CTBUH Platinum Member

Buro Happold

About

Member Since: 1997

Member Offices: Bath, Chicago, Dubai, Mumbai, New York City

Website: http://www.burohappold.com

From their very first project, they have used their intricate knowledge of the industry to push the boundaries and achieve more. It is this commitment that sets them apart, that adds value, that makes them award winning.

They are at the forefront of low energy design: they deliver projects that have less carbon emissions and are more sustainable, they deliver projects that do not cost the earth.

Buro Happold understands what it takes to create a project that thrives; it takes great consideration of future use, building in the resilience that will allow it to operate for generations, it means creating something that engages communities and respects diversity.

Fields of Expertise

Building Maintenance; Civil Engineering; Computers / IT / Software; Engineering, Multi-discipline; Engineering, Other; Environmental Engineering; Environmental Protection; Façade Design / Engineering; Fire Engineering; Geotechnic / Foundations; Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing; Security Consultancy; Structural Engineering; Transportation / Urban Infrastructure

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

Rank
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height

1

Makkah Royal Clock Tower

601 m / 1,972 ft

2

FORZA Tower

460 m / 1,509 ft

3

111 West 57th Street

435.3 m / 1,428 ft

4

Al Hamra Tower

412.6 m / 1,354 ft

5

PIF Tower

385 m / 1,263 ft

6

Nanjing Nexus Tower 1

350 m / 1,148 ft

7

ADNOC Headquarters

342 m / 1,122 ft

8

Hengqin International Finance Center

337.7 m / 1,108 ft

9

Shimao International Plaza

333.3 m / 1,094 ft

10

The Index

326 m / 1,070 ft

Awards

111 West 57th Street

Winner: 111 West 57th Street

Best Tall Residential or Hotel Building 2022

Ctbuh Leaders

Anil Hira

Anil Hira

CTBUH India Chapter, 2012 – Present

Mumbai

Suzanne Provanzana

Suzanne Provanzana

CTBUH Chicago Chapter, 2021 – Present

Chicago

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

27 May 2021

CTBUH Chicago + NYC FLC Presents The Jewel Changi Airport Presentation by Buro Happold

The new mixed-use complex at Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore delivers an exceptional experience for the 85 million passengers that pass through it every year....

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Research

17 October 2016

Tall Versus Old? The Role of Historic Preservation in the Context of Rapid Urban Growth

As cities aspire to become global metropolises, older low-rise structures are getting torn down to make room for new, often tall, buildings and neighborhoods. What...

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Global News

07 March 2023

Construction Work Paused on Tech Giant's Arlington HQ

Construction has been paused on the Amazon HQ2 campus in Arlington, Virginia the company confirmed to News4 on Friday, 3 March, 2023. Not all phases...

