MOSCOW | City Hall and City Duma | 308m | 71 fl x 4 | U/C

This saturday I was on construction site. Here is temporary billboard about preparation works. Didn't made shots from inside the plot. But there is technics and building materials for building wall in ground. Partially in some place there is clearly visible shape of future pit. ================================================= Video. high quality (14mb) http://dva3.ru/pictures/vis/ani/mmdc/mmdc_divx600.avi low quality (5mb) http://dva3.ru/pictures/vis/ani/mmdc/mmdc_divx200.avi few screenshots >

SHAOXING | Didang New City | 350m+ | 80fl+| U/C

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MOSCOW | Russia Tower | 612m | 118 floors | APP

22 july by me 13 september 2006 by igor 14 september 2006 by igor Billboard says: Engineering geological research. Contractor: NPO Noeks Client: ST Towers Technical client: TUKS-1 Order #06441937 Completion: January 2007. >

SHENZHEN | Kingkey Finance Center Plaza | 439m | 97 fl | APP

The height of Kingkey Finance Center Plaza will be 439m... Begin: 2007 Complete: 2010 http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...&upload_id=717 1 2 >

GUANGZHOU | Twin Towers - West Tower | 432m | 110 fl | U/C

By design, the height of Guanzhou west tower should 432M. However, I just heard a rumor that the current ground work of Guangzhou west tower is enough for 530M, which means the west tower has potential to increase its height to 530M. And then it will surpass Shanghai's SWFC and become the NO.1 highest building in Great China. SWFC will be finished in 2008 while west tower will be done in 2009, let's see what will happen.. And the next competition will be Guangzhou East Tower vs Shanghai Z3... Some photos about the ground work >

BEIJING | China World Trade Center Twr III | 333m | 80 fl | U/C

China World Trade Center Beijing - China Current status: Under Construction Construction period: 2005-2009 The China World Trade Center which will total 759,000 sm when completed will be the third and most important phase of one of the most prestigious developments in Beijing. The mixed-use development will contain 1 super-tall tower, two office towers, a new office building adjacent to the Guo Hui entertainment tower, two apartment towers, an exhibition center, and a winter garden. The project was won in a design competition, and the keystone of the design was the super-tall tower. The design of this tower is 81 stories and 333 meters tall, and is the result of a collaboration between SOMs architecture and structural engineering studios. The towers superstructure, which has to take into account Beijings seismic activity and high winds, is composed of structural steel with composite metal deck slabs. Diagonal mega-braces on the buildings exterior will visually underscore the strength and majesty of the tower. This tower will contain a 5-star hotel and premium-grade corporate office space. On either side it will be flanked by a 150-meter-high office tower. Below-grade will be 4 levels 2 floors of retail and 2 floors of parking. The construction was supose to start in 2002, and completion in 2005. But due to many poblems the construction started in late 2005, and its expected it will be completed in early 2009. >

SANTIAGO | Costanera Center | 300m/170m/170m/105m

Here are some pictures of the biggest construction project in South America, Costanera Center, that will host the tallest tower of South America. First some old renders of the project (the renders have not been updated with the new heights of the towers, and with the new designs of the 170 meter towers) Some construction pics taken by excellent chilean photographer Silvernet2, on November 11 2006. >