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SÃÂ£o Paulo 268m!

2007-05-02T12:00:00.000-07:00

This is "Torre 5th Avenue" of the Ãgua Branca project. The image was sent to me by the construction firm - that's why I won't complain about the quality. It will have 61 floors and 268 metres of height. I love it!
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Hong Kong : 70-storey One Island East

2007-05-01T22:00:00.001-07:00

Another new office developement in Hong Kong,
this new building is confirmed and the works started two months ago,
this 70 storeys building is developed by Swire Properties Ltd

One Island East>

NEW UNIVERSITIES

2007-05-01T21:30:00.001-07:00

UBC has building its 2nd Campus in Kelowna (Okanagan Valley) and will be a huge construction project until 2010, check out the campus plan at this link
http://www.planning.ubc.ca/ubco.html (click on PDF)

http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/ubcr...c_okanagan.jpg

post pictures of other new university campus's around the globe>

New Calatrava-designed Tower in Chicago to surpass Sears Tower

2007-05-01T21:00:00.001-07:00

Carley Aims to Usurp Sears Tower Â'TallestÂ' Title
By Mark Ruda
Last updated: July 25, 2005 11:00am

CHICAGO-Christopher T. Carley plans to build a luxury condominium tower that he says would be the tallest skyscraper in the US. CarleyÂ's Fordham Co. has commissioned a design by Santiago Calatrava, whose projects include the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in New York City and Milwaukee Art Museum expansion.

The design of the lakefront Fordham Spire, as well as details concerning location, cost and financing, will be unveiled Wednesday morning, says a spokesperson for the developer. However, the unveiling is set for the Museum of Contemporary Art at 220 E. Chicago Ave., and CarleyÂ's condominium developments include Fordham Tower, the Pinnacle and 65 E. Goethe, all in the cityÂ's Gold Coast neighborhood. Carley is said to have spent three years working on bringing a Calatrava design to Chicago.

At 110 stories and 1,454 feet, the title of the USÂ' tallest building belongs to Sears Tower. Would-be developers have pitched plans for record-breaking buildings Downtown. That includes Donald Trump, who ultimately scaled back his condominium and hotel building under construction at 401 N. Wabash Ave. following the destruction of the World Trade Center. Taipei 101 in Taiwan is currently considered the worldÂ's tallest building.
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We're talking at least 450m here. >

CHICAGO: Aqua (251 m/ 823 ft/ 83 floors)

2007-05-01T20:30:00.001-07:00

This is a new proposal for Chicago and part of the Lakeshore East complex (see thread here ). But this tower is significant enough in both height and design that I think it needs its own thread.

Aqua
Architect: Studio Gang Architects
Architect of Record: Loewenberg & Associates
Owner: Magellan Development
Program: Hotel and Residential High-rise with
retail and commercial spaces
Size: 1.9 m SF including parking, 823 feet high
Construction Begins: 2006

Renderings:

Description:
In an increasingly dense city like Chicago, views from a new tower must be negotiated between existing buildings. Aqua tower considers criteria such as views, solar shading and function to derive a vertical system of contours that gives the structure its sculptural form. Its vertical topography is defined by its outdoor terraces that gradually change in plan over the length of the tower. These terraces offer a strong connection to the outdoors and allow inhabitants to occupy the building faÃ§ade and city simultaneously. The result is a highly sculptural building when viewed obliquely that transforms into a slender rectangle from further away. Its powerful form suggests the limestone outcroppings and geologic forces that shaped the great lakes region.

Here is what Blair Kamin from the Chicago Tribune had to say about it:

Aqua could be Chicago's most sensuous skyscraper

By Blair Kamin
Tribune architecture critic
Published March 12, 2006

Hold your breath, Chicago, and hope that the downtown housing boom doesn't go bust.

Architect Jeanne Gang, one of the city's rising design stars, has shaped a dazzling 83-story residential tower that looks like a hipper version of Bertrand Goldberg's twin corncobs at Marina City. Rippling like waves beyond the tower's glass face, its undulating concrete balconies promise to give this city of sober right angles its most sensuous, curvaceous skyscraper yet.

The $300 million tower is called Aqua, not because it will be painted that color, but because Gang and the marketing people agreed that the name evokes both the fluidity of the building's form and its lakefront location. The tower is to be built along Upper Columbus Drive, on the site of the old golf course where the big Lakeshore East development is rising west of Lake Shore Drive and south of the Chicago River. As fresh conceptually as it is visually, Aqua marks a welcome departure from the mediocrity of most new downtown high-rises, including those at Lakeshore East.

Time for praise

Ironically, Aqua's co-developer and architect of record is Jim Loewenberg, who has blighted River North with high-rises such as One Superior Place, a 52-story concrete tombstone. Because he has been on the receiving end of endless grief for these monstrosities, he now deserves credit for an act of enlightened patronage.

Loewenberg took a leap of faith by naming Gang, who has never completed a high-rise, as the project's design architect. She has rewarded him with a tower that does much more than slap a hot architect's name on just another piece of real estate.

It has the same intelligence and elegance of her smaller-scale work, which includes a titanium-clad community center in Chinatown and an open-air community theater in Rockford whose roof opens like the petals of a flower. Now we have to see if her innovative concept can survive the translation into reality.

Pending the wrap-up of financing arrangements, final city approvals and the requisite number of advance sales, Loewenberg is scheduled to break ground on Aqua in October. The target completion date is 2009. The tower, which will sit atop a broad, two-story base with ground-level shops, is to contain a hotel, rental apartments, condominiums and penthouses. While its inner structure and basic shape -- an extruded rectangle supported by a concrete core and columns -- is entirely conventional, its outward appearance is anything but.

Gang, who heads the firm Studio/Gang/Architects, based her design on the idea of making "bumps" in the building's exterior. Why? Simple: By extending balconies as much as 12 feet beyond Aqua's glass walls, she strives to give its inhabitants, particularly those in the tower's middle and lower sections, views that otherwise would be blocked by the dense forest of surrounding high-rises. People who live about halfway up Aqua's east side, for example, not only will get the expected lake panorama. They'll also be able to look southward and snag an unexpected view of Frank Gehry's snaking BP Bridge in Millennium Park.

The bumps also were tweaked to provide appropriate sun-shading (those on the south are deeper than those on the north) and to accommodate living patterns. Gang placed the balconies outside living rooms rather than bedrooms, for example.

It's what Gang did with the bumps, however, that offers the tantalizing possibility that her tower will be a work of art. She transformed them into a series of curving motifs that sweep up the sides of the tower like the voluptuous folds of drapery in an ancient Greek sculpture. One of these motifs is roughly S-shaped, curving like an ocean wave. Another bulges from thin to thick to thin, suggesting the moundlike shape of an ocean swell.

New heights

Gang combined the motifs into a larger sculptural order that is continuous and flowing, not a series of unrelated chunks. With it, she creates a new kind of verticality -- not the mountainous masses of 1920s setback skyscrapers, but something more like the limestone outcroppings found along the Great Lakes. Their stacked geologic strata offer the same intensely rich imagery found in this design: towers within a tower, all rising upward to form a sublime whole.

Interestingly, this whole will change depending on the vantage point from which you see it. From close-up oblique angles, its sensuous concrete bulges will seize the eye. From farther away, it will appear thinner, glassier and more rectilinear. This raises the possibility of a tower with an alluring inner tension: the steel-and-glass box of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe versus the anti-Miesian twin corncobs of Bertrand Goldberg's Marina City, the rational versus the organic.

Yet the tower could be undercut by that tension if its undulating balconies come off as mere appendages to its conventionally shaped living quarters. At Marina City, there's no disconnect between the pie-shaped apartments and Goldberg's overall geometry. The apartments can also be understood as petals of a flower while Marina's concrete cores form the equivalent of the flower's stem.

Computer-age update

While it's unclear if Aqua will live up to this standard, it can be stated with certainty that the tower represents a computer-age update of Goldberg's mid-20th Century masterpiece at Marina City. Goldberg repeated that flower petal pattern on all of his apartment floors to keep the design economical. At Aqua, at least in theory, the computer will allow the perimeter of every floor to be different without busting the budget. To create the balconies, contractors will use a global positioning system to shape the formwork for the light gray (not aqua) concrete. (There will be a hint of aqua, however, in the blue-green tint of the tower's windows.)

As enticing as all this sounds, Aqua cannot be evaluated as an isolated work of architectural sculpture. It will be the signature statement for one of the largest parcels being developed in an American downtown, a 28-acre city within a city that is growing, somewhat oddly, at the bottom of a pit formed by the surrounding network of triple-deck streets. The tower also will be rising to the east of Illinois Center, that bleak expanse of lifeless outdoor plazas and mediocre high-rises such as the Aon Center and Two Prudential Plaza. The question is whether Lakeshore East will become integrated with the rest of the city or isolated from it.

A good blend

Fortunately, Gang's design does more integrating than isolating. She shifts the tower's base slightly southward from the location suggested by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's master plan for Lakeshore East. That enabled her to create a pedestrian passageway that will effectively extend Lake Street eastward, linking the Loop and Lakeshore East. A sculpted switchback stair will lead from Upper Columbus to Lakeshore East's handsome contemporary park and its dynamic curving pathways. The park's designer is Houston-based landscape architect James Burnett.

Still, city planners need to look hard at whether Gang's tower would loom over Upper Columbus. It's nearly 828 feet tall, with very little setback. She and Loewenberg will be asking city planners to let them build more than 100 feet taller than the maximum height recommended in the master plan. On the other hand, their tower appears more slender than the one Skidmore sketched. That trade-off seems reasonable in light of City Hall's new emphasis on tall thin "point towers" rather than bulky hulks. But when it comes to the quality of public space, you can never be too careful.

There are risks, too, in the quality of the exposed concrete that will go a long way toward determining this tower's architectural presence. While no one should realistically expect a residential high-rise to have the silky-smooth, hyper-expensive concrete of Japanese architect Tadao Ando, the kind of rough-hewn concrete you see in 1960s Brutalist buildings like 55 W. Wacker Drive could destroy the delicacy and flow that make Gang's drawings so appealing.

As the project progresses, there inevitably will be tensions between art and economics. If art wins, Chicago is in for a striking tower -- one that represents a firm break from timid postmodernism and is every bit as exciting as Santiago Calatrava's drill bit-shaped, but still-unfinanced, Fordham Spire.

Just keep holding your breath and hoping.>

DUBAI: Burj Dubai (750m+) (part 16)

2007-05-01T20:00:00.001-07:00

Updates taken on 13th June by Dubai Freak

Updates taken on 17th June by Altind

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"Novo Mundo XXI" project still alive!

2007-05-01T19:00:00.001-07:00

SANTO DOMINGO.- The project to construct an artificial island in the Caribbean sea on Santo DomingoÂ's water front, continues on the Executive authorityÂ's table after the Government had announced it wouldnÂ't support the plan.

This week, the Executive authorityÂ's legal consultant sent a memorandum to the Senate informing of modifications to the projectÂ's contract the artificial island promoters have made in order for Congress to retake discussions on the subject.

Cesar Pina Toribio, presidential legal consultant, attached the letter from Santo Domingo Re-Development CompanyÂ's representative, Emilio Gonzales Calderon, showing the contract changes proposal to the memorandum he sent to Congress president, Andres Bautista last Tuesday.

The changes to the contract had been sent to President Fernandez the day before by Re-Development.

The changes involve article 14 in the contract which talks about the "economic balance" the State must guarantee the company constructing the Island.

Last January, the Government, through Rafael NÃºÃ±ez, announced the project Nuevo World XXI, popularly known as the Artificial Island would not receive itÂ's support considering that the industrialists that impelled it had not shown "harmony nor a determined interest".

During the public reviews conducted by the Senate, 26 out of 28 summoned institutions expressed their rejection for the project.

Also, the neighbors from the Capital City's South region objected the Artificial Island.

Pondering the panorama, Senator Jose TomÃ¡s Perez requested the Executive authority to retired the project from the agenda, something which obviously never took place.>

Hong Kong: ICC & US 5 & 6

2007-05-01T18:30:00.001-07:00

Old thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...&page=26&pp=20

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New York City - One Bryant Park -(Bank Of America Tower) 945 feet tall

2007-05-01T18:00:00.001-07:00

The Durst Organization and Bank of America have begun construction, on the world's most environmentally responsible high-rise office building, a 2.1 million square foot, 54-story crystalline skyscraper located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan.

The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park will serve as the headquarters for Bank of AmericaÂ's operations in New York City, and house its global corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management and consumer and commercial banking businesses.

Located on the west side of Sixth Avenue, between 42nd and 43rd Street, the high-rise office tower is scheduled to open in 2008.

Renderings...

