NASHVILLE | Signature Tower | 322M (1057ft) | 70 fl | APP

Based on the public unveiling today in Nashville, the approved Signature Tower will stand an impressive 65 stories / 1,047 feet tall making it the tallest U.S. skyscraper outside of New York and Chicago. Wow!! >

KUWAIT CITY | Al Hamra Tower | 412m | 77 fl | U/C

AL Hamra Mixed-Use Project Status : Under-Construction PREMIER BUSINESS ADDRESS WITH LIFESTYLE Al Hamra Project is an integrated mix use development of shopping center and office tower situated in the heart of Kuwait City. Location: Al Hamra Center is located on the Al Hamra & Firdous Cinema land in Al-MagwaÂ'a Al-Shargi of Kuwait City, on the intersection of Al-ShuhadaÂ'a (Al-Hilali previously) and Jaber Al-Mubarak streets .The land's gross area 10.978 Sqm, in addition to 7.000 Sqm which will be used to erect a multi-story car parking structure . Lifestyle Shopping Center: Al Hamra Lifestyle Shopping Center is a unique mixture of high end quality retail shops, cafes, restaurants, food court, cinemas and entertainment areas, spread over four floors on Level 1, 2, 3 and Basement-1. Premiere Class A Office Tower: Reaching 70 stories with a net office leasable area of 77000 Sqm , divided between the different levels into 195 offices (Apprx) ranging from 200 to 1500 square meters. The offices will be Â"Smart & Hi Tech officesÂ" in multinational standards equipped with fiber optic cabling, advanced security systems and IP telephony system. Plaza Area: 6000 Sqm landscaped plaza is Located in front of the mall at the intersection of Al-Shuhada'a & Jaber Al-Mubarak streets. This will be a central gathering point since it is uniquely designed with soft landscaping, marble & unique water features. Multi-story Car Park: Building will consist of 7 stories and basement Level 2 of car park at a 1,800 parking stall capacity, and a built up area of 53,976 Sqm. Bridges connecting the mall with the parking structure are located at multiple levels to facilitate the movements of customers. >

TIANJIN | Sino-Steel Tower | 333m | 80 fl | PRO

Recently released by MAD Beijing based studio. Typology: Office/ Hotel Scale: 200,000 sqm, 333m No more info by the moment.>

SEOUL | Korean Rail Corp Tower | 615m | 150 fl | APP

SKorea to build world's second-highest skyscraper SEOUL, March 29, 2007 (AFP) - South Korea's Seoul city government said Thursday it has approved a plan to build the world's second-highest skyscraper in the central business district, officials said. The state-run Korea Railroad Corp's plan to build a 150-story building, measuring 615 metres (2,029.5 feet) high, by 2013 in Yongsan was endorsed on Wednesday, city government officials said. The city's urban construction committee set the ceiling on the planned building's height at 620 metres, they said. The building would be the world's second-highest after the Burj Dubai, a tower now under construction in the United Arab Emirates that will reach 830 metres high, they added. The Korea Railroad Corp said it would need consultations with the city government -- as both still remain at odds over other terms and conditions of the development project -- before the construction. jkw/jc SKorea-skyscraper-construction AFP 290610 GMT MAR 07>

KANSAS CITY | Tornado Tower | 1000 ft | PRO

Crawford Architects has been selected as the architect of the 1,000-foot Kansas Landmark Tower. The project is the anchor to a 500-acre master-planned mixed-use development that complements the very successful Wyandotte County developments including the Kansas Speedway. At 1,000 feet tall, the tower will rank in the top 50 tallest towers in the world. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_towers for the most up-to-date list of the tallest towers. >

