New York: Take a grand tour of soaring skyscrapers The idea of the city skyscraper, of building up instead of out, was first dreamt up back in Chicago’s frontier days.

Today, New York is full of towers, with new skyscrapers constantly springing up like pretty perfume bottles. Earning big with unrivalled views is in the city's DNA, catering to the some 60 million ...

Her metaphor is well chosen: Among New York's skyscrapers, the Chrysler is New York in the way that the Twin Towers never were while they stood, notwithstanding their solemn bearing and size.

The ground under New York City is sinking 1-2mm per year, partly due to the sheer mass of all the buildings but it isn't the only city to be suffering – what can be done to save them?

One Vanderbilt, in the heart of New York City, is built to be especially climate friendly. But the design landscape and city rules have changed quickly. One Vanderbilt, one of the world’s ...

Designed by British architecture firm Foster + Partners, banking giant JPMorgan Chase’s new global headquarters is a 60-story skyscraper powered entirely by renewable energy.