Following our feature investigating why skyscrapers are often clad in glass, we've rounded up 10 contemporary skyscrapers from around the world that use a variety of other materials for their facades.
A quick glance at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's list of the 100 tallest buildings under construction shows that most are all-glass, steel and concrete-framed skyscrapers ...
it will be the tallest in the world and the first building taller than one kilometer. Shanghai World Financial Center. 492 metres tall and the tallest building in China, is also the world's second ...
Here are some pioneering tall structures that changed the shape of Manhattan. Never the tallest building in the city ... and bronze-tinted glass), by the elegance of its detailing and proportions ...