An investigation of thirty skyscrapers from around the world—both recently built and under construction—that explains the structural principles behind their

Looks at the history of skyscrapers, describes fifty notable structures from around the world, and looks at the technology necessary to build such tall structur

The Manhattan skyline is one of the great wonders of the modern world. But how and why did it form? Much has been written about the city's architecture and its

A detailed tour, inside and out, of Chicago's distinctive towers from an earlier age For more than a century, Chicago's skyline has included some of the world's

Follows the process of constructing a fifty-two-story building on a busy city street with only a very narrow space to work in.