Rising above Riyadh with cool concrete pours

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A new high-rise building in the centre of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is a mixed-use development which will provide various facilities, such as apartments, a hotel, offices and retail units. The project is due to be completed by Apr 2000. The Al Faisaliah building is 30 storeys high making it the tallest building in the city. The building was designed by architects Foster and Partners who won a competition to design the building in 1993. The use of concrete in the building was very difficult due to the high temperatures in the city.

Buildings and facilities, Concrete construction, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Ferguson launches rival to Arup's Bristol proposal

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The planned redevelopment of the Harbourside area in Bristol, UK, has two major design teams vying for the project. Architect firm Ferguson Mann has proposed a 200 million pounds sterling waterside scheme which would make use of waterways within the area. Bristol council has already given its public backing to a scheme by Arup, which proposes a cinema complex, housing blocks and business properties grouped together. The chosen scheme will be announced during October 1999.

Ove Arup and Partnership Ltd., Bristol, England, Ferguson Mann

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Johnson's Trump card: Philip Johnson thinks skyscrapers are 'awfully silly'. But he's doing one for billionaire developer Donald Trump

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Philip Johnson, an architect, is designing Manhattan's Trump International Hotel & Tower in a joint venture with Donald Trump, a real estate developer. They will transform the former Paramount Building. Johnson became famous for his Seagram Building nearly 40 years ago, and has been responsible for the sculpture garden at the Museum of Modern Art, the sony Building and the Blanchette Rockafeller Guest House.

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