2014 Was a Record Year

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According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) annual report about skyscrapers construction all over the world, 2014 was a record year. The CTBUH has determined that 97 buildings of 200 meters' height or greater were completed a...

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Italy Will Build Vertical Cemetery

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With its graveyards packed to capacity, the Italian city of Verona is planning to build the country's first high-rise cemetery, with space for 24 thousand graves stacked over 33 storeys.

Council officials have given initial approval to ...

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Dubai To Build World's Tallest Twin Towers

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Dubai developer Emaar Properties and investment firm Dubai Holding on October 27 unveiled plans for a multi-million project known as "Dubai Creek Harbour at The Lagoons", which will contain the world's tallest twin towers with height more than 600 me...

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Thailand To Build One Of The World's Tallest Skyscrapers

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Higher than a bird, almost as high as some planes. It's Super Tower. And it's coming to Bangkok.

Real estate developer Grand Canal Land unveiled plans for a 125-storey office and hotel tower that would make Bangkok home to the tallest s...

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China To Build Fish-Inspired Skyscraper

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Architecture practice RMJM's Shenzhen office just won a design competition for a new observation tower in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai. Inspired by Doumen district's traditional water culture, the architects designed the skyscraper in the imag...

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