• World’s First Invisible Tower to be built in Korea

    The new project by GDS Architects can easily be dubbed as the 8th wonder of the world for its architectural excellence. It is a myth of an old magic trick made real with the aid of superlative technology. The world’s first invisible tower that is currently in its planning stage is somewhat a phallic crystalline tower emanating an angelic glow that uses optical technology to make the structures see-through as a curtain of mesh. The Eco Prism hosts an...

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    by shubha, posted February 2, 2012 - 8:41 AM in Buildings| Comments ()

  • Denise Rich's NY penthouse is up for $65 million

    Even though this is not the most expensive apartment to be sold in NYC, the asking price places it a close second. Songwriter Denise Rich has put up her Fifth Avenue penthouse for sale and the asking price is only $65 million. The 12,000 sq.ft duplex features seven bedrooms, 11 baths, three kitchens, grand salon, formal dining room, billiard's room, full gym, library and two terraces. In addition to offering all the opulence, the penthouse boasts of spectaculars views...

    by babita, posted January 31, 2012 - 9:49 AM in Buildings| Comments ()

  • The world's most expensive new office tower is New World Trade Center skyscraper

    While most are aware of the construction developments at Ground Zero in New York, very few are aware of the expenses involved in the construction of the new skyscraper. If reports are to be believed, the price tag for One World Trade Center has now reached an astonishing $3.8 billion! This price rise has now made this yet under construction skyscraper the world’s most expensive new office tower. The One World Trade Center, which is being built by the...

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    by namrata, posted January 31, 2012 - 9:29 AM in Buildings| Comments ()

  • Acropolis is up for rent at affordable rates

    Do you have a lavish feast to throw but want a offbeat place to celebrate, then you can consider heading to Greece. The Cultural ministry in the country has put up one of its most enchanting archaeological sites Acropolis on rent. And that's just a start, as the ministry plans to set the economical balance of the country back on track as more such archaeological wonders will be put out on rent. However, considering that it is a world...

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    by kamakshi, posted January 19, 2012 - 7:55 AM in Buildings| Comments ()

  • One of the most expensive palace in Europe is up for $40 million

    Rome has history embedded in its heart and soul, clearly apparent on the streets, roads, walls and air of the renowned city. What appears to be the most expensive property on sale in Rome as well as one of the most expensive in Europe is being offered for £26million ( about $40 million) now by the family of Iris Origo. She was the daughter of an American diplomat and an Anglo-Irish peer and was married to an Italian aristocrat,...

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    by shilpa, posted January 13, 2012 - 5:42 AM in Buildings| Comments ()

  • A nuke-proof space observation station is up for $2.95 million in California

    2012 is finally here, and if you love sci-fi, it time to go shopping for the perfect bomb shelter, right? And if you haven’t yet found anything worth your time, had over to Carmel Valley, California, where a nuclear bomb-proof space station is up for grabs. The Jamesburg Earth Station is a space-observing earth station built in the 1960's as US and the Soviet Union went into cold war. The building is sturdy enough to withstand 5-megaton nuclear blast....

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    by kamakshi, posted January 9, 2012 - 5:33 AM in Buildings| Comments ()

  • Swiss ski chalet favored by the celebs is up for grabs in Zermatt

    Finding a ritzy winter escape without having to worry of plaguing paparazzi is like trying to find ground without grass in rainforest. But we just happened to find one for you - Zermatt, the posh Swiss ski resort at the base of the Matterhorn. Celebs such as Madonna, British Royals- William and Kate as well as Italy’s Agnelli clan are noted to have vacationed in this exotic spot. Now, you can have the honor of treating yourself to an...

