You shared your experiences of life in tall buildings around the world – from swaying in earthquakes in Taipei to working at the top of the twin towers I lived on the 43rd floor in the United Arab ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. “How do you think I can adapt myself to these modern surroundings?” asks an elderly woman in Stephen Willats’ ...

As urban populations boom, homelessness is rising in some of the world’s richest cities and, across the developing world, nearly one billion people live in sprawling slums. While governments and ...

A sprinkler system is one of the most effective tools available to prevent the spread of fire in tall buildings. Grenfell Tower and thousands of others in the UK do not have sprinklers installed.

Typically, when you want to build a high rise, you need iron, steel, cement, concrete; materials that are super strong and durable but also come with a high carbon footprint. Now, some builders are ...

India's major cities are experiencing a surge in skyscraper construction, with developers building higher than ever before.

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat announced in Dubai that current codes of practice around the world are inadequate for the seismic design of tall buildings and has called for a more ...

Subsidence affecting many new builds, raising questions about sustainability of skyscrapers in coastal areas Miami’s oceanfront skyscrapers are sinking. In 2021 the devastating collapse of the ...