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| 1 WTC planning to create broadcast center. |
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Brief article |
Mar 7, 2012 |
268 |
| Reaching new heights. |
Crane, Cody |
Brief article |
Nov 14, 2011 |
153 |
| Inspiring spire: Cleveland's Terminal Tower: a view from the top. |
Toscas, Mariana |
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Nov 1, 2011 |
1067 |
| How 9/11 changed skyscraper design, Upper Manhattan sees less non-violent crime than Downtown ... and more. |
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Sep 9, 2011 |
111 |
| How 9/11 changed skyscraper design, Upper Manhattan safer than Downtown ... and more. |
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Sep 9, 2011 |
108 |
| Built to last: the 9/11 attacks have ushered in a new generation of safer, greener skyscrapers. |
Scheer, Roddy |
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Sep 1, 2011 |
1174 |
| Effect of x-bracing configuration on earthquake damage cost of steel building/Kryzminiu rysiu pavidalo poveikis plieniniu konstrukciju pastato apgadinimo kainai del zemes drebejimo. |
Secer, Mutlu; Bozdag, Ozgur |
Report |
Sep 1, 2011 |
5386 |
| Langan International Designs Foundation for World's Tallest Tower. |
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Aug 16, 2011 |
767 |
| Langan International Designs Foundation for World's Tallest Tower. |
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Aug 16, 2011 |
765 |
| 'Super concrete 'strengthens 1WTC. |
Margrill, Herbert |
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Jun 1, 2011 |
2063 |
| Skyscraper design peculiarity/Dangoraizio projektavimo ypatumai. |
Volvaciovas, Robertas; Ambrasas, Gintautas |
Author abstract |
Apr 1, 2011 |
2673 |
| EUROPE'S TALLEST BUILDING -236-meter-high Istanbul Sapphire opens. |
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Mar 4, 2011 |
317 |
| Building development: high performance teamwork for high performance buildings. |
Allen, David S.; Pennisi, Bob; Norman, Rick |
Technical report |
Jan 1, 2011 |
5008 |
| Portland's Platinum high-rise: Oregon architects also are promoting sustainable design in Denver. |
Cote, Mike |
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Nov 1, 2010 |
716 |
| Penthouses unveiled: Livmor. |
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Brief article |
May 19, 2010 |
176 |
| On top of the world. |
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Brief article |
Apr 12, 2010 |
144 |
| On a clear day, you can see Iran from the Burj Khalifa. |
Melvin, Jeremy |
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Feb 1, 2010 |
652 |
| Jeddah's tallest tower nears completion. |
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Jan 20, 2010 |
612 |
| Southern tall buildings artistically considered: Francis Palmer Smith and Louis Sullivan's Legacy in Dixie. |
Craig, Robert M. |
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Jan 1, 2010 |
6762 |
| Bank of Taiwan may build a high rise in Shanghai. |
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Dec 15, 2009 |
216 |
| Fire safety aspects of refuge floors in supertall buildings with computational fluid dynamics/Ypac aukstu pastatu saugos aukstu gaisrines saugos ypatumai ivertinant skysciu dinamikos modeliavima. |
Chow, Cheuk Lun; Chow, Wan Ki |
Report |
Sep 1, 2009 |
6057 |
| Sama Beirut Tower. |
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Brief article |
Aug 31, 2009 |
281 |
| Cayan's Infinity Tower Scales. |
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Jun 28, 2009 |
486 |
| Residential commercial tower in Najran. |
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Brief article |
Apr 16, 2009 |
288 |
| New design would make high-rise buildings better braced for quakes. |
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Feb 28, 2009 |
417 |
| Landmark status granted to two skyscrapers. |
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Brief article |
Feb 10, 2009 |
132 |
| Evacuation Design Strategies and considerations for Tall Buildings: Suggested best practices. |
Tubbs, Jeffrey S.; Meacham, Brian; Kimball, Amanda |
Report |
Jan 1, 2009 |
5712 |
| Gerson calls for auditor general for LM projects. |
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Report |
Dec 31, 2008 |
331 |
| A tall order: though the operation and construction of the mammoth cranes used in high-rise construction is wrought with danger, tragedy rarely strikes. The past year has seen many high-profile collapses, leading many to worry that standards, processes and inspections need to be enhanced. |
McCarthy, Joe |
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Dec 1, 2008 |
1185 |
| Tallest Building in China Breaks Ground. |
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Nov 28, 2008 |
416 |
| "Hearst Tower" Wins International Highrise Award 2008. |
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Nov 14, 2008 |
658 |
| Height: between possibility and responsibility: height is the subject of the thematic exhibition at the inaugural World Architecture Festival in Barcelona this month. Curator Jeremy Melvin introduces the theme in relation to tall buildings around the world. |
Melvin, Jeremy |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
1644 |
| Torre Mexicana: OMA'S new landmark tower for Mexico city is a powerful symbol of identity, allied to propositions about density, history and the modern city. |
Melvin, Jeremy |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
403 |
| Northern star: at the northern limit for tall buildings, Foster's daring Russia tower tests extremes of scale, structure and form. |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
454 |
| Dynamic hybrid: a cluster of towers ingeniously linked by a vertiginous bridge inverts the conventional relationship between tall buildings and the public realm. |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
385 |
