Have you ever looked at a skyscraper and wondered how it got there? Have you ever watched a construction site develop over time? It starts with a plot of land, and then months later, an entire ...

“That creates a big carbon problem ... “They’re lock-in risks,” says Ürge-Vorsatz. “Once you build a skyscraper it pre-determines our emissions for decades to come, so we definitely ...

Tom Liravongsa — or as social media knows him, Tom the Skyscraper Guy — has racked up millions of views on videos about the ...

The new office will feature almost 8,000 square feet of space and put the conference even closer to Madison Square Garden, ...

Great choice! Your building is stable enough to take on the Windy City! Diagonals turn rectangles into triangles, and triangles are one of the strongest shapes used in construction today.

Add to the issues cited above another big question: Is it possible to build a truly sustainable skyscraper? The buzzword of the first decade of the 21st century is sustainability; a term still seeking ...

At least, in theory. If built, the skyscraper would be the Big Apple's longest building — and the world's, for that matter. By comparison, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat credits ...

When engineers have to build over soft, sandy ground, they often dig deep into the earth until they reach soil that's capable of supporting the structure's enormous weight. So you recommend that ...

While preeminent skyscrapers like the Empire State Building, the Chrystler Building ... defining features planned for the coming years, the Big Apple's famous vista could soon look far different.

This big building was a big gamble for its developers ... stymied the dream. Work on this skyscraper began in June 2012, and it faced various setbacks along the way. For one, designers originally ...

A bizarre U-shaped skyscraper nicknamed ‘The Big Bend’ could soon redefine New York’s skyline- and become the longest building in the world. The proposed 4000ft structure, conceived by the ...

Related Companies plans to build a supertall skyscraper on Madison Avenue rising ... Of course, the most ambitious item on Related’s Big Apple agenda is its proposal to build a 3 million-square ...