Name : THE MET
Location : 129 South Sathorn Road
Developer : Pebble Bay Company Limited-Hotel Properties Limited
Architect : WOHA Limited+Tandem Architects
Sole Agent : CB Richard Ellis
Project Description : 69 Storey Condominium Tower with ventilation levels total height as 228 Meters
Launched : March 2005
Construction Starts :October 2005
Construction Finishes : March 2009
website : The met (http://www.met-bangkok.com/)

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Photo : Chad

looks nice!

19/10/2006 : By Chad , barth

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23/01/2007 :

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16 APRIL 2007 : by archstudent & Pep

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massive! currently, one of my favourite projects in the world.

Same in principle design to the index. Both are marvelous, but this i have to say is the better design overall. Congratulations, Bangkok!

so green!!! nice :banana:

beautiful building ,beautiful skyline.

yeah i also love the design:):okay:

Nice design ,I love it.

Strange project...
:sly:

yeah!This idea have form to the lord of the rings movie.:lol:

This one reminds me of the Index in Dubai!

nice building :cheers:

This one reminds me of the Index in Dubai!

indeed, very similar.

Even more similar to WOHA's other approved apartment tower The Hyde in Sydney, only Bangkok's is much bigger & more interesting IMO. (Thanks Orienthai & Chad)

Courtesy CULWULLA:

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like this one a lot!

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Show Room.
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This has inspired me. i have looked all oveer SSC for something to inspire me, now i will build this in Sketchup. thanks Bangkok

a new tall in this beautifull city Bangkok :yes:

Good information. I think I will go to observe this one.

So to not be an exact copy, i have sort of replicated the Met. Some additions and some things taken away. obviously not finished yet.

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:okay: :okay: :okay: Good job ,Thank you.

16/07/2007

I wish doing updates as i regularly do would entitle me with a free unit in the end!!!

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Thank barth.

KONE Delivers Elevators to Bangkok's Tallest Residential Building

KONE has won an order for the supply and installation of all the elevators in a prestige condominium development in Bangkok, Thailand, called the MET. When completed, the MET will be the tallest residential building in Bangkok. The installation of the elevators will start in September 2007 and is estimated to be completed by the end of 2008.

The delivered units include 21 KONE MiniSpace(TM) and two KONE MonoSpace(R) elevators, which are powered by the environmentally-friendly KONE EcoDisc(TM) hoisting machines. When installed, the KONE MiniSpace(TM) elevators will travel
at a speed of 5.0 m/s and 6.0 m/s.

The MET is located in the Central Business District (CBD) of Bangkok. The 66-story development offers luxury apartments for high quality life-style living and a variety of leisure facilities. In 2006, the MET was granted the best of the tall building category award by The World's Property Market, MIPIM.

The developer of the MET is Pebble Bay (Thailand) Co., Ltd. The company belongs to the Singapore based Hotel Properties Limited (HPL), which is an international company renowned for developing and managing world-class hotels, properties and businesses. It is recognized globally for its exacting standards of excellence, innovation, and attention to detail with an extensive portfolio of hotel, lifestyle, retail and residential interests that span ten countries.

Sender:

KONE Corporation

Pekka Kemppainen
Executive Vice President,
Area Director, Asia-Pacific

Minna Mars
Senior Vice President,
Corporate Communications & IR

Further information on the MET:

http://www.met-bangkok.com (The MET)
http://www.hotelprop.com (the developer)

KONE is one of the world's leading elevator and escalator companies. It provides its customers with industry-leading elevators and escalators, with innovative solutions for their maintenance and modernization. KONE also provides maintenance of automatic building doors. In 2006, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 3.6 billion and approximately 29,000 employees. Its class B shares
are listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange in Finland.

http://www.kone.com
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I love it!! Might more incentive to visit Bangkok.

Already impressive....

02/08/2007

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Thank barth.

great project, and it is rising fast :)

9,Sept,07

this morning

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"The Troika" end "the Index" of Norman Fosters.

Quad similar between vertical lines end structure.

yeah, very similar, they all look nice:)

04/10/2007


on the left

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Huge project I love it

The existing structure is already overwhelming!!!!
By the way, expected topping out during the songkran festival period.

