Towers
Tower Design Includes Spiraling Gardens on Each Floor
Foster + Partners has revealed designs for a new “vertical creative office” campus on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, ArchDaily reports. The tower is wrapped in spiraling gardens, introducing generous...
Developer of 1,907-Ft-Tall Oklahoma City Tower Says He’s Secured Financing
Scot Matteson of Matteson Capital, developer of the mixed-use Boardwalk at Bricktown in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, which includes what would be the tallest tower in the U.S. at 1,907 ft.,...
New Plans Submitted for One Fairchild Street in London
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) has submitted plans for a 27-story office tower in Shoreditch on the fringe of the City of London, Building Design reports. The One Fairchild Street...
Seven-Tower Scheme in the Works for London Development
Howells is working up plans to build seven mixed-use towers on a riverside plot in London opposite the O2 Arena, Building Design reports. The plot has been vacant for more...
31-Story Residential Scheme Approved in Birmingham, U.K.
Chapman Taylor’s plans for a 31-story residential tower scheme in Birmingham, U.K., have been given the go ahead by the local council, Building Design reports. Queen Hospital Close will contain...
Work Has Begun on Building Set To Be Tallest in Beverly Hills
Just west of the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, heavy equipment is hauling away soil in advance of a US$2-billion development that will create the tallest buildings in...
Design Unveiled for Tirana, Albania, Tower
Portuguese architecture studio OODA recently unveiled its design for Hora Vertikale, a stacked tower with a clustered façade, “set to redefine” Tirana, Albania’s skyline, designboom reports. The first phase of...
Fashionable “Beach House in the Sky” Planned in Gold Coast, Australia
A 22-story, 20-unit residential tower described by George Kouzoukas, co-founder of luxury fashion house Sabo and Zaco, as a “beach house in the sky” is planned in Broadbeach, Gold Coast,...
Developers Receive US$84-Million Loan To Build Chicago Residential Tower
In a testament to the strength of Chicago’s Fulton Market area amid high interest rates and tight lending, developers Shapack Partners and CRG received a US$84-million loan from Pacific Life...
Plans Approved for 40-Story Tower in Sheffield, U.K.
Hodder & Partners has been given the green light for plans to demolish a former Primark building in Sheffield, U.K., city center and replace it with a 40-story residential tower,...