BANK OF AMERICA AT ONE BRYANT PARK
ARCHITECTURE FACT SHEET

Project

The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Headquarters for the New York operations of Bank of America Restored and reconstructed Henry MillerÂ's Theater
Developer

One Bryant Park, LLC, a 50:50 joint venture between The Durst Organization and Bank of America
Site Description

A major portion of the west side block of Sixth Avenue between 42 nd and 43 rd Street toward Broadway; opposite Bryant Park, and extending westward down the block to 4 Times Square

The largest development site (2 acres) in Midtown Manhattan

Architect
Cook+ Fox Architects, New York
Groundbreaking
August 2, 2004
Project Completion
2008

Design Intent Design inspired by famed New York Crystal Palace, the first glass and steel building in America, erected in Bryant Park in 1853, along with cultural influences from New York CityÂ's classic skyscrapers

Traces the history of the site while representing the cityÂ's optimism of its future through the suggestion of the architectural forms
Embraces and is specific to buildingÂ's unique urban context
BuildingÂ's base is derived from and enriches the siteÂ's complex pedestrian and transit circulation patterns

Verticality of buildingÂ's massing, spiraling up to the tip of the tallest spire, responds to the Midtown Manhattan skyline, while the configuration of the base addresses the local pedestrian and transportation thoroughfares
Design Highlights

Crystalline skyscraper

Crystal rises from its base with sculptural facets that infer movement and allow for varied views around the neighboring towers
The faceted crystal design is complimented by both the clear glass curtain wall and the tautness of the skinÂ's detail
Crisp folds and precise vertical lines are animated by the movement of the sun and moon
The south-facing facet turns to address its prominent relationship with Bryant Park

Dimensions

2,100,000 total square feet
1,100,000 square feet for Bank of America
1,000,000 square feet of office space above
50,000 square foot reconstructed Henry Miller Theater
945 feet tall, 54 stories
1,200 FEET TALL to the top of the spire

Project Team
Architect: Cook+Fox Architects, LLP
Richard A. Cook, Partner
Robert F. Fox Jr., Partner
Serge Appel, Associate
Mark A. Squeo, Associate
Mark Rusitzky
Daniel K. Berry
Pamela Campbell
Carlos Fighetti
Matt Fischesser
Caroline Hahn
Tobias Holler
Ethan Lu
Natalia Martinez
Masha Panteleyeva
Arzan S. Wadia

Executive Architect: Adamson Associates Architects
Mechanical Engineer: Jaros, Baum & Bolles
Structural Engineer: Severud Associates
Geo-Technical Engineer: Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
Construction: Tishman Construction Corporation
Code Consultant: JAM Consultants
Elevator Consultant: Van Deusen & Associates
Exterior Wall Consultant: Israel Berger & Associates, Inc.
Base Building Acoustician: Shen Milsom & Wilke, Inc.
Security Consultant: Ducibella, Venter & Santore
Exterior Maintenance Entek Engineering Consultant:
NYC Transit Consultant: Vollmer Associates, LLP
Lighting Consultant: Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design Inc.
Historic Consultant: Higgins & Quasebarth
Theater Consultant: Fisher Dachs Associates
Theater Acousticians: Jaffe Holden Acoustics, Inc.
Energy/Environmental: Steven Winter Associates
Consultant:

Solar Design/Photovoltaic Consultant: Solar Design Associates, Inc.

The tower will rise on this location :

Rendering:

July 2004 : BEFORE ....42ND STREET LEVEL

AFTER, rendering !!

construction pics!!!

April 28 2005

wow, this hole looks very deep...80 feet deep???

notice the "wall" of the former Henry MillerÂ's Theater, that will be fully restored!

like I said before its gonna be a HOT summer!! >

Bangkok's Supertall Proposals.

2007-05-01T17:30:00.001-07:00

There are several of them now ...
So I decide to open this thread for you to see it.
Although these projects still have unclear future...but I think we have a lot of hope for them.

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July Updates BUENOS AIRES' cranes madness!

2007-05-01T16:30:00.001-07:00

Buenos Aires, Argentina
July, 15th 2006

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Famous Building in Argentina

2007-05-01T16:00:00.001-07:00

Hello to you all,

as a teacher in south of germany, i found to you through a german papermodel forum.
I am lokking at google etc. since one day for a quiz question, asking for a famous building in argentina, erected (?) in march 1871....with a famous organ in it.
I could not found any information, so i will ask you as "experts" - did you know it?
Any help appreciated - please reply to me through

macgerd at t-online.de !

Thanks for all help and excuse that I ask in your forum!!!>

Surbuan TO: 50 Storey Landmark Tower Announced

2007-05-01T15:30:00.001-07:00

New shape of Mississauga
Mar. 29, 2006. 10:39 AM
CHRISTOPHER HUME
Toronto Star

Everyone's heard of the Bilbao Effect, but what about the Mississauga Effect?

Don't laugh, it could happen; especially now that the winner of that city's first-ever international condo design competition has been revealed. Selected from 92 submissions from 70 countries, the chosen entry is a stunning and sensuous 50-storey tower that dips and curves in all the right places.

Already it has been nicknamed Marilyn Monroe.

Created by a young Beijing-based firm, MAD, this is no ordinary architectural icon. It's a statement about the power of design to establish a sense of place and context.

"Suburbs around the world want to become metropolises," Yansong Ma, founder of MAD, said yesterday. "But we don't think they should. They have their own character. They should create their own identity."

Certainly, Ma's tower, named Absolute by the developers, Cityzen Development Group and Fernbrook Homes, will accomplish that.

"It had to be iconic," Ma insisted. "Since the early 20th century, the highrise has been the symbol of urban life."

MAD's highrise will be the most recognizable structure in Mississauga. Located at the corner of Hurontario St. and Burnhamthorpe Rd., it will be within walking distance of the city's only other landmark Â Square One Shopping Centre excepted Â and that's its city hall, designed in the early 1980s by Ed Jones and Michael Kirkland. It was also chosen by a competition, but in that case, the scope was national, not global. Still, the building is considered a post-modern classic, visited by architects from around the world.

By contrast, Absolute represents a distinctly 21st-century sensibility, a kind of neo-expressionistic esthetic that blurs the distinction between art and architecture. This is a highly sculptural work that balances the demands of form and function in a strictly contemporary fashion.

Of course, much remains to be done before construction starts next year. Ma and his partners visited Mississauga for the first time this year and have just completed conceptual drawings. Now they must start the more demanding job of producing detailed drawings. For that, they will join with a local architectural firm.

"We believe design counts," said Fernbrook president Danny Salvatore. "Great design makes sound business sense."

Too bad the rest of Mississauga wasn't built by developers who share his faith in architecture. But, he continued, the market has grown up and is now demanding projects such as this that stand out above the rest.

Even Mississauga's long-serving mayor, Hazel McCallion, declared herself thrilled with the decision. "We started 40 years ago in a hayfield," said the veteran politician, whose proudest claim is that her city remains debt free. "This is a dream come true."

In fact, it's a dream few Mississauga residents would have bothered with until now. Despite McCallion's boast, hers is a city desperately in need of an identity that goes beyond its lack of debt. You get what you pay for, of course, and in Mississauga that's been precious little.

But that's old news. What's interesting this time is that the private sector has moved in to fill the void left by officialdom. What McCallion and her council have failed to provide Â namely a place where there's a there there Â will now be addressed by a development consortium.

That alone makes the project remarkable, even without Marilyn Monroe.

In the meantime, the burning question amongst prospective buyers isn't price but location: leg, breast or thigh?

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Tokyo's SkyCity

2007-05-01T15:00:00.001-07:00

Hi,

I saw this on Discovery Channel awhile back, but haven't heard any more on this project. Any new news on this would be appreciated:

http://www.takenaka.co.jp/takenaka_e...ty/skycity.htm

http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence...teractive.html

http://www.japan-guide.com/forum/que...ay.html?0+4315>

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL - MUMBAI (INDIA)

2007-05-01T14:30:00.001-07:00

Work has already begun on the Rs 260-crore ($70 million) project which will comprise 180-190 rooms and some 40-45 apartments.

The hotel, to be called Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai, located at Worli (mid town Mumbai), overlooks the Arabian Sea, Mahalaxmi Racecourse and Wellington Golf Course. Standing 35 stories tall, the $70 million project is expected to open in 2006. The hotel will comprise a mix of deluxe hotel rooms (214 keys), serviced apartments (one, two and three bedroom - 36 keys), condominiums and commercial space for high-end retail. The hotel will feature all the world class facilities and services of a 5-Star Luxury Hotel including restaurants, bars, banquet rooms, meeting rooms, business centre, fitness centre and spa.

Worli, Mumbai
35 storeys
Developer: Magus Estates
Status: Under construction

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E Ganzon Inc to build CondoHotel in Cebu

2007-05-01T14:00:00.001-07:00

Tuesday, July 25, 2006
EGI to build 12-storey condo hotel, addresses room shortage problem Cebu,Philippines

A 12-storey condominium hotel will soon rise in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu in Â"responseÂ" to the need for more hotels in Cebu, Philippines to accommodate the influx of tourists.

The proposed E. Ganzon Inc. (EGI) Cebu Mactan Condominium Hotel will be constructed as an expansion to the EGI City by the Sea Resort and Hotel. The condo hotel will be located within EGIÂ's four-hectare property in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu.

Â"The local government of Cebu and the Department of Tourism have been on an intense marketing blitz promoting Cebu as a vacation destination in the Philippines. The influx of tourists, mainly from neighboring Asian countries, created a demand for more accommodation,Â" a statement said.

Completion

The construction of the condominium hotel, stated April 30,2006, is expected to be completed within 18 months.

The condo hotel will be a new addition to resorts in Mactan Island, which include the Shangri-laÂ's Mactan Island Resort and Spa, Hilton Cebu and Plantation Bay.

Grace Ganzon, President of All Estate Realty ,exclusive sales and marketing of EGI Cebu Condo Hotel,said the 170-room condominium hotel will cater to both foreign and local clients.

The Cebu Mactan Condominium Hotel, which will rise on a 1,844-square-meter land area, will operate as a full service condominium hotel giving unit owners the benefits and privileges of a full hotel service like room service, free use of swimming pool, restaurants, shuttle service, among others.

Investment

Â"Purchasing a condo unit at the new EGI Cebu Mactan Condominium Hotel is an investment opportunity offered to those who would like to acquire a unit as a vacation home or to prospective buyers and investors who would probably only occupy the units for just a couple of weeks in a year,Â" the EGI statement said.

Owners of EGI Cebu Mactan Condominium Hotel units, who include their condos in EGIÂ's pool of hotel rooms, do not have to pay maintenance charges when they are not occupying the property. This is because EGI hotel management will manage and operate the units like any room in a hotel.

Â"YouÂ'll earn a fixed guaranteed rental income every month and at the end of each year and share the profits of the hotel operation, making ownership of the condominium unit an income generating (venture).Â" The EGI webpage is www.egicebuinvestmenthotel.com

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June 1st-Worlds tallest construction diagrams + big 3 updates

2007-05-01T13:00:00.001-07:00

june 1st update!
please let me know of errors or more accuracy.
cheers

interesting that all 3 towers have totally dif type of construction.

the BIG 3
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SCBD JAKARTA ! Vison Plan !

2007-05-01T12:30:00.001-07:00

SCBD - Sudirman Central Business District is a superblock development which is located in Jakarta's Golden Triangle, the first of its kind in Indonesia, and one of the largest commercial center development in the region

Started in 1992

here is the future Plan (ORIGINAL)

(EDITED)

the MAP:

BUILDING THAT are Built:

Artha Graha Building

JSX:

Plaza Bapindo:

Niaga Bank:

Plaza ABDA & Sudirman Mansion: (rendering has been changed from vision plan)

Sudirman Tower:

Kusuma Chandra Apartment:

SCBD suites (finished 1 tower other 1 u/c)

http://img221.echo.cx/img221/8018/29505scbds10eb.jpg>

July 1St-BIG FOUR construction diagrams

2007-05-01T12:00:00.001-07:00

here is update on big 3 now big 4 with inclusion of the mighty Freedom Tower in NYC. i also added in current tallest (Taipei 101,cn tower and Sears tower) just for comparitive purpose.
Ive decided posting the worlds tallest diagram every month was too much work, and not much happned anyway, so ill post that one bi-monthly or every 2nd month , you will see change then, but i post the big 4 - 1st of every month!

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Victoria, Canada - Summary of Recent Construction/New Proposals

2007-05-01T10:00:00.001-07:00

RECENTLY COMPLETED

Gatehouse (Selkirk area near downtown - 6 stories - completed)

Marriott Hotel (downtown - 16 stories - completed)

City Place (downtown - 7 stories - completed)

Shoal Point (Victoria harbour - 12 stories - completed)

The Reef (James Bay near downtown - 6 stories - completed)

860 View (downtown - 8 stories - completed)

Sayward Hill (East Saanich - 6 stories - completed)

New Arena (Save-On Foods Memorial Centre - never quite completed, it seems)

Parc (Vic West facing downtown - 12 stories - completed)

Venture Barracks - Navy Officer Training Centre (Victoria harbour - 6 stories)

Corazon (downtown - 12 stories - completed)

Astoria (downtown - 20 stories - completed)

CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Belvedere (downtown - 16 stories - under construction)

Oswego (James Bay near downtown - 10 stories - under construction)

The Wave (downtown - 12 stories - under construction)

Parkside Spa (downtown - 8 stories - under construction)

Shutters (Victoria harbour - 9 stories - under construction)

Shutters under construction

Swallows Landing (Victoria harbour - 9 stories - under construction)

The Pier (Sidney waterfront, north of Victoria - 7 stories - under construction)

Upper Harbour Place (Vic West facing downtown - 6 stories - under construction - phase 1 shown)

Songhees Hilltop - Phase 1 of 3 (Victoria harbour - 11 stories - under construction)

Aria (downtown - 2 x 12 stories - under construction)

Synergy (Vic West facing downtown - 10 stories - under construction)

Juliet (downtown - 14 stories - approved)

Waterfall (downtown - 18 & 13 stories - approved!)

APPROVED PROPOSALS

Suburban Condo Tower (Langford, west of Victoria - 17 stories - approved proposal)

Mozart Building (downtown - 12 stories - approved proposal - but officially stalled, which breaks our collective heart)

"Cherry Bank" Condominiums (Fairfield/downtown - 8 stories - approved proposal)

Balance (Vic West facing downtown - 9 & 10 stories)

10 Sayward Hill (East Saanich - 6 stories)

Reflections (Langford, west of Victoria - 6 stories - approved)

Royal Roads Place (Colwood, west of Victoria - 29 stories - approved)
*If it gets built, this would be the tallest building in the Victoria CMA, until "Michelle" (see below) gets built.

