Big Fete for Trump's New ProjectWomen's Wear Daily - USA By Amanda FitzSimons Neither Donald Trump nor Dubai are known for subtlety, so when the mogul hosted a fete in honor of the Middle Eastern metropolis' ... Dubai 'shape-shifting skyscraper' unveiled CNN International - USA(CNN) -- Dubai's expanding skyline looks set to gain a spectacular new addition after plans were unveiled for a
The 2007 record I'm playing right now:It was last July that I found out just how deadly Theo Kogan - lead singer of Theo and the Skyscrapers can be. The band's second full-length album "SO MANY WAYS TO DIE," is gritty, electro-, post-punk brilliance. It found it's way back into my CD player this weekend and I am enjoying it again.Kogan is one of the premiere woman of rock. Attending one of her liv
You might never have considered who owns the skyscrapers in New York City, but a report by the AFP issued this morning would indicate that many of them are owned by big businesses. Just like the rest of the Nation, entrepreneurial companies invested in real estate during the real estate boom. Not surprisingly, some [...]
2007 Record Review Recap - THEO & THE SKYSCRAPERS:In July I found out just how deadly Theo Kogan - lead singer of Theo and the Skyscrapers can be. The band's second full-length album "SO MANY WAYS TO DIE," is one of the most fun albums released this year.. Just check out the "injury makeup" the band used in their promotional pictures below...!Kogan is one of the premiere woman of rock. Attending a live show is a must! This woman has magical control and stage prowess. Theo is the legendary songstress behind the Lunachicks - an all-girl band that rocked stages in ways unimaginable. That was until I saw the Skyscrapers play live last year. Wooo-weee! There is heat in the kitchen! The Skyscrapers - Theo Kogan's band releases a great sophomore albumAfter leaving the Lunachicks, Kogan teamed up with guitarist Sean Pierce (former Toilet Boys) and drummer Chris Kling to form the Skyscrapers (there is no one in the band shorter than 6'5" tall. No joke!) - When Kogan (tall, blanched hai
Homes of the future will most likely be clustered or attached, smaller and more open due to a growing and aging population. In fact, if you take a look around the residential zones of Singapore, you'd notice this is already happening. And you can be sure we are not alone.Hence it is ironic when you realize that the people in the old walled city of Shibam, ‘the Manhattan of the desert’, already conceived the idea of building upwards some 500 years ago. Though for a different reason. They've built the world's first skyscrapers using mud-bricks (which need to be maintained regularly, even up till today, to combat erosion) on stone foundations after meticulous town planning, when the remaining available land of the city had to be reallocated with the disastrous flooding of the years 1298 (698) or 1532 (939). The consolidation of habitation upwards can truly be considered innovative at the time.The current population is a low 7000, and there is barely any traffic in sight due to the
The $10-billion "Moskva-City" complex of offices, hotels, apartments, restaurants, shops and entertainment centers will have about 25 high-rises, including at least seven buildings taller than any others now existing in Europe. Dominating the site will be the 2,008-foot-tall Russia Tower, which will be one of the tallest buildings in the world and is due for completion in 2012. Most of the rest of the center is to open in 2009 and 2010. The Empire State Building, by comparison, is 1,454 feet tall, including its lightning rod. Capital officials have been working on the Moskva-City project since 1990, but few others took it seriously until the turn of the century. Now, fueled by an oil-based boom in Russia's economy, the 148-acre site is a place of frenzied construction.
We have been very, very busy at The RSL. I probably don't need to remind you yet again - but this blog is a passion and not yet a profession - so fitting in live shows and writing about it too can take some time. We have three pretty incredible recent lives show reviews to pass along today!The Willowz - T.T. the Bears - Cambridge, MA - 7.20.07 -Probably one of the best live bands I saw perform live this year... From Anaheim, California it's The Willowz. The four piece band (signed to Dim Mak records) played a damn tight live show at T.T. the Bear's in Cambridge's Central Square on July 20. They were the opener for the Detroit Cobras - but were so good, they could have been the headliners. Not only were Richie and Jessica great to talk to - they probably couldn't have done much better live. Everyone likes to talk about fusion acts. Generally these are alternative and ethnic beats or electronica with metal or rap... etc. The Willowz sound like southern rock with a touch of Led Zeppe
Skyline of Jaipur will soon change with the new real estate developments coming on the way on the back of new norms. The state government has removed the ban restricting the height of a building to 30 metres. According to the new format, the height of the buildings can be 1.5 times the width of the road running in front of the building.
The new format will cater to the increasing demand for residential property in Jaipur. So far, the city has witnessed large horizontal growth. Since, there is a lack of open spaces in the city limits; the government has decided to increase the height of the buildings without disturbing the basic town planning, says Pratap Singh Singhavi, Rajasthan minister for urban development.
The new format allows the builders to build a 15 storey building on a 100 feet connecting road, a 22-storey building on a 120 feet road, 28 storeys on 160 feet and 40-storey building on 200-feet road. A dozen of such skyscrapers are to come in Jaipur.
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In two days the world will know just how deadly Theo Kogan - lead singer of Theo and the Skyscrapers can be. The band's second full-length album "SO MANY WAYS TO DIE," hits store shelves this week proving their 2006 debut was no fluke. I am predicting big things and a strong tour (coast-to-coast) and the material sounds great!Kogan is one of the premiere woman of rock. Attending a live show is a must! This woman has magical control and stage prowess. Theo is the legendary songstress behind the Lunachicks - an all-girl band that rocked stages in ways unimaginable. That was until I saw the Skyscrapers play live last year. Wooo-weee! There is heat in the kitchen! The Skyscrapers - Theo Kogan's band releases a great sophomore albumAfter leaving the Lunachicks Kogan teamed up with guitarist Sean Pierce (former Toilet Boys) and drummer Chris Kling to form the Skyscrapers (there is no one in the band shorter than 6'5" tall. No joke!) - When Kogan (tall, blanched hair and tattoo-sleeved ar
I would imagine that most Americans would read the article below and just shake their heads and think: Too much money and too much free time. If you were to take a bit and look at recent Dubai building projects it would be rather astonishing. The artificial palm shaped island is a good example. But its all in perspective. There's so much that we as Americans take as normal and everyday that in most of the world would be considered wondrous. As an example we rail about the inefficiency of the department of motor vehicles. But look at it this way. You can walk in off the street with no appointment, start the paperwork and have a legal drivers license in an hour or two at most. In many countries around the world this same process can easily take 6 months or more. And we take this for granted yet still rail about it. Eastern Europeans, especially during the cold war era, would look at everyday life in America and assume it was all propaganda. The Soviet Union regularly told its citizens
The Lighthouse is a new, green skyscraper which is being planned for construction in Dubai. For its energy needs, the 400 meter building will have three wind turbines and 400 solar panels.
The Atkins designed building is expected to reduce energy consumption by 65% and water consumption by 40%.
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A German company has targeted the oil rich desserts of the Middle East as the location to build a new 68 story office tower that would supply 100% of its own energy.
A handful of architects recently...
Earth-centred news for the health of air, water, habitat and the fight against global warming
東京の摩天楼Tokyo has more high rise buildings than any other city in the world. Tokyo's skyscrapers are built for both business and residential use, with apartment blocks over 40-50 storeys becoming the norm.The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (Tocho) remains the tallest skyscraper to date at 243m. Other super high rise buildings include: the Sunshine 60 Tower in Ikebukuro at 240m, DoCoMo Yoyogi Building 240m, Roppongi Hills at 238m, the Tokyo Opera City Tower 234m, the Shinjuku Park Tower 233m, the Marunouchi Building at 179m and the Shin Marunouchi Building, both near Tokyo Station, at 198m .The Mid Town Tower in Akasaka will become the tallest skyscraper in Tokyo at 248m when it fully opens later this year.Tokyo Tower remains the highest structure in the capital at 333m.Japanese BonsaiTabi BootsTagsTokyo Japan skyscraper High Rise Architecture
Skyscrapers are one of the reasons that I enjoy photographing in an urban setting. There are just so many ways to compose an image with them that you could stand in one location and experiment for hours. Despite the fact that skyscrapers have easily identifiable outlines, I find that my favorite images of them are ones that are taken when I consider them in the abstract; by removing from my mind the fact that they are buildings and, instead, consider them as lines, shapes and colors. Given the number of buildings like this in any major city, there is an almost endless array of composition and images that are waiting to be made.Image taken In Downtown PittsburghCopyright Howard Grill As I mentioned in a prior post, I find it interesting that the mind set and compositional ideas I use to photograph the urban landscape are really no different than those that I find myself using to photograph nature. Before venturing out into the city with a camera, I thought they would be very d
