Events
- June 20 – The Architects (Recognition of European Qualifications etc and Saving and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2008 comes into force in the UK.
- July 8 – The first in Francesco da Mosto's television series Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage is broadcast.
- October 2 – The William L. Slayton House, designed by I. M. Pei, is listed in the US National Register of Historic Places.
- 23 Marina complex is a residential skyscraper currently under construction in Dubai. The tower is set to have 89 floors and will rise to 395 m (1,296 feet). When this supertall building is complete in 2008, it will bring back the title of the world's tallest residential tower back to Dubai, taking the title from the Q1 Tower in Gold Coast, Queensland. However, its reign as the world's tallest residential tower will not last for long, as Princess Tower, another building in the same city, is scheduled to take the title in 2009.
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