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  2. Skyscraper design and construction - Wikipedia

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    Good structural design is important in most building designs, but particularly for skyscrapers since even a small chance of catastrophic failure is unacceptable given the high prices of construction and potential risk to human life on a massive scale, as seen in the Surfside condominium collapse of 2021. This presents a paradox to civil ...

  3. Skyscraper - Wikipedia

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    Contemporary skyscrapers in Shanghai. The design and construction of skyscrapers involves creating safe, habitable spaces in very tall buildings. The buildings must support their weight, resist wind and earthquakes, and protect occupants from fire.

  4. SkyscraperPage - Wikipedia

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    SkyscraperPage is a website for skyscraper hobbyists and enthusiasts [2] [3] that tracks existing and proposed skyscrapers around the world. [4] The site is owned by Skyscraper Source Media, a supplier of skyscraper diagrams for the publication, marketing, and display industries, and is a publisher of illustrated skyscraper diagram poster products. [5]

  5. List of architects of supertall buildings - Wikipedia

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    AUBE Design: CFC Changfu Centre: Shenzhen China: Baikdoosan Architects & Engineers: Ryugyong Hotel: Pyongyang North Korea: Benoy: Chongqing IFS T1: Chongqing China: Büro Ole Scheeren Group: Ole Scheeren: King Power Mahanakhon: Bangkok Thailand: China Construction Design International: Jinan Yunding Tower: Jinan China: Christian de Portzamparc ...

  6. List of visionary tall buildings and structures - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of buildings and other structures that have been envisioned. The X-Seed 4000 is one of the tallest structures ever conceived. Shown in this image is the Burj Khalifa (828 m (2,717 ft)), tallest structure in the world at the time of completion in 2010 to this year (2025), and the X-Seed 4000 project (4,000 m (13,000 ft)).

  7. Ballet-inspired double skyscraper design tricks the eye - AOL

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    In Albania’s capital Tirana, where a spate of new towers will soon transform the skyline, architects have revealed plans for a new double skyscraper that will bend elegantly like a ballet dancer ...

  8. Beyonce's 'Ghost' video has inspired its own skyscraper - AOL

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  9. Home Insurance Building - Wikipedia

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    The Home Insurance Building in Chicago is often considered the world's first skyscraper due to both its design and height; [1] the building was supported using an iron frame skeleton. [10] It was one of the earliest buildings to use an iron frame skeleton and the tallest to ever do so at the time, rising to ten stories; with an additional two ...