| On the skyline: building high in New York after 9/11 invariably carries a huge weight of responsibilities, but also suggests new possibilities for city life. |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
608 |
| Garden tower: wrapped in a gridded skin that recalls a traditional masharabiya, this tower in Riyadh tempers and tames extremes of climate. |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
363 |
| Tropical twin towers: Foreign Office's proposal for residential high rise in Kuala Lumpur is shaped by climate and latitude. |
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Brief article |
Oct 1, 2008 |
305 |
| Ghanaian veils: finessing the challenges of climate and locale, high rise comes to West Africa in the form of a bold, 30-storey residential tower. |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
413 |
| Aussie rules: in the heart of Melbourne, the world's tallest residential tower acts as an agent of densification and regeneration. |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
390 |
| Dubai spire: the mantle of the world's tallest building will soon pass to the Burj Dubai, now rising up over the Gulf. |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
417 |
| Vision on: OMA's CCTV is a challenging new paradigm of form, structure and the urban condition. |
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Jul 1, 2008 |
755 |
| Building tall (and designing deep) in China; Thomas Kerwin of SOM considers the experience of Western firms working in China and looks at how its buoyant economy has acted as test bed for new forms of architecture, especially urban super-towers. |
Kerwin, Thomas |
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Jul 1, 2008 |
1650 |
| Escan and ACI launch 2bn dirham Escan Tower on Sheikh Zayed Road. |
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Jun 18, 2008 |
675 |
| David Adjaye. |
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Brief article |
May 1, 2008 |
138 |
| Architect's tall buildings are the height of design. |
Majeski, John |
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Apr 16, 2008 |
608 |
| This striking office tower design for Kuwait City, by Gary Haney of SOM's New York office, has won the overall prize (and the Tall Buildings category) in the MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects Awards this year. |
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Brief article |
Mar 1, 2008 |
199 |
| Racing to the sky in tallest tower competition. |
Hammer, Lisa |
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Feb 5, 2008 |
964 |
| Mercy Health Services, Inc. Receives Approval to Construct $400 Million Ellerbe Becket-Designed Inpatient Tower Complex. |
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Jul 3, 2007 |
783 |
| San Francisco Adopts Seismic Experts' Recommendations for High-Rise Buildings. |
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Jun 21, 2007 |
332 |
| Mexican treehouse: in an evolving neighbourhood, this office block makes a strong but nuanced urban statement. |
Ryan, Raymund |
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Aug 1, 2006 |
1383 |
| DUMBO's tallest tower reaches its pinnacle. |
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Jun 21, 2006 |
644 |
| Keep it clean, please. |
Gregory, Rob |
Brief article |
Jun 1, 2006 |
216 |
| Top notch. |
Gregory, Rob |
Brief article |
Jun 1, 2006 |
307 |
| Tall order: as world's tallest, most technologically advanced building, Taipei 101 stands alone. |
Mirel, Diana |
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May 1, 2006 |
558 |
| Designing tall buildings. |
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Brief article |
May 1, 2006 |
112 |
| How to ensure your high-rise won't be gone with the wind. |
Tomasetti, Thornton |
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Feb 15, 2006 |
600 |
| Sky's the limit: downtown developers pin hopes on high-rise dwellings. |
Titus, Stephen |
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Jan 1, 2006 |
2135 |
| Penn landmark nets a $15M loan. |
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Brief Article |
Nov 30, 2005 |
149 |
| Experts line up for annual tall building conference. |
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Sep 14, 2005 |
366 |
| Historic LA skyscraper gets modern make-over. |
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Aug 24, 2005 |
382 |
| Tallest building on drawing board. |
Misonzhnik, Elaine |
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Aug 10, 2005 |
369 |
| Chapter and verse on how the best was done. |
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Aug 3, 2005 |
482 |
| Sneak peak into fully Feng-Shui inspired building. |
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Jul 27, 2005 |
640 |
| 9/11 families see concrete efforts to keep towers safe. |
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Jul 13, 2005 |
322 |
| Freedom Tower to be safest building in US. |
Nelson, Barbara |
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Jul 6, 2005 |
749 |
| Cast-in-place concrete, the next 'must have' for safety. |
Gerosa, Al |
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Jun 29, 2005 |
638 |
| What price icons in a heritage world? |
Finch, Paul |
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Jun 1, 2005 |
425 |
| Redesign in works for Freedom Tower. |
Nelson, Barbara |
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May 11, 2005 |
415 |
| Developing a city skyline for Hong Kong using GIS and urban design guidelines. |
Mak, Ann Shuk-Han; Yip, Ernest Kin-Man; Lai, Poh-Chin |
Report |
Jan 1, 2005 |
4552 |
| Durst's 'green' dream. |
Nelson, Barbara |
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Jan 14, 2004 |
729 |
| State Tower completes skyscraper restoration. |
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Dec 31, 2003 |
350 |
| The tallest Torre. (Americas [??]Ojo!). |
Luxner, Larry |
Brief Article |
Jul 1, 2002 |
710 |
| World's tallest buildings. |
Costello, Emily |
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Oct 4, 1996 |
1483 |
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