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 [...]
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.
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
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.
Saudi business mogul Prince al-Waleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding company announced last week that it had signed an agreement for the construction of the world’s highest skyscraper. According to the company’s statement, the skyscraper will be 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) high and will be built in the city of Jeddah off the Red Sea.
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 [...]
The country’s tallest building – the 412m Al Hamra Tower – is on track to open in 2010, construction officials have confirmed. Designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merill, the tower is being built in Kuwait City by Turner Construction with Ahmadiah Contracting and Trading Company and will be the world’s largest sculpted tower once completed. [...]
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 [...]
The Council on Tall Buildings and the Urban Habitat has named the Shanghai World Financial Center the “Best Tall Building Overall” for 2008. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) and completed last year, the building was chosen from among four “Regional Tall Building” winners, including The New York Times Building by Renzo Piano Building Workshop [...]
