The backlash against some of Europe’s most controversial towers has helped preserve its low-rise architectural character, writes Nathan Eddy.

Though it only had the distinction of being the world’s tallest building for 11 months, the Chrysler Building has remained ...

Architectural ageism is part of the issue. ESRT’s “youngest” building went up in 1958. The Empire State is nearly 100 years old. Prewar properties are often regarded as obsolete if not ...

This new modern style prized vertical designs that drew ... and was only eclipsed by the Empire State Building before such lofty projects came to a halt as the global economy cratered during ...

New York City’s Woolworth Building, at 792 ft ... mast intended to secure dirigibles. The Empire State owners selected William F. Lamb, of architectural firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, as designer ...

Even though his leadership style contained not a trace of charisma ... and Culture in America There is no question that the Empire State Building is New York’s handsomest skyscraper.

If we think of modern architecture in its most rigorous form as having stripped away ornament and replaced it wit ...

Airport-style security screenings began ... at the new security checkpoint at the Alaska State Capitol on Monday morning. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire) A far stronger objection to the new ...