The “Benidorm like” skyline of Panama City. Check out Benidorm here.

To me most famous from some crappy Enrique Iglesias video which become an eye-opener I guess this country is most known for it’s channel, the “Panama Channel” which helped this little nation make a name for it self across the world. Until 1999 was the Channel under US control and it’s since then the country has experienced its skyscraper boom and this does not just cover the capital city, check out some of the huge extension plans here:

You can read this yourselfs
More info on PanCanal.com

The city itself is not the biggest, only slight a million inhabitants but the vibe is very international and it attracts alot of the  jet set:s because of its “business like nature”. Projects to follow!

Asia Plaza is approved! Designed by TMA and scheduled to complete already in 2008(How on earth that´s suppose to happen but Empire State Building was finished in less then a year so what the heck…)Asia plaza will be the third new tallest in Kaohsiung and in Taiwan as whole in fifteen years of time. Nice tradition they got going over there!

Filling out a the gap smoothly! Sorry for the grainy picture by the way.
Photo courtesy to Far Eastern General Constructor Inc.

This one is a little bit sharper, quite nice don’t you think?
Photo courtesy to Far Eastern General Constructor Inc.

Asia Plaza 431 m 103 2008, approved, 1414 ft, TMA Architects & Associates(inte hitta site, huvudsite verkar inte funka)

Fast Facts:

Asia Plaza
Status: Approved
Expected completion: 2008
Height: 431 m (1414 ft)
Floors: 103
Architect: TMA Architects & Associates

Messeturm, today Frankfurts second tallest skyscraper on the left.
Photo courtesy to Albert Speer & Partner GmbH.

At the moment the tower is only a proposal and although Mr Donald is no longer involved in the project it certainly has given the project credibility so let’s cross our fingers for a quick planning process!

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Millennium Tower
Status: Proposal
Height: 369 m(1211 ft)
Floors: 97
Architect: Albert Speer & Partner GmbH

East Office Tower is the name of this baby but unfortunately there are no renderings out there for you yet(Yeah, I know I’m quick:-)so ti’ll then you just have to be satisfied with another East Office Tower, the Detroit one:

Think it’s proposed, might be built.

Facts for now:

East Office Tower
Status: Proposed
Expected Completion: 2010
Height: 338 m(1108 ft)
Floors: 77
Architects: Not known

You could certainly need a place to cool down in a place like Panama City.
Photo courtesy to Pinzón Lozano & Asociados Arquitectos

Most astonishing of all is the fact that this skycraper, Latin America’s new tallest skyscraper is a residential building! 381 m or 1250 ft tall will dwarf the surrounding skyline with it’s current tallest Torre Global Bank at 176 m, 577 ft. Expected completion is set to 2010.

Bonus pic.
Photo courtesy to Pinzón Lozano & Asociados Arquitectos

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Ice Tower
Status: Under Construction
Expected Completion: 2010
Height: 381 m(1250 ft)
Floors: 104
Architects/More info: Pinzón Lozano & Asociados Arquitectos

Photo courtesy to Foster + Partners

Replacing this building, also by Foster + Partners

Photo courtesy to Foster + Partners and Halvorson and Partners

Can’t say I prefer any design over the other, really, both are exactly my taste(something which not happen very often). The height of 600 m, 1969 ft is impressive and the brutal design will fit in very well in the Moscow skyline. The skyscraper has recieved very good feedback and seem very likely to get built as officials already have given very positive comments. The status is proposed and completion set to 2011, let’s cross our fingers

Fast Facts:

Russia Tower
Status: Proposed
Expected Completion: 2011
Height: 600 m(1969 ft)
Floors: 118(!)
Architects/More info: Foster + Partners

Fast Facts:

China World Trade Center Tower III
Status: UC
Expected completion: 2007
Height: 330 m (1083 ft)
Floors: 80
Architects: SOM(Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP)

Thanks to Justin Berzon

For more info check out this post:

Moscow or Mecca, Pirogue or Falafel?

However it’s UC, alright:

Maby you could judge the final design by the under constructuion pic, here’s the old(?) one again:

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City Hall and City Duma
Status: Under construction
Expected Completion: 2009
Height: 307 m(1012 ft)
Floors: 71
Architects: Unknown

Do you feel the Singaporean, Gotham -like design to it folks?
Photo courtesy to Martin & Huang.

Fast Facts:

Tianjin International Trade Centre Tower 4
Status: Under Constructioooooon!
Expected Completion: 2008(!)
Height: 300 m(884 ft)
Floors: 80
Architects: Tianjin O’Kawa Building Co., Ltd., Martin & Huang International, Inc.