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- New images show progress on the next world's tallest building Tue, 22 Aug 17, 9:08pmNew images of Santiago Calatrava's Dubai Creek Tower have emerged, showing construction progress on what is expected to become the world's tallest building...
- North Korea's 'Hotel of Doom' is the world's largest abandoned building Mon, 20 Feb 17, 3:00amThis pyramid-shaped building in North Korea was once a contender for the tallest hotel in the world - but construction was interrupted in 1989 and it became the world's largest abandoned building instead...
- PLP Architecture unveils the design for London's first timber tower Mon, 20 Jun 16, 3:00pmArchitects are finally recognizing the versatility of wood by building innovative timber-framed structures that offer an alternative to traditional steel and concrete construction...
- Wuhan Greenland megatall eco-skyscraper is under construction in China Sat, 9 Apr 16, 7:45amThe tower will have a tapered, soft form and an amazing domed top meant to help reduce wind loads. This will be aided by the building's regularly placed facade apertures, which will also house window-washing systems and air...
- Foster + Partners break ground on the crystalline ICD Brookfield Place skyscraper in Dubai Wed, 27 Jan 16, 10:00pmA new crystalline skyscraper, designed by Foster + Partners, just broke ground in Dubai. Part of a large mixed-use development known as ICD Brookfield Place in the Dubai International Financial Center district (DIFC), the...
- The world’s tallest building coming to Iraq will be entirely solar-powered Tue, 24 Nov 15, 2:10amBuilders in Iraq have their sight on the sky. AMBS architects have designed a 1,152 meter tall skyscraper-structure called The Bride. The name of the skyscraper is inspired by the location in which it is set to be built,...
- The tallest building on Earth will host the world’s largest LED light show on New Year’s Eve Thu, 1 Jan 15, 9:37amOn New Year’s Eve, Downtown Dubai will host an epic celebration, featuring fireworks, lasers, lights, and an illuminated LED screen wrapped around the sides of the world’s tallest building...
- Earth’s tallest building will host the world’s largest New Year’s Eve LED light show Wed, 31 Dec 14, 5:00pmOn New Year’s Eve, Downtown Dubai will host an epic celebration, featuring fireworks, lasers, lights, and an illuminated LED screen wrapped around the sides of the world’s tallest building...
- The Crystal-Like Greenland Tower Breaks Ground in Chengdu, China Wed, 26 Nov 14, 5:00pmLocated in the center of Chengdu’s booming Dongcun district, the design was inspired by the unique ice mountain topography around Chengdu, which symbolizes the city’s growth and promising future...
- PHOTOS: World’s Second Tallest Skyscraper Nears Completion in Shanghai! Thu, 7 Aug 14, 3:50amOnce it’s finished, the tower will become China’s tallest building and the world’s second tallest building. Located on an ex-golf course in Shanghai’s fast-growing Pudong District, the tower will have two of the world’s...
- World’s Second Tallest Skyscraper Nears Completion in Shanghai! Wed, 6 Aug 14, 11:51pmOnce it’s finished, the tower will become China’s tallest building and the world’s second tallest building. Located on an ex-golf course in Shanghai’s fast-growing Pudong District, the tower will have two of the world’s...
- Designers Want to Wrap Burj Khalifa in Reflective Skin for World’s Largest Art Installation Fri, 21 Feb 14, 4:00amDesigners Op-En want to transform the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, into the world’s tallest art installation. Called EXO-BURJ, the design team's project would involve wrapping the 2,717 foot structure in...
- World’s Tallest Building May Shut Down Elevators, Air Conditioning Due to Outstanding Fees Wed, 12 Feb 14, 10:00pmImage © Rahhal / Shutterstock.com The world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, has run into some financial troubles that may result in management shutting down air conditioning and elevator service to its...
- The Incredible Story Of How The Burj Khalifa’s Poop is Trucked Out of Town Tue, 1 Jan 13, 3:47amYou’d think that the world’s tallest building – a structure that requires amazingly complex engineering and technology to reach its heights – would have an equally impressive sewage system...
- Sky City: Chinese Company BSB To Build The World’s Tallest Building… In Just 90 Days?! Mon, 18 Jun 12, 10:45amEven since the current world’s tallest builing – theBurj Khalifa in Dubai – was completed, there has been a constant battle between countries to build the world’s next tallest building...