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News on Skyscraper
236 New High-Rise Buildings Planned for London’s Skyline
A new study published, by the New London Architecture think tank on Wednesday, found that there are currently 236 towers proposed, approved, or under construction in London. The report defines a...
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Hines Breaks Ground on 609 Main at Texas Project
- Mar, 07, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
One of the largest “spec” office building projects in the world recently broke ground in Houston, Texas. Houston-based international real estate company Hines is developing the 48-story, 756-foot skys...
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Construction on Foster & Partners Skinny Skyscraper Underway
- Mar, 06, 2014
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- 610 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Construction has finally begun on the 709-foot, 61-story skinny residential skyscraper located at 610 Lexington Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The tower, originally proposed in 2005, was delayed due to...
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Engineers Begin Material Testing on the Kingdom Tower
- Feb, 28, 2014
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- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Material testing is about to get underway on the world’s next tallest building in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom Tower will have an architectural height of 1,000 meters once finished, over 130 mete...
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Developers Submit Plan to fix Walkie Talkie Skyscraper’s Sun Ray Problems
- Feb, 14, 2014
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- 20 Fenchurch St London, England
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Developer Land Securities and Canary Wharf Group submitted a plan on Wednesday to fix the “Death Ray” coming from sunlight bouncing off the Walkie Talkie building. The 160-meter, 34-story office build...
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