PROPOSED/IN THE WORKS

View Street at Vancouver Street (downtown - 14 stories - proposed)

Cook Street at Johnson Street (downtown - 10 stories - proposed)

Lagoon Estates (Colwood, west of Victoria - proposed)
*this is just a concept rendering from their website*

Bay department store redevelopment (downtown - 3 towers - proposed)

"Michelle" condominium tower (Colwood, west of Victoria - 41 stories - proposed)
*If it gets built, this would be the tallest building in the Victoria CMA.

"Highlander" (Langford, west of Victoria - 14 stories - proposed?)>

MOBILE: RSA Battle House Tower (228.7m)

2007-05-01T07:30:00.001-07:00

This will be the tallest building in Alabama topping out around 750 ft.

http://www.rsa.state.al.us/MobileTower.html

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=6402>

MOBILE: RSA Battle House Tower (228.7m)

2007-05-01T07:00:00.001-07:00

This will be the tallest building in Alabama topping out around 750 ft.

http://www.rsa.state.al.us/MobileTower.html

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=6402>

Dubai Donna Towers

2007-05-01T06:00:00.001-07:00

New Residential and Office Towers in Dubai Silicon Oasis
www.donnatowers.com
Architects : Giuseppe Santulli (Rome)
Developer : Seasif Group
Construction Contractor : Finfor construction
Construction Starts : November 2006
Construction Finishes : December 2008>

Busan, Centum Star, 220m

2007-05-01T05:00:00.001-07:00

Centum Star, Busan, South Korea
51/52/60 floors

The tallest one : 220m

Under Construction pic
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BsAs skyscraperinfo

2007-05-01T04:30:00.001-07:00

http://www.rascacielosbuenosaires.hp...om.br/TAPA.htm >

How many 50+ floors are planned, u/c in your city

2007-05-01T04:00:00.001-07:00

These days the 500 ft. mark is easily attainable with spires and large floor to floor ceiling heights. For once it would be different if we compared cities with towers of 50 plus floors. Underground is not to be included in the count.
I'll start a list for Toronto.

The following are towers which have started construction:

-Bay-Adelaide - Office Tower 50 floors
-Ritz-Carlton - Hotel/Condo 53 floors
-QuantumII - Condo 52 floors - currently 12 floors above ground
-College Park I - Condominium 52 floors. Topped out
-West 1 - Condo 49 floors( C'mon 1 floor shy) and it's 30 floors up

Proposed

Trump Tower - 70
College Park III - 75
Signature - 69
Shangri-La - 65
Sapphire - 73
Hummingbird - 50
MLSE - 54
MLSE Tower II - 50
Pinnacle building D - 59
Absolute World I - 56
Absolute World II - 50

With the exception of CP III, Signature, Sapphire and Hummingbird, all of the remaining proposed have an excellent chance of commencing construction within the next 6 months.>

How many 50+ floors are planned, u/c in your city

2007-05-01T03:00:00.001-07:00

TRG Alaska I and The Related Group

2007-05-01T02:30:00.001-07:00

Who are the investors in TRG Alaska I (a business unit of The Related Group)? Specifically, who are the investors in the Apogee condo project?>

HARBIN:LIVING HIGHER! ~BoOoOoOoM!~

2007-05-01T02:00:00.001-07:00

爱建新城

Aijian New City!－－－－the plan

U/C shots

a cool dude

residential towers

current Harbin skyline

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HANGZHOU BAY Bridge:UPDATED PIX!

2007-05-01T01:00:00.001-07:00

that monster is just HUGE!

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NEW MADERO CENTER Buenos Aires // $200.000.000

2007-05-01T00:30:00.001-07:00

200 million dollars
commercial & residential
110.000 sq meters
150 mts long
Architects: Tishman Speyer & Kineret

"Madero Center", in Buenos Aires, with the slogan "The big apple of Puerto Madero", in front of Hilton Buenos Aires and the Yacht Club
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Two more 45-storey towers for Buenos Aires!! (w/render)

2007-05-01T00:00:00.001-07:00

MIRABILIA TOWERS
45 floors
in Palermo, Buenos Aires

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Pakistan's $11bn Real Estate project takes off

2007-04-30T23:00:00.001-07:00

TAK Enterprises have prepared the designs for the new Phase 7, 8& 9 of Bahria Town, Pakistan. Bahria will build highrise residential buildings for the first time. project includes an artificial lake, Bahria mega mall, Bahria twin towers, a huge mosque and an intelligent golf city.

Bahria Town also plans to construct Lake city in Lahore and a highrise tower in Karachi.

Project also contains monorail, etc. The whole project will take 24-30 months to complete. More details on the project can be found in this thread.

Rendering -

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Long Beach California (proposed, planned, constructed, etc.)

2007-04-30T22:30:00.001-07:00

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Under Construction

West Ocean Long Beach

function: Residential (246 units)
floors: 30 & 20
completion: 2007

Rendering:

Promenade Walk - The Olson Company

function: Mixed-use (13,000 square feet of retail/shopkeeper and 97 units)
floors: 4
completion: 2007

Rendering:

Sierra Suites Hotel

function: Hotel
floors: 7
developer: Diversified Realty

Rendering:

CityPlace 4th/Elm Lofts

function: Residential
floors: 4
architect: Paul Essick

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Norwegian projects and developments

2007-04-30T22:00:00.001-07:00

Norwegian projects and developments

There is a lot of projects in Norway now days. However, Norway is a small country so the most of the projects is small. None the less, small projects can be just as interesting as larger projects! The current construction activity has been very high for several years now, and has contributed to a lot of projects, check them out here.>

China's Projects

2007-04-30T21:30:00.001-07:00

A bigger better WTC

2007-04-30T21:00:00.001-07:00

I agree with Trump 100 percent on this one.Lets build them again!!!!

An article from the Sydney Morning Hearald.

Trump offers plan to rebuild twin towers
May 19, 2005 - 6:43AM

New York property tycoon Donald Trump unveiled his design Wednesday for "bigger, stronger and better" twin towers to replace the World Trade Centre originals destroyed on September 11, 2001.

Denouncing the existing plans for rebuilding Ground Zero as the "worst pile of crap architecture I've ever seen," Trump argued that erecting two new, even taller twin towers was the only valid response to the terrorists.

The consummate self-promoter, known as "The Donald," showed off his proposal just weeks after the official master design was put on hold because of security concerns surrounding the centrepiece 1,776 foot Freedom Tower.

Describing the Freedom Tower as an "empty skeleton," Trump said its construction would be a capitulation.

"If we rebuild the World Trade Centre in the form of a skeleton ... the terrorists win. It's that bad," he told reporters gathered in the lobby of his Fifth Avenue Trump Towers headquarters in Manhattan.

The design put forward by Trump and his structural engineer Kenneth Gardner, essentially offers a modified version of the original twin towers, erected in the early 1970s.

Advertisement
AdvertisementThe replacements would be at least 1,475-feet (449.6 m) tall, more than 100 feet (30.1 m) higher than their previous incarnations. The new North Tower would also boast a 383-foot (116.7 m) communications mast.

"It's bigger, it's stronger and it's better than the previous World Trade Centre, and it sets the right tone and the right attitude," Trump said, adding that some members of the public who had seen the model had been moved to tears.

Charles Wolf, whose wife was killed in the North Tower, was more circumspect in his appraisal of the model.

"It spooked me when I first saw it ... the idea of the towers rising again," Wolf said.

"I'm not saying it's right or wrong, but it's an interesting idea," he added.

The Trump-backed towers -- he promised not to attach his name to the buildings -- would employ a tube-within-a-tube design with improved fireproofing and larger stairwells.

Gardner said the structures would be able to withstand the kind of attacks that brought down the original towers on September 11, 2001 killing 2,479 people.

Ground Zero master planner Daniel Libeskind, branded an "egghead" by Trump over the design of the Freedom Tower, fired off a letter to the property tycoon this week, pointing out that he was not responsible for the building's problems.

The Polish-born architect stressed that the footprint and twisting shape of the tower were the work of David Childs, who was hired by Ground Zero developer Larry Silverstein to modify Libeskind's vision.

"I am sure that all of us, whatever the shape of our head or its decorative accessory agree that security is the paramount concern for the new tower," Libeskind wrote in a thinly-veiled dig at Trump's distinctive hairstyle.

In a report published in April, the New York Police Department voiced concerns that the planned location of the Freedom Tower was too close to Manhattan's Westside Highway.

A subsequent meeting between New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Governor George Pataki and police officials concluded that a new design was required.

"They should throw it all away," was Trump's assessment of the design rethink.

"This is what people want," he said of his own proposal. "It's a better memorial. It's a greater building. This is what the World Trade Centre was."

The Freedom Tower was originally scheduled to be topped out at the end of 2008 or the beginning of 2009.

The design of the tower, and indeed that of the entire Ground Zero redevelopment project, has been the source of bitter dispute -- between the architects involved and also the often competing interests of the victims' families, the developers and the politicians.

The tensions have arisen from the different priorities attached to the project, with some seeing a site of remembrance, others a future place of work and still more a symbol of rebirth.

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Zhengzhou east new city area development

2007-04-30T20:30:00.001-07:00

Nanjing River westside new city development (U/C) Huge

2007-04-30T20:00:00.001-07:00

Models

2 New highest in Nanjing (>250m)

central park
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The windows and doors from plastic and alluminium

2007-04-30T19:30:00.001-07:00

A great choice of the windows and doors from plastic(VEKA) and aluminium(Metalplast,Sapa,Reynaers)winter gardens,aluminium constructions,fireproof doors are offered by company Â"AuristilaÂ"(Lithuania).We are looking for the partners.
Yours faithfully,
Viktor.
E-mail: v.petrovic@auristila.w3.lt
www.auristila.w3.lt>

GUANGZHOU CBD PROGRESS! ~an UNBELIEVABLE SCALE!~

2007-04-30T19:00:00.000-07:00

the original plan(the twins not confirmed)

some recently built towers plus some UCs

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Downtown San Diego

2007-04-30T18:30:00.001-07:00

Downtown San Diego has been goin intense re-development over the past few years. So far they have built a new baseball stadium about 5 or 6 new towers over 30 floors and these are some of the current projects that have already been approved or are under construction now. Due to a stupid height restriction of 500 ft our skyline will not be getting any taller but we'll definetly be getting a lot more dense and modern.

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Vancity tower what what

2007-04-30T18:00:00.001-07:00

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Rough Diamond - Birmingham

2007-04-30T17:30:00.001-07:00

Architects: M3
Location: Jewellery Quarter, Next to the 152m BT Tower
Height: 120m x 3 (But I say 130m/120m/50m)

Birminghams rough diamond
June 2005

M3 Architects has revealed images of a dramatic new mixed-use scheme in Birmingham, dubbed a Â"rough diamondÂ" in the cityÂ's Jewellery Quarter.

The project, for an unnamed consortium which includes the siteÂ's landowner, is at pre-planning stage but will be shown in the Royal Academy of ArtsÂ' Summer Exhibition, which runs from June 7 to August 15.

The glazed development includes three 120m-high towers, 111,480sq m of office space, a 150-room hotel and residential accommodation.

M3 Architects partner Nadi Jahangiri said the practice had been appointed for the scheme through Â"word of mouthÂ" after impressing with designs for a mews development in south London.

Referring to the Birmingham project, he added: Â"The idea behind the form of the scheme is that it is a rough jewel or rough diamond. It is on the site of an existing car park that will be relocated in phases during construction. We are talking to the planners at the moment and getting encouraging noises, and it should be in for planning by the end of the year. We are a practice of only six but we do a lot of speculative work and are very good with planners.Â"

The Royal Academy exhibition, now in its 237th year, is the worldÂ's largest contemporary art exhibition, showing sculptures, prints and architectural models, most of which are for sale.

The architectural work includes GrimshawÂ's Fulton Street train station in New York City, an office scheme in Leadenhall Street in London by Richard Rogers, a painting by Will Alsop and schemes by Michael Hopkins, Ian Richie, Eva Jiricna and Edward Cullinan.

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SHANGHAI: New Deep-Water Container Port

2007-04-30T17:00:00.001-07:00

YANGSHAN PORT DEVELOPMENT, CHINA

The People's Republic of China have taken the decision to build a new deep water port on Big and Little Yangshan Island. The Yangshan port project in Shanghai, China, is one of the largest port project currently under consideration in the world.

PROJECT RATIONALE

The Yangshan project was born after careful assessment of the suitability of the Shanghai port in relation to the forecast traffic growth and the growing use of new, bigger, third and fourth generation container ships.

The port of Shanghai has experienced an explosive growth rate, averaging 29% per year in the last three years. This growth was driven by accelerated export demand, which might gain another short term boost once China is accepted to the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The throughput for 2005, the year that Yangshan port is expected to become operational, is expected to reach 8.5 million TEUs.

Since Shanghai is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, most of the goods that travel from the Yangtze River region both for import and export go through Shanghai Port. By the end of 1999, total cargo handling capacity at the Shanghai port was over 180 million tons and 4.21 million TEUs (Twenty foot Equivalent Unit). Yet Shanghai's port development has been constrained by two problems:

* The water depth of the Yangtze River estuary is only 7 metres, so third and fourth generation container ships can only come in and out freely at high tide.
* The water depth of the Huangpu River is only 7-8 metres and the river is also too narrow for large ships. Container ships cannot manoeuvre or turn freely.

The Shanghai Municipal Government (SMG) found that in the Yangshan Island the water is at least 15 metres deep, and fifth and sixth generation container ships can come and go freely. The area is a natural shelter from the typhoon belt.

PROJECT TIMESCALE

The starting date of the construction has not been announced yet. Official sources agree that the new port should be ready around 2005.

PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS

The project includes a 52 berth container terminal, located on a cluster of partially inhabited islands in Hangzhou Bay, south of Shanghai. In addition, the project includes a 32 km bridge to connect the islands to the closest on-shore point and a shore based terminal to accommodate auxiliary facilities that cannot fit on the small islands.

