The start of work is underway on the construction of the soon to be tallest tower in Lebanon. The name of the building will be Sama-Beirut and at compleition will be 200 metres tall.
The building will be in the Sodeco area near to the airport, the central district of the city and the marina. The [...]

We all know that the tallest structure in France is the Eiffel Tower located in paris. At 324 meters tall the tower that was build in 1889 and there are no plans for any new builders to be constructed taller than the tower.
So what is the Tallest buildings in France well that’s the Tour [...]

Work on the Shard Skyscraper London started this month which will become one of the tallest buildings in eastern Europe. The building located at 32 London Bridge Street London will break the 1000 ft mark with the roof reaching 1,004 ft and the antenna 1,017 ft. The building will have 87 floors.
The building is [...]

When constructing large towers there are millions of points to take into consideration one of them is how to deal with lighting strikes. When lighting strikes a building the bold of electricity needs to get to the ground, using a lighting conductor (in the US the call it a lighting rod) you can get the [...]

I can’t really explain what amazes me about them. They are, quite litterally the biggest thing that is is possible for humans to make. They contain the highest technology availeable and will be around for many, many years.
They have reached a skale now where they can be seen from space and are the most imposing [...]

Taipei remains the worlds tallest builting untill work has finnished on Burj tower in Dubai. The most interesting thing about the tower is the 660 tonne weight that sits neer the top of the tower that keeps all 508 metres of the tower stable during hurricanes, earthquakes and anything else that mother nature can throw [...]

I’m not a huge fan of this complex of Towers situated in Mecca, the holiest place in the Islaam religion. Its mainly down to the styling of the mega structure, which is due to be the 2nd tallest building when completed.
Its situated just over the road from one of the main entrances to the site [...]

This rather lovely collection of towers in India are the exceptionally beautiful creation by Indian architects aiming to create the worlds largest financial hub.. and lets just be clear here, by largest we absolutly epic. Think a whole city dedicated to the worlds financial comings and goings.
I wish them the best of luck and hope [...]

One of the areas of architecure that are often overlooked is town planning and city design. Because cities and towns are rarely planned and built all in one anymore this art form is dying out, but there are still some striking examples of beautifull city design that can be seen only from the air.
Paris is [...]

One of the most important aspects of achitecture is selecting the right materials to build a building or part of a building. There are some rather exciting new materials that have cropped up that are showing some promise and are already being used in the most modern buildings around the world.
Transparent Concrete: OK, so its [...]