"Conflict and financial turmoil" will stall megatall skyscrapers says Burj Khalifa architect

Adrian Smith, one of the architects behind the world's present and future tallest buildings, has dismissed claims that we are entering the era of the "megatall" skyscraper (+ slideshow). More

Burj Khalifa by SOM

Here are some photos of the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa by Chicago office Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, which opened in Dubai earlier this month. More