Birmingham city councillors have ordered wind tunnel test on the designs of a 15-storey office block despite unanimously backing the project as part a business district revival. The safety checks were agreed after concerns the building could funnel winds... Read More
But visitor numbers fall below expectations The Shard may not be fully let but, according to figures filed with Companies House, the operators of the building’s 800 ft high viewing platform made a pre-tax profit during 2013. The figures cover the... Read More
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
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
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
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
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
UNESCO is fighting a losing battle in its attempt to halt property developments it fears will damage Westminster’s World Heritage status, a conference has been told. Addressing the London gathering of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat... Read More
The number of tall buildings completed during 2012 fell for the first time in six years according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. In total sixty six buildings taller than 200 metres were completed globally last year compared with 82 in... Read More
