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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
With their gravitas and ability to attract top companies, skyscrapers give confidence to other potential stakeholders, such as the local government, retail and leisure tenants and investors.
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
After seeing no sign of Skyscraper for over a month, I decided to go against my gut and focus on another area for a few weeks.
It's not over till ... a never-give-up attitude is often the difference between success and failure in the whitetail woods
The skyscraper on the Kotelnicheskaya embankment is a 26-story residential block in the mouth of the Yauza river.
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.
India - The Imperial 3
Many of the bird deaths occur as a result of flying into small buildings rather than suspected skyscrapers found in cities.
Birds threatened by windows
It was the 10-Story Home Insurance Building, often described as the world's first skyscraper.
Skyscrapers as spaceships: the "rampant individualism" and surprising environmentalism of really tall buildings
Wind remains such a significant factor in skyscraper design that a building's aerodynamics must be simulated and tested in wind tunnels.
Building up

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