This blog post was authored by architect and structural engineer Charles F. Bloszies FAIA, SE, LEED. The skyscraper is architecture’s ultimate icon. The term itself conjures images of seemingly ...

Researchers in Canada have proposed using gravity-based energy storage in high-rise buildings, in combination with photovoltaic facades, small wind turbines, and lithium-ion batteries. Their modeling ...

The study of smoke movement and fire dynamics in high-rise buildings is critical for improving fire safety and resilience in modern urban environments. Recent investigations have focussed on the ...

This article was originally published on Common Edge. "O beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, has there ever been another place on earth where so many people of wealth and power ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The Allentown Planning Commission reviewed a preliminary/final plan for a high-rise apartment building Tuesday afternoon at city hall. The proposal, known as the Peregrine Tower and ...

The increased demand for responsive and quality healthcare facilities combined with Seattle’s constrained geography gives rise to more high-rise construction to serve a growing population.