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16-05-2013 > Dubai Skyscraper Sales Point To Recovery

DAMAC Towers by Paramount, DubaiPerhaps one of the best examples yet that the residential market in Dubai is leaving recession and starting to expand again is the news that DAMAC Towers by Paramount is selling far ahead of expectations.

22-02-2013 > British Firms Win Kingdom Tower Contract

Kingdom Tower, Saudi ArabiaTwo major British construction companies have had a big win securing contracts on what will be the next tallest building in the world, The Kingdom Tower.

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21-01-2013 > Istanbuls Jenga Tower

Anadolu Plaza, IstanbulAnadolu Plaza in Istanbul is the latest in a series of proposed office towers to stand overlooking the major D100 motorway.

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10-12-2012 > Honeycombed Turkish Tower

Hype 2, IstanbulPlaying on hexagonal shapes and hexagons is a new residential tower in Istanbul with the excitable name, Hype 2.

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15-11-2012 > Zaha Refines Baghdad Skyscraper

Central Bank of Iraq, BaghdadSkyscrapers can be a sign of reconstruction, rising out of the ruins of war. With Iraq now in something approaching a state of stability Pritzker Prize winning Iraqi born British architect, Zaha Hadid, has been working on her first high-rise commission for the country.

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07-06-2012 > Triangular Trump Tower Planned For Georgia

Trump Tower Batumi, GeorgiaPlans are afoot for the Trump empire to extend its reach to the Black Sea resort of Batumi, Georgia with a newly proposed 180 metre tall Trump Tower.

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15-03-2012 > Dubai Project Modestly Restarts

Jewel of the Creek, DubaiSigns of the damage done by the global credit crunch are to be seen with the resumption of work on one of Dubai's large-scale projects, The Jewel of the Creek.

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05-01-2012 > Libeskin Gets Greenlight For Jerusalem Tower

Oriya JerusalemDaniel Liebskind has secured planning permission for what could be the second tallest building built in the city of Jerusalem.

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09-10-2012 > Engineering The Kingdom Tower

Kingdom Tower, Saudi ArabiaIt seems almost unbelievable, but the Kingdom Tower in Jeddah could actually happen. The thousand metre plus building will however take a serious amount of high-tech engineering to get it to stand up and beat the current title holder, the Burj Khalifa by at least 173 metres.

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06-06-2012 > Rival Designs Compete For Key Istanbul Plot

Akasya Silics, IstanbulThe Turkish city of Istanbul could soon find itself with a new high-rise project in its Umraniye area of the town if proposals are decided on and approved. Currently two designs have been floated for the project named Akasya Silics which will cover the 150,000 square metre site.

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05-01-2012 > A Bondian Tower In Batumi

Ad Astra Tower, BatumiInternational architecture and design practise, Atkins, has designed a new concept skyscraper for the seaside resort of Batumi in Georgia, that is perhaps something straight out of a James Bond movie.

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01-11-2011 > Bioclimatic Dreams For Istanbul Tower

Number 1 Commercial Centre, IstanbulNumber 1 Commercial Centre is a particularly interesting attempt by architect Emre Arolat to retain the slab office block, but update it for the 21st century.

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