26 October 2015

Reflecting on the Inauguration of the Burj Khalifa, Dubai 2010

Pierre Marcout, Prisme Entertainment Inc & Prisme International

Dubai is a city that emerged in only a decade. Though facing successive challenges it has built an attractive reputation around the world. Criticized and...

26 October 2015

The TopDownWay: An Innovative System for Skyscrapers’ Controlled Demolition

Stefano Panseri & Riccardo Castracani, Despe Spa

The future calls for vertical cities, which will inevitably get rid of what no longer works, is not tall enough or is no longer efficient....