The New Age Of The Skyscraper

An article in Slate presents the case that we’re living in a golden era of architecture with the evolution of skyscrapers.

Ever since William Van Alen concocted the Chrysler Building, skyscrapers have served as icons, instantly recognizable symbols of a corporation—or a place. That is the market force driving the current generation of eye-catching towers.

Slate points to:

· The Petronas Towers of Kuala Lumpur
· Norman Foster’s Hearst Building in New York
· The Swiss Re building in London (the Gherkin)
· Dubai’s Ali Rahim/Hina Jamelle’s residential tower
· Barcelona’s Toree Agbar
· Miami’s Brickell Flatiron
· Malmö’s “Turning Torso”
· Louisville’s Museum Plaza
· Frank Ghery’s New York Times Building
· Fiera Milano (pictured)

The new age of the skyscraper – Slate
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