architecture
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The First Crowdfunded Skyscraper Is Almost Finished, And More Are Coming
Skyscrapers have been around for 130 years, and during that time they have been built one way: With investments from a few very, very wealthy investors.
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Nordstrom Tower Boosts Its Roof To Become The Tallest Building In New York
Here’s the latest update for the current tallest-building contender in the Western Hemisphere: Nordstrom Tower, the superskinny supertall under construction in Midtown Manhattan, apparently no longer aspires to have the tallest spire in the US. But it just increased its roof height, meaning it will now tower above current-tallest Willis Tower.
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Trove Of Architectural Photos Shows When LA’s Skyline Became Modern
At the dawn of the 1960s, Los Angeles lacked a true city skyline. A long-standing 13-storey height restriction, in force since 1904 and only recently repealed in 1956, had created a downtown whose only vertical accent was the 32-storey City Hall.
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Photo Essay: Inside A 120-Year-Old Steam-Powered Water-Pumping Station
A small village on the left bank of the river Tisza in Hungary hides one of the best-preserved industrial relics I have ever seen. If you wander along the flood prevention dyke near the village, you’ll see an old building with an enormous brick chimney towering above the trees: this is the old Tiszabercel water…