spire

a thread for news & photos of this world-renowned landmark. The world's first occupied supertall tower. The World's Tallest Building for a year until it was eclipsed by its equally famous midtown companion. :) Midtown Manhattan aerial view, New York. c.1951 by cobravictor, on Flickr _RJS6286...

Towering over Times Square and Bryant Park, this tower has become an iconic fixture on the Midtown Manhattan skyline since its completion in 2009. Its large spire features a light show at night with changing colors. photos from CTBUH by Marshall Gerometta by Cook/Fox

Height: 818m Floors: 162 Use: Mixed (hotel, res and office) Architect: SOM Developer: Emaar ---------------------------------------------------------- I felt a new thread for this project was necessarily because of the insane amount of non-stop drivel being posted in the previous one. The...

Freedom Tower Freedom Tower Archive

Height: 2,000 ft Floor count: 150 Location: East North Water and South Lake Shore Drive Status: On Hold pending new owner possessorship, litigation Construction end: N/A Architect: Santiago Calatrava Development firm: Related Midwest (previously, Shelbourne Development Ltd.) Website...

FederationTower The tallest supertall skyscraper in Europe to come! Consist of two towers on the 9-story tall podium. East Tower spire: 506 meters roof: 360 meters floors: 93 West Tower roof: 242 meters floors: 62 http://www.nps-tchoban-voss.de/gfx/207.jpg...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=10600533&postcount=387 Heron Tower The City Height: 246m (202m roof + 44m spire) | Floors: 47 | Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates | Developer: Heron International PLC Links: Skanska project page with news updates | Mayor Ken Livingstone's...

Calatrava diseña para Chicago el rascacielos mas alto de EEUU Desde el foro internacional para ustedes: