:: Chicago Spire ::
The Chicago Spire is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Chicago, Illinois.
The skyscraper will stand taller than Chicago's Sears Tower and New York's upcoming Freedom Tower,
As well as Toronto's CN Tower, thereby becoming
North America's tallest free-standing structure and the world's tallest all-residential building.
The building was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
The Chicago Spire is scheduled to be completed in 2011 with 150 floors.
Architectural masterpiece!
Would love to see something like this in Singapore.
Given Chicago's strong winds I wonder how much it will sway.
The Burj Dubai is another iconic skyscraper:
http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/9837/burjdubaicm7.jpg
oh well hope it's deep enuf then
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its a structural feat more of an aki masterpiece...an iconic feature that adds to the developer's and country's race for no. 1 and ego...
how difficult is it to build something like this?
and time for you to get a blog, mr samson!