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22 April 2021 | Singapore
Design Revealed For "Biophilic" Residential Tower In Singapore
PLP Architecture has revealed the design for a luxury residential tower in Singapore. Called Park Nova, the 21-story building has been conceived as a "biophilic" tower inspired by its lush...
22 April 2021 | Vancouver
With City Approval, Vancouver Stepped Residential Tower Moves Forward
The application was granted in mid-April, 2021 to rezone the KPF-designed residential tower, 1698 West Georgia Street. Located at the southeast corner of the intersection of West Georgia Street and...
22 April 2021 | Chicago
Chicago Opens the Door to More Branded High-Rise Signage
Chicago’s skyline could be in for changes after the city passed rules that could allow more signs on some office towers. The rules, which would allow companies to have a...
21 April 2021 | St. Petersburg
Proposed St. Petersburg Office Design Bisected with Zigzagging Atrium
Dutch architecture firm UNStudio has revealed its design for an office in St. Petersburg, Russia, which will contain an atrium that rises diagonally through the building. UNStudio designed the large...
21 April 2021 | Brisbane
Property Group to Offload Brisbane Office Tower
The Public Trustee of Queensland and Abacus group are selling their office tower in Brisbane CBD's Golden Triangle, with hopes it could bring more than AU$60 million (US$46 million). Abacus...
21 April 2021 | Bangkok
Head Office for Bank Tops Out in Bangkok
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) has announced the topping out of the new head office for UOB Thailand in Bangkok. The milestone was celebrated at an event at the construction...
20 April 2021 | Hangzhou
Curved and Connected Loop Building to be Designed in Hangzhou
Nestled in the heart of Yuhang District, Bjarke Ingels Group’s design for the new OPPO R&D Headquarters, China’s largest smartphone company, combines aesthetics and innovative technology in a building that...
20 April 2021 | Salford
Plans Submitted for a 36-Story Salford Tower
BDP Quadrangle has put forward a proposal for a 36-story red tower in Greengate, Salford The tower would provide co-living homes and a hotel. The planning application also asks to...
20 April 2021 | Toronto
The City of Toronto Buys Two Buildings That Will House Over 300 Affordable Rental Units
Toronto’s Yorkville and Chinatown neighborhoods will soon be home to over 300 new affordable rental units. On Thursday, 15 April, 2021 the City announced that it had purchased two buildings...
19 April 2021 | Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg Office Building with Modular Units Opens
The RMK Headquarters in Ekaterinburg has officially opened. The practice’s first office building in Russia, the building reimagines the conventional cellular office to set new standards in quality, comfort and...
19 April 2021 | Nairobi
New Index Released to Assess Performance of Resource-Efficient Buildings in Kenya
The Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK) has developed a national green building certification tool which is aimed to assess projects in the local built setting to establish their environmental performance....
19 April 2021 | Chicago
Developer Unveils Plan for Almost 2,700 Apartments on Chicago's Goose Island
A Canadian developer has unveiled plans to bring up to 2,650 apartments to a part of the city that now has no residents. Onni Group wants to build apartment towers...
16 April 2021 | Sydney
Developers Partner Up for New Sydney Hotel
In a welcome sign of confidence in the hotel sector, private developer Built has announced it has taken on a joint venture partner, ASX-listed Irongate Group, to develop a 5-...
16 April 2021 | New York City
New Renderings Revealed for Mixed-Use New York City Tower
A new batch of renderings were released about Project Commodore, Skidmore Owings & Merrill‘s upcoming mixed-use supertall at 175 Park Avenue in Midtown East. The 85-story behemoth is slated to...
16 April 2021 | Birmingham
Revised Plans for Birmingham Residential Tower Approved
Court Collaboration has been given the go-ahead for revised plans to deliver ONE Eastside, a 51-story residential tower in Birmingham Birmingham City Council has given the green light to plans...
15 April 2021 | London
MEP Contract Secured at Lewisham Gateway
MEP contractor Kane has landed a £29 million (US$39 million) design and build contract with Balfour Beatty to deliver the MEP installation at Lewisham Gateway Phase 2. The 26-month MEP...
15 April 2021 | Bangkok
United Kingdom-Based Hotel Brand Expands into Bangkok
Kew Green Hotels, one of the leading UK and international hotel management companies with over 55 hotels in its portfolio, continues its expansion in South East Asia, announcing the signing...
15 April 2021 | Guangzhou
Lifting of Sky Deck Ceremony Held for Guangzhou Building
The latest stage of construction at 10 Design’s Huabang International Centre has been marked with a special ceremony to celebrate the lifting of the sky deck that connects the two...
14 April 2021 | Seongnam
New Skybridge-Connected Tower Completed in Seongnam
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates has announced the completion of Bundang Doosan Tower, the new headquarters for the Doosan Corporation. The 27-story tall tower's clear and rational form contains 83,000 square...
14 April 2021 | Osaka
Osaka Mixed-Use Project to Include Hotel and Condominiums
Tokyo Tatemono and Hotel Properties Limited are developing a 195-meter-tall, 49-story mixed condominium and hotel high-rise just south of the Osaka / Umeda Station district. This will be the first...
