For almost half a century, New York City held the title for the world’s tallest building. Between 1931 and 1972, the iconic Empire State Building remained the highest — standing at 1,454 feet tall.

It has been a remarkably busy period for Foster + Partners. Following the completion of its Varso Tower and 50 Hudson Yards, the high-profile firm has now completed its third recent skyscraper. Rising ...

A 730-ton steel ball suspended inside Taiwan’s iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper protected the structure during the region’s 7.4-magnitude earthquake this week. The ball is visible to the public on the ...

Two cars, a lemon, and a bottle of Lucozade: just a few of the objects that have been melted by London’s Walkie Talkie building. But the heat radiating off the glass tower’s awkwardly angled 160 meter ...

Some buildings have more daring designs than others. Camp Adventures Forest Tower in Denmark is a spiral structure that overlooks miles of forest. Umeda Sky Building in Osaka, Japan, has a ...

An architectural feat known as The Big Bend was introduced to the New York City skyline in 2017. At least, in theory. If built, the skyscraper would be the Big Apple's longest building — and the world ...

More architects are turning to wood to build their structures and make them more sustainable. In Sweden, a $110 million center was built as a proof of concept for this. Other architects in Sweden are ...

LANSING — The former Hack's Key Shop building in downtown is no more. The building was recently purchased by New Vision Lansing, a development group that is building a skyscraper directly across Grand ...

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