World Skyscraper Day, celebrated every year on September 3, is a tribute to the breathtaking structures that have transformed the cities. These structures are testaments to human creativity, ...

In 1885, Chicago became home to the world's first skyscraper. Chicago is a city of firsts — everything from the first Ferris wheel to the first brownie and the world’s very first skyscraper. Chicago ...

It revolutionised the world of architecture and ushered in an era of ever taller buildings: Chicago's Home Insurance Building is considered to have been the world's first skyscraper. This is its story ...

One of Bertrand Goldberg’s twin Marina City towers being built in Chicago. When completed in 1968, the towers were the tallest reinforced concrete structures in the world. (Courtesy Geoffrey Goldberg) ...