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Zaha Hadid's 'exoskeleton' skyscraper in Miami will have a private helicopter...
The acclaimed architect Zaha Hadid, who died in early 2016, left a spectacular legacy.The Pritzker Prize-winning architect was known for her neofuturistic works, characterized by sweeping curves and...
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The new tallest building in Thailand looks like a pixelated image in...
At 1,029 feet, the MahaNakhon is now the tallest building in Thailand. The 77-story tower beats the skyscraper that previously held the title, Baiyoke Tower II, by 33 feet.To celebrate its debut on...
View ArticleLondon is building Europe's tallest residential skyscraper
Construction is under way for Spire London which will be the highest residential skyscraper in western Europe. The project is expected to be completed in 2020.Produced by Jacqui Frank. Original...
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11 of the most stunning twisted towers around the world
When famed architect Santiago Calatrava designed the building known as the Turning Torso, he ushered in a new era of twisted designs.The buildings seem to rotate the traditional rectangular tower...
View Article8 skyscrapers that will transform London's skyline in the next 20 years
This interactive 3d model shows how London's skyline will dramatically change by 2035.From the City to Canary Wharf, the capital will be home to new impressive buildings - including the highest...
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Dubai is building the world's tallest skyscraper — here's what it'll look like
Construction on the tallest skyscraper in the world is underway. On October 10, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the prime minister of Dubai, broke ground on the new building, called the Tower at...
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This timelapse video of five Manhattan buildings getting demolished is...
At 1,401 feet tall, One Vanderbilt tower will soon become the second tallest skyscraper in New York City.To make room for the tower, which celebrated its groundbreaking on October 18, five buildings in...
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A $2.4 billion twisting Chinese tower was just named the most beautiful...
Emporis, a real estate data mining company, just announced the winners of its 2015 Skyscraper Awards, which judges new skyscrapers based on design and functionality.The Shanghai Tower, located in the...
View ArticleDubai is building a tower even taller than the Burj Khalifa
The newest tallest tower in the world is coming to dethrone the Burj Khalifa. The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbor will stand 3,045 feet tall, 328 feet taller than the Burj. The project is expected to be...
View Article7 new buildings that will transform New York City
You don't have to be a New Yorker to know what New York City looks like. Simply turn on the TV, and you can have a bird's eye view of the famous metropolitan city. Our common perception of the city,...
View ArticleA British man dodged security guards and climbed to the top of Dubai’s second...
The Almas Tower is 360 metres high (1,180 feet) and it is the second tallest building in Dubai, after the Burj Khalifa.In this terrifying video, 26-year-old YouTuber James Kingston filmed himself...
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Here's why New York City has two economic centers — Midtown and downtown
Most cities have a single economic center or “central business district,” but New York City has two. There is the original downtown economic hub around Wall Street and the financial district, and then...
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A Chinese billionaire-owned real estate firm is building a huge skyscraper in...
Downtown San Francisco is home to a game of one-upping among real estate developers.On December 8, city officials broke ground on yet another skyscraper in the city's hottest area for new construction....
View ArticleThis cobra-shaped skyscraper looks like the ultimate supervillain hideout
One day, this peculiar cobra-shaped skyscraper might loom over a major city in Asia or the Middle East. It is designed by a Russian architect, Vasily Klyukin, who also recently released a new science...
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13 of the most stunning twisted towers around the world
When famed architect Santiago Calatrava designed the building known as the Turning Torso, he ushered in a new era of twisted designs.The buildings seem to rotate the traditional rectangular tower...
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The 12 most expensive skyscrapers built in the last 20 years
Over the last few decades, skyscrapers' heights — and thus their costs — have continued to climb.Business Insider rounded up the most expensive towers built in the last 20 years, defining a skyscraper...
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One Chinese city built more skyscrapers in 2016 than the US and Australia...
China added an impressive 84 skyscrapers to its skyline in 2016, setting a record for the nation.But the real prize goes to the so-called Silicon Valley of China, which built 11 new towers.Shenzen, a...
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More new multimillion-dollar skyscrapers rose in 2016 than any other year in...
In its annual report, the 2016 Tall Building Year in Review, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced that 2016 saw the completion of a record 128 buildings 655 feet or...
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21 skyscrapers that will transform London's skyline by 2020
With planning permission being granted for building projects further away from the city's two financial districts, London's skyline is going to transform over the next three years.We listed some of the...
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MAPPED: The tallest building in each state
The United States has some of the world’s tallest skyscrapers, but their distribution is extremely uneven. Today’s infographic comes from Highrises.com, and it covers the tallest building in each...
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