There is a lot going on in this city so I guess a thread over here is necessairy ... go for it !

Some projects, approved or under construction for the City of the Sciences area:

-Oceanic Center,(under construction)
http://www.l35.com/proyectos/cc/oceanic%20center/OC-4.jpg

-"Bridge-skyscraper",(projected)
http://servicios.laverdad.es/albacete/pg040612/prensa/fotos/200406/12/016D6ALBP2_1.jpg http://www.lasprovincias.es/valencia/pg040623/prensa/fotos/200406/23/2273688.jpg

-New Calatrava's bridge,(approved)
http://usuarios.lycos.es/simongallup/Puente.JPG

-New residential development "Bulevar de las Moreras",(approved)
http://www.bulevardelasmoreras.com/pix/img01.jpghttp://www.bulevardelasmoreras.com/pix/img02.jpg

A map of the City of the Sciences area and a list of the main buildings and projects there. The photo is a couple of years old.

1-"Bridge-skyscraper"--(projected)
2-New Calatrava's bridge--(approved)
3-Oceanic Center--(construction)
4-New department store "El Corte Inglés"--(completed)
5-Commercial centre "El Saler"--(completed)
6-Torre de Francia--(completed)
7-City of Justice building--(completed)
8-City of Sciences towers--(completed)
9-Politaria towers--(completed)
10-New residential area--(approved)
11-New residential area--(projected)
a-Palace of the Arts--(construction)
b-Hemisféric--(completed)
c-Sciences Museum--(completed)
d-Oceanographic Park--(completed)
e-Biomedical Research Center--(construction)
http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/valencia_fotos/areaciencias--.jpg

Some projects for the Av Cortes area:

-Hilton hotel, 115m, 30 floors
http://www.inmobusiness.es/Imagenes/Edificios/hilton%202.jpg

-Columbia 30, 115m, 30 floors

Hilton Hotel and its residential twin Columbia 30 tower:
http://www.mningenieria.com/images/productos/hilton7.gif

-Sorolla Center, hotel and offices building
http://www.sh-hoteles.com/imgs/sor_2.jpghttp://www.sh-hoteles.com/imgs/sor_3.jpg

The area a few months ago:
http://usuarios.lycos.es/valnex/hpbimg/scpf1.jpg

the area within a few months :D:
http://usuarios.lycos.es/valnex/hpbimg/scpf0.jpg

A map of the area:
1-Hilton hotel--(construction)
2-Columbia 30--(approved)
3-Sorolla Center--(construction)
4-Golden Keys towers--(completed)
5-Ademuz towers--(completed)
6-Columbia15--(completed)
7-"Dama Ibérica", 20m high sculpture--(approved)
8-New Valencia Stadium--(projected)
9-Burjassot towers--(projected)
10-New commercial centre expansion--(construction)
11-Foster's Convention Center--(completed)


http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/valencia_fotos/areacortes-.jpg

Great projects!!!

The area in the future, I've added the bridge-skyscrapers, the other Calatrava's bridge which is already approved and the Oceanic Center tower wich is currently under construction. The tower under construction on the left, Torre de Francia, was completed two years ago:
http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/valencia_fotos/Ocesky2.jpg

Construction update 15-07-04

-Hilton tower:
http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/skylines_vlc/obrashilton.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/valencia_fotos/MontajeHilton.jpg

The area with the Hilton and Columbia 30 towers:
http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/index_fotos/skyv5-.jpg

-Oceanic Center:
http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/valencia_fotos/OCworks1.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/valencia_fotos/OCworks2.jpg

Oceanic Center new renders, 100m tall:
http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/index_fotos/AQ2.JPG

http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/index_fotos/AQ3.JPG

Valencia - construction update : :)

Navis building, residential and offices. Works are to start soon and it's located northwest of the city, next to "Parque de Cabecera":

http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/index_fotos/urbe03-2.jpg http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/index_fotos/urbe03-3.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/index_fotos/urbe03-17.jpg

Thank you Mr Wolf for all pictures. For me, the best projects are the Hilton hotel, the skyscraper-bridge and the Oceanic Center. The skyline is just incredible!! :)

WOW! There are so many projects being built in Valencia at the moment.
Does Valencia have the most u/c buildings in Spain?