29/11/2007

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Pretty pimped out tower:)

I HATE it.The only good thing is the green base.

Nice write-up about The Met at soho-properties.com

St Regis, Banyan Tree , Hansar Rajadamri = leaseholds

Sukhothai and The Met = freeholds

Property Report Staff

Condo living is about convenience and luxury, the difference between the two being a matter of degree, not kind. The point of high-density living is to be close to things whilst also being removed from them, to have accessibility moderated by exclusivity.

At a number of developments around Bangkok, that latter word is king. Some new players who specialize in luxury service are entering the top end of the residential market with developments that are raising both standards and prices. Along with premium property and services, what is also being sold here is a name, such as St Regis, Sukhothai, Banyan Tree or The Met. These brands, along with the quality and status they imply, can be very appealing to investors and would-be residents.

Perhaps the most prominent of these branded, high-end developments is The Met condominium on Sathorn Road between the Australian and Singapore embassies. Scheduled for completion by November 2009, The Met condominium promises to be “perfectly planned and executed in every last detail”. At 66 storeys with 370 units ranging from 92 square metres to a 546 square metre penthouse, the building, with an exterior one might describe as modern deco, looks set to become a monolithic statement of designer living. Like its hotel namesakes, The Met Condominium is sexy. It boasts a 50 metre pool jutting out from the building on the ninth floor, which also contains a gym, BBQs, sauna, games rooms and jacuzzis, while the 28th and 47th floors are “sky terrace” gardens, open on both sides and featuring more gyms and socializing areas.

CBRE report that The Met condominium is selling at around 140,000 baht per square metre and is currently over 70% sold. While the hotel name is an attraction to some buyers, The Met hotel will not be managing the condominium and a building manager is yet to be decided upon. “The location is the main selling point [as opposed to the brand],” say CBRE. “Also the design, which is sleek, modern and very functional and efficient. The building design maximizes cross ventilation, and every room has windows that open to let in the breeze as well as high ceilings and lots of glass to let in the light.”

Another branded development, and the recipient of good and bad press over the past few months has been Minor International’s St Regis Hotel and Residences, which is under construction on Soi Mahadlek Luang 2 off Ratchadamri Road, next door to Minor’s Four Season’s Hotel. The good press has come from the widespread reporting of Minor chairman and CEO Bill Heinecke’s announcement that the building will be “the most expensive condominium in the country”. The bad press was in the form of numerous reports and letters about disgruntled local residents opposed to the project and complaining about construction noise.

Given they are spending four billion baht on the properties, local residents’ concerns are probably not at the top of Minor’s list. That figure is the construction cost a 198-room hotel, 22 serviced apartments and 71 residential units. The 71 apartments will comprise 64 three- and four-bedroom units, three penthouses and four duplex penthouses with swimming pools. Prices will start at 30 million baht for a 250 square metre unit and will go up to 120 million baht for the 800 square metre duplex penthouses.

Unfortunately, other details on the development are not yet available. A sales representative at Minor said a soft launch for pre-listed customers will take place by the end of the year, at which time more information will be made available. Meanwhile, an official launch with all details and a mock up apartment may not happen until the end of next year. St Regis Hotel and Residences is scheduled to open in 2010.

Competing with the St Regis for the title of “most expensive condominium” will be the Sukhothai Residences, currently under construction on a seven-rai plot at the rear of the Sukhothai hotel on Sathorn Road. The sales manager at Grace Ivory Co, the HKR International subsidiary responsible for the residences, expects them to break sales records when the project is officially launched in 2008.

Sharing the grounds of the Sukhothai Hotel and designed by the same architects, Kerry Hill and Ed Tuttle, the Sukhothai Residences will be 41 storeys tall and contain 196 one- to four-bedroom units plus a number of penthouses. The size of the units will range from 100 square metres to a whopping 1,200 square metres.

While, again, details are limited, the sales manager says the Sukhothai Residences will offer “supreme quality … in terms of architecture and design, fittings and finishes as well as … a wealth of premium concierge services provided by the Sukhothai Hotel.”