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    by shubha, posted January 5, 2012 - 12:06 PM in Buildings| Comments ()

  • World’s most expensive building gets more expensive as it gets 11 more floors

    The world’s most expensive building will rise higher than planned. The Yongsan Landmark Tower was initially intended to stand tall with 100 stories. However the developers have had a change of plan and announced eleven more floors which will push it 120 m further up. This will make it eligible to be crowned as the tallest building in Korea as well the second tallest building in the world. This latest alteration will also add on to its cost of...

    by deepa, posted November 28, 2011 - 7:52 AM in Buildings| Comments ()

  • Porsche Design Tower rises high with elevators for residents and cars alike

    Germany's Porsche Design Group has teamed up with developer Gil Dezer of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida to build a condo complex. This is no ordinary condomimium and its reads like something straight from a sic-fi novel. This condo complex is the world's first complex equipped with elevators that will take the residents and their cars straight into their units. The projects cost is estimated to be around $560 million and was given the go ahead by the Sunny Isles...

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    by babita, posted November 23, 2011 - 5:24 AM in Buildings| Comments ()

  • World's most expensive building in Seoul will cost more than Burj Khalifa

    If you want to set up office in the most expensive building in the world, you need to wait it out till the end of 2016. The Yongsan Landmark Tower, which is said to be 100 stories tall is said to be the most expensive building, based on per square unit rates, once it’s ready. The cost of construction is said to come at W1.4 trillion, with the full cost of setting up the building will come to over...

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    by kamakshi, posted October 13, 2011 - 8:32 AM in Buildings| Comments ()

  • World’s most expensive house built for $12.2 billion

    Behold! The King of bling casts his spell to stun the world by transforming a house in Switzerland into the world’s most expensive house. Costing a whopping £ 7.5 billion ($12.2 billion), it comes loaded with solid gold and platinum fixtures and fittings. More than 200,000 kilograms of precious metal is used to bring in the bling element. Stuart Hughes has teamed up with Kevin Huber of exklusivHAUS of Zug Switzerland for a client who could afford to shell...

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    by deepa, posted August 4, 2011 - 12:00 PM in Buildings| Comments ()

  • FIFA World Cup 2022 venue in Qatar all set to be the most expensive sports facility

    With the FIFA World Cup semifinal coming to Qatar in 2022, the Sports City stadium Qatar now has a new reason to justify that it can build the most expensive sports facility ever. The original plans of a 45,000 seats design bearing a construction cost of $1.6 billion has now been changed to accommodate 65,000 seats keeping in mind that it will be one of the World Cup’s primary venues, with the costs all set to “creep up to...

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    by kamakshi, posted July 19, 2011 - 6:04 AM in Buildings| Comments ()

  • Bonhams to get swanky new headquarters in London

    Auction house Bonhams is stepping up its appearance with a new international headquarters based in London offering a class apart and much-advanced salesroom to its prestigious customers. The £30 million ($48.7 million) building, which will be constructed at the current location on 101 New Bond Street, will be designed by award-winning architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands. While the current building remains, a futuristic 21st century structure will emerge from behind which boast an array of modern facilities and auction experiences....

    by shilpa, posted June 15, 2011 - 9:45 AM in Buildings| Comments ()

  • Saudi’s Kingdom Tower gets a nod to go twice the height of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa

    The Burj Khalifa is tall, and really tall – being the tallest building in the world and all. But now, Jeddah in Saudi Arabia wants to show they are not far behind in opulence and have unveiled plans to build a tower twice the height of the Burj. The Kingdom Tower, estimated at a cost of almost $30 billion, will be one mile high and will contain almost 12 million cubic feet of space. Dubai-based Emaar has been signed...

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    by shilpa, posted April 8, 2011 - 5:58 AM in Buildings| Comments ()

  • Florida’s Jade Ocean building boasts of one of the most luxurious playroom

    Does your luxurious mansion boast of an uber-luxe kiddie playroom? Florida’s Jade Ocean building lures families, who are hunting for a deluxe pad, with the most luxurious playroom for children. Mini versions of Philippe Starck ghost chairs and a mini Alfa Romeo are just a few of the features that will make your kids go down on their knees to reside at such a unit. This extravagant amenity is put up by Florida's high-design children's store Genius Jones. To...

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    by deepa, posted March 10, 2011 - 8:29 AM in Buildings| Comments ()

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