American architects are exporting a luxury product of a dimension and scale few clients in the United States can afford at home: the supertall skyscraper—that is, a skyscraper over 1,250 feet tall.

In the late 1960s, Dr. Michael DeBakey performed some of the country’s first heart transplants at the Methodist Hospital in Houston.

Lighting designers favor form over flash for CityCenter's diverse set of buildings.

The 101-story World Financial Center cuts an elegant, striking figure on Shanghai’s dynamic skyline.

As China’s population becomes increasingly urbanized, its cities must not only grow, but find new forms.

When William Pedersen, FAIA, cofounder and principal design partner of Kohn Pedersen Fox, bought a 3-acre piece of waterfront land on Shelter Island, New York, in 1981, “Things were a little different on the island,” he wryly recalls.