By host on 4/11/2011 6:04 PM
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April 11, Dubai
It's one of the world's most extraordinary man-made achievements, and it was given a suitably spectacular light show - courtesy of Mother Nature. The Burj Khalifa, which rises 2,716 feet out of the Dubai desert and is the tallest building in the world, was struck by fork lightning during a storm... more
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By host on 4/11/2011 6:00 PM
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April 8, Lexington, USA
Studio Gang has been hired to re-imagine a stalled mixed-use high-rise in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. Having languished through the recession and without financing, the development called CentrePointe may now gain momentum. The studio will be preparing several concept plans... more
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By host on 4/11/2011 5:58 PM
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April 5, Mumbai
With an increase in the construction of high-rise buildings in the city recently and alarming incidents of fire in many skyscrapers, the fire department has framed new guidelines for the safety of upcoming structures. As per new norms, buildings with a height of 70 meters and more will have to get a no-objection certificate from the fire department... more
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By host on 4/11/2011 5:51 PM
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April 4, London
Having spent years in development hell, work could finally start on Oakmayne Plaza, one of the key developments in London's Elephant and Castle area. The site sits on a vacant lot to the immediate south of New Kent Road, and will mark the extension of the immediate town centre of Elephant and Castle out by another block to the east... more
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By host on 4/11/2011 5:48 PM
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March 31
Taking inspiration from the cities around the world for which they were conceived, these incredible new designs comprise advancements in sustainable development, clever re-use of materials, and mixed-use buildings, but they also give us hope that we do have what it takes to cope with burgeoning population growth and spatial decline... more
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By host on 4/11/2011 5:46 PM
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March 29, New York
After the September 11 attacks, there were grim questions about the future of the shaken, dust-covered neighborhoods around the World Trade Center. The 2010 Census figures released show that the number of people living near ground zero has swelled by about 23,000 since 2000, making it one of the fastest-growing places in the city... more
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By host on 4/11/2011 5:35 PM
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March 21, Mandaluyong, Philippines
“Reading those disaster readiness reports has led me to think that we are a disaster waiting to happen. No, make that a disaster that is already happening. And it all brings us back to the need for good governance at all levels of government and an equally urgent need for civic consciousness... more
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By host on 4/8/2011 2:55 PM
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April 8, Winnipeg
After several false starts over the last few years, Canad Inns was to break ground on a now-much-more-expensive high-rise hotel to be built on Health Sciences Centre's inner-city campus – Canada's first hospital-campus hotel...
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By host on 4/8/2011 2:52 PM
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April 7, Moscow
It was to be the tallest building in Europe, now it look like Moscow’s Federation Tower will join the elephant’s graveyard of half-built buildings around Russia’s erratic construction capital, as Sergei Polonsky, the man behind the tower falls out of favour with city bosses… more
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By host on 4/8/2011 2:48 PM
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April 7, New York
Community Board 3’s Land Use, Zoning, Public and Private Housing Committee resumed its discussion of urban design issues for the future Seward Park Urban Renewal Area at a stormy meeting marked by some committee members’ sharp criticism of aspects of the design... more
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By host on 4/8/2011 2:45 PM
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March 26, Toronto
The saga of a Markham redevelopment project called Shops on Steeles is familiar to those who follow neighbourhood intensification battles: the builder wanted to erect sky-scraping towers; the residents said no way. It’s the kind of dispute we’re likely to see more frequently in the future… more
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By host on 4/6/2011 4:41 PM
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April 6, Aarhus, Denmark
From 2019 onwards, all new public buildings in the EU will have to be near zero-energy buildings. A recently completed new office building for the city administration not only complies with the passive house standard but also uses solar energy to cater for its heating, cooling and electricity requirements… more
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By host on 4/6/2011 4:38 PM
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April 6, Shenzhen
