Norman Foster’s 270 Park and the rise of the new office building. The building’s dramatic and dazzling feats of architecture make it appear as if it were hovering above the street. But is that a good ...

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 ...

This blog post was authored by architect and structural engineer Charles F. Bloszies FAIA, SE, LEED. The skyscraper is architecture’s ultimate icon. The term itself conjures images of seemingly ...

In Palo Alto, Calif., design firm HGA has completed a $22 million transformation of the lobby and plaza at 525 University Avenue, a 15-floor, 194,000-sf office building. Owned by CM Capital, 525 ...

DALLAS, Texas -- An attempt to implode a high rise office building in Dallas, Texas resulted in a fail. Much of the structure did come down, but a tower remains standing, despite numerous attempts to ...

A now vacant office high-rise in downtown San Diego will be transformed into a 560-room Hyatt hotel, marking what is believed to be the first such conversion in California in recent years. The $250 ...