The towers of the future – from London to Panama, from Dubai to Paris


Today we’ll talk some buildings and skyscrapers that will be the frame of cities scattered throughout the world in the next decade.
The first part of the project Citylife which should be finished by 2015 in the former Trade Fair in Milan. The tower, which we have already mentioned has been designed by architects Daniel Libeskind, Zaha Hadid, Arata Isozaki and Pier Paolo Maggiora.
This will become an urban center of Milan in a park of 160 thousand square meters which will be included in residential buildings with about 1,300 apartments. Out in the urban center will be set three towers named for their shape: The obverse designed by Isozaki, 220 meters high and 50 floors, The crooked designed by Zaha Hadid of 190 meters with 40 floors with a dynamic twisting and bending the designed by Libeskind, 170 meters high and 34 floors.
In Europe, many buildings will be made, the first is the Projet Triangle (Triangle Project) a pyramidal tower 180 meters high and designed by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, the tower will be built in Paris by 2014, will rise at the Porte de Versailles and will inside a convention center, offices and a hotel.
In the area of La Defense, also in Paris, will be finished by 2012 Tour Phare “lighthouse”, a 300-meter skyscraper designed by architect Thom Mayne. The shape of the tower will be similar to that of a long tube with bends and futuristic at the top of the tower there will be large propellers that produce clean energy.
In Russia, St. Petersburg is the project Okhta Center, and in 2012 the city will have the tallest skyscraper with its 400 meters.
In 2012 the London Olympics period is finished the project by Renzo Piano with the skyscraper The Shard, a crystal pyramid 300 meters high.
In Asia the first futuristic building under construction in Karachi, Pakistan: The Port Tower Complex will be a skyscraper that will house offices, conference rooms, restaurants and apartments will be 593 meters high.
In Dubai, there will arise the Nakheel Tower, a skyscraper that will reach a thousand meters high. This project was announced some time ago, and will have 200 floors and 150 lifts, but so far, the title of tallest skyscraper in the world, at least according to the designs presented to date, will be the Burj Mubarak al-Kabir in Kuwait that tocccherà Record the height of 1001 meters.
Also in the UAE will be born the Trump International Hotel & Tower, a skyscraper of 270 meters of Donald Trump.
Finally, with regard to Asia, this will be another building on the Asian ‘Incheon Tower to be completed by 2010 in South Korea and will measure 610 meters.
In America, specifically in Canada will be made to The Bow in Calgary, designed by Norman Foster ready in 2010 and 230 meters high above sea level.
In Chicago, Illinois, will be built the Chicago Spire, a building designed by Santiago Calatrava, which will be 609.6 meters for 150 floors high.
The Freedom Tower, a building of 550 meters to be built at the place where once stood the majestic Twin Towers in New York. should be completed in 2013.
The last one, this is the last building of Los Faros in Panama, an architectural complex consists of three towers, within which are placed over 1,700 luxury apartments, five star hotel, a casino, swimming pools, gyms and more.

Category : Architecture  

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