Because of the small size of the islands and their mountainous topography, construction of the terminal is costly and involves large amounts of reclamation work. The investment required for the first, five berth stages is about $2.8 billion and for the entire 52 berth complex $16-18 billion could be needed. The port will consist of three parts:

* A deep-water port area where fifty container berths will be built at the new deep water port area.
* A bridge 30 kilometres long will be built to connect Big Yangshan Island, Little Yangshan Island and the town of Luchaogang in Nanhui County, Shanghai. The bridge will be a fixed bridge which will have eight lanes and two high rise sections (one for 1,000 dwt vessels and the other for 5,000 dwt vessels) to accommodate Hangzhou Bay ships passing under the bridge.
* A new port city at the Luchaogang area will be built to facilitate the development of the new deep water port.

The total investment of the Phase I project will reach $ 1.8 billion. Phase I includes:

Five container berths that will be finished by 2005. The total handling capacity of the five new berths will be 2 million TEUs. A 32km long bridge with four lanes which will be completed by 2005.>

Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF)

2007-04-30T16:30:00.001-07:00

Project Phase I

Location: Shanghai Pudong Zhangjiang Hi-tech park
Occupied area: 200,000 square meters
Scheduled to open before 2010.
Budget: 1.2 Billion Yuan (USD 150 Million)

Like a nautilus.
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Wheels Park - Birmingham

2007-04-30T15:30:00.001-07:00

Birmingham City Football Club can today reveal the striking designs for the proposed 60,000-seat state of the art multi-use stadium development funded by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation.

With the City Council's full support, "Wheels Park" in the Eastside of the city could be the future home to The City of Birmingham Stadium.

The stadium will represent the leading edge of multi-purpose multi-sport stadia, setting the benchmark in stadia design, integrating an exciting mix of bars, restaurants, club retail and casino into the fabric of the stadium concept.

The first of its kind in the UK accommodating both rectilinear and oval pitch sports, the new stadium with its moving seating tiers will enable the 3.1 million visiting patrons each year to enjoy Premiership football, international cricket, world-class athletic competitions and the greatest international musicians under a vast 70,000sf moving roof.

The project that will see an investment exceeding Â£200 million and will create over 2500 permanent and construction job opportunities, without even taking into account those that can potentially be generated by suppliers of goods and services to the stadium.

Furthermore the Club and developer's vision to build a unique national leisure destination visited by sports fans, tourists, business people and local residents alike will not only economically benefit the city of Birmingham but will improve the quality of life for inhabitants and the image of the area, bringing it to regional and national prominence.

Birmingham City Football Club has been proactively campaigning for backing of the project from the community and those that will see the benefit of the stadium complex both now and in the future. Over 6000 people have signed the petition in the first week and this will be presented to Birmingham City Council to illustrate the region's desire to see the City of Birmingham Stadium become a physical and cultural icon in the West Midlands.

The Club's Chief Executive, Karren Brady: "This is a fantastic opportunity for the city of Birmingham and the region. The people of Birmingham stand to benefit hugely both economically and socially from the development and proudly witness their city become host to world-class events that will put Birmingham and the West Midlands on the map for years to come. If the second city were to miss out because of a lack of support from our local authority in applying for the necessary casino, it would be a tragedy"

Las Vegas Sands' UK representative, Rodney Brody, said: "Birmingham City are an incredibly dynamic club and it's great to be working with them on this unique opportunity to create the UK's first multi-sports stadium of true international quality, right in the heart of Birmingham, bringing much needed regeneration to the site, together with 2,000 jobs for local people. We've enjoyed positive discussions with Birmingham City Council and we are totally committed to the city."

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Suzhou Gate to the East, (278 M !) arch-skyscraper!!

2007-04-30T15:00:00.001-07:00

RMJM won an international design competition for the creation of a gateway building to the central business district of Suzhou, China.

Currently under construction in Suzhou, west of Shanghai, this groundbreaking development will create a landmark entrance to the new central business district, part of the Suzhou Industrial Technology Park. Sited on the edge of the Jinji Lake, the 560,000sqm scheme will stand some 278 metres tall and is currently hailed as the largest single building in China today. It will house two world-class hotels, office accommodation, serviced apartments and 90,000sqm of retail space.

Suzhou Gate to the East

Location Suzhou, China

Developer Tian Di Group

Contract value 3 billion CNY

Size 560,000 sqm

Year Current>

Georgia Acquarium: A modern Noah's Ark

2007-04-30T14:30:00.001-07:00

A closely guarded secret finally is out: The Georgia Aquarium will have five huge displays of aquatic life, including a deep-water ocean exhibit, a rare Indo-Pacific coral reef, and a 50-foot fishing trawler for kids and adults to play on.

A see-through tunnel beneath the open ocean exhibit will let spectators get right next to the aquatic creatures. A river exhibit tour will feature a tunnel or long walkway with transparent walls and ceilings, according to blueprints of the exhibits.

The aquarium, under construction last month, will resemble a modern Noah's ark. Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus, who is funding the attraction, intends it to be a 'vessel' for education, entertainment and conservation.

What you'll see inside the Georgia Aquarium
Â Five main exhibits, which will use 5 million gallons of water
Â 55,000 fish, with 20 barracuda, 100 black piranhas and 3,000 mullets
Â A clear tunnel that puts spectators next to deep-water creatures
Â A play area with a fishing trawler, lighthouse and boathouse
Â What will be at the aquarium?

The plans Â acquired by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution through the Georgia Open Records Law Â show an incredible attention to detail. Aquarium officials declined to discuss the details of the blueprints Friday.

Live red oak trees, river birch and butterfly bushes are marked on the plans. All are to be selected by hand and transplanted, the blueprints indicate.

Some exhibits will be packed with displays of what appear to be artificial rocks. Designs for 22 different facades for the rock installations are drawn on the blueprints. The plans specify particular shades of paint made by Sherwin-Williams.

With its exterior nearly complete, the Georgia Aquarium looks from the outside like the modern Noah's ark pictured in renderings that Bernie Marcus released at the groundbreaking in 2003. Marcus donated $200 million to design and build the Georgia Aquarium as his gift to the city where he and Arthur Blank started the Home Depot Inc.

Marcus has urged state and local leaders to leverage his gift into a sweeping improvement of downtown Atlanta.

Marcus also wants to create a pretty cool aquarium.

"It's a symbol of a vessel of preservation with the purpose of being used for . . . education and the promotion of marine life conservation," Marcus said at the ceremonial groundbreaking. "That's really what this whole thing is about, and I think you're going to find it very exciting."

A wealth of aquatic venues

The five displays are called galleries and include:

Â Open Ocean: A tank called Ralph that may contain 2 million gallons, enough to fill two Olympic-sized pools, bisected by a glass tunnel for spectators.

Â Coastal: A display with exhibits of an Indo-Pacific reef, one in the region covered by the Indian and Pacific oceans. This could eventually house a rare living reef, because the Georgia Aquarium hired a scientist from Hawaii who is a specialist on reefs, and has received permits for vast varieties of coral.

Â Cold Water: A tank called Bob, the aquarium's second-largest, which is to be flanked by five smaller tanks and surrounded by live trees and bushes. The plans do not indicate whether the gallery is for fresh or salt water. But there's a strong likelihood it will be salt, based on plans two years ago that 90 percent of the exhibits be devoted to ocean creatures.

Â Fresh Water: A tunnel beneath a river-based exhibit and lots of artificial rocks, including a play wall for kids with a massive face on one end.

Â Georgia Quest: A big playroom for kids and adults, with an interactive fishing trawler, lighthouse, boathouse and a right whale theater, one of several theaters planned.

The aquarium's collection of tanks will hold 55,000 fish and about 5 million gallons of water. The spigots were expected to be turned on this month. Marcus said previously that it would take weeks, perhaps months, to fill all the tanks to capacity.

The first fish will be introduced into the tanks in late spring, Marcus has said.

Design firm thinks big

The galleries will be able to accommodate big crowds. Nearly 1,000 visitors may visit the Open Ocean gallery. The space at the Cold Water exhibit is marked for 1,601 visitors, suggesting it will be the planned ballroom space. But the actual capacities are difficult to determine because the facility has multiple levels.

Marcus has given a lucky few Â local power brokers and national marine experts Â a tour through the galleries. Some say they were awed by the wow power of the Georgia Aquarium. None would comment on the record, citing respect for Marcus and a confidentiality agreement that is so restrictive that some guests would not confirm that the agreement even exists.

"The aquarium is pure magic," one guest said. "People are going to see it and breathe it and live it and experience it. It takes your breath away."

The exhibits were designed by Peckham Guyton Albers & Viets, a firm based in St. Louis that has packed a lot of entertainment value into theme parks including Universal Studios, Busch Gardens and SeaWorld. The firm declined comment Friday.

Marcus has said the firm was chosen because it was willing to try new and exciting things. One example may be the tunnel through the Open Ocean exhibit. The tunnel bisects a deep hole and a shallow portion of what appears to be one really big tank. The tunnel's elliptical shape appears to be 8 feet high and 13 feet wide, and it seems to have a moving sidewalk next to a stationary pathway.

'They've nailed it,' it seems

The blueprints have repeated notes that the design firm is including the see-through passage in its plans, but is not responsible for its engineering.

The drawings for the Georgia Quest and Fresh Water galleries are the most detailed in the design package.

The Georgia gallery includes precise measurements for the boat and lighthouse, and even specifies the manila rope that will be part of a guard rail. The Fresh Water gallery has an eye-popping number of drawings of artificial rocks and vegetation that will be underwater. A face drawn on an artificial stone wall is so detailed that it evokes a mystical sensation. And there seems to be a crawl space for kids right next to the face.

David Tufts is one of many Atlanta residents awaiting the grand opening. By day Tufts is an executive with Coldwell Banker, the Condo Store, and he views the aquarium as a tremendous marketing tool for intown condos. In his free time, Tufts enjoys visiting cultural attractions. He listened to a description of the galleries and said he was more excited than ever at the prospects of downtown's newest attraction.

"The two big exhibits sound like blockbusters, the Open Ocean and Indo-Pacific reef," Tufts said. "And the interactive Georgia coast exhibit is such an appropriate display to show how the fishing industry works. It sounds like they've nailed it."

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Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) U/C

2007-04-30T14:00:00.001-07:00

http://www.scip.com.cn/en/

Current Status:

Phase I completed (Scheduled to be completed by the end of this year, ahead of schedule now), finished investment of USD 20 billion.

Phase II started.

Profile

　　Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) lies at the north coast of Hangzhou Bay with the total planning area of 29.4 square km. SCIP is one of the industrial projects with the highest investment in China during the 10th Five-year Plan period (2001-2005). The aggregate capital investment for the Phase 1 program is RMB150 billion(about USD 20 billion). It is the first industrial zone specialized in the development of petrochemical and fine chemistry businesses, and also one of the four industrial production bases in Shanghai. The industrial output of SCIP will achieve RMB 100 billion(USD 12.5 billion) annually after all approved projects have gone into operation. SCIP gains a high reputation as the "Wing of Industrial Take-off of Shanghai".

　　 Shanghai Chemical Industry Park is built with advanced development conception of World-Class and large-scaled chemical park. It is to provide investors in the Park with best investment environment by combination of production projects, public utilities, logistics, environmental protection and administration services. Up till now, BP, BASF, Bayer, Degussa, Huntsman, SUEZ, Vopak, AIR LIQUIDE, Praxair and other world-famous multinational petrochemical and utilities corporations have started up their projects in SCIP with an aggregate investment of USD 8.82 billion. SCIP is set out to be the best in Asia and one of the largest and the most integrated and advanced world class petrochemical bases.

　　 Shanghai Chemical Industry Park is located in the south of the city, on the boundary between Jinshan and Fengxian districts. With the A4 exprssway connecting Shanghai-Nanjing and Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway network, it is only 45-minute drive from downtown to Site, which is 60km away. There are local railway lines for exclusive use in SCIP connecting 113km Pudong Railway (Fengxian-Pudong Airport-Zhangmiao). SCIP joins Huangpu river and Changjiang River water system through dredged inner river channel system. Apart from the existing jetty, SCIP is only 55km from the Yang Shan deep-water container port which is still under the construction. With only 50km from Pudong International Airport and Hongqiao International Airport respectively. SCIP, boasting of convenient transportation conditions by sea, by land and by air, will provide investors in the Park with best transportation services.
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Bahria Town Sector C Main Boulevard

2007-04-30T13:30:00.001-07:00

construction is going on very fast, some of the road is complete.

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Bahria Town Sector C Main Boulevard

2007-04-30T13:00:00.001-07:00

construction is going on very fast, some of the road is complete.

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DURBAN Construction and Fact File

2007-04-30T12:30:00.001-07:00

DURBAN
eThekwini- In The Bay

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India's widest tower site pic

2007-04-30T12:00:00.001-07:00

Palm Beach Residency

From Midday:

Work began three months ago in Navi Mumbai on what will be Â at 360 metres Â India's longest residential building.

The Palm Beach Residency will be as long as an 18-coach train and stand 23 floors high on Palm Beach Road, Navi Mumbai.

Currently, IndiaÂ's longest building, according to the Limca Book of Records, is the 180-metre Lake Castle of the Hiranandani Group, designed by Hafeez Contractor.

Palm Beach Residency will have nine interlinked wings and contain 792 two and three-bedroom flats. The developer, Sanjay Chhabria of Vijay Associates (Wadhwa) Developers, said, Â"We did not want to make or break any record. We just wanted to ensure that each buyer got an unrestricted view of the sea.Â"

Another reason developers prefer (space permitting, of course) long buildings over skyscrapers is that they can avoid the mandatory space that they would need to leave between adjoining towers.

Â"This way, they can make full use of the FSI (floor space index) available,Â" said architect Mukesh Mehta.

