Skyscrapers

Environment

Praising squareness: The heritage of skyscrapers

Is it time to start valuing the heritage of our tall buildings rather than disparaging the “boxes” that dominate our skylines?

Environment

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Special Report

Challenging the vertical sprawl

The towers crowding out the centre of Australian cities are a symptom of failed governance and planning, and it’s threatening any transition to ecocities

Sciences & Technology

Cladding fires: a fatal warning of a bigger problem

Questions persist over the role polyethylene-core cladding played in the speed and spread of the Grenfell Tower blaze. It begs the bigger question – how do we prevent this happening again?