7 Mind-Blowing Facts About Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Here are some facts about its housing, wealth, and economy that will make you realize its importance to the region.Produced by Alex...
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432 Park Is Officially New York City's Tallest Apartment Building
On Friday, construction topped out at 432 Park, a luxury condominium that's now arguably the tallest building in New York City. It even has the new One World Trade Center beat, not counting that...
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Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Here are some facts about its housing, wealth, and economy that will make you realize its importance to the region.Produced by Alex...
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Daredevil Nik Wallenda Walked A Tightrope Blindfolded Across The Chicago Skyline
Washington (AFP) - US daredevil Nik Wallenda broke two world records when he crossed the Chicago skyline on a tightrope suspended between three skyscrapers, without a safety harness. Wallenda, already...
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The First Tenants Of One World Trade Center Moved In Today
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thirteen years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the first tenants moved their belongings into the newly built One World Trade Center with enthusiasm tinged by emotional...
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Paris Might Build A Modern Glass Tower—And Some People Are Furious
Paris is world famous for its gorgeous, uniform 19th-century Haussmann-style architecture. As a result, Parisians are generally wary or even outright hostile toward new construction: when the Pompidou...
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The 10 Tallest Buildings That Were Never Finished
Many buildings never get completed. Sometimes the construction phase burns out the fund, and the bricklayers have to halt. Other times an event like a war or a political shift stops the work...
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The 10 Tallest Skyscrapers Of The Future
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...
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The 10 Most Expensive Skyscrapers In The World
As skyscraper heights grow higher, and higher, the cost to build increases as well. Not only are some of the newest skyscrapers in the world getting taller, they are also getting fancier, with the...
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Is This New York's Next Great Neighborhood?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Work crews are scrambling underneath New York City to finish the city's first major new subway stop in 25 years, a fast-track project intended to revitalize a long-neglected slice...
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This Is What San Francisco Would Look Like If Its Victorian-Style Homes Were...
Generally, I’m not anti-development in San Francisco, given the right circumstances. It breaks my heart to see gorgeous old buildings torn down to make room for huge new ones that lack any version of...
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Take A Tour Of The New Sky Garden At The Top Of London's Infamous...
The Walkie-Talkie building in London's financial district, which became infamous last summer for melting cars, opened its top-floor sky garden to the public at the start of January.Business Insider got...
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See The Spectacular Views From The 15 Tallest Buildings In The World
The tallest building in the world stands at 2,717 feet, sometimes soaring above the clouds.It's amazing to think human beings crafted these seemingly gravity-defying, modern marvels of...
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The 50 Most Innovative Buildings Of The Last Decade
The Council of Tall Buildings, a Chicago-based organization of architects and designers, has just published its Innovative 50 list, their ranking of the most innovative buildings of the last 15 years....
View ArticleThis video of teenagers dangling at the top of a Hong Kong skyscraper is...
Subscribe to BI: Tech on YouTubeThis dramatic video captures a group of daredevil photographers taking selfies on top of a Hong Kong skyscraper.Captured using a specially adapted selfie stick, the...
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One of the world's tallest residential luxury skyscrapers caught fire in Dubai
Some people have been forced to escape a residential skyscraper, the Marina Torch in Dubai, as it burned early Saturday morning, local time. The Torch is a building with 79 stories above ground in the...
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Formerly the Sears Tower, the Willis Tower could soon become the Blackstone...
Blackstone Group has been buying and selling iconic properties for years.Late Friday, the private equity firm reportedly had a new one in its sights: Chicago's Willis Tower, previously known as the...
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Here are the tallest buildings throughout history
Defying gravity by building towards the sky is no easy, or inexpensive, feat. Designer Martin Vargic of Halcyon Maps has made the six graphics below, documenting the rise of the tallest buildings...
View ArticleWatch this eagle with a camera take off from the top of the world's tallest...
Conservation movement Freedom Conservation set a new world record by successfully flying an eagle equipped with a camera from the top of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai. Using...
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Architects have come up with an ingenious plan for skyscrapers that don't...
London isn't exactly known for its bright and sunny climate, so the idea of more skyscrapers darkening the horizon of that metropolis isn't very appealing to people who enjoy seeing the sun every once...
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