Work in Exciting Construction Projects in London

It is a very exciting time to start work in the Construction Industry in London. There are several major projects which are underway in the UK capital. These include large-scale building works for the Olympic Games which are coming up in 2012 as well some construction projects on some incredibly modern skyscrapers which will revolutionise the London skyline.
While it is a great time to be working in construction, and also a very good time to be looking for work on fascinating construction projects there are certain criteria that employees will be looking for when they hire workers for these projects. Chief among these will be that the employee has a CSCS card. CSCS cards prove that the worker is competent to industry standards and has a good knowledge of Health and Safety procedures. At this time about 80% of building sites in London and the rest of the UK require all workers to have a CSCS card and this number is growing.
No matter what level you want enter construction in London at a CSCS card will be your route into the industry. The first step to getting a CSCS Card is to take a CSCS Heath & Safety test in London. After this you will need to take the correct NVQ for your skill set and you will qualify for a CSCS card. Once you get a CSCS card you will be qualified to work on these London construction sites.
Let Construction Support Line (call 0203 051 1004 for professional advice) make sure you get your Health & Safety Test, CSCS card and NVQ in the shortest amount of time possible, don’t waste time or money getting the wrong card!

Quality Britain Skyscraper

The Shard: Building Process

In London have started building a new 72-storeyed skyscraper The Shard which name the grandiose project in the history of architecture. Supervises a birth of a new skyscraper the legendary Renzo Piano Building Workshop.

London Bridge Quarter by Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Very tall "Shard" will settle down on the Thames near to the well-known London bridge and becomes a part of a new complex the London Bridge Quarter.

According to a global tendency of multipurpose buildings, The Shard offices will take place for: luxury hotels with deep cleaning of apartments, hair salons & Spas, various restaurants, exotic bars, prestigious night club, fitness club, boutiques and showrooms, and other entertaining centers.

According to assurance of the chief engineer of the skyscraper, the architectural project will grow to 306 meters (1,004 foots), and, most likely, will be the highest skyscraper in the Western Europe.

Besides it, cleaning service London and other municipal works will be executed with use of modern ecological standards, thus the architectural project propagandizes new standards of quality at building of modern skyscrapers.

The Highest Building in Thailand

Building of skyscraper MahaNakhon can become the most arrogant project of modern architecture in Thailand.

Architectural Pixels of the Cult Builder

The 77-storeyed tower has been designed by company OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture), earlier working over the project of cult skyscraper CCTV in Beijing. Naturally here again has not done without creative experiments: the skyscraper will be twisted by open terraces, so called — «architectural pixels».

For 515 million dollars it is planned to erect 1,6 million sq. foots of territory on which will take places: 200 private apartments, hotel «Bangkok Edition» with 150 apartments by Marriott Group International, and also the mixed public and commercial zones. The beginning of works on construction erection is appointed to the end of current year.

Seminar from Representative of Office for Metropolitan Architecture

Futuristic Project of Natural Skyscraper In Mexico City

According to the experts, the given skyscraper (project by architectural studio «Rojkind Arquitectos») will stimulate to development of futuristic skyscrapers in the Mexican capital for building of the really innovative projects in the unique Mexican landscapes.

Identical Mexican Skyscraper

The architectural project, under the code name «R432» unites 12 landscape areas, and reaches of the top: 52 floors. On 1st three floors take places: exotic restaurants, luxurious shops, the exhibition centres, fashionable showrooms, and other entertaining institutions.
Thus, the architectural studio follows the basic architecture advice — initial floors are intended for the commercial real estate. Besides entertainments, in a skyscraper the hotel with the diversified budget of hotel rooms is planned.

For creation of interiors, architects aspired to use only natural architecture, i.e. at interior design will be used only natural wood and stony materials; NO polyester!

Interview With Maestro Rojkind's

The World Trade Centre of the future in New York

In 2001 New York has lost two towers of the World Trade Centre, but in the near future is plan of building the new World Trade Centre.

5 New Skyscrapers in New York City

The Center will consist of five new skyscrapers, a museum and a memorial of memory of victims of tragedy on September, 11th, 2001, the centre of transportation, a trading complex, and also the showroom.

New NY Skyscrapers

The purpose of new design to make the new World Trade Centre cultural property of the country. Opening of the memorial area is planned for September, 11th, 2011.

Architects do not deny possibility of modification of design of buildings during construction.

Alternative skyscraper in New York

In the middle of financial buildings and inhabited towers the Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut is intended to erect an alternative skyscraper. 132 floor complex will be constructed in the south of Roosevelt Island, symbolizing necessity of ecological stability. The main accent of this conceptual design — attempt to create completely a self-sufficient organism which processes energy of the sun, wind, water, and also can make food, in the middle of a megacity.

Alternative skyscrapers of the future

The system is concentrated round two basic towers. They are organized symmetrically, grow not only is horizontal, but also vertically, that is important for close Manhattan.

Conceptual skyscraper in Manhattan

The metal and glass wings inspired in the image of a dragon, become the house for plants and animals. Thanks to a favorable environment, the good sun and winds, at numerous levels where nutritious soils will be placed, plants will be grown up. External vertical gardens will eat rain water which after use will be mixed with a household waste, after subject to organic processing, for further use in a farm.

In space between wings warm air with which help the premise will be heated in the winter gathers; in the summer natural ventilation, and also evaporations from plants will cool air.

Luxury of tower Ritz Carlton and hotel Marriot

The first skyscraper which will be constructed in Los Angeles, for almost last two decades — a 54-storeyed construction under the project of architect Genslera.

Hotel Marriot in LA

The project urged to fill emptiness in a city fabric of city centre. The skyscraper will settle down in southwest city centre.

The design decision quite satisfies to technical requirements to the project: interiors perfectly correspond to appointment of premises — inexpensive hotel, magnificent hotel, private apartments and the maximum height of building of 220 metres. This approach provides the big area for more expensive inhabited units in building top, placing more undemanding premises at the heart of a building.

Ritz Carlton in Los Angeles

Uniqueness of power supply consists that east and western facades of a building will represent similarity of irises of the eye of eyes, opening and being closed.

Valley of dinosaurs for the Chinese megacity

Two towers in height of 60 floors everyone will grow in the Chinese city of Hangchow, thanks to practising architects from UNStudio.

Their form has reminded us the very tall dinosaurs living on a planet the Earth once.
The project has received name Raffles City, the trading areas, offices, apartments and hotel here will be placed.

“The project philosophy — to integrate multifunctionality into a city context so that the architectural object was entered in a city landscape”, — the author of the project speaks Ben van Berkel.

Total area of buildings — 300 000 square metres. It is planned to finish building in 2012 year.