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Associated companies

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

Rank
Name
City
Height

1

India Tower

Mumbai

700 m

2,296 ft

2

Chicago Spire

Chicago

610 m

2,000 ft

3

Makkah Royal Clock Tower

Mecca

601 m

1,972 ft

4

Alrriyadah Ritz Carlton

Riyadh

494 m

1,621 ft

5

FORZA Tower

Bogota

460 m

1,509 ft

6

World One

Mumbai

442 m

1,450 ft

7

111 West 57th Street

New York City

435 m

1,428 ft

8

Al Hamra Tower

Kuwait City

413 m

1,354 ft

9

Suning Xinjiekou Plaza

Nanjing

388 m

1,273 ft

10

PIF Tower

Riyadh

385 m

1,263 ft

11

Nanjing Nexus Tower 1

Nanjing

350 m

1,148 ft

12

ADNOC Headquarters

Abu Dhabi

342 m

1,122 ft

13

Hengqin International Finance Center

Zhuhai

338 m

1,108 ft

14

Shimao International Plaza

Shanghai

333 m

1,094 ft

15

The Index

Dubai

326 m

1,070 ft

16

The Landmark

Abu Dhabi

324 m

1,063 ft

17

Sumo Tower 1

Jeddah

322 m

1,056 ft

18

Heartland 66 Office Tower

Wuhan

321 m

1,053 ft

19

Fanya International Finance Building North

Kunming

318 m

1,043 ft

20

Fanya International Finance Building South

Kunming

318 m

1,043 ft

21

Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre Tower 2

Nanjing

315 m

1,033 ft

22

MahaNakhon

Bangkok

314 m

1,030 ft

23

Varso Tower

Warsaw

310 m

1,017 ft

24

KAFD World Trade Center

Riyadh

304 m

997 ft

25

Supernova Spira

Noida

300 m

984 ft

26

NBK Tower

Kuwait City

300 m

984 ft

27

Aspire Tower

Doha

300 m

984 ft

28

Qianhai Prisma East Tower

Shenzhen

300 m

984 ft

29

Dayabumi

Kuala Lumpur

291 m

953 ft

30

Prestige Liberty North Tower

Mumbai

290 m

951 ft

31

One Victoria

Melbourne

282 m

926 ft

32

World One

Mumbai

280 m

919 ft

33

Icone Tower

Taguig City

275 m

902 ft

34

Al Faisaliah Center

Riyadh

267 m

876 ft

35

Suning Plaza Tower A

Xuzhou

266 m

873 ft

36

Riyad Bank Tower

Riyadh

264 m

866 ft

37

Three Sixty West Tower B

Mumbai

260 m

853 ft

38

Three Sixty West Tower A

Mumbai

256 m

839 ft

39

Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre Tower 1

Nanjing

255 m

837 ft

40

Permata Sapura Tower

Kuala Lumpur

253 m

828 ft

41

Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 1

Madrid

250 m

820 ft

42

Qianhai Prisma West Tower

Shenzhen

250 m

820 ft

43

The Headquarters Business Park

Jeddah

236 m

774 ft

44

Burj Daman

Dubai

235 m

771 ft

45

Samba Bank HQ Tower

Riyadh

231 m

758 ft

46

Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 2

Madrid

230 m

755 ft

47

Al Faisal Tower

Doha

227 m

745 ft

48

Aro

New York City

225 m

738 ft

49

Two ICC

Mumbai

223 m

732 ft

50

InterContinental Hotel West Bay

Doha

220 m

722 ft

51

Unicredit Tower

Milan

218 m

714 ft

52

100 East 53rd Street

New York City

217 m

711 ft

53

Omkar 1973 Worli Tower A

Mumbai

212 m

696 ft

53

Omkar 1973 Worli Tower B

Mumbai

212 m

696 ft

53

Omkar 1973 Worli Tower C

Mumbai

212 m

696 ft

56

Capital Plaza Residential Towers

Abu Dhabi

210 m

689 ft

57

Hotel America

Dubai

210 m

689 ft

57

Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 3

Madrid

210 m

689 ft

59

Ping An Asset Tower

Shenzhen

209 m

684 ft

60

Hudsons Tower

Detroit

207 m

680 ft

61

Zhuhai Hengqin Xinqu Ahongda Finance Tower 1

Zhuhai

200 m

656 ft

62

Prestige Liberty South Tower

Mumbai

200 m

656 ft

63

Capital Plaza Office Tower

Abu Dhabi

200 m

656 ft

64

Riviera Tower

Elliniko-Argyroupoli

198 m

650 ft

65

One ICC

Mumbai

198 m

648 ft

66

One Portal Way Building A

London

195 m

641 ft

67

Miami Innovation Tower

Miami

193 m

633 ft

68

Abdul Aziz Al Babtain Cultural WAQF

Kuwait City

189 m

619 ft

69

Varyap Meridian A Block

Istanbul

188 m

618 ft

70

DUO Residences

Singapore

186 m

610 ft

71

Vauxhall Cross South Tower

London

186 m

609 ft

72

