December 28, Memphis Once the Queen of Memphis, the Sterick Building reigned as Tennessee's tallest structure from 1930 through the mid- 1950s, only to fall vacant and unwanted, if not unloved, 25 years ago. Despite a flurry of behind-the-scenes activity, it's unclear if or when its fortunes will rise again...more

December 28, Shanghai Racing ahead with the construction of the second tallest building in the world, China has completed the foundation for 632-meter tall Shanghai Tower, second only to 828-meter tall Burj Khalifa. Work crews have completed the foundation a month ahead of schedule and are now rushing to construct the ground structure ...more

December 27, New York New York City’s construction costs are among the country’s highest – but does it matter? The US$1.5 billion spent to build the Burj Khalifa is half the cost of the One World Trade Center now under construction. However, unlike Dubai, New York has one of the oldest, most densely developed urban environments in the world...more

December 24 Ponder the following facts for a second: More than 30% of our entire lives are spent at work and an astonishing 90% of them spent indoors. Rick Fedrizzi, founding chair of the US Green Building Council, has dedicated the vast majority of his working life to promoting sustainability in how buildings are designed, built and operated...more

December 23, Pune, India The draft Development Plan (DP) for the old city has proposed to increase the maximum permissible height of a high-rise building in the city to 150 meters from the present ceiling of 100 meters, thus paving the way for the vertical growth of Pune...more

December 23, Chicago The real estate market may still be in retreat, but it hasn't completely retired as two new local projects for seniors take shape. Exterior construction was recently completed at The New Admiral at the Lake, a 31-story retirement high-rise on Chicago's North Side at Foster Avenue and Marine Drive...more

December 23, Toronto A proposal to build a 70-story tower in the central waterfront is gaining its footings, but some residents think the proposed height is a new low for the community. Not only would the tower set a new height precedent for the waterfront, but a massing like that would add residents and workers to the already dense district...more

December 23, Shenzhen The St. Regis Shenzhen has recently opened, now the highest St. Regis hotel in the world. It is located in the Kingkey 100 Building, which is the 9th tallest building in the world. The hotel occupies the top 28 floors of the landmark building...more

December 23 There are many ways for emerging economies to announce themselves on the world stage. Hosting a big sporting event is one (the Beijing Olympics leap to mind). Another is to build a very tall building – hopefully, for a while, the tallest in the world. And when it comes to big buildings, China leads the way...more

December 22, Toronto The proposal to transform a historic six-story Gooderham and Worts building into a boutique hotel in the Distillery District is not what has city planners shaking their heads. It’s the 27-story condo above it. The brick building is protected by a heritage designation & zoning that restricts any additions above its 16.5-m height...more

December 22, New Delhi The Metro has resulted in a spike in real estate prices wherever it has reached. Over the next few years, it will also be associated with high-rises and dense development of existing plotted colonies. According to Master Plan of Delhi 2021, up to 500 meters along a Metro line will be designated as “influence zone”...more

December 21, Dubai Liquidity woes may push Dubai’s second tallest skyscraper, the Pentominium, past its completion date as developer Trident struggles with financing. The planned 516m tower in Dubai Marina was scheduled for completion in 2013 but saw work suspended in August amid wider financing concerns...more

December 21, Chicago The Chicago office market is improving, but fresh large-scale development is still doubtful in 2012. The trend of large tenants moving into existing buildings is expected to continue through next year. For Chicago, a new building going up would be a sign that the downtown office market was finally moving forward...more

December 21, New York Macy’s former flagship store, Mutual Reserve Building, and the Midtown Hotel where Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia held his inaugural ball have been designated Manhattan’s newest landmarks. Each of the three buildings was identified by the commission during a comprehensive survey of nearly 23,000 properties city-wide...more

December 21, Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi’s iconic Capital Gate Tower is already in the Guinness Book of World Records for its 18 degree lean – more than four times that of the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa! It now adds one more star to its name, the Hyatt Capital Gate Hotel, which occupies floors 18 through 33 of the building is now open for business!...more

December 21, Los Angeles New zoning guidelines headed to final approval by the L.A. City Council may open the door for the rapid construction of skyscrapers in Hollywood. But the question remains: Would the new legislation really change the neighborhood's landscape all that much?..more

December 21, Kuala Lumpur Permodalan Nasional Bhd expects to start ground work on the proposed 100-story Menara Warisan Merdeka project by the middle of next year. Its president and chief executive officer announced PNB has already submitted plans, including design and concept for approval to the Kuala Lumpur City Hall recently...more

