Sky City (J220): Construction Start This November?

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaY-6knV4BaAau4tPtdCoYi3T9OdgVnhGA1pY-9RFxZ9H7Pl3QhxDSIesrnijbFPqp7gDEMcmiRgUiqiU1MHY-4erklfZFOV8G-q9cUcqOwkQP5qw-UvMJ1ML_HVRuOQhWw07e63Hn_W2z/s1600/03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of new world's tallest building, Sky City, located in China" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaY-6knV4BaAau4tPtdCoYi3T9OdgVnhGA1pY-9RFxZ9H7Pl3QhxDSIesrnijbFPqp7gDEMcmiRgUiqiU1MHY-4erklfZFOV8G-q9cUcqOwkQP5qw-UvMJ1ML_HVRuOQhWw07e63Hn_W2z/s1600/03.jpg" title="Sky City (J220)" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sky City (J220)<br /><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: start;">© Broad Group</span></td></tr></tbody></table>We heard some things about China's <a href="http://architecturaldrawing.blogspot.com/search/label/Sky%20City" target="_blank">Sky City</a> also known as <a href="http://architecturaldrawing.blogspot.com/search/label/Sky%20City" target="_blank">J220</a> that caught our attention. They are serious! They will do it! China is getting world's tallest building and whole lot of world records.<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br />Interesting article showed up on <a href="http://www.wired.com/design/2012/09/broad-sustainable-building-instant-skyscraper/all/" target="_blank">Wired</a>, an interview with the man behind the project, BSB founder Zhang Yue who explained what is going on with the project at the moment. You probably heard that Broad Group is planning to build world's tallest building in only 90 days. This was pushed back to 210 days or seven month.<br /><br />Sky City One, now renamed to J220 should be 838m tall skyscraper, 10m taller than current World's tallest, Burj Khalifa (828m). Also, J220 is planned to have 220 floors, filled with luxury apartments, low income housing along with retail and business space. J220 will be also earthquake resistant and have 31 high speed elevators.<br /><br />The most important info is that foundations should be laid this November, next month, and if everything goes well, new world's tallest building should be done by March 2013!<br /><br /><i>"It’s hard to say for sure that the 16-million-square-foot plan isn’t entirely a publicity stunt. But Zhang has hired some of the engineers who worked on the current height-record holder, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, and Broad has created two large models of “Sky City” (as the J220 has been nicknamed). The foundation is scheduled to be laid in November at a site in Hunan; if everything goes well, the building will be complete in March 2013."</i><br /><i>          -</i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lauren Hilgers</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>This will be very interesting to watch!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wired.com/design/2012/09/broad-sustainable-building-instant-skyscraper/all/" target="_blank">You can read full interview by Lauren Hilgers here.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://architecturaldrawing.blogspot.com/search/label/Sky%20City" target="_blank">Read and watch more about the Sky City here. </a>

Sky City (J220): Construction Start This November?

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Sky City Changsha Renderings Released; New World's Tallest Building On The Way

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTluVCH4tSz_wvoY02ZyhHhFyshHF51pmzfKzF2m2s0DMyT7fVFbHwPKOaBu8RBl2KyIkthec_pDxTx0bw1puW3ll3IYW7imlKfRrboFpFJbdz0xgTLUZe1eOHabGvHuYVyTXjDxFf5pR/s1600/02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Sky City with Changsha skyline in the background" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTluVCH4tSz_wvoY02ZyhHhFyshHF51pmzfKzF2m2s0DMyT7fVFbHwPKOaBu8RBl2KyIkthec_pDxTx0bw1puW3ll3IYW7imlKfRrboFpFJbdz0xgTLUZe1eOHabGvHuYVyTXjDxFf5pR/s1600/02.jpg" title="Sky City Changsha Renderings Released; New World's Tallest Building On The Way" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skyscrapers: Sky City Changsha Renderings Released<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Broad Group</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />You've probably already heard about China's ambitions to build world's tallest building in only 3 months. Is it possible or not, it depends on who you asking. We've been already writing about Sky City, which is these days known as Project J220 which is also redesigned a little bit in the meantime.<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br />You can read more about <a href="http://architecturaldrawing.blogspot.com/search/label/Sky%20City">Sky City here</a>. Today we found new, first renderings of the project released on Broad Group's website. Take a look and tell us what do you think. Looks like Broad Group is working hard on new world's tallest building to make it and break all the records.<br /><br /><a href="http://architecturaldrawing.blogspot.com/search/label/Sky%20City">Click here to find out more about Sky City if you haven't heard about it yet. </a><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLhHVX2_ECCuH4AlFxigpuETekHJPUYCDx-QyIw3tqDxhH8x4lha9vGxtQxUXpU6yA3Mb2wEZqcenX_5NkBlf7HrubGhj0T73XM8RZrql1_xcuHOEQtXS_wrdO-9f3W6_wUst2U0kj_Ma/s1600/01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Sky City as seen from the air" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLhHVX2_ECCuH4AlFxigpuETekHJPUYCDx-QyIw3tqDxhH8x4lha9vGxtQxUXpU6yA3Mb2wEZqcenX_5NkBlf7HrubGhj0T73XM8RZrql1_xcuHOEQtXS_wrdO-9f3W6_wUst2U0kj_Ma/s1600/01.jpg" title="Sky City Changsha Renderings Released; New World's Tallest Building On The Way" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skyscrapers: Sky City Changsha Renderings Released<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Broad Group</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaY-6knV4BaAau4tPtdCoYi3T9OdgVnhGA1pY-9RFxZ9H7Pl3QhxDSIesrnijbFPqp7gDEMcmiRgUiqiU1MHY-4erklfZFOV8G-q9cUcqOwkQP5qw-UvMJ1ML_HVRuOQhWw07e63Hn_W2z/s1600/03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Sky City built in the park with city skyline in the background" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaY-6knV4BaAau4tPtdCoYi3T9OdgVnhGA1pY-9RFxZ9H7Pl3QhxDSIesrnijbFPqp7gDEMcmiRgUiqiU1MHY-4erklfZFOV8G-q9cUcqOwkQP5qw-UvMJ1ML_HVRuOQhWw07e63Hn_W2z/s1600/03.jpg" title="Sky City Changsha Renderings Released; New World's Tallest Building On The Way" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skyscrapers: Sky City Changsha Renderings Released<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">© </span><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Broad Group</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />

Sky City Changsha Renderings Released; New World's Tallest Building On The Way

Skyscrapers: Sky City Changsha Renderings Released ©  Broad Group You've probably already heard about China's ambitions to build wor...

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