Tag Archives: Tall building

Revealing designs for the world’s tallest hybrid timber tower

May 17, 2019

A Vancouver, British Columbia developer has proposed a mass timber, Passive House skyscraper that could be the world’s tallest wood tower.

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California tower wins world’s best tall building award

April 11, 2019

The Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, California, has won the 2019 Best Tall Building Worldwide award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).

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UK’s Tulip-shaped skyscraper gets green light

April 3, 2019

The Tulip tower by J. Safra Group and Foster + Partners has been given the go-ahead by the City of London, United Kingdom. When completed, this cultural attraction could become the tallest building in London and second tallest in Western Europe.

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Seattle’s Space Needle adds world’s first revolving glass floor

August 3, 2018

The renovated Space Needle, 184-m (605-ft) tall, multilevel tower in Seattle, Oregon, features the world’s first revolving glass floor. Thanks to a $100-million private investment, the interiors of the 1962 World’s Fair structure have been completely reimagined. With 196 percent more glass than before, including the use of 10 varieties, designers have created an immersive adventure.

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