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Tall buildings are the big new thing in car design, with Aston Martin, Bentley, and Bugatti among the most notable automakers to turn their expertise to architecture. Now another example comes from Porsche Design, which has revealed plans for a car-ins… Continue reading Porsche’s new luxury tower pampers petrolheads – and their cars too
A 45-story office tower in New York has become the first in the world to deploy the Ozmo automated window cleaning system, where a platform dangled from the roof is home to robots that spritz the glass 3x faster than human cleaning crews.Continue Readi… Continue reading Window-cleaning robots hang out in New York for world-first deployment
A remarkably ambitious proposal in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, looks set to take timber to new heights. Assuming all goes to plan, the project will become the world’s tallest timber skyscraper once complete.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, Skyscrapers, Timber, cross-laminated timber, World’s Tallest
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OODA is certainly no stranger to designing unusual buildings, however its latest project ramps up the ambition considerably. Named Bond Tower, it takes the form of a pair of skyscrapers that have kinks in them, forming a shape likened to an oversized b… Continue reading Kinky towers strike a ballet pose in the sky
The winners of the 2024 eVolo Skyscraper Competition have been revealed. Featuring 17 fantastical high-rise designs that range from the unlikely to the impossible, the competition offers a fascinating look at architectural ideas unconstrained by practi… Continue reading Tall tales: Fantastical visions imagine the future of skyscrapers
You could be forgiven for remaining skeptical about whether it will ever be built, but the audacious bid to build the USA’s new tallest skyscraper in Oklahoma City reached a major milestone this week. Local officials have now finally met and given it t… Continue reading It’s official: USA’s new tallest tower clears Oklahoma planning hurdle
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the designer of the world’s tallest building, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, has joined forces with Energy Vault Holdings to investigate the possibility of creating something even taller: huge 1-km [3,280-ft]-tall skyscrapers t… Continue reading Kilometer-tall skyscrapers to double as massive batteries
Luxury high-rises are the hottest thing in automotive design right now, with Aston Martin, Bugatti and Mercedes-Benz all racing to turn their enviable brand recognition into real estate big bucks. One of the most anticipated of these projects, an extra… Continue reading Aston Martin’s sail-shaped skyscraper looks fit for a Bond villain’s lair
Dubai already hosts the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, and it has now been revealed that it will soon boast bragging rights for the world’s tallest residential skyscraper too. Currently under construction in the city’s Marina district, the supertall will feature 122 floors and just 251 ultra-luxurious residences.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, Residential towers, Skyscrapers, Dubai, World’s Tallest
Continue reading ‘Sky mansions’ will top the world’s tallest residential tower
Officials have given the thumbs up for a new tallest skyscraper in the United States – and it’s not headed for New York City or Chicago as you might expect, but to a tornado-prone area with a population of only around 700,000 people: Oklahoma City.Cont… Continue reading USA’s tallest building approved for Oklahoma City