One Portal Way Building C

London

185 m

608 ft

73

ADIA Tower

Abu Dhabi

185 m

607 ft

74

Parnas Tower

Seoul

185 m

607 ft

75

One Portal Way Building E

London

182 m

595 ft

76

Varyap Meridian C Block

Istanbul

180 m

591 ft

77

Jordan Gate Tower 1

Amman

180 m

591 ft

77

Jordan Gate Tower 2

Amman

180 m

591 ft

77

Supertech Nova East

Noida

180 m

591 ft

77

Supertech Nova West

Noida

180 m

591 ft

81

30 St Mary Axe

London

180 m

590 ft

82

DUO Tower

Singapore

179 m

589 ft

83

303 East 44th Street

New York City

179 m

588 ft

84

The Ruby

Mumbai

174 m

569 ft

85

National Bank of Abu Dhabi Headquarters

Abu Dhabi

173 m

568 ft

86

ONE

Limassol

170 m

558 ft

87

Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons

Milwaukee

169 m

554 ft

88

SBS Broadcasting Center

Seoul

167 m

548 ft

89

Capital Plaza Sofitel Hotel

Abu Dhabi

166 m

545 ft

90

The Tower at PNC Plaza

Pittsburgh

166 m

544 ft

91

Maryah Plaza Residential Tower 1

Abu Dhabi

165 m

542 ft

92

Torre Iberdrola

Bilbao

165 m

541 ft

93

American Copper Buildings West Tower

New York City

165 m

540 ft

94

Varyap Meridian E Block

Istanbul

164 m

538 ft

95

Southernwood Retail Park Block 1A

London

159 m

522 ft

96

Kaishengyuan Plaza Tower A

Harbin

159 m

521 ft

96

Kaishengyuan Plaza Tower B

Harbin

159 m

521 ft

98

Q22 Tower

Warsaw

155 m

509 ft

99

Morpheus

Macau

154 m

504 ft

100

Vauxhall Cross North Tower

London

151 m

496 ft

101

Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre

Astana

150 m

492 ft

102

PPA 30 Parcel 5.05 Residential Tower

Riyadh

149 m

489 ft

103

BurJuman Centre

Dubai

148 m

486 ft

104

Commercialbank Plaza Tower

Doha

148 m

486 ft

105

Book Tower

Detroit

145 m

475 ft

106

American Copper Buildings East Tower

New York City

143 m

470 ft

107

Oxford Tower

Warsaw

139 m

456 ft

108

PPA 30 Parcel 3.09

Riyadh

138 m

453 ft

109

2 Trafalgar Way, Building 2

London

138 m

451 ft

110

Grove Tower 1

Mumbai

136 m

446 ft

111

500 Folsom

San Francisco

133 m

435 ft

112

Ferry Island Building 1 North Tower

London

129 m

423 ft

113

RWE Turm

Essen

127 m

417 ft

114

Glasgow Tower

Glasgow

127 m

417 ft

115

The Stage

London

126 m

413 ft

116

PP 10 Parcel 4.08

Riyadh

126 m

413 ft

117

PPA 30 Parcel 5.05 Office Tower

Riyadh

125 m

410 ft

118

Faria Lima B32 Office Tower

São Paulo

123 m

404 ft

119

Chelsea Waterfront-West Tower

London

123 m

402 ft

120

Port Baku Business Center

Baku

120 m

394 ft

121

Supertech Astralis

Noida

120 m

394 ft

122

Grove Tower 2

Mumbai

119 m

391 ft

123

Jameson House

Vancouver

119 m

389 ft

124

33-49 Des Voeux Road West

Hong Kong

116 m

381 ft

125

ToHa Tower 1

Tel Aviv

110 m

362 ft

126

NOMA-Angel Gardens

Manchester

110 m

361 ft

127

2 Trafalgar Way, Building 3

London

109 m

358 ft

128

The Helix

Arlington

107 m

352 ft

129

Zorlu Center Hotel Tower

Istanbul

107 m

351 ft

129

Zorlu Center Tower A

Istanbul

107 m

351 ft

129

Zorlu Center Tower B

Istanbul

107 m

351 ft

129

Zorlu Center Tower C

Istanbul

107 m

351 ft

133

LINEA

Chicago

106 m

348 ft

134

Hesperia Tower

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

105 m

344 ft

135

PP 10 Parcel 2.14

Riyadh

105 m

344 ft

136

Amazon PenPlace Site, Tower 2

Arlington

105 m

343 ft

137

One Horizon Center

Gurgaon

104 m

341 ft

138

UŠĆE Office Tower 2

Belgrade

104 m

341 ft

139

The Power Station

London

104 m

341 ft

140

Amazon PenPlace Site, Tower 1

Arlington

103 m

337 ft

141

Centre House North Building

London

102 m

334 ft

142

Amazon PenPlace Site, Tower 3

Arlington

101 m

330 ft

143

888 Boylston Street

Boston

99 m

325 ft

144

Canaletto

London

96 m

314 ft

145

LKF Square

Macau

94 m

308 ft

146

Regency Heights-Prince Regent

London

91 m

300 ft

147

Prince of Wales Drive Building A

