Browsing: Skyscrapers

Jahn recently completed 1000M, a 240.18 meters residential tower in Chicago, one of the tallest in the city. It was one of the final projects by the late studio founder, Helmut Jahn.

A new style strived to distance itself from the rigid doctrines, uniformity, and lack of ornamentations of modern architecture emerged in the late 20th century. With postmodernism, buildings started to be designed to emphasize themes of history, individuality, whimsy, sarcasm, and pop culture.

Think about the last time you took a walk through the city. While you were trying to embrace the view in front, observing skyscrapers reaching for the sky, roads and transits making their way through, did a sense of curiosity ever grip you?

New York has an expressive skyline of towering glass structures. Pioneering rapid vertical construction, this city has always attracted the gaze of many for its innovative use of advanced technology and materials.

Twisted structures are more than just an aesthetic element but are meticulously designed structural and architectural marvels. Structures are subject to opposing environmental factors and loads, in particular wind loads that increase with height.

Soaring 400-meters, the tall skyscraper design of Zaha Hadid Architects announced as the winning entry for the Shenzhen Bay Super…

eVolo Skyscrapers by Carlo Aiello is the compilation of 300 outstanding projects selected for their innovative concepts that challenge the way we understand architecture and its relationship with the natural and built environments.