Within a three-week period, Adrian Smith sketched out the original designs that would eventually become the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa. In the early 2000s, he was approached ...

Completed in 2010, the Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world, soaring to 828 meters (2,717 feet). This iconic structure features a unique design inspired by Islamic architecture and ...

Standing at the base of the Great Pyramid, it is hard to imagine that this monument—which remained the tallest building in the world until early in this century—was built in just under 30 years.

So, what is the tallest building in the U.S. and what are its closest competitors? Each towering skyscraper tells a story. From New York's One World Trade Center to Chicago's Willis Tower ...

It held its distinction as the tallest building in the world for nearly 40 years, until 1970 when the north tower of the World Trade Center topped it out. Its gracefully stepped shape, a product ...

Jeddah Tower, soon to be the world's tallest building, is rapidly rising into the Saudi Arabian sky as construction steams ahead. And now its developers have announced they expect it to be ...