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 first time I ever visited New York, the bus from JFK dropped me off in front of Grand Central Terminal. I looked up, and up, and up, at the Chrysler Building towering above me, and I ...

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?

JOEL ROSE, BYLINE: New Yorkers will tell you they don't look up at the skyline. But some of these new buildings are so tall, so visible from everywhere you go, that people notice. 432 Park Ave. is ...

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.