Namaste Tower, New Unique Skyscraper In Mumbai

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplK65mGbtc3fh8m3Sb2xn6jpFQbTU6zTrasecW3jrrdwpFJ56VApR_cOZzlybnHC7dOxPfU_DIn7fcDEOe6pB2ujzwU9E6Yo4Nmez6ehewXX9W5SP3isn69j3c2oaPeYK-UWPq26_wk1s/s1600/Namaste_Tower_New_Unique_Skyscraper_In_Mumbai_on_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Namaste Tower, New Unique Skyscraper In Mumbai " border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplK65mGbtc3fh8m3Sb2xn6jpFQbTU6zTrasecW3jrrdwpFJ56VApR_cOZzlybnHC7dOxPfU_DIn7fcDEOe6pB2ujzwU9E6Yo4Nmez6ehewXX9W5SP3isn69j3c2oaPeYK-UWPq26_wk1s/s1600/Namaste_Tower_New_Unique_Skyscraper_In_Mumbai_on_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" title="Namaste Tower, New Unique Skyscraper In Mumbai " /></a></div><br />Namaste Tower is new piece of modern architecture getting ready to shine on Mumbai's skyline. This 301 meter tall skyscraper is designed by <a href="http://www.middle-east.atkinsglobal.com/" target="_blank">Atkins Design Studio</a> from Dubai.<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br />Currently under construction in India's capital, once it's completed, this 62 floor unique skyscraper will house luxury hotel with 380 rooms, exclusive restaurants, bars, banqueting and spa facilities, 9,000 square meters of "A" grade office space and 6,000 square meters of world class retail space.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><a href="http://houseofflora.blogspot.com/2013/06/modern-architecture-in-toronto-one.html" target="_blank">Read next: Modern Architecture In Toronto; One Yonge Skyscrapers </a></span></div><br /><b>“Namaste”</b><br /><br />The traditional Indian greeting of ‘Namaste’, where the hands are clasped together in greeting, is the inspiration for the design of this tower.<br /><br />In Sanskrit “Namaste” means “I bow to you”. It has a spiritual significance of negating one’s ego in the presence of another.<br /><br />The Architecture of the Namaste Hotel builds on this ancient Indian expression. The two wings of the hotel are clasped together like hands greeting the city of Mumbai. In this way the architectural design of the hotel provides the ultimate symbol of hospitality and welcome, as seen in the cultural context of India.<br /><br /><br /><b>Visual Relationships to and from the Site</b><br /><br />With a proposed height of 300 m the tower will be seen from a distance of more than 40 km. Therefore the visual appearance of the project as a major landmark is of great importance to the city of Mumbai.<br /><br />Views from the tower will extend to the South over the Mahalkshi Race course towards the Mumbai Peninsula and to the South West over the Indian Ocean. The views to the north East are towards a number of adjacent towers that are currently being constructed. The orientation and massing of the tower have been designed in order to make the very best of these visual relationships.<br /><br /><br /><b>The Building Skin</b><br /><br />The tower has been designed to cater for large scale Indian weddings. The occasion of a Mehndi ceremony (where the hands and feet of the bride and groom are decorated with henna) is often one of the most important pre-wedding rituals in India.<br /><br />The design seeks to build on the theme of the clasped hands by referencing the intricate Mehndi patterns through the treatment of the building skin. The tower is will be clad in fritted glazing that combines to form an architectural scale graphic on the exterior of the building. This will create a sense of transparency and depth to the building while at the same time helping to maintain the thermal qualities required to meet the building’s envelope design criteria.<br /><br />It is proposed that the large scale canopies over the drop-off points area support an array of solar thermal collectors. Given the available surface area and annual sunlight conditions these have the potential to provide 12% of the energy required to heat the hot water for the hotel.<br /><br /><br /><b>General Arrangement</b><br /><br />The tower is made up of two separate wings (or hands) which together form the architectural expression of “Namaste”. The space between the wings forms the corridor spaces. At either end of the corridor space a pair of open atria will offer hotel guests dramatic framed views out over the city.<br /><br /><b>Internal Atrium Gardens </b><br /><br />These atria also serve to bring natural light deep into the plan. At the plant floor levels these atria are broken with internal gardens that serve to bring greenery into the corridor and atrium spaces. It was a central design aim to ensure that the circulation areas of the hotel, (including corridors) are just as impressive as the rooms themselves.<br /><br /><b>The Podium</b><br /><br />The geometry of the podium is designed to integrate fully with the design of the tower. Thus it is a highly symmetrical form that responds to the wing like canopies above the drop off. Containing mostly retail, the facade of the podium is activated with water features and fountains that cascade down to street level.<br /><br /><b>The Summit </b><br /><br />At the summit of the building a generous quadruple height atrium space encloses a Sky Restaurant and Bar which will provide a unique vantage point for patrons to gain panoramic views out over the city."<br />          -<span style="font-size: x-small;">Atkins Design Studio</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4sjHTJMnPbxj2gHMMVL8ZxOqaH72ddmyxCLzGSKvM9qTOg_H5fNaDFszG7MHSqdfpQvnCXh7B9KuHwZaZlx9ZaB8hq20UYVvKztYlkiqkE4Dc4DRWP38D_VhuOkM-2gxHoRKDuIcHwv8/s1600/Namaste_Tower_New_Unique_Skyscraper_In_Mumbai_on_world_of_architecture_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Namaste Tower, New Unique Skyscraper In Mumbai " border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4sjHTJMnPbxj2gHMMVL8ZxOqaH72ddmyxCLzGSKvM9qTOg_H5fNaDFszG7MHSqdfpQvnCXh7B9KuHwZaZlx9ZaB8hq20UYVvKztYlkiqkE4Dc4DRWP38D_VhuOkM-2gxHoRKDuIcHwv8/s1600/Namaste_Tower_New_Unique_Skyscraper_In_Mumbai_on_world_of_architecture_03.jpg" title="Namaste Tower, New Unique Skyscraper In Mumbai " /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fydIiNc4HCFeM7jRt5KSx0H6YsL3xBsWMARaBtFUi7KtORSt-Vl_Zb_K9yH9RTqkMM3IzgUmD80d8sASJii90lzXEgeVcq-4TET2fsiZi4vf8HIIZ_qoCD4qXjTBF-ITcT6yNEhEK_yH/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="1WTC and Midtown Manhattan in the background" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fydIiNc4HCFeM7jRt5KSx0H6YsL3xBsWMARaBtFUi7KtORSt-Vl_Zb_K9yH9RTqkMM3IzgUmD80d8sASJii90lzXEgeVcq-4TET2fsiZi4vf8HIIZ_qoCD4qXjTBF-ITcT6yNEhEK_yH/s640/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_07.jpg" title="One World Trade Center topped out" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nyonair.com/" target="_blank">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table>One World Trade Center or short 1WTC topped out early in the morning, Friday, May 10th, 2013 in Lower Manhattan, New York.