How do you demolish a skyscraper in NYC? We look at some international best practices including implosion, manual, wrecking ball and more.

Major demolition work is underway at a long-blighted city site on the west edge of downtown Ann Arbor.

According to CTBUH’s study, most of these skyscrapers were cleared away for even taller structures. The same would be true if 270 Park Avenue’s demolition moves forward.

Demolition is the first step in a long-awaited $140 million skyscraper project that could come after years of uncertainty over the fate of the former Kaleidoscope at the Hub.

However, demolition experts have extensive experience of taking apart edifices of an earlier vintage. At present, buildings in closely-packed downtown urban districts tend to be dismantled manually.

Demolition on the former City Hall has begun, marking the demise of a building that served as the City’s center of government for almost 60 years.

While demolition has been paused in the Kansas City neighborhood, new details have emerged about possible redevelopment.

In crowded cities there are tougher controls over demolition. These include protecting adjacent buildings and reducing dust, which is hard to prevent even when knocking down walls with old ...