Despite criticisms about their environmental impact, glazed skyscrapers continue to spring up in cities around the world. Jon Astbury investigates why they remain so popular. In 2011, British ...

Our contemporary society has been witnessing a surge in skyscraper construction in urban centers worldwide for various reasons—including engineering advancements, increased urban density, space ...

Last April, Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York announced plans to introduce a bill that would ban the construction of new all-glass buildings. Part of a larger effort to reduce citywide greenhouse ...