DUBAI | The Pentominium | 516m | 120 fl | APP

World's largest residential tower will provide 'height of luxury' Publisher: Jon Land The Pentonium in Dubai will become the world's tallest residential tower Plans for the worldÂ's tallest residential tower - the Pentonium in Dubai - have been unveiled today. Trident International Holdings has partnered to create unique alliances with premium brands from across the world for its new 516 metre-tall tower, a development they describe as the 'defined height of luxury'. The top floors of this worldÂ's only Pentominium will contain a Sky Lounge, Sky Pool, Business Centre and a private observation deck along with ladies & gentlemanÂ's health clubs and a cigar lounge, squash courts, a banqueting hall and private theatre. Each individual residential unit will take up a complete floor of the tower providing over 6500 sq.ft. of living space. Each floor will have a private foyer of its own and smart biometric access control. Taking the element of luxury living spaces to another level are entire floors which are uniquely suspended in mid air, giving the impression of floating penthouses in the sky. Â"Our aim is to create the new benchmark in luxury living,Â" said Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Wazir Ali Daredia. Â"This aim is reflected in all our projects and is what differentiates Trident and its projects. Through the alliances we have partnered with for Pentominium, along with the uniqueness of this proposition, we will achieve this. Â"The building will be iconic, and its residents exclusive. They will be living in a piece of history. Â"TridentÂ's strategy has always been to offer innovative luxury features combined with premium waterfront location, and the Pentominium development is the very expression of this.Â" Trident is positioned and acknowledged internationally as a boutique developer of successful and highly visible residential towers in Dubai, including Marinascape, Bayside Residence and the Trident Grand Residence. Like TridentÂ's other projects, Pentominium will be no more than 500 metres from the waterfront at Dubai marina; the centrepiece of new Dubai. Daredia added: Â"Our background in luxury goods demonstrates our precision and finesse, our understanding of true opulence. We do not sell towers, we provide a lifestyle.Â" Pentominium is being designed by award winning and world renowned architects and designers Aedas. Based in Britain, with offices around the world Aedas is responsible for a number of striking buildings and developments in Dubai and across the Gulf already. Interior design of Pentominium will be undertaken by Hirsch Bedner & Associates, exclusive designers of Ritz Carltons, Grand Hyatts & Four Seasons worldwide. There will be a dedicated Concierge Service by Quintessentially, the international private members club, which will be available 24 hours a day to meet residentsÂ' needs whether locally or across the world. Through a series of unique alliances Pentominium owners will have the rights to use a fleet of premium automobiles including a Rolls-Royce Phantom that comes as part of the Pentominium experience along with world renowned Azimut yachts for leisurely trips across the Arabian Gulf. The towerÂ's spa will be run by Six Senses Spas, the operators of a number of premium world class health resorts around the world including the multi-award winning Soneva Fushi in the Maldives, itself one of the top 10 spas in the world according to Forbes. All public areas will be crystallized by Swarovski and each Pentominium unit will be fitted with state of the art sound equipment Bang & Olufsen can provide. PentominiumÂ's business lounge (overlooking The Palm) will be accessorized by exclusive Tiffany accessories. >

DUBAI | Almas Tower | 360m | 74 fl | COM

Project: Almas Tower Type: Commercial Floor Count: 64 Height: 350m / 1149 ft Location: Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai Construction start: 2005 Construction end: 2007 >

ZHENGZHOU | Henan Province Radio and Television Emission Tower | 388m | APP

Source: Xinhua News Agency When completed, it will be the world's tallest all-steel-structured emission tower. Name of project: Henan Province Radio and Television Emission Tower Location: Zhenzhou, Henan Province, Central China Height: 388m Total floor space: 58,000m2 Date of foundation stone laying ceremony: 27 Dec. 2006 Time limit for construction: 2 years For reference: List of tall emission towers of Chinese cities Guangzhou: 610m (u/c) Chongqing: 478m (planned) Xi'an: 470m (planned) Shanghai: 468m (completed) Tianjin: 415.2m (completed) Beijing: 405m (completed) Xiamen: 350m (planned) Hefei: 339m (u/c) Sichuan: 339m (u/c) Model and renderings of the Zhengzhou tower 1 2 3 >

GUADALAJARA | Torrena Tower | 336m | COM

Information about Torrena here With 336m/1103ft it will be the 3rd tallest observation tower in North America and the tallest structure south of the Bravo River STATUS: Construction TIMELINE: Beginning 2005 - Late 2006 Images of the demolition of surrounding buildings in the terrain (February 2005). And the official banner! >

PATTAYA | Ocean 1 Tower | 367m | 91 fl | APP

This is a very exciting project.. Thanks to Chad for the info and renderings. Majestic Tower, 91 storeys the tallest building in Thailand and the tallest residential building in the world upon completion. Architects : Woods Bagot (Australia) M&E : Lincoln Scott Structural Engineer: Connell Wagner Developer : Siam Best Enterprise Limited Construction Contractor : K-TECH limited Construction Starts : June 2006 Construction Finishes : December 2009 thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=339262>

