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People got sick in these towers - until they added liquid dampers

Modern skyscrapers are so slim, they sway in the wind — enough to crack tiles and make people nauseous. The solution? Giant tanks of water installed high above the city to counteract the motion.
My partner and I spent 10 days in Japan seeing spots like Kyoto and Tokyo. Planning mistakes, like visiting in September, ...
‘Son-of- GTD ’. Or maybe brother. That’s the shorthand, but the new Mustang Dark Horse SC confirms that Ford’s 911 GT3 RS ...
One example is the tallest building in Europe, which strangely is located far away from any major city centre. The Lakhta ...
A new skyscraper proposed for Switzerland aims to transform housing in the mountain village of Zermatt in the Swiss Alps. Renderings of the Lina Peak skyscraper shown on its website reveal a slender, ...
The city’s tallest building will be going through a period of transformation in 2026. The massive 22-story, 257,615-square-foot building was home to a variety of tenants over the years including state ...
5050 Gansevoort mixed use building. Project render. Image Courtesy of Powerhouse Company 5050 Gansevoort mixed use building. Project render. Image Courtesy of Powerhouse Company As noted by Albert ...
A Kenyan man has been sentenced to life in prison for plotting a 9/11-inspired attack on Atlanta, Georgia — even training overseas with the terror group al-Shabaab ...
“To engineer Mustang Dark Horse SC, we tested alongside the Mustang GTD and GT4 at some of the most challenging tracks in the ...
2025 has been a big year for wild ideas and we've decided it's high time to look back and highlight the best. From building a skyscraper in a rural Alpine village, to massive animal-like power line ...