To be built in Cancun, Mexico.

The donut shaped open building features two habitable bridges connecting the top parts and a terrace garden for visitors.


This building will be mixed use:  a shopping mall, restaurant and offices.

Floors:    20

Architects:    Sanzport

Museo Soumaya

Constructed in Mexico City, Mexico. 


Privately-owned art museum in Mexico City run by the Carlos Slim Foundation.

Opening:   February 2011

Architects:   Fernando Romero


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West 57th Street

To be constructed in New York City, USA. 

Residential use.


Height:    147m

Status:   Direct Commission

Architects:   BIG


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Ryerson Student Learning Centre

Planned for Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. 

Architects:    Zeidler Partnership Architects + Snøhetta

Scheduled Construction:     2011 - 2014

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Miapolis

Proposal for Miami, Florida, USA.

The proposal includes an amusement park, a trade center, an observatory, rotating sky-lounge, a shopping mall, restaurants, condominiums, office space, a hotel and a marina, to be built on a 28-acre (11 ha) site.

If built it will surpass Burj Khalifa as the world's tallest man-made structure.

Height:    980m

Floors:    160

Architects:   Kobi Karp          
    
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Spaceport America

Under construction in a desert in New Mexico.

The world's first built-from-scratch commercial spaceport.

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic plans to launch its first flight from the spaceport in 2012. More than 65,000 would-be space tourists have applied for the first batch of 100 tickets. The price for a space flight will initially be $200,000.

Construction:  2009 - 2011

Architects:   Foster & Partner

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HL23

Constructed in New York City.

Nicknamed after the High Line on 23rd street on the West Side of Manhattan.

Residential Use

Floors:   14

Construction:   2008  -  2009

Architects:     Neil M. Denari


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New York Tower

Proposal for a residential tower at One Madison Avenue, New York City.

The design features a series of spiraling gardens extending the green of Madison Square along the facade of the tower.  The tower is set back from its neighbors - maintaing views and maximizing light and air.  The building is in its early stages and will reach a more definitive deadline when the proposal enters the public review process. The 54-storey tower will sit atop a 14-storey masonry structure that is an annex for the Metropolitan Life building.

Architect:    Daniel Libeskind


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Monterrey International Stadium

Proposal for Monterrey, Mexico.

The stadium is designed to have 80.000 seats and has been inspired by traditional Mexican themes. It will accommodate soccer and NFL, as well as a capability for an international standard athletics track using a raised platform concept.

The stadium is to be constructed on a circular land bridge over the dry Santa Catarina River, creating both a physical and symbolic link between the northern and southern parts of the city.

Architects:  HOK Sport Architecture

www.estadiointernacionalmonterrey.com

Toren

Constructed in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Residential Use

Floors:    38

Heights:      121m

Architects:    SOM
             
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Royal Ontario Museum Expansion

Constructed in Toronto, Canada.

Third expansion of Canada's largest museum. The museum displays items from world culture and natural history.

Completion:    2007



Architects:     Studio Libeskind

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Transbay Tower & Terminal

Winning design entry for the new Transbay transit terminal, San Francisco, USA.

Proposed plan to replace the current underutilized and outdated building with an entirely new and more functional building. In addition to maintaining the current bus services, this proposed terminal would also include a tunnel that would extend the  commuter rail lines.


Status:    Under construction
Scheduled Opening:    2017

Tower Height:      366m

Architect:    Cesar Pelli

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23 East 22nd Street

Planned for New York City.

The propsed residential building cantilevers 30 feet over its neighbor.
Set to house 18 luxurious apartments, including a spectacular loft.

Height:    107m

Floors:     22

Architects:    OMA

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Tower Verre

Approved tower to be constructed on a site adjacent to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Also know as MoMA Expansion Tower.

The building's skin contains a faceted exterior that tapers to a set of crystalline peaks at the apex of the tower. 

When built it will host galleries in the ground floors, connected to the MoMA, a 5 star hotel and luxurious residential apartments.

Height:     321m

Floors:     75

Architect:    Jean Nouvel

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Aqua

Constructed in Chicago, USA.

Protruding from the buildings surface are undulating concrete balconies resembling ripples or waves.

Construction:   2007 - 2009

Mixed Use (Hotel, Residential, Retail)

Floor Count:   87

Floor Area:   177,000m2 

Height:   251m 

Architects:   Studio Gang

Developer:   Magellan Development Group

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Absolut World Towers

Two towers, Absolut World 1 & 2, constructed in Mississauga, Canada.

The higher tower, Absolut World 1, is also called "Marylin Tower" due to it's particular curves.

Construction:   2007 - 2011

Residential Use

Floor Count:   56  &  50

Floor Area:   45,000m2  &  40,000m2

Height:   170m  &  150m 

Architects:   MAD Architects

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