December 21, New York Chicagoans long ago got used to being snubbed by New York, but one thing that’s hard for New York to overlook is our enviable array of skyscrapers. In addition to having two of the world’s 15 tallest buildings, Chicago has five buildings over 1,000 feet tall – one more than New York...more

December 20, Calgary The second phase of the massive Eighth Avenue Place downtown office development is moving forward. The owners of the project, which currently has a 49-story tower, say construction on a 40-story second tower will begin in January with initial occupancy planned for the spring of 2014...more

December 19, UAE The value of construction projects scrapped or on hold in the UAE soared to US$958 billion in the 12 months to October, according to Citigroup, signaling the Gulf state’s battered project market is still some way from recovery. The Gulf country saw US$20 billion worth of developments added to the list over the last year...more

December 19, Melbourne The newest addition to Melbourne’s stunning Docklands precinct has proven that magnificence can go hand in hand with timeliness. The AU$83 million project HarbourOne has been completed one month early, bringing with it a keen Melbourne style and a number of awards...more

December 17, Manila Finding your own Eden in the thickly populated and heavily congested Manila is like finding a needle in a haystack. Given the shrinking urban space in Metro Manila, the obvious alternative is to go for vertical developments like condominiums and high-rise apartments...more

December 16, New York New York may have the High Line, urbanism’s triumph du jour, but is it lagging behind in the kind of nitty-gritty innovations that make the real difference for the most people in the long run? As a tool, zoning has become too unwieldy, more like a loose cannon...more

December 16, Abu Dhabi Eighteen months ago, Ross Ensor at Leo A Daly described the business climate in Abu Dhabi as “a bit like the California Gold Rush.” Today, however, with the global economy still weak and political unrest sweeping the Arab world, the mood here is subdued...more

December 16, Christchurch A high-rise hotel in Christchurch that escaped major earthquake damage will reopen in March, but a business leader is concerned that the city will not have enough accommodation. The former Marque Hotel in Gloucester St will welcome guests as the rebranded Rendezvous Hotel Christchurch from March first...more

December 16, New York When it is completed, it will be the tallest building in Manhattan and one of incredible poignancy for New York City. One World Trade Center reached its 90th floor this week – with just 14 more floors to go until the top. The structure can now be seen from all five boroughs of the city...more

December 15, Hanoi A fire at an office tower being built by Vietnam Electricity has engulfed part of downtown Hanoi in black smoke. The 33-story tower is one of two being built. Official media say 30 workers have been rescued, but it is not clear whether others remain trapped inside...more

December 15, Shanghai Gensler’s Chris Chan, Design Director and lead designer of the Shanghai Tower gives some insight on what it has taken to get the Shanghai Tower built, and how Building Information Modeling (BIM) has played a crucial role from concept to construction...more

December 14 CTBUH has announced the projected world’s tallest 20 skyscrapers in the year 2020. Within this decade we will likely witness not only the world’s first kilometer-tall building, but also the completion of a significant number of buildings over 600 meters (around 2,000 feet) – that’s twice the height of the Eiffel Tower...more

December 14, Bucharest Developer Raiffeisen Evolution has sold its future high-rise Sky Tower office building in Bucharest but will continue to work on the project as a turnkey contractor. Once completed at the end of 2012, the 37-story building will host the headquarters of Raiffeisen Bank, on five floors...more

December 13, Detroit The historic David Whitney Building will be home to an Aloft hotel, owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. The vacant 19-story building, located at the corner of Woodward and Park Avenues, across from Grand Circus Park, was built in 1915...more

December 12, Warsaw Developer Orco Property Group has obtained an additional zł.190 million in financing from Bank Pekao to cover the remaining cost of building its Złota 44 luxury residential project. Located on ul. Złota in Warsaw’s central district, the Złota 44 development will rise 192 meters and offer 251 apartments...more

December 12, Boston Boston markets itself as a “walking city,” but visitors shouldn’t expect to walk in the sun, a diminishing resource downtown and in Back Bay. Boston is no longer a low-rise city, and its high-rise skyline comes at a cost. “Downtown spaces are not just for buildings; they’re for buildings and people”...more

December 12, Toronto Picasso, a 39-story, 403-suite condominium building in Toronto’s Entertainment District that promises to shy away from the traditional glass tower approach that dots the city’s skyline. Picasso’s design is described as a vertical landscape of cubist forms that appear to float...more

December 12, New York Manhattan developers have competed for decades over who has built the tallest tower. The battle to build Brooklyn's tallest tower is about to begin with two developers planning to break ground next year on residential buildings that will loom nearly 100 feet over any of their predecessors...more

December 12, Seoul The developer at the center of Seoul’s exploding-Twin Tower-lookalike controversy says it’s just an idea, one of many to come and far from settled. South Korean news media jumped on the controversy stirred up in the U.S. about a design proposal for two high-rises in Seoul...more

December 10, Toronto Although the Toronto waterfront has long been plagued by banal, view-busting architecture, a fresh kind of design sophistication is evolving along the East Bayfront, most notably for the Moshe Safdie-designed condominium tower, slated to break ground in just over a year...more

December 10, Chicago The former IBM Building designed by famed architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe will get a new tenant and a new name. The American Medical Association will move its Chicago headquarters to the iconic modernistic tower at 330 N. Wabash Ave. in September 2013. At that time, the 52-story tower will be renamed AMA Plaza...more

December 10, Dhaka, Bangladesh The 25-story Doreen Tower in the capital's Gulshan has been built without height clearance, a required car park, and vital fire safety facilities.Under the terms of the Building Construction Rules of 1996, any building 10 stories or higher must keep open space as follows: 10 ft at the back, 8.4 ft on the two sides, and 5 ft in the front...more

December 9, Jersey City Mack-Cali Realty Corp. announced a joint venture to develop two luxury apartment towers on Jersey City's waterfront. The deal, Mack-Cali's first foray into multifamily properties in a decade, comes as the company seeks new ways to expand as demand for office space in the Garden State...more

December 9, Hong Kong The redeveloped LHT Tower, previously known as the Luk Hoi Tong Building, now provides an eco-friendly, boutique Grade “A” mixed-use commercial building, located at the heart of Central Hong Kong. Given the critical undersupply the Central market is facing and the quality of the building, it has been attracting a lot of attention...more

December 9, New York Have a sneak peek at the model of NYC’s soon-to-be-tallest residential tower in Midtown East. The tower will be named the Drake Hotel, designed by Rafael Vinoly. The architectural plans show that a 1,300-foot tall skyscraper will occupy the space and will cost approximately $1 billion...more

December 8, London Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Architects have designed a 36-story landmark residential tower in Islington that will be called “Silicon Tower”. The scheme has a gross development value of GBP160 million and will be comprised of 307 residential apartments, 107 of which will be affordable housing...more

December 8, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Gallagher announced that a central management platform will be installed in Vattanac Capital Tower. At nearly 184 meters high, the 39-story building will be the tallest building in Phnom Penh and the city’s most prestigious commercial address, ultimately providing a unique cultural presence in the capital city...more

December 8, Dubai They are the real-life Ethan Hunt, the Mission Impossible action hero – daredevils who defy gravity and other forces of nature. But instead of chasing bad guys, these men bust dust, rust and faults in areas that would otherwise be impossible to reach using other access methods...more

December 7, Taizhou, China A leaning 18-story residential building built on reclaimed land was torn down in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, after one of its underground supporting pillars failed this month. Building No. 17 was one of 14 apartment buildings of the Yuhui Blue Bay International Residential Community on reclaimed seaside land...more

December 7, Seattle The developers of part of CenturyLink Field's north parking lot are unveiling the first detailed designs for their project's first phase– including a 25-story apartment tower that promises to be one of the city's most visible and architecturally distinctive new buildings...more

December 7, Singapore Designs for a Singapore skyscraper have been unveiled with chunks missing from its facade. The proposed Scotts Tower will house gardens, swimming pools and barbeque pavilions inside these gaping voids, named Sky Frames, which will surround both the base of the tower and a cluster of floors near the top...more

December 7, New Jersey A 23-story high apartment building in Camden, New Jersey has reduced its utility bill $37,000 a year by replacing dampers and sealing leaks in the building’s exhaust duct system. The Northgate II began undergoing energy efficiency upgrades with funding from the state’s Multifamily Weatherization Assistance Program...more

December 7, London For nearly half a century it has been a landmark on the London skyline. But there was something not quite right about the building most of us still know as the Post Office Tower. Gradually, the mushroom-shaped dishes that stuck out like blisters on its already skinny waistline have been removed...more

December 7, Seoul Renderings of the hottest new high-rise apartments to be built at a business district in Seoul's Yongsan were unveiled to the public. Designed by Dutch architectural firm MVRDV, the apartments will be housed in two buildings, one 300 meters tall with 60 stories and another 260 meters tall with 54 stories...more

