UPDATE ON NEW YORK | 50 West Street | 237m | 778ft | 64 fl | T/O

JEDDAH | Jeddah Tower | 1000m+ | 3281ft+ | 167 fl | U/C

Kingdom Tower - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia At over 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) and a total construction area of 530,000 square meters (5.7 million square feet), Kingdom Tower will be the centerpiece and fi rst construction phase of the $20 billion Kingdom City development in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, near the Red Sea.

1200 S. Figueroa / 36 fl / 36 fl / Proposed

Location: 12th Street and Figueroa Street
Function: Mixed-use | 648 units | 50,000 SF retail
Architect: Harley Ellis Devereaux
Developer: Jamison Services, Inc.  see more photos after the cut...

Bangkok - Thailand skyline

Bangkok is the capital and the most populous city of Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply About this sound Krung Thep (help·info). The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in Central Thailand, and has a population of over 8 million, or 12.6 percent of the country's population. Over 14 million people (22.2 percent) live within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region, making Bangkok an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in terms of importance.see more photos after the cut...

SHANGHAI / Shanghai Tower / 632m / 2073ft / 128 fl/ (PHOTOS)

The Shanghai Tower is a megatall skyscraper under construction in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai.Designed by Gensler and owned by a consortium of Chinese state-owned companies,it is the tallest of a group of three adjacent supertall buildings in Pudong, the other two being the Jin Mao Tower and the Shanghai World Financial Center. The building stands approximately 632 metres (2,073 ft) high and has 128 stories, with a total floor area of 380,000 m2 (4,090,000 sq ft).Its tiered construction, designed for high energy efficiency and sustainability, provides multiple separate zones for office, retail and leisure use.The Shanghai Tower is projected to open to the public in mid-2015.see more photos after the cut...

London project 7

225 Marsh Wall | Isle of Dogs E14

project facts
Address: 225 Marsh Wall, London E14
London borough: Tower Hamlets
Developer: Cubitt Property Holdings
Architect: Make Architects
Height: 185m

Floors: 60     see more photos after the cut...

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Edwardian Leicester Square | Leicester Square WC2

Project facts
Address: 40 Leicester Square, London WC2
London borough: Westminster
Developer: Edwardian Group
Architect: Woods Bagot
Floors: 10
Hotel rooms: 400
Screens: 2     see more photos after the cut...

London project 5

20 Eastbourne Terrace

Development Facts

Site: 20 Eastbourne Terrace

Developer: London Merchant Securities

Architect of Renovation : Fletcher Priest architects

Original Architect : Cecil H Elsom & Partners

Floors: approx. 19

Height: approx. 61m (AGL)

Total Floorspace: 91,800 sq ft (8,528 sq m)   see more photos after the cut...

London project 4

Baltimore Tower | Isle of Dogs E14

Project facts
Address: 30 Limeharbour, London E14
London borough: Tower Hamlets
Developer: Galliard Developments
Architect: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Height: 150m
Floors: 44    see more photos after the cut...

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South Quay Plaza | Isle of Dogs E14

Project facts
Address: South Quay Plaza, Marsh Wall, London E14
London borough: Tower Hamlets
Developer: Berkeley Group
Architect: Foster + Partners
Height: 215m | 115m
Floors: 68 | 35       see more photos after the cut...

London project 2

55 Broadway | St. James's SW1

Project facts
Address: 55 Broadway, London SW1
London borough: Westminster
Redevelopment architect: TateHindle
Floors: 13
Homes: 112          see morre photos after the cut...

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Two fifty one / elephant & castle SWE1

Project facts
Address: 251 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1
Borough: Southwark
Developer: Oakmayne
Architect: Allies & Morrison
Height: 134m
Floors: 41                            see more photos after the cut...

London project / Blackfriars Circus / Southwark SE1

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NEW YORK | World Trade Center Transportation Hub | 46m | 150ft

The World Trade Center Transportation Hub is a transit and retail complex currently under construction by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to replace the temporary World Trade Center PATH station. Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, the Transportation Hub is composed of a train station with a large and open mezzanine under the National September 11 Memorial plaza.This mezzanine is connected to an aboveground head house structure, called the Oculus, located between 2 World Trade Center and 3 World Trade Center, as well as public concourses under the various towers in the World Trade Center complex.see more photos after the cut...

KUALA LUMPUR / Tradewinds Square / 608m | 308m / 111 fl / 65 fl / proposed

The Tradewinds Center explicitly seeks to establish itself in the international arena of great financial developmetns. The Tradewinds project offers Kuala Lumpur many exciting features that will enhance and expand the city's growing modern qualities, similar to Rockefeller Center for New York or Roppongi Hills for Tokyo.The development will be vibrant and active at all times through its complex program mix. Its signature profile will greatly contribute to the overall composition of the city skyline. Its large scale and memorable public plaza unites neighborhoods in the urban fabric, creating a system of pedestrian friendly movement that is integrated with the public transportation system. The architecture of the buildings establishes connections with traditions of Kuala Lumpur's rich history by linking Islamic pattern making to its modern exterior design. Its sustainable strategy will make the building a leader in environmental design.see more photos after the cut...

The 10 Tallest Skyscrapers Of The Future

Buildings are going to reach staggering heights.

We have entered the age of the “megatall” skyscraper. 

The first megatall tower — a building that soars over 2,000 feet into the air — opened ten years ago, according to Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). It was the Burj Khalifa, and it set astounding records at 2,722 feet tall or over half a mile high. But come 2018, a new building will rise more than 550 feet taller than the Khalifa.see more photos after the cut...

