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 ...

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 ...

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 cities of the future may take the charge in progress for a very unexpected reason — with skylines doubling as massive energy storage units. And the idea? Not solar panels and wind turbines — think ...

Explore the fascinating journey of wood from ancient construction methods to its transformative role in modern architecture. This video examines iconic tall wooden buildings such as Mjøsa Tower, HoHo ...

In San Francisco, future skyscrapers stacked with homes are out, while six- to eight-story apartment buildings are in. Mayor London Breed said the city should prioritize smaller projects that would ...

New images have been released of how the City of London’s skyline could look in future ahead of a major real estate conference where officials will showcase the Square Mile. The images, released by ...

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 ...