London’s Grenfell Tower fire shows what can go wrong when a high rise building is not designed or retrofitted in accordance with fire and safety needs. But the fire safety engineer for Wilshire Grand ...

A proposal to build a mixed-use tower in Montrose has hit a roadblock after the Houston Planning Commission rejected a variance request needed for the project, sending developers back to the drawing ...

The famous observation decks of 20th-century buildings—the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, the World Trade Center—were low-tech but thrilling open-air platforms ringed by coin-operated ...

Choosing the right floor in a high-rise building is a decision that goes far beyond views and prestige. The floor level directly influences comfort, safety, noise exposure, wind effects, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A historic courthouse that was once one of Miami’s tallest structures may soon be sold to a developer to make a high-rise condo. The Miami-Dade County ...

DALLAS, Texas -- An attempt to implode a high rise office building in Dallas, Texas resulted in a fail. Much of the structure did come down, but a tower remains standing, despite numerous attempts to ...

The BCPG warns of major Lagos high-rise risks, citing systemic failures in fire safety and structural integrity after ...

A now vacant office high-rise in downtown San Diego will be transformed into a 560-room Hyatt hotel, marking what is believed to be the first such conversion in California in recent years. The $250 ...