Archeologists exploring the site of a planned 32-story office tower announced Thursday that they have unearthed remains of a ...
Work to give 21st-century London yet another skyscraper has uncovered traces — in fact chunks — of the city’s origins almost ...
The tallest skyscraper in Europe ... and was completed six years later. The building work involved pouring 20,000 cubic meters of concrete into the foundations over 49 hours, setting a world ...
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Typically, skyscrapers rely on deep foundation pilings—steel supports ... to “differential settlement,” meaning parts of the building might sink unevenly—leading to the tilting disaster ...
Archaeologists uncovered London's earliest Roman basilica remains at a skyscraper site. Dating back to 78-84 A.D., the ...
While preparing for demolition of one office building and construction of another right in the heart of London, workers just ...
The city of St. Louis is seeking to gain control of the Railway Exchange Building through eminent domain. The Gateway Arch Park Foundation, which has moved to acquire the Millennium Hotel ...
Renzo Piano’s 2012 pyramidal skyscraper, The Shard, is the tallest building in the United Kingdom ... medieval Leaning Tower of Pisa caused its foundation to settle askew, resulting in its ...
The thick walls of the building were created using an ancient technique known as cob, with local earth, straw, sand and water kneaded like dough and formed into walls atop fired-brick foundations.