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CTBUH ratifies height of Burj Khalifa
CTBUH confirms "official building height" of the Burj Khalifa at 828 m (2716.54 ft), confirming it as "The World's Tallest Building".
Record pair of Liebherr towers
A pair of record breaking tower cranes are among six Liebherrs on a site in Hong Kong
First tower tops out at Keppel Bay
The first of six Daniel Libeskind-designed towers at the Reflections at Keppel Bay, Singapore development has topped out.
Offices with élan: the Filadelfie is the latest addition to Prague's skyline
The 17 storey Filadelfie, the latest addition to Prague's Central Business District, features an unusual floor plan.
Aqua Tower tops out
Chicago's Aqua Tower has topped out with construction crews from James McHugh Construction hauling up the final bucket of concrete earlier today.
Settlement proposed for WTC clean-up claims
Claimants exposed to hazardous materials offered an average of US$ 42800 compensation each.
One Central Macau designs unveiled
KPF unveils designs for One Central Macau, a 215000 m2 mixed-use development, that includes a 42-storey tower.
Intellectual money - Mastclimbers' Kevin O'Shea on the potential for profit
At the International Powered Access Federation's 2009 Summit in Dublin, Ireland, last year Kevin O'Shea of Atlanta-based Mastclimbers LLC gave a presentation on the potential for increased profit through inventive use of mast climbing work platforms. Here, he gives some examples.
Marina Bay Sands to open in April
Singapore's US$ 5.5 billion Marina Bay Sands development is expected to partially open on April 27 this year, according to developer Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Zurich's Prime Tower climbing high
The latest addition to Zurich's skyline, the 126 m-high Prime Tower, is using Doka's new SKE50 plus formwork system and Xclimb 60 protection sheild to meet a strict construction timetable and saftey requirements. Richard High reports.
Doka forwork solution helps save on costs at Orix Tower
The 133 m-high Orix Tower in Osaka, Japan is rising on an extremely cramped downtown site in the heart of the bustling megacity and Doka was chosen as the just-in-time supplier of the self-climbing formwork solution for the three-cell structure core. Richard High reports.
Ocean Financial Center's 240 m core climbed in five-day cycle
A small site. tight construction schedule and challenging tower geometry meant Doka's formwork engineers would be pushing the company's formwork solutions to their limits. Richard High reports.
Crane-independent formwork on Belfast's Obel Tower
Soaring 81 m high, the Obel Tower on the banks of the River Lagan is easily the most spectacular building currently under construction in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The Marina 101 supertower
The under construction Marina 101 is a one hundred and one floor, 425 m-tall tower close to the Palm Jumeirah and the exclusive Dubai Marina megaproject.
Azerbaijan's Flame Towers - complex cores in a single casting
The skyline of Azerbaijan's oil city Baku on the shores of the Caspian Sea will be changed dramatically by the striking Flame Towers project.
World record for Abu Dhabi's "Leaning Tower"
The latest iconic project to rise from the sands of Abu Dhabi is the spectacularly inclining Capital Gate Tower.
Italy's Altra Sede tower rising high
Construction of the Altra Sede di Regione Lombardia, the new administrative centre for Lombardy's regional administration in Milan, Italy, is progressing rapidly.
New skin for Sydney UTS's aging Broadway Tower?
The University of Technology's (UTS) Broadway Tower, Sydney, Australia could be given a "facelift" thanks to a new technology developed by architect Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA).
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