Lexington’s first ‘skyscraper’ was 15 stories of dreams and downtown commerce
Leader’s coverage of Lexington’s 250th birthday includes a look at the 15-story First National Bank Building that today is ...
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Why Scotland’s first skyscraper – built for the 1938 Empire Exhibition – was (unexpectedly?) demolished just one year later
It was Scotland’s tallest building. Built in 1938, the art deco Tower of Empire – also known as Tait Tower after its architect Thomas S. Tait – stood 300ft tall and could be seen from 100 ...
London’s top 10 tallest buildings as new skyscraper approved
The City of London last month approved a skyscraper as tall as the Shard, currently known as 1 Undershaft, which will be ...
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Architect’s crazy plan for SPINNING skyscraper taller than The Shard that ‘never looks the same’ with 80 rotating floors
AN architect has come up with a crazy plan for a spinning skyscraper that would be taller than The Shard. In a world first, David Fisher designed a 1,273ft tower with 80 floors that would rotate ...