On October 21, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates unveiled іtѕ slender, cone-shaped design fοr whаt wіll become one οf Asia’s tallest buildings.
Skidmore, Owings аnd Merrill hаѕ broken ground οn thе $1.7 billion Digital Media City Landmark Tower іn Seoul, South Korea. Wіth a рlаnnеd height οf 2,100 feet, іt іѕ expected tο bе East Asia’s tallest tower bу thе time іt’s completed іn 2014.
In September, an Emaar spokesperson had sent this newspaper a statement that the last of the cranes atop the Burj Dubai would be taken down in a few weeks. … Emaar said last month that the Burj Dubai tower has accomplished a world record for the highest installation of an aluminium and glass façade.
The Sears Tower will be getting a ‘green’ upgrade that includes wind turbines, roof gardens and solar panels will join the pair of antennas atop the Sears Tower’s staggered rooftops, said building officials who announced Wednesday that the skyscraper would undergo a $350 million green renovation. The 5-year project would reduce the tower’s electricity use [...]
Work on what would have been the world’s tallest building, standing more than 1km high, has been put on hold for at least a year. In a move that suggests the property bubble has finally popped in Dubai, government-owned developer Nakheel said it was halting “further work” on the building’s foundations. It is not known [...]
Burj Dubai – the tallest building in the world – has hit topping out stage. At least that is the rumour setting the internet ablaze at the moment – an official announcement has yet to be made. Witnesses in Dubai say the tower has hit well over 800m and will not be going any higher [...]
Three months after mainland China’s tallest building opened to tenants, ground is being broken just next door in Shanghai for a $2.2 billion building more than one-fourth higher. Next up is a 632-meter, 128-floor building dubbed Shanghai Tower. China’s latest fantastical super-tall shopping, office and hotel skyscraper is designed to curl heavenward, incorporating “green” elements [...]
The global financial crisis has assured that Emaar’s Burj Dubai would continue to remain the tallest skyscraper, atleast for a decade, and would keep up the region’s pride, say analysts. Although, several other projects were announced that claimed to surpass Burj Dubai’s height, analysts now agree that all such projects would require several billions for [...]
Dubai’s iconic Burj Al Arab and Emirates Towers will be joined by another iconic building with the launch of Sunland Group’s The Atrium, a USD 2.2 Billion luxury mixed-use development with a highly sculptural glass façade, located in Madinat Al Arab, the premier beachfront community at the prestigious Waterfront precinct – one of the most [...]
The Dubai developer Nakheel – the company that created man-made islands in the shapes of a palm tree and the world – said the structure would be the centre-piece of an inner-city harbour planned as the emirate’s unofficial capital. It would not comment on the exact height or cost of the Islamic design-inspired Nakheel Tower. [...]
