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  China's $1BN Skyscraper Mistake

  100 Century Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai, ChinaMori Building

  

  Starts 08/28/2008CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE18.1 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The building finished at long last in 2008."

  The Shanghai World Financial Center opened in 2008 after developers were forced to redesign its circular summit opening into a trapezoid when the public read it as a Japanese flag.

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Emaar Properties Opens Burj Khalifa as the World's Tallest Building

  1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd, Dubai, UAEEmaar Properties

  

  Starts 01/04/2010CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE16.7 years agoGuinness World Records^[2] and The National both confirm the official opening ceremony took place on January 4, 2010.

  Emaar Properties officially opened the 828-meter Burj Khalifa in Dubai, timed to the fifth anniversary of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's accession to power. The tower took the world's-tallest-building title from Taipei 101 by a record margin.

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland Opens in a Flooded Quarry

  5188 Chenhua Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai, ChinaIHG Hotels & Resorts

  

  Starts 11/15/2018CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE7.9 years agoHappened as dated: IHG's own release announcing 'the grand opening of InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland' is dated 15 November 2018, and ArchDaily's project entry gives 'Opened: 15th November 2018'. Wikipedia's^[2] 20 November 2018 start of operations is the outlier.

  IHG opened the InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland, an 18-storey hotel built into the walls of a disused quarry with two underwater floors set against a lit aquarium.

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• Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Sands Macao Opens, Ending Stanley Ho's Gambling Monopoly

  Sands Macao, MacauLas Vegas Sands·…

  

  Starts 05/18/2004CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE22.3 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: the company "opened the $265 million Sands Macau in May 2004," ending "Mr Ho's 42-year monopoly over the industry."

  The $265M Sands Macao opened as the city's first Las Vegas-style resort, ending Stanley Ho's 42-year gambling monopoly and starting Macau's transformation into the world's densest gaming hub.

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Why Shanghai Tower Failed

  501 Yincheng Middle Road, Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai, China

  

  Starts 02/01/2015ESTIMATED50% CONFIDENCE11.6 years agoEstimated: Wikipedia's^[3] infobox gives 1 February 2015 and its text says public use began in February 2015 rather than the scheduled November 2014, but the tower opened in stages - ICE^[2] says it was 'officially opened to the public in 2016' and the observation deck only opened in July 2016, with the 118th and 119th floor decks fully public from 26 April 2017.

  Shanghai Tower, the 632-metre twisting skyscraper meant to crown China’s financial capital, opens to the public - but spends its first years struggling to fill offices meant for multinational tenants.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Honolulu's Skyline Rail Begins Service

  Hālawa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USAHonolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation

  

  Starts 06/30/2023CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE3.2 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The Honolulu rail system, Skyline, opened for service on June 30, 2023."

  Hawaii's first modern rail system, the $10BN Skyline, began carrying passengers on an 11-mile opening stretch across Oahu, after a budget roughly double its original estimate and years of delay.

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• Property09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  Hetao Tech Park's Remaining First-Batch Buildings Start Completing

  Lok Ma Chau Loop, New Territories, Hong KongHong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park Limited

  

  Starts 01/01/2027ESTIMATED50% CONFIDENCEin 100 daysThe Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau's LegCo reply says "The remaining five buildings of the first batch will be completed progressively starting from 2027", a year rather than a day.^[1]

  The last five of the eight Batch 1 buildings in Phase 1 of the Hong Kong Park of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone begin coming on stream at the Lok Ma Chau Loop. Two wet laboratory buildings and a talent accommodation block were finished first and the Hong Kong Park was officially opened in December 2025.

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• Architecture06/21/2017@ThePinGang

  Dubai to Add the World's First Rotating Skyscraper to Its Skyline by 2020

  

  12/01/2020 - 12/02/2020CONFIRMED80% CONFIDENCE5.8 years agoHappened as dated, per interestingengineering.com^[1]: "…“Dynamic Tower” which is expected to be completed in 2020. Th … line by 2020 Dubai will be home to t…"

  Dubai will be home to the first rotating skyscraper, dubbed the “Dynamic Tower” which is expected to be completed in 2020. The 42-meter skyscraper will be made of a series of 80-story-high rotating condos each costing a whopping $30 million.

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Leeza SOHO Opens with the World’s Tallest Atrium

  Leeza SOHO, Jinwan South Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, ChinaZaha Hadid Architects

  

  Starts 11/19/2019CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE6.8 years agoThe B1M’s March 2018 video and article described the tower as if newly finished, but construction was still ongoing (topping out was only September 2017); Zaha Hadid^[4] Architects’ own announcement and multiple design outlets confirm Leeza SOHO actually opened on 19 November 2019. Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "zaha hadid architects completes 'leeza SOHO tower' in beijing".

  Zaha Hadid Architects’ twisting Beijing skyscraper opened with a 194-metre atrium spanning two towers built around a live subway line.

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  Tokyo Skytree Opens to the Public

  1 Oshiage, Sumida, Tokyo, JapanTobu Railway

  

  Starts 05/22/2012CONFIRMED72% CONFIDENCE14.3 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Tokyo Skytree was completed on Leap Day, 29 February 2012, with the tower opening to the public on 22 May 2012".

  Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest tower at the time and an earthquake-engineering showcase, opened to visitors in Sumida, Tokyo.

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• Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Marina Bay Sands breaks ground on its fourth tower

  Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue, SingaporeLas Vegas Sands·…

  

  Starts 07/15/2025CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoCNN^[2] (16 July 2025) reports the tower 'broke ground on Tuesday' and Mothership^[3] dates the groundbreaking to the evening of 15 July 2025. The previous date of 31 January 2031 was the expected opening, not the groundbreaking the pin's title describes; the development is still due to open in early 2031.

  Las Vegas Sands began construction on an $8BN fourth tower and 15,000-seat arena at Marina Bay Sands, designed by original architect Moshe Safdie.

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• Architecture09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  King Salman Park's First Phase Opens on Riyadh's Old Airport

  King Salman Park, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaKing Salman Park Foundation

  

  Starts 10/01/2026ESTIMATED50% CONFIDENCEin 8 daysThe February 2026 report says "Initial phases are expected to open in late 2026, with substantial completion targeted for 2027", a season recorded here as the first day of the final quarter.^[1]

  The 16.9 sq km park is being laid out over the grounds of Riyadh's former airport, with an Art Park opening first and a Royal Arts Complex of thirteen structures, designed by the late Ricardo Bofill, arranged along a 1.5 km central boulevard. Omrania leads the design with Henning Larsen on the masterplan, and the park carries an estimated cost of SAR 72 billion.

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