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I Want to Take You High

"Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably will not themselves be realized." Daniel Burnham

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8 Stories

  • September 2008

    • Blaine Dives Into Hanging Stunt

      New York Daily News  |  Sep 23, 08 5:19 AM CDT

      Blaine Dives Into Hanging Stunt

      (Newser) - Performance art magician David Blaine dove head first into his latest public show in New York yesterday, hanging upside-down over Central Park. The Brooklyn-born show off plans to hang for 60 hours, despite a doctor's warning that the increased blood pressure in his head could cause blindness, and even death in the event of a stroke or bleeding in the brain. More »

  • June 2008

    • Dubai High Rise Would Add Novel Twists

      Associated Press  |  Jun 26, 08 3:51 PM CDT

      Dubai High Rise Would Add Novel Twists

      (Newser) - If heights make your head spin, a planned 80-story tower in Dubai might not be the place for you. Set to be the "world's first building in motion," David Fisher's design features doughnut-shape floors that rotate 360 degrees around a fixed cement core, the AP reports. It would be the first skyscraper for a relative unknown prepared to "revolutionize the way buildings are made." More »

    • Proposed Philly Mega-Skyscraper Rivals US' Best

      Philadelphia Daily News  |  Jun 20, 08 4:15 PM CDT

      Proposed Philly Mega-Skyscraper Rivals US' Best

      (Newser) - Philadelphia took a step toward entering America's mega-skyscraper club today, the Daily News reports, with a city councilman introducing zoning legislation for a building that, at 1,500 feet, would eclipse Chicago's Sears Tower. Plenty of bureaucratic hurdles remain for the proposed American Commerce Center, including retooling the city's planning commission.  More »

    • Stair Masters: Tower Running a Painful High

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 3, 08 1:46 PM CDT

      Stair Masters: Tower Running a Painful High

      (Newser) - "Think about the most painful thing you've ever done, then multiply by 10," says one devotee (yes, devotee) of tower running, in which hearty soles summit the world's tallest buildings. The Empire State Building, the Sears Tower and Taiwan's Taipei 101 are some of the majors of the sport, the Guardian reports, whose upward momentum is undeniable. More »

  • November 2007

    • Tower Takes 2nd-Tallest NYC Honors

      New York Observer  |  Nov 28, 07 4:10 PM CST

      Tower Takes 2nd-Tallest NYC Honors

      (Newser) - The Big Apple skyline’s getting a new No. 2, the New York Observer reports: Bank of America's new headquarters is set to overtake the Chrysler Building this week as runner-up to the Empire State Building. Luckily for the newcomer, height is traditionally marked at the “structural top”: The definition excludes radio antennas but includes One Bryant Park’s 250-foot spire. More »

  • August 2007

    • 10 Modern Chicago Masterpieces

      Chicago Magazine  |  Aug 28, 07 9:34 PM CDT

      10 Modern Chicago Masterpieces

      (Newser) - In a city known for its early 20th Century buildings, Chicago Magazine names 10 early 21st Century masterpieces, boasting that these structures make Chicago "a global epicenter of architecture." GARY COMER YOUTH CENTER (2006)  John Ronan Architects, 7200 South Ingleside Avenue STATE STREET VILLAGE (2003)  Murphy/Jahn Architects, 3301 South State St. JAY PRITZKER MUSIC PAVILION (2004)  Frank Gehry, architect, Millennium Park More »

  • July 2007

    • Dubai Tower is World's Tallest

      Al Jazeera  |  Jul 21, 07 3:59 PM CDT

      Dubai Tower is World's Tallest

      (Newser) - An unfinished skyscraper in Dubai is now scraping the sky at 1,680 feet, surpassing Tawain's Taipei 101 as the world's tallest building. The Burj Dubai, which began construction in September 2004, will cost $1B and consist of more than 160 floors and 56 elevators when completed in 2008. More »

  • June 2007

    • 150-Story Chicago Spire to Begin Construction

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 27, 07 8:30 AM CDT

      150-Story Chicago Spire to Begin Construction

      (Newser) - The Chicago Spire, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, is finally under way. Following an ownership change, a design change and a name change, what will become the nation’s tallest building will be completed in 2010. More »

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China's future tallest building, the Shanghai World Finance Center, still under construction is seen at right next to the current tallest building, the Jinmao tower,in Shanghai, eastern China Tuesday...   (Associated Press)
In this photo released by China's official Xinhua news agency, a man looks up at the Shanghai World Financial Center under construction in Shanghai, China's financial hub, on Thursday July 19, 2007. The...   (Associated Press)
Artists Rendition of Chicago Spire in Chicago   (Getty Images)
Spire Would Be Nation's Tallest Building   (Getty Images)
A handout picture shows the construction site of the Burj Dubai...   (Getty Images)
Frank Lloyd Wright's Mile High Illinois building   (Frank Lloyd Wright)
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