The project began three months ago and is expected to be completed in 30 months. The rate will be about Rs 2,500 per sq ft.

Pic by Ubermensch - 6 Jan, 2005.

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Chongqing fortune centre

2007-04-30T11:30:00.001-07:00

Architect Santiago CalatravaÃÂs design for the World Trade Centre

2007-04-30T11:00:00.001-07:00

New York: Architect Santiago CalatravaÂ's design for the World Trade Centre Transportation Hub project. afp>

Rondo 1 Warsaw Out of Poland

2007-04-30T10:00:00.001-07:00

Rondo1 Warsaw are now bulid in a downtown of Warsaw, capitol of Poland.
This is complex, which is projected by the AZO architects (Poland) and SOM London. The developer is Hochtief Development.
The first building have 10 floors and giving space for shops, exclusive butics and trade. Second building is building AAA class, have 40 floors, it's 192 meters tall, glass, modern elevation. The workspace for floor is 1 400 - 1 500 square meters.
Currently finished is 1st buildng, second building have finished 36 floors.

Now the visualisations:
Daywiev from north
Nightview from North
Nightview from South

Bulid progress:
http://www.rondo1.pl/img/photos/b11.jpg
http://www.rondo1.pl/img/photos/b03.jpg
http://www.rondo1.pl/historia/img/sw/sw01.jpg
http://www.rondo1.pl/historia/img/sw/sw02.jpg
http://www.rondo1.pl/historia/img/sw/sw04.jpg

For this building are avalible live camera.
http://www.akmeo.pl/kamera.jpg
Updates will be send regullary.>

Chongqing Grand Theater & Chongqing Science Museum

2007-04-30T07:30:00.001-07:00

Man made Coastal Islands in Israel

2007-04-30T06:30:00.001-07:00

Man made Coastal Islands :

New Land Reclaimed:
1.5km2
.5mi2
Probable Population:
30,000 inhabitants
6,000 units

This location and design investigation responds to a higher per capita income of the Israeli population combined with normal population growth and the potential land needed for immigration. It also provides new land for the relocation of Israelis refugees from settlements in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank if that publicized political plan proposal is implemented. The island scheme can be created in phases over time. Upgraded existing airport facilities will be expanded near Tel Aviv.

With other deep sea ports available in Israel, no new Container ship or Cargo facilities are required here. New land is provided for special housing on islands that serve the tourist industry. Anticipated here are a range of facilities including hotels, popular waterfront development, cafes, exclusive shopping streets, beaches, recreation facilities, boating, tour ships. For the inhabitants and new residents, a sense of community is established with local services within walking distances.

Project Design Team: Stefanie Balzotti, Robert Larson, Dennis Morelli, Vincent Sorrentino

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Ho Chi Minh City : Saigon Plaza 65 floors

2007-04-30T06:00:00.000-07:00

Facility : Office, Hotel, Trade Center and Apartments

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Chongqing---China new town plaza

2007-04-30T05:30:00.001-07:00

rendering

Beside here
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UPDATES Buenos Aires' skyscraper boom-!! NEW!!

2007-04-30T04:30:00.001-07:00

New updates of the new skyscraper district in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Enjoy them

(taken by Paradise)

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Wuhan CBD Model!

2007-04-30T04:00:00.001-07:00

Future Wuhan Skyline

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Wuhan CBD Model!

2007-04-30T03:30:00.001-07:00

Future Wuhan Skyline

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Project CityCenter, Las Vegas

2007-04-30T03:00:00.001-07:00

A new rendering of Project CityCenter, Las Vegas. Check out this link...
http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/1...ect+citycenter

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Al Durrah Tower(76F, 330m) - Dubai

2007-04-30T02:30:00.001-07:00

New approved supertall for Dubai. I know what you'll all say, not another one, but this comes with an amazing design too so it's worthy of posting
It was originally proposed at 78 floors about a year ago and with a different design.

Name: Al Durrah Tower
Floors: 76
Height: 330m
Use: Residential
Cost: $140m
Architect: WS Atkins

Hill International Selected as Project Manager of New 76-Story Al Durrah Tower in Dubai

Dubai, UAE -- Hill International, Inc., the worldwide construction consulting firm, has announced that a subsidiary company, Hill International (Middle East) Ltd., has received a contract from H.E. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Butti Al Hamid to provide project management services during the design and construction phases of the Al Durrah Tower in Dubai.

The new 76-story, 330-meter tower will be located adjacent to the Fairmont Hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road. The project comprises a tower with a built-up area of 134,398 square meters that will accommodate 102 three-bedroom, 325 two-bedroom and 283 one-bedroom apartments. The ground and mezzanine floors give way for retail and commercial space, whilst recreational facilities including a swimming pool and gymnasium are housed at roof levels. One basement is allocated for services. An adjacent car parking structure with a built-up area of around 32,630 square meters will accommodate 884 vehicles. The project is expected to cost approximately US$140 million.

"The Al Durrah Tower will be a major addition to the skyline of Dubai," said Raouf S. Ghali, President of Hill's International Project Management Group. "Hill is proud to have been selected as its project manager and we will ensure that this project is built according to the world-class standards of construction in the region," Ghali added.

Hill International, with nearly 700 employees in 21 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management and construction claims services. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the 18th largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.>

Covent Garden, Brussels

2007-04-30T02:00:00.001-07:00

New Building located in the North district in Brussels, next to the Dexia-Tower. The building has a lower building of 10 floors and a higher building of 26 floors (100m).

the white building on the right looks taller but it isn't at all! It stands on a hill.

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#Mutual Heights-Residential conversion-13F-Cape Town

2007-04-30T01:30:00.001-07:00

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NAME: Mutual Heights
LOCATION: Cape Town CBD
STATUS: Completed/ sales
FLOORS: 13
HEIGHT: 91m/ 300ft
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The new Madrid

2007-04-30T01:00:00.001-07:00

Intro

Madrid is the capital city of Spain, situated in the center of iberic peninsula with a population of 3.099.834, and 5 million plus in the metro area. The region of Madrid has a PIB of 138.670 Euro Millions, a 25.855 E GDP/PerCapita, reaching the 124,7% level of the UE25 average.

Madrid is developing nowadays in a process of great development of projects and infrastructures for the city. Also is presenting a candidacy for the Olympic games of 2012, for the one that there realize many infrastructures and initiatives, which will be carried out even though Madrid does not obtain the games.

Satellite images:

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ShangHai Projects

2007-04-30T00:30:00.001-07:00

ChangFeng HongKou Mansion
(长峰虹口大厦）
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who can give me some useful web addresses

2007-04-30T00:00:00.001-07:00

I am in a real eseate company. and recently my company will commence a shopping mall project. this is new for me, so i want to study knowledge concerning commercial project, shopping mall construct, management, development,etc.. I do hope you can give me some uesful addresses, especially the forums, or BBs.
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Istanbul: 52 and 45 floor twins, construction starts this year

2007-04-29T23:30:00.001-07:00

IDENTIFICATION CARD

Name: ÃiftÃ§iler Towers
Location: BÃ¼yÃ¼kdere Avenue, Levent
Architect: Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum (St. Louis - London)
Project Management: Arup Associates (London - Istanbul)

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Grand Soho Makati the most desired residential Condominium in the Philippines .....

2007-04-29T23:00:00.001-07:00

GRAND SOHO MAKATI

GSM is located in THE most prime area in Makati. It is strategically situated in Makati's Golden Triangle and is bound within the city's 3 most important streets -- Sen Gil Puyat Ave., Ayala Ave., and Makati Avenue. Its prime location gaurantees access to all Makati's important attractions and destinations.

If you're looking for a condo, renting, living a vibrant lifestyle, working in the central business district or simply looking for a substantial return in your investment...

Own the most DESIRED residential condominium in the most DESIRED city in the country gives you Desire in a home and more.

Take pride on our studio, 1 bedroom, 1 bedroom loft, two bedroom loft, 3 bedroom loft , and our skyloft., Fully Fitted, Fully Furnished Condominium with stylished turnovers to choose from, from classicto sleekto a contemporary deliverables and a TAX-FREE CONDOMIUM which translates to a huge savings on the part of a buyer. With floor areas from 22 to141 square meters starts @ 1.9M, one is sure to fit your creative lifestyle. Wrap all these up with very flexible terms of investment that includes bank and in-house financing. You and your family will be At Home in Grand Soho Makati.

Reserve now and be proud to be the first owner of the most DESIRED residential condominium in the most DESIRED city in the country., for as low as $600 / month.

Features & Amenities are:
THX Theater room
Library (Oprah's Book Club, Popular Men & Women Magazine, Fashion....
Lobby with concierge
Childrens Playroom & Day Care Center
DVD & VCD For rent area
OwnerÂ's Lounge
Swimming pool
health and fitness centers
Business Centers
housekeeping
laundry services and more .....

BUY ONE UNIT AND TAKE ALL THESE FOR FREE!!!!
DINING ROOM SET
BATHROOMFIXTURES
KITCHEN SHOWCASE
AIRCONDITIONING
SONY FLATSCREEN TV WITH DVD
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER
BEDROOM SETUP
SOFA AND COFFEE TABLE
WASHING MACHINE
REFRIGERATOR AND MICROWAVE
COOKTOP AND RANGEHOOD

So no more expensive interior design bills, no more time wasted looking for appliances and furnitures. No more moving-in worries. No more disappointments.

The time to invest is NOW.

For Computation and viewing of our model units please set an appointment with:

Jasmin T. Generoso
Sales Manager
Century Communities Inc.
Mobile 63927- 973 - 8235
Direct Line: 02 7190110
email add: jasmingeneroso@yahoo.com
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World Trade Center Developements

2007-04-29T22:30:00.001-07:00

Since the world trade center is finally under construction. I wanted to create this thread for photos and news about skyscrapersd and the memorial happening at ground zero. Please post photos of the site plan, and construction photos happening at the site. Hope you guys enjoy!!!!!! >

Ivan Allen Plaza (Atlanta)

2007-04-29T22:00:00.001-07:00

Ivan Allen Plaza is a great developement under construction in Downtown Atlanta. It is composed of many new skyscrapers that include offices, and condos. It is expected to bring Downtown Atlanta to life again. On this thread you can post pictures of the developement and the Novare Cenntenial Park Towers. Hope you all enjoy!!!! >

CHICAGO: Trump Tower (343m, 1125ft)

2007-04-29T21:30:00.001-07:00

I've noticed that not a lot of Chicago forumers post here, so I figured I'd go ahead and make a thread for the tallest building constructed in the United States since the Sears Tower in 1974 (second tallest if the Freedom Tower in NYC actually starts going up first)...

With the spire included, the height of the building will be 1,360ft (415m). The condominiums on the 89th floor will be the highest above ground anywhere in the world.

The architect is Adrian Smith of the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merril, who also designed the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai.

Demolition of the existing Sun-Times Building is nearing completion, and Trump has closed on a $640 million construction loan from Deutsche Bank. Actual construction should begin in early summer. There's supposed to be a new rendering coming out soon, but for now I'll just use the one from Emporis:

Here's the site as of last week:

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Beautiful new 55-storey tower for BA!! (render inside!)

2007-04-29T21:00:00.001-07:00

We still don't know the name
-55 floors
-Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires - Argentina

trivia: it's going to be located across the street from Pelli's new Repsol Tower

www.creaurban.com.ar>

Buenos Aires gets a new (tall) beauty!

2007-04-29T20:30:00.001-07:00

Let me introduce you to LE PARC PUERTO MADERO TOWER
Buenos Aires

A new development by RAGHSA..
COMING SOON>

http://www.counciloftheamericas.org...ns/Kafhif_4.pdf>

Buenos Aires Forum- 1000M tall building

2007-04-29T20:00:00.001-07:00

It has been said on wikipedia that a thousand metre tall building will be built in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It starts 2006 and finishes 2016
Go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires_Forum
for more information!
More information at :http://www.grupotorcello.com.ar/
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Skylines 10 years from now

2007-04-29T19:30:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone!

I'm looking for renderings of what your city's (or other cities') skyline will look like in the future. Are there supertalls planned? Other big projects? HOw will they change the skyline? What will your city's skyline look like in 2016? Post your pics here please! >

Hasselt, Belgium: stationarea 2 'towers'

2007-04-29T18:30:00.001-07:00

In hasselt with a pressconcerence, today was presented the stationdevelopment project. involves two 'towers' : contemporary architecture. the jurgen mayer tower is even rather futuristic. The berlin architect Jurgen mayer is also the designer of the urban parasol in sevilla that is under construction at the moment. the other turned-torsolike tower named 'copper lady' is designed by Zwarts and Jansma from Holland
some impressions

the jurgen mayer tower (14 floors)

overview en turning torso tower (the copper lady'

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The Atlantic Station Thread (Atlanta)

2007-04-29T18:00:00.001-07:00

Hey you guys, Im sure most of you have heard about Atlantic Station in Atlanta. It is one of the largest developements in history, and it will greatly improve the retail life of Atlantan's, and make it more lively. On this thread you can post latest pictures of the developement including (The Atlantic) that was just proposed. Hope you all enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >

54-storey skyscraper for Canary Wharf, London

2007-04-29T17:30:00.001-07:00

Greenwich View Place

A mixed-use office and hotel scheme is being planned by Rowan Asset Management. The architect is Sheppard Robson. This would stand to the south of Canary Wharf.

Judging by these pics, it looks as though a few other big towers could be planned nearby as well...

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Shenzhen - LUJING Tower - 272 m

2007-04-29T17:00:00.001-07:00

Location {next to Shenzhen World Trade Centre}
District: Futian
City: Shenzhen
Country: China

Technical Data
Height (struct.): 272 m
Construction Start: 2006

Building in General
Type of construction: high-rise building

Winning-Bid Project
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Union Square Phase 7

2007-04-29T16:30:00.001-07:00

Hello all, I just joined a few minutes ago, this seems to be a pretty cool site I just stumbled across here.

