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This is a list of buildings and other structures that have been envisioned. The X-Seed 4000 is one of the tallest structures ever conceived. Shown in this image is the Burj Khalifa (828 m (2,717 ft)), tallest structure in the world at the time of completion in 2010 to this year (2025), and the X-Seed 4000 project (4,000 m (13,000 ft)).
The residential portion of the tower contains 145 condominiums with interiors designed by Thierry Despont. There are also amenities spaces on floors 12 through 16 and a lounge on floors 46 and 47. Plans for Tower Verre, a 1,250 ft-tall (380 m) skyscraper at 53 West 53rd Street, were announced in 2007 in conjunction with an expansion of MoMA.
The tower was designed by local firm HGP Architects and engineering consultants Scott Wilson and built by Mowlem with steelwork by Butterley Engineering. [6] The Spinnaker Tower reflects Portsmouth's maritime history through its design and is named after a spinnaker, a type of sail that balloons outward. [7] The tower was opened on 18 October 2005.
The Grollo Tower was a proposed skyscraper development in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Australia. The developer was Grocon , a construction company owned by the Grollo family. With an original proposed height of 678 m, which was later scaled down to 550 m, the skyscraper would have been the world's tallest at that time. [ 1 ]
The Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong uses a trussed tube design. Bundled tube: An important variation on the tube frame is the bundled tube, which uses several interconnected tube frames. The Willis Tower in Chicago used this design, employing nine tubes of varying height to achieve its distinct appearance. The bundled tube structure meant that ...
By using gravity to move objects or substances downward, a tower can be used to store items or liquids like a storage silo or a water tower, or aim an object into the earth such as a drilling tower. Ski-jump ramps use the same idea, and in the absence of a natural mountain slope or hill, can be human-made.
Rise Tower (Arabic: برج رايز) is a skyscraper construction project proposed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [1] It is planned to be the first 2 km (6,562 ft) tall building and would be the world's tallest building or structure upon completion, standing 1180 m (3872 ft) taller than the Burj Khalifa and surpassing the Jeddah Tower by almost 1000 m.
Tianjin Modern City Office Tower is a supertall skyscraper in Tianjin, China. It is 338 metres (1,109 ft) tall. It was first proposed in 2010. Construction began in 2011 and ended in 2016. [2] The tower is a part of a set of two towers with the other tower being 205 m (673 ft) tall. The secondary tower is used primarily as a hotel and luxury ...