Skyscrapers are tied to the fortunes of cities. So it may seem a strange moment to celebrate tall buildings, when people are questioning—in the U.S., at least—the future of the metropolis.
These tall building projects share an interest in inventive form, ingenuity in structure, and engagement of context. Read the six articles in this section and take a quiz to earn one AIA learning unit.
Tech offices are dark and storefronts are empty. But, as residential towers by Studio Gang and OMA show, the future of San Francisco’s new mixed-use district is planned for diversity and affordability.