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  2. List of architects of supertall buildings - Wikipedia

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    Mulia Group Architects: The Exchange 106: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia: NBBJ: Eton Place Dalian: Dalian China: Nikken Sekkei: One Za'abeel Tower 1: Dubai United Arab Emirates: Norr Group: Emirates Office Tower: Dubai United Arab Emirates: Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel: Dubai United Arab Emirates: Address Boulevard: Dubai United Arab Emirates: Yahya ...

  3. Price Tower - Wikipedia

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    The Price Tower is a nineteen-story, 221-foot-high (67 m) tower at 510 South Dewey Avenue in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States. One of the few skyscrapers designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Price Tower is derived from a 1929 proposal for apartment buildings in New York City. Harold C. Price Sr., the head of the pipeline-construction firm H ...

  4. Citigroup Center - Wikipedia

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    Upon Citicorp Center's completion, it received several architectural awards. In 1978, the City Club of New York gave the building a Bard Award, which recognized "excellence in architecture and urban design". [213] The same year, the American Institute of Steel Construction gave its Architectural Award of Excellence to Citicorp for the building ...

  5. Skyscraper design and construction - Wikipedia

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    The tubular systems are fundamental to tall building design. Most buildings over 40-stories constructed since the 1960s now use a tube design derived from Khan's structural engineering principles, [2] [8] examples including the construction of the World Trade Center, Aon Center, Petronas Towers, Jin Mao Building, and most other supertall ...

  6. Taipei 101 - Wikipedia

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    Because of the height of Taipei 101, combined with the surrounding area's geology—the building is located just 660 ft (200 m) away from a major fault line [51] Outrigger trusses, located at eight-floor intervals, connect the columns in the building's core to those on the exterior. [17]

  7. Google Maps - Wikipedia

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    Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application offered by Google. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions, and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bike, air (in beta) and public transportation.

  8. Tower block - Wikipedia

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    High-rise towers in Vilnius Central Business District, Lithuania The Majakka high-rise building in Kalasatama, Helsinki, Finland A tower block , high-rise , apartment tower , residential tower , apartment block , block of flats , or office tower is a tall building , as opposed to a low-rise building and is defined differently in terms of height ...

  9. SOM (architectural firm) - Wikipedia

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    SOM devised the master plan, and over three decades designed several of the site's 14 buildings. In order to build high-rise structures atop one of the city's busiest stations and its railyard, SOM's structural engineering team devised a deck over the tracks to allow for various building configurations on top.