December 6 The NFPA is reporting that in 2005-2009, there were an average of 15,700 reported structure fires in high-rise buildings per year with an associated $235 million in direct property damage. The report cites apartments, hotels, offices, and facilities that care for sick as accounting for roughly half of all high-rise fires...more

December 6, Dubai At the top of the Princess Tower, more than 400 meters above Dubai Marina, stairs lead to a dark, windowless room. Inside are four 1.5 meter tall machines, each tied to nine 19 millimeters wide steel cables. These control the lifts that transport people to the various floors of the tower without causing nose bleeds or nausea...more

December 6, Taichung Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto will be designing the Taiwan Tower, after his "21 Century Oasis" entry won first prize in the Taiwan Tower International Competition. Fujimoto's entry was inspired by the intertwined trunk of Taiwan's ubiquitous banyan tree and the shape of the island...more

December 5 UC Davis engineers are preparing to conduct the first rigorous tests of how the steel columns that secure skyscrapers to their foundations stand up during earthquakes, research that could make the towering structures safer – and perhaps less expensive to build...more

December 5, Ottawa Two controversial tower developments in Westboro and Centretown received preliminary approvals, weeks after Mayor Jim Watson condemned some builders for treating zoning as “mere suggestions.” At 335 Roosevelt Ave., developer wants to tear down three one-story industrial buildings and construct two condo towers, 14 and 16 stories tall...more

December 5 How can you most effectively design a skyscraper so that the solution is viable structurally, architecturally and economically? The following includes the top five tips in tackling a project of this nature. ..more

December 5, Jerusalem The face of downtown Jerusalem is set to change dramatically after two major construction projects for tall buildings in the city center were recently approved. The larger project, Eden Center, a 120-meter tall building designed by Daniel Libeskind will include hotels, stores, apartments and movie theaters...more

December 5, Bethlehem, USA Two of Bethlehem and Allentown’s largest redevelopment projects finally received a green light on some long-stalled state grant funding. The US$7.83 million for the redevelopment of Bethlehem’s Martin Tower and US$5 million to overhaul Allentown’s Lehigh River waterfront were held up for almost a year by Gov. Corbett...more

December 5, India With timely delivery of projects turning into a selling point, developers take to newer construction methods. It’s a race among real estate developers to complete a floor quicker than the rest. Innovative technology is being put to use by realtors like never before...more

December 5, Atlanta The Epsten Group headquarters in Atlanta, has secured LEED Platinum certification from the USGBC. The facility, originally built in the 1940s, covers an area of 9,000 square feet and has also received Four Green Globes. It imbibes a host of green features such as a photovoltaic array roof as well as a green roof...more

December 5, Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi has added its latest architectural marvel and lifestyle destination – Etihad Towers. His Highness Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed Al Nahyan launched Etihad Towers on occasion of UAE's 40th anniversary. Etihad Towers comprise of five buildings over an area of over half-a-million square meters...more

December 3, San Francisco Schematic designs, recently released, bring Snøhetta’s addition to SFMOMA into clear focus: a snowy mountain that peers over the stolid darkness of the existing Mario Botta building, glinting in the sun. The project’s craggy façade will be etched with terraces, stairways, and landings...more

December 3, Staten Island A scenario where Staten Island's gritty North Shore undergoes a metamorphosis, transforming from a dilapidated waterfront into a Brooklyn Bridge Park-like area is looking likely. A developer, Ironstate, is investing US$150 million to create residential and retail on a seven-acre site in an area called Homeport...more

December 2, London Senate House, the capital’s first skyscraper, is 75 years old – and the history of the University of London’s landmark home is being told in a new exhibition. The soaring, 209 foot-building in Bloomsbury was designed by architect Charles Holden in the 1930s. He had previously been responsible for many tube stations...more

December 2, Dallas Does it take an entirely new HVAC system to save big money on energy costs in a commercial high-rise? Maybe not. At a 17-story Dallas office tower, an energy-efficient HVAC retrofit and energy management system are apparently doing the trick...more

December 2, London Plans have been submitted for a 32-story, student-flat skyscraper scheme in Vauxhall, South London. The project, at 30–60 South Lambeth Road by developer Downing, will house 572 student bedrooms, a gym and 25-meter swimming pool – both of which will be open to the public...more