Previously released information also mentioned a 24-hour concierge service and said that 60 percent of the grounds will be “gardens, pools, health clubs and tennis courts”. Referring to the direct connection the residences will have with the hotel, Benjamin Cha, director of HKR International subsidiary HKR Asia-Pacific, recently said, “We want everyone to treat the hotel as their living room.” He also revealed at the time that all units would have 3.05 metre high ceilings and floor to ceiling windows.

Two other five star hotel-related residential projects that might be adding some confusion to the “branded development” trend are the Banyan Tree Residences and the Hansar Rajdamri condominium.

Banyan Tree Residences are still available for purchase at the Banyan Tree Bangkok and Phuket, but unlike the developments outlined above, these are essentially investment properties with options for personal use. Marketed as the Banyan Tree Residences, the Banyan Tree Bangkok offered 24, two-bedroom apartments for sale with prices starting at just under 26 million Baht, while the Banyan Tree Phuket offered 22 villas, which have reportedly sold for between 73 million and 105 million baht. The properties offer a six percent guaranteed rate of return for six years, which is renewable, or owners can opt to for a share of the revenue generated by their individual property. Owners can use their property for up to 60 days a year and can participate in an exchange programme to use some of these days at other Banyan Tree resorts around the world.

The Hansar Rajdamri, meanwhile, is a top end, luxury development with a connection, literally, to a five star hotel though limited actual affiliation. The 43-story, 196 unit development on Rajdamri Road (Soi Mahatlek Luang 2) is right behind the Four Season hotel, with which it is unrelated. However, within the development and using 60 of its units will be Alila Hotels and Resorts first project in Thailand the Alila Bangkok. The five star boutique hotel will offer “a whole range of luxury services” to Hansar residents, says CBRE’s marketing material.

Through Alila, the development is also offering a rental investment plan similar to that of the Banyon Tree Residences. The plan must be committed to for at least five years and does not have an option for a set rate of return. Instead, revenue is shared with that of rooms of the same standard before being distributed. Owners are allowed to use their property for 30 days a year, which is divided into low and high season quotas. The Hansar Rajadamri is expected to be completed in September 2009.

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:Speed,

looks claustrophobic

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It's look like Waterfall and the Cliffy.:cheers:

20 JAN 2008

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6 FEB 2008

archstudent
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it's gonna be so kick ass!!!!
actually it looks kinda like the index in dubai
but this looks wayyyyyyy much better!

yes....extraordinary!

Nice updates ! :)

Nice !

Looks like it has still 20 floors to go. This tower will definitely have a massive impact on the skyline.

its good to see the tower getting taller day by day :)

Update by Tom Green which shows some windows have been installed.
The Met

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5/03/2008

By : FallsAngel;
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wow :uh:

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March 31, 2008

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massive!!!
what a dense-maker
:banana:

April 15, 2008

Posted by cHemon

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Awsome, it's very fast!

17/04/2008 By jarvisphotography From Flickr

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01.05.08

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It's cool but it just looks weird.

Nice! I would live there!

:banana:

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19/05/2008

Recent updates from other forumers
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10/06/2008

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I love this tower!

Amazing tower. Trees already there I see :)
When will it be T/O?

I am really amazed by this project ! It is a wonderfull idea to incorporate those trees in it

I know the neighborhood well. When in Bangkok I usually stay with friends just off South Satorn Road and Soi Suanphlu.

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July 22, 2008

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Wow... it actually looks like it's render.. haha

from samut prakarn

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seems to be Topped out :cheers:

Seen from Thanon Satorn:

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Close Up:

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Skyline View from the Golden Mount:

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Seen from the observation deck of the Baiyoke Sky Tower:

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Amazing project with the green in it! Thanks for the pics!

August 25, 2008

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By : Barth

22/09/2008

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27/09/2008

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Excellent tower! Hooray for Krung Thep City! The City Of Angels RULEZ!!!

This project is nice...can't wait for the final touch up.....hoped that it'd be as nice as the rendering..

Turned out way better than I thought it would be

from 02.10.2008 ...

