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Design: Gensler ; 2DEFINE Architecture. World’s Second Tallest Building: Chief Architect Marshall Strabala updates on construction and design; how tower was built to withstand 114-mph winds and its ‘green’ building design
Design: Elenberg Fraser, architects. This new residential building is titled Victoria One and located on the northern edge of Melbourne’s CBD.
Emporis Skyscraper Award 2015 – Shanghai Tower in China wins this tall buildings prize: architects, info + images – Emporis Skyscraper Awards 2015 winners, tall buildings: tower design prize
Design: David Chipperfield Architects. HFZ Capital Group and David Chipperfield Architects are pleased to announce the topping out of The Bryant, at 16 West 40th Street. Because of the landmark surroundings, The Bryant will be the last development on Bryant Park.
Architect: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture with SWA, landscape architecture. Jeddah Tower is to be the world’s tallest building, due to hit 1,008 m / 3,307 ft, that is 180 m / 591 ft taller than the Burj Khalifa. This skyscraper will have 167 floors.
Design: Arkitema, architects. The conference hotel Comwell Aarhus. The building is an impressive ‘work of art’, “drive-in art,” says artist Peter Skovgaard, who conducted the large light installation.
Design: SimpsonHaugh and Partners. Proposals for the redevelopment of a key part of Manchester’s St John’s regeneration area have been approved,
Design: HW Architecture. 124m high tower building by Paris-based Lebanese architect Hala Wardé wins Lebanese Architecture Competition with an international jury led by Peter Palumbo, the chair of the Pritzker Prize.
Design: HENN, architects. Construction has started on Haikou Tower South, which lies in the new business quarter of the South China city of Haikou and is due to be completed by 2020.
The Marina City towers, 1959-67, are two of the most recognisable structures in America’s ‘windy city’. Architect Bertrand Goldberg’s distinctive-looking high-rise buildings, part of a larger Marina City complex, are icons of Modern architecture.
Arup, the global design and engineering firm for the built environment, and Jay Paul Company, an award-winning real estate firm based in San Francisco, announce that 181 Fremont (the third tallest structure in San Francisco) has achieved a REDi™ Gold Rating, which will make it the most resilient tall building on the West Coast of the U.S. when completed.
Architect: FJMT Studio. Employing a novel timber-and-glass façade system Mirvac and FJMT Studio’s recent tower at 200 George Street heralds a new era in high rise building design, particularly in Australia.
Design: Edge Design, architects. A high-rise, 46 storey luxurious tower building. The building canopy is designed as a metaphor for crashing waves on the beach, reflecting the rhythm of the Gulf and emphasises the height of the tower.
Design: schmidt hammer lassen architects with SJ Arkitekter. This dynamic winning design aims to create a new benchmark for a sustainable and creative work environment. It includes a new 101m-high tower containing 18,000 sqm of highly flexible space for offices, restaurants, exhibitions and conferences. Ground and top floors will open to the public.