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Comcast to build second, taller Philly skyscraper
2014-01-16 01:04:54| Real Estate - Topix.net
On Wednesday, it announced plans to build an even taller one. The Philadelphia-based media giant said it plans to build a $1.2 billion, 59-story technology center that will rise 1,121 feet next to the existing Comcast Center, which stands 975 feet tall and opened in June 2008.
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South Korean Skyscraper Will Disappear Daily
2013-09-19 18:54:43| TechNewsWorld
In a loud declaration of, "Because we can!," plans have been hatched to build a skyscraper in South Korea that will be able to turn invisible. The skyscraper's invisibility function will work by having cameras on the tower take pictures of the sky behind it. Those images will then be transmitted to the front of the building, thereby fooling the eyes of people standing in a designated area.
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London's car-frying skyscraper has low-cost fix-source
2013-09-03 14:22:42| Real Estate - Topix.net
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'Walkie-Talkie' skyscraper melts car
2013-09-02 16:49:35| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A new London skyscraper dubbed the "Walkie Talkie" is blamed for reflecting light which melted parts of a car parked on a nearby street.
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Six Women Scale Europes Tallest Skyscraper to Protest Shells Arctic Drilling
2013-07-12 15:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Climbers from Greenpeace successfully scaled the Shard in London, Europes tallest skyscraper, yesterday in protest against Shells plans to drill for oil in the Arctic. Six women began a bold free climb to the top of the building at 4:20 a.m., yesterday morning. When they reached the summit, at a height of 310 meters, they raised a huge banner proclaiming, "Save the Arctic." Greenpeace say the Shard was chosen because it sits in the middle of Shells three headquarter offices. The...
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