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Popular Mechanics
January 21, 2010
Adam Hadhazy |
Top 8 Skyscrapers That Will Push the Limits of Design Burj Mubarak al Kabir... 1 Dubai... Miapolis... Nakheel Tower... Sky City 1000... Bionic Tower... Kingdom Tower... Millennium Challenge Tower...   |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2008
H. Lee Murphy |
Symbols of the Modern World The modern skyscraper, given up officially for dead by real estate investors and developers amid the post-9/11 frenzy of fear, is mounting a comeback. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2007
Jeff Wise |
Dubai Re-ups Race for World's Tallest Building While builders are keeping their exact plans a secret, the tower will reportedly be more than half a mile high. |
AskMen.com
November 1, 2000
Dennis O'Connell |
Top 10 Skyscrapers Afraid of heights? This feature is made for you. We have traveled the world at the speed of light to come up with a list of the world's most important skyscrapers in terms of height, social significance, design, and architecture... |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2008
H. Lee Murphy |
World Title Champion The world's tallest building has been enshrouded in secrecy since the start of construction early in 2006, but the current evidence suggests that Burj Dubai will eventually get to 2,684 feet, with 160 habitable floors. |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2008
H. Lee Murphy |
A Labor of Indecision For his first project in Chicago, Donald Trump has been dogged by indecision. But the switch from offices to condos and the addition of a hotel didn't force revision of the exterior design all that much. |
Wired
November 27, 2007
Andrew Blum |
Engineer Bill Baker Is the King of Superstable 150-Story Structures Baker's ascension -- and his buttressed core -- comes at the beginning of the supertall era. People, corporations, and even desert city-states with oversize checkbooks and matching egos are racing to conquer their skylines. Most of them call Bill Baker. |
AskMen.com
Marc Voyer |
Top 10: Architecture Capitals These top 10 architecture capitals will impress you. |
AskMen.com
Norman Brown |
Top 10: Crazy Construction Projects This installment of the Top 10 features all sorts of construction projects -- not just skyscrapers -- that are either in the process of being completed or for which the plans have been finalized. |
National Real Estate Investor
September 1, 2005
Henry Springs |
Trumping the Chicago Market Overcoming many redesigns and a sickly office market, the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago is slated to rise between the Wrigley and IBM buildings in late 2007. |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2008
H. Lee Murphy |
Pride of Nashville Outside of the skyscraper strongholds of Chicago and New York, the really tall buildings have been confined to a handful of urban centers in places like Philadelphia, Atlanta and San Francisco. Nashville was not on that short list. Until now. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2006
David Noland |
Hearst Tower - Re-inventing the Skyscraper The 46-story Hearst Tower is an energy-efficient, structurally strong, environmentally sound addition to New York City's skyline. And if we may say so ourselves, it looks pretty cool, too. |
BusinessWeek
November 11, 2010
Mark Gilbert |
London's Rising Towers May Presage a Shrinking Economy As Renzo Piano's "Shard of Glass" rises, other skyscrapers are in the works. Unfortunately, new London towers often foreshadow shrinking economies. |
Fast Company
August 8, 2011
Linda Tischler |
What 9/11 Taught Us About Designing Skyscrapers A new, safer model of skyscraper rises from the site of the attack. |
BusinessWeek
April 29, 2010
Michael Arndt |
Hard Times for Star Architects The global real estate implosion killed off scores of their designs, some of which are still hibernating and many of which will never be built |
National Real Estate Investor
December 1, 2006 |
In Progress: Park Michigan Park Michigan will be an 855-foot tall skyscraper and rank as one of Chicago's 10 tallest buildings south of Van Buren Street. |
National Real Estate Investor
June 6, 2003
Parke Chapman |
Hines Plans New 40-story Chicago Tower Hines will begin construction this fall on a 40-story office tower in Chicago at One Dearborn Street. The 820,000 sq. ft. tower is expected to be finished during the fourth quarter of 2004. |
National Real Estate Investor
January 22, 2003 |
MetLife closes $46M refinance of Millennium Tower Millennium Tower LLC has refinanced the 200,000 sq. ft. commercial unit of Millennium Tower, a 20-story, mixed-use property in downtown Seattle. |
BusinessWeek
May 27, 2010
Jason Clenfield |
China's Elevators: Built for Serious Speed Competition for installations mounts as skyscrapers sprout. |
National Real Estate Investor
April 1, 2005
Nicholas Yulico |
Glowing Gem of the Middle East With booming commercial and residential real estate construction, Dubai's secret of success is that foreigners are able to easily make non-risky real estate investments and hold direct title of property in the city, unlike elsewhere in the region. |
Real Travel Adventures
December 2009
Ron Kapon |
Return to the Windy City Historic Navy Pier was built in 1909 and is Chicago's lakefront playground. It is the Midwest's #1 tourist and leisure destination, attracting more than 8 million visitors per year. |
Popular Mechanics
January 11, 2008 |
Four Engineering Breakthroughs Changing the Skyscraper Race Super-strong, next-generation steel... Nanotech-enhanced concrete... Thick cores for disaster... Building in a smart way out... |
National Real Estate Investor
June 1, 2006
H. Lee Murphy |
The Inn Is Open And For Sale In the past year, with convention business returning and tourists flocking to new attractions like Millennium Park on the Lake Michigan waterfront, Chicago has suddenly emerged as the darling of the hospitality industry. As buyers have looked in Chicago, they've found willing sellers. |
Salon.com
September 17, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
New York's most disliked building? The World Trade Center represented the essence of American financial power, but critics hated the towers and the public never embraced them... |
