London's first skyscraper was built in 1925. We've seen four distinct waves since. 100 years ago, London was a flat city, ...

London, the capital of England, is most famous for its iconic monuments, but also for the modern skyscrapers in its unique ...

Leonardo da Vinci DEEPHAVEN – The young architects coming out of college these days don’t want to be doing what many architects end ...

Other skyscrapers lined up for London include 11 new towers in the City , One Undershaft, 55 Bishopsgate, and the ...

Norman Foster, the British architect ... In October, 2004, the Gherkin won the Stirling Prize, given annually to a single British building. The same week, the latest in a series of books ...

innovative design for a revitalised urban experience.’ The new tower – the first designs for which were revealed in March last year – would rise above Foster + Partners’ nearby Gherkin (180m) and RSHP ...

In 1631, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I commissioned the Taj Mahal to house the tomb of his favorite wife. With its symmetrical ...

Balkanscat/Shutterstock A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom), is renowned for its impressive Gothic architecture and towering ... city's most iconic landmarks including the ...

Officially titled 30 St Mary Axe, the Gherkin is a 2003 commercial ... is the tallest building in the United Kingdom. The architect was inspired by the nearby railway lines, the masts of tall ...

Plans for a new skyscraper which would tower over the City of London and rival The Shard could be scuppered because it could confuse air traffic controllers.