The publication includes the essays "Notes on the articulation of high-rise form, 1896-2003" by Kenneth Frampton, "The skyscraper problem" by Thomas A.P. van Leeuwan, "Beyond tall: issues of scale and the evolution of tall buildings at SOM" by William Baker, "The integration of emergence and flow: combining forces from the ground up" by Mark Sarkisian, and "How the leopard got its spots: Lever house as a Skyscraper" by Nicholas Adams.