December 1, Honolulu Hawaii’s fourth largest private landowner has unveiled a new residential condominium project, Waihonua at Kewalo. The planned 43-story tower, located between the Ala Moana Shopping Center and the Ward Centers, will be the final high-rise condo in Honolulu’s premiere residential high-rise neighborhood...more

December 1, Syracuse, USA Upstate Medical University has secured US$32 million from the sale of municipal bonds to complete construction on Townsend Tower, a vacant downtown Syracuse high-rise that will be transformed into housing for Upstate students and medical residents...more

November 30, Shenzhen The project called for the design of two office buildings – CBD Tower (150 meters tall) and Minsheng Financial Tower (100 meters tall). The concept proposes the creation of a landmark that gathers and communicates the power of principles and social responsibilities...more

November 30, Helsinki The Kämp Tower’s construction – a major hotel project designed by Architects Davidsson Tarkela Oy – has started. It is projected to be completed by November 2014. When finished, it will also become a lively tourist attraction with a vantage point at the height of 120 meters: it will be the highest viewpoint in central Helsinki...more

November 30, Nanjing This project is located in Xiaguan District, Nanjing, China. The site is on the south side of Jianning Road, a historical urban area. The architects were required to design a complex which includes entertaining, sport, commercial and administration offices...more

November 30, New York Just a decade ago, the picture-perfect postcard of Manhattan was a twinkling panoramic view punctuated by the iconic Empire State Building which towered far above neighboring rooftops. But looking at the same skyline today from across the Hudson River, the city seems to have come alive with dazzling bright lights...more

November 30, Gonbad Kavoos, Iran The historic tower of Gonbad Kavoos, completed in the year 1006 AD, is an enormous decagon building located in the northeast of Iran. A massive cylinder capped by a conical roof, the tower reaches 72 m high and is a structure purely made of brick representing a special art related to the 4th century Hegira...more

November 29, Chongqing For decades, governments around the world have looked to Singapore for tips on how to make their cities function better and appear easier on the eye. Now the prosperous southeast Asian city-state is replicating a part of itself on the banks of the muddy Yangtze and Jialing rivers in China...more

November 29, Darwin A Northern Teritory-based developer has won a tender to build what will be Darwin’s tallest building, in an AU$84 million-redevelopment in the CBD. The 20-story tower block, to be called the Charles Darwin Centre, will include office, commercial and retail space...more

November 28, Helsinki Helsinki plans to ban skyscrapers from most of the city's central areas. The City Planning Department is drawing up a plan to maintain the downtown area as a relatively low-rise district. There are currently some 50 new buildings in the works in Helsinki...more

November 28, Abu Dhabi Work on the stalled US$1.9 billion Tameer Towers development on Abu Dhabi’s Reem Island is set to resume by the first quarter of 2012. Based on the current situation and information available, Tameer anticipates delivery of phase one of Tameer Towers to be in the fourth quarter of 2013...more

November 28, London The Tower of London and the Palace of Westminster could lose their status as world architectural wonders because of the damage being done by surrounding skyscrapers. World heritage cultural organization UNESCO has warned that the Tower of London could be downgraded because of the negative impact of the Shard of Glass on its panorama...more

November 28, Seoul The Yongsan Landmark Tower was originally intended to be 100 stories and 500 meters high, but the developers have decided to add 11 more stories and 120 meters to make it Korea's tallest building. The developers also decided to change the name from Landmark Tower to Triple One standing for 111 floors...more

November 25, Rotterdam Open the Tower exhibits 676 models in a scale of 1:1000 designed by Eurohigh. The project was led by architect Winy Maas of MVRDV; Alexander Sverdlov and Ania Molenda of The Why Factory in collaboration with KRADS and supported by Lego and Arup...more

November 25, Sheffield, UK Once tower blocks were the answer to a housing crisis but many people came to hate them. With Sheffield's Park Hill estate being refurbished for its 50th birthday, can people learn to love them again, asks architect and broadcaster Maxwell Hutchinson...more

November 24, Melbourne Some residents fear Southbank could be the precinct that skyscrapers killed, with planning applications lodged for three towers – one almost as tall as Eureka Tower, Melbourne's tallest building. The proposed Queensbridge Tower would be the second-tallest building in Melbourne at 275 meters...more

November 24, Istanbul Construction is scheduled to begin next year on what its developers are billing as Europe’s tallest tower, even though it will not stand in Europe. The plans highlight the scope of Istanbul’s ambitions as Turkey’s commercial capital and as a growing power within the region. However, the exact height of the mixed-use building is not yet clear...more

