Burj Dubai Tower: World’s Tallest Skyscraper
Architect Adrian Smith advises that no new habitable floors will be added to the tower, giving a stronger idea of this secretive skyscraper project’s final appearance.
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Sheth Tower Dubai, Iris Bay
Iris Bay building in Dubai, UAE, was an early opportunity for Atkins to explore the challenges of sustainable design in a hot climate and incorporates both passive and active environmental features.
Porsche Design Towers Dubai Building
Porsche Design and Dubai Properties announced that the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) has been commissioned to design, in co-operation with Porsche Design a high quality office tower and a luxury residential tower in Dubai. Completion is due 2009.
222 Black Prince Road, Vauxhall Tower
Keith Williams’ 24 storey residential and commercial project at Black Prince Road in London’s Vauxhall has been approved by the planning inspectorate following a 4 day public enquiry.
Doon Street Tower London, Southwark Skyscraper
Radical news as London allows a very high tower in the centre of the city, close to the Houses of Parliament. With many other towers on hold or abandoned this is a major shift in the ongoing struggle between those in favour of skyscrapers in London and those against
Shenzhen Sustainable Skyscraper, BIG
BIG, in collaboration with ARUP and Transsolar, was awarded first-prize in an international competition to design Shenzhen International Energy Mansion, the regional headquarters for the Shenzhen Energy Company.
Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur City Centre – KLCC
Kuala Lumpur Building Photos, Malaysian Architecture, Picture, News, Design Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur – KLCC KLCC Towers, Malaysia Skyscraper Building – design by Cesar Pelli, architect 4 Sep 2009 Petronas Towers Location: Kuala Lampur, Southeast Asia Date built: 1998 Design: Cesar Pelli Architecture photos by Tom Ravenscroft Building height: 452m – 1483 ft Sears Tower … Read more
Regnum Tower Istanbul Building, Turkey
The Regnum Tower, a new landmark for the eastern side of Istanbul, has been planned according to rigorous environmentally sustainable criteria.
Burj Al Alam Tower: Dubai Skyscraper
Burj Al Alam tower building features a crown that consists of a sky garden, club facilities and Spa. The designs include a full curtain wall system, with three external curtain wall ‘petals’.
MoMA Tower Alternative – Axis Mundi, New York
Axis Mundi proposes a conceptual alternative to business-as-usual, choosing the site of the proposed 53W53rd, among the city’s largest skyscraper proposals in one of the most overbuilt parts of Midtown to test their ideas
Dubai Tall Emblem Design Entry: Skyscraper
The phenomenon of evolution expands on a continuous line, linking point A to point B, endlessly … In order to evolve, we must point out to the past and improve it. Evolution is in that sense a repetition of past steps, marching towards the future.
eVolo Skyscraper Competition 2009
eVolo Skyscraper Competition 2009 – magazine, winners, tower buildings designs – New York architecture contest 2009, information, news
Overseas Union Bank Centre: OUB Singapore
One Raffles Place, formerly Overseas Union Bank Centre is one of the tallest skyscrapers in the city of Singapore. It was the tallest together with the UOB Plaza and Republic Plaza until the construction of Tanjong Pagar Centre in 2016.
Republic Plaza Singapore: Kisho Kurokawa
The tower is turned 45 degrees from the axis of the ground floor level to maintain sea views from the upper floors. The building has 15 double-decker vertical lifts. The tower was designed to reflect a subtle Oriental influence.