Building the Skylineflipped into Skynomics BlogSkyscrapers Clouds in Your Coffee? Skyscrapers and their Symbolic Heights buildingtheskyline.org - Jason Barr Jason M. Barr January 20, 2021You’re So Vain?On January 4, 2010, the Burj Khalifa officially opened its doors. At 828 meters (2,717 feet) it became …
Building the Skylineflipped into Skynomics BlogNew York State Why Doesn’t New York Construct the World’s Tallest Building Anymore? buildingtheskyline.org - Jason Barr Jason M. Barr December 23, 2020The Space RaceAt the end of the Roaring Twenties, New York City witnessed a three-way race for the world’s tallest …
Building the Skylineflipped into Skynomics Blog COVID-19 and the Market for Skyscrapers buildingtheskyline.org - Jason Barr Jason M. Barr November 19, 2020In the 21st century, Planet Earth has gone on a skyscraper building spree. Since 1995, for example, the number of …
Building the Skylineflipped into Skynomics Blog Urban Umami or Urban Appakukan?: The Psychology of Streetscapes buildingtheskyline.org - Jason Barr Jason M. Barr October 22, 2020Pleasure or Pain?One of the biggest complaints about new construction is that it is harmful to the quality of urban …
Building the Skylineflipped into Skynomics Blog The Skyline versus the Sprawl-line: CO2 Emissions and Building Types in New York City buildingtheskyline.org - Jason Barr Jason M. Barr September 16, 2020Hong Kong on the Hudson?When we think of New York City, we think of Manhattan and its supertall skyscrapers. As a …
Building the Skylineflipped into Skynomics Blog Boon or Boondoggle? The Long Run Economics of the Empire State Building buildingtheskyline.org - Jason Barr Jason M. Barr and Gabriel Ahlfeldt August 17, 2020The Bricks of EgoWhen most people look up at supertall skyscrapers, like the Burj Khalifa or the …