London’s crop of skyscraper restaurants are proving hugely popular with the capital’s diners a respected guide will reveal tomorrow. The 2014 Guide to London’s Best Restaurants and Bars, published by Square Meal, shows that high rise dining was... Read More
Chicago and New York may have begun the trend to reach for the skies but the twenty first century home of the tall building is undoubtedly Asia. This is illustrated by figures showing that nearly 75 per cent of skyscrapers completed in 2013 were built... Read More
The developers responsible for the Walkie Talkie have announced that a temporary scaffold screen will be erected over the next 24 hours to shield the street from the building’s damaging ‘solar death ray.’ Following yesterday’s revelation that... Read More
The developers of London’s Walkie Talkie are carrying out investigations after the skyscraper was blamed for causing damage to cars parked in the street below. Last week it was reported that sunlight reflected from the building was creating intense... Read More
The tallest building in the Far East topped out on Saturday at twice the height of London’s Shard. The Shanghai Tower is the latest addition to the city’s skyline as China strives to demonstrate its economic ascendancy in soaring steel and... Read More
Councillors disappointed by decision to retain Thames Tower Reading councillors say they are disappointed that plans to demolish Thames Tower and replace it with a 25-storey skyscraper have been scrapped. Instead, developers LaSalle intend to re-clad and... Read More
Fashion designer Pierre Cardin has bowed to pressure and scrapped his controversial plans to build a skyscraper in Venice. Cardin - along with his architect nephew Rodrigo Basilicati - hoped to erect the 60 storey tower in the mainland district of... Read More
A Middle Eastern bidder has made an astonishing $2.1 billion offer for the Empire State Building. According to the Daily News the identity of the would-be-buyer remains a mystery, but the unnamed group is said to be serious and prepared to enter a bidding war... Read More
It seems we can’t escape tall buildings these days. Take a look at the changing London skyline and do a rough crane count. Travel to the top of the Shard. Only last week a ceremony was held to mark the topping-out of the Cheesegrater while the nearby... Read More
Saudi Billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the owner of the Savoy hotel, is interested in building a mile-high skyscraper. The building would be five times higher than The Shard He has invited London and other major cities to submit proposals for... Read More
