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The world's future tallest skyscrapers: who will be first to break the 1,000-meter mark? 20 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
No sooner has the global economy steadied itself a little than new skyscrapers are shooting out of the ground all over the world and reaching dizzying heights that would have seemed unimaginable only ...
Media Facades: Multi-faceted 21st-century communicators 30 Jul 2013 | 01:00 pm
Media facades have become a firm feature of the 21st century metropolis, increasingly bathing gray cities in an imposing play of light and color.
Green, not gray: Plants are taking over architecture 25 Jun 2013 | 01:00 pm
In times of climate change and a shortage of resources, environmentally-responsible construction, sustainability and energy efficiency are increasingly gaining in importance.
Art and Architecture: The World's Most Spectacular Museums 28 May 2013 | 01:00 pm
That time-honored institution, the museum, is gradually being superseded. Increasingly, instead of old-fashioned exhibition rooms, it is gigantic event and experience locations that await the visitor.
The World's Highest Observation Decks 2 May 2013 | 01:00 pm
The taller, the bigger, the more eye-catching the better: more and more companies around the world are investing millions in spectacular corporate buildings in a desire to express their identity throu...
The World's Most Spectacular Corporate Buildings 9 Apr 2013 | 01:00 pm
The taller, the bigger, the more eye-catching the better: more and more companies around the world are investing millions in spectacular corporate buildings in a desire to express their identity throu...
The Heights of Hospitality: The World's Highest Hotels 5 Mar 2013 | 02:00 pm
The JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, opened last week, may hold the new record for the world's tallest hotel building, but the true leader in sky-high accommodations remains the Ritz-Carlton in Hong Kong.
Vertical Velocity: Taiwan Home to World's Fastest Elevators 23 Jan 2013 | 02:00 pm
The elevators currently the fastest in the world were manufactured by the Japanese corporation Toshiba. Passengers are catapulted at a speed of 1,010 meters per minute, or 60 km/h, from the fifth to t...
New York City's 8 Spruce Street recipient of Emporis Skyscraper Award 4 Dec 2012 | 02:00 pm
The results of the 2011 Emporis Skyscraper Award are now in: 8 Spruce Street in New York City is the winner of the renowned architecture prize for new skyscrapers.
Toronto, North America's new high-rise metropolis 24 Oct 2012 | 01:00 pm
Nowhere else in North America are more high-rises currently being built
