When the colorful former fashion retailer Irvine Sellar sought to develop a skyscraper near London Bridge in 1999, the backlash was intense. His critics were obsessed with, among other things, ...

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Can you really build a skyscraper out of wood? Though we typically think of steel, concrete, and glass as the building blocks of a modern city, TALL TIMBER: The Future of Cities in Wood, a new exhibit ...

Jason Barr has studied Manhattan skyscrapers since he joined the Rutgers-Newark faculty in 2003, but he believes towering future changes to the skyline will become more prevalent across the Hudson ...

The image of the skyscraper is the hallmark of the modern city. Today, however, developing countries seem to be putting the greatest effort into building the most impressive skyscrapers. It’s worth ...

The UAE has vaulted past the United States to claim the second spot in the world for the number of supertall skyscrapers—those rising above 300 metres—according to the latest global rankings released ...

This blog post was authored by architect and structural engineer Charles F. Bloszies FAIA, SE, LEED. The skyscraper is architecture’s ultimate icon. The term itself conjures images of seemingly ...

Following our feature investigating why skyscrapers are often clad in glass, we've rounded up 10 contemporary skyscrapers from around the world that use a variety of other materials for their facades.