I just wanted to know if anyone here had any information about the Union Square Phase 7 project in Kowloon, Hong Kong. I hear it's meant to be completed in 2007, anbody know when exactly? I also hear that at 111 storeys it'll be 474 meters tall, eclipsing (almost literally) the 2 IFC. Anyone got info? Thanks.>

Burj Dubai (Part 47) 705m-?m

2007-04-29T16:01:00.001-07:00

Sorry I just couldn't resist since this is getting out of hand. I thought I'd push it over 100 faster. BTW why are there parts 13 and 14 when some nations these numbers are considered bad luck. The mods should change them to parts 15 and 16 so that the previous part is now part 17. That makes this part Part 49.

This building will go to over 800m so I should expect part 100 to be plastered by then.

If the mods want to close this thread, then later on after part 46, please have the descency to go to 48 since you closed part 47....my part.>

Mall of America...getting bigger?

2007-04-29T15:30:00.001-07:00

From: http://www.startribune.com/535/story/408016.html
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Last update: May 02, 2006 Â 10:23 PM

Megamall asking for megamillions
The Mall of America says it may have to scale back its expansion plans if it doesn't get $200 million in new, publicly financed subsidies.
Chris Serres, Star Tribune

Shoppers have been expecting an expansion of the Mall of America for years. Now, they finally got the bill for it.
Never known for thinking small, developers of the Bloomington megamall are asking state legislators for about $200 million in public financing to help fund the facility's $1.4 billion expansion. This is on top of $108 million the mall's developers have received in tax breaks since the shopping center opened in 1992.

The mall's developers argue that, without the subsidies, they will have to dramatically scale back expansion plans that would more than double the size of the existing mall, already the nation's largest. Preliminary plans call for an additional 5.6 million square feet, which would include a 6,000-seat performing arts center, four hotels, an ice rink and a museum.

However, without the tax breaks, the expansion might include only two hotels and a "small retail concourse," said Bill Griffith, a lawyer representing the Mall of America. "If we don't get this, then we may be forced to go back to the drawing board."

The mall's developers, Simon Property Group Inc. and Triple Five Group Ltd., are lobbying state legislators to approve a bill that would keep Phase I and Phase II of the mall off the city's property tax rolls until 2035 -- about 20 years longer than planned. That could cost Bloomington $200 million in property tax revenue, or about $2,200 per resident.

Griffith said the extension is needed because "unforeseen events," such as the expansion of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, delayed the mall's expansion and prevented developers from taking full advantage of the original tax break it negotiated in 1988. "We're asking state legislators to give us back the lost years," he said.

But some state legislators say the mall has already received enough public money, and they question the assertion that the second phase can't proceed as planned without the 20-year extension.

"There isn't a developer in this state that wouldn't love to get their hands on that property," said John Marty, the DFL state senator from Roseville. "They didn't need a subsidy in 1988, and they don't need one now." The original tax break negotiated between Bloomington and the mall in 1988 centered on tax-increment financing, a commonly used but sometimes controversial financing tool, which is a loan on a project that is paid back through increased property taxes on the newly improved property.

The original intention of tax-increment financing was to encourage new development in blighted areas by having taxpayers pick up part of the cost. But in recent years, it has been used to stimulate retail development in valuable pieces of real estate. Minneapolis devoted millions in subsidies to build a Target store downtown.

Proponents of extending the original tax breaks for the Mall of America argue that the tax benefits of Phase II will far outweigh the subsidies. Bloomington officials estimate that the project will generate at least $17 million a year in new property-tax revenue, or $340 million over 20 years. The estimate doesn't include sales tax revenue or spillover benefits from additional development in the area.

Since it opened, the mall has generated more than $600 million in state and local tax revenue, according to Bloomington city officials. That's nearly six times the subsidies developers received under the original agreement.

Even so, Rep. Ann Lenczewski, a DFL member from Bloomington, questioned why the mall was seeking a 20-year extension for both phases. She said a single extension of 10 to 15 years might be appropriate, but only for the expansion.

She said city and state officials should be willing to consider a smaller Phase II, if it means less public money will be put at risk. "It wouldn't be the end of the world if this turned out to be 2.2 million square feet instead of 5.6 million," she said. "Every developer thinks his project is urgent, and it has to happen now, or it's a crisis. I'm not compelled by that argument."

MAY DAY-Worlds tallest construction diagram + big 3

2007-04-29T15:00:00.001-07:00

well its may 1st already. lots of action happening
the big 3 are going well. SWFC has taken off again and now 170m/lev38, Burj Dubai is lev42/157m. Im basically guessing ICC . we have updates but always from afar. must be a hard site to photograph?

THE BIG THREE

the worlds tallest diagram update is in progress and should be ready by tommorrow morning.
watch this space....

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Shanghai: World Financial Center, 492m (101 floors) (Part 5)

2007-04-29T14:30:00.001-07:00

It is the time for Shanghai WFC Part 5.

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SAN FRANCISCO:Proposed 1x1000ft and 2x800ft+

2007-04-29T14:00:00.001-07:00

Proposed SoMa tower could be tallest building on West Coast
- John King, Chronicle Urban Design Writer
Thursday, May 25, 2006

If you've ever wanted to look down on the Transamerica Pyramid, stick around San Francisco for a few years and you might get your chance: City planners say it's time to make room for a new tower of at least 1,000 feet that could be the West Coast's tallest building.

The proposal was presented this morning to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, a city agency that seeks to build a new transit terminal south of Market Street. Planners want to raise heights near the terminal site to allow two towers as tall as the 853-foot Transamerica Pyramid -- and a third that would rise at least another 150 feet.

The high-rises would also generate money for the transit terminal, with revenue from land sales and property taxes being steered to the transit terminal.

City planners say that with new residential towers being built between Mission Street and the Bay Bridge, there's a new spot for a few extra-tall towers to finish the picture and create a distinctive peak on the skyline.

"We're looking at a trio of towers around the Transbay center that would mark a new center of downtown," said David Alumbaugh, a senior urban planner at the San Francisco Planning Department.

Officials stressed that today's presentation is only a starting point for discussion. A formal planning study and a full environmental impact report would be needed before any zoning changes could occur.

"We want to start the discussion of changing the rules," city Planning Director Dean Macris told the Transbay board. "We want to stretch and raise the imagination of the public."

At present, the tallest building on the West Coast is the U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles, at 1,018 feet.

E-mail John King at jking@sfchronicle.com.

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S.F. planners have high hopes for new center of downtown
Skyline boasting tallest building in the West envisioned on site of dingy transit terminal
- John King, Chronicle Urban Design Writer
Friday, May 26, 2006

Thirty-five years after the Transamerica Pyramid became the peak that defines San Francisco's skyline, city officials said Thursday that they want to push even higher -- making room for what could be the tallest tower west of Chicago.

The idea would be to raise height limits on several blocks south of Market Street to allow two towers as tall as the 853-foot Transamerica building and a third that would climb at least an additional 150 feet -- to more than 1,000 feet tall.

"It's a big idea, but we think the time has come for the city to think along these lines," said Dean Macris, director of the city's Planning Department. "This is our opportunity to create something special on the ground and in the sky."

Macris and other officials stressed that any changes would require at least two years of planning and environmental studies. No developer has yet proposed actual buildings, and there also could be opposition from people who see San Francisco as a place of low-slung neighborhoods, not skyscraping towers.

"We're not saying, 'Let the zoning begin,' " Macris said. "We're saying, 'Here are ideas.' We need to see if there is public support and leadership support."

Macris and other officials unveiled their proposal Thursday to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, the government body in charge of building a new station to replace the dingy Transbay Terminal at First and Mission streets now used by many of the region's public bus systems.

The estimated budget for the project, including a downtown extension of the Caltrain commuter line with room for future high-speed rail, is $3.35 billion.

Forty acres near the existing terminal were rezoned last year to aid the project. The current plan allows a 550-foot tower next to the terminal and six others above 300 feet. Those towers would go on public land that would be sold to help pay for the Transbay project.

The new approach would loosen zoning even more by allowing several towers to grow higher. The highest trio would rise near the corner of First and Mission.

The zoning changes could bring as much as $250 million in new funding to the terminal project, according to the work of the planners -- a group pulled from several city departments and the Transbay authority. The money would include extra revenue from the publicly owned sites and new tax revenue from privately owned land that would increase in value as a result of more-generous zoning.

But planners say that a cluster of extra-tall towers also would serve an aesthetic purpose -- given that residential towers as high as 600 feet already are under construction between Mission Street and the Bay Bridge. The trio of extra-tall buildings theoretically would serve as a sort of peak to the transformed skyline.

"This is the new center of downtown ... what makes sense to us is an exploration of heights of 1,000 feet or more at the transit terminal, or on some other nearby site," said David Alumbaugh, a senior urban planner at the San Francisco Planning Department. "We think it's a compelling vision that would be a dramatic new skyline for the city."

While that vision wasn't questioned at Thursday's hearing, it could be challenged by San Franciscans who have battled tall buildings in the past.

The construction of the Transamerica Pyramid and the 779-foot Bank of America building in the early 1970s spurred a succession of anti-growth initiatives on the city ballot. A 1972 urban design plan set a top height of 700 feet in the Financial District. Heights were lowered to 550 feet in the 1985 downtown plan that also gave landmark status to 250 older buildings.

The planning director in 1985 was Macris, who left in 1992 but was brought back from retirement in 2004 by Mayor Gavin Newsom.

"During the '80s, there was enormous public reaction to the loss of historical and good-looking buildings downtown. Opposing heights was a way to get a handle on the pace of change," Macris said Thursday. By contrast, the green light for residential towers south of Market Street has sparked little comment.

Other cities have become more open to extra height in recent years. In Seattle, a voter-imposed height limit from 1989 was removed last month to allow for residential high-rises. Closer to home, an Oakland developer has proposed a tower at 19th and Broadway that would be nearly as tall as the Transamerica Pyramid.

The tallest building on the West Coast is the U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles at 1,018 feet.

Since the Transbay Joint Powers Authority was created in 2001, plans to create a Grand Central Terminal-like transit hub have moved slowly.

One funding piece fell out this year when state officials delayed plans for a statewide vote on a high-speed rail bond that would include $475 million for the San Francisco leg of the project. Last year, a legal battle over control of land next to the terminal site was settled when $58 million was paid to a developer planning a residential tower on the site.

A measure on the June 6 ballot would give the Board of Supervisors two seats on the Transbay board instead of the one it now has. The other members are representatives of Newsom, Muni, AC Transit and the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board.

Measure C was crafted by Supervisor Chris Daly, who serves on the Transbay board and has feuded with Newsom over the project. On Thursday, he said the tentative plan could be a good way to move the project along but said that extra revenues should be steered to the neighborhood as well as the transit project.

"It looks like a good proposal if you like height. I like height, but some people in San Francisco don't," Daly said. "There needs to be a public discussion."

E-mail John King at jking@sfchronicle.com.

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dubai - featured in vanity fair

2007-04-29T13:00:00.001-07:00

not sure if this is posted already but there is a big article about the building craze in dubai with some cool pics - its the issue with anderson cooper on the cover

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80 South Street--NYC

2007-04-29T12:30:00.001-07:00

80 South Street
--New York--
Designed by Santiago Calatrava

At 251 meters (342 m spire), it is not the tallest building going up in New York, but definitely one of the must unique. It was announced last year, approved a few months ago, and is slated for construction later this year.

The most amazing thing, though, is that it will only have ten units. The first two cubes will house cultural institutions, and the next ten will hold one residence each. The building will have 55 floors.

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NYC: FREEDOM TOWER - 1,776 FT

2007-04-29T12:00:00.001-07:00

April 25, 2006

Developer to Accept 'Economic Terms' of Trade Center Deal

By CHARLES V. BAGLI

Larry A Silverstein will announce this afternoon that he has accepted the economic terms of a new deal at ground zero, which reduces his overall role but still allows him to build three skyscrapers on the most valuable parcels on the 16-acre site, ending nearly five months of struggle over the future of the trade center site.

Mr. Silverstein has scheduled a news conference for 2:30 p.m. at 7 World Trade Center where, associates said, he will make the announcement.

The deal, if it is ultimately approved by all sides, would also end the uncertainty that downtown executives say has hampered the resurgence of Lower Manhattan, while clearing the way for construction to start on the Freedom Tower.

But the turmoil at ground zero will not disappear. Rebuilding officials expect that the focus will now shift from commercial development at ground zero to the troubled memorial project. Consultants are expected to deliver a report in the next week showing that the cost of the memorial and a museum has swelled to as much as $800 million from $500 million. Fund-raising has been sluggish at best.

Mr. Silverstein, who leased the World Trade Center site from the Port Authority six weeks before it was destroyed in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, would cede responsibility for building the Freedom Tower, the largest, most symbolic and troubled skyscraper planned for the site, to the authority.

Despite its symbolic role, the Freedom Tower was widely regarded as too big, located in the wrong spot, and unlikely to be attractive to corporate tenants, who view the building as a target.

The deal is an attempt to put the project on a viable financial footing. The state has pledged to contribute $250 million and round up 1 million square feet of leases, most likely to federal agencies. The tower would also get about $970 million in insurance proceeds toward an estimated cost of $2 billion.

For the 74-year-old developer, the deal is a capitulation. Mr. Silverstein has long insisted that he has both the right and the ability to develop the entire ground zero site. The new arrangement recognizes that he does not have enough money to do the $7 billion job and, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg argued, that he could have defaulted on his lease, walking away with millions and an unfinished project.

Officials from the Pataki, Corzine and Bloomberg administration have said the plan amounts to a blueprint for rebuilding the entire 16-acre World Trade Center site by 2012, with the Port Authority providing $100 million for the Sept. 11 memorial.