WUHAN | Minsheng Bank Building | 336m | 68 fl | T/O

I can't find the old thread, sorry. The spire is being erected already: >

BOSTON | 115 Federal Street | 1270ft | PRO

Well, it's finally here. The rendering of Boston's possible 1000' tower by Renzo Piano. Monday, November 13, 2006 One bidder for 1000-foot tower site in Boston Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino's invitation to developers to build an iconic, 1,000-foot-tall tower on the site of a decaying city-owned parking garage drew only a single bidder today. Steven Belkin, chairman and founder of Trans National group and an owner of the Atlanta Hawks basketball and Atlanta Thrashers hockey teams, proposed a tower -- which after approvals may turn out to be Boston's tallest building -- with extensive retail space on the ground floor. The Boston Redevelopment Authority issued a request for proposals for the Winthrop Square public parking garage site, at 115 Federal St., in May; bids were due on today. Belkin, a hugely successful businessman but not as of yet a real estate developer, was considered by many to be the one to beat because he owns a key adjacent property, 133 Federal St. The odd-shaped parking garage, with a footprint of a little over an acre, is considered much more valuable if a building there could also include the space occupied by Belkin's building. Belkin has hired Meredith & Grew/Oncor as development manager for his project, and he has been working with architects including the highly regarded Renzo Piano of Italy, who designed the commercial and cultural Centre Pompidou in Paris. "Very clearly he's been working on this for quite a bit of time,'' said David I. Begelfer, chief executive of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties' Massachusetts chapter. "He has the land, he has the money, and without question he has the determination to build this." Belkin pioneered the successful use of "affinity" credit cards, those tied to businesses or nonprofit institutions, and has started more than two dozen companies. He is extensively involved in charitable work in Massachusetts, including efforts on behalf of Harvard University, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Belkin also owns Belkin Family Lookout Farm, in Natick, Mass. He graduated with a degree in engineering from Cornell University in 1969 and received a masters in business from the Harvard Business School in 1971. Menino surprised the development community in February by giving a speech in which he invited developers to think big, after many year during which tall towers were shunned in Boston. The 60-floor Hancock Tower in the Back Bay is the city's tallest office building. (By Thomas C. Palmer Jr., Globe staff) Posted by Boston Globe Business Team at 01:46 PM>

MANILA | SkyCity Tower | 335m | 77 fl | PRO

from Edmundtanso On a 4,000 square metre site, Skycity will be a 80 storey tower with 36 levels comprising of commercial office space, a six star all-suite hotel with an average of 220 rooms and a limited number of luxurious residential penthouses units. In addition to this, a podium plaza and cinema complex, podium vehicle parking and an eight level shopping mall is located below ground level. The uniqueness in its concept is that the functions of the building vary from a hotel to office space, on a very large scale. The observation area, Â'SkyviewÂ' and Â'SkycafeÂ' is the highest man made occupyable space in Manila, which will provide visitors a unique opportunity to overview Manila, the capital city. The plaza is the main access point to the commercial office, and serves as a principle connector to the plazaÂ's facilities which includes a cinema complex, bowling alley and commercial outlets. As a result, the design scheme perfected the clientÂ's concept into a workable architectural solution while providing the tower with a distinct skyline character.>

DUBAI | Unknown Supertall | PRO

There seems to be a competition underway for a new megatall tower to be built in DIFC (which is between the emirates towers and burj dubai). The first proposal was found a few weeks ago and is designed by Norr International who also did the emirates towers. Judge the height yourself This second one is by Atkins. It's basically a WTF were they thinking type of thing. It looks seriously ill with spots, a bit of blood splattered here and there and a big massive tumor sticking out the side. Keep in mind they've designed loads of great towers like the burj al arab and the WTC in Bahrain which is one of my favourite towers anywhere so they're not bad architects. Why the hell would they propose something like this? (pic taken by Altin at cityscape) Altin said there were more proposals on display.>

TEHRAN | Milad Tower | 435m | U/C

couldnt find original thread. was wondering how one of the worlds tallest towers is going? it will eventually rise 435m. found some recent pix on flickr current height is approx 370m still top 65m spire to go on. sept 18 sept2 aug06 view >

DUBAI | Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower | 301m | 76 fl | U/C

The name is likely to change once the tower is done But since this one is supertall and also well underway, i decided it deserves its own thread as well. Also, they put the new render in place which looks very good. So there we go: OLD DESIGN: OLD SIGNBOARD: NEW RENDER: NEW SIGNBOARD: June 2004: Dec 2004 July 2005 Sept 2005 Feb 2006 April 2006 RISING >