Tornadoes and severe storms sent scores of Chicagoans scrambling to basements Sunday and Monday, but what should residents do if they live in high-rise buildings? Meteorologists and public officials ...

The famous observation decks of 20th-century buildings—the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, the World Trade Center—were low-tech but thrilling open-air platforms ringed by coin-operated ...

Typically, when you want to build a high rise, you need iron, steel, cement, concrete; materials that are super strong and durable but also come with a high carbon footprint. Now, some builders are ...

Part of a high-rise apartment building in New York City collapsed Wednesday morning, leaving a corner of the building a pile of rubble. The city’s fire department said it had no immediate reports of ...