The unified plan was put together and proposed last week by Gov. George E. Pataki, Gov. Jon S. Corzine and Mayor Bloomberg after nearly three weeks of wary negotiations.

The latest impasse arose with the groundbreaking for the Freedom Tower, which had been planned for this month. There was also a growing realization that there was not enough money to rebuild the entire site, although Mr. Silverstein insisted that he could do the job.

Mr. Pataki had championed the Freedom Tower, the largest of five proposed towers, as a way of restoring New York's skyline with a symbol of resilience.

Mr. Bloomberg raised the possibility that Mr. Silverstein would build only two towers before running out of money in 2009, defaulting on his lease and walking away from the project with hundreds of millions of dollars. Better to deal with the problem now, he said.

Under the unified government plan described last week, the Port Authority would take control of the Freedom Tower project, using $1.7 billion in tax-free Liberty Bonds and about $970 million in insurance money. Mr. Silverstein would be paid to build it. The Pataki administration would provide $250 million and has pledged to secure leases for about one million square feet from federal agencies, which would enable the authority to obtain additional financing. Mr. Schumer said last night that federal customs officials were interested in a large block of the space.

The authority would also take control of a site on Greenwich Street, which it would probably sell to a residential developer.

Mr. Silverstein, in turn, would develop three office towers along Church Street, between Vesey and Liberty Streets. To ensure that he builds quickly, the city and the Port Authority are offering to lease 1.2 million square feet at market rates, according to Anthony R. Coscia, chairman of the Port Authority, and Kenneth J. Ringler, the authority's executive director, and the city would provide Liberty Bonds for financing. But his development fee would be restricted to 2.5 percent, not the 5 percent he originally demanded.

In the coming months, the authority would design plans with Mr. Silverstein for a shopping mall that would be part of two of his towers, then sell it to him and a retail developer. In addition, Mr. Silverstein would be required to adhere to strict construction schedules and contribute at least $140 million toward the cost of common infrastructure.

Silverstein surrenders rights to Freedom Tower

All Financial Times NewsLarry Silverstein, the Manhattan developer who has fought a nearly five-year battle to maintain control of rebuilding on the World Trade Center site, on Tuesday surrendered the right to develop the Freedom Tower, the tallest and most symbolic of the buildings on the 16-acre property.

The agreement was hailed as the end of months of stalemate and inaction at Ground Zero that has increasingly become an embarrassment for New York officials. All five buildings on the site are planned to be completed by 2012 under the new framework.

NEW YORK (AP) Â World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein and government officials agreed Tuesday to most terms of a deal that scales back his role at the site and surrenders his job as landlord of the iconic Freedom Tower, ending four months of messy negotiations over control of ground zero.

The rewriting of Silverstein's 99-year lease to the fallen twin towers would give the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the site, control of two out of five planned office towers, including the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower that Silverstein has been developing. Silverstein would lease three other towers that are considered to be in more lucrative spots on the 16-acre lower Manhattan site.

Officials said the deal ensures all five planned towers would be built by 2012.

"This is about moving the rebuilding forward as quickly as possible," Silverstein said at a news conference outside his 7 World Trade Center building facing ground zero. "All the finger-pointing must stop."

Silverstein sent a letter Tuesday to top executives at the Port Authority agreeing to accept the economic terms of its latest offer. Several hours later, the agency said it would seek board approval for most elements of the deal at its meeting on Wednesday. The Port Authority was waiting for written approval from Silverstein before scheduling the vote.

The agreement left open the possibility that construction still could begin on the Freedom Tower by the end of the week, which politicians have repeatedly promised. Janno Lieber, a Silverstein company vice president, said "we can start it tomorrow" with an agreement.

The deal would give the Port Authority control of the skyscraper that is symbolically replacing the twin towers, but Silverstein would continue as its developer.

Silverstein would build three towers on the site and pay an additional $1.75 billion in rent over his 99-year lease in exchange for promises to fill more than 1 million square feet of office space towers under Silverstein's control with state and city leases. The Port Authority promised to secure additional leases and would move executive offices into the Freedom Tower, said vice chairman Charles Gargano.

The Port Authority would take over a fifth tower, located just off the site, which Silverstein said likely would become an apartment building.

Gov. George Pataki said the plan "will make certain that the rebuilt World Trade Center will anchor the financial capital of the world and make our nation proud."

State officials agreed to contribute $250 million to help build the office space, and Silverstein and the Port Authority agreed to divide billions of dollars in insurance proceeds and tax-exempt bonds to rebuild. Silverstein's higher rent would help the agency provide $100 million for the trade center memorial.

Silverstein said he would accept the deal with conditions, including a guarantee that he wouldn't lose the right to build all towers if the Port Authority couldn't secure promised leases or prepare land for him to build in time. The deal requires him to build three towers surrounding a transit hub by 2011.

The Port Authority, which also owns the region's airports and shipping piers, began renegotiating Silverstein's lease in December. It walked out of the talks in mid-March, saying Silverstein was being greedy.

The developer and politicians have accused each other in recent weeks of being unreasonable and stalling rebuilding.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of Silverstein's harshest critics, said Tuesday that Silverstein took a risk by leasing the twin towers in 2001, six weeks before the Sept. 11 attack, "and he deserves to be compensated for it."

But "there just comes a time in every negotiation where you have to say enough," he said. "I think that time is now."

Facts
- Freedom Tower's cornerstone was placed during a ceremonial groundbreaking on July 4, 2004.
- The 200-foot-high base will be coated in titanium and stainless panels, including the 80-foot-high lobby, to deflect potential bomb blasts.
- The 414-feet tall decorative spire will encase an antenna with a lighting system to make it into a beacon.
- There will be an outdoor observation deck at 1,362 feet above the ground, the same height as the one on the old South Tower. A parapet wall will then rise six more feet to a height of 1,368, the same heigh as the old North Tower.
- The desired schedule for construction, calls for the tower's foundation to commence April of 2006, concrete to grade by the end of 2007, topping out in 2009 and completion in 2011.
- This building will consist of 69 office floors, and 13 non-office floors with uses ranging from mechanical to dining.

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Busan, Woosin goldensweet, 142.7m

2007-04-29T11:30:00.001-07:00

Woosin goldensweet, Busan, South Korea
Near completion

142.7 m twin towers

U/C PICS

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UPDATED 40 FLOOR SKYSCRAPER IN LIMA!!!

2007-04-29T11:00:00.001-07:00

Updated info with a bigger render of the project, hope you guys like it as much as we do, because this is a huge step for higher buildings in our capital.

Designed by Bernardo Fort Brescia
This building will have a convention center and a 300 rooms 5 star hotel, also it will have 15 - 20 exclusive stores.

Render:
The definitive render will be posted as soon as its released

Another two future buildings in Lima:

Plaza 3 & 2

Thanks Jblock for the info and renders

A building that is being remodeled

Thanks friendlima for the pics

Another building in Lima (this is one is almost finished)

Thanks friendlima for the info>

Larkhall Savico-SaigonÃÂ´s new tallest?

2007-04-29T10:30:00.001-07:00

I haven't heard anyone talking about Larko Savico Building that will be Saigon's new tallest with its twin towers, at least if the much taller Financial Tower won't be completed before.

Article:Â¨

Larkhall-Savico: the sky's the limit for second city high-rise (01/11/2004)
The Larkhall-Savico building: HCM City's very own twin towers.
A stalled project to build a skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City is slated to get off the ground early next year, said a source from the project's developer Larkhall-Savico joint venture.

"Preparations for the long-delayed project are fast-tracked now. If things are okay, construction on the 43-storey building in the city downtown will resume early next year," Cheung Shuet Fei, general director of Larkhall-Savico, confirmed.

"We've decided to resume the project because of the recent upturn in the city office and residential leasing market. We hope this project will satisfy the ever-increasing demand for luxury offices and apartments," he added.

The project will cost an estimated US$95 million to build. Hong Kong's Larkhall will hold a 70% stake while local partner Savico will contribute the remaining 30% in land use rights on the 4,500-square-metre site.

The partnership was licensed in 1996 to develop a hi-rise office and apartment building standing 43 storeys high in downtown District 1. However, partners were forced to postpone construction due to the Asian economic crisis in 1997.

Savico, a state-owned company under the umbrella of Ben Thanh Corporation (Sunimex) that recently went public, then used the site, which is flanked by major boulevards Nguyen Hue and Dong Khoi, for shopping malls and restaurants.

"The site is now being cleared for the project. This work should be finished by mid-December so that construction on the project can proceed according to schedule," said Fei.

To suit the property market, Fei said there were some changes in the project's original design, but the number of storeys will remain unchanged with 43 storeys.

The Larkhall-Savico would become the tallest building in Ho Chi Minh City, shadowing the 33-storey Saigon Trade Centre, the city's current tallest hi-rise. Design of the building made by a group of Hong Kong's most experienced architects has recently been completed.

"Contractors for piling, foundation and construction will be chosen in two or three weeks," Fei said.

The Larkhall-Savico building, slated for completion by 2007, will also provide 118 high-end apartments and auxiliary facilities including shopping malls, hotels, retail, and restaurant outlets.>

tower Oxygene in LYON:120 M

2007-04-29T10:00:00.001-07:00

This project is developped by Sogelym-Steiner in la Part-Dieu .It will be on line at www.sogelym-steiner.fr.>

New York City - Bryant Park Tower - 43 Stories -

2007-04-29T09:30:00.001-07:00

Early rendering...

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, G. Holdings Corporation Chairman & CEO Harry Gross, Marriott International, Inc. Executive Vice President for Lodging John W. Marriott, III and NYC & Company President Cristyne L. Nicholas today announced the start of construction of the Bryant Park Tower, a 43-story building that will house New York CityÂ's first Marriott Residence Inn, with 357 suites, at Avenue of the Americas and West 39th Street.

The $150 million project also includes 96 studio and one-bedroom rental apartments; street-level retail space totaling approximately 8,500 square feet; third-floor meeting, function space and a bar overlooking Bryant Park; and 100 on-site parking spaces.

Â"The celebration in Times Square is spreading with the construction of the new Bryant Park Tower,Â" said Mayor Bloomberg. Â"In addition to housing New York CityÂ's first Marriott Residence Inn, the $150 million project will also include new residential and commercial space, all at the heart of one of our CityÂ's most exciting neighborhoods. Most importantly, the Bryant Park Tower project will mean new jobs for New Yorkers Â 400 jobs during construction and when it is finished, the hotel, shops and parking will provide more than 200 full-time jobs. I salute John W. Marriott III and Harry Gross for working together on a project that will be a wonderful addition to the hotel industry.Â"

Â"With great partners such as Mayor Bloomberg and Marriott International, our family will continue to invest in New York City, the Capital of the World,Â" said Mr. Gross. Â"The Marriott Residence Inn suites, drawing on the energy and excitement that flows from Bryant Park, Herald Square and Times Square, will provide affordable accommodations for families and business travelers in New York. And the rental apartments at Bryant Park Tower will be an exciting place to live, with great views of Midtown Manhattan.Â"

Â"We are thrilled to introduce the Residence Inn brand to the New York City marketplace and are confident that its arrival will offer visitors an alternative to the more traditional hotel room setting,Â" said Mr. Marriott. Â"The new Residence Inn will be one of six Marriott brands currently represented in the New York City area.Â"

Â"Marriott International is one of New York CityÂ's most valuable partners in tourism,Â" said NYC & Company President Cristyne L. Nicholas. Â"The new Residence Inn property will be an exciting addition to New York CityÂ's collection of extended-stay accommodations and have tremendous appeal to the international visitor, business traveler and vacationing family.Â"

Residence Inn by Marriott, North AmericaÂ's leading extended-stay brand, allows guests on long-term trips to maintain a balance between work and life while away from home. There are more than 425 Residence Inn hotels across North America. The Residence Inn entrance will be at the corner of Avenue of the Americas and West 39th Street. The retail spaces on the Avenue will house approximately 8,500 square feet of prime retail space. The second floor will house a public garage, with the hotelÂ's restaurant, bar, meeting rooms and ballroom on the third floor. The hotel will occupy 30 floors, and be topped by 10 floors of rental units.

G. Holdings has developed and owns three additional Marriott hotels. In Manhattan, the New York Courtyard by Marriott Â Times Square South, located diagonally across West 39th Street in Queens the New York Courtyard by Marriott Â JFK Airport and in Philadelphia, the Marriott Residence Inn Â Center City Philadelphia.

Â"Before the end of 2005, 10 hotels including this one Â with more than 2,100 rooms Â are scheduled to open in our city. More proof that New York City is the safest, most exciting destination in the world,Â" concluded Mayor Bloomberg.

The site...the two little buildings will stay there, architectural hold outs...

Latest rendering.....and final one...very different than the one originally proposed....less glass, more brick

photos by me, carlos

March 2004

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Ten new-towers in Tel aviv !

2007-04-29T09:00:00.001-07:00

Hi all (=

Egged Tower:
the tower in height of 81 floors above the ground, 325 meters (1,066 ft) (360 meters including the spire) (1,181 ft)!

Ampa Tower:
Height: 65 floors above the ground, 236 meters. (774 ft)

Yediot Tower:
Height: 65 floors above the ground
No illustration

Renault Tower:
Height: 51 floors above the ground, 203 meters. (666 ft)

The Fan Tower:
Height: 35-40 floors above the ground,120 meters. (estimated) (394 ft)

The Inter-National Bank Tower:
Height: 36 floors above the ground,139.3 meters. (433 ft)

Azrieli Square Tower:
Height: 42 floors above the ground,154 meters. (505 ft)

King Shaul Squares Towers:
Four towers, two of them are in altitude of: 50 floors above the ground,185 meters (607 ft) and two others are in altitude of: 45 floors above the ground,164 meters. (538 ft)
No illustration

Max Fain Towers:
Two towers in height of 50 floors above the ground,175 meters. (574 ft)
No illustration

HaÂ'magen compound Towers:
There will be 4 towers in height of 40-45 floors above the ground, 184 meters. (603 ft)
No illustration

Elite Tower:
65 floors
244 m 801 ft

Sitonai Market:
4 bulidngis
144 m, 40 floors

in the near future it will have more then 40-55 new skyscrapers with 25-80 floors (mostly in Tel Aviv and Ramat Gan).

