The Ten Tallest Buildings in the World
Friday, January 29th, 2010 Posted in Skyscraper | 2 Comments »The Ten Tallest Skyscrapers In The World For many years the Empire State Building in New York, USA was the unrivalled nominee for being the tallest building in the world. Since this building was completed in ...
Can All Skyscrapers Be Tasteful Modern Architecture?
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 Posted in Skyscraper | 2 Comments »The Dos and Don’ts of Tasteful Architecture In the present day, so much of building seems to be obsessed with size. There was a time when you could build the world’s tallest building – assuming you ...
Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong
Sunday, September 13th, 2009 Posted in Asia, Skyscraper | 12 Comments »The BOC Tower, Hong Kong Much of modern architecture is about making a statement. In fact, it is probably truer to say that architecture has always in some way been about making a statement. Even the most ...
Taipei 101 – A Landmark Skyscraper
Saturday, September 5th, 2009 Posted in Asia, Skyscraper | 6 Comments »Taipei 101 In a world obsessed with extremes, and where publicity is king, it is quite something to be able to say that you are at the further extreme of anything. To be the tallest person in ...
The HSBC Main Building – A Landmark Of Modern Architecture
Saturday, July 25th, 2009 Posted in Skyscraper | 5 Comments »Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank (HSBC) Main Building Anyone visiting Hong Kong will be unable to miss seeing the most expensive skyscraper in the territory and one of the most expensive in the world. Built while ...
Q1 – The Tallest Residential Building in the World
Thursday, June 25th, 2009 Posted in Skyscraper | 4 Comments »Q1 - World's Tallest Condo When it comes to building a tower that will stick in the minds of the people of the world, there is nothing like height for making your point. Certainly there are ...
Which City Has the Most Skyscrapers?
Monday, June 15th, 2009 Posted in Skyscraper | 9 Comments »Is It Hong Kong or New York? Very few subjects on the topic of architecture divide opinion as much as sky scrapers. For many, a sky scraper is a demonstration of the art of structural engineering taken ...
