Skyscraper
noun
A very tall building in a city.
The new skyscraper in downtown has 100 floors.
Often appears as...
- build a skyscraper
- skyscraper construction
noun
A tall, vertical tool used in sailing.
The yachtsman climbed the skyscraper to adjust the sail.
noun
A very tall, slender object or structure, especially one that is overly tall in comparison to its surroundings.
From his vantage point on the hill, the telephone pole looked like a skyscraper.
noun
A very tall building in a city.
The new skyscraper in downtown has 100 floors.
Often appears as...
- build a skyscraper
- skyscraper construction
noun
A tall, vertical tool used in sailing.
The yachtsman climbed the skyscraper to adjust the sail.
noun
A very tall, slender object or structure, especially one that is overly tall in comparison to its surroundings.
From his vantage point on the hill, the telephone pole looked like a skyscraper.
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Pro Tip 1/3City Landmarks
Skyscrapers often become landmarks and symbols of a city's skyline.
The Empire State Building is an iconic skyscraper in New York.
Pro Tip 2/3Modern Metropolis
Skyscrapers are associated with modern urban life and business centers.
Skyscrapers in Tokyo house many high-tech companies.
Pro Tip 3/3Economic Power
Tall skyscrapers are sometimes seen as a sign of economic strength.
Dubai's skyscrapers reflect its booming economy.
Pro Tip 1/3City Landmarks
Skyscrapers often become landmarks and symbols of a city's skyline.
The Empire State Building is an iconic skyscraper in New York.
Pro Tip 2/3Modern Metropolis
Skyscrapers are associated with modern urban life and business centers.
Skyscrapers in Tokyo house many high-tech companies.
Pro Tip 3/3Economic Power
Tall skyscrapers are sometimes seen as a sign of economic strength.
Dubai's skyscrapers reflect its booming economy.
Pro Tip 1/3City Landmarks
Skyscrapers often become landmarks and symbols of a city's skyline.
The Empire State Building is an iconic skyscraper in New York.
Pro Tip 2/3Modern Metropolis
Skyscrapers are associated with modern urban life and business centers.
Skyscrapers in Tokyo house many high-tech companies.
Pro Tip 3/3Economic Power
Tall skyscrapers are sometimes seen as a sign of economic strength.
Dubai's skyscrapers reflect its booming economy.
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Why being invisible can...
is a structural engineer on many of the world's tallest skyscrapers he is on the board of directors of a global engineering firm these buildings cost billions of dollars to create the safety and soundness of these buildings rests on his calculations now the frank lloyd wright's and the Frank Gehry's of the world are going to get all the
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Urbanization and the...
in a way that does not damage the land that provides us with the goods and services that support the human population. Food production might move to vertical farms and skyscrapers, rooftop gardens, or vacant lots in city centers, while power will increasingly come
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How the world’s tallest...
By the end of the 20th century, the race to build the world's tallest skyscraper grinded to a halt. Each new contender was only slightly taller than the one before, and architects were running out of ways to top their previous efforts.
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What happens to our...
that might help with the space issue? In some countries, skyscraper cemeteries enable vertical burials. Some options focus on the body's relationship with the environment. Promession, for example, freeze-dries and pulverizes the body,
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How one design flaw...
forming a strong exoskeleton to support the skyscraper. This external structure also made the building much lighter, meaning there’d be less weight to support overall. This design did leave the building vulnerable to strong winds.
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What would happen if...
And as sunken skyscrapers add crumbled concrete to the new forest floor, the soil acidity plummets, potentially allowing new plant life to thrive. This post-human biodiversity extends into the animal kingdom, as well.
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What if cracks in...
Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. It can be found in swathes of city pavements, bridges that span vast rivers, and the tallest skyscrapers on earth. But this sturdy substance
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Elon Musk: The future...
Help us understand the scale of this thing. Well, visually you can see that's a person. Yeah, and that's the vehicle. So if that was a skyscraper, that's like, did I read that, a 40-story skyscraper?
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Skyscraper History PIPE...
the skyscraper world at the heart of each one lies a major technological innovation and allowed engineers to reach ever taller into the sky one by one traveling up the scale will reveal
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Seagrass In Dubai Palms...
home to more skyscrapers per square mile than anywhere else on earth
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Why being invisible can...
is a structural engineer on many of the world's tallest skyscrapers he is on the board of directors of a global engineering firm these buildings cost billions of dollars to create the safety and soundness of these buildings rests on his calculations now the frank lloyd wright's and the Frank Gehry's of the world are going to get all the
Video examples
Urbanization and the...
in a way that does not damage the land that provides us with the goods and services that support the human population. Food production might move to vertical farms and skyscrapers, rooftop gardens, or vacant lots in city centers, while power will increasingly come
Video examples
How the world’s tallest...