AND more AND more...>

MUMBAI U/C HIGHRISE PROJECTS

2007-04-29T08:30:00.001-07:00

Originally posted by Suncity so all credit goes to him.

_______________MUMBAI CITY PROJECTS_________

SD Towers (Tentative name)
Tardeo, Mumbai
60 storey twin towers
Architect: Hafeez Contractor
Developer: Shapoorji Pallonji
Status: Under Construction
Photos: Sujal; Ubermensch
__________________________________________

Ashok Towers
Parel, Mumbai
1 Tower of 50 storeys and 3 towers of 30 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Piramal Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Orchid Enclave***
Mumbai Central, Mumbai
47 storeys
Architects:
Developer: Neelkamal Realtors and Builders
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Planet Godrej
Simplex Mills, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai
45 storeys [in a real estate fair they claimed 51 storeys - second render]
Architects: DP Architects Pte (Singapore); JP Parekh;
Developer: Godrej Properties
Status: Under Construction
Photos: Kshatriya
__________________________________________

RNA Mirage
Worli, Mumbai
40 storeys
Architect:
Developer: RNA Builders
Status: Under Construction
Photo: Kshatriya
__________________________________________

The Legend
Walkeshwar, Mumbai
40 storeys (confirmation needed - may be 40+ floors)
Architect: Hafeez Contractor
Developer:
Status: Under Construction
Photo: Kshatriya
__________________________________________

Photo - Kshatriya

Orbit Heights
Tardeo, Mumbai
40 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Orbit Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Oberoi Sky Heights
Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri (W), Mumbai
38 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Oberoi Constructions
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Oberoi Woods
Oberoi Garden City, Goregaon, Mumbai
32 storeys + triple height lobby + 3 level podium
Architect:
Developer: Oberoi Constructions
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Oberoi Spas***
Off Link Road (near Monginis factory), Andheri (W), Mumbai
36 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Oberoi Constructions
Status: Proposed
__________________________________________

Heritage
Hiranandani Gardens, Mumbai
36 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Hiranandani Constructions
Status: Topped out
__________________________________________

Sheth Beaumonde
Worli, Mumbai
35 Storeys
Architect:
Developer: Sheth Developers
Status: Tower A and B Under Construction; Tower C approved.
Photo: Kshatriya
__________________________________________

Four Seasons Hotel
Worli, Mumbai
35 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Magus Estates
Status: Under construction
Photos: Kshatriya
_________________________________________

Evershine Crown
Kandivali (E), Mumbai
34 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Evershine Builders
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Avarsekar Heights
Worli, Mumbai
34 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Unity Infrastructure
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Torino
Hiranandani Gardens, Mumbai
34 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Hiranandani Constructions
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Octavius
Hiranandani Gardens, Mumbai
33 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Hiranandani Constructions
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

World Homes
Phase IV, Mulund (W), Mumbai
32 storeys + podium
Architect:
Developer: Nirmal Lifestyle
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Zahra
Worli, Mumbai
31 storeys + podium (4 storey high)
Architect: I.M. Kadri; P.D. Vartak
Developer: Lokhandwala Builders
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

DSK Durgamata Towers
Cuffe Parade, Mumbai
32 storeys
Architect: Khareghat & Associates
Developer: DSKDL Group
Status: Under Construction
Photo: Kshatriya
__________________________________________

Somerset
Hiranandani Gardens, Mumbai
30 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Hiranandani Constructions
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Kalpataru Horizon
Worli, Mumbai
30 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Kalpataru Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Evita
Hiranandani Gardens, Mumbai
29 storeys
Architect: Hafeez Contractor
Developer: Hiranandani Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Blue Diamond
Mulund (W), Mumbai
27 storeys + podium
Architect: Hafeez Contractor
Developer: Nirmal Lifestyle
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Sumer Trinity ***
3 Towers of stilt 27 stories
Location: Worli
Architect:
Developer: Sumer Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Marathon Nextgen Era
Parel, Mumbai
28 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Marathon Realty
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Agarwal Trinity Towers
Dhruv Park, D'Monte Lane, Malad (W), Mumbai
stilt + podium + 26 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Agarwal Builders
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Eldora
Hiranandani Gardens, Mumbai
27 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Hiranandani Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Evershine Cosmic
Andheri (W), Mumbai
26 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Evershine Builders
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Casa Grande
Parel, Mumbai
25 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Ashford Housing
Status: under construction
photos: Kshatriya
__________________________________________

Siddhivinayak Horizon
Worli, Mumbai
25 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Siddhivinayak Construction
Status: under construction
__________________________________________

Rustomjee Ozone
Goregaon, Mumbai
6 Towers 20 - 25 storeys
Architect: Hafeez Contractor
Developer: Keystone Group (Rustomjee)
Status: 4 Towers under construction; 2 Towers planned
__________________________________________

Dosti Flamingos
Parel, Mumbai
Four 20/25 storeyed towers ,two 15 storeyed towers, two 9 storeyed blocks
Architect: Hafeez Contractor
Developer: Dosti Group
Status: under construction
__________________________________________

RNA Millenium Township
Kandivali (W)
25-30 storeyed towers
Architect:
Developer: RNA Group
Status: proposed/planned *****
__________________________________________

Oberoi Park View
Kandivali, Mumbai
22 storeys + triple height lobby + 2 level podium
Architect:
Developer: Oberoi Constructions
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Raheja Princess
Prabhadevi, Mumbai
24 storeys + Recreational Deck/Stilt + 1 Parking level
Architect:
Developer: K Raheja Universal
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Swapnalok Towers
Goregaon
Stilt + 24 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Dynamix Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Ekta Meadows
Kandivali (E)
4 buildings of Parking Stilt + 23 floors, 3 buildings of 8 floors
Architect:
Developer: Ekta Shelters
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Runwal Heights
Mulund (W)
24 storey and two 15 storeys blocks
Architect:
Developer: Runwal Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Raheja Tipco Heights
Off Western Express Highway, Malad (E), Mumbai
2 Towers: 2 Parking Levels + Stilt + 20 Upper Floors
Architect:
Developer: K Raheja Universal
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

b]Lake Florence[/b]
Powai
Podium + Parking Stilt + 22 storeys
Architect: Reza Kabul
Developer: Ekta Shelters
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Lake Pleasant
Powai
Podium + Parking Stilt + 22 storeys
Architect: Reza Kabul
Developer: Ekta Shelters
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Lake Lucerne
Powai
Podium + Parking Stilt + 22 storeys
Architect: Reza Kabul
Developer: Ekta Shelters
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Raheja Willows
Akurli Road, Kandivali (E), Mumbai
Parking Level + Recreational Deck + 21 Upper Floors
Architect:
Developer: K Raheja Universal
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Raheja Regency
Sion
Parking Stilt + Recreational Deck + 21 storeys
Architect:
Developer: K Raheja Universal
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Lakshachandi Heights
Goregaon (E)
Parking + 22 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Dynamix Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Runwal Pride,
Mulund (W)
Podium + 22 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Runwal Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

The Summit
Royal Palms, Goregaon, Mumbai
2 Towers 21 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Royal Palms India
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Samarpan
Borivali (E)
One tower of 21 storeys, three of 14 storeys each
Architect:
Developer: Kanakia Construction Pvt.Ltd
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Raheja Acropolis
Off Sion Trombay Road, Chembur, Mumbai
4 Towers - Parking Level + Rec. Deck + 18 storeys
Architect:
Developer: K Raheja Universal
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Hilla Towers
M.J.Wadia Fire Temple Complex, Lalbaug, Mumbai
21 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Hilla Builders
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Citi of Joy
Mulund, Mumbai
8 Towers in two phases - 18/21/27/30 storied ***
Architect:
Developer: Nirmal Lifestyle
Status: Under Construction - Phase I
__________________________________________

Dheeraj Dreams
Matunga (E), Mumbai
16 blocks of 20 storeys
Architect: Hafeez Contractor
Developer: Dheeraj Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

La-Sonarisa
Matunga (E), Mumbai
stilt + 19 storeys;
Architect:
Developer: Rustomjee/Keystone Group
Status: Under Construction - Phase I
__________________________________________

Shagun Towers
Goregaon (W)
16 - 20 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Dynamix Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Everest Woods
Chembur, Mumbai
20 storeys;
Architect:
Developer: Everest Developers
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Sparkle
20 storeys
Location:
Architect:
Developer: Evershine Building Pvt. Ltd.
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Neelkanth Gardens
Chembur, Mumbai
Phase 1 - stilt + 18 storeys; Phase 2 - Stilt + 21 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Neelkanth Group
Status: Under Construction - Phase I
__________________________________________

Agarwal Residency
Shanker Lane, Kandivali (W), Mumbai
Tower I - stilt + podium + 17 storeys
Tower II - stilt + podium + 19 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Agarwal Builders
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Orbit Enclave
Grant Road
19 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Orbit Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Kalpataru Estate
Off Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road, Mumbai
Two blocks of 18 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Kalpataru Constructions
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Sahyadri
Upper Govind Nagar, Malad (E), Mumbai
18 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Dynamix Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Adarsh Excellency
Malad (W), Mumbai
18 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Rustomjee/Keystone Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Oceanic
Plot No. 1, Kandivali (W), Mumbai
18 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Ahuja Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Raheja Sunkist
Bandra (W)
Lower Stilt + Upper Stilt + Deck Level + 15 storeys
Architect:
Developer: K Raheja Universal
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Raheja Sherwood
Goregaon (E)
3 Towers of Parking Stilt + 16 storeys
Architect:
Developer: K Raheja Universal
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Mayfair Symphony
17 stories
Location: Vikhroli (W)
Architect:
Developer: Mayfair Housing
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Dosti Elite
2 Towers podium + stilt + 17/18 storeys.
Location: Sion
Architect: Hafeez Contractor
Developer: Dosti Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Brookhaven
16 stories
Location: Andheri (E)
Architect: B Raheja Builders
Developer:
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________
________________THANE CITY PROJECTS_________________

Meridien, Hiranandani Meadows
Thane
27 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Hiranandani Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Lightbridge, Hiranandani Meadows
Thane
27 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Hiranandani Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Ixora, Hiranandani Meadows
Thane
27 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Hiranandani Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Evelina, Hiranandani Estate
Thane
27 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Hiranandani Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Fiona, Hiranandani Estate
Thane
27 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Hiranandani Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Mayflower, Hiranandani Meadows
Thane
26 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Hiranandani Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Whitefields, Hiranandani Meadows
Thane
26 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Hiranandani Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Springhill, Hiranandani Estate
Thane
26 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Hiranandani Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Girija
Neelkanth Heights, Thane
Podium + Stilt + 24 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Neelkanth Group
Status: Ready (getting finishing touches)
__________________________________________

Regency Park Tower B, Godrej Edenwoods
Thane
23 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Godrej Properties
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Bloomingdale, Hiranandani Estate
Thane
22 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Hiranandani Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Burlington, Hiranandani Estate
Thane
22 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Hiranandani Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Queensgate, Hiranandani Estate
Thane
22 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Hiranandani Group
Status: Under Construction
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Pokhran Road No. 2, Thane
Stilt + 20 storeys
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Status: Nearing completion
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Podium + Stilt + 20 storeys
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Status: Ready
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Pokhran Road No 2, Thane
1 block 18 storeys; 1 block 16 storeys; 1 block 14 storeys
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Status: Under Construction
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Thane
17 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Hiranandani Group
Status: Under Construction
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Thane
17 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Hiranandani Group
Status: Under Construction
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Neelkanth Woods, Thane
16 - 20 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Neelkanth Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Eternity
Thane (W)
4 Towers of 17 storeys
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Developer: Kanakia Construction Pvt.Ltd
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

________________NAVI MUMBAI PROJECTS_________________

Shreeji Heights
Plot no. 1, Sector 46A, Nerul.
Two towers of 25 storeys each
Architect:
Developer: Akshar Developers
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Sea Queen Heritage
Plot no 6, Sector 18, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai
25 storeys
Architect:
Developer: National Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Palm Beach Residency
Palm Beach Marg, Nerul
25 storeys
Architect: Hiten Sethi
Developer: Wadhwa Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

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Palm Beach Marg
21 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Bhumiraj Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

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Kharghar
20 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Sai Developers
Status: Under Construction
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Plot 1, Sector 19, Vashi-Sanpada
19 storeys
Architect:
Developer: Bhumiraj Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

Meridien
Plots no 25-27, Sector 6, Nerul (W), Navi Mumbai
15 storeys
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Developer: National Group
Status: Under Construction
__________________________________________

______________PROJECT STATUS UNKNOWN/PROPOSED_______

One Altamount Road

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Worli

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Project of Vijay Kamdar***
Nana chowk
Mall + Parking + 15-20 additional storeys
Architect: Hafeez Contractor
Developer: Vijay Kamdar
Status:
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20 storeys ***
Architect:
Developer:
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Gaurav Empire, Goregoan (E)
40 storeys ***
Architect:
Developer: Ravi Group
Status:
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Wadala
26 storeys ***
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Developer: Ajmera Group
Status:
__________________________________________

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Prabhadevi
26 storeys ***
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Developer:
Status:
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DL Vaidya Road, Dadar
22 storeys ***
Architect:
Developer: Matoshree Realtors
Status: probably u/c
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Sea Homes
Palm Beach Marg, Nerul, Navi Mumbai
17 storeys ***
Architect:
Developer:
Status: probably u/c
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