WOW! There are so many projects being built in Valencia at the moment.
Does Valencia have the most u/c buildings in Spain?
The most important cities in Spain (Madrid, Barcelona anr Valencia) are developing great projects ,with amazing designs made by international architects. I think that the best projects nowadays are in Barcelona, the 2nd city in population, but here we already have great references like de City of Science and Arts,designed by Calatrava. Mr Wolf has made a good map of the area which includes a Planetarium, a Science museum, an Oceanografic Park (designed by the recently died architect Felix Candela). There is also a huge Opera Theatre under construction. It will be one of the most importants of the world, like th Sydney Opera House,or the NY Lincoln center.

Planetarium and Science museum (Oceanografic park at the end)

http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~npelecha/fotos/ciudad_ciencias.JPG

The "Hemisferic" : Planetarium + Imax Cinema:

http://www.culturageneral.net/arquitectura/arquitec/jpg/lhemisfer.jpg

Oceanografic Park (render)
http://mural.uv.es/marulo/documentos/imagenes/oceanografic.jpg

It´s already finished!

http://www.darocas.com/IMAGES/FRONT/oceanografic.jpg

Opera House (simulation)

http://www.cac.es/palau/images/fotos/caranorte_simulacion.jpg

Finished in 2005:
http://www.photoways.com/photos/2/2/222505/zoom/1419222505.jpg

Hilton towers, current state of works:
http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/obras_fotos/hworks2.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/obras_fotos/hworks3.jpg

Sorolla Center:
http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/obras_fotos/sorworks1.jpg

Oceanic Center tower:
http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/obras_fotos/Ocworks4.jpg

The Geminis Center building, in the middle of the avenue, has just been finished:
http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/avcortes_fotos/ac-1.jpg

Unfortunately "la Llum" project is dead,

http://usuarios.lycos.es/rascacielos/46fbec20.jpg http://usuarios.lycos.es/rascacielos/47187cb0.jpg

Calatrava will construct in Valencia the highest building of Spain
Last news...

Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava will raise four skyscrapers and two buildings destined to welcome mainly host of offices, services and houses, They will be built on the lands that surround the City of the Arts and Sciences. One of these towers will be the highest of Spain with 280 meters of height.

u/c or aproved list

Av. Les Corts Valencianes:
-Hilton Hotel - 115m - u/c (finished around 2005-2006)
-Columbia 30 - 115m - aproved
-Torres de la cementera - around 40 floors - proposed
-Navis building - 90m - aproved

Av. França - City of Arts and Sciences:
-Oceanic Center 90-100m - u/c (finished 2005-06)
-Palau de les arts (Opera theatre) - 70m - u/c finished 9 october 2005
-4 Calatrava towers - 220 to 280m - proposed, construction may start on 2005
-Calatrava bridge - around 125m - u/c in a few weeks
-Pont mare (bridge and 2 towers) - 113m - proposed

and some other residencial and office buildings, around 15-20 floors, u/c or aproved.

There is another project under study,and some designs have been proposed: the construction of a new stadium in a 90.000 square metres field in the Cortes Avenue,quite near to the Hilton Hotel, the Congress Center and the Fair.It will be around 75.000 in capacity and we are sure that it will have a very amazing design!
And don´t forget the new Central Railway Station which will be located just behind the old one (dated on the beginnings of the XX Century).The station is part of a huge project including a tube station,a big tunnel along de historic city,a big park (the actual railways will be underground) and a group of 2 or even 4 torres around 100 metrers or more!

The Oceanic Center is rising:

http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/obras_fotos/ocw1.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/oceanic_fotos/gvmn2.jpg

The Calatrava's project of 4 towers of more than 200m high, has been modified recently.
Now there will be 3 towers of 308, 266 and 220 meters.

http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/index_fotos/Agora-.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/index_fotos/TresTorres.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/vlcdesdeexpohotel_fotos/TorresCalatravaTop-.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/index_fotos/TresVertices-.jpg

The Hilton tower starts to head in the city skyline:

http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/index_fotos/Philtonpan1.JPG

That's the height it will reach when finished:
http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/index_fotos/Philton1-.jpg

Different views:
http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/index_fotos/Pcortes1.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/index_fotos/Pcortes2.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/index_fotos/Pcortes3.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/index_fotos/Philton2-.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.es/salvanex/index_fotos/Philtonc.jpg

:eek: In this link http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=150689&page=9&pp=20 you can see a picture of Jean Nouvel´s project to the port area of Valencia.

some great projects going there, very nice, 10 out of 10

Unfortunatly Nouvel project is just this, a project, it doesn't seem to have many chances to be built...