Immediately before the New Year the famous Boston skyscraper, John Hancock Tower, was purchased by Boston Properties for US $ 930 million. The building was initially purchased at a foreclosure auction 18 months ago by Normandy Real Estate Partners an...

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is the world's foremost authority on tall buildings. Every year, beginning from 2007, the Council issues seven Tall Building awards annually; two Lifetime Achievement awards and five Best...

Dubai wants to beat all records for high-rise construction. At the beginning of the year, the tallest building of the world, wonderful Burj Khalifa with 823 m height, opened its doors for public. At the end of the next year Dubai is going to set the ...

After 6 years of design and building works, on September 30th 2010 the "Canton Tower" in Guangzhou has opened its doors to the public and it will be ready to accept first inhabitants in spring 2011. A 600- meter Guangzhou Tower is now the tallest TV ...

Japanese construction corporation Obayashi Corp., is planning to complete the construction of the world's tallest tower - Tokyo Sky Tree in spring 2012. A tower with a height of 634m previously was planned to be finished at the end of 2011. By turnov...