The Burj Al Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, Dubai is a neo-futuristic edifice that represents the cutting-edge high-tech architecture of the present generation. It is a feat of…
The ambition to construct taller buildings and the rush to the sky is, in many respects, as old as time. However, the total height of the tallest skyscrapers has risen…
Buildings have been a component of society ever since communities grew to create secure environments for them. The concept of tall buildings emerged as a result of the population’s exponential…
Singapore’s Tallest Building 8 Shenton Way, a 305-meter-tall tower, with a design that was unveiled by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). The mixed-use tower draws inspiration from bamboo woods to…
Historically, churches left their mark, then public institutions, and in recent decades commercial skyscrapers have been making a mark. A few decades ago, the Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure…
Free Documentary, The primitive purpose of constructing buildings was to provide shelter for people. However, as the times have evolved, buildings soon became a symbol of power and wealth. The…
The realization and contemplation of the need to build taller and make our cities compact is something that has been persistent through time. Not only does it bring diversity to…
Gensler is a multinational architecture firm with the highest revenues and largest workforce in the world. Gensler is committed to creating meaningful and lasting change in the communities where they…
Paul Clemence, the award-winning photographer and artist, in his latest photo series, presents us with splendid snapshots of The St.Regis Chicago (the Vista Tower). Reaching a striking 101 storeys, this…
Combining simple materials like glass and steel into fascinating modernist silhouettes is British starchitect Norman Foster’s eloquent hallmark. His works are often an amalgam of sleek, modern, and high-tech designs.…
Makkah Royal Clock Tower is the tallest structure among the seven skyscrapers of the Abraj Al-Bait, a complex owned by the Government of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Makkah Royal Clock…
There are very few marvels in the man-built world that still inflict an absolute sense of littleness to the human stature. Some can achieve that with their mare appearance and…