BusinessWeek
February 19, 2007
Frederik Balfour |
Shanghai Rising China struggles to build a livable city inside a world-class business capital. |
AskMen.com
Luke Arnott |
Do It All In Dubai Dubai, located on the Persian Gulf in the United Arab Emirates, has gone from small fishing town to huge urban center thanks to a government policy promoting trade and tourism. Here's a three-day guide to exploring Dubai's dynamic sights. |
BusinessWeek
September 22, 2003
Frederik Balfour |
Sparkling Shanghai It's old, it's new, and in the wake of SARS, discounts abound |
National Real Estate Investor
June 1, 2006
Parke M. Chapman |
Ground Zero Office Glut in the Making? If Ground Zero's newest tower is any indication, filling space in the Freedom Tower and adjacent buildings will be a challenge. |
National Real Estate Investor
March 1, 2006 |
In Progress: Ivy Hotel & Residence The project includes the renovation of the long-vacant Ivy Tower, one of the city's most interesting landmark buildings, to accommodate two restaurants, a salon, hotel meeting room and boutique hotel suites. |
Salon.com
September 11, 2001
Bill Wyman |
Why the towers collapsed The jetliners hit the World Trade Center buildings at a vulnerable point... |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2008
H. Lee Murphy |
A Building that Breathes With a roof height of 945 feet, the Bank of America Tower under construction in New York City will be the city's second-tallest structure. Management is in pursuit of an elite Platinum LEED certification. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2007
Willie D. Jones |
How to Build a Mile-High Skyscraper When cities can't build out, they build up. Here's how modern technology makes the building of a mile-high skyscraper possible. |
Wired
November 2004
Jessie Scanlon |
Frank Gehry for the Rest of Us Architect Frank Gehry pioneered the use of digital fabrication in the 1990s. SHoP adopts some of Gehry's techniques, but to a different end: lowering costs. The company's process begins with 3-D modeling software and ends with construction workers assembling the laser-cut pieces into a finished structure. |
National Real Estate Investor
May 19, 2003
Parke Chapman |
Networks Sign on for Tallest Lease in NYC New York City's tallest office tower had a flurry of leasing deals recently as several television and radio stations signed on as tenants. Rather than occupying conventional office space, the broadcasters signed 15-year leases for space on the tower's 204-foot tall antenna. |
Metropolis
January 2007
Martin C. Pedersen |
Object Lesson The circumvention of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's day-lighting scheme for Bank of America shows that user education is essential to sustainable design. |
AskMen.com
Andrea Gourgy |
Fine Living: Drop $50,000 In Dubai Dubai has made catering to tourists -- especially rich tourists -- an art form. So dropping 50 grand in three days should be relatively easy. |
Fast Company
September 1, 2007
Alec Appelbaum |
Sky Fighter Daniel Libeskind shares his vision for architecture and why he's at peace with the plans for Ground Zero that replaced his own. |
National Real Estate Investor
December 22, 2003
Parke Chapman |
Planned Ground Zero Building To Be World's Tallest It's finally official -- the first building to be developed on Ground Zero will be the 1,776-ft. "Freedom Tower." The building will boast 2.6 million sq. ft. of office space within 60 stories. |
Salon.com
May 1, 2002
Brian Libby |
Cesar Pelli The architect of Manhattan's World Financial Center -- and of the world's tallest towers -- discusses ground zero, the future of skyscrapers and how New York's skyline is handsomer than ever... |
Popular Mechanics
March 2004
Paul Eisenstein |
World's Fastest Elevator Designing the fastest elevator for the Taipei 101 building was challenging. |
AskMen.com
Scott Mills |
Fine Living: Drop $10,000 In Shanghai Shanghai is a bustling metropolis, bursting with as much culture and couture as it is with people. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2007
Jeff Wise |
Re-engineering the Bay Bridge: Built Quake Tough Engineers knew that returning the bridge to its pre-earthquake state wouldn't be enough. They needed to come up with a solution that could withstand some of the worst that California's fault zones are capable of dishing out. |
Real Travel Adventures
February 2009
Emma Krasov |
Winter Wonderland Awaits in Downtown Chicago Visit a real snow wonderland in Chicago. |
Bank Technology News
October 2006
Karen Krebsbach |
Facilities: Building 'Green' Saves Banks Green Using environmentally friendly building materials saves money and builds goodwill. PNC, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo are taking notice of the trend. |
Popular Mechanics
February 12, 2008
Matt Sullivan |
Dubai's Mile-Long Super Bridge Set for March Construction Leave it to Dubai to build a bridge way harder, faster and stronger. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2010
Gerard Torres |
Wireless Towers: Propelling the Data Boom Recent earnings reports point to continued growth in the wireless tower industry. |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2003
Dana Dubbs |
A Towering Question These are trying days for Philadelphia's downtown office market. Now, three separate office developments are on the drawing board, including a $700 million world trade complex that would add 2.3 million sq. ft. of space. Local real estate professionals are skeptical. |
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2006 |
Florida Tower Jumps on Condo-Conversion Bandwagon The 21-story SBS Tower, which was recently sold by Irradio Holdings, overlooks Biscayne Bay. The buyer, KRA Tower LLC, spent $100 million to snap up the complex. |
Outside
February 2009
Nick Heil |
The Tortoise and the Stair No mountain? No problem. As our man discovered, racing up a skyscraper provides a challenge as daunting as many high peaks. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2004
Ben McClure |
Teetering American Tower The wireless transmission tower company isn't offering much of a future view. |
