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21 March 2018 | Melbourne

Developer Buys Tower Melbourne

Singapore’s Chip Eng Seng Corporation (CESC) sold its interest in the troubled Tower Melbourne skyscraper to Cbus Property as part of a massive aggregation that will create a landmark development...

20 March 2018 | Canberra

Canberra Gives Green Light to New Tallest Building

Geocon’s AU$1 billion (US$770 million) mixed-use precinct in Belconnen, Canberra, has been given the green light by the state government. Set to become Canberra’s largest-ever development, the project includes three...

20 March 2018 | Frankfort

Capital Plaza Tower Demolished in Frankfort

The Capital Plaza Office Tower in Frankfort, Ky., disappeared on March 18 into a cloud of dust. There were a few booms of dynamite and then the 28-story building collapsed...

19 March 2018 | New York City

Demolition Begins for 50 West 66th Street in New York City

Demolition has begun on the final building left at 50 West 66th Street, where Extell will soon be adding yet another punctuation mark to the city’s skyline. The site is...

19 March 2018 | Dubai

Work to Begin on Dubai’s Second-Tallest Skyscraper in 2018

Azizi Developments will resume work on what will become Dubai’s second-tallest skyscraper, Entisar Tower, which will also be one of the tallest in the world upon completion. Being developed at...

19 March 2018 | London

Architect Wins Permission for West London Culinary Quarter

Architecture firm Scott Brownrigg has won planning permission for a mixed-use “gastronomic quarter” in North Acton. The scheme will see two towers of 26 and 36 stories created on a...

16 March 2018 | Hangzhou

Commission Awarded for Hangzhou’s 7 Bao Station District

CallisonRTKL has won an international design competition for the 7 Bao Station district, a transit-oriented development serving Hangzhou’s new central business district. In Hangzhou—the birthplace of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group—an...

3 January 2018 | Dubai

Dubai Frame Opens to the Public

Dubai Frame opened to tourists and residents after five years in the making.   Dubai’s newest landmark is now open to the public and allows visitors to see the city’s...

3 January 2018 | London

City Releases a Vision for London’s Skyline in 2026

RSH+P’s The Cheese Grater and Richard Seifert’s Tower 42 blend into the background, while Foster + Partners’ The Gherkin is a relative minnow in new computer-generated images that fast forward...

2 January 2018 | Bogota

European Architect Awarded Bogotá Tower Job

Bogle Architects has been selected to design the envelope of a 19-story residential tower in Bogotá, Colombia. According to the London- and Prague-based practice, the tower will feature a layered...

2 January 2018 | New York City

Architecture Firm Signs Lease in Upcoming Downtown Brooklyn Tower

JEMB Realty Corporation (JEMB), a real estate development, investment, and management organization headquartered in New York City, has announced that world renowned architecture firm, FXFOWLE, has signed a 40,000 square...

2 January 2018 | Brisbane

News Corp Launches $2 Billion Millennium Square Precinct

Australian media giant News Corp has confirmed plans that it will be developing a AUD$2 billion (US$1.57 billion) "world class innovation and media hub" in Brisbane's Bowen Hills.  Brisbane's property...

2 January 2018 | Toronto

Scarborough Condo Proposal Seeking Density Increase

An updated proposal has been received by the City of Toronto for 2180 Lawrence Avenue East. The project has evolved since October 2016 from several blocks of town homes with...