2025 future skyline (chicago)

chicago have a lot of proposed skyscraper building and this are some of them which i see will be completing with NYC in the future.see more photos after the cut...

2025 future skyline (new york)

thank bloomberg Manhattan still has midtown. My excitement for the future of downtown's skyline has been severely crippled with the release of new renderings for Towers 2 and 3 of the WTC. Good news : 2 wtc should be completed by 2021. Bad news : it's become this leaning, cantilevering, flat roofed POS. Also, 3 WTC seems to have had its iconic spires chopped - though its height remains the same for now.see more photos after the cut...

The Central - 13F - Commercial - Sandton / Planned

The Central is a 100 000m2 site that perfectly located in the heart of the Sandton CBD; the commercial, business and entertainment ‘hub’ of South Africa. The Central will accommodate office, retail, hotel and residential development. It will embody Sandton’s vibrant, high energy “live, work, play” environment.

The Central is located on the corner of Rivonia Road and Johan Ave, directly opposite Sandton City Shopping Centre and 100 metres from the Sandton Gautrain Station. It is easily accessible off the M1 highway and all other major arterial roads.

The first development to take place on The Central site is a 20 000m2 state-of-the-art office building, comprising fourteen floors of unique space. Eight of the fourteen floors have already been taken by a leading law firm, leaving approximately six floors (8500m2) for other tenants.see more photos after the cut...

Suncoast Casino - R1.8bn Expansion - Beachfront | Approved (south africa)

The new proposal includes major expansion to the casino, a new retail and restaurant complex, 1 500 additional parking bays, a new entertainment area, additional banqueting facilities and an “iconic elevated outdoor pool and serviced leisure entertainment deck”. These were presented in Tsogo Sun’s application to the KwaZulu-Natal Gaming and Betting Board for an amendment to its licence to expand the facility. A notice appeared in the provincial Government Gazette on June 13, and public comment closed on July 4. see more photos after the cut...

Madina Tower / Victoria Island – Lagos / 15 Floors U/C

Madina Tower is yet another addition to the growing number of prime office developments on Ozumba Mbadiwe Road in Lagos. Similar developments like The Wings Towers, Civic Center Tower, Radisson Blu and others are contributing to affirmation of Ozumba Mbadiwe Road as a mixed use hub. The new tower, which is by Madina Developments Ltd., will offer 8,300sqm of office space spread out over 15 floors. Construction began in 2014 and the developers expect that it will be complete in June 2016.

The developers are promising green technology, low e-glazing, VRV Air conditioning systems, 100 parking bays, high speed lifts, a ground floor showroom and a ‘luxurious entrance space’.

AVIC International Africa / 176m / 43 fl / 141m / 35 fl / 93m / 28 fl / 86m / 25 fl / 83m / 24 fl | 81m / 24 fl / Proposed(NAIROBI)

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 9 2014 – Global Chinese manufacturing firm AVIC International Holding Corporation is expected to invest over Sh17.8 billion ($200million) in setting up its Africa Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.
Speaking during the launching ceremony in Nairobi, Avic International Africa Director Huang Hong You said they had decided to build their Africa headquarters in Nairobi not only due to their close relationship with, Kenya but due to the conducive business environment in the country.

“Our company has set up holding subsidiaries in major cities across China; has established over 110 branches in more than 50 countries and owns eight listed companies. In Africa, we have around 20 branches, and Kenya is planned as our headquarters in Africa,” Huang said.....see more photos after the cut....

MUMBAI / The Park / 268m / 78 fl x 5 / U/C

Lodha Blue Moon is the largest & most desirable super - luxury residential development in South Mumbai. An 18 acre development in the heart of Worli, inspired by Manhattan's Central Park, with a sprawling private landscape set 80 feet above the ground. Designed by WOHA, Singapore and landscaped by P landscape, Thailand, the super luxury development will have over 70 storey towers with spectacular views of Arabian Sea and Meridia Worli Sea-Link, housing air-conditioned recidences with Italian Marble & Wooden Flooring; International Fittings; multi level security, concierge, Large open spaces & a large club & Spa. Established in 1980, the Lodha Group is Mumbai's premier real estate developer. The Group is currently developing in excess of 30 million sq ft of prime real estate, over 27 projects in and around Mumbai, from Napean Sea Road to Dombivali.

SEOUL / Lotte World Tower / 555m / 1819ft / 123 fl / U/C

A new super skyscraper has just been announced for South Korea and will tower over all other buildings in Asia when it is complete in 2014. From a global perspective, Lotte Super Tower 123, designed by Kohn Pederson Fox, falls just short of taking the title, and will be not the tallest but the  second tallest skyscraper in the world. The structure will serve as the new corporate headquarters for the Lotte Group, whose subsidairy, Lotte Construction, will build it. Zoning has been approved and excavation is nearly complete. With aims towards LEED silver certification, the tower will have a strong environmental component and will offer Seoulians mixed-use areas such as shops, apartments, offices and a hotel.see more photos after the cut...                                                       

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai  Gulf pronunciation is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).It is located on the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf and is one of the seven emirates that make up the country. Abu Dhabi and Dubai are the only two emirates to have veto power over critical matters of national importance in the country's legislature.The city of Dubai is located on the emirate's northern coastline and heads up the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Dubai is to host World Expo 2020.see more photos after the cut...