Tallest Building In China Breaks Ground 28th November 2008 - Views: 853 Shanghai Tower is located in the Luijiazui Finance and Trade Zone, an area of Shanghai that was farmland eighteen years ago. The district is poised to become China's first super-tall district, as Shanghai Tower rises to complete a trio of towers including the adjacent Jin Mao Tower and Shanghai World Financial Center. Together, these three will form a new icon on Shanghai's skyline.
Archicentre Issues National Red Alert Following Balcony Collapse In Brisbane 20th November 2008 - Views: 930 Archicentre, the building advisory service of the Australian Institute of Architects has issued a deadly warning on the state of Australia’s balconies and decks following another collapse in the Brisbane suburb of Ascot this afternoon. Women were attending an end of Year 12 mothers' lunch on a balcony at a house in Upper Lancaster Road when it plunged to the ground about 1pm, injuring 20 people and trapping several.
Star Architect I.m. Pei's Condominium Building In Manhattan Sells At High Speed 25th November 2008 - Views: 880 Chinese born star architect I.M. Pei, known for such iconic buildings as the Bank of China building in Hong Kong, the Pyramid of the Louvre in Paris or the Four Seasons hotel in New York designed his first condominium building in the heart of Manhattan.
Solidere International Takes Ajman's Al Zorah To Mipim Asia 18th November 2008 - Views: 866 Solidere International, one of the most prominent master and urban developers in the region, will bring its unique development initiatives to MIPIM Asia, the international property exhibition taking place at the Hong Kong International Convention & Exhibition Centre from November 19th to 21st.
Abigroup Secures Three Contracts For Newcastle Coal Terminal 11th November 2008 - Views: 974 Abigroup’s range of capabilities has proved a boon for the Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG) and its implementation of a much needed new coal export terminal. Abigroup is undertaking not one but three contracts for NCIG which comprises BHP Billiton, Centennial Coal, Donaldson Coal, Peabody Energy, Felix Resources and Whitehaven Coal.