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Fast!!!

exotic

im lovin the building's concept :)

Nov 13, 2008
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16/10/08

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Oh wow that's really chaotic.
Not sure if it's good or not

Great project. Very nice ecotower!

doesn't this thread belong to the "skyscraper" section since it's more than 200 metres high?

From Flickr By jarvisphotography

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doesn't this thread belong to the "skyscraper" section since it's more than 200 metres high?


Yes, you are right.

^^ can it be move then?? to the right thread. . .

and here some update from 'pop'

April 18, 2009

ฝรั่งเดินผ่านยังแหงนมองอ้าปากค้าง
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:eek2::omg:

dark tall and hansome :cheers:

It's topped out already? And defenitely needs to be moved. I'll aks for it.

Nice tower......orienthai, thanks for all update for me is a fast contruction....nice pics!

about 1 week ago.

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hate it or love it, it adds another aspect of skyscraper to BKK, i guess...

personally i like it a lot :lol:

^^ double that, I like contemporary tropical style :)

Triple. Very nice. Trees... :)

Love the design, so unusual for a residential tower.
Would suit Dubai as well.

Update

From panoramio By Johnmuzi

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20 May 2009 by manbartlett (flickr)

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absolutely stunning

จากกลางเจ้าพระยาครับ


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By Ten

Just went to see the showroom today on 31st floor.
Building almost finished. Quite Nice. Like the gym and jacuzzi.

I'm in the market for a condo as investment for good rental yield.
I was offered 3 units "resell" and 1 Unit by CBRE.

Any one selling small unit 2 bedroomwith good view? or any comments on The Met as an investment?

Flix

almost looks like a toy

i love it
a glimpse of uniqueness

saw it when i was in BKK in March... Quite beautiful to me... I like it

Looks like some of UK building trend here to me!
> http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=315079&page=74

The design is quite unusual yet unique and beautiful!!! So, is it entirely completed now?

Completed.

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Pic by Chad

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A great project.

Can't see the last pictures but seems to be a great result according to the pictures posted earlier in august :)

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dizzily stunning!!!

I love this it looks like it's partially LEGO.

The Met Bangkok

From Flickr.

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By : ur1336 :)

From : Thai Forum :)

The Met – City living in the Tropics
WOHA’s design explores strategies of high-density living in a high-rise tropical environment. The Met was awarded in the World Architecture Festival as best housing. It's designed from first principles to create a better lifestyle for central city living in the tropics.

Gross Floor Area: 112,833.523 m2

Building Height: 230.56 m (from Ground floor Datum to Refuge Plate Form Level)
Apartment Unit Details: Total 370 units, with:

2 type of 2-bedroom unit (about 90m2)
2 type of 3-bedroom unit (about 190 m2)
1 type of 4-bedroom unit (about 365 m2)
1 type of Penthouse unit (about 545 m2)

3 and 4 bedroom units have option of additional private pool/garden (about 40m2).

Architects: WOHA


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Swimming pool of THE MET

And this....Cool pic

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The concept for The Met is to develop an advanced form of high-rise living for the tropics, developed less from western temperate models than from research on possibilities of low-wind, tropical climate in dense urban conditions. This project implemented several ideas developed originally for a competition in Singapore for public housing.

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High-rise designs have traditionally followed temperate models, which were developed in New York or Chicago with cold weather and strong winds. This resulted in apartments that are compact, insulated from the exterior and without sun shading or overhangs. Buildings are protective shells designed to shield the inhabitants from the harsh weather.

By contrast, design for the tropics should take advantage of year-round warm weather, capture breezes, and be laid out for cross-ventilation, incorporating outdoor spaces, verandahs and gardens. Buildings are framing devices of minimal environmental devices for an indoor-outdoor lifestyle

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This scheme is designed from first principles to create a better lifestyle for central city living in the tropics. Going high in the tropics means cooler breezes, less dust, more privacy, more security, less noise, better views. To take advantage of these conditions, the design incorporates a staggered arrangement of blocks that allow cross ventilation, views to both the city and the river, and enhance the gentle breezes by funneling them between towers. The gaps between the towers are bridged with sky gardens that provide exterior entertaining areas directly off living areas – pools and gardens.

