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18 June 2021 | London
London Project Redevelops Brownfield Site into Affordable Homes
A development in Kidbrooke will deliver more than 600 new homes, along with a new village square with new shops and green walkways. Kidbrooke Station Square, which has been designed...
18 June 2021 | Tegucigalpa
High-Rise Residential Building in Tegucigalpa Opens
A residential high-rise in Tegucigalpa was inaugurated on June 4, with a total project timeline of two years. Located in front of Plaza Cipreses, NIVO Las Lomas has 20 floors,...
18 June 2021 | Atlanta
Atlanta BeltLine Mixed-Use Development Underway
Redeveloping the site of a former Georgia Power operations center, a new mixed-use high-rise development currently under construction along Atlanta’s BeltLine covers 102,193 square meters (1.1 million-square feet.) Located at...
17 June 2021 | San Jose
San Jose Project Builds on Area’s Agricultural Heritage
The Orchard residences on the Westbank campus in San Jose will span two distinct buildings including an accompanying workspace in an L-shaped plan. Sited at 409 S 2nd street, as...
17 June 2021 | Amsterdam
Seven-building Project in Amsterdam Focuses on Greening the City
In Amsterdam, ‘De Oosterlingen’ block will assemble seven residential buildings with a mixed-use program, creating a green human-centric street on Oostenburg Island, a formerly industrial area. MVRDV design allows each...
17 June 2021 | San Salvador
High-Rise Residential Project in San Salvador Refreshes Look
Trè Lum in San Salvador, a residential tower with 14 floors, recently refreshed the planned façade on the project. The building will deliver 70 apartments, with units ranging from 87...
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16 June 2021 | Dubai
Dubai Tower Tops Out
Il Primo Tower 1 in Dubai has topped out at 356 meters. It is situated on the north side of the Opera House between The Dubai Mall and the Burj...
16 June 2021 | Gold Coast
Gold Coast Project Inspired by Tropical Modernism Proposed
An AU$100-million (US$ 77-million), 22-story residential development at Broadbeach on the Gold Coast has been proposed at 9-11 Armrick Avenue. It would be developer Turrisi Properties’ first Gold Coast development....
16 June 2021 | Chicago
Carbon-neutral Mixed-Use High-Rise Wins Chicago Design Competition
An affordable mixed-use carbon-neutral high-rise designed by The Community Builders and Studio Gang has been selected as the winner of the City of Chicago’s C40 Reinventing Cities competition. Assemble Chicago...
15 June 2021 | Madison (WI)
Timber Project Proposed in Madison Incorporates Historic Building
A 15-story residential timber building has been proposed in Madison. Baker’s Place will consist of three volumes that range in height from 9-to-14 stories and will incorporate an existing two-story...
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15 June 2021 | Kuwait City
Work Has Begun on Kuwait Tower
Work has started on the new 46-story Capital Markets Authority Headquarters building in Kuwait City. The 240-meter project by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates in collaboration with KEO International Consultants takes...
15 June 2021 | Tokyo
Redeveloped Tokyo Apartment Building to Nearly Double in Height
An 11- story apartment building in Tokyo’s Shirokanedai neighborhood will be redeveloped to 19 floors plus a basement. The owner’s association of the 50-year-old 65-unit building received an additional floor-area...
14 June 2021 | London
Proposed Redevelopment in London Faces Community Headwinds
A proposed redevelopment of the Walnuts Shopping Centre in Orpington is facing community criticism over the proposed “size and scale” of the project. A petition with more than 500 signatures...
14 June 2021 | Cairo
Progress Continues on Africa’s Tallest Tower Under Construction
Construction on the Iconic Tower is reported to be 70 percent complete, with project completion anticipated by the end of 2022. Once completed, it is expected to be the tallest...
14 June 2021 | Chicago
A Competition to Give Chicago's Thompson Center New Life Opens
A competition open to the general public to re-envision the State of Illinois “Thompson” Center has been launched by the Chicago Architecture Center and the Chicago Architectural Club. The Thompson...
11 June 2021 | Vancouver
Vancouver Startup's Roomba-Like Robot Tower Window Cleaner Could Replace Humans
The business of washing windows on a tower with human labor is a dangerous, inefficient, and costly practice, but a Vancouver innovator’s robotic solution could potentially disrupt this service globally....
11 June 2021 | Seattle
Seattle Net-Zero Project Using Modular Construction
A 15-story apartment building in Seattle designed to be a net-zero energy development is being constructed with panels manufactured at a plant in Tacoma, Wash. that come preloaded with electrical...
10 June 2021 | Glasgow
Construction Contract Signed for 20-Story Glasgow Build-to-Rent Tower
Platform_, specialists in the provision and operation of build to rent accommodation, have signed an agreement with contractor Graham to deliver their latest project in Glasgow. Central Quay will rise...
10 June 2021 | Coeur d'Alene
Hotel and Residential High-Rise Now Open in Downtown Coeur d'Alene
A long-anticipated US$20 million high-rise is now open in downtown Coeur d'Alene. The 15-story One Lakeside opened in May 2021 at 201 N. First St., near Lake Coeur d'Alene. The...
9 June 2021 | Guatemala City
Development in the Heart of Guatemala City Opens Showroom
The showroom for a new 12-story mixed-use project in Guatemala City has opened. In Séptimo’s showroom, located in the the Nova Reformador building, in Zone 9 of Guatemala City, visitors...
