We all know that the skyscraper was born between Chicago and New York (depending on who you ask or what you consider a skyscraper, but that’s for another discussion). But what about the rest of the US? How does each state stack up in the race towards the sky? This infographic by highrises.com gives us a scaled approximation of the “height” of each state–with New York coming out on top and Vermont, well… Vermont’s tallest building is an 11-story public housing project built in the 70s. The infographic also breaks down the purposes of the surveyed buildings, revealing that nearly 2% of the tallest buildings in each state are churches! Another interesting factoid? Nearly 1/3 of these highrises are named after banks.
Utrecht kiest voor veel hoogbouw
Utrecht heeft voor het nieuwe centrum gekozen voor hoogbouw, groen en duurzaamheid. Op het toekomstige Beurskwartier, Lombokplein en Jaarbeursterrein komen 3.600 woningen. Hiervoor gaan wel woningen aan de Croeselaan gesloopt worden. Dat heeft wethouder Victor Everhardt bekendgemaakt met de zogeheten ‘Conceptomgevingsvisie’. In 2030 ziet de stad er compleet anders uit. Om deze ontwikkeling in gang te zetten is er al een aantal knopen doorgehakt. Lees verder >>>
DvdA Den Haag
De Dag van de Architectuur is oorspronkelijk een initiatief van de Bond van Nederlandse Architecten (BNA). In Den Haag wordt het programma samengesteld door de Stichting Dag van de Architectuur Den Haag in samenwerking met BNA Kring Haaglanden, Haags Architectuur Café (HaAC), Den Haag ArchiGuides, Platform STAD en gemeente Den Haag. De Dag van de Architectuur vindt plaats op zaterdag 20 mei. Er vinden diverse rondleidingen plaats in en langs de hoogbouw van Den Haag!
Winners 2017 Skyscraper Competition
eVolo Magazine is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Skyscraper Competition. The Jury selected 3 winners and 22 honorable mentions from 444 projects received. The annual award established in 2006 recognizes visionary ideas for building high- projects that through the novel novel use of technology, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organizations, challenge the way we understand vertical architecture and its relationship with the natural and built environments. Read on >>>
Berlins neue Skyline
Berlin hat keine echte Skyline. Noch nicht. Allenfalls der Fernsehturm ragt mit 368 Metern wirklich weit in den Hauptstadthimmel. Wolkenkratzer gibt es kaum: Nur fünf Hochhäuser mit mehr als 100 Metern Höhe stehen weit verstreut in der Innenstadt. Ein Berliner Höhenwachstum ist seit Jahrzehnten umstritten – und bleibt es: »Der Markt für die Entwicklung von Hochhäusern ist in Berlin begrenzt«, sagt Berlins Chef-Stadtplanerin Regula Lüscher. Doch viele Architekten streben nach neuen Höhen. In der 3D-Visualisierung können Sie nachvollziehen, wie sich die Berliner Innenstadt seit 1990 verändert hat – und wie sie in Zukunft aussehen soll.
The Manhattan of the Desert
In the heart of Yemen’s Wadi Hadramaut, a cluster of ancient mud skyscrapers soars above the desert floor—a beacon of mankind’s adaptability to the most formidable of environments.
At the edge of a desolate expanse of desert known as the Empty Quarter, the 16th-century Walled City of Shibam remains the oldest metropolis in the world to use vertical construction. Once a significant caravan stop on the spice and incense route across the southern Arabian plateau, British explorer Freya Stark dubbed the mud city “the Manhattan of the desert” in the 1930s. Read on This ancient mud skyscraper city is the ‘Manhattan of the Desert’.
Hoogstedelijk Wonen: Sluisbuurt
Debat hoogbouw II
Op 28 maart heeft een vervolg op het ‘Debat Hoogbouw: the sky, the limit?’ plaatsgevonden in de Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam. Tijs van den Boomen schreef naar aanleiding van het debat ‘Een blokkenstad met torens‘.
44 high-rises under construction
Mapping the 44 high-rises under construction in Chicago right now
Developers are keeping Chicago architects and construction crews busy in the new year as the Windy City’s building boom keeps on rolling. Since August, nine new developments have been added to the list of active projects. Nine previously featured towers—Next, Moment, Exhibit on Superior, Vue53, 1001 S. State, River Point, 108 North Jefferson, MiCa, and the University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons—have officially opened for business and were removed. The additions include: One Grant Park, Solstice on the Park, 1136 S. Wabash, 1101 S. Wabash, 1411 S. Michigan, 123 E. Cermak, Elevate Lincoln Park, 110 N. Carpenter, and Riverline’s Ancora tower.
World’s tallest skyscraper
New York-based Clouds Architecture Office drew up plans for Analemma Tower to “overturn the established skyscraper typology” by building not up from the ground but down from the sky by affixing the foundations to an orbiting asteroid. “Harnessing the power of planetary design thinking, it taps into the desire for extreme height, seclusion and constant mobility,” said the architects, who have previously drawn up proposals for space transportation and a 3D-printed ice house on Mars. “If the recent boom in residential towers proves that sales price per square foot rises with floor elevation, then Analemma Tower will command record prices, justifying its high cost of construction.”