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Jeddah Tower Passes 113 Floors: The Kilometre-High Dream Is Climbing Again
The Torch: Inside Extell's $1.25 Billion Financing for Times Square's Wildest Tower
With 40 of 60 floors already built, Extell Development has closed a $1.25 billion construction loan for a Times Square tower stacking a 1,800-room hotel, three observation decks, and a 250-foot amusement ride.
Al Habtoor Tower: Dubai Inaugurates a 350-Metre Residential Giant on the Water Canal
One of the world's tallest residential buildings has opened on the Dubai Water Canal — 1,740 luxury apartments, the world's fastest elevators, and the world's highest terraced gardens, stacked 85 storeys high.
Farshid Moussavi Wins the 2026 Soane Medal for a Career Built on Attentiveness
The British-Iranian architect and Harvard professor becomes the 10th laureate of the Sir John Soane's Museum award, honoured for nearly four decades of 'sustained and rigorous' practice across building, teaching, and writing.
The Lucas Museum Opens in Los Angeles: Inside MAD Architects' $1 Billion Landmark
After 17 years, three cities, and a reported $1 billion in private funding, George Lucas and Mellody Hobson's museum of visual storytelling has opened its doors in Exposition Park — in a building designed by Ma Yansong of MAD Architects.
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The Torch: Inside Extell's $1.25 Billion Financing for Times Square's Wildest Tower
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Al Habtoor Tower: Dubai Inaugurates a 350-Metre Residential Giant on the Water Canal