For decades, technology and engineering in architecture have advanced exponentially, yielding countless colossal skyscrapers in the world. Currently, the tallest skyscraper is known as the Sears Tower. However, the designers are not satisfied enough with the tower; a vigorous global competition in producing the most prodigious building is motivating the architects to establish an even taller building. For example, Structural engineer William LeMessurier has designed an approximately 0.8km-high magnificent edifice, which is about twice the height of the Sears Tower. On the other hand, an architect Robert Sobel claims that the current skills in technology is able to produce a maximum 500-story skyscraper, and is probably aiming for the achievement. It is very interesting to watch the tenacious designers energetically moving forth with their intelligence. I wonder just where is the limit for a building; for architects, sky is the limit.
Source from Ron Bachman, "Reaching for the Sky." Dial (May 1990): 15.
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