When the Building Is Too Tall for Takeout

In China’s tallest towers, food delivery has become an architectural problem. Some skyscrapers are so massive that new workers, known as “runners,” have been hired to sprint from elevator banks up dozens of floors just to keep meals warm. It’s an almost absurd reminder that buildings are systems of movement, not just monuments of glass and steel. As cities build higher and denser, design often stops at the skyline—but the real challenge lies in how people and services move inside these vertical neighborhoods...   ...more

RSK: One of the minor things that perplex high rise buildings.