Form, Force, and Finance: skyscraper design

Form, Force, and Finance: skyscraper design

Form, Force, and Finance. Look at any modern skyline and you are looking at a battlefield where human imagination competes with the laws of nature and the volatility of global markets. Today’s skyscrapers are no longer just functional vertical boxes. They are dynamic architectural statements

Empire State Building New York City

Empire State New York Building, USA

Empire State Building New York City, 381m high Art-Deco tower design by US architects Shreve, Lamb & Harmon. A famous Manhattan landmark with a 102nd-floor observation deck. Fifth Avenue skyscraper photos

Burj al Arab: Luxury Hotel in Dubai, UAE

Burj al Arab Dubai

The Burj al Arab is the 15th tallest building in the world, and the tallest single structure hotel. This luxury UAE hotel rises 300m out to sea on a man-made island. The tower structure has taken design and technology forward into the next millennium.

New York skyscrapers: NYC tower buildings

New York skyscrapers: 303 East 44th Street Tower Building

New York skyscraper building news – 303 East 44th Street Tower tower building in Midtown East design by ODA Architecture appears to stall ; News for Central Park Tower building at 225 West 57th Street, Midtown by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill architects

London skyscrapers images, towers architects

40 Leadenhall Street London Skyscraper

Skyscrapers in the UK Capital – Sky Garden renewal in July ; London Tall Buildings Survey provides a comprehensive review of all towers over 20 storeys proposed, in planning or under construction across the capital ; Planning permission awarded for striking office building in heart of the City by Make Architects: 40 Leadenhall Street.

Rockefeller Center New York building design

Rockefeller Center NYC building tower in the city

Apart from the history of these 21 buildings, and the strong public realm (including stunning friezes and sculptures), two things stand out : the beautiful ice rink – Outdoor Plaza in winter – and the supreme luxury of the Rainbow Rooms at the very top looking out over Manhattan