building big

Questioning the 'communality' of mega-structures
The new construction at Ground Zero (Photo: Eri Goto)
For 40 years, they dominated the Lower Manhattan skyline, but today, the buildings are conspicuous by their absence.
ARCHITECTS SPEAK/ Kengo Kuma: Consideration...
Kengo Kuma (Photo: Tatsuo Kotoyori)
With skyscrapers in the Middle East and China being the focus of attention these days, I spoke with architect Kengo Kuma, who is active throughout Asia and the West, about the...
ARCHITECTS SPEAK/ Wang Shu: A hatred of 'large and...
Wang Shu (Photo: Tatsuo Koroyori)
Many of the new landmarks being built in China's cities have been designed by foreign architects. When I look at these large and daring structures, I get goose bumps from the...
ARCHITECTS SPEAK/ Adrian Smith: A mile high...
Adrian Smith (Photo: Eri Goto)
Whether it's the Middle East or China, cities that are turning into major urban centers feel a need to be recognized.
Living it up in the world's tallest building
Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building (Photo: Tsutomu Ishiai)
When Munged Dolah opens the curtains of his living room window in the morning, the view is both breathtaking and surreal.
ARCHITECTS SPEAK/ Fumihiko Maki: Time determines...
Fumihiko Maki (Photo: Eri Goto)
The various people connected to and affected by the redevelopment of Ground Zero in New York City where the World Trade Center once stood had a profound emotional investment in ...
World Trade Center worker wants to 'feel the wind...
The One World Trade Center (1 WTC). (Photo:Eri Goto)
The site of the 9/11 terrorist attacks near the southern tip of Manhattan Island was full of helmeted construction workers and the roar of heavy machinery in mid-March.
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