CIVE 3800-01: Engineering Boston

Search or browse for documentation on skyscraper development projects in Boston. Search by street address or neighborhood.

This digital model of the city allows users to study the shadows cast by tall buildings at different times of day throughout the year.

This 1995 Boston Globe article was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for its description of the John Hancock Tower's structural design problems, and of how these problems were solved.

Describes the skyscraper's problems, which involving collapsing foundations, windows falling out, and a skyscraper that was likely to topple over. (27 min.)

A list skyscrapers, each accompanied by an exterior photo and information on its history, height, and builders.