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2004–2010

How High Can Architecture Go?

Burj Khalifa

Aerial view of Burj Khalifa's tapering spire over Dubai.
Burj Khalifa, Dubai.Aheilner · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source record

The Moment

High-rise architecture reached a new structural and technological scale.

The Rethink

The skyscraper could become an enormous vertical environment rather than simply a tall building.