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Entries for November, 2007

2007 Architectural Awards announced

BusinessWeek and Architectural Record announced the 2007 Architectural Awards.
The submissions are:

1. Award of Excellence - InterActiveCorp Headquarters - New York
Architect: Gehry Partners/Studios Architecture

2. Award of Excellence - Young Center For The Performing Arts - Toronto
Architect: Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects
3. Award of Excellence - U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters - Suitland Md.
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & [...]

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The Qatari government buys most of the Shard of Glass development in London

The Qatari government is close to buying most of London’s £400m Shard of Glass development, skyscraper that has not yet been built, Doha Time reported.

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Schumacher lends name to skyscraper in Dubai

Michael Schumacher, a veritable landmark in motor racing history, is to become an actual landmark.

To enable Schuey to continue to tower over the rest of the field, so to speak, a German company undertaking construction projects in the Gulf emirate of Dubai is building the Michael Schumacher Business Avenue. The construction project is to be [...]

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As of September 2007 Burj Dubai is the largest free standing tower in the world


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Kuwait is building the tallest tower in the world at 1001 meters

Kuwait is building the world’s tallest tower at 1,001 meters in Madinat al Hareer, also known as the City of Silk. When completed, the Burj Mubarak al-Kabir will beat a residential tower undergoing construction in Dubai estimated to rise between 700 to 800 meters.

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