London

90 m

296 ft

148

Varso 2

Warsaw

90 m

295 ft

149

2 Trafalgar Way, Building 1

London

87 m

287 ft

150

BankMed HQ

Beirut

87 m

285 ft

150

MEBE One Khimki Plaza

Khimki

87 m

285 ft

152

Chelsea Waterfront East Tower

London

85 m

279 ft

153

Lewisham Retail Park-Block A

London

84 m

276 ft

154

PPA 30 Parcel 5.01

Riyadh

83 m

272 ft

155

Varyap Meridian B Block

Istanbul

82 m

269 ft

155

Varyap Meridian D Block

Istanbul

82 m

269 ft

157

Mount Parker Residences

Hong Kong

82 m

268 ft

158

PP 10 Parcel 4.07

Riyadh

81 m

266 ft

158

Varso 1

Warsaw

81 m

266 ft

160

One Portal Way Building B

London

80 m

263 ft

161

Porsche Design Tower

Frankfurt am Main

80 m

262 ft

162

East Bank UAL London College of Fashion

London

80 m

261 ft

163

Brill Place Tower

London

78 m

256 ft

164

Museum of The Future

Dubai

78 m

255 ft

165

PPA 30 Parcel 5.06

Riyadh

77 m

253 ft

166

Thameside West-Phase 1 Building A

London

75 m

247 ft

166

Thameside West-Phase 1 Building B

London

75 m

247 ft

168

Southwark Station OSD

London

75 m

247 ft

169

CandleHouse

Leeds

73 m

240 ft

170

The Cube

Birmingham

72 m

237 ft

171

Centre House South Building

London

72 m

235 ft

172

Prince of Wales Drive Building B

London

72 m

235 ft

173

One Portal Way Building F

London

68 m

222 ft

174

One Angel Square

Manchester

68 m

221 ft

175

Baltyk Tower

Poznan

65 m

213 ft

176

One Portal Way Building D1

London

64 m

211 ft

177

101 Whitechapel High Street

London

63 m

205 ft

178

Prince of Wales Drive Building F

London

62 m

204 ft

179

Southernwood Retail Park Hotel

London

54 m

178 ft

180

Oxo Tower Wharf

London

53 m

175 ft

181

Minneapolis Public Service Building

Minneapolis

53 m

173 ft

182

PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower A

Riyadh

49 m

160 ft

183

Southernwood Retail Park Block 1B

London

47 m

155 ft

184

Southernwood Retail Park Block 2A

London

41 m

133 ft

185

PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower B

Riyadh

39 m

128 ft

185

PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower C

Riyadh

39 m

128 ft

187

Trafalgar Place

London

36 m

119 ft

188

Infinitus Plaza Building A

Guangzhou

36 m

117 ft

188

Infinitus Plaza Building B

Guangzhou

36 m

117 ft

190

PP 10 Parcel 2.09

Riyadh

35 m

113 ft

191

EDGE Suedkreuz

Berlin

29 m

94 ft

192

One Portal Way Building D2

London

28 m

93 ft

193

The Financial Plaza

Riyadh

27 m

88 ft

194

PVN Tower

Hanoi

- m

- ft

195

Monroe Block Office Tower

Detroit

- m

- ft

196

West Harbin Station Tower 1

Harbin

- m

- ft

196

West Harbin Station Tower 2

Harbin

- m

- ft

198

Monroe Block Residential Tower

Detroit

- m

- ft

199

Globe Road Tower 1

Leeds

- m

- ft

200

Admiral Serebryakov Embankment Tower 1

Novorossiysk

- m

- ft

200

Ashley Road East

London

- m

- ft

200

Ferry Island Building 1 South Tower

London

- m

- ft

203

Elephant Park H1 Office

London

- m

- ft

203

North Island Tower

London

- m

- ft

203

Whitehall Road Tower

Leeds

- m

- ft

206

Admiral Serebryakov Embankment Tower 2

Novorossiysk

- m

- ft

207

Welbourne Plot Tower

London

- m

- ft

208

Ashley Road West

London

- m

- ft

209

Globe Road Tower 2

Leeds

- m

- ft

209

Globe Road Tower 3

Leeds

- m

- ft

209

PPA 30 Parcel 2.08

Riyadh

- m

- ft

212

Ferry Island Building 2

London

- m

- ft

212

Sir Michael Uren Hub

London

- m

- ft

214

Lankuaikei Agriculture Development Headquarters

Shanghai

- m

- ft

215

Maryah Plaza Hotel Tower

Abu Dhabi

- m

- ft

215

Maryah Plaza Residential Tower 2

Abu Dhabi

- m

- ft

215

Maryah Plaza Residential Tower 3

Abu Dhabi

- m

- ft

Statistics

Average Building Age*