<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br />One of the most famous skyscrapers in the world reached its full height of 451m (1,776ft) when ironworkers installed last two sections of controversial spire. One WTC became the tallest building in New York City, tallest building in the United States putting Willis Tower in Chicago off the throne, and tallest building in Western Hemisphere.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><a href="http://houseofflora.blogspot.com/2012/07/1-world-trade-center-by-skidmore-owings.html" target="_blank">Read next: 1 World Trade Center by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)</a></span></div><br />At the moment it's even third tallest building in the world. Topping out was widely followed across the world and some amazing photos were captured this morning. Take a look and come back later as we will ad more during the day. Enjoy.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkOrxYxXZqwqGCfFZcDXZuAPLvpZC9rAYI2YHpQaG4lhyphenhyphenSUGEO3q9jatcJKhNTmjbaIO4Es6n9GQRiw2ZIc_DjuLR4q-luazqZQVzCTYm4e61ZxYw_UdgYmlCOrpx40YHMGHBk89ZGfjm/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Steel spire of 1WTC" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkOrxYxXZqwqGCfFZcDXZuAPLvpZC9rAYI2YHpQaG4lhyphenhyphenSUGEO3q9jatcJKhNTmjbaIO4Es6n9GQRiw2ZIc_DjuLR4q-luazqZQVzCTYm4e61ZxYw_UdgYmlCOrpx40YHMGHBk89ZGfjm/s640/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_08.jpg" title="One World Trade Center topped out" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/nbc_news/" target="_blank">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoCC6ks9LjgIMwFuLFyD3DYJjwjyH0oN-sMQY3RX8pmv4GcMYYBDxA-zgzLUXSbraQYa0qvTqAKassfxb3XF1C8_A0ezxgbI1BEdQtCBPhOPBnendDnFYXQLfHfT8Y5RSwtQh5zB9octB/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Last two pieces of spire on 1WTC" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoCC6ks9LjgIMwFuLFyD3DYJjwjyH0oN-sMQY3RX8pmv4GcMYYBDxA-zgzLUXSbraQYa0qvTqAKassfxb3XF1C8_A0ezxgbI1BEdQtCBPhOPBnendDnFYXQLfHfT8Y5RSwtQh5zB9octB/s640/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_09.jpg" title="One World Trade Center topped out" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/nbc_news/" target="_blank">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggB0BfF2rk-gfPK0wn5asPI2g4FQ3HidytsXOS0zUrNk5iRqrxaxY3DUo1raoZsPdgB0PG7L4-s9wEoayTgZJb8iDMw_ivjWNW4JvYJ9dPWqcGQttMUw5f17GCozg8olzTbFKVi_tGFb/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Last two pieces being lifted by crane" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsggB0BfF2rk-gfPK0wn5asPI2g4FQ3HidytsXOS0zUrNk5iRqrxaxY3DUo1raoZsPdgB0PG7L4-s9wEoayTgZJb8iDMw_ivjWNW4JvYJ9dPWqcGQttMUw5f17GCozg8olzTbFKVi_tGFb/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" title="One World Trade Center topped out" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wotba/" target="_blank">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOz7kEWZp81vtNXnIQA-T_MhaXvC9p8BxEj829cIqME5bRx6dmgvYR_V-zWa8jjRoTwqTh8Ff5klPCsSKU1iF60tKT19V1G4EfwbsGGXI9UrNHIfuHag9XfQobXvSyR3pv1JGjmLHIdR0q/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Last two pieces being placed on top of the spire" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOz7kEWZp81vtNXnIQA-T_MhaXvC9p8BxEj829cIqME5bRx6dmgvYR_V-zWa8jjRoTwqTh8Ff5klPCsSKU1iF60tKT19V1G4EfwbsGGXI9UrNHIfuHag9XfQobXvSyR3pv1JGjmLHIdR0q/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" title="One World Trade Center topped out" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelcdunne/" target="_blank">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt96ZE6vfMjbuppibaW9sbkT4c6EMFfAMrvaGewZfoyxgNzYho8Fi2jVzRE_b4gqJQJbH_5zC6i69ynd8iQRAwLJlJ1x-RTlRDrWbU7NhMi5z0WdJI6bu1ovVO_h2BxjEFlga1XQJEpZba/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Last two pieces connected to the spire " border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt96ZE6vfMjbuppibaW9sbkT4c6EMFfAMrvaGewZfoyxgNzYho8Fi2jVzRE_b4gqJQJbH_5zC6i69ynd8iQRAwLJlJ1x-RTlRDrWbU7NhMi5z0WdJI6bu1ovVO_h2BxjEFlga1XQJEpZba/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_03.jpg" title="One World Trade Center topped out" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gus_nyc/" target="_blank">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTMi9iPTv29UcbGl6UXdbNe25c8Qb60rmaRNOYNc09eORN5iqbuvMoIPidVPMlObJ7kiipm5gLLpFnAb-RTwuLuZ80gqI_Fvwze5nv4A3BejDUXKtbgdejUdkbnQmtdiErRCcQHa3Hw1l/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="One World Trade Center topped out" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTMi9iPTv29UcbGl6UXdbNe25c8Qb60rmaRNOYNc09eORN5iqbuvMoIPidVPMlObJ7kiipm5gLLpFnAb-RTwuLuZ80gqI_Fvwze5nv4A3BejDUXKtbgdejUdkbnQmtdiErRCcQHa3Hw1l/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_04.jpg" title="One World Trade Center topped out" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28030045@N06/" target="_blank">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWByVRGNkOaOXKqKxoKH7y1YmPf-GC5LussETWy3D9jkgsCaBJbyZ6X4cu0Ha0FJtyd1SJPFuTp3WT3ZOpaPY2R7HD7jbek-PbZhqn1CemAC5PL18cgWO6mZYbVz80phCCjFacxKz0M5cw/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Completed spire of 1WTC" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWByVRGNkOaOXKqKxoKH7y1YmPf-GC5LussETWy3D9jkgsCaBJbyZ6X4cu0Ha0FJtyd1SJPFuTp3WT3ZOpaPY2R7HD7jbek-PbZhqn1CemAC5PL18cgWO6mZYbVz80phCCjFacxKz0M5cw/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_05.jpg" title="One World Trade Center topped out" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/severalseconds/8726478932/" target="_blank">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_o5anrOrJhSHC0rjtH2ZRhyphenhyphenmTp6BpdTj8ZNVWsR8tP4B4rVrdIyeCnPrqIudj_q_0CKLjv_rP5i6E2AguoT2FDhV_uz6ouV3TEGt2jhMEnsiKlQWmFI1BEd39j8LRBNNe2cUnyBsee-k/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Completed spire of 1WTC from the ground" border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_o5anrOrJhSHC0rjtH2ZRhyphenhyphenmTp6BpdTj8ZNVWsR8tP4B4rVrdIyeCnPrqIudj_q_0CKLjv_rP5i6E2AguoT2FDhV_uz6ouV3TEGt2jhMEnsiKlQWmFI1BEd39j8LRBNNe2cUnyBsee-k/s640/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_06.jpg" title="One World Trade Center topped out" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/apoyopublicacion/with/8725393913/#photo_8725393913" target="_blank">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONzbn-cBJPDLsCw7yUo5ikv8rGosyjgbNf4V2TWowyBQTK7a-Iz8jZCThR1KpC6hJeXLw077HVitJBjKx7Q07HN_x_06dsClYo24hEiwjSJxbRvGpyvIMEOLr92a4rNokGCg2MpsQZ3Fl/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Topped