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History of world’s tallest skyscrapers buildings

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Burj Khalifa by Michael Merola

The history of the world’s tallest skyscrapers. Emporis, international provider of building data, looks back over more than 100 years of skyscraper history and presents towers that have been entitled to proudly bear the title of “World’s Tallest Building”. Two pioneering inventions from the second half of the 19th century, steel-frame construction and the elevator, set the path to construction of the world’s first skyscraper. The combination of the two was first used in 1908 in the Singer Building in New York City, USA.

E Tower Eindhoven: Dutch Skyscraper

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E Tower Eindhoven by Wiel Arets Architects

With a program of simple apartments, the project deals mainly with the horizontal stacking of slabs from which projects a series of specifically shaped brises-soleil, creating a constant play of shadow on the façade, itself composed of a semi-structural glazing of sliding panels.

Ludgate House & Sampson House, Southwark

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Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group announces that the Southwark Council’s Strategic Planning Committee last night approved Carlyle’s planning application to replace the Sampson House data-centre and Ludgate House office building.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange, OMA building China

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Although aspects of this building look perfectly normal – the straight tower, the repetitive fenestration – look at the podium, it has been jacked 36m above ground level. Why? The architects put forward their case which seems based on challenging tradition, “defying an architectural convention” but also on trying to ‘broadcast’ the virtual activities of the city’s financial market by being more visible, ‘glowing at night’.

The Bow Calgary: Canadian tower building

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The Bow Calgary: Canadian tower building

The Bow Calgary, EnCana and Cenovus Headquarters, Alberta building design by Foster + Partners with Zeidler Partnership: headquarters tower is tallest building in Canada outside of Toronto – logic to the form is robust

Pearl River Tower: Guangzhou Skyscraper Building

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Pearl River Tower: Guangzhou skyscraper development design by SOM Architects: 71-story contemporary Chinese high-rise building whose structural form is one of the most energy-efficient skyscrapers in the world.

Willis Building London, 51 Lime Street Tower

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Willis Building London, 51 Lime Street Tower

Foster + Partners has completed a new UK headquarters for Willis at 51 Lime Street in the City of London. The project is significant in both urban and environmental terms. Open and integrated at street level, its shops and cafés extend the spirit of nearby Leadenhall Market

Anna van Buerenplein Tower: Den Haag Building

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Anna van Buerenplein Tower Den Haag Building

Anna van Buerenplein Tower Den Haag, Fortress Projectontwikkeling BV, The Hague, AvB Design Anna van Buerenplein Tower : Den Haag Building AvB Tower Development in The Hague, Holland – design by Wiel Arets Architects 10 Sep 2013 AvB Tower Den Haag, The Netherlands Design: Wiel Arets Architects WAA complete the AvB Tower in The Hague, … Read more

Step tower: Osaka Building

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Step Tower Osaka Japan by EASTERN design office

The ship floating on the ocean suddenly appears in a shopping center. It evokes a feeling not of a resort area, but of an exotic corner of a town in some southern country.

Bayuquan Flag Tower, China: Yingkou Plaza

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Bayuquan Flag Tower, Yingkou Plaza Development, Liaoning Building, Chinese Architecture Bayuquan Flag Tower, China Yingkou Plaza Building, Liaoning Province – design by SH-DSD 9 Aug 2013 Bayuquan Flag Tower Design: SH-DSD Location: Bayuquan, Yingkou, Liaoning Province, China Bayuquan Flag Tower Flag Tower of Yingkou Culture Plaza is on the north-east of Bayuquan Poly Theatre. The … Read more

AvB Tower Den Haag Building

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AvB Tower Den Haag Building

The AvB Tower is located in the center of The Hague and is an extension of the ‘commuter-leisure’ concept currently emerging in the world’s metropolises.

Ardmore Residence – Singapore Housing

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Ardmore Residence - Singapore Housing

Web Structures’ innovative inter-locking wall system creates $80m tower. International engineering consultancy Web Structures has worked with acclaimed architectural practice UN Studio to create an exclusive $80million residential development in the heart of Singapore.

Xiang River Tower, China Development

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Xiang River Tower Changsa development

Xiang River Tower is an office and residential project in Changsha, a city under heavy development in China. Located near the Xiang river, in a prime area of the city’s downtown, the tower dominates the whole horizon becoming a landmark and a strong, elegant presence on the skyline

Wooden Skyscraper Stockholm

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Wooden Skyscraper in Stockholm

For HSB Stockholm’s architectural competition 2023, three teams of architects have produced innovative proposals for private residences of the future at three different locations in the centre of Stockholm