All Tall buildings articles

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    London towers – does it make more sense to build new or renew?

    2024-09-18T05:00:00Z

    The twin currencies of carbon and cost have encouraged the adaptive reuse of towers, bringing the additional complexity of working within an existing building

  • London Skyline, photographed on December 19, 2017
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    Cost model: Services for tall buildings

    2018-02-26T06:30:00Z

    Mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems are a particular challenge for tall buildings, with their own considerations and commercial drivers. Alinea Consulting details the factors and costs for office towers

  • New London Architecture’s view of the City of London in 2025
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    Cost model: Tall buildings

    2014-04-15T14:00:00Z

    With nearly 250 towers set to be built in London alone - the vast majority of them residential - Brian Smith, Mital Dholakia and Richard Heseltine of Aecom highlight the main design and cost considerations in reaching for the skies

  • The King Alfred mixed use scheme in Hove contains two tall residential towers. It was designed by Frank Gehry with HOK and CZWG
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    Cost model: Tall buildings

    2007-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Cities throughout the UK are developing residential towers and landmark skyscrapers. Steve Watts and Neal Kalita of Davis Langdon consider the design and construction challenges of high-rise development and provide a cost model for a central London office tower

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    Cost model: High-rise housing refurbishment

    2002-12-13T00:00:00Z

    The government is reappraising the UK’s social housing in order to meet its decent homes target by 2010. Here, Davis Langdon & Everest examines the costs, key issues and associated problems of refurbishing a tower block

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    Cost model: Tall buildings

    2002-09-06T00:00:00Z

    Despite the fate of the World Trade Centre, developer interest in tall buildings hasn’t diminished – and will increase if the mayor’s plan for London is put into effect. Here Davis Langdon & Everest, Arup and Mott Green and Wall summarise the key issues and examine the costs of building ...

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    High-Rise Office Towers - Cost model, May 1997

    1998-12-31T00:00:00Z

    Tall buildings are back in vogue. This month sees the completion of Europe’s tallest office building, the Commerzbank in Frankfurt. In Shanghai and Melbourned, towers of more than 100 storeys are planned. In this cost model, Davis Langdon & Everest gives the results of an international survey of tall building ...

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    City of London office blocks - Cost model, October 1994

    1998-12-31T00:00:00Z

    Believe it or not, prime office space in the City of London is in short supply. This, combined with improved business confidence, means developers are dusting off schemes they shelved at the start of the recession. Davis Langdon and Everest examines a typical city centre office block.