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10 December 2018 | Dallas

Sky-high Uptown Dallas land sales signal a new round of high-rise building

Dallas-Fort Worth development activity is winding down.  After several years of booming construction all over the region, commercial building starts are lower by about a third this year.  But while...

10 December 2018 | London

Historic England Objects to Proposed Tulip Tourist Tower

Historic England has objected to Foster + Partners’ proposed 305-meter-tall Tulip tower saying its “unusual eye-catching form” could harm views of the Tower of London.  Responding to the controversial application...

7 December 2018 | Salford

Group of Residential Towers in Salford May Rise to 45 Stories

Jeffrey Bell Architects has drawn up proposals for up to 1,500 homes across a series of blocks in Salford Quays that could rise as high as 45 stories.  The Manchester...

7 December 2018 | Stockholm

“Brutalist-Inspired” Tower Completes in Stockholm

The first of two new OMA-designed Brutalist-inspired towers, known as Norra Tornen, has officially opened in Stockholm, Sweden. The 121-meter-tall residential tower when joined by its partner will act as...

7 December 2018 | Milwaukee

Financing Hurdle Overcome for The Couture, Milwaukee

Recently, Rick Barrett of Barrett Lo Visionary Development appeared before the Milwaukee County Board’s Economic and Community Development Committee, the same committee that once discussed ways to take back land...

7 December 2018 | Lagos

A Three-Tower Residential Complex is Under Construction at Eko Atlantic

The Azuri Peninsula, a luxury residential complex being developed in as part of the new Eko Atlantic master plan in Lagos, is using COMANSA cranes for construction, according to its...

6 December 2018 | San Salvador

A New 22-Story Luxury Tower Will Rise in San Salvador

Construction is planned to begin in the second half of 2019 on a new luxury residential tower in the suburb of San Benito, San Salvador. It is estimated that the...

6 December 2018 | Wuhan

Renderings Revealed for Founder International Financial Center in Wuhan

New renderings have been revealed of a new commercial high-rise under construction in Wuhan, the capital of Central China’s Hubei province.   Known as the Founder International Financial Center, the...

6 December 2018 | São Paulo

Fastest elevators in Brazil set to be installed at the Birmann 32 building in São Paulo

The fastest elevators in Brazil are set to be installed at the Birmann 32 office building on Faria Lima Avenue in São Paulo, announced thyssenkrup elevators on 3 December 2018....

5 December 2018 | Chicago

New Images of the 272-meter NEMA Chicago Revealed

After quietly breaking ground nearly two years ago, the 893-foot (272-meter) apartment tower known as NEMA Chicago has grown to dominate downtown’s southern skyline. The still-growing project will be among...

5 December 2018 | New York City

Queens Plaza Park Begins Rising At 27-29 Queens Plaza North

Located in Long Island City at 27-29 Queens Plaza North, Queens Plaza Park will soon be one of the tallest skyscrapers in both Queens and New York City. It is...

5 December 2018 | Gold Coast

Three Workers Injured in Accident on Gold Cost Jewel Development Site

Three men have been crushed in a workplace accident at the site of the AU$1 billion (US$726.7 million) high-rise Jewel development on the Gold Coast. The CFMEU said the accident happened...

4 December 2018 | San Francisco

There’s a new plan to stop Millennium Tower sinking

All sides in the Millennium Tower debacle appear to be nearing an agreement on a $100 million-plus fix to stop the 58-story high-rise from sinking further — but at least...

4 December 2018 | Norwich

Broadway Malyan’s Norwich tower and scheme set for approval

Broadway Malyan’s revised proposals to build a tower in the heart of Norwich are set to go ahead, despite Historic England’s claim that the scheme would “disrupt” the cityscape  The...

4 December 2018 | Gold Coast

Local Artist Submits Application for 20-Story Surfers Paradise Tower in Gold Coast

Gold Coast sculptor and film-set designer Liam Hardy has submitted an application to develop a 57-apartment tower in Surfers Paradise.  Hardy will be developing the project — with wife Yvette...

3 December 2018 | Mumbai

One Dead After Fire in Mumbai High-Rise

One died and 23 were injured after a fire broke out on the first floor of the 18-storied SRA building in Mahalaxmi near the race course area early Sunday, Dec...

3 December 2018 | Taichung

Taichung Commercial Bank Headquarters Project

The Taichung Commercial Bank Headquarters project in Taiwan, a commercial mixed-use building is scheduled for a 2022 completion.   Designed by Aedas, the project is a 200-meter-high tower located in...

3 December 2018 | London

Waugh Thistleton Vows to Fight Cross-Laminated Timber Ban

Cross-laminated timber (CLT) specialist Waugh Thistleton Architects has vowed to fight the government’s new combustibles ban after it emerged that engineered timber would not be exempt from the policy.  ...

30 November 2018 | Tegucigalpa

Urbanica jumps into the Honduran market with an apartment tower

Urbánica, a real estate developer, will be building a residential project called Anthurium in the city of Tegucigalpa in Honduras.   The 24-story high-rise will be built in Lomas del...

30 November 2018 | London

Architect submits plans for 42-story build-to-rent tower in Ilford

ColladoCollins Architects has put forward plans for a 42-story private rental residential tower opposite Ilford station in east London.  The practice handed in documents to the London Borough of Redbridge for...