A telling tall storey

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Delegates met at London's Institute of Mechanical Engineers to discuss the future of skyscrapers in the wake of September 11. There remains a commitment to building skyscrapers but future skyscrapers will be built stronger and safer. Increasing demands for office space in cities requires the construction of tall buildings.

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, Office Buildings, Nonresidential construction, not elsewhere classified, Construction industry, Economic aspects, Office construction, Skyscrapers, World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001

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London aims high for 20 new towers

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Issues are presented concerning the plans of the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, for 20 new high-rise buildings to be constructed in London, England. The lessons to be learnt from the collapse of the World Trade Center in New York in 2001 are discussed.

Services, Economic policy, Mayors, Architects, Livingstone, Ken, Tall buildings

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Opponents take sides for London tower fight

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Renzo Paino's London Bridge Tower has its public inquiry on April 15.

Legal issues & crime, Facilities & equipment, Legal/Government Regulation, Company legal issue, Cases, Bridges, Bridges (Structures), Paino, Renzo

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