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NYC Building Boom Goes Bust

Changes in the famous NYC skyline would have been made but with the world in financial straits it seems new architectural icons will not mark the horizon anytime soon. Luxury apartments and swanky office spaces have been put on hold (some indefinitely) awaiting completion of financing and adequate percentage of tenants. Fortunately, some projects have not begun the process while others are already mid-process. Less than a year ago each of these projects were on their way but economic changes have taken their toll and some architectural dreams may never be realized. Hopefully, some of these shining new developments, shown in the gallery below, will someday share their unique design with this grand city.

Gallery: NYC Horizon Changes?

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Tags: architecture, building, new york, new york city, NewYork, NewYorkCity, nyc, nyc skyline, NycSkyline, skyline

Steve Vigar City Skylines Chess Set

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor

Chess sets come in all shapes and sizes, and this one designed by Steve Vigar makes a statement by pitting famous cities like New York, Chicago, and San Francisco against each other. Each piece is unique and handcrafted of exotic woods, with the back row pieces forming the chosen city's skyline and front row pawns representing significant architectural styles. The board is made of solid zebra wood and whangee, and the felt-lined storage drawer underneath is an optional addition. $2,100

Hm, now which two cities to choose?

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Gallery: Steve Vigar Chess Set

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Tags: chess, chicago, new york, NewYork, san francisco, SanFrancisco, skyline, skylines, steven vigar, StevenVigar, vigar

Cityscape Wallpaper

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor

The Cityscape Hangers were charming, but small. The Cityscape Wallpaper collection, on the other hand, turns an ordinary room into a show worthy one, creating a uniquely contemporary wall design without the repetitious patterns that wallpapers typically feature. Printed on high-quality paper, the print is made from a custom drawing. The skyline would make a sunning accent wall, and using the paper all-over would definitely create a metropolitan atmosphere in a large, open loft. There are six different colors available in the collection, with the "City Mirage" pictured here. Price: £143.00 per roll.

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Tags: city, cityscape, cityscape wallpaper, design, skyline, unique wallpaper, wall, wall paper, wallpaper

The World's Sexiest Penthouses

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Filed under: Journeys

Lavish bedrooms, the city's best views to gaze upon, and largest of bath tubs to soak are just a few of the perks of the World's Sexiest Penthouses. Our buddies at Gadling shows us Condé Nast Traveler's list of these ultra penthouses. Take the Skylofts at MGM Grand in Las Vegas for instance, at $10,000 per night, which includes the room-sized "immersion chambers" (large showers dousing you with waterfalls, steam, and rain). There is also the Presidential Suite in Intercontinental Hong Kong at $11,215 a night, where you can rest in infinity pool while staring at one of the most beautiful skylines in the world.

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Tags: hotel, las vegas, LasVegas, luxury hotel, LuxuryHotel, penthouse, sexy, skyline, vacation, Zhang Ziyi, ZhangZiyi

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