put 1WTC and Empire State Building" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONzbn-cBJPDLsCw7yUo5ikv8rGosyjgbNf4V2TWowyBQTK7a-Iz8jZCThR1KpC6hJeXLw077HVitJBjKx7Q07HN_x_06dsClYo24hEiwjSJxbRvGpyvIMEOLr92a4rNokGCg2MpsQZ3Fl/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_10.JPG" title="One World Trade Center topped out" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/final-piece-one-world-trade-center-spire-attached-photo-184428726.html" target="_blank">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTUjwGNRqFfGSkmo3r9PsTuFsDb48bDVk9vAoRpkkLVzZ0N0LBJDMoxOenarpVFQJGwPpzfhYXlgXWJdhfdJdtbfMR3r6VxCC-eFKRu0Dn4g4tl4mTHrxpKTUbEsf24ktmYC5Fo1mxPHm/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Topped out 1WTC and Midtown Manhattan" border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTUjwGNRqFfGSkmo3r9PsTuFsDb48bDVk9vAoRpkkLVzZ0N0LBJDMoxOenarpVFQJGwPpzfhYXlgXWJdhfdJdtbfMR3r6VxCC-eFKRu0Dn4g4tl4mTHrxpKTUbEsf24ktmYC5Fo1mxPHm/s640/One_World_Trade_Center_(1WTC)_topped_out_in_new_york_city_on_world_of_architecture_11.JPG" title="One World Trade Center topped out" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/final-piece-one-world-trade-center-spire-attached-photo-184428726.html" target="_blank">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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1WTC Topped Out In New York City

via One World Trade Center or short 1WTC topped out early in the morning, Friday, May 10th, 2013 in Lower Manhattan, New York. One of the mo...

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432 Park Avenue Skyscraper Seen In New Light

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwqvGEHVDjE85rvQw-2oQDrGs4QZOoq1ICMMQ9ol1fq6T_4dwNhKigOHmH5Lb-7bwQEmD4LfEgJCzxVeyog2SMdwei2txS1MXasqULUzEnftLuhRv_1io1GdmeTP17IYHB9a_Myf-BuhQ/s1600/432_Park_Avenue_Skyscraper_Seen_In_New_Light_on_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="432 Park Avenue skyscraper and lower manhattan in the background" border="0" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwqvGEHVDjE85rvQw-2oQDrGs4QZOoq1ICMMQ9ol1fq6T_4dwNhKigOHmH5Lb-7bwQEmD4LfEgJCzxVeyog2SMdwei2txS1MXasqULUzEnftLuhRv_1io1GdmeTP17IYHB9a_Myf-BuhQ/s640/432_Park_Avenue_Skyscraper_Seen_In_New_Light_on_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" title="432 Park Avenue" width="640" /></a></div><br />One of the skinniest and one of the tallest skyscrapers ever in New York City, <a href="http://houseofflora.blogspot.com/2012/06/432-park-avenue-by-rafael-vinoly.html" target="_blank">432 Park Avenue</a>, is currently under construction on the south-eastern corner of Central Park. Take a look at the new fresh high resolution visualizations and current construction progress.<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br />For those who still don't know what is going on the site where Drake Hotel once stood, 432 Park Avenue is aiming to reach mighty <a href="http://houseofflora.blogspot.com/2012/08/new-photos-of-one-world-trade-center.html" target="_blank">One World Trade Center</a> in roof height and become the tallest residential building in the city, offering unique penthouses and views which no one has seen before.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><a href="http://houseofflora.blogspot.com/2012/12/432-park-avenue-floor-plans-and.html" target="_blank">Read next: 432 Park Avenue Floor Plans</a></span></div><br />Here are the latest rendering showing what will 432 Park Avenue do to midtown skyline along with fresh construction update by our friend <a href="http://www.newyorkyimby.com/2013/04/construction-update-432-park-avenue.html" target="_blank">New York YIMBY</a>.<br /><br />Click for larger resolution.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbIR1rAsQUVvcendsDG9R03l-DaXnYhTT1ChzW8O1wudMZF5r-VneFUlFlxZY-jrZlxRoB0o290Joqzj09DmTmE4JeSP-NQVnhXFlKKeyGjxEHRBQbX5kltGArbEFBKWyvqeeZY0Pjfv4/s1600/432_Park_Avenue_Skyscraper_Seen_In_New_Light_on_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="432 Park Avenue as seen from the central park" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbIR1rAsQUVvcendsDG9R03l-DaXnYhTT1ChzW8O1wudMZF5r-VneFUlFlxZY-jrZlxRoB0o290Joqzj09DmTmE4JeSP-NQVnhXFlKKeyGjxEHRBQbX5kltGArbEFBKWyvqeeZY0Pjfv4/s640/432_Park_Avenue_Skyscraper_Seen_In_New_Light_on_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" title="432 Park Avenue" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0J6c09dHQkq8FsYPKkwUoX3SBWMk390_u9gMLv9Gh6gTEstF_vF0911Q2ZveLzUWo5eqA57IkQIngvGpTjyZmH4dbfBOTlGmW5CV2hwxjLDE9z8N_G9FBgSK846unZCNv7p_H0roTMh8/s1600/432_Park_Avenue_Skyscraper_Seen_In_New_Light_on_world_of_architecture_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="432 Park Avenue at sunset from central park" border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0J6c09dHQkq8FsYPKkwUoX3SBWMk390_u9gMLv9Gh6gTEstF_vF0911Q2ZveLzUWo5eqA57IkQIngvGpTjyZmH4dbfBOTlGmW5CV2hwxjLDE9z8N_G9FBgSK846unZCNv7p_H0roTMh8/s640/432_Park_Avenue_Skyscraper_Seen_In_New_Light_on_world_of_architecture_04.jpg" title="432 Park Avenue" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2Ljh0XgdcmvJ94MCg20p4T6vs1OOtEhRPf6bgn-bjsNmnk15_QDdOclBLeAO4BAHKIXQzzW6cjjkXbF9QzPqObK__6DK8JOGCKcv_naZQSfRFUszryj_aBvNJhZ4rgrPumT-B8s7GMmc/s1600/432_Park_Avenue_Skyscraper_Seen_In_New_Light_on_world_of_architecture_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="432 Park Avenue as seen from the air above the park avenue" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2Ljh0XgdcmvJ94MCg20p4T6vs1OOtEhRPf6bgn-bjsNmnk15_QDdOclBLeAO4BAHKIXQzzW6cjjkXbF9QzPqObK__6DK8JOGCKcv_naZQSfRFUszryj_aBvNJhZ4rgrPumT-B8s7GMmc/s640/432_Park_Avenue_Skyscraper_Seen_In_New_Light_on_world_of_architecture_03.jpg" title="432 Park Avenue" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yCFuYLn7eMa_adI2SMOZZG3l6omOuc8_z1hlWZepRtuayhbbrWKbo6wVmVyhQIc9hlkP5NxfrpF83IRGQbg2a7WeUJSLbjvzMsgvPZg3zmoO0oe8YxMp7Y5isR4WQUiHRRRIeQMQc5lv/s1600/432parkterri.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Construction photo of 432 Park Avenue skyscraper" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yCFuYLn7eMa_adI2SMOZZG3l6omOuc8_z1hlWZepRtuayhbbrWKbo6wVmVyhQIc9hlkP5NxfrpF83IRGQbg2a7WeUJSLbjvzMsgvPZg3zmoO0oe8YxMp7Y5isR4WQUiHRRRIeQMQc5lv/s640/432parkterri.jpeg" title="432 Park Avenue" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">© </span>renderings: <a href="http://www.dbox.com/" target="_blank">dbox</a>; construction photo: New York YIMBY

432 Park Avenue Skyscraper Seen In New Light

One of the skinniest and one of the tallest skyscrapers ever in New York City, 432 Park Avenue , is currently under construction on the sout...

