Art
An Interactive Map of New York's Earliest Skyscrapers
The Skyscraper Museum's "Ten & Taller: 1874-1900" exhibition maps the first Manhattan buildings to soar beyond 10 stories.
Skyscrapers
Art
Infographics Size Up History's Tallest Buildings
In recent years, the skyscraper has come to be seen as the architectural symbol of globalization.
News
More Skyscrapers Were Built in 2014 Than Ever Before
A new report shows 2014 was the “tallest year ever,” with more skyscrapers constructed than in any previous year.
Opinion
Shanghai's Skyscrapers in Mist
LOS ANGELES — I'm a sucker for skyscraper photos. Ever since I first set foot in downtown Los Angeles and then Manhattan, I've loved looking up at buildings. Tall ones, fancy ones — almost every major city has at least one interesting one, and in a place like China, there are more tall buildings tha
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How An Artist in 1881 Imagined the New York of the Future
"When cartoonist Thomas Nast drew this illustration of future Manhattan for Harper's Weekly in 1881, Trinity Church was the tallest building in New York, with its spire and cross reaching 281 feet into the heavens." [Paleofuture [http://www.paleofuture.com/blog/2011/8/18/new-yorks-tallest-building-o
Opinion
Checking up on World Trade Center Architecture
Osama Bin Laden is dead, but that doesn't mean the vestiges of 9/11's impact on New York City are completely healed. With an infographic, the New York Times checks up on the most visible reminder of the event, the remains of Ground Zero and the construction of new World Trade Center buildings.