The world’s ever-changing skylines serve as reminders that it is not only economics and technology that have driven the history of skyscrapers, but symbolism and ego, too.

Kate Ascher's new book takes a closer look at the history behind the buildings the make the skylines of the world.

The world’s ever-changing skylines serve as reminders that it is not only economics and technology that have driven the history of skyscrapers, but symbolism and ego, too.

From a 10-story building to China's growing collection of monster buildings. The skyscraper has come a long way.

When the first skyscrapers soared into existence in the 1880s, Americans were fascinated by the new buildings on the block. Not everyone liked them, or believed the trend would last, but the towering ...

‘One Vanderbilt Avenue’ in New York is the newest in a roster of megatall structures, set to redefine future skylines. Here’s why we’re obsesed with building tall.

Bridgeman Images As the New York Times reported in May 1929, skyscrapers had “become to the whole of these United States a symbol, a fashion and a heaven-climbing contest.” ...

There were no more skyscrapers until the 1950s, when the post-war era summoned forth a third generation: the International Style, the buildings of darkened glass and steel-framed boxes, with air ...

The world's first skyscraper revolutionised architecture, as in its wake would follow ever taller buildings, shaping modern skylines as we know them today.