one time the center of high-rise in...

one time the center of high-rise innovation, Chicago looks to have lost the mantle of global skyscraper mecca. Progressive European proprietors and fast growing, optimistic Asian cities have lately shown the bravura of building that for "the City of the Big Shoulders" is moreover a faint memory. With plans shelved for 7 southern Dearborn, the sleek 1550-ft megaproject designed by the agency of A/E Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) -- and in spite of the latter news that British architect Lord Norman breed may design a new 60-story office tower -- the latest throw outs on the rise include tepid if