A person’s stress level can skyrocket because of the hustle and bustle of city living, new research has confirmed. A study by researchers from Bond University, Australia, has found that concrete jungles make our hearts beat faster, while quiet streets can boost creativity. The study measured people’s physical reactions to urban environments, like enclosed city…
Skyscrapers and City Living Confirmed to Increase Stress Levels: Research
John Robson: I’ll Stick With NIMBYism Over Being Stuffed in a Concrete Box
Commentary Remember when they paved paradise and put up a parking lot? If not, don’t worry, because they’re about to do it again. The smart set in Canada, as elsewhere, are determined to cram people into cement and asphalt canyons and caverns and the fact that you want a house with a lawn simply proves…
Shenzhen Skyscraper Closed as Officials Seek Cause of Shaking
BEIJING—The owner of a 71-floor office tower in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen closed the building on Friday pending an investigation into what caused the skyscraper to begin shaking on Tuesday. Shenzhen Electronics Group Co Ltd will close the 1,167-foot SEG Plaza to tenants and shoppers to carry out inspections into the cause of…
15,000 Evacuate as Shenzhen Skyscraper Wobbles in Fine Weather Without Earthquake
A 70 plus-story skyscraper in China’s tech hub of Shenzhen city swayed again on Wednesday, after it inexplicably wobbled and caused 15,000 people to evacuate the day before. No earthquake had been reported in the region, which was only experiencing light winds. The swaying of the 21-year-old building started at approximately 12:31 p.m. local time on…
Sydney ‘Pencil Tower’ to Be Australia’s Skinniest Skyscraper
A local development organisation has submitted plans for Australia’s skinniest tower in Sydney’s CBD. With a frontage of just 6.4 metres wide, the hotel tower will stand at a height of 110 metres on Pitt Street. Plans for the 31-storey building were designed by Durbach Block Jaggers architects following an international design competition. The selected design…
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