World's Best Skyscraper Awards Include Stout, Rusty School Building in England

Is it a sign of the times?

[image error]

This week, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat announced the best skyscrapers of the year. The awardees: SOM's Burj Khalifa (obviously), Cook + Fox's ultra-green Bank of America Tower (yes, yes), ARC Studio's Pinnacle @ Duxton (fair enough) and...  a squat rusty thing in Leeds. Huh?

[image error]

Indeed, Broadcasting Place, a decidedly un-skyscrapery skyscraper for Leeds Metropolitan University, took home the high honors alongside some of the splashiest new towers...