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Abeno Harukas - Japan's Tallest Building | 300 M |59 Floors

Abeno Harukas is Japans' proposed tallest structure that will shoot 300 meters above the ground level. The structure is currently under construction and is expected to complete in March 2014. Given the...

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OLDEST Skyscraper: Tower of Babel ?!

I was reading about Skyscrapers. And someone mentioned the Tower of Babel to be OLDEST skyscraper, misallocation of resources after a boom. According to Wikipedia , the tower's height amounted to 8149...

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Kingdom Tower | 1 Km Height | 156 Floors | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Kingdom tower is under construction at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The tower will be 1000 meters high, pushing Burj Khalifa to spot #2 (828 meters). The construction of the tower has been approved and...

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Palais Royale, Mumbai - Residential Towers - Amazingly Tall!

Palais Royale is located in Lower Parel,Mumbai. It is the first supertall in India to achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum rating for environmental sustainability. Take a...

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The Burj Dubai

Hi, mates! I hope you find this article interesting: http://www.gostructural.com/magazin..._s_tallest_building__the_burj_dubai-7709.html The Burj Dubai

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Sky City | 838 m | 220 Floors | Tallest Building In The World!

Sky City is going to surpass Burj Khalifa by February 2013. Read our article here - Sky City China @ 838m Is World’s Tallest Building To Be Built In Just 90 Days! Do you guys think that Sky cities have...

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The Shrad London | 95 Floors | 309.6 Meters

The Shrad is London's tallest standing building inaugurated on July 5. The building is in the shape of a pyramid and hosts a total of 95 floors; with 75 being habitable. The building occupies a total...

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Parinee Ism Mumbai | 140 m | Ω Shaped Building

I stumbled upon the Parinee Ism - an upcoming Ω shaped building in Mumbai. The habitable tower is offers both residential and office spaces. The building has been designed by Architect James Law of...

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Fire Safety In Skyscrapers?

I've often wondered how is fire safety exercised in super tall structures and skyscrapers. One obvious method is to install fire or smoke sensors connected to sprinklers. However, that'd just alert...

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Cruciform Skyscraper | Liverpool, UK

Maurice Shapero has proposed a cruciform skyscraper in Liverpool, UK. While the details aren't available yet, Shapero says that the shape is his favourite geometrical shape and should not be associated...

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China Tower | 2 Km Tall | 636 Floors

The made-in-China is now getting a new definition as China plans to build the 'world's tallest building', standing whooping 2 kilometers tall with 636 floors. Those who don't get it right away - it's...

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Princess Tower Dubai Marina | 414 m | Residential

Princess tower at Dubai Marina seems to be quite an amazing structure. The 414 meter tall structure has 107 floors. The construction completed in 2009 and to the best of my knowledge it's the tallest...

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Automatic solar street light control

Sir, i am doing project on above topic. In this project decided to include following features i.e 1)LED bulb should on and off and also bright and dim according darkness. 2)The main additional thing is...

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Skyscrapers In India

Just thought of compiling a list of tallest buildings and skyscrapers in India. Maybe CEans can help extending the list and discussing tall buildings. Here we go- Imperial Tower 1 with height of 254...

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Cayan Tower, World's Tallest Building With 90 Degrees Twist Opens In Dubai

Cayan Towers, the world's tallest, unique building that twists 90 degrees from the ground to the top floor has been inaugurated in Dubai. Cayan investment and development has inaugurated the...

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Does California Skyscraper site sit on Hollywood Earthquake Fault?

California's state geologist has suspected that Hollywood earthquake fault may run directly underneath THE skyscraper project approved by the Los Angeles City. They also added that further detailed...

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Tower Infinity (or) Ecoprism Tower

Here is the new innovation in the civil engineering technology. The Tower Infinity (An Invisible tower), it is proposed by GDS Architect to south korea. This is the world first invisible tower. The...

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Bentonite in DMC piling.

what is bentonite? and why do we use it in DMC piling?

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Skyscrapers & Supertall Structures Discussion Forum

We've a great new section for our Civil & Structural engineers to discuss skyscrapers & supertall structures. Discuss the mega-structures that fascinate us and proudly stand as man's biggest...

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Burj Khalifa- Super Tall Structure

The dark structure almost seems as though it's on a different scale -- like an oversized toy that got mixed in with a matching set. At 156 stories and growing, the Burj Khalifa (formerly called Burj...

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