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List Of World's Tallest Buildings Under Construction

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYklcVf1gZJQnFDPkcuk_mZH3wpOXJuOq-Yddm7MoPmCzVDSAJPw6THipvr8Q6s8r2zn5w2em6dAifklAs9Ms37vw8ikQZmlriib_DZym-YxcYeWcoZNC6SNIyiksDQuCv3etLZppBSSRK/s1600/World's_tallest_buildings_currently_under_construction_on_world_of_architecture.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Illustration of the world's tallest buildings " border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYklcVf1gZJQnFDPkcuk_mZH3wpOXJuOq-Yddm7MoPmCzVDSAJPw6THipvr8Q6s8r2zn5w2em6dAifklAs9Ms37vw8ikQZmlriib_DZym-YxcYeWcoZNC6SNIyiksDQuCv3etLZppBSSRK/s640/World's_tallest_buildings_currently_under_construction_on_world_of_architecture.png" title="World's tallest buildings - built - proposed - under construction" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">World's tallest buildings - built - proposed - under construction<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>CTBUH</td></tr></tbody></table><br />On December 31st, 2004, 509 m (1,670 ft) tall Taipei 101 was the first building which passed 500 m mark and became world's tallest building. It was a big day then because new milestone was reached, a half of kilometer tall building was opened. Today, a little more than 8 years later, 13 buildings taller than 500 m are under construction across the globe.<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br />Bigger, better, taller are three very popular words today when we talk about architecture and skyscrapers. Everyone wants to build big, be noticed and say "yes, we have the tallest". 13 skyscrapers are currently under construction and hundreds are still proposed or waiting approval. Let's take a look what's going on above that half a kilometer mark.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><a href="http://houseofflora.blogspot.com/2013/01/tallest-building-in-world-tittle.html" target="_blank">Read next: Tallest Building In The World Title Holders Through History</a></span></div><br />#13 Federation Tower, Moscow, Russia. 506 m (1,660 ft) tall skyscraper made of two buildings with the spire between them. Federation Tower is currently restarting its construction after new contractor had to be chosen. Once finished, it will be the tallest building in Europe with 93 floors.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sOpXPZCLcrFF8g4lBemhxSy9BibWUXvd8jfJL5q6aHhtPFBHpRUm8nw1U3OXEuzzmdYXQijnp69GgdVWg8BvXPVZe5czzihirMeQmJEcYdnrzvNrWvkoc9HIY6RNc5TW8BqOOHtK6Dw-/s1600/Federation_Tower_Moscow_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rendering of the Federation Tower" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sOpXPZCLcrFF8g4lBemhxSy9BibWUXvd8jfJL5q6aHhtPFBHpRUm8nw1U3OXEuzzmdYXQijnp69GgdVWg8BvXPVZe5czzihirMeQmJEcYdnrzvNrWvkoc9HIY6RNc5TW8BqOOHtK6Dw-/s1600/Federation_Tower_Moscow_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" title="Federation Tower, Moscow, Russia" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Federation Tower, Moscow, Russia<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>ICube visualization </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjbeyVXP0vE5NGOkz5NHN038fXeQVWQg0zw6efNq5UroxPPEJrE3e8ioWPLFPk_O-P_MJmVOrfrLRBTtodeAu9YyBkc9cz6O7Eivw2pKlzHuEC89DgcctL_qOXVT-bLE8B7RMS1mYK46r/s1600/Federation_Tower_Moscow_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rendering of the Federation tower looking up" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjbeyVXP0vE5NGOkz5NHN038fXeQVWQg0zw6efNq5UroxPPEJrE3e8ioWPLFPk_O-P_MJmVOrfrLRBTtodeAu9YyBkc9cz6O7Eivw2pKlzHuEC89DgcctL_qOXVT-bLE8B7RMS1mYK46r/s1600/Federation_Tower_Moscow_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" title="Federation Tower, Moscow, Russia" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Federation Tower, Moscow, Russia<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>ICube visualization </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEsldY15pLtlxyhpX09X_x-OZSt3Hni1j0zpQ9mxlECs2if8bPNBTdOiTelS3BS5hqhKXIhijsUoUlfvObtUE_KssQco0NgJtFD9ySWhprPsP86KgP59-V5RHpkUCCy7Lt6z1nqicfg6A/s1600/Federation_Tower_Moscow_world_of_architecture_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Picture of the Federation Tower under construction" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEsldY15pLtlxyhpX09X_x-OZSt3Hni1j0zpQ9mxlECs2if8bPNBTdOiTelS3BS5hqhKXIhijsUoUlfvObtUE_KssQco0NgJtFD9ySWhprPsP86KgP59-V5RHpkUCCy7Lt6z1nqicfg6A/s1600/Federation_Tower_Moscow_world_of_architecture_03.jpg" title="Federation Tower, Moscow, Russia" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Federation Tower, Moscow, Russia<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>Night City Dream/SSC</td></tr></tbody></table><br />#12 Lotte Town Tower, Busan, China. Yes, China is country about which you will read most here. Their cities are growing like crazy and new skyscrapers pushing the boundaries are proposed almost every day! Lotte Town Tower will be 510 m (1,674 ft) tall with 107 floors.