The Age of Mega Skyscrapers.

According to the blog Monkeyfilter, the age of mega-skyscrapers is well underway and it started after 9/11/2001, which is, to say the least, counterintuitive.

Check out the post... it's interesting.

Monkeyfilter.com

Also, the post links to a diagram of the 10 tallest skyscrapers-- very cool.

Philadelphia Skyline Getting a New Look.

The blog toptutor reports that the Comcast Center in Philadelphia will be, once completed, the tallest skyscraper between New York and Chicago.

For full write-up, go to toptuor.

Bank Of America Tower, Jacksonville, FL

The tallest building in Jacksonville is also, hands down, the most impressive: the Bank of America Tower.

43 stories high, it has a unique facade with an almost mosaic-like design, and a distinctive pyramid crown.

The building is the tallest between Atlanta and Miami. It was complete in 1990.

Links:

Bank of America Tower [Emporis]

Bank of America Tower [Answers.com]

Bank of America Tower [Wikipedia]

This is Cool!

Check out this post! This blog has found a 1931 article from Modern Mechanics about the Empire State Building. My, how far we've come!!!

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/02/16/new-facts-about-skyscrapers/

Blazing the Trail in Portland, OR

I've never thought there was much to get excited about, building-wise, in Portland, OR but the US Bancorp Tower is pretty cool...

Known as the "Big Pink," it was built in 1973 and is pretty much the trophy building in Portland.

Here are some links:

US Bancorp Tower [Emporis]

US Bancorp Tower [Unico]

US Bancorp Tower [wikipedia]

Today's Cool Photograph!

Blogger Ricardo Carreon has today's cool shot of office towers on Bunker Hill in Los Angeles, CA.

Check out his blog for more on the shot.

Photo credit: Ricardo Carreon

Comerica Stands Out in Detroit.

Comerica Tower is tops in Detroit. At 43 stories it is the tallest building in Michigan. Its elegant crown provides a nice rebuttal to all the nasty jokes you hear about the Motor City!

Here are some links:

Comerica Tower [Emporis]

Comerica Tower [Hines]

Comerica Tower [Wikipeida]