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NYC’s Nordstrom Tower will at least have the tallest roof in the U.S.
Following up a May report, New York Yimby has uncovered documents that confirm the Nordstrom Tower will become the tallest building in the U.S.—the tallest roof, at least. Citing documents recently submitted to the city, Yimby reports the supertall Nordstrom building being built at 217 West 57th Street will top out at 1,522 feet with 95 […]
June 18, 2015
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Will NYC’s Nordstrom Tower overtake One World Trade Center as the tallest building in the U.S.?
In case you haven’t noticed, we’re in the thick of a supertall building boom. As we reported earlier this year, 97 skyscrapers and 11 supernal buildings (skyscrapers taller than 984 feet) were completed in 2014—more than in any other year. And nowhere is the race to the tip-top heating up more than in New York City, […]
May 20, 2015
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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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This 1,600-foot skyscraper harnesses wind through a massive funnel to generate its own power
The recently unveiled Pertamina Energy Tower will create its own power—and not just because it will belong to the state-owned energy company of Indonesia. The planned 1,640-foot, 99-story tower will create its own energy through a huge funnel at its top that pulls in wind which in turn moves a series of vertical turbines inside to […]
February 4, 2014
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No. 9 in 2013: Death-defying Empire State Building construction photos
In July, we unearthed some very old photos from the New York Public Library’s digital collection. Taken in 1931 they chronicle the construction of New York City’s famed Empire State Building. The $25 million project took a little more than a year to complete and at certain points, more than 3,400 workers were on the job […]
December 30, 2013
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Designers known for steel and concrete say they’ve figured out best way to build wooden towers
The push to return to building skyscrapers and other tall buildings mainly out of wood recently received a big vote of confidence from a company well known for steel and concrete towers. Skidmore, Owings & Merril, designers of a long list of skyscrapers—including the nearly complete One World Trade Center in New York City—has released […]
October 7, 2013
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Korea’s 1,400-foot-tall City Tower to be world’s first invisible skyscraper
As part of a a design competition in Korea, GDS Architects was recently awarded a permit to build the world’s very first invisible skyscraper. The 1,476-foot-tall structure—dubbed The Tower Infinity, but officially known as City Tower—will be located in Cheongna, near the Incheon Airport outside of Seoul, South Korea, according to a report from CNET. The tower’s observation […]
September 16, 2013
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Japanese companies develop 300-ton pendulums that reduce swaying in skyscrapers during earthquakes
Two Japanese companies have developed giant pendulums they say, when installed atop a skyscraper, can shorten vibrations and reduce swaying caused by earthquakes by as much as 60 percent. Mitsui Fudosan, a real estate developer, and construction firm Kajima developed a 300-ton pendulum that, according to a report from CNET, “will act as a counterweight […]
August 15, 2013
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Construction of China’s Sky City, soon-to-be world’s tallest building, extended from 90 days to 7 months
After setting an aggressive goal to build the world’s tallest building in only 90 days, the builders behind China’s planned Sky City have backed off a bit and now say construction will instead take seven months. As The Atlantic Cities reports, the building received approval from the Chinese government last week. Sky City will be […]
May 28, 2013
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Is there a limit to how tall we can build skyscrapers?
The Atlantic Cities has posted an immensely interesting article on whether or not the constant desire within human beings to build the tallest building possible will ever reach a point where it can do no more. These days it seems like there’s a new contender for “world’s tallest building” every time you turn around. In […]
May 2, 2013
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Construction of 2nd tallest building stopped over corrosive concrete
Construction has been halted on what is expected to be the world’s second tallest building due to an investigation into whether the contractor building the skyscraper used corrosive concrete. According to Bloomberg, samples from the Ping An Finance Center are being tested to see if concrete containing sea sand rather than river sand was used […]
April 5, 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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