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• A sad day for skyscraper buffs, but a happy one for valets

  Russia has scrapped plans to build an eye-catching 600m tower designed by Lord Foster and might replace it with a car park. Russia Tower was planned for Moscow and would have been the world's tallest naturally ventilated building but has been axed... Posted Jun 19 2009, 09:08 AM by World Construction Filed under: economic slump, architecture, Lord Foster, Russia Tower

• Housing crunch hits California, literally - VIDEO

  A bank has demolished an entire subdivision in California (see video below), figuring knocking them down would be cheaper than selling them in the depressed housing market. Guaranty Bank acquired the 16 properties through foreclosure and was facing a... Posted May 11 2009, 09:20 AM by World Construction Filed under: economic slump, house building, California, demolition

• Half time called on 'the best stadium in the world'

  Developers have called a time out on the construction of Valencia Football Club's new stadium after the club ran out of money. Designed by 3DReid's former sister company, Reid Fenwick Asociados, the 75,000-seat club remains half-built. It was... Posted Mar 18 2009, 08:43 AM by World Construction Filed under: economic slump, on hold, football stadium, Valencia, Spain

• Plans for Aussie desalination plant drying up

  Plans to build a desalination plant to save Melbourne from the grips of drought are in trouble as Australia battles economic recession. Sourcing finance for big ticket infrastructure items such as the AU$3.1bn plant are drying up almost as fast as the... Posted Mar 09 2009, 09:44 AM by World Construction Filed under: funding, desalination, Australia, recession, economic slump, Melbourne

• 15 skyscrapers on hold

  Someone once said Fridays are a good day to break bad news because people have the weekend to vent and do things to cheer themselves up. In keeping with that (probably) misguided nugget of information, here are the top 15 skyscrapers on hold. It seems... Posted Feb 27 2009, 10:17 AM by World Construction Filed under: economic slump, skyscrapers, tallest buildings, Dubai, Moscow, on hold, Chicago Spire, Signature Towers