By the end of the 20th century, the race to build the world's tallest skyscraper grinded to a halt. Each new contender was only slightly taller than the one before, and architects were running out of ways to top their previous efforts.
Video examples
What happens to our...
that might help with the space issue? In some countries, skyscraper cemeteries enable vertical burials. Some options focus on the body's relationship with the environment. Promession, for example, freeze-dries and pulverizes the body,
Video examples
How one design flaw...
forming a strong exoskeleton to support the skyscraper. This external structure also made the building much lighter, meaning there’d be less weight to support overall. This design did leave the building vulnerable to strong winds.
Video examples
What would happen if...
And as sunken skyscrapers add crumbled concrete to the new forest floor, the soil acidity plummets, potentially allowing new plant life to thrive. This post-human biodiversity extends into the animal kingdom, as well.
Video examples
What if cracks in...
Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. It can be found in swathes of city pavements, bridges that span vast rivers, and the tallest skyscrapers on earth. But this sturdy substance
Video examples
Elon Musk: The future...
Help us understand the scale of this thing. Well, visually you can see that's a person. Yeah, and that's the vehicle. So if that was a skyscraper, that's like, did I read that, a 40-story skyscraper?
Video examples
Skyscraper History PIPE...
the skyscraper world at the heart of each one lies a major technological innovation and allowed engineers to reach ever taller into the sky one by one traveling up the scale will reveal
Video examples
Seagrass In Dubai Palms...
home to more skyscrapers per square mile than anywhere else on earth
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George W. S. Trow
American Novelist
Wonder was the grace of the country. Any action could be justified by that: the wonder it was rooted in. Period followed period, and finally the wonder was that things could be built so big. Bridges, skyscrapers, fortunes, all having a life first in the marketplace, still drew on the force of wonder.
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Barack Obama
American President
Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago.
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Geoffrey S. Fletcher
American Director
From stoplights to skyscrapers, turn anywhere in civilization and you will see imagination at work. It's in our inventions, advances and remedies and how a single parent masterminds each day. Imagination is boundless, surrounds us and resides in us all.
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Tom Holland
English Actor
Me and my mates go free running all the time. It's not my mum's favourite sport. I've probably jumped four metres on to grass and two metres between buildings. It's nothing like you see on the Internet, with guys jumping off skyscrapers, but it's fun.
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Ma Yansong
Chinese Architect
The difficulty with big cities does not lie in skyscrapers or high-rises per se; rather, it is the values concealed within those buildings which lead to the loss of our humanity and our sense of spiritual emptiness.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
In any city with lots of skyscrapers, lots of skyline, the moon seems bigger than it is. It's called the moon illusion.
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Roland Barthes
French Critic
The skyscraper establishes the block, the block creates the street, the street offers itself to man.
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Zaha Hadid
British Architect
I am sure that as a woman I can do a very good skyscraper.
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Lisa Joy
American Director
There's a kind of beauty to a skyscraper.
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Philip Johnson
American Architect
I'm about four skyscrapers behind.
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George W. S. Trow
American Novelist
Wonder was the grace of the country. Any action could be justified by that: the wonder it was rooted in. Period followed period, and finally the wonder was that things could be built so big. Bridges, skyscrapers, fortunes, all having a life first in the marketplace, still drew on the force of wonder.
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Barack Obama
American President
Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago.
Quote examples
Geoffrey S. Fletcher
American Director
From stoplights to skyscrapers, turn anywhere in civilization and you will see imagination at work. It's in our inventions, advances and remedies and how a single parent masterminds each day. Imagination is boundless, surrounds us and resides in us all.
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Tom Holland
English Actor
Me and my mates go free running all the time. It's not my mum's favourite sport. I've probably jumped four metres on to grass and two metres between buildings. It's nothing like you see on the Internet, with guys jumping off skyscrapers, but it's fun.
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Ma Yansong
Chinese Architect
The difficulty with big cities does not lie in skyscrapers or high-rises per se; rather, it is the values concealed within those buildings which lead to the loss of our humanity and our sense of spiritual emptiness.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
In any city with lots of skyscrapers, lots of skyline, the moon seems bigger than it is. It's called the moon illusion.
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Roland Barthes
French Critic
The skyscraper establishes the block, the block creates the street, the street offers itself to man.
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Zaha Hadid
British Architect
I am sure that as a woman I can do a very good skyscraper.
Quote examples
Lisa Joy
American Director
There's a kind of beauty to a skyscraper.
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Philip Johnson
American Architect
I'm about four skyscrapers behind.
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