When New York’s Equitable Life Building opened in 1870, the businessman behind the project, Henry Baldwin Hyde, was berated for having delusions of grandeur. Costing more than $4 million (around $81 ...

Following our feature investigating why skyscrapers are often clad in glass, we've rounded up 10 contemporary skyscrapers from around the world that use a variety of other materials for their facades.

Skyscrapers are a testament to the engineering and architectural prowess of human beings. The last two decades have seen a spate of development, especially in Asia and the Middle East, that has led to ...