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Skyscraper

August 26, 2010 The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: WFC Tower A, Shenzhen (7.68/10) Send by Jeroen Mul WFC Tower A is an office skyscraper in Shenzhen in China. Most people had never heard of this city 10 years ago but it's growing and growing and it is building some fine skyscrapers. Including this one. The shape of the building was [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 Skyscraper | Define Skyscraper At Dictionary.com Posted by Marianne Puni Skyscraper definition, a relatively tall building of many stories, esp. one for office or commercial use. See more. [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 Incheon Tower Offers New Angles - Article #2618 Send by Skyscraper News As one of the fastest growing urban areas in Asia, the Korean city of Incheon has seen skyscraper after skyscraper but these new plans for a relatively modest building of 115 metres in height promise to throw a new angle on tall [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 Registration 2011 Skyscraper Competition - EVolo | Architecture ... Posted by Marianne Puni The annual eVolo Skyscraper Competition is a forum for the discussion, development, and promotion of innovative concepts for vertical density. It examines the relationship between the skyscraper and the natural world, the skyscraper and [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 Green Lights For Empire State Building Neighbor As NYC Lawmakers Vote To Allow New Skyscraper Send by www.startribune.com NEW YORK - The Empire State Building's owner has lost his bid to stop a new skyscraper from rising in the neighborhood. The New York City Council approved zoning and land use changes Wednesday that pave the way for a new 67-story tower two blocks west of the 102-story Empire State landmark. [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 List Of Top Ten Tallest Buildings & Skyscrapers | Guinness World ... Send by Jignesh Padhiyar Petronas Towers - Located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Petronas Towers was the tallest building in the world till 2004; but now it ranks as fifth Tallest tallest skyscraper with height of 452 Meter (1483 Feet) with 88 floors. [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 New York Approves Midtown Skyscraper Send by www.upi.com NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- The New York City Council Wednesday approved construction of a tower near the Empire State Building that will rise to within 34 feet of the iconic landmark. NEW YORK - Empire State Building - New York City Council - Skyscraper - United States [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 Futuristic Eco-Skyscraper Is A Towering Solar Spire | Inhabitat ... Send by Yuka Yoneda While it looks a bit like something that Queen Amidala might wear on her head, this curious tower is actually a concept for a multi-use skyscraper for the city of Yerevan in Armenia. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 Worldchanging: Bright Green: 'Mangal City': A Mangrove Inspired ... Send by Green Futures An interview with Team Chimera as well as more images of the project are available at suckerPUNCH. For more, see also "'Mangal City' Skyscrapers by Chimera" and "Spiraling Skyscraper Pod City For a Future New York." Bookmark and Share [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 Skyscraper: Free Encyclopedia Articles At Questia.com Online Library Posted by Marianne Puni Research Skyscraper and other related topics by using the free encyclopedia at the Questia.com online library. [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 World's Biggest Drum Machine Projected Onto Stockholm Skyscraper Send by Joel Johnson Music software pioneers Propellerheads are billing their DDR-like dance pad as the "world's biggest drum machine". It's certainly capable of turning even sanguine Stockholm citizens into some of the world's thrashiest spastics. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 Geothermal Plant And Casino Skyscraper - EVolo | Architecture Magazine Posted by Marianne Puni What does a geothermal plant and casino have in common? Well, a group of Korean architects are studying the possibility of creating a mixed-use skyscraper in Las Vegas that will harvest geothermic energy and pockets at the same time. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 Liberty Lion: Objectivist Party To Celebrate Skyscraper ... Send by Dr. Tom Stevens Skyscraper Appreciation Day, founded by Dr. Tom Stevens, is celebrated on August 10th, the birth date of William Van Alen, the primary architect behind the construction of the Chrysler Building, one of the most popular skyscrapers in [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 Bio-recycling Skyscraper ? Lost At E Minor: For Creative People Send by Gerry Mak Bio-recycling Skyscraper. August 16, 2010 | New & Cool Architecture | by Gerry Mak |. This concept by architect Luke Clayden is a facility that grows trees and crops from biodegradable commercial waste such as paper, cereal boxes, [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 New York Skyscraper To Rival Empire State Building | The-sheet.com ... Send by The Sheet City council approves plans for tower only metres shorter than iconic landmarkNew York's skyline, already immortalised by King Kong and Woody Allen is set to sprout another skyscraper after the city council approved plans for a tower [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 Tall Building Global News Archive - Leeds Lumiere Skyscraper Firm ... Posted by Marianne Puni Leeds Lumiere skyscraper firm seeks liquidation. Aug 22, Leeds Investors who put money into a major development will soon be able to claim their cash back after the firm behind it confirmed plans to seek liquidation. [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 Skyscraper - New World Encyclopedia Posted by Marianne Puni The Award Winning 30th St Mary's Axe in London is an example of modern environmental friendly skyscrapers [...] A skyscraper is a very tall, continuously habitable building. [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 Skyscraper - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Posted by Marianne Puni A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building. There is no official definition or height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper. [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 Bio-recycling Skyscraper Transforms Garbage Into Crops - EVolo ... Posted by Marianne Puni Architecture and Design Magazine for the 21st Century. Organizer of the Annual Skyscraper Architectural Competition. [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 Tall Building Global News Archive - Mastodon Mobile Skyscraper Is ... Posted by Marianne Puni We've seen our share of smart disaster relief shelters before, but none that ever featured a mobile skyscraper. Dubbed the Transient Response System (TRS-1), this innovative design by architecture students Adrian Ariosa and Doy Laufer [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 Skyscraper To Rival Empire State Building Is Approved ... Posted by Marianne Puni Skyscraper to rival Empire State Building is approved - A new skyscraper wins the approval of the New York City Council, despite efforts to stop it by the owner of. [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

August 26, 2010 The Daily Rant: Leeds Skyscraper Firm 'seeks Liquidation' Send by Keith Ruffles Leeds skyscraper firm 'seeks liquidation' A while ago I bemoaned the fact that overoptimistic speculation in the pre-recession boom years had bestowed upon Leeds and Bradford not gleaming spires and glitzy retail developments but [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

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