Other than flying cars and robot maids, the one thing many of us wanted from the classic sci-fi cartoon The Jetsons is that amazing house. Well, believe it or not, it actually exists in the farthest inner reaches of Japan.
It may not be floating a thousand feet in the sky like the actual cartoon, but [...]
Bringing Burj Khalifa to life required a combination of visionary ideals and solid science. In the process, the project amassed an awe-inspiring number of facts, figures, and statistics.
World Records
At over 828 metres (2,716.5 feet) and more than 160 stories, Burj Khalifa holds the following records:
• Tallest building in the world
• Tallest free-standing structure [...]
Every year more than 37 million people visit Las Vegas, a city that’s home to 17 of the 20 largest hotels in the world. In 2008 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., in partnership with Edge Resorts, will enter this vital market with its W Las Vegas offering a mix of hotel, condo-hotel, and residential [...]
Underneath it all, celebrities may be just like the rest of us. But that doesn’t mean that behind it all–privet hedges, wrought-iron gates and watchful doormen–they live like your average American. Sure, they tend to cluster with people of like minds and incomes, just like everyone else. But that means the Malibu bluffs, Aspen slopes, [...]
Lovingly created, Hill House is an extraordinary estate of unsurpassed elegance set amidst approximately 115 acres of unspoiled native beauty. Hiking trails weave through lush forests abundant with wildlife from rushing creeks, spectacular rock outcroppings to sun-splashed hills and meadows. A stone, two-story gate house greets you and magnificent wrought iron gates invite you into [...]
World’s Tallest Buildings
Soaring 1,670 feet (509 meters), the Taipei 101 Tower in Taipei, Taiwan appears to be the world’s tallest building. But the Taipei 101 Tower’s massive 60-foot spire contributes to much of that height.
Before the Taipei 101 Tower was completed, the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were described as the tallest buildings [...]
The Palm Trump International Hotel and Tower, also referred to as Trump Tower Dubai, will be the luxury centerpiece building of the Palm Golden Mile, located on the trunk of the Palm Jumeirah. Shaped like an opening tulip, the gold condo-apartment hotel will have five hundred 1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments and penthouses, each [...]
OPENING DATE: January 15, 1997
LOCATION: Trump International Hotel & Tower is located in Manhattan at the juncture of Columbus Circle, Central Park West, Central Park South and Broadway. It is adjacent to Central Park and three city blocks away from Lincoln Center. The location provides easy access to Midtown businesses, the Broadway Theater District, and [...]
The Clinton Presidential Center is a new model for Presidential libraries, serving as a public policy center, national archive and media-rich exhibition space. The library’s design pays homage to the architecture and traditions of some of the world’s great libraries. Its dramatic, vertical space punctuated by floor-to-ceiling piers was inspired by the library at Trinity [...]
Microsoft’s chief visionary moving further away from day-to-day corporate work. For the first time did not offer a strategy outlook at this year’s financial analyst meeting. Instead, prefers to dive into innovative projects, foster collaboration among Microsoft’s many divisions. Microsoft aims to be omnipotent, selling software for PCs, servers, cell phones, television set-top boxes, gaming [...]
