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What is Manhattanhenge and when can you see it?
Houston Chronicle· 6 days agoTwice per year, New Yorkers and visitors are treated to a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid...
The steampunk technology that could save America's cities
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSame Green for BI Tucked beneath a 48-story San Francisco skyscraper, at the far end of the parking...
High winds leave crew dangling from Beijing skyscraper
Al Jazeera· 5 days agoExtreme wind sends workers swaying high above ground from cables attached to the CCTV headquarters...
Matt Sledge, Houston Landing
The Raw Story· 2 hours agoThis article first appeared on Houston Landing and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. Houston leaders vowed to prepare for the next...
Manhattanhenge returns to NYC: What is it and when can you see the sunset spectacle?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoET and Saturday, July 13 at 8:21 p.m. ET. While July 12 will see a full sun in the frame of New York...
Addiction to Blockbuster Franchises Is Killing Hollywood
The Nation· 5 hours agoTraditionally, Memorial Day is the start of Hollywood’s money-making period, the summer season when...
Chicago to Offer Most Generous Subsidies in U.S. to Save Its Downtown
The Wall Street Journal· 6 days agoChicago gave birth to the skyscraper in the late 19th century. The city is going beyond any other in...
Recovery time on Fort Myers Beach: Planned returns of Santini Plaza, resorts, Red Coconut
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoNew York City's 1916 Zoning Resolution gave rise to the concept on this continent after skyscrapers...
Designer of World’s Tallest Building Wants to Turn Skyscrapers Into Batteries
Bloomberg· 4 days agoThe company behind Dubai’s 828-meter-high tower plans to harness gravity to offset construction...
What locals think of the proposal to build U.S.'s tallest building in Oklahoma City
NPR· 1 day agoAYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Towers in New York and Chicago dominate the list of America's tallest buildings. But a proposed skyscraper in Oklahoma City would loom over not only the ...