Tag Archives: Skyscrapers

Good news from Paris!

Posted on November 18, 2014 by David Brussat

Bravo! The city council of Paris has voted narrowly to reject the proposal for a skyscraper in the city center. Le Tour Triangle, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, lost an 83 to 78 vote. Mayor Hidalgo, a Socialist, immediately … Continue reading →

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Operable window washing

Posted on November 13, 2014 by David Brussat

Another set of window washers almost died on a New York skyscraper, this time at One World Trade Center. The cable broke yesterday and the two window washers hung on, waiting for firemen to cut through two sheets of thick … Continue reading →

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Sign petition to save Paris!

Posted on October 16, 2014 by David Brussat

Here is a petition sent out worldwide to save Paris from skyscrapers. Need I say more, except that it comes to me (and the TradArch list) from the inimitable Mary Campbell Gallagher – our correspondent for all things Paris. I … Continue reading →

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Parcel 12 revisited

Posted on October 10, 2014 by David Brussat

The Carpionato Group has sent me two images of its 2006 design for a proposed hotel at the northeast corner of Kennedy Plaza that fell through. It is of interest because a new hotel proposal, by First Bristol Corp. of … Continue reading →

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Column: A bit late to cry for London’s skyline

Posted on April 3, 2014 by David Brussat

It’s hard to work up much sympathy for London and its citizens, who have suddenly learned that they may expect 236 more skyscrapers on their skyline. A petition of opposition has been signed by, at last count, 70 nabobs of … Continue reading →

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Column: World roses and raspberries for 2013

Posted on January 23, 2014 by David Brussat

Here, from around the globe, are roses and raspberries for buildings, people and events that moved the world as we know it closer to or further from the world as we’d like it to be: • A raspberry to Lisbon … Continue reading →

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