Jason Barr has studied Manhattan skyscrapers since he joined the Rutgers-Newark faculty in 2003, but he believes towering future changes to the skyline will become more prevalent across the Hudson ...

For better or worse -- possibly both -- the skyscraper was the exhilarating signature of architecture in the 20th century. But what will be its future in the 21st? This is an inescapable question in ...

Explore the fascinating evolution of the world's tallest buildings, from the early days of Philadelphia City Hall to the groundbreaking height of the Burj Khalifa. This video uncovers the history of ...

The architects behind the Burj Khalifa in Dubai — the world’s tallest building, for those keeping score — are teaming up with a startup to turn future skyscrapers into massive, gravity-powered ...

The imagined architecture of the coming drone era is mostly defensive. There’s the stealth-mode startup, Domestic Drone Countermeasures, with its camera-jamming home-security system. There’s the ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

This video examines iconic tall wooden buildings such as Mjøsa Tower, HoHo Wien, Brock Commons Tallwood House, Treet Skyscraper Center, and the Sanctuary of Truth. Learn how mass timber, ...

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Aerial robots. Megatall skyscrapers. Custom, abstract façades. These were just some of the ideas presented at the Façade Tectonics Institute “Façades Forum,” held in mid-October at Thomas Jefferson ...

A derecho windstorm on May 16, 2024, blew out windows at TotalEnergies Tower in downtown Houston. A recently published study employed miniature models of skyscrapers to find out why the May 2024 ...

Scot Matteson promises he is ready to begin work this fall on three glimmering towers in what is now a surface parking lot in Lower Bricktown. If built, they will closely wrap around a six-story ...