The Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai boasts several world records. In addition to being the world’s tallest building, the massive structure also holds records for tallest elevator in a building, most ...

No development in engineering better embodies the modern world than the skyscraper. Born out of a messy conflux of aesthetic, economic, and structural needs, skyscrapers are a dominant fixture of ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Dubai loves breaking records. With its towering skyscrapers, ultra-luxurious hotels and outlandish opulence, this city on the Persian Gulf fueled by tourism and oil money ...

Within a three-week period, Adrian Smith sketched out the original designs that would eventually become the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa. In the early 2000s, he was approached by ...