November 23, Mecca It is Islam's most holy site and millions make a pilgrimage to the Grand Mosque at Mecca every year. But Mecca is also now being compared to Manhattan with the rising number of high-rise buildings that are dotting the skyline. Luxury hotels are being built by the local authority to provide accommodation for the rich visitors that come to the city...more

November 23, Brisbane There will soon be another shape on Brisbane's skyline with a new 37-story commercial tower on Queen Street. The Neighborhood Planning Committee voted in favor of the AU$590 million-application for 480 Queen Street – the site of the failed Trilogy tower project...more

November 23, Guangzhou The Guangfa Securities Headquarters is a 308-meter tall office building that will serve as the new landmark for the eastern portion of Guangzhou’s new central business district. Its orientation is rotated slightly from the orthogonal grid of the surrounding area to mark the site as a transformational pivot point of the urban fabric...more

November 23, Toronto Toronto’s skyline is moving incrementally toward the clouds, says the architect of downtown’s most recently proposed towering condo. A triangular plot of land near the foot of York Street is designated to be the site of a proposed residential skyscraper soaring 75 stories...more

November 22, New York Last spring, developer Related became disenchanted with the design of the Hudson Yards first phase, the gargantuan project on top of a train storage yard along the Hudson River. The new rendering, recently unveiled, describes a much different composition. The 30-story middle building is replaced by two jagged towers...more

November 22, Abu Dhabi Sun and Sky Towers in Abu Dhabi won the GCC Residential Project of the Year Award at the Construction Week Awards 2011. The 74-story Sky Tower and 65-story Sun Tower are the two tallest buildings in the Shams Gate District, a cluster of eight towers located at the entrance of Shams Abu Dhabi on Reem Island...more

November 22, Barangaroo, Australia There may be taller buildings in Australia, but with its vast footprint, the 49-story C3 tower at Barangaroo is likely to be the country's largest office building in terms of floor space. At 205 meters tall with 115,291 square meters of floor space, the commercial tower will be the tallest building in Barangaroo.. more

November 21, Singapore It may sound odd, but since the 1960s Singapore has been slowly remaking itself as a garden city. Tiny, dense, hyper-urban and constantly clawing back land from the sea to accommodate its booming center, the city-state has nevertheless seen green tentacles creeping into every corner... more

November 21, New York The New York Tower Museum is intended to celebrate the cosmopolitan, urban and global character of New York City. It is a high-rise monument located at the tip of Manhattan on a pier projecting from Battery Park. The building would facilitate various exhibitions, with the emphasis on the 1970’s memorabilia.. more

November 21, Warsaw Danish architects Schmidt Hammer Lassen have been named as winners of a design competition for a high-rise office project in the center of Warsaw, which will replace the Ilmet Office building. The Jury was impressed with the high quality and innovation evident in its urbanistic, architectural and technical concepts... more

November 21, Brooklyn It’s been more than a year since there was any sign that Avalon Bay still plans to build a second Downtown high-rise – a tower that, at 58 stories, would be the tallest in the borough. The trust recently bought a building on Willoughby St, adding another parcel to the seven assembled for the development... more

November 21, Motherwell, UK Crowds lined the streets as one of Lanarkshire’s best-known landmarks was brought to the ground by 100 kilograms of explosives. After months of meticulous planning, the 17-story Glencairn Tower block in Motherwell toppled to the ground in a spectacular “blowdown” which sent a plume of dust into the air.. more

November 21, Miami A new Miami apartment block incorporates a luxury previously available only to those who lived in freestanding homes: a garage adjacent to the front door. No matter what floor of the 57-story Porsche Design Tower at Sunny Isles Beach, Miami, you live on, you will be able to park your car next to the front door... more

November 20, Noida, India It's been a year of the NCR's rise so far. The record for the region's tallest building has been broken several times over, even if only on paper. Just weeks after a construction firm announced plans to build Delhi's first skyscraper, comes the news that the region's tallest will top 300 meters... more

November 19, South Korea What do the 68-story Northeast Asia Trade Tower, which stands tall in Songdo International City, the 123-story Lotte Super Tower, whose construction is underway in Seoul, and the 108-story WBC Solomon Tower, whose construction will soon begin at Centum City in Busan, have in common?... more

November 19, Abu Dhabi International Tower, the largest commercial tower at ADNECs Capital Centre is the first to complete and ready for occupation with all regulatory approvals secured. The Taking Over Certificate was issued last month by the project’s architect Woods Bagot to the main contractor Group 3 Engineers Contractors... more