skyscrapers, Tag

Skyscrapers are considered a feat of modern-day engineering and architecture. While we all recognize some of their negative impacts on the planet, we are also seeing the body count of our bird populations increasing to worrisome...

Big windows and high air-conditioning needs mean radical new approaches are needed

Scientists believe the number of bird deaths associated with skyscrapers has reached hundreds of millions. Researchers estimate that anywhere between 100 million and one billion birds die from smashing into glass buildings...

Foster + Partners have unveiled designs for the new headquarters of DJI, the makers of the world’s most popular commercial drones. Currently under construction in Shenzhen, the new building will comprise twin towers linked...

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture's Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia is designed to be the world's tallest building - however construction has been stalled at the 63rd floor...

International architecture firm Buro Ole Scheeren just unveiled designs for Empire City, a greenery-infused skyscraper set to rise in Ho Chi Minh City...

Shanghai’s most famous street, the Bund, is undergoing the “starchitect” treatment. Foster + Partners teamed up with Heatherwick Studio to design the Bund Financial Center as the “end point” to the city’s iconic...

Prolific architecture firm MVRDV has won a competition to design new mixed-use towers for Rotterdam that are sure to turn heads. Designed for the Wilhelminapier port development, the project, called The Sax, comprises two...

Prolific architecture firm MVRDV has won a competition to design new mixed-use towers for Rotterdam that are sure to turn heads. Designed for the Wilhelminapier port development, the project, called The Sax, comprises two...

Modernization has harmed giant sequoias: not only have they been cut down in groves, but climate change has diminished their lifespan. Four designers in South Korea want to help preserve the trees' legacy with a skyscraper...

3D printing could soar to new heights with the construction of the first 3D-printed skyscraper in the world. Dubai-based firm Cazza recently announced they aim to print the high-rise in the United Arab Emirates. They will...

A new ceramic travel mug based on the Taipei 101 allows anyone to carry the world's tallest green building in the palm of their hand. Taiwanese ceramic brand ACERA has lovingly based their design on the textured façade of...

The New Year’s Eve fire at The Address Downtown in Dubai shocked onlookers from around the world -- an entire 63-story skyscraper engulfed in flame while a holiday fireworks display took place nearby...

Developed by the Jeddah Economic Company as part of the Jeddah Economic City project, the sky-piercing tower will reach 1,007 meters in height (3,280 feet)—more than double the height of the Empire State Building—and...

Developed by the Jeddah Economic Company as part of the Jeddah Economic City project, the sky-piercing tower will reach 1,007 meters in height (3,280 feet)—more than double the height of the Empire State Building—and...