New York may be famous for its iconic skyline and towering skyscrapers, but the city does not have the tallest buildings in the world.

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.

Some of the oldest skyscrapers in the world especially hold a place in many people's memory books, telling the stories of ...

The Shanghai Tower, designed by the global architecture firm Gensler, is officially recognized as the world's third tallest building. Standing at 632 meters (2,000 feet), it dominates Shanghai's ...