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The world built more skyscrapers and supertall buildings in 2014 than in any other year in history
If you live in a large city and have thought it seems like a lot of new skyscrapers are going up, you would be correct. That’s because the world is in the middle of a skyscraper surge, with 2014 seeing the construction of more tall and supertall buildings completed than in any other year. According […]
January 20, 2015
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Wooden skyscraper? This 34-story wood-framed tower could be added to the Stockholm skyline
A design competition for a new residential tower at the center of Stockholm, Sweden has elicited quite the interesting proposal: a skyscraper made of wood. According to a report from Wired, Scandinavian architecture firm C.F. Møller partnered with architect Dinell Johansson and urban consultant Tyréns and designed a 34-story timber-framed tower that, if chosen, would likely […]
June 27, 2013
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Tall building completions decrease worldwide in 2012
Worldwide tall building completions decreased by a total of 16 in 2012, DesignBuild Source reported. The figures come from A Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2012, an annual report from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). According to the report, 66 tall buildings were completed in 2012 — 16 less than […]
January 25, 2013
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