Architectures of Arrogance

In 1930, the Chrysler Building and Empire State Building were completed just as the Great Depression devastated the globe. In 1997, the Petronas Towers claimed the world record exactly as the Asian Financial Crisis hit. In 2010, the Burj Khalifa opened amidst the ruins of the global financial meltdown. This eerie historical correlation is known as the Skyscraper Index, and it is far more than a co...