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15 September 2020 | Chengdu
An experimental green housing project in a Chinese megacity promised prospective residents life in a "vertical forest," with manicured gardens on every balcony. All 826 apartments were sold out by...
14 September 2020 | Tokyo
The trillion-Yen Tokiwabashi Project, (US$9.4 billion) under development by Mitsubishi Estate near Tokyo Station, has had an exterior redesign and a few floors added. With an expected height of 390...
14 September 2020 | Philadelphia
The Durst Organization of New York has been selected to redevelop Penn’s Landing, ending efforts by the Philadelphia 76ers to build themselves a new basketball arena there. Under a US$2.2...
14 September 2020 | Melbourne
Dexus said the sale of the 22-level office tower at 452 Flinders Street would net proceeds of $440 million (US$320 million) representing an 11 percent premium to the property’s June...
11 September 2020 | Buffalo
It is a big week at Seneca One as Buffalo's tallest building has opened its doors to residential tenants for the first time. The first apartments inside the 38-story tower...
11 September 2020 | Penang
Courtyard by Marriott has announced the opening of Courtyard by Marriott Penang—the first Courtyard debut in Malaysia. Located along the bustling Jalan Macalister in the heart of Penang’s UNESCO-listed George...
11 September 2020 | Toronto
Decades after a mid-20th century surge of rental apartment developments redefined Toronto's Yonge and Eglinton area, a second wave of rental towers is now arriving, being built alongside the condo...
10 September 2020 | Nashville
A mixed-use community continues to rise on a full city block in Midtown. Broadwest is a 1.2 million-square-foot (111,500 square meter), urban, mixed-use community at 1600 West End Avenue, located...
10 September 2020 | Dubai
Eversendai Corp passed a significant milestone in the construction of the One Za'abeel, a high-rise mixed-use luxury development in Dubai featuring one of the longest cantilever structures in the world....
10 September 2020 | Toronto
Work has officially begun on what will soon be a 312.5 meter high (1,025 foot) skyscraper in Toronto. SkyTower, from Pinnacle International, is part of a multi-tower development that’s now...
9 September 2020 | Raleigh
Developers hope a planned 40-story tower will become a significant project that expands the northern edge of downtown Raleigh. The Raleigh City Council unanimously approved the rezoning request for the...
9 September 2020 | Zurich
Austrian construction company Porr announced that it has completed excavation work for the construction of the 80 meter Franklinturm building to be located in Zurich, Switzerland. The company has completed...
9 September 2020 | Penang
Ramboll, architect Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Hijjas have been selected by the Penang State Government as winners to design the masterplan for the new Penang South Islands (PSI) in...
8 September 2020 | Sharjah
The Sharjah Police are investigating the death of a 53-year-old Emirati man who fell to his death from a high-rise building last week (week of 31 August 2020). The police...
8 September 2020 | Sydney
Greenland Australia is one step closer to unveiling its latest contribution to the evolving Sydney skyline, following a "topping out" ceremony at the company’s landmark project, Greenland Centre Sydney, on...
8 September 2020 | Edina
The development firm Mortenson hopes to transform an aging U.S. Bank branch on the corner of France Avenue and 70th Street in Edina into an office, retail and apartment complex....
4 September 2020 | Birmingham
Developer HUB, in a joint proposal with National Express, has submitted plans for a large-scale mixed-use regeneration scheme in Digbeth, Birmingham, which will create a new live/work destination for the...
4 September 2020 | Kahramanmaraş
A building that earned infamy with its strange shape will be demolished, officials announced this week. The structure, used as a business center in the southern province of Kahramanmaraş, long...
4 September 2020 | Atlanta
Real estate developer and architect John C. “Jack” Portman III has died at the age of 71 of natural causes according to a tribute shared by the eponymous global architecture...
3 September 2020 | London
Native Land has appointed four major international architectural practices to develop designs for four buildings within Eastern Yards, part of the £1 billion (US$1.3 billion) Bankside Yards mixed-use development, in...
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