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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...
Addiction to Blockbuster Franchises Is Killing Hollywood
The Nation· 6 hours agoTraditionally, Memorial Day is the start of Hollywood’s money-making period, the summer season when...
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...
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...
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...
Matt Sledge, Houston Landing
The Raw Story· 3 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...
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 ...
Owners want out at a super-luxe skyscraper on 'Billionaire's Row': report
Business Insider· 4 days agoThis story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start...
Saudi Arabia is trying to build the largest linear city ever. It's a visionary but flawed concept,...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSaudi Arabia is constructing a huge mirrored city in the desert. The Line, as it has been named, is...
Skyscraper gets certified as world's largest 'passive house' office building: 'This is what we need...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe Winthrop Center, a 53-story mixed-use tower in downtown Boston, received its passive house...