18 June 2021 | London
London Project Redevelops Brownfield Site into Affordable Homes
A development in Kidbrooke will deliver more than 600 new homes, along with a new village square with new shops and green walkways. Kidbrooke Station Square, which has been designed...
18 June 2021 | Tegucigalpa
High-Rise Residential Building in Tegucigalpa Opens
A residential high-rise in Tegucigalpa was inaugurated on June 4, with a total project timeline of two years. Located in front of Plaza Cipreses, NIVO Las Lomas has 20 floors,...
18 June 2021 | Atlanta
Atlanta BeltLine Mixed-Use Development Underway
Redeveloping the site of a former Georgia Power operations center, a new mixed-use high-rise development currently under construction along Atlanta’s BeltLine covers 102,193 square meters (1.1 million-square feet.) Located at...
17 June 2021 | San Jose
San Jose Project Builds on Area’s Agricultural Heritage
The Orchard residences on the Westbank campus in San Jose will span two distinct buildings including an accompanying workspace in an L-shaped plan. Sited at 409 S 2nd street, as...
17 June 2021 | Amsterdam
Seven-building Project in Amsterdam Focuses on Greening the City
In Amsterdam, ‘De Oosterlingen’ block will assemble seven residential buildings with a mixed-use program, creating a green human-centric street on Oostenburg Island, a formerly industrial area. MVRDV design allows each...
17 June 2021 | San Salvador
High-Rise Residential Project in San Salvador Refreshes Look
Trè Lum in San Salvador, a residential tower with 14 floors, recently refreshed the planned façade on the project. The building will deliver 70 apartments, with units ranging from 87...
16 June 2021 | Dubai
Dubai Tower Tops Out
Il Primo Tower 1 in Dubai has topped out at 356 meters. It is situated on the north side of the Opera House between The Dubai Mall and the Burj...
16 June 2021 | Gold Coast
Gold Coast Project Inspired by Tropical Modernism Proposed
An AU$100-million (US$ 77-million), 22-story residential development at Broadbeach on the Gold Coast has been proposed at 9-11 Armrick Avenue. It would be developer Turrisi Properties’ first Gold Coast development....
16 June 2021 | Chicago
Carbon-neutral Mixed-Use High-Rise Wins Chicago Design Competition
An affordable mixed-use carbon-neutral high-rise designed by The Community Builders and Studio Gang has been selected as the winner of the City of Chicago’s C40 Reinventing Cities competition. Assemble Chicago...
15 June 2021 | Madison (WI)
Timber Project Proposed in Madison Incorporates Historic Building
A 15-story residential timber building has been proposed in Madison. Baker’s Place will consist of three volumes that range in height from 9-to-14 stories and will incorporate an existing two-story...
15 June 2021 | Kuwait City
Work Has Begun on Kuwait Tower
Work has started on the new 46-story Capital Markets Authority Headquarters building in Kuwait City. The 240-meter project by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates in collaboration with KEO International Consultants takes...
15 June 2021 | Tokyo
Redeveloped Tokyo Apartment Building to Nearly Double in Height
An 11- story apartment building in Tokyo’s Shirokanedai neighborhood will be redeveloped to 19 floors plus a basement. The owner’s association of the 50-year-old 65-unit building received an additional floor-area...
14 June 2021 | London
Proposed Redevelopment in London Faces Community Headwinds
A proposed redevelopment of the Walnuts Shopping Centre in Orpington is facing community criticism over the proposed “size and scale” of the project. A petition with more than 500 signatures...
14 June 2021 | Cairo
Progress Continues on Africa’s Tallest Tower Under Construction
Construction on the Iconic Tower is reported to be 70 percent complete, with project completion anticipated by the end of 2022. Once completed, it is expected to be the tallest...
14 June 2021 | Chicago
A Competition to Give Chicago's Thompson Center New Life Opens
A competition open to the general public to re-envision the State of Illinois “Thompson” Center has been launched by the Chicago Architecture Center and the Chicago Architectural Club. The Thompson...
11 June 2021 | Vancouver
Vancouver Startup's Roomba-Like Robot Tower Window Cleaner Could Replace Humans
The business of washing windows on a tower with human labor is a dangerous, inefficient, and costly practice, but a Vancouver innovator’s robotic solution could potentially disrupt this service globally....
11 June 2021 | Seattle
Seattle Net-Zero Project Using Modular Construction
A 15-story apartment building in Seattle designed to be a net-zero energy development is being constructed with panels manufactured at a plant in Tacoma, Wash. that come preloaded with electrical...
10 June 2021 | Glasgow
Construction Contract Signed for 20-Story Glasgow Build-to-Rent Tower
Platform_, specialists in the provision and operation of build to rent accommodation, have signed an agreement with contractor Graham to deliver their latest project in Glasgow. Central Quay will rise...
10 June 2021 | Coeur d'Alene
Hotel and Residential High-Rise Now Open in Downtown Coeur d'Alene
A long-anticipated US$20 million high-rise is now open in downtown Coeur d'Alene. The 15-story One Lakeside opened in May 2021 at 201 N. First St., near Lake Coeur d'Alene. The...
9 June 2021 | Guatemala City
Development in the Heart of Guatemala City Opens Showroom
The showroom for a new 12-story mixed-use project in Guatemala City has opened. In Séptimo’s showroom, located in the the Nova Reformador building, in Zone 9 of Guatemala City, visitors...
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