18
Jun
2018
Mass Timber High-rise Construction Becomes a Global Trend
Posted On June 18, 2018  By Ron Derven  And has 6 Comments

In an age of shimmering glass and steel mega-structures, the idea of wooden high-rise buildings seems almost quaint. Since the concept of modern engineered-wood buildings was proposed more than a decade ago, however, the idea has caught on in a big way. Today, there are around […]

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01
Mar
2018
A Tale of Two City Skylines: Boston and San Francisco
Posted On March 1, 2018  By Marie Ruff  And has 2 Comments

Skyscrapers are not ordinary buildings but rather “pyramids of our civilization, permanent monuments of our existence,” writes The New York Times. Their construction can reshape the skylines of major cities across the globe in dramatic ways. Take a mini-tour through time of the rise of one […]

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