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skyscraper

A multistory building with a steel skeleton that supports the weight of the building.

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The architect behind the skyscraper is Atkins, a consultancy that helped to design Dubai Metro, Five Jumeirah Village, and Burj Al Arab.

Face to face: Mirwais Azizi, Azizi Developments

This year, buildings from Asia dominate the Top 10 of the Emporis Skyscraper Award.

Durst's Via 57 named best new skyscraper in annual awards

The Burj Khalifa and Shanghai Tower, are the most visible signs that a city embraces skyscrapers more broadly to enhance economic growth and the quality of life of residents and companies

When cities think progress, they soar with skyscrapers

As for the costliest skyscrapers in the world, they are still the ones in Hong Kong.

Dubai's office skyscrapers still command sky-high rents

When caught at the high levels of a skyscraper during an earthquake, it is safe to stay put.

A safe place to be in

Even after his death his creations have been put to use in many of the world's most famous high-rise buildings and skyscrapers including Shanghai's Jin Mao Tower, Hong Kong's Bank of China Tower, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur and even the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, currently the tallest structure in the world.

Google Doodle Honors Structural Engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan

The Milad Tower (at 435 m (1,427 ft), the 5th tallest concrete tower in the world) is not listed among Tehran's skyscrapers because it is an observation/telecommunications tower.

Tehran to Host 121-Storey Skyscraper Soon

Skyscrapers are exciting places to be - they give an office the "wow" factor, somewhere you can brag about at a dinner party.

Towering ambition for city; With Birmingham poised to get a new office tower in the Central Business District, Knight Frank's Ashley Hudson examines the appeal of skyscrapers to office occupiers

London`s more original looking skyscrapers have earned affectionate local nicknames like WalkieTalkie' or curvaceous Gherkin'.

Skyscraper boom in London Not everyone approves it

After three months of hard hunting, I wasn't ready to give up on Skyscraper just yet.

It's not over till ... a never-give-up attitude is often the difference between success and failure in the whitetail woods

The suspect - two young men and two women, claim that they jumped from the skyscraper on parachutes.

Unknown paint star on top of Moscow skyscraper Urkaine-flag-blue

The Imperial 3 would be one of India%s first supertall skyscrapers to achieve a LEED Platinum rating for environmental sustainability from Green Building Council.