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COVER STORY in 2016, so it comes as no surprise that it Omkar 1973 contains was yet another record-breaking year in the three super-ta ll Columbia Machine was the frst company skyscraper industry. residential, and be to offer state-of-the art concrete block over 300m tall when machinery with its unique Columbia INDIA’S TALL ASPIRATIONS completed in 2018. Vibration Technology (CVT), ‘Made in An unprecedented rapid urbanisation in India’ at competitive prices. This allowed India will spawn a huge population of tall Harbour Heights is a Indian producers to offer high quality buildings in India across its metros and Tier supertall 300 meters concrete products proftably such as II and Tier III cities. But currently Mumbai tall and 800 floor Hollow Blocks, tops the country in terms of tall building high, to be completed high strength Paver population with many iconic buildings, by 2019, comprising 2 Blocks, Kerbstones, it has over 15 Supertalls, and hundreds of skyscrapers of 80 foors Retaining Wall Blocks, skyscrapers under construction. While and 2 skyscrapers of 60 and Flyash Bricks, Lodha World One will be India’s tallest, foors. in large volumes at other towers under construction in Mumbai competitive prices in include: Lokhandwala Minerva the Indian market. Oasis, or Tree Sixty West, is mixed use will be 304 meters tall Ramesh Babbar, President & Director comprising two towers, and 82 foor high when Columbia Machine Engineering Te Ritz-Carlton Hotel completed in 2018, and luxury residences comprising two towers managed by them. of 82 floors, located Te taller tower is 372 near Mahalaxmi metres (1,220 ft) and Racecourse. 85 foors. Te project designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox will be Trump Tower is a 800- second tallest in India and completing foot 75-storey, with 2018. trademark gold façade, “India is an emerging a part of ‘The Park’ economy and like any Omkar One Race Course, being built at project of the Lodha other developed country, Mahalaxmi Dhobi Group, and contains 6 scope of tall buildings or Ghat, contains three supertall buildings. vertical development in tower, of which one India is quite good. All Indian metros are will be 335 m tall and HBS Skylink will be densely populated and space is a huge 93 foor high. Design 300 meter tall when constraint. Therefore, developers prefer by Foster + Partners, completed in 2020, to get maximum foor space. There are developed by Omkar designed by Callison several construction companies in Realtors, completion 2020. Architects. India who are specialized only on tall buildings using modern form work Namaste Tower is a super-tall under Oberoi Sky City technologies for faster completion construction at Lower compr i si n g 10 and RoI. The overall outlook for tall Parel, Mumbai. A residential buildings buildings in India is very good.” mixed use with 63 is 290 meter with 70 Ian Hauptfeisch, foors and 380-room W foor in each building. Regional Head (Mena, Europe, and Hotel, ofce, and retail Site preparation work is Central, North & South Asia) , space, 316 meter tall, under way and project Construction Computer Software (Pty) designed by Atkins, of will be finished in Dubai, to be completed by 2020. 2020. 14 construction opportunities|SEPTEMBER 2017