In a world beset by troubles, supertall buildings, which measure from 984 ft to 1,968 ft, would not seem to rate high on a list of priority concerns. The 173 completed supertalls—yes, there are that ...

Rising high above city skylines, supertall buildings are often seen as symbols of progress and prestige—but their towering presence comes at a cost. From complex engineering challenges and sky-high ...

Last week, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report on mitigating the effects of climate change. According to the report, as much as 72% of the world’s greenhouse ...

Reading Supertall: How the World’s Tallest Buildings Are Reshaping Our Cities inspired me to imagine a skyscraper university. A supertall building is 300 meters, or 984 feet. The tallest building in ...

A supertall building is taller than your typical metropolitan skyscraper—between 300 meters (984 feet) and 600 meters (1,968 feet), according to the The Council on Vertical Urbanism (formerly known as ...