The Galiyat Development Authority (GDA) on Tuesday sealed two illegally constructed high-rise buildings in Mouza Tajwal and Kuzagali as part of its ongoing crackdown against unauthorized construction ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In JG Ballard’s 1975 novel High-Rise, residents of an upmarket tower block enjoy swimming pools and black-tie ...

A skyscraper measuring more than 300m high is planned for London - one of hundreds in the pipeline. So what are the rules for high-rise buildings? There's already a Shard, not to mention a ...

The Israeli army on Friday struck a 12-storey tower in Gaza City, north of the besieged enclave, and announced plans to destroy more high-rise buildings in densely populated residential areas. The ...

The cities of science fiction are frequently portrayed as all-encompassing and self-contained structures, but how feasible is it to build a colossal city in a building? Enclosed cities have become a ...

Questions are being raised over the structural integrity of the 17-story Wei-guan Golden Dragon Building. Pictured: Rescue personnel work at the site where the apartment building collapsed, Feb. 6, ...

Construction of a timber-framed high-rise building for Portland's Pearl District, which would have become one of the USA's tallest wooden structures, has been postponed indefinitely. Local firm Lever ...