Jon Astbury investigates why they remain so popular. In 2011, British architect Ken Shuttleworth – who designed the Gherkin while at Foster + Partners – declared that "the tall glass box is dead".

In May, RECORD peers upward for a survey of six singular tall (and not-so-tall) buildings that innovate in different ways. They include a bulbous, 650-foot-tall tower in Hong Kong’s central business ...

"We are the glass building right downtown," Friehe says, "the tallest one." He’s right: Aflac lays claim to a portion of the tallest building in Sioux City – the 11-story, 168-foot Ho-Chunk ...

Construction may begin on a new tallest building in Colorado Springs. City Council members voted 6-1 Monday to reject an attempt to stop the 27-story OneVela project. The vote upholds a decision ...