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuiBiYgkzg6T4xtwr67LH2VAwRD9NmBo2Y_6iK3lceijNgzwimn1L_d1co0XovUvnW9sTTmLB-TKcCtoYy0iPXMb2Y-SwbXx1Y9mGM7iVO_EWTyBh3KJL-u_twlT91EBVc6PctvHP0F6r/s1600/Lotte_Town_Tower_china_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rendering of the Lotte Town Tower" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuiBiYgkzg6T4xtwr67LH2VAwRD9NmBo2Y_6iK3lceijNgzwimn1L_d1co0XovUvnW9sTTmLB-TKcCtoYy0iPXMb2Y-SwbXx1Y9mGM7iVO_EWTyBh3KJL-u_twlT91EBVc6PctvHP0F6r/s1600/Lotte_Town_Tower_china_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" title="Lotte Town Tower, Busan, China" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lotte Town Tower, Busan, China<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>SOM</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqetPtGVqPv0yKQrjLoHpMmxTqfEPTXmq2EmqiuF7t8akWbJEBAEGEnk4m6egu_i-4Vg9oPS0CpmcWaB-njIUXHl2K70HNcRyadif4UMnkgdrNR0OIv6kgraiwBQ1HZFPPUmWKc9sNq5Rc/s1600/Lotte_Town_Tower_china_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Picture of the Lotte Town Tower foundations" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqetPtGVqPv0yKQrjLoHpMmxTqfEPTXmq2EmqiuF7t8akWbJEBAEGEnk4m6egu_i-4Vg9oPS0CpmcWaB-njIUXHl2K70HNcRyadif4UMnkgdrNR0OIv6kgraiwBQ1HZFPPUmWKc9sNq5Rc/s640/Lotte_Town_Tower_china_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" title="Lotte Town Tower, Busan, China" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lotte Town Tower, Busan, China<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>Jens Olaf</td></tr></tbody></table><br />#11 The Pentominium, Dubai, UAE. A Skyscraper which was supposed to be world's tallest residential building with 516 m (1,693 ft) and 122 floors. But recession did what it did and Pentominium went on hold. As of this moment no one is interested in financing this building.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQDOBmDX52TsWBpWOA7htvnjqUqE3m-V9v2fYRquG0oIymRx3-__ePXSOCd_2zbUHlgKq8M9rhG9q5GqByt3Je4pe5ggrNAzzj34LZmPZCzrU5bNo_L4UBe2YGBxITleICzoTCglW4X_T/s1600/Pentominium_dubai_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rendering of the Pentominium tower" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQDOBmDX52TsWBpWOA7htvnjqUqE3m-V9v2fYRquG0oIymRx3-__ePXSOCd_2zbUHlgKq8M9rhG9q5GqByt3Je4pe5ggrNAzzj34LZmPZCzrU5bNo_L4UBe2YGBxITleICzoTCglW4X_T/s1600/Pentominium_dubai_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" title="Pentominium, Dubai, UAE" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pentominium, Dubai, UAE<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>Aedas Architecture</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3B-WTzdUE1jINXR-MIEgcMrb2oqTo8AQS3I7jWSSyCgducQsj9ciGWSKCAH-1LYhd1O0_X4JreH-G34YqOQG_sZS2qv_SRQHCpJvcW0AZxTmiPJRV1vhwRzqL0ebgEa0CQ2rs2C-1sehw/s1600/Pentominium_dubai_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Picture of the Pentominium tower under construction" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3B-WTzdUE1jINXR-MIEgcMrb2oqTo8AQS3I7jWSSyCgducQsj9ciGWSKCAH-1LYhd1O0_X4JreH-G34YqOQG_sZS2qv_SRQHCpJvcW0AZxTmiPJRV1vhwRzqL0ebgEa0CQ2rs2C-1sehw/s1600/Pentominium_dubai_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" title="Pentominium, Dubai, UAE" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pentominium, Dubai, UAE<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>Imre Solt</td></tr></tbody></table><br />#10 <a href="http://houseofflora.blogspot.com/2012/07/china-zun-citic-plaza-by-tfp-farrells.html" target="_blank">Zhongguo Zun (CITIC Plaza), Beijing, China</a>. 528 m (1,732 ft) tall skyscraper is still below ground. When finished it will be part of new business complex built next to the famous CCTV building.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfuOZ64QkErOZ4wTaKlE9e1LHTy0xwzytfwVXJekyvtWqD3oh2Xl8UqS1cxDm_fKdGgxXnQi2ujJP6rS84DWre2nY5Gn0wUSyZIqswws-4eoJSK4lZwDI1K3jEyD68mAH-dS6RRIZP9NB/s1600/Zhongguo_Zun_(CITIC_Plaza)_Beijing_China_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rendering of the CITIC Plaza at night" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfuOZ64QkErOZ4wTaKlE9e1LHTy0xwzytfwVXJekyvtWqD3oh2Xl8UqS1cxDm_fKdGgxXnQi2ujJP6rS84DWre2nY5Gn0wUSyZIqswws-4eoJSK4lZwDI1K3jEyD68mAH-dS6RRIZP9NB/s1600/Zhongguo_Zun_(CITIC_Plaza)_Beijing_China_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" title="Zhongguo Zun (CITIC Plaza), Beijing, China " /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zhongguo Zun (CITIC Plaza), Beijing, China<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>TFP Ferrells</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUUM-mpXcNeoRpLrGy4o1UeBM3Nasq4mslyKOEHXgBAjPX5iH5m6qSMWoJMKatrL9jD0u1bFLqiB9WlHoiDym08zk_hxOlF-XVwiRIyxUQP1MYYgpc342E-P-BnHdwCo1kirslTZhP5LR/s1600/Zhongguo_Zun_(CITIC_Plaza)_Beijing_China_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Picture of the construction site in Beijing " border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUUM-mpXcNeoRpLrGy4o1UeBM3Nasq4mslyKOEHXgBAjPX5iH5m6qSMWoJMKatrL9jD0u1bFLqiB9WlHoiDym08zk_hxOlF-XVwiRIyxUQP1MYYgpc342E-P-BnHdwCo1kirslTZhP5LR/s640/Zhongguo_Zun_(CITIC_Plaza)_Beijing_China_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" title="Zhongguo Zun (CITIC Plaza), Beijing, China " width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zhongguo Zun (CITIC Plaza), Beijing, China<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span><span style="background-color: #f5f5ff; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;">黑水</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />#9 <a href="http://houseofflora.blogspot.com/2012/11/skyscrapers-chow-tai-fook-guangzhou.html" target="_blank">The Chow Tai Fook, Guangzhou, China</a>. This 530 m (1,739 ft) tall monster is already well under construction to its final 111 floors.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniYCq3MF63ohXNPP0RBRsZLJxEqhmi1D9_jby2XUqaeoT0TIOmlCiSou-nDIE-U5l__cnL0STMTImPvAY4XoMMH4upEWOO-009H5D9welKAcslmGzJJT3Ec_ObU3pI5s6mFa-Hj9tc7S6/s1600/The_Chow_Tai_Fook_Guangzhou_China_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rendering of the The Chow Tai Fook tower" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniYCq3MF63ohXNPP0RBRsZLJxEqhmi1D9_jby2XUqaeoT0TIOmlCiSou-nDIE-U5l__cnL0STMTImPvAY4XoMMH4upEWOO-009H5D9welKAcslmGzJJT3Ec_ObU3pI5s6mFa-Hj9tc7S6/s1600/The_Chow_Tai_Fook_Guangzhou_China_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" title="The Chow Tai Fook, Guangzhou, China " /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Chow Tai Fook, Guangzhou, China<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>KPF</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Uw6dL_bn8a6-SYBQPBo0rxKgjRfBPTvSlCpT2A_sEcYvTBo8unXrbsYptYD1wZGA59vJkaJtSTNM6TObAZAY5VpeQmGHX91NEQNRpVFDf8O-SGQff_fkPGbOnBreECfIcrpqs45ttTmZ/s1600/The_Chow_Tai_Fook_Guangzhou_China_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rendering