Photo of the Wedding Palace in Ashgabat, the capital city of Turkmenistan. The eleven-storey building is a civil registry centre. It's constructed by Turkish company Polimeks and opened in 2011. Besides registration of marriage and other civic services, the "palace" has wedding halls, banquet rooms, and a hotel. It also has boutiques and shops that provide essential … [Read more...] about Wedding Palace in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
China unveils world’s largest building
Dubbed as the world's largest building (or the largest standalone structure by floorspace, to be precise), the New Century Global Centre in Chengdu, China, has opened its doors to public last month. Photos by 郭红元@Baidu [Cn]... With 1,700,000 square metres of floorspace, the building consists of a large shopping area, and also offices, conference hall, two hotels, … [Read more...] about China unveils world’s largest building
Tokyo Sky Tree time-lapse
Time lapse video of Tokyo Sky Tree by Darwinfish105 [Jp]. The construction of the tower - the world's tallest (634m) - was completed on February 29. The definition of "tower" differs from "building", with the later mainly habitable. For many years the world's tallest tower is taller than the tallest building, but it changed in 2010 with the completion of Burj … [Read more...] about Tokyo Sky Tree time-lapse
30-storey building built in 15 days
Broad Sustainable Building, the Chinese firm that assembled a hotel in just six days in 2010, has recently achieved another feat by constructing a 30-storey building in 15 days. Time lapse video below (with information on various specs)... … [Read more...] about 30-storey building built in 15 days
China highway construction fail
In Nanning, China, where engineers realised (way too late) that a block of flats are higher than the road ring's bridge. Brilliant... … [Read more...] about China highway construction fail
Kingdom Tower will be world’s tallest
The construction of the new world's tallest skyscraper - the Kingdom Tower - is officially underway in Jeddah, the second largest city in Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom Tower is designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture - the same designer of Burj Khalifa, the current world's tallest structure. The Kingdom Tower will be over 1000 metres, at least 173m taller than … [Read more...] about Kingdom Tower will be world’s tallest
China built 15-storey hotel in six days
Chinese construction firm Broad Sustainable Building has managed to build (assembly to be precise, with prefabricated technology) a 15-storey hotel in just six days... The New Ark Hotel in Changsha, Hunan Province, was completed in June 2010 and is able to withstand a magnitude nine earthquake despite its rapid rise. … [Read more...] about China built 15-storey hotel in six days
World’s largest teapot shape structure
The world's largest teapot shape structure, located in China's Meitan County, was officially opened last month. I'm not sure what's the 73.8 metre tall building is used for; but judging from its shape and that the county is famous for its premium tea, we can safely assume that it's a tea museum or information centre... Teapot shape building in Meitan, Guizhou, China. … [Read more...] about World’s largest teapot shape structure