10 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (40%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (69%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 68 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 64 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

Designated Experts

Panji Grainger

Principal, Buro Happold

Tim Russell

Associate Principal - Vertical Transportation, Buro Happold

Ctbuh Leaders At Buro Happold

CTBUH India Chapter, 2012 – Present

Anil Hira

Director, Buro Happold

CTBUH Chicago Chapter, 2021 – Present

Suzanne Provanzana

Principal, Buro Happold

27 May 2021 | Chicago

CTBUH Chicago + NYC FLC Presents The Jewel Changi Airport Presentation by Buro Happold

The new mixed-use complex at Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore delivers an exceptional experience for the 85 million passengers that pass through it every year....

29 January 2018 | London

"Geometry of Tall Buildings" - a CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter Event

The London Committee of the CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter recently hosted [i]Geometry of Tall Buildings[/i], a conversation between leading architects and engineers on the geometry...

26 October 2015 | New York City

2015 New York Conference - Session 2c - Q&A

Robert Cotter, Jersey City; James Parakh, City of Toronto Planning Department; and Craig Schwitter, BuroHappold Engineering, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York...

26 October 2015 | New York City

The High Line Effect

Density and development come in many forms – not all of them tall. One of the most successful development initiatives undertaken in New York City...

16 September 2014 | Shanghai

2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 06 - Q & A

2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 06 Questions & Answers session with speakers Kanokpat Chanvaivit, Bouygues – Thai Co. Ltd.; Chunhe (Henry) Li, Buro Happold;...

16 September 2014 | Shanghai

Seismic Action Reduction in Supertall Building Design

Per building design practice in China, structural engineer will carry on more detailed analysis in design development stage when schematic design is approved. For a...

21 September 2012 | Shanghai

Office Tower Configuration and Control for Natural Ventilation

The use of natural ventilation in office towers has been met with resistance and skepticism due to perceived and real issues relating to climate, comfort,...

20 September 2012 | Shanghai

Interactive Aerodynamic Design of Supertall Buildings

In order to maximize the benefit of early stage wind tunnel tests, BMT Fluid Mechanics and Buro Happold have respectively developed tools which enable dynamic...

10 October 2011 | Seoul

What if Every Act of Design and Construction Makes the World a Better Place?

Woods Bagot and Buro Happold have partnered in the development of an interactive design software platform which tracks energy and carbon footprints for design solutions...

17 October 2016

Tall Versus Old? The Role of Historic Preservation in the Context of Rapid Urban Growth

Kate Ascher & Sabrina Uffer, BuroHappold Engineering

As cities aspire to become global metropolises, older low-rise structures are getting torn down to make room for new, often tall, buildings and neighborhoods. What...

26 October 2015

Structural Fire Design and Approval of a 156m Tall High-End Residential Building in Abu Dhabi

Florian M. Block, Felix Summers, David Black & Tad-Song Koh, BuroHappold Engineering

The tower has an external mega-frame with four story long exposed bracing members. A high quality finish to the diagonals was critical and 3h fire...

26 October 2015

Interconnectivity of Design and Construction for Complex Towers in Relation to Movement Issues

Mark Lavery, Tim Kelly & Anil Hira

As the trend for complex architectural forms continues, the relationship between design and construction has become ever more interdependent. Where this interdependency was once limited...

