London’s Grenfell Tower fire shows what can go wrong when a high rise building is not designed or retrofitted in accordance with fire and safety needs. But the fire safety engineer for Wilshire Grand ...

A proposal to build a mixed-use tower in Montrose has hit a roadblock after the Houston Planning Commission rejected a variance request needed for the project, sending developers back to the drawing ...

Ever since Stefano Boeri Architetti's Bosco Verticale was completed in 2014, putting greenery on skyscrapers has been in vogue – and honestly, as far as architectural trends go, it's one of the better ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A historic courthouse that was once one of Miami’s tallest structures may soon be sold to a developer to make a high-rise condo. The Miami-Dade County ...

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 ...

Choosing the right floor in a high-rise building is a decision that goes far beyond views and prestige. The floor level directly influences comfort, safety, noise exposure, wind effects, ...

The Woodlands’ first apartment high-rise isn’t trying to stand out. It’s trying to belong, even as it raises the bar for luxury rentals in Houston’s suburbs. Rising 13 stories, 1 Riva Row became the ...