Begun in 1987, this 3,000-room 1,083-feet giant in downtown Pyongyang has sucked up nearly 2% of North Korea’s GDP over the past two decades — and yet it remains unopened, unoccupied, and as yet uncompleted. Construction halted on the hotel — which, even in its incomplete state is the twenty-second largest skyscraper in the world [...]
Taiwan’s landmark skyscraper Taipei 101 is seeking to become the world’s tallest green building, its owner Taipei Financial Center Corporation (TFCC) announced yesterday. Harace Lin, chairman of TFCC, told a press conference that the company plans to apply for the Leadership in Energy and Environment
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 [...]
Dubbed The Worst Building in the History of Mankind by Esquire Magazine in January, 2008, the unfinished and never occupied 105-storey Ryugyong Hotel is reportedly back under construction after a 16-year lull.
The new Tokyo Sky Tree will stand a whopping 2000 feet (610 meters) over Tokyo, making it by far the tallest building in Japan and perhaps the second tallest building in the world. It’ll be a bit short, however, of the tallest tower in the world, despite some news sources calling it that, with the Burj Dubai already at 2,087 feet and expected to grow to an insane total of over 2,600 feet.
Two days ago, the all-authoritative Xinhua produly proclaimed that the new building, which is to be named Shanghai Center (we are unsure if this has any relation to the existing Shanghai Center) will be the tallest building east of Dubai at 580 meters and 118 stories. According to them, that’s 72 meters higher than the Taipei 101 Tower, currently the tallest building in Asia at 508 meters.
Bangalore is all set to have the world’s tallest sky tower at Tippasandra near BDA’s Anjanapura Layout. The proposed tower will scale 560 metres, beating the Canadian National Tower (553 metres) in Toronto.
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.
The Ras al Khaimah Convention and Exhibtion Centre looks a lot like something out of Star Wars. Unlike the traditional high-rise building, the design for the Ras al Khaimah Convention and Exhibition Centre accommodates all primary functions, such as the convention centre, hotel rooms, apartments, offices and retail space in a giant sphere.
