Here’s how Joe Biden can decarbonise US buildings
US President Joe Biden wants to halve the carbon footprint of US buildings by 2035. Working across federal agencies, here…
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In defence of… suburban skyscrapers
The London Borough of Haringey is hardly famous for skyscrapers. Its tallest structure is Alexandra Palace, not just because it’s…
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Sadiq Khan has scrapped plans to build a massive glass thing in the City of London, on the grounds it…
By22 other skyscrapers that we assume will be joining the Tulip on the London skyline
This week City of London planners have approved a new ‘the’ skyscraper to join the Gherkin, the Walkie Talkie, and…
ByTo transform the city we must reengineer the elevator
In the 160 or so years since the first skyscrapers were built, technological innovations of many kinds have allowed us…
ByLondon's skyscrapers are a monument to the city's worship of finance
A new skyscraper is set to join the City of London’s world-famous collection of oddly-designed buildings with novelty names. With…
ByDoes Trump Tower represent the future of urban development?
George Washington had Mount Vernon. Thomas Jefferson had Monticello. Now President-elect Donald Trump has his eponymous Manhattan skyscraper, Trump Tower.…
ByModern cities are forcing skyscrapers to evolve
Slick, glassy skyscrapers cast their shadows over the streets and spaces of cities all over the world. These behemoths are…
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