Read more skyscraper stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6325/skyscraper.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:29:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70323/feds-head-off-bombing-plots-in-dallas-illinois.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Jordanian citizen arrested in an elaborate FBI sting is to be arraigned today on charges of attempting to blow up a Dallas skyscraper. The court appearance comes a day after an Illinois man was charged with plotting to detonate a bomb near a Springfield courthouse, only to learn that...http://www.newser.com/story/70323/feds-head-off-bombing-plots-in-dallas-illinois.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 12:01:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64531/willis-what-sears-tower-changes-names.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn insurance company no one's ever heard of is suddenly a big name in Chicago. Starting today, the Sears Tower—the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere—becomes Willis Tower, after Willis Group Holdings, the Sun-Times reports. Chicagoans grumbling about the name change, which Willis earned by leasing just three...http://www.newser.com/story/64531/willis-what-sears-tower-changes-names.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 9:10:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56251/climber-kicks-societys-ass-one-skyscraper-at-a-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome revile Alain Robert, the so-called “French Spiderman,” for his globetrotting, skyscraper-ascending exploits. But to the many who hold him in esteem, the New Yorker reports, he is simply “badass.” When he scaled the New York Times building last year, one fan was beside himself. “When he came to New...http://www.newser.com/story/56251/climber-kicks-societys-ass-one-skyscraper-at-a-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Apr 2009 16:10:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41687/architect-crunch-will-topple-wow-factor-buildings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAttention-seeking skyscraper projects are likely to be early victims of the financial crisis, architect David Chipperfield predicts in a Bloomberg interview. "Wow-factor" buildings like London's "Shard of Glass" have proliferated during years when there's been plenty of money around, but a shift in mood is likely to see new projects...http://www.newser.com/story/41687/architect-crunch-will-topple-wow-factor-buildings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Nov 2008 9:09:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41152/trump-in-trouble-on-chicago-tower.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDonald Trump's 92-story Chicago tower has been hit by a triple-whammy of the credit crunch, the housing slump, and sagging retail sales, making foreclosure a real danger, the Wall Street Journal reports. Trump, who developed the tower without partners, owes $1 billion on the project but has so far sold...http://www.newser.com/story/41152/trump-in-trouble-on-chicago-tower.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Oct 2008 6:16:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40316/economy-may-cripple-chicago-spire-project.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe sputtering economy could topple plans to erect the nation’s tallest skyscraper, reports the Chicago Tribune. Consultants on the construction of the Chicago Spire have filed liens, with celebrity architect Santiago Calatrava seeking more than $11.3 million and a Chicago-based firm demanding $4.85 million. The developer’s spokesman acknowledged...http://www.newser.com/story/40316/economy-may-cripple-chicago-spire-project.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 19 Oct 2008 14:06:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38779/vertical-farming-puts-pigs-high-in-the-sky.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThey're not the most traditional tenants, but pigs, poultry, and crops might be reared in city skyscrapers of the future, drastically reducing environmental damage caused by traditional farms, Scientific American reports. Engineering airflow inside glass towers remains tricky, but the potential for a year-round growing season in the face of...http://www.newser.com/story/38779/vertical-farming-puts-pigs-high-in-the-sky.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Sep 2008 16:57:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36860/fed-agency-battles-tough-post-911-building-code.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal agency is joining major landlords in fighting tough new building safety standards developed in the wake of 9/11, the New York Times reports. The requirements, added last year after a federal probe into the Twin Towers collapse, call for better fireproofing and extra stairwells. But the General Services...http://www.newser.com/story/36860/fed-agency-battles-tough-post-911-building-code.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Sep 2008 3:36:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35461/fire-collapsed-wtc-7-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFires, not explosives, caused the collapse of World Trade Center 7—a skyscraper near the twin towers—on Sept. 11, a 3-year US government investigation concludes. Scientists with the National Institute of Standards and Technology say the 47-story tower was destroyed by fires, made worse by a failed sprinkler system...http://www.newser.com/story/35461/fire-collapsed-wtc-7-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 Aug 2008 12:10:00 CDT