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National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2008
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World Title Champion The world's tallest building has been enshrouded in secrecy since the start of construction early in 2006, but the current evidence suggests that Burj Dubai will eventually get to 2,684 feet, with 160 habitable floors.   |
Popular Mechanics
January 21, 2010
Adam Hadhazy |
Top 8 Skyscrapers That Will Push the Limits of Design Burj Mubarak al Kabir... 1 Dubai... Miapolis... Nakheel Tower... Sky City 1000... Bionic Tower... Kingdom Tower... Millennium Challenge Tower... |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2008
H. Lee Murphy |
Symbols of the Modern World The modern skyscraper, given up officially for dead by real estate investors and developers amid the post-9/11 frenzy of fear, is mounting a comeback. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2007
Jeff Wise |
Dubai Re-ups Race for World's Tallest Building While builders are keeping their exact plans a secret, the tower will reportedly be more than half a mile high. |
Popular Mechanics
September 15, 2008
Kevin Hall |
The 10 Next Hot Skyscrapers You Won't Find in Dubai When it comes to tall buildings, all eyes are on the Burj Dubai. But across the world architects have already come up with mega engineering plans vying to be equally mind-blowing. |
AskMen.com
November 1, 2000
Dennis O'Connell |
Top 10 Skyscrapers Afraid of heights? This feature is made for you. We have traveled the world at the speed of light to come up with a list of the world's most important skyscrapers in terms of height, social significance, design, and architecture... |
Fast Company
August 8, 2011
Linda Tischler |
What 9/11 Taught Us About Designing Skyscrapers A new, safer model of skyscraper rises from the site of the attack. |
Salon.com
September 11, 2001
Bill Wyman |
Why the towers collapsed The jetliners hit the World Trade Center buildings at a vulnerable point... |
Popular Mechanics
January 11, 2008 |
Four Engineering Breakthroughs Changing the Skyscraper Race Super-strong, next-generation steel... Nanotech-enhanced concrete... Thick cores for disaster... Building in a smart way out... |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2008
H. Lee Murphy |
A Labor of Indecision For his first project in Chicago, Donald Trump has been dogged by indecision. But the switch from offices to condos and the addition of a hotel didn't force revision of the exterior design all that much. |
Salon.com
September 17, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
New York's most disliked building? The World Trade Center represented the essence of American financial power, but critics hated the towers and the public never embraced them... |
AskMen.com
Norman Brown |
Top 10: Crazy Construction Projects This installment of the Top 10 features all sorts of construction projects -- not just skyscrapers -- that are either in the process of being completed or for which the plans have been finalized. |
BusinessWeek
November 11, 2010
Mark Gilbert |
London's Rising Towers May Presage a Shrinking Economy As Renzo Piano's "Shard of Glass" rises, other skyscrapers are in the works. Unfortunately, new London towers often foreshadow shrinking economies. |
National Real Estate Investor
April 1, 2005
Nicholas Yulico |
Glowing Gem of the Middle East With booming commercial and residential real estate construction, Dubai's secret of success is that foreigners are able to easily make non-risky real estate investments and hold direct title of property in the city, unlike elsewhere in the region. |
Mother Jones
August 2000
Adam Hochschild |
The Brick Master of Kerala Laurie Baker is fighting India's rush to resemble the West by making beautiful buildings out of sustainable materials -- recycled bottles, clamshells, and mud. |
BusinessWeek
July 2, 2007
Stanley Reed |
The Master Builder Of The Middle East Mohamed Ali Alabbar is building towers in the desert - and a fast fortune. |
National Real Estate Investor
December 1, 2006 |
In Progress: Park Michigan Park Michigan will be an 855-foot tall skyscraper and rank as one of Chicago's 10 tallest buildings south of Van Buren Street. |
BusinessWeek
October 22, 2009
Stanley Reed |
Debt Watch in Dubai The flashy city-state's companies owe 126% of GDP, and the main hope for salvation is Abu Dhabi. |
BusinessWeek
May 27, 2010
Jason Clenfield |
China's Elevators: Built for Serious Speed Competition for installations mounts as skyscrapers sprout. |
Inc.
April 2009
Nitasha Tiku |
Business For Sale Update: Baker Glass Here's an update on a recently profiled glass business for sale. |
BusinessWeek
December 2, 2009
Keehner & Saitto |
Dubai's Crazy Quilt of Assets What Dubai World, the network of companies at the center of the emirate's mess, could put on the block. |
AskMen.com
Luke Arnott |
Do It All In Dubai Dubai, located on the Persian Gulf in the United Arab Emirates, has gone from small fishing town to huge urban center thanks to a government policy promoting trade and tourism. Here's a three-day guide to exploring Dubai's dynamic sights. |
Outside
February 2009
Nick Heil |
The Tortoise and the Stair No mountain? No problem. As our man discovered, racing up a skyscraper provides a challenge as daunting as many high peaks. |
The Motley Fool
March 1, 2011
Bill Mann |
Dubai: A Mirage of Wealth? An inside look at "the Singapore of the Middle East." |
Fast Company
September 2009
Lauren Greenfield |
Bye-Bye, Dubai Not long ago, Dubai emerged as a symbol of crazed civic ambition, a once-quiet desert burg suddenly superheated by cheap capital. That's over. |
National Real Estate Investor
June 1, 2006
Parke M. Chapman |
Ground Zero Office Glut in the Making? If Ground Zero's newest tower is any indication, filling space in the Freedom Tower and adjacent buildings will be a challenge. |
BusinessWeek
December 2, 2009
Stanley Reed |
Why Dubai Matters Sure, it will pay a hefty price for its debt woes. But the city-state's open economy has attracted legions of foreign investors and serves as a model for its Gulf neighbors |
