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America's Favorite Architecture" is a list of buildings and other structures identified as the most popular works of architecture in the United States. In 2006 and 2007, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) sponsored research to identify the most popular works of architecture in the United States.
Eleven American buildings have held the title of tallest building in the world. [1] New York City and Chicago have been the centers of American skyscraper building. The 10-story Home Insurance Building , built in Chicago in 1885, is regarded as the world's first skyscraper; the building was constructed using a novel steel-loadbearing frame ...
Tallest building in North America outside of the United States. Tallest skyscraper in Monterrey, Mexico, and Latin America. [44] 28= JPMorgan Chase Tower: Houston: United States 305 (1,002) 75 1982 Tallest building in Houston and Texas; tallest 5-sided building in the world [45] [46] Tallest building west of the Mississippi River until 1989. 28=
America's historic buildings. Historic churches. Revolutionary homes. Record-setting skyscrapers. Take a virtual history class by scrolling through this gallery of 39 American landmark buildings ...
This is a list of the 100+ largest extant and historic houses in the United States, ordered by area of the main house. The list includes houses that have been demolished, houses that are currently under construction, and buildings that are not currently, but were previously used as private homes. [1]
After the war, the uniquely American Stick Style developed as a form of construction that uses wooden rod trusswork, the origin of its name. The style was commonly used in houses, hotels, railway depots, and other structures primarily of wood. The buildings are topped by high roofs with steep slopes and prominent decoration of the gables.
Tallest building in Chile and South America; first supertall building to be constructed in South America; second tallest building in Latin America (behind Mexico's T.Op Torre 1); fifth tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere (behind Indonesia's Autograph Tower and Luminary Tower, and Australia's Q1 Tower and Australia 108). [52] 33 50 ...
Order Name Pinnacle height (meters, feet) Year Built Structure Location Remarks 1 Stratosphere Tower: 350.2 m (1149 ft) 1996 Concrete Las Vegas, Nevada