of the The Chow Tai Fook tower as seen from the river " border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Uw6dL_bn8a6-SYBQPBo0rxKgjRfBPTvSlCpT2A_sEcYvTBo8unXrbsYptYD1wZGA59vJkaJtSTNM6TObAZAY5VpeQmGHX91NEQNRpVFDf8O-SGQff_fkPGbOnBreECfIcrpqs45ttTmZ/s640/The_Chow_Tai_Fook_Guangzhou_China_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" title="The Chow Tai Fook, Guangzhou, China " width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Chow Tai Fook, Guangzhou, China<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>KPF</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRafkV46rJ17SYNd1PPjQt2QnNbbGDSntb-75dHrINL4a4PBIBGcYBRQarKIsmGGVRVTXRpgqmsuvP8apML0gkAEaqk19_Qp3DZ09TxpJdDdLAEP6aTmYLsXIWJcEcU98Ldmct3za1KlL/s1600/The_Chow_Tai_Fook_Guangzhou_China_world_of_architecture_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Picture of the The Chow Tai Fook tower under construction" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRafkV46rJ17SYNd1PPjQt2QnNbbGDSntb-75dHrINL4a4PBIBGcYBRQarKIsmGGVRVTXRpgqmsuvP8apML0gkAEaqk19_Qp3DZ09TxpJdDdLAEP6aTmYLsXIWJcEcU98Ldmct3za1KlL/s1600/The_Chow_Tai_Fook_Guangzhou_China_world_of_architecture_03.jpg" title="The Chow Tai Fook, Guangzhou, China " /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Chow Tai Fook, Guangzhou, China<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span><span style="background-color: #f5f5ff; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;">罗生</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />#8 <a href="http://houseofflora.blogspot.com/search/label/WTC%20New%20York" target="_blank">One World Trade Center, New York City, USA</a>. You probably know about this one. It's one of the most talked about skyscrapers in the world for the last 10 years. It's almost done, construction of the spire is under way which will tale it to the final height of 541 m (1,776 ft) and 104 floors.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiY8Gu8S007ua0mgC7wglJ-fHfUZmQ_U_800432MEEs73TOki4XfRm2ouNAA0iI2e8jd_Yqkk7PWMz4_okXMUAGY79vRCN3YrfYWWw8sWdKe2hKu-C0Ibh3nPsczdJODfvARSXgmC3csjL/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_1WTC_Freedom_Tower_New_York_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rendering of the 1WTC" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiY8Gu8S007ua0mgC7wglJ-fHfUZmQ_U_800432MEEs73TOki4XfRm2ouNAA0iI2e8jd_Yqkk7PWMz4_okXMUAGY79vRCN3YrfYWWw8sWdKe2hKu-C0Ibh3nPsczdJODfvARSXgmC3csjL/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_1WTC_Freedom_Tower_New_York_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" title="One World Trade Center, New York City, USA" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One World Trade Center, New York City, USA<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>The Durst Organization/Port Authority of New York & New Jersey/Miller Hare</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvvvVvC2KO-Wp20R3CRUmI4rLB_6KUH0qClSRQSk8VD2ftWMjF8K62vxgzRa_XALpWPfDKL_tA12gDxeZtdL4toGOc33cm1xjVhBLfDEohWbVCvBbmIcbcUnqaY0N_mSS6_8eiiDN4SOZ/s1600/One_World_Trade_Center_1WTC_Freedom_Tower_New_York_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Picture of the Lower Manhattan skyline " border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvvvVvC2KO-Wp20R3CRUmI4rLB_6KUH0qClSRQSk8VD2ftWMjF8K62vxgzRa_XALpWPfDKL_tA12gDxeZtdL4toGOc33cm1xjVhBLfDEohWbVCvBbmIcbcUnqaY0N_mSS6_8eiiDN4SOZ/s640/One_World_Trade_Center_1WTC_Freedom_Tower_New_York_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" title="One World Trade Center, New York City, USA" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One World Trade Center, New York City, USA<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>NYMAN2010/SSC</td></tr></tbody></table><br />#7 <a href="http://houseofflora.blogspot.com/2012/09/skyscrapers-lotte-world-tower-seoul.html" target="_blank">Lotte World Tower, Seoul, South Korea</a>. Back to Asia. This skyscraper will be 555 m (1,819 ft) tall with 123 floors.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlSRfYNdBnurLbozAq2TGIIF_jsbB39tUnXkTSFe7c3O0-SE90g_75VS0MKCEzut752SMt_vl41EzkRNtrWeJdnyVPyUrP5KhJHtfQeaxiFAPP3K4M-bphH8VFfjJqOazqlJoQv9mqV2o/s1600/Lotte_World_Tower_Seoul_South_Korea_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rendering of the Lotte World Tower" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlSRfYNdBnurLbozAq2TGIIF_jsbB39tUnXkTSFe7c3O0-SE90g_75VS0MKCEzut752SMt_vl41EzkRNtrWeJdnyVPyUrP5KhJHtfQeaxiFAPP3K4M-bphH8VFfjJqOazqlJoQv9mqV2o/s1600/Lotte_World_Tower_Seoul_South_Korea_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" title="Lotte World Tower, Seoul, South Korea" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lotte World Tower, Seoul, South Korea<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>KPF</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHB5129989adxzUx0GKO-4A64FKESt3Ml3SwOJhks9Bc2idmukeGyDCFnd8WtYLX0qJJxEXTdjP4gZ6x-bV_EVigXA5YyQElCNLyZLmiztzCPZTgSnRi1HyucV9cohCt9xzvMBHiOKaGL8/s1600/Lotte_World_Tower_Seoul_South_Korea_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Picture of the Lotte World Tower under construction " border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHB5129989adxzUx0GKO-4A64FKESt3Ml3SwOJhks9Bc2idmukeGyDCFnd8WtYLX0qJJxEXTdjP4gZ6x-bV_EVigXA5YyQElCNLyZLmiztzCPZTgSnRi1HyucV9cohCt9xzvMBHiOKaGL8/s1600/Lotte_World_Tower_Seoul_South_Korea_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" title="Lotte World Tower, Seoul, South Korea" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lotte World Tower, Seoul, South Korea<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>muse87</td></tr></tbody></table><br />#6 <a href="http://houseofflora.blogspot.com/2012/07/tianjin-117-tower-goldin-finance-117-by.html" target="_blank">Goldin Finance 117 Tower, Tianjin, China</a>. This building is known for its huge diamond shaped crown. It will be 597 m (1,957 ft) tall with 117 floors.