The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has released data demonstrating that, despite the economic downturn that overtook the world in 2008, it was the single most successful year for ...

Humans have long built towering structures to showcase the power of empires, rulers, religions and corporations. Today, more tall buildings are popping up than ever before. But skyscrapers could soon ...

The world’s tallest buildings represent humanity’s remarkable capacity to overcome architectural and engineering challenges, pushing the boundaries of vertical construction to unprecedented levels.

The exhibition, which will remain on display at least through October, sheds light on this often-overlooked aspect of the history of tall buildings with models, diagrams, photos, drawings, and videos.

More than two years after the National Institute of Standards and Technology released its 30 recommendations for improving the safety of tall buildings based on its post-9/11 investigation of the ...

Opponents say the proposal to revise height restrictions for buildings around Kyoto Station to 60 metres will destroy the ...

Architectural Digest editorial staff were not involved with the creation of this content. In the past, many buildings were designed to blend seamlessly with their surroundings, using local materials ...

Industrial heritage, once central to urban growth and economic prosperity, is now often neglected and underused. Around the world, various factories, mills, and warehouses sit abandoned, and their ...

We hope the structural concerns that prompted last month's temporary closure of the Peoples Building in downtown Charleston are indeed able to be addressed so it can reopen soon. But the surprising ...

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