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Skyscrapers
18 posts
What Would It Take To Build A Tower As High As Outer Space?
The human desire to create ever bigger and more impressive structures is insatiable. The pyramids of Ancient Egypt,…
2018-08-27
The Top 10 Skyscrapers In The World Made Of Emptiness
There are many skyscrapers that sit empty, abandoned, or in ruin. Sometimes, they outlive their usefulness. Sometimes, they…
2017-05-16
Why Dark Glass Giants Rule Our Cities
Slick, glassy skyscrapers cast their shadows over the streets and spaces of cities all over the world. These…
2016-12-13
America’s Tallest Skyscrapers: Keeping Cool & Saving Energy
This is the John Hancock Center, one of the iconic building in Chicago and one of the tallest…
2016-09-19
A Winning Skyscraper Design, Done Upside Down
Imagine standing on the edge of New York’s Central Park and looking down into a 1.3-sq mile (3.4-sq…
2016-03-31
Are We Building Skyscrapers Upside Down?
In a traditional skyscraper, the widest part of the building is at its base, and as the building…
2015-07-13
Why Building With Wood In The Future, Has A Future
Vancouver-based architect Michael Green was unequivocal at a conference at which I heard him speak a while ago:…
2015-06-26
Are Vertical Villages Bad For Cities
The modern skyscraper is being designed with an ever-increasing range of features – from shops and offices to…
2015-06-25
How High Can You Build A Skyscraper?
“What will be the world’s tallest building is actually shorter than originally planned. What’s stopping us from going…
2015-06-04
Futuristic Smart City Models of Paris
Inhabitat favorite Vincent Callebaut just unveiled plans to transform Paris into a futuristic “smart” city that looks more…
2015-05-18
Architecture Gets All To Live At The Top
One designer’s solution to class conflict caused by blocked views. The biggest class conflict for coming generations will…
2015-04-30
A Real Bird’s Eye View : What An Eagle Sees Atop The World’s Tallest Building
If you’ve ever wondered what a real bird’s eye view looks like, this is the closest that it…
2015-04-18
New York’s New Endangered Resource
‘Supertall’ buildings are sprouting like beanstalks in central New York, costing its citizens precious sunshine and air, and…
2015-03-12
What Goes Up Does Not Come Down
We all know what architecture critic Banksy thinks about 1 World Trade Center. He infamously called it a…
2015-02-23
What Washington, D.C., Would Look Like With Skyscrapers
Washington, D.C., has a height problem. For almost its entire history, builders in the nation’s capital have faced…
2015-02-23
Rethinking High-Rise Living In New York City
Behind every great apartment building is a structural system, and in cities, it’s usually steel or concrete. But…
2015-02-23
A Worm’s-Eye View Of Hong Kong’s Skyscrapers
With seven million people squeezed into just 426 sq/mi, Hong Kong is one of the world’s most densely…
2015-02-17
China’s Obsession With Vertical Cities
By the end of next year one-in-three of the world’s 100m+ skyscrapers will be in China, as its…
2015-01-31