26 October 2015

The High Line Effect

Kate Ascher & Sabina Uffer, BuroHappold Engineering

Density and development come in many forms – not all of them tall. One of the most successful development initiatives undertaken in New York City...

16 September 2014

Seismic Action Reduction in Supertall Building Design

Chunhe (Henry) Li & Yiyuan Zhang, Buro Happold

Per building design practice in China, structural engineer will carry on more detailed analysis in design development stage when schematic design is approved. For a...

01 November 2012

A Proposal to Create an Energy-Producing Megatall for Kunming, China

Thomas Kraubitz, Buro Happold

China’s fast-growing urban population and need for sustainable energy sources require alternative development ideas. The Krafthaus, which combines an energy-producing solar tower with an environmentally...

20 September 2012

Interactive Aerodynamic Design of Supertall Buildings

Stefano Cammelli, BMT Fluid Mechanics; Mark Lavery, Buro Happold

In order to maximize the benefit of early stage wind tunnel tests, BMT Fluid Mechanics and Buro Happold have respectively developed tools which enable dynamic...

19 September 2012

Office Tower Configuration and Control for Natural Ventilation

Matthew Herman, Jeremy Snyder & Denzil Gallagher, Buro Happold

The use of natural ventilation in office towers has been met with resistance and skepticism due to perceived and real issues relating to climate, comfort,...

19 September 2012

Innovative Solutions to Complex Geometric Forms in Tall Buildings

Mark Lavery, Buro Happold & Spencer Robinson, Camden Mill

There is an trend in tall buildings towards ever more complex geometric forms, as clients and architects look to distinguish their buildings. That such buildings...

20 October 2003

Integrated Structural Fire Design for High Rise Buildings

Young Wong & Neal Butterworth, Buro Happold FEDRA

This paper presents a fire safety design approach integrating evacuation, structural performance, fire fighting and fire safety management. An integrated performance based design with time...

20 February 2023

Groundbreaking Has Begun on a Smart Building in Elliniko-Argyroupoli, Greece

Lamda Development has broken ground with piling work underway at the The Riviera Tower in Elliniko-Argyroupoli, a municipality in the South Athens regional unit, Attica....

27 October 2022

Poland's Tallest Building Reaches Completion in Warsaw

Foster + Partners has completed the 52-story Varso Tower in Warsaw at a final height of 310 meters, which is Warsaw—as well as Poland's—tallest building....

10 August 2022

Building Permit Issued for Iconic Tower in Elliniko-Argyroupoli

The building permit for the Riviera Tower in Elliniko-Argyroupoli, Greece has been issued, according to an announcement by Lamda Development. The start of construction work...

19 May 2022

New Renderings Released for Mixed-Use Project in Detroit

Dan Gilbert's real estate firm has released updated renderings of what its ambitious Hudson's site development will look like once construction finishes in a few...

04 May 2022

Plans for an Octagonal Skyscraper Unveiled for Nanjing

Architecture studio Büro Ole Scheeren has unveiled plans for the 350-meter-high Nanjing Nexus skyscraper in China. Named Nanjing Nexus, the skyscraper was designed for a site...

08 July 2021

High-Rise Project On the Athenian Coastline Highlights Green Design

Marina Tower in the Agios Kosmas marina area of Elliniko-Argyroupoli aims to be the first green high-rise building in Greece.  Designs released by Lamda Development...

30 July 2020

CTBUH In The Media: The Future of Skyscrapers: A Mile High, Slimmer Than Ever and Made from Wood

History does not want for dizzying fantasies of tall buildings. From the Tower of Babel onwards, humanity has dreamed of ever-more wondrous skyscrapers, whether we...

06 July 2020

Athens Area Poised to Get A Resort and Casino Complex

The Hellinikon Project broke ground Friday 3 July 2020. The project, on the site of Athens’ former international airport, undertaken by Lamda Development, will turn...

26 August 2019

Warsaw’s Varso Tower Rises Past 75 Meters

The Varso Place complex, named after Varsovia, the Latin name for Warsaw, is being built next to the capital’s central station. Three buildings will be...

01 March 2019

As One Chicago Lakefront Project Gets a New Deadline, Another is Announced

The owner of the Chicago Spire site could have another year to begin developing the lakefront site, four months after a downtown alderman rejected a...