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 ...

Designed by NORR—the architectural firm behind the Atlantis The Palm hotel complex located at the heart of the Palm ...

Chicago, Feb. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) today released its 2025 Trends & Forecasts report, which delivers an in-depth analysis of the ...

Although not particularly tall by contemporary standards, the building’s almost unbroken glass facade presents a problem for birds, most notably at night when the brilliantly lit interiors cause ...