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March 12, 2010 • Light shines on Candle House
Development comes full circle at Waterside Regeneration on Granary Wharf
» full article • London • World Architecture News
March 11, 2010 • Bangalore masterplan launched
Bangalore’s latest urban expansion, designed by Andy Fisher workshop, was launched recently as a blueprint for future sustainable developments by Patel Realty.
» full article • Bangalore • World Architecture News
March 11, 2010 • Work Finally Starts On St George Tower
Groundwork is finally beginning on St George Tower, or the Vauxhall Tower as it is often known, a 181 metre tall residential skyscraper that has long been approved in London.
» full article • London • SkyscraperNews
March 11, 2010 • Shenzhens Wind Friendly Tower
Another unusual looking skyscraper is soon to start construction in the Chinese boomtown of Shenzhen situated near the border between the Peoples Republic and Hong Kong.
» full article • Shenzhen • SkyscraperNews
March 11, 2010 • The Heron Begins Construction
Continuing the sudden construction glut in London as developers look to cash in on the ups and downs of the property cycle is the Heron, a David Walker designed residential tower to stand next to the Barbican on the former Milton Court site.
» full article • London • SkyscraperNews
March 10, 2010 • Tallest Indian skyscraper gets its act together
The Rs1,200 crore project, India’s most expensive residential address, has been bogged down by legal issues over the dangers its construction posed to the stability of Cumballa hill, on which it was being built.
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March 9, 2010 • City of London Developers Start Skyscrapers as Rents End Slide
Brookfield Asset Management Inc., owner of a stake in the U.K.’s tallest building, is about to start constructing an even higher tower in the City of London.
» full article • London • Bloomberg
March 8, 2010 • Victory Towers To Rise In Kyiv
The Ukraine may be in something of an economic funk right now, but despite that skyscraper building continues in the country's capital regardless.
» full article • Kiev • Stockholm News
March 4, 2010 • Bogota Skyscraper Steps Up
Stepped skyscrapers have long been popular, but few designs have taken it quite as far as this new tower planned for Bogota in Columbia.
» full article • Bogota • SkyscraperNews
March 2, 2010 • Proposed Newark high-rise would become city's tallest building
Newark, once home to New Jersey’s tallest high-rise but overtaken time and again by the waterfront towers along Jersey City’s Gold Coast, is poised to get back in the game.
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March 2, 2010 • Nikken raises the stakes
Editorial Japanese architects sign contract to design SAR1 billion Saudi Stock Exchange Nikken Sekkei has beaten 31 international companies to secure the design and engineering consultancy contract for a new, highly sustainable Saudi Stock Exchange Headquarters building.
» full article • Riyadh • World Architecture News
March 1, 2010 • Oasis Tower is a Spiraling Vertical Farm for Dubai
Covered in ETFE and powered by renewable energy, this farm could grow enough food to feed up to 40,000 people while providing housing for some Dubai residents.
» full article • Dubai • Inhabitat
March 1, 2010 • Traditional moorings inspire Doha realty plan
Qatar's Musheireb development to regenerate city core, recreating family-oriented homes based on environment-friendly and sustainable standards.
» full article • Doha • Gulf News
March 1, 2010 • Heron Tower sprouts over Tower 42 to take top spot in the city
Lee Polisano’s Heron Tower, which will stand 755 ft tall upon completion, is now officially the tallest building in the City of London after surpassing Tower 42’s 600 ft height.
» full article • London • World Architecture News
February 28, 2010 • International Tourism Complex Hangzhou by Steven Holl Architects
This master plan includes residential towers and an international urban exposition center, and integrates functions like an art gallery, restaurants, and performance and exhibition spaces.
» full article • Hangzhou • Dezeen
February 27, 2010 • Fujian's tallest building in the making at Xinglin Bay
A 262-meter-high skyscraper, which will be the highest building in Fujian Province, as well as another two 150-meter-high office buildings, will soon stand up on the north bank of Yuanboyuan (Expo) Garden in Jimei District of Xiamen, the Xiamen Evening News reported on Friday.
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February 25, 2010 • Rock-Solid Rammed Earth Office by David Marchetti
High-tech building materials may be all the rage, but ancient materials can be just as effective at creating energy-efficient and environmentally sensitive buildings.
» full article • Leeds • Inhabitat
February 24, 2010 • How Would You Design Londons Skyline
We all like Sim City but have you ever wanted to play god with the actual London skyline. This new tool from Hayes Davidson, the imaging company who come up with so many of those visualisations of London in the future, will allow you to do just that.
» full article • London • SkyscraperNews
February 23, 2010 • Hope Rise For Leicester Business Gateway
One of the final hindrances to the development of a new business quarter in Leicester looks like it will finally be resolved.
» full article • Leicester • SkyscraperNews
February 22, 2010 • Tower Rises In Flanders Fields
The Belgian city of Ghent isn't exactly renowned for high-rise buildings but it could soon be getting the tallest building in federal Flanders once it has been complete.
» full article • Gent • SkyscraperNews
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