22 April 2021 | Singapore
Design Revealed For "Biophilic" Residential Tower In Singapore
PLP Architecture has revealed the design for a luxury residential tower in Singapore. Called Park Nova, the 21-story building has been conceived as a "biophilic" tower inspired by its lush...
22 April 2021 | Vancouver
With City Approval, Vancouver Stepped Residential Tower Moves Forward
The application was granted in mid-April, 2021 to rezone the KPF-designed residential tower, 1698 West Georgia Street. Located at the southeast corner of the intersection of West Georgia Street and...
22 April 2021 | Chicago
Chicago Opens the Door to More Branded High-Rise Signage
Chicago’s skyline could be in for changes after the city passed rules that could allow more signs on some office towers. The rules, which would allow companies to have a...
21 April 2021 | St. Petersburg
Proposed St. Petersburg Office Design Bisected with Zigzagging Atrium
Dutch architecture firm UNStudio has revealed its design for an office in St. Petersburg, Russia, which will contain an atrium that rises diagonally through the building. UNStudio designed the large...
21 April 2021 | Brisbane
Property Group to Offload Brisbane Office Tower
The Public Trustee of Queensland and Abacus group are selling their office tower in Brisbane CBD's Golden Triangle, with hopes it could bring more than AU$60 million (US$46 million). Abacus...
21 April 2021 | Bangkok
Head Office for Bank Tops Out in Bangkok
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) has announced the topping out of the new head office for UOB Thailand in Bangkok. The milestone was celebrated at an event at the construction...
20 April 2021 | Hangzhou
Curved and Connected Loop Building to be Designed in Hangzhou
Nestled in the heart of Yuhang District, Bjarke Ingels Group’s design for the new OPPO R&D Headquarters, China’s largest smartphone company, combines aesthetics and innovative technology in a building that...
20 April 2021 | Salford
Plans Submitted for a 36-Story Salford Tower
BDP Quadrangle has put forward a proposal for a 36-story red tower in Greengate, Salford The tower would provide co-living homes and a hotel. The planning application also asks to...
20 April 2021 | Toronto
The City of Toronto Buys Two Buildings That Will House Over 300 Affordable Rental Units
Toronto’s Yorkville and Chinatown neighborhoods will soon be home to over 300 new affordable rental units. On Thursday, 15 April, 2021 the City announced that it had purchased two buildings...
19 April 2021 | Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg Office Building with Modular Units Opens
The RMK Headquarters in Ekaterinburg has officially opened. The practice’s first office building in Russia, the building reimagines the conventional cellular office to set new standards in quality, comfort and...
19 April 2021 | Nairobi
New Index Released to Assess Performance of Resource-Efficient Buildings in Kenya
The Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK) has developed a national green building certification tool which is aimed to assess projects in the local built setting to establish their environmental performance....
19 April 2021 | Chicago
Developer Unveils Plan for Almost 2,700 Apartments on Chicago's Goose Island
A Canadian developer has unveiled plans to bring up to 2,650 apartments to a part of the city that now has no residents. Onni Group wants to build apartment towers...
16 April 2021 | Sydney
Developers Partner Up for New Sydney Hotel
In a welcome sign of confidence in the hotel sector, private developer Built has announced it has taken on a joint venture partner, ASX-listed Irongate Group, to develop a 5-...
16 April 2021 | New York City
New Renderings Revealed for Mixed-Use New York City Tower
A new batch of renderings were released about Project Commodore, Skidmore Owings & Merrill‘s upcoming mixed-use supertall at 175 Park Avenue in Midtown East. The 85-story behemoth is slated to...
16 April 2021 | Birmingham
Revised Plans for Birmingham Residential Tower Approved
Court Collaboration has been given the go-ahead for revised plans to deliver ONE Eastside, a 51-story residential tower in Birmingham Birmingham City Council has given the green light to plans...
15 April 2021 | London
MEP Contract Secured at Lewisham Gateway
MEP contractor Kane has landed a £29 million (US$39 million) design and build contract with Balfour Beatty to deliver the MEP installation at Lewisham Gateway Phase 2. The 26-month MEP...
15 April 2021 | Bangkok
United Kingdom-Based Hotel Brand Expands into Bangkok
Kew Green Hotels, one of the leading UK and international hotel management companies with over 55 hotels in its portfolio, continues its expansion in South East Asia, announcing the signing...
15 April 2021 | Guangzhou
Lifting of Sky Deck Ceremony Held for Guangzhou Building
The latest stage of construction at 10 Design’s Huabang International Centre has been marked with a special ceremony to celebrate the lifting of the sky deck that connects the two...
14 April 2021 | Seongnam
New Skybridge-Connected Tower Completed in Seongnam
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates has announced the completion of Bundang Doosan Tower, the new headquarters for the Doosan Corporation. The 27-story tall tower's clear and rational form contains 83,000 square...
14 April 2021 | Osaka
Osaka Mixed-Use Project to Include Hotel and Condominiums
Tokyo Tatemono and Hotel Properties Limited are developing a 195-meter-tall, 49-story mixed condominium and hotel high-rise just south of the Osaka / Umeda Station district. This will be the first...
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