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Plans for New Zealand’s Tallest New Skyscraper Unveiled
- Feb, 13, 2014
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- Auckland, New Zealand
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Plans were revealed today for a new 209-meter, 52-storey skyscraper in Auckland, New Zealand. The tower will be referred to as the NDG Auckland Centre, named after the New Development Group owned by S...
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Property owner Wanted to Save Rhode Island’s Tallest Building
- Feb, 11, 2014
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- 111 Westminster St, Providence, RI, United States
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The owner of Rhode Island’s tallest building renewed his effort on Monday to gain support for a public private partnership that would convert the vacant office building into apartments. 111 Westminste...
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Developer Wants to Resume Chicago Spire Project
- Feb, 10, 2014
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- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Irish Developer Garrett Kelleher announced on Thursday that he has found an investor willing to pay his company’s creditors. He hopes that this news will allow construction to resume in the near...
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Panama Canal Expansion Cost Negotiations Break Down
Negotiations relating to a financial dispute on the Panama Canal Expansion project between the European building consortium GUPC, or Group United for the Canal, and the Panama Canal Authority, a gover...
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World’s Tallest Residential Building Under Construction
- Feb, 06, 2014
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- 432 Park Avenue, New York, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Construction is currently reaching over 600 feet on the 432 Park Avenue residential building in New York. Once the 1,396-foot, 89-story structure is completed it will be the tallest residential...
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Canada To Buy Land in US for NITC Bridge
- Feb, 05, 2014
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- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Canadian officials announced plans last week to buy land in the United States for the New International Trade Crossing Bridge and customs plaza that will link Detroit and Windsor. They will do so with...
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Melbourne Approves Skinny Skyscraper
- Feb, 03, 2014
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- Melbourne, Australia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Melbourne Minister of Planning recently approved a 73-story, 230-meter skyscraper that will be just 12 meters wide at its narrowest point when finished. It will primarily be a residential building...
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Jakarta’s Traffic Problems Expected To Worsen in 2014
- Jan, 31, 2014
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- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The infrastructure and gridlock problems facing the city of Jakarta, Indonesia are expected to worsen this year. The Indonesian government expects 1.2 million new cars will be purchased in the country...
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Sochi Olympics Feature New Infrastructure and Stadiums
The 2014 Winter Olympics will begin on February 7th in Sochi, Russia. The resort town of Sochi is located over 1,600 kilometers from Moscow along the Black Sea. Sochi had very little infra...
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World’s Largest Solar-Powered Bridge Opens in London
The Blackfriars Railway Bridge in London, England is now the largest-solar powered bridge in the world. Network Rail, the company in charge of London’s rail system, unveiled the bridge at a ribb...
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