Why did America stop building skyscrapers?
Why did America stop building skyscrapers? The US public (in general) stopped caring about it a long time ago. It's just taken a long time for the rest of the world to surpass the US buildings that were built decades ago. Beyond that, it's a simple cost-benefit issue.
Why doesn t New York have more skyscrapers?
It turns out that Manhattan has a bedrock unusually suited to the construction of very tall buildings, in many cases just a few meters below the surface. But that solid land drops away in the gooey middle of the island, long limiting the heights of buildings in the city.
What country has the oldest skyscrapers?
The earliest stage of skyscraper design encompasses buildings built between 1884 and 1945, predominantly in the American cities of New York and Chicago.