Hello, I work for CNN.com International, based in London. I am writing a piece about the future of skyscrapers for which I’d like to include a photo gallery of forward-thinking projects, and I was wondering if it you would be able to provide me with jpegs of the Okhta Center. Also, please could you let me know when the building is likely to be completed. Many thanks, Mark Tutton Reporter CNN International For the latest in world news: http://cnn.com/international
Mark Tutton, 06.10.2008
We are glad that you have become interested in project of social and business district "Okhta center". It's planned to construct the tower of "Okhta center" till 2012, and all buildings of the social and business district will hand over in 2016. At present time the first zone of social and business district is designed. There will be situated high-rise dominant with public observation site and also sports complex, modern conference rooms, library and information centre, cafes and restaurants. Construction of social and business district "Okhta center" will begin only after passing through all established by Russian legislation agreements. In particular, at present time the resolution of St. Petersburg's government about engineering and construction of the object is expected. P. S. According to your request, we sent images.
Has construction of the Okhta Center tower begun? If so, what has been done so far? Excavation work? When is the foundation expected to be completed? When is the building expected to be completed? Scott Lewis Editorial Research Director Engineering News-Record New York
Scott Lewis, 10.09.2008
Construction of social and business district "Okhta center" will begin only after passing through all established by Russian legislation agreements. In particular, at present time the resolution of St. Petersburg's government about engineering and construction of the object is expected. At present time the first zone of social and business district is designed. There will be situated high-rise dominant with public observation site and also sports complex, modern conference rooms, library and information centre, cafes and restaurants. The winner of competition for designing in the stage "Engineering documentation"and construction of the first zone of "Okhta center" has become "Arabtec Construction" company on April, 23 in 2008. The company will start working after awarding a contract; now the period and total cost of work are formulated, same as exact deadlines for every stage. It's planned to construct the tower of "Okhta center" till 2012, and all buildings of the social and business district will hand over in 2016. At present archeological excavation is held in the grounds of building site. Four hundred years before St.Petersburg was erected, human settlements with two fortresses, called Landskrona and Nienshats, were situated in the territory where now "Okhta Center" is constructed. Currently a lot of precious artifacts were found in the place of diggings. The excavation is held under the guidance of Peter Sorokin, the headmaster of North-Western institute "Nasledye".
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