The Umeda Sky Building is the seventh-tallest building in Osaka City, Japan. It consists of two 40-story towers that connect at their two uppermost stories, with bridges and an escalator crossing the wide atrium-like space in the center. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Norway plans to construct a wooden building 16-17 stories tall with carbon neutral construction techniques. It will house a library, a theatre, and art studios in its approximately 10,000 square meter interior space and will highlight sustainable development.

The idea is to construct a building which will be CO2-neutral, where the concept of the cycles of nature will be preserved. picked by Bingo 2 months ago

An infamous French daredevil known for his Spidey-like stunts climbed the New York Times building today - drawing hundreds of lunchtime gawkers to the busy street below. But guess what - Breaking news!!! Another man is climbing the building again!!! He's up about 30 stories right now as of 6:15pm ET. You can watch the live video here. Parents were asked to keep their children away from the t... read full post picked by suebe 1 year ago

A man has climbed up a BBC building using a pair of vacuum gloves he built himself, in a stunt for a new BBC One science show.

*W/Video* picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

The four-story building that houses the bar and restaurant Vesper suddenly collapsed shortly before 2 p.m.
The Fire Department says that so far it appears that there were only three minor injuries, two of which did not even require medical attention. “But we’re still doing searches on the exterior,” a fire spokesman said. The vesper was closed at the time. picked by bingo 5 months ago

In the shadow of the Empire State Building lies an “automotive Bermuda Triangle” - a five-block radius where vehicles mysteriously die. picked by tigertony 2 years ago

So, this guys been peeing in the hallway of his building and the manager tackles the problem with humour and humiliation

Brilliant! picked by Doggylives 2 months ago

A Florida woman who decided to strip to the buff in front of the Old State Capitol building was charged with indecent exposure. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An old building was turned into a masterpiece, by cutting out its windows in large shapes so you can see entire enterior from the street. The freakiest fact about this building is that those large shapes are constantly spinning around! picked by natalinnux 2 years ago

You don’t want to be around when a high-rise apartment building falls over! The unfinished 13-story building in Shanghai toppled Saturday morning and killed a 28-year-old worker.

It didn't collapse, it FELL OVER! picked by bingo 4 months ago

A daring parachute jumper sued the owners of the Empire State Building Tuesday because security guards prevented his leap from the New York structure in 2006. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Plans to construct what could become the world's tallest building, at more than 1km high, were unveiled today.

The Nakheel Tower will have around 150 lifts and be built with some 500,000m3 of concrete. picked by synchromech 1 year ago

The Empire State Building has been a lot of colors throughout the years, but it may become permanently green. picked by suebe 7 months ago

Paula Sunshine of Lawshall, Suffolk, UK, built an extension onto her 16th Century thatched house with hair. Cattle hair has been used as a traditional building material, but Sunshine is using primarily human and dog hair picked by Bingo 2 months ago

It takes 6 workers 6 hours to change the colors lighting the building. Now, they're getting a break. picked by suebe 3 years ago

'The label will still be housed there on a long-term lease.' The building is a landmark and has been photographed in countless films and television shows. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

Photo Essay - A toddler is hurled from a burning building. The girl's parents tossed her to members of the fire brigade, not seen, during a fire in an apartment building in Germany. Nine people, including five children, died in the blaze. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Henry T Nicholas III was, for a brief period, one of the richest men in America.(oh how I envy him...for the den, not getting caught) picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

This 105-story, 3,000-room hotel has been been vacant for 20 years. picked by punthe 2 years ago

This ambitious project has been granted preliminary planning permission in Moscow. Covering a total floor area of 2.5million square metres, it should create a spectacular new emblem on the Moscow skyline picked by wildminou 2 years ago