Throughout history, the story of the skyscraper has been defined by our desire for ascendance--politically, militarily, economically, religiously, culturally, a

An investigation of thirty skyscrapers from around the world—both recently built and under construction—that explains the structural principles behind their

Looks at the history of skyscrapers, describes fifty notable structures from around the world, and looks at the technology necessary to build such tall structur

A highly interdisciplinary work, The Black Skyscraper reclaims the influence of race on modern architectural design as well as the less-well-understood effects

Follows the process of constructing a fifty-two-story building on a busy city street with only a very narrow space to work in.