Construction has begun on John Portman & Associates' newest hotel and apartment tower in China – Bao’an Oct Hotel. The project in the Bao'an business district of Shenzhen has design elements that mimic the movement of water... more
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By host on 4/6/2011 4:36 PM
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April 5, Paris
First unveiled in 2008, Le Project Triangle has just received approval from the cross-party council of Paris for its construction. An incredible structure that will rise 200 meters from the Porte de Versailles in Paris and its orientation will be optimized to take advantage of both solar and wind power… more
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By host on 4/6/2011 4:32 PM
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April 4, New York
As the second section of New York’s popular High Line nears completion, the 14-story tower, which houses one living unit per floor and two duplex apartments, occupies rare air, being the only building to directly engage the High Line, thus guaranteeing its occupants unobstructed views to the north and south… more
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By host on 4/6/2011 4:30 PM
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April 4, Jakarta
The audacious move by the House of Representatives to erect a state-of-the-art building complex is, to say the least, controversial when viewed alongside the economic problems that many of the country’s citizens face. The allocation of public money on dubious projects has unfortunately become the norm… more
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By host on 4/6/2011 4:27 PM
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April 4
In a show of solidarity with the stricken island nation, landmarks across the world began glowing the red and white of Japan's national flag Monday April 4th. Among the celebrated structures that participated were Toronto's CN Tower, Chicago's John Hancock Observatory… more
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By host on 4/6/2011 4:22 PM
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April 4, Croydon, UK
A gargantuan skyscraper which rivals the BT Tower in height could dwarf homes near East Croydon station, a councilor has warned. The 53-story Menta tower, which would help create almost 500 high-rise homes in the center of town if planning councilors give it the green light in July… more
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By host on 4/6/2011 4:17 PM
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March 31, Mumbai
KONE has won an order to install elevators in Palais Royale, slated to be one of the tallest buildings in the country under construction in Mumbai. It will provide 6 elevators that will travel at speeds of up to 7 m/s, the fastest elevators in all of India. Another four will move at 3.5 m/s… more
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By host on 4/4/2011 12:56 PM
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April 4, Dubai
A seven-year-old boy given several months to live after being diagnosed with a brain tumor fulfilled a dream yesterday by going up the world's tallest building. With a beaming smile, Noah Larkin savored every moment of his big day at the Burj Khalifa as he was given a rare opportunity…more
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By host on 4/4/2011 12:00 AM
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April 4, Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Fire Department and a disaster-planning firm practice saving people in a faux earthquake emergency drill at the triangular Century Plaza Tower North. One goal was to test and refine how rescue teams handle stairwells…more
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By host on 4/4/2011 12:00 AM
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April 4, La Défense
Teams from Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France has handed over roughly 1,000 keys and technical literature documenting the construction and operation of the building. The First Tower is owned by Beacon, which will be responsible for both maintenance and sales. The project, worth more than €300 million…more
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By host on 4/4/2011 12:00 AM
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April 4, Shanghai
Christopher Chan is Gensler's design director for the Shanghai Tower project, a 632-meter tower that will be China's tallest building upon completion in 2014. The twisting skyscraper will complete the set of three supertall towers in Lujiazui…more
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By host on 4/4/2011 12:00 AM
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April 4, Belgrade, Serbia
This proposal for the Belgrade Center for Promotion of Science comes from DVA plus. The mission of the architecture is to create a space for Belgrade, Serbia that makes education, and science in particular, personal, fun, participatory and relevant for the community, state and region…more
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By host on 4/4/2011 12:00 AM
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April 4, Chicago
A police officer patrolling the Loop early Sunday, April 3rd heard an odd, “loud popping sound,” and saw a man “floating” down onto Wacker Drive, police said. A parachutist had jumped from a 25-floor Loop building under construction at 117 W. Wacker Dr. at about 2:40 am…more
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By host on 4/4/2011 12:00 AM
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April 4