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDUqp__fWxfLUkFnXi67XQtscnOHsVZv5K6_c8HnKmlPDnl8mZJFyNT9pEUVOPdbhNjB-JqVaVYocrIFNrou4oZ4EuIlsY8cpMB14jL-76GXs7nxBtoG_JNUqDXenI-1VVnBUMdgyx5eq/s1600/Goldin_Finance_117_Tower_Tianjin_China_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rendering of the Goldin Finance 117 Tower" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDUqp__fWxfLUkFnXi67XQtscnOHsVZv5K6_c8HnKmlPDnl8mZJFyNT9pEUVOPdbhNjB-JqVaVYocrIFNrou4oZ4EuIlsY8cpMB14jL-76GXs7nxBtoG_JNUqDXenI-1VVnBUMdgyx5eq/s1600/Goldin_Finance_117_Tower_Tianjin_China_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" title="Goldin Finance 117 Tower, Tianjin, China" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goldin Finance 117 Tower, Tianjin, China<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>P&T Group</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHCuhvbzpUTp7Vo6ypGKHzWjOGLxgbYADOXkbIQlWqQmCf7nPm5l2SXUIulXPVkqztNl0HVkC_QbQXkVikRTfAVZ3MV6SAW2_7gRGEecWdvFCkwL9hHntFDt1AJqL6STo11W7KYABqEFO/s1600/Goldin_Finance_117_Tower_Tianjin_China_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Picture of the Goldin Finance 117 Tower under construction " border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHCuhvbzpUTp7Vo6ypGKHzWjOGLxgbYADOXkbIQlWqQmCf7nPm5l2SXUIulXPVkqztNl0HVkC_QbQXkVikRTfAVZ3MV6SAW2_7gRGEecWdvFCkwL9hHntFDt1AJqL6STo11W7KYABqEFO/s640/Goldin_Finance_117_Tower_Tianjin_China_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" title="Goldin Finance 117 Tower, Tianjin, China" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goldin Finance 117 Tower, Tianjin, China<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>lulujune/SSC</td></tr></tbody></table><br />#5 <a href="http://houseofflora.blogspot.com/search/label/Shanghai%20Tower" target="_blank">Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China</a>. Now we are going above 600 m. You probably heard about this one too. When finished it will be second tallest building in the world. But not for long. Shanghai Tower will soon be 632 m (2,073 ft) tall with 121 floor.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQ84OG49HRBbAHngXymcUGm-yReroqkP0LApMGrz-GHt0O9YzOniOn3kaqD4hZ9ZhZif-AJ0iA1mlQcdnmh44CmS5RPuBFKdVzsy76wXWEaitPLPQSbZ8fzygZZ4P7rbDOBNpJTsIKMeH/s1600/Shanghai_tower_china_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rendering of the Shanghai Tower" border="0" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQ84OG49HRBbAHngXymcUGm-yReroqkP0LApMGrz-GHt0O9YzOniOn3kaqD4hZ9ZhZif-AJ0iA1mlQcdnmh44CmS5RPuBFKdVzsy76wXWEaitPLPQSbZ8fzygZZ4P7rbDOBNpJTsIKMeH/s640/Shanghai_tower_china_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" title="Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>Gensler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVVXiAc9UGynH2LtdH2XdbrgLhr-XDPy2188D6FyVfArHCmzrvIcgQnYZSaZQpF6txoVFA9mZxp8sD7zm5ip94hTxSlG5GvLZJWahW6mnpfaeYuePe9pQ8KbZE4dhqytltBf1NjcWwDrg/s1600/Shanghai_tower_china_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Two pictures of the Shanghai Tower under construction, 2012 and 2013" border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVVXiAc9UGynH2LtdH2XdbrgLhr-XDPy2188D6FyVfArHCmzrvIcgQnYZSaZQpF6txoVFA9mZxp8sD7zm5ip94hTxSlG5GvLZJWahW6mnpfaeYuePe9pQ8KbZE4dhqytltBf1NjcWwDrg/s640/Shanghai_tower_china_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" title="Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>mori/SSC</td></tr></tbody></table><br />#4 <a href="http://houseofflora.blogspot.com/2012/10/skyscrapers-greenland-center-by-adrian.html" target="_blank">Greenland Center, Wuhan, China</a>. This beautiful skyscraper still has long way to go, since excavating just begun. It will be 636 m (2,086 ft) tall with 118 floors when finished.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMS-8JIFP97cMXFzoqTB1i1vxH6cFLzZBJhgmPD69-X7LWmYm2Z1-Qo_nP7oc_ihf0PFYBToaixWngL6MMGQCexBnS25u_CifBJvi8lMHzJz0gSmokVfvC75Jb9S6YENh6ImwHgiCHXJWI/s1600/Greenland_Center_wuhan_china_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rendering of the Greenland Center" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMS-8JIFP97cMXFzoqTB1i1vxH6cFLzZBJhgmPD69-X7LWmYm2Z1-Qo_nP7oc_ihf0PFYBToaixWngL6MMGQCexBnS25u_CifBJvi8lMHzJz0gSmokVfvC75Jb9S6YENh6ImwHgiCHXJWI/s1600/Greenland_Center_wuhan_china_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" title="Greenland Center, Wuhan, China" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greenland Center, Wuhan, China<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>AS+GG</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHz6bpUTylq8Q-xMPdxJpca_cgAhOEKphmwWU1osv8e2Es3h9S3q5f97PWSIb1ank33pExzyXIaueGkvFuH-FcXJ9dny6B3TLc2aUGAyU98GufnefofepTZwVyVKnsLLyde_Xd9skTQvb/s1600/Greenland_Center_wuhan_china_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Picture of the hole in the ground on the construction site" border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHz6bpUTylq8Q-xMPdxJpca_cgAhOEKphmwWU1osv8e2Es3h9S3q5f97PWSIb1ank33pExzyXIaueGkvFuH-FcXJ9dny6B3TLc2aUGAyU98GufnefofepTZwVyVKnsLLyde_Xd9skTQvb/s640/Greenland_Center_wuhan_china_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" title="Greenland Center, Wuhan, China" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greenland Center, Wuhan, China<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>MT/Gaolumni</td></tr></tbody></table><br />#3 <a href="http://houseofflora.blogspot.com/2012/06/ping-finance-center-by-kohn-pedersen.html" target="_blank">Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen, China</a>. One of the most interesting and massive buildings currently under construction. It just grew out of the hole and it's ready to rise to 660 m (2,165 ft) and take the title of the second tallest building in the world with 115 floors.