China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) celebrated the completion of the concrete structure of Iconic Tower in the Central Business District of Egypt’s New Administrative Capital last week on 17 June.
Now the tallest tower in Africa, Iconic Tower’s concrete structure is 373.2m while its highest point is 385.8m, CSCEC Egypt said.
— Global Construction Review
The 78-story Iconic Tower is the centerpiece in an ambitious mega-development of several planned skyscrapers in Egypt's New Administrative Capital outside of Cairo.
Designed by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), construction work started on May 2, 2018.
#WitnessHappiness The landmark tower of Egypt's new capital CBD project, the tallest building in Africa, has officially sealed the roof, becoming a new urban landmark. It covers a building area of 262,000 ㎡ and its highest point reaches 385.8 meters.#BuildTheFuture #CSCEC pic.twitter.com/AIguKBXpk3
— China State Construction (@CSCECNEWS) June 22, 2021
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Good to see a structured plan's success in Africa and Egypt.
Yes, those countries, being discrete and countries, have plans that contain structures. This is indeed good.
Building a tower in the middle of the desert with little to no density to support its use... I feel like we've been here before...
It's not exactly in the middle of the desert, by the way. If you noticed, there is a road and also a city just about a half mile to a mile (hard to exactly gauge) that you can visually see. The infrastructure from the city like infrastructural pipeline is easy enough to lay out near the road going to the structure and so we don't really know or see the support infrastructure from the particular camera view does not mean it doesn't exist. Just pointing out that it is too premature at the moment. Now, the density issue maybe an issue or may not be. You don't necessarily need a Los Angeles or Manhattan scale city development of high rises to support a single high-rise building. Add to it, the building will probably have inside it, food establishments to support the needs of employees working which is office space, break area, and place to eat in scale to support the number of workers in the 'community'.
Urban landmark they say... where's the urban fabric?
let’s not applaud chinas pillaging of Africa.
When jla and I both agree on something that's when you know it's real.
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