Vertical City

Matt Berman investigates into why Taiwan built the planet's tallest skyscraper and what it symbolizes.

A political tale hides behind the Award-winning architect I.M. Pei's Bank of China headquarters.

Tower 2 of the IFC dominates Hong Kong's skyline at 420 meters high and has an incredible office block story.

Matt Berman investigates Moscow's Naberezhnaya Tower, one of the most innovative office buildings in the world.

Matt Berman shows how this distinctive skyscraper abolished the architectural trend of sky bridges.

Matt Berman discovers the many practical challenges facing architect Cesar Pelli.

Upon completion, The Hancock in Chicago was the world's tallest tower outside New York.

The tallest residential building in the UK outside of London, the Beetham Tower.

Matt Berman journeys to Moscow to explore Stalin's 'Seven Sisters.'

The highest roof on earth symbolized an end to previous hostility between Japan and China.

The architectural treasures that define this city.