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The fascinating stories behind some of the world's finest pieces of architecture – and three historical buildings you can still visit today
Stefan Al’s “Supertall” is a thoughtful inquiry into the new generation of skyscrapers, which are taller and more ubiquitous than their predecessors.
Ban on structures higher than 500 meters is more about taming economic excess July 15, 2021 05:00 JST | China Skyscrapers including Shanghai Tower stand steadily forming a unique city skyline in November 2020: do not downplay the symbolism. © Imaginechina/AP CopyCopied William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." The best indicator of whether President Xi Jinping really is reducing leverage in Asia's biggest economy might not be data. It may be the skylines of China's biggest cities. As C...
10 Sunday AM Reads Avert your eyes! My • Inside an International Tech-Support Scam: How a computer hacker infiltrated a phone scam operation — exposing fraudsters and their schemes The person who answered asked if he could access Jim’s computer to diagnose the problem. Jim granted access, but he was ready; he had created a “virtual computer” within his computer, a walled-off digital domain that kept Jim’s personal information and key operations safe and secure. As he played along with the caller, Jim recorded the conversation and activity on his Trojan hor...
architecture Published 23rd April 2021 Written by Oscar Holland, CNN When New York's Equitable Life Building opened in 1870, the businessman behind the project, Henry Baldwin Hyde, was berated for having delusions of grandeur. Costing more than $4 million (around $81 million in today's money), his insurance company's headquarters soared a then-astonishing seven stories above the streets of Manhattan. One hundred forty years later, when the 163-floor Burj Khalifa topped out half a mile into Dubai's sky, it too was seen by some as extravagant. Both buildings serve as a reminder that it is not o...