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHe3nuceDRhMWJvukNaWBYFcVlEmH_aqUy2DOLN9LduO8nSjturoMRc2LwSATzpCZzYpue-X4B9yoA6_mQTX5-9vUjNQkro2cJXG4aag_vf4Z6Q3zSzPGsqyfWfbzVkGnal02gAj2OuUE/s1600/Ping_An_Finance_Center_Shenzhen_China_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rendering of the Ping An Finance Center" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHe3nuceDRhMWJvukNaWBYFcVlEmH_aqUy2DOLN9LduO8nSjturoMRc2LwSATzpCZzYpue-X4B9yoA6_mQTX5-9vUjNQkro2cJXG4aag_vf4Z6Q3zSzPGsqyfWfbzVkGnal02gAj2OuUE/s1600/Ping_An_Finance_Center_Shenzhen_China_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" title="Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen, China" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen, China<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>KPF</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1mEp20duaKFsSpWcJtsm3mHJ_AbSdQJ0Ju8bJiRHbztO64YWah4BPdNDslESh7J342G1RRQ9XBnDdqbJiN3SJPObDE98XzWqRXcwaucLdV9pLKM5k1bbE2ep3pfhEVYuaVXPkIgnHDtG/s1600/Ping_An_Finance_Center_Shenzhen_China_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Picture of the Ping An Finance Center under construction " border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1mEp20duaKFsSpWcJtsm3mHJ_AbSdQJ0Ju8bJiRHbztO64YWah4BPdNDslESh7J342G1RRQ9XBnDdqbJiN3SJPObDE98XzWqRXcwaucLdV9pLKM5k1bbE2ep3pfhEVYuaVXPkIgnHDtG/s640/Ping_An_Finance_Center_Shenzhen_China_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" title="Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen, China" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen, China<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span><span style="background-color: #f5f5ff; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;">宜青</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />#2 India Tower, Mumbai, India. This skyscraper will be, for now, the only building above 700 m. Construction of this 720 m (2,362 ft) tall monster already started but went on hold and financial problems. There were some good signs of recovery recently and we are looking forward to see it back soon.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9028-F_S-K1ae1Q5i_W-5cS-BymUj3LAPIyCN2PkCB74LwKDOKU_h8H8wZgpHccYPj69SBS7zipbVBwHZRt-i5oM5fVWDA_DF7V1KpWJDot35kTJa1JiEI-ZNcHH0M86G_zjS88ocM9A/s1600/India_Tower_Mumbai_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rendering of the India Tower" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9028-F_S-K1ae1Q5i_W-5cS-BymUj3LAPIyCN2PkCB74LwKDOKU_h8H8wZgpHccYPj69SBS7zipbVBwHZRt-i5oM5fVWDA_DF7V1KpWJDot35kTJa1JiEI-ZNcHH0M86G_zjS88ocM9A/s1600/India_Tower_Mumbai_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" title="India Tower, Mumbai, India" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">India Tower, Mumbai, India<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>Foster & Partners</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3mU6fIy2jqx5JPnk-Sglm-KeDa5JzV5i-WSD-zn-E18D2afcTRuxogPHj6-CMlGOtSNdtA1dJDVJljrb20oA_z4oc__xGJ37h4r5QzbscqIH4qs80gt7z5co8PBGYRCx-CyZaJ2O1ri6/s1600/India_Tower_Mumbai_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Picture of the India Tower construction site" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3mU6fIy2jqx5JPnk-Sglm-KeDa5JzV5i-WSD-zn-E18D2afcTRuxogPHj6-CMlGOtSNdtA1dJDVJljrb20oA_z4oc__xGJ37h4r5QzbscqIH4qs80gt7z5co8PBGYRCx-CyZaJ2O1ri6/s640/India_Tower_Mumbai_world_of_architecture_02.jpg" title="India Tower, Mumbai, India" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">India Tower, Mumbai, India<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>Coolguyz/SSC</td></tr></tbody></table><br />And #1: The big <a href="http://houseofflora.blogspot.com/2012/06/kingdom-tower-saudi-arabia.html" target="_blank">Kingdom Tower, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia</a>. First building that will reach 1 km mark and become new world's tallest building. Construction is about to begin. As you read this, machines are being delivered to the site to start on the foundations. For now we know that this skyscraper is planned to be 1007 m (3,304 ft) tall and have more than 160 floors. <a href="http://houseofflora.blogspot.com/search/label/Kingdom%20Tower" target="_blank">We are following closely construction</a> of this record setting building.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVlenLpVr6-9BEVxMs3RkxhttbhRuzKwgKdr1h1l0f9_2EmUp3mSBts-ulJvQ_dlE_SIhBeop2faJssesS10qbYldEEPc3I6GWseAUqCcsjpR3RQA1xUeebbWMUf47pFA7wrbKiWVNSaB/s1600/Kingdom_tower_jeddah_saudi_arabia_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rendering of the Kingdom Tower" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVlenLpVr6-9BEVxMs3RkxhttbhRuzKwgKdr1h1l0f9_2EmUp3mSBts-ulJvQ_dlE_SIhBeop2faJssesS10qbYldEEPc3I6GWseAUqCcsjpR3RQA1xUeebbWMUf47pFA7wrbKiWVNSaB/s1600/Kingdom_tower_jeddah_saudi_arabia_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" title="Kingdom Tower, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kingdom Tower, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>AS+GG</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhth8GGtoS3FsDNGkSiaCZBJRSqYxEvIZrTtKd_sp77bwecnrHXVi_m7nFgPboCrxx0dIuUURBN3rTL93gbwfMzaK0UKDV_LgpNKEqzn5ZuDL12jcMjq_KSlLDAW6jsyiyI1EaUrFKqMzmO/s1600/Construction_Update_Kingdom_Tower_Site_Preparations_Done_Foundation_Wor_+Starting_Jeddah_Saudi_Arabia_on_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Picture of the machines on the Kingdom Tower construction site" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhth8GGtoS3FsDNGkSiaCZBJRSqYxEvIZrTtKd_sp77bwecnrHXVi_m7nFgPboCrxx0dIuUURBN3rTL93gbwfMzaK0UKDV_LgpNKEqzn5ZuDL12jcMjq_KSlLDAW6jsyiyI1EaUrFKqMzmO/s640/Construction_Update_Kingdom_Tower_Site_Preparations_Done_Foundation_Wor_+Starting_Jeddah_Saudi_Arabia_on_world_of_architecture_01.jpg" title="Kingdom Tower, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kingdom Tower, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span>Rody69/SSC</td></tr></tbody></table>

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