Nov 1, 2020 · In Korea buildings above a certain height/size require a helipad by law, due to safety in fire/emergency situations. It's also for military reasons with North Korea, many skyscrapers/high rises have anti air weapons or radars on them and it allows the military to relocate from building to building.

May 2, 2023 · The architectural groups of 10 000 flats at the second-stage in the Hwasong area with a more excellent appearance are nearing completion in the great golden age of construction, when flourishing living spaces, symbolic of the comprehensive development era of a thriving nation, are created every year in the capital city of Pyongyang, the ...

Aug 26, 2002 · I've noticed SSC is using 200m as a cut-off for a skyscraper, with 300m being a 'supertall'. It's all very arbitrary and heavily dependent on context. I've heard buildings of 4 floors being described as 'skyscrapers' when proposed for rural locations.

Sep 15, 2004 · "These buildings will be a scar left on the face of time, which will record our pains forever," he said. "Once the land is used and this unreasonable urbanization spread, it is irreversible." In contrast to the early days of the Olympics, state media have allowed a debate, with even the People's Daily publishing attacks on the loss of the city ...

Dec 3, 2006 · Korea: A Commie Backwater Korea's Apartment "Commie" Blocks are, probably and generally, the most impersonally-looking and designed ones there are in the world, outside Communist or post-Communist countries. I mean, I can't imagine myself having an address such as: Apartment Block 314 Lotte Castle.

Jan 29, 2025 · LISTED property developer Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) said it has started the construction of two new office buildings at Vertis North in Quezon City. The two buildings, Vertis North Corporate Centers 4 and 5, are expected to be completed by 2027, ALI said in a regulatory filing on Monday. The buildings will have a total of 82,000 square meters of ...

Sep 26, 2013 · For North America, I'm going to toss in my home city of Boston. It always gets ripped on for lacking height, but it has 16 buildings over 500' (18 over 150m) in a densely concentrated area, and the vast majority of buildings don't need spires to inflate their heights.

May 1, 2007 · it is otherwise known as the Korea Rail Corp Tower it is part of a massive redevelopment in Yongsan (north-central) originally, the tear drop design was the official design according to recent news, the tower will be redesigned as of August 2008, the design of the tower and the area will be contested for:

Apr 29, 2021 · North Sydney: Bold vision revealed for CBD of the future North Sydney looks set to become the architectural heart of the city as developers push the boundaries in a bid to lure top companies back into the CBD post-COVID. The city’s skyline is set to take on a new shape under plans for the next high rise development for North Sydney.

Jan 25, 2024 · The amount of buildings at the proposal stage is crazy. Even if only half gets built the skyline(s) will transform dramatically. To put this in perspective, NYC has 907 buildings 100m+ completed. City of Toronto 100m+ Buildings Built: 349 U/C: 99 Proposed: 644 Total: 1,092 Metro Toronto 100m+ Buildings Built: 400 U/C: 129 Proposed: 881 Total: 1,410