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	Beijing Part of the Places of a Lifetime series from Traveler magazine A city in the midst of reinventing itself, Beijing is a place of frenzied construction. New housing, new office complexes, new roads seem to spring up overnight. At the same time, the capital of the People’s Republic of China remains an epicenter of tradition, with the treasures of nearly 2,000 years as the imperial capital still on view—in the famed Forbidden City and in the luxuriant pavilions and gardens of the Summer Palace. From the massive austerity of Tiananmen Square to the bustling new business and shopping districts that gleam as brightly as any in the West, Beijing is a city that intrigues, inspires, and rewards.
	Corporaties en binnenstedelijke vernieuwing Realisatie van woningen, winkels en kantoren in de bestaande stad is vaak een complex en langdurig proces. Gemeente, corporatie en ontwikkelaar krijgen immers te maken met een wirwar van belangen, regelingen, en eigendomsverhoudingen, met trage procedures en een veelheid van partijen. De opgave voor binnenstedelijke herstructurering is echter aanzienlijk en het kabinet Balkenende IV heeft ook tot doel een extra impuls hieraan te geven. Een belangrijke rol bij stedelijke herstructurering is weggelegd voor de woningcorporaties. BouwKennis en USP Marketing Consultancy bevraagde in het kader van de Corporatie Bouwplannen Scan woningbouwcorporaties hoe zij naar de ontwikkeling kijken en minstens zo belangrijk, hoe zij er zelf mee omgaan. (Bron: Bouwkennis.nl)
	The Skyscraper Museum - Located in New York City, the world's first and foremost vertical metropolis, The Skyscraper Museum celebrates the City's rich architectural heritage and examines the historical forces and individuals that have shaped its successive skylines. Through exhibitions, programs and publications, the Museum explores tall buildings as objects of design, products of technology, sites of construction, investments in real estate, and places of work and residence. For a description of the gallery and for photos of the space, please visit our Photo Slideshows page.
	Burj Dubai Official Website The Burj Dubai will *be the world's tallest tower* and the centerpiece of the Gulf regions most prestigious urban development to date.
	Burj Dubai Skyscraper Basic facts, site plan and construction photographs of what aims to be the world's tallest skyscraper.
	World 66 - We believe that travelers are the best source of travel information. That is why we have setup World66, an open content travel guide, where people from all over the planet can write about the places they love, the hotels they stayed in, the restaurants that have eaten. Every part of the travel guide can be edited directly, just click the [edit] button and go ahead. You can change the info you find, do a write up, add a complete city or just a bar or a restaurant.
	An international non-profit non-governmental organization, the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) was created to assist member cities adapt and improve their management methods in relation to the specific requirements of having a site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
	EcoTrends Construction Supplies was formed to take advantage of existing technology for the construction industry. By doing so, we have found that there are many products on the market now that are ecologically friendly and energy efficient. These products can save up to 30-50% in monthly energy costs and still be competitive with other construction methods.
	Doha, the unprecedented city capital, and reign place of the government of Qatar, the country’s main airport and seaport seat. It has a superiorly advanced road system connecting with international road network. Center for cultural, commercial and finance which having an immense line of enterprises that provides progressive economic stability to Qatar. Qatar is a peninsula situated halfway along the West Coast of the Arabian Gulf. It has a number of islands, the most important of which are Halool, Shira'aw, Al-Ashat and others. Its topography consists of a rocky flat surface with some limestone outcrops in Dukhan area in the west and Fuwairit area in the north. The surface is full with characteristic depressions called Rawdat, particularly in the north and central plants.
	The Penn Institute for Urban Research is dedicated to fostering increased understanding of cities and developing new knowledge bases that will be vital in charting the course of local national and international urbanization. By providing an umbrella structure for the urban focused scholarship, research and civic engagement within Penn’s twelve schools, the Penn IUR provides the synergy needed to address urban challenges in the 21st century. As a campus-wide institute, Penn IUR sponsors a number of initiatives, stimulates research, provides opportunities for collaborative instruction and engages with the world of practitioners and policymakers.