1.0Spacing Vancouverhttps://spacing.ca/vancouverSean Ruthenhttps://spacing.ca/vancouver/author/seanruthen/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4ETLIh8t02"><a href="https://spacing.ca/vancouver/2012/01/31/high-rise-idea-and-reality/">High-rise: Idea and Reality</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://spacing.ca/vancouver/2012/01/31/high-rise-idea-and-reality/embed/#?secret=4ETLIh8t02" width="600" height="338" title="“High-rise: Idea and Reality” — Spacing Vancouver" data-secret="4ETLIh8t02" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> “Despite the trauma of September 11, 2011, the skyscraper still retains much of its appeal in the twenty-first century – both for the representational needs of powerful corporations and for the collective imagination alike. Evidence of this can be seen not only in the incessant competition among companies, cities, and nations for the tallest building,Continue readinghttp://spacing.ca/network/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/HighriseIdeaReality1-422x600.jpg