12 Architectural Highs - From Burj Dubai to Observation Wheels (CLUSTER)

Wireless Mesh Phone Networks for Skyscrapers

Burj Dubai Gets Firetide Mesh

Oops! Somebody forgot that walkie talkies have a limited range, including upward! The worker bees on the 2,275 foot Burj Dubai monster transformer discovered their bosses and coworkers couldn't hear their…
[Related +/-]

2000 ft Buildings (VIDEO)

'Tokyo Sky Tree' is World's 2nd Tallest

A ridiculously tall building that is not in Dubai? Yes. As the name suggests, standing at 2000 feet (610 meters) tall, the Tokyo Sky Tree will actually be in the heart of Tokyo. Set to finish in 2011…

Mile-High Eco-Tower (GALLERY)

500 Floor London Building

Here is another plan for a super-high skyscraper, this time in Europe's very own London. The eco-friendly building, which will be 500 stories high, could house 100,000 non-height-fearing people as well…

Absolute Tallest Building

Hyder Consulting's 5,250 Ft Structure

It will be the largest, tallest skyscraper in the known universe and no, I'm not referring to the 2,655-foot-tall Burj Dubai, an unfinished, wanna-be world-record-holder. I'm talking about the unnamed,…

Asia's Tallest Observation Wheel (GALLERY)

The Singapore Flyer Opens March 1

Most of us will have to wait until March 1 to take a spin on the Singapore Flyer, the giant observation wheel that cost US$160 million and just under three years to complete. But 28 corporations have already…

Dubai Sky Photos (GALLERY)

View From 85th Floor of Burj Dubai

Now this is cool! Although it really looks like it, this incredible photo wasn't taken from a plane; believe it or not, it was taken from the 85th floor of the Burj Dubai. To date, it is the world's tallest…

KM Tall Skyscraper in Kuwait (VIDEO)

Burj Mubarak Al-Kabir To Be World's Tallest

In a Persian Gulf building war, Kuwait announced its plans to build the Burj Mubarak Al-Kabir to attain a height of 1,001 meters (3,284 ft). The Burj Dubai is supposed to top out at over 800 meters but…

Great Wheel of China

World's Tallest Ferris Wheel in Beijing

China is to make history with the ongoing construction of the world's tallest ferris wheel. At 680 feet, the $99 million Beijing Great Wheel is being built in Eastern Beijing's Chaoyang Park. The tourist…

Japan Plans World's Tallest Building (GALLERY)

X-Seed 4000

Holy Mount Fuji Batman! The Tasei Construction Company in Japan is is planning to build a 13,123-foot- tall building called the X-Seed 4000 which will house anywhere from 500 thousand to 1 million people.…

The Burj Dubai Becomes the World's Tallest Building (VIDEO)

At 512m (1,680ft) and 141 floors the Burj Dubai, which is still under construction, is now taller than Taiwan's 508m (1,667ft) Taipei 101. The final height of the Burj is a closely guarded secret with…

The World's Tallest House of Sticks

When you're only using thin and inexpensive sticks of wood as your main building materials, it's easy to see how a person could get a little carried away and maybe add on a few little extras. But this…

The Chicago Spire

World's tallest residential building

The Shelbourne Development Group has filed a finished design for the Chicago Spire; this 2,000-foot tall tower will become the tallest residential building in the world if approved. It will be built at…

---

---