This day in history we feature the Willis Tower. The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet as the world’s tallest building on this day in 1973. Trivia – Willis Tower The Willis Tower (originally the Sears Tower) is a 110-story, 1,451-foot skyscraper in the Loop community area of Chicago in […]
This day in history we feature the Woolworth Building. A skyscraper designed by architect Cass Gilbert in New York City, was opened on this day in 1913. Trivia – Woolworth Building The Woolworth Building is an early American skyscraper located at 233 Broadway in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It was […]
This day in history we feature Bahrain World Trade Center. The construction of the world’s first skyscraper to integrate wind turbines is completed in Bahrain on this day in 2008. Trivia – Bahrain World Trade Center The Bahrain World Trade Center (also called Bahrain WTC or BWTC) is a 240-metre-high (787 ft), 50-floor, twin tower […]
This day in history we feature the Dubai World Trade Centre. A 38-storey skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates was inaugurated on this day in 1979. Trivia – Dubai World Trade Centre The Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), historically called Sheikh Rashid Tower is a purpose-built complex for events and exhibitions. The building is featured […]
This day in history we feature The Shard. The sixth-tallest building in Europe, opens its viewing gallery to the public on this day in 2013. Trivia – The Shard The Shard, also referred to as the Shard of Glass, Shard London Bridge, and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 72-storey skyscraper, designed by the Italian […]
This day in history we feature Burj Khalifa. The current tallest building in the world, officially opens in Dubai on this day in 2010. Trivia – Burj Khalifa Khalifa Tower, known as the Burj Dubai is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is known for being the world’s tallest building. The Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and […]
This day in history we feature the Taipei 101. The tallest building in the world was opened on this day in 2004 to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Trivia – Taipei 101 Taipei 101 formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a supertall skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. This building was officially classified as the […]
The spire of a soaring 118-story tower has topped out at over 2,227 feet above Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur. Set to become the world’s second-tallest building upon its completion next year, Merdeka 118 now stands higher than China’s 2,073-foot Shanghai Tower and is dwarfed only by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. At a ceremony marking […]
Manhattan is no stranger to supertall skyscrapers but Brooklyn’s skyline has now fundamentally changed as its first supertall reached its full, vertiginous height. The 93-story, 1,066-foot-tall residential building, standing at 9 DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn, was designed by SHoP Architects. (Supertalls, by definition, are residential or office buildings reaching 300 meters — 984 feet […]
