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‘Sky mansions’ will top the world’s tallest residential tower

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Adam Williams

Six Senses Residences Dubai Marina is expected to be completed in 2028

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.

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Tags: Building and Construction, Residential towers, Skyscrapers, Dubai, World’s Tallest

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Mile high club: Enormous Saudi skyscraper dwarfs all others

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Adam Williams

Assuming it actually goes ahead, the as-yet-unnamed Saudi skyscraper will reach an incredible maximum height of 2 km (1.2 miles)

A new report suggests that Saudi Arabia is planning one of its most audacious architecture projects to date: a mega-tall multibillion dollar skyscraper that would reach an incredible maximum height of 2 km (1.2 miles) tall.

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World’s tallest 3D-printed building will take 900 hours to layer up

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Adam Williams

The White Tower will reach a height of 30 m (almost 100 ft)

What’s being hailed as the world’s tallest 3D-printed building is being readied for assembly in a remote Swiss village. The White Tower from researchers at ETH Zurich will be formed from over a hundred columns, with a performance space sat on top.

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Work restarts on audacious kilometer-tall skyscraper

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Adam Williams

The Jeddah Tower has already reached a height of roughly 60 floors but work had been halted for several years

2023 has turned out to be an incredible year for Saudi Arabian architecture so far. First the country confirmed its 170-km (105-mile)-long The Line is going ahead, then revealed plans for a cuboid tower big enough to hold 20 Empire State Buildings. Now, it has reportedly restarted its hugely ambitious plan to build the new world’s tallest building, the Jeddah Tower.

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New world’s tallest timber tower crowned in the USA

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Adam Williams

The Ascent consists of 25 floors. The lower floors include retail and amenity spaces, while the upper floors host a total of 259 apartments

Move over Mjøstårnet, the Ascent, by Korb + Associates Architects, has officially been recognized as the new world’s tallest timber tower by the CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat). Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the residential high-rise reaches an impressive maximum height of 86.6 m (284 ft).

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Tags: Building and Construction, High-rise, Timber, World’s Tallest

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