The orientation of the staggered blocks allows the sun to daily penetrate between the blocks on its regular tropical sun-path.

The apartments’ interiors interact strongly with the exterior, with full height glazing, balconies, sky gardens and sky terraces. Sun shading and overhangs provide weather protection and screen and filter the strong tropical light. Walls of greenery provide sun-shading that convert heat into oxygen, improving local air quality.

Common areas are spread throughout the towers, offering inhabitants a variety of experiences, from the intricately designed carpet of water, stone and vegetation at ground level, to the extensive indoor-outdoor facilities at the pool level, to libraries, barbeques, and function areas at sky terraces.

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The hotel block explores related ideas, providing guests with huge outdoor balconies incorporating water features and trees, staggering up the façade to provide a layer of interlocking external spaces.

The Met was completed in the heart of Bangkok by WOHA. It was awarded in the World Architecture Festival as best housing. Citing the judges: "The Met by WOHA is an excellent attempt to open a skyscraper to the city and to allow its inhabitants to use the building as much as possible..."

Project Location: 125 South Sathorn Road, Bangkok Thailand

Project Cost: US $ 132 million
Building Type: Condominium
Site Area: 11,360.50 m2

Project Team:
Alina Yeo
Carina Tang
Cheah Boon Kwan
Gerry Richardson
Janita Han
Jose Nixon Sicat
Puiphai Khunawat
Punpong Wiwatkul
Techit Romraruk
Richard Hassell
Sim Choon Heok
Wong Mun Summ

The photographs are taken by Patrick Bingham - Hall.

Thank pics and detail from : http://dudye.com/the-met-city-living-in-the-tropics

From : Thai Forum :)

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From Thai Forum :)

Emporis Skyscraper Award 2009

Judges praise Chicago tower for fascinating shape and technical achievement
Chicago’s Aqua, the world's third tallest building designed by a woman, has been announced as winner of the Emporis 2009 Skyscraper of the Year award. The Skyscraper Award jury members convene annually to judge buildings of at least 100 metres tall completed in the award year. Reaching a height of 262 metres, Aqua is currently the 40th tallest in the United States and the 5th tallest building completed in 2009.

Designed by Jeanne Gang, Principal and founder of Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects, the 81-storey residential and hotel tower is situated in a large lakeside development. Aqua intersperses undulating balconies with flat glassy planes to create a wavy façade in keeping with its nautical theme. The effect has been compared to a rippled curtain or, according to its architect, to the striated limestone formations common to the Great Lakes region.

Members of the jury praised Aqua for its innovative shape, the appearance of which changes drastically depending on the perspective. They also commended the technical achievement in relation to the precision of the building’s construction and the green design innovations employed despite the massive size of the tower.

The Silver Award was given to O14 in Dubai, designed by Reiser + Umemoto Architecture. O14, whose unusual name is taken from its lot number in the massive Business Bay development, is an office tower wrapped in a curved concrete sheath punctuated by circular holes of varying sizes. The shell forms a shield against the powerful sunlight in the Arabian desert.

The Met in Bangkok, designed by WOHA Architects, received the Bronze prize. The 69-storey residential tower incorporates multiple green features and optimizes energy-efficient comfort in a tropical climate. A presentation ceremony will be held in Chicago later this year.

Top 10 Skyscrapers of 2009

Below are the top results of the Emporis Skyscraper Award Jury's voting:

1. Aqua Chicago U.S.A.
2. O14 Dubai U.A.E.
3. The Met Bangkok Thailand
4. Torres de Hércules Los Barrios Spain
5. Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago U.S.A.
6. The Red Apple Rotterdam Netherlands
7. Bank of America Tower New York City U.S.A.
8. Almas Tower Dubai U.A.E.
9. Millennium Tower San Francisco U.S.A.
10. William Beaver House New York City U.S.A.

Laura Paton
Editorial

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=13447

Congrats to The Met!!!

The Met

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By : Tall High Rise :)

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By : I Prahin :)

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The final result is awesome :cheers: