January 6, 2008
Detroit Gets New Era in Downtown Living With Iconic $150 Million Cadillac Centre on Campus Martius Park
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Photo Rendering: Downtown Detroit gets a strong new start on the New Year with the announcement of the $150 million complex called "Cadillac Centre" on Campus Martius Park, Detroit's new "Town Square." Developer is New York City-based real estate investment firm Northern Group, Inc. Above: View of Cadillac Centre from Campus Martius Park.
DETROIT, Jan. 6 -- Detroit gets a strong new start on the New Year with the expected announcement of an iconic $150 million living, dining, shopping and entertainment complex called "Cadillac Centre" on Campus Martius Park occupying the entire Monroe Block with a connection to the existing Cadillac Tower.
The announcement is expected to be made by Detroit Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick and owner-developer Alex Dembitzer, principal and managing partner of the Northern Group, Inc., a privately held New York City-based real estate investment firm with strong ties to Detroit, at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 9 in the Mayor's conference room. Joining Mayor Kilpatrick and Dembitzer for the announcement will be internationally renowned architect Anthony Caradonna of New York and Rome.
The dramatic $150 million building complex completes the circle around Campus Martius Park with more than 80 apartments, serene public spaces, an upscale market, major retail space, dining, a health club and a multiplex cinema. Cadillac Centre features two modern 24-story towers of sculpted metal and glass rising from a 12-story base designed to make Detroit a global architectural destination, similar to the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain, or Chicago's Millennium Park. |GlobalGiants.com|
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September 14, 2007
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's Burj Dubai Becomes World's Tallest Free-Standing Structure
CHICAGO, Sept. 14 -- The Burj Dubai, designed by the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), is now officially the world's tallest free-standing structure.
SOM announced today that the construction of the Burj Dubai has reached the 150th floor level at 1,821 feet (555 meters), surpassing the height of the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada, which was previously the world's tallest free-standing structure at 1,815 feet (553 meters). The CN Tower is a communications tower and was completed in 1976.
The height of the Burj Dubai, located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, will continue to climb as construction continues to the floors and beyond with its architectural spire. The construction is expected to top out in 2008. The final height is still a secret.
The Burj Dubai is being developed by Emaar Properties, constructed by South Korea's Samsung Corporation. Turner Construction International is the project and construction manager.
Upon completion, the Burj Dubai will be the tallest building in the world in all four categories recognized by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), which compiles and ranks the world's tallest buildings. |GlobalGiants.com|
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September 11, 2007
NATIONAL 9/11 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM EXHIBIT S.C.
Photo: Irmo, S.C., residents, Nobuo Yamashiro, left, and Dawn Yamashiro, right, along with their four children, sign a beam for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Monday, Sept. 10, 2007, in Columbia, S.C., on the opening day of the exhibit, in memory of Dawn's brother, Brian Warner, who worked at the World Trade Center for Cantor Fitzgerald, and was killed in the attacks. |GlobalGiants.com|
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August 4, 2007
CHICAGO SPIRE : GlobalGiants.com
Chicago, IL -- The first caisson sleeve was drilled into the ground on The Chicago Spire site, marking a historical moment as construction on the world's tallest residential building is now officially underway in Chicago, IL. Santiago Calatrava's twisting tower, will rise 2,000-feet on the shores of Lake Michigan and is expected to be complete in late 2010. (Shelbourne, Brian Kersey)
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June 7, 2007
DOW CORNING CORPORATION BUILDING : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Natural light streams through the glass panels of the renovated Charlemagne building in Brussels, Belgium. Silicone bonds the structural joints and provides a weather sealant around the panels, maintaining the thermal integrity of the structure. (Dow Corning Corporation) |GlobalGiants.com|
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