Experts say there is no easy path to truly sustainable skyscrapers"/> If done in 2015 as expected, Shanghai Tower (center), on its way to 632 m, would rank as the world's second-tallest skyscraper.

At 1,396 feet, 432 Park Avenue isn’t the tallest building in New York. But with a height-to-width ratio of 15 to 1, it is one of the skinniest. On windy days, that ratio can cause one little ...

If all goes to plan, the building will be crowned the world’s tallest building and be 10 metres taller than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which currently holds the title.

Proposed building would be more than 1,100 feet tall. ... which is currently the world’s tallest wooden building. Drawings of the new tower ... "Timber buildings are very easy to associate ...

Viewed straight-on from the Hudson River, 40 Tenth looks like a simple rectangle. Shift to the right or left, though, and the building cuts inward, creating a dramatic faceted facade.

The race is always on. Within the span of just two years, the world's tallest building was built three times in New York City – the 282.5-meter Bank of Manhattan in 1930, the 319-meter Chrysler ...

Toronto’s new tall building design guidelines aim to protect heritage views, neighbourhood context, and views of the sky, among other things. May 27, 2013. May 27, 2013. 3 min read.

New details have emerged on New York’s latest, tallest, super-tall skyscraper—the Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill–designed tower rising on, where else, 57th Street. Real estate blog NY YIMBY has ...