Skyscraper-filled cityscapes bring to mind the sleek look of steel and glass, but the use of mass timber in building is putting a softer spin on skylines. Besides being a sustainable material, wood ...

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 ...

Typically, when you want to build a high rise, you need iron, steel, cement, concrete; materials that are super strong and durable but also come with a high carbon footprint. Now, some builders are ...

The jury for the 11th International High-Rise Award engaged in extensive discussions about the future of high-rise buildings amid pressing global challenges, including urbanization and post-pandemic ...

Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) has announced the International High-Rise Award 2024/25. Selected from more than 1,000 new high-rises worldwide dating from the past two years, the nominated projects ...

When Richard Meier unveiled in 2000 his first project in New York City, a luxury condo building overlooking the Hudson River, he started a trend. Now deep-pocketed Manhattanites who missed out on ...