The famous observation decks of 20th-century buildings—the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, the World Trade Center—were low-tech but thrilling open-air platforms ringed by coin-operated ...

Workers said poor-quality materials were used during construction by a Chinese developer as it sought to cut costs. Investigators also said they found substandard steel bars in the rubble. By Damien ...

Researchers in Canada have proposed using gravity-based energy storage in high-rise buildings, in combination with photovoltaic facades, small wind turbines, and lithium-ion batteries. Their modeling ...

Almost three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels along the beach in South Florida are sinking or settling in unexpected ways, in some cases because of nearby construction, according to a new ...

Tornadoes and severe storms sent scores of Chicagoans scrambling to basements Sunday and Monday, but what should residents do if they live in high-rise buildings? Meteorologists and public officials ...

Another high-rise apartment development is about to break ground in Ann Arbor, just steps away from the University of ...