Jumeirah

Jumeirah is one of Dubai’s most popular and established coastal districts, known for its relaxed atmosphere, beautiful beaches, and upscale residential communities. Stretching along the city’s western coastline, Jumeirah is not a single development but a large, diverse district made up of sub-areas such as Jumeirah 1, Jumeirah 2, Jumeirah 3, and parts of Umm

Discover The Desert

The desert around Dubai is a vast and beautiful landscape with a rich history and unique wildlife, such as the Arabian oryx and desert fox. Its golden sand dunes create a setting that feels a world away from the city’s skyline. One of the most popular ways to explore this incredible environment is on a

10

Jan

Drone Photography and Aerial Photography in Frankfurt

Thanks to increasingly innovative drone technology, architectural photography has long been established in three-dimensional space as well. Impressive presentations of existing properties for marketing, documentation of construction projects, and urban panoramic shots for building visualizations are just a few of the applications for which architects and project developers count on professional drone photographers today.First and

29

Sep

Eurotower Receives Leed Certificate for Sustainability

The Eurotower in Frankfurt's Financial District has received LEED gold certification for existing properties. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a green building certification for real estate. Both the building performance, e.g. energy consumption, water consumption, as well as the building operation with purchasing and disposal strategies as well as technical operation. Alexandra

07

Feb

City-Haus on Platz der Republik is higher than expected

SKYLINE ATLAS regularly reviews archives and historical materials about buildings in Frankfurt. During such research we became aware of an article in the magazine Beton- und Stahlbetonbau from July 1975. In the article, written by Dipl-Ing. Raman Kürkchübasche, Consulting Engineer VBI, the structural design of Hochhaus Platz der Republik (today called City-Haus) was described in

03

Jan

MAIN TOWER and Eurotheum almost never came into being

In 1985, Hessische Landesbank (Helaba) commissioned the architectural firm Novotny Mähner Assoziierte (N+M) to prepare an expert opinion for the development of the location where MAIN TOWER and Eurotheum are located today. This design, favored by N+M, was presented around 10 years before the plans for MAIN TOWER and Eurotheum were presented. Fortunately, they were

13

Dec

Who powers Frankfurt? A look at Mainova.

As a matter of course we enter the warm office in the morning, switch on the light and make ourselves a coffee. But what you need for this is complex to produce: heat, electricity and drinking water are among the most important energies of the people, and yet we hardly worry about them in everyday

10

Dec

Gross und Partner is launching GP Log GmbH

Groß & Partner is founding GP Log GmbH, a specialist in construction logistics. The move takes into account the growing importance of efficient construction logistics in the development and control of large projects. GP Log GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of Groß & Partner Grundstücksentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH. The new company will structure and control complex construction

08

Jun

Magnus Kaminiarz is dead

The well-known Frankfurt-based architect Magnus Kaminiarz died in April 2019 at the age of 54 years. Mr. Kaminiarz became known to the public primarily through the skyscrapers EDEN and Grand Tower he designed. The architectural design for the Grand Tower has won several architectural prizes lately and is currently Germany's highest residential tower. The Frankfurt

21

Mar

High-rise Development Plan: What we know and don’t know

Large cities use so-called master plans for better city planning. An urban development master plan is an informal planning tool for exploring development potential in a city or district and outlining perspectives for its future use. The City of Frankfurt wants to use the 2021 high-rise development plan to express its political opinion on how

06

Mar

Investor buys former police headquarters in Frankfurt

The former police headquarters at Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage in Frankfurt have changed hands. The Düsseldorf-based project developer Gerch Group have bought the property in its prime location with existing buildings for 212.5 million euros. Previous buildings are all due to be demolished and about 800 million euros are being pumped into the new development of the property.

27

Jun

Late honour for the AfE tower

In 2014, the AfE tower, a high-rise building of the Goethe University, was blown up by two controlled explosions. Thousands watched as the tower collapsed. Thanks to the confusing elevator system and the concrete architecture, the tower was not popular with many. Now, three years after the explosion, the AfE tower has been honoured in

19

May

New Office for Construction and Real Estate starts

The two city councilors Sylvia Weber and Jan Schneider have announced the upcoming reform of the administration during two meetings at the Department of Property Management, and the School Administrators and Municipal Cleaning Staff. During intensive consultations and preparatory work, it was decided that areas of school development planning, the implementation of phase 0, the

24

Mar

Petra Roth is now an honorary citizen

The former mayor of Frankfurt, Petra Roth (CDU), was awarded the honorary citizenship of the City of Frankfurt on 23 March 2017 by a large majority of the town council. This is the highest award that the City of Frankfurt has to award. Her successor, Lord Mayor Peter Feldmann (SPD), put forward Roth for the