Doka’s experience on the Burj Khalifa in Dubai has resulted in the Austrian formwork specialist clinching contracts for two other supertall towers, the 555m-high Lotte Super Tower 123 in Seoul, South Korea and the 301m-high India Tower in Mumbai…more
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By host on 4/1/2011 12:00 AM
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April 4
The High Court has ordered the authorities to demolish the 15-story BGMEA building on Begunbari-Hatirjheel canal, saying it was built on a land acquired through forgery and earth-filled illegally. In a judgment yesterday, the court asked the tenants to vacate the building…more
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By host on 4/1/2011 12:00 AM
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April 1
The CTBUH is pleased to invite students from around the world to take part in the “CTBUH 2011 Student Design Competition: Why Tall?” With a US$5,000 first prize, it asks university students to shed new light on the meaning and value of tall buildings in modern society…more
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By host on 4/1/2011 12:00 AM
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March 31, Bartlesville, USA
Completed in 1956, the Price Tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma is the first and only realized high-rise design project by the famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Designed as the headquarters for Harold C. Price of the H.C. Price Company, a local oil pipeline and chemical firm…more
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By host on 4/1/2011 12:00 AM
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March 31, Coquitlam, Canada
A development company says it’s building a 29-storey tower in Coquitlam City Center but city staff say it’s only 25 floors. So where did the other four levels go? Cressey Development Group’s proposed high-rise won’t have fourth, 13th, 14th or 24th floors…more
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By host on 4/1/2011 12:00 AM
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March 31, London
Even without the spire that will make London’s Shard the tallest building in Europe, its recently topped-out core, reaching 72 floors above ground, already dominates the city. With the structural steelwork frame ending at level 40, concrete columns and post-tension floors…more
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By host on 4/1/2011 12:00 AM
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March 31, New York
In New York City, when a developer hires an architect to do a residential project, they all want the same thing: to maximize floor area. Wringing the most out of a Manhattan lot, however, has been complicated ever since the sepia-toned year of 1911, when zoning laws were passed…more
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By host on 4/1/2011 12:00 AM
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Mar 30, Montreal
There are plans in the works to bring new life to the area surrounding the Bell Centre in downtown Montreal. Cadillac-Fairview, a major real-estate developer based in Toronto, says it's ready to spend up to $400 million to build three large condo towers and an office skyscraper in the neighborhood…more
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By host on 4/1/2011 12:00 AM
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March 30, London
What will be one of the tallest buildings in the City of London, Heron Tower, is finally nearing completion, over a decade after the project first surfaced. There are still a couple of pieces of cladding to be fitted into place, but the 202.52 meter tall skyscraper is now suitable for occupation…more
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By host on 3/30/2011 2:31 PM
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March 30, Shanghai
The owner of the 101-story Shanghai World Financial Center says that it has set deals to sell five high-level floors in the building for as much as 273 million Yuan, or US$41.6 million, each. Transactions for single floors of supertall office buildings are rare, particularly at the heights listed in the Shanghai deals... more
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By host on 3/30/2011 2:29 PM
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March 30, Chicago
A wrecking ball is marking the end of an era at 1230 N. Burling St, otherwise known as Cabrini-Green, judged by history as one of the most notorious housing projects in the country. The tower there is the last of the housing project's high-rise buildings to be demolished… more
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By host on 3/30/2011 2:25 PM
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March 30, Christchurch
Staff from the Office of the Ombudsmen, based at the earthquake-hit Forsyth Barr building used a crane to get into the building, taking nearly six hours to remove important items. Access to the damaged building in the inner-city red zone has upset other business owners… more
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By host on 3/30/2011 2:21 PM
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March 29, Hong Kong
Almost 500 meters above ground and offering a very cozy lap of luxury, the newest Ritz-Carlton certainly impresses. Located on the top of Hong Kong's tallest building, the International Commerce Centre, The Ritz-Carlton has an incredible vantage point of possibly the best panoramic views of Hong Kong… more
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