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  • Top 4 best tall buildings of 2009

    The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has announced the Best Tall Buildings of 2009, recognising a building in each geographic region. 1. Manitoba Hydro Place, Winnipeg, Canada. This 115m tall building by Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects/Smith Carter Architects and Engineers was recognised...
    Posted to World Construction (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-08-2009

  • The batty plan to design skyscraper for animals

    The sweet sound of birdsong could return to the cities and industrial heartlands of the UK under a batty plan to build skyscrapers for animals. The 12m man-made tree towers are designed to provide valuable habitat for birds, bats, butterflies, insects and foxes in areas where urbanisation has pushed...
    Posted to World Construction (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-10-2009

  • Need a swift escape!?

    This is one of those ideas which sounds like a good idea but not sure I'd want to try it. Scary solution for a quick escape from tall buildings.
    Posted to Health & Safety (Forum) by Rialto on 06-02-2009

  • World's most energy efficient skyscraper under construction

    Work is underway on what is being billed as the world's most energy efficient skyscraper, which will have the ability to generate all its power onsite. The Pearl River Tower in Guangzhou, China was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and is slated for completion in 2010. The 310m high tower...
    Posted to World Construction (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-01-2009

  • Gehry's beautiful Beekman back on track

    It is a happy day as the developer of Frank Gehry's New York City masterpiece Beekman Tower has confirmed the building is back on track. Work on the 76-storey tower was halted two months ago amid spiralling costs. The developer Bruce Ratner had threatened to cap the building at the 40th floor to...
    Posted to World Construction (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-01-2009

  • Noah's ark skyscraper for when pigs fly

    Just two days ago I was going on about how great it is that architects are still designing insane projects and blah, blah, blah. Then I come across this design for the 600m high Dragonfly Vertical Farm ( more pics ), a skyscraper for animals and agricultural production in New York City. Now, c'mon...
    Posted to World Construction (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-21-2009

  • Kuwait's tallest building on track

    Not only are they oil-rich, but Kuwait is also meeting its construction deadlines. 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...
    Posted to World Construction (Weblog) by Anonymous on 04-22-2009

  • Building nicknames - do they always suit the subject?

    I quite like the nicknames given to buildings. Generally. In London alone we've got the 'Gherkin' (30 St Mary Axe), the 'helter skelter' (the Pinnacle - a great name in itself if you ask me), the 'cheese-grater' (the on-hold Leadenhall Building) the 'walkie-talkie'...
    Posted to General Construction Discussion (Forum) by Mitsui on 04-05-2009

  • Hearts break as Beekman Tower is slashed

    Thank God easter and all of its chocolatey goodness is just around the corner because World Construction is nursing a broken heart. Frank Gehry's icon-to-be skyscraper in New York - Beekman Tower - which we waxed lyrical about here has cruelly had its size slashed almost in half. The 76-storey tower...
    Posted to World Construction (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-26-2009

  • Sexy legs to become France's tallest buildings

    Two skyscrapers looking something like some legs descending from the sky above will become France's tallest buildings. Designed by Foster and Partners, Tours Hermitage (Hermitage Towers for the non-baguette eaters) are two 323m high towers planned for Paris' La Defense suburb. Both are identical...
    Posted to World Construction (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-18-2009
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