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New skyscraper of the well-known architect Santiago Calatrava, however, will be built. On April 19, the project received the approval of the Chicago City Planning Commission. The 610-meter high tower will stand at the mouth of the Chicago River - it will house 1200 luxury apartments and will be the highest residential building in the world.

In Dubai, the largest arched bridge in the world designed by the New York-based FXFOWLE will be built. The main span will be 205 meters high and 667 meters long. In both directions, the bridge will have 6 lanes, and an additional 2 lanes for the metro, it will allow 20,000 vehicles to pass through and 23,000 passengers per metro within one hour. As one of the designers claimed, the shape of the bridge will be integrated with the natural surroundings, it will refer, among others, to to the desert dunes, the shape determined during the lunar cycle and the appearance of the future opera in Dubai. The construction of the bridge will probably be the most expensive construction in this category. The object is to be put into operation at the end of 2012.

The Japanese company Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has opened the world's tallest wind test tower in Inazawa.
The construction cost of the 173 meter structure was $ 50 million. The building will be tested super-fast elevators, which will be used in the future in the highest skyscrapers in the world. Recall that the fastest lifts in the world are those found in Taipei 101. The lifts built by Toshiba are moving in this 508 meter building at speeds up to 61 km / h. They are equipped with special pressure maintenance systems to prevent the "cracking" of eardrums in the ears.

Designed by Sir Norman Foster, the mega construction will be built in 5 years in the Russian capital. The surface of floors standing in the area of ​​2.5 million square meters of 450 m building will be four times larger than the surface in the Pentagon. Inside this "city in the building" there will be 900 apartments, 3,000 hotel rooms, an international school for 500 students, numerous cinemas, a theater and a sports complex. Underground there will be a parking lot for 16,500 places, and 300 meters above the ground there will be an observation platform with a panoramic view of Moscow.
The external facade covered with solar panels and air turbines will generate energy for the building. Thanks to the large atrium, natural ventilation and adjustable access to daylight will be provided. The cost of the Crystal Island will be 4 billion dollars.

A 70-storey building with a height of 250 meters will stand in 2012 near the Central Railway Station and the Marriott hotel in Warsaw. It will be higher than the currently highest building in Poland - 231 m (height with a spire) of the Palace of Culture and Science. The modern glass tower will house luxury apartments with a swimming pool at the top. The building designer in the shape of a lily flower is born in Baghdad Zaha Hadid.

The luxury Al Hamra business center is to be built in Kuwait. The completion of the construction is scheduled for the end of 2008, and the opening for 2009.

In 2010, the modern Hilton hotel will be located in Wrocław. The building will be made of plastic material - Corian. The ground floor will be decorated with a large garden, the Center for Contemporary Media and a jazz club will also be created there. The floors will be adapted for conference rooms, restaurants and service areas. The top floors will feature 420 luxurious rooms and suites. In addition, the building will be a swimming pool, fitness and wellness center and a parking lot for 250 vehicles. The total investment cost is PLN 300 million.

The over 280-meter skyscraper will be built by Jan Kulczyk. He will be in Warsaw near Zawiszy Square. The lowest of the 68 floors will be occupied by offices, above there will be a hotel for at least 200 rooms, and luxurious apartments will be located at the very top. The cost of the investment is one billion zlotys. The construction is to be completed in 2011.
At the moment, the highest skyscraper in Europe is the German Commerzbank measuring 258.7 meters, while in Poland the Palace of Culture and Science dominates with a height of 230.7 m. Both these buildings will overtake the said skyscraper, which after completion will be 260 meters, and with the spire 282 , 4 m