From soaring skylines in East Asia to vertical expansions in the Middle East, skyscrapers have become defining features of modern urban landscapes. Some of these metropolises are even best known the ...

With nearly eight billion people on the planet, things can feel pretty crowded. Let’s make things a bit tighter by housing ...

During construction, people were so worried that Jenney’s building would fall down that the city halted construction to investigate the structure’s safety. Today, the Home Insurance Building is ...

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 ...

Though it only had the distinction of being the world’s tallest building for 11 months, the Chrysler Building in midtown Manhattan has remained one of the most recognizable skyscrapers in the world — ...