Tag: Skyscrapers



Skyscraper Restaurants provide Londoners with the Height of Dining

Posted on 27 January, 2014 by Neil Bird under Top Properties

London’s crop of skyscraper restaurants are proving hugely popular with the capital’s diners a respected guide will reveal tomorrow. The 2014 Guide to London’s Best Restaurants and Bars, published by Square Meal, shows that high rise dining was... Read More

Asia leads the World in Skyscraper Construction

Posted on 20 January, 2014 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

Chicago and New York may have begun the trend to reach for the skies but the twenty first century home of the tall building is undoubtedly Asia. This is illustrated by figures showing that nearly 75 per cent of skyscrapers completed in 2013 were built... Read More

Developers to Erect Walkie Scorchie Sun Screen

Posted on 4 September, 2013 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

The developers responsible for the Walkie Talkie have announced that a temporary scaffold screen will be erected over the next 24 hours to shield the street from the building’s damaging ‘solar death ray.’ Following yesterday’s revelation that... Read More

Developers Seek Solution as Walkie Talkie Melts Cars

Posted on 3 September, 2013 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

The developers of London’s Walkie Talkie are carrying out investigations after the skyscraper was blamed for causing damage to cars parked in the street below. Last week it was reported that sunlight reflected from the building was creating intense... Read More

Shanghai Tower Tops Out at Twice the Height of the Shard

Posted on 5 August, 2013 by Neil Bird under Worldwide Property News

The tallest building in the Far East topped out on Saturday at twice the height of London’s Shard. The Shanghai Tower is the latest addition to the city’s skyline as China strives to demonstrate its economic ascendancy in soaring steel and... Read More

Reading Skyscraper Plans Scrapped

Posted on 24 July, 2013 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

Councillors disappointed by decision to retain Thames Tower Reading councillors say they are disappointed that plans to demolish Thames Tower and replace it with a 25-storey skyscraper have been scrapped. Instead, developers LaSalle intend to re-clad and... Read More

Pierre Cardin Bows to Pressure and Scraps Venice Skyscraper Plan

Posted on 15 July, 2013 by Neil Bird under Worldwide Property News

Fashion designer Pierre Cardin has bowed to pressure and scrapped his controversial plans to build a skyscraper in Venice. Cardin - along with his architect nephew Rodrigo Basilicati - hoped to erect the 60 storey tower in the mainland district of... Read More

Mystery Bidder Wants Empire State Building

Posted on 1 July, 2013 by Neil Bird under Worldwide Property News

A Middle Eastern bidder has made an astonishing $2.1 billion offer for the Empire State Building. According to the Daily News the identity of the would-be-buyer remains a mystery, but the unnamed group is said to be serious and prepared to enter a bidding war... Read More

Is the Sky the Limit in the Race to the Top?

Posted on 25 June, 2013 by Neil Bird under Top Properties

It seems we can’t escape tall buildings these days. Take a look at the changing London skyline and do a rough crane count. Travel to the top of the Shard. Only last week a ceremony was held to mark the topping-out of the Cheesegrater while the nearby... Read More

Could London be the First City to Join the Mile High Club?

Posted on 23 June, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Top Properties

Saudi Billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the owner of the Savoy hotel, is interested in building a mile-high skyscraper. The building would be five times higher than The Shard He has invited London and other major cities to submit proposals for... Read More