eVolo’s 2021 Skyscraper Competition winners focus on sustainable urban design
The winners of the 2021 Skyscraper Competition organized by eVolo Magazine have been announced. The awards, granted...
Luca Curci Architects proposes a self-sustainable Vertical City of the future
Italian architecture firm Luca Curci Architects has unveiled the Vertical City, a futuristic proposal for urban...
Sculptural, tree-filled tower supports “sustainable urbanism” in Singapore
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) recently completed the Robinson Tower, a contemporary and sculptural high-rise...
BIG completes an energy-efficient sculptural skyscraper in Shenzhen
Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, the new home for the Shenzhen Energy Company has just reached completion in the...
The Fire Prevention Skyscraper brings sustainable housing to areas affected by forest fires
This futuristic skyscraper aims to provide sustainable housing while restoring the biodiversity lost during large...
SOM’s net-zero Paris skyscraper will be one of the most sustainable buildings in Europe
Prolific firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) just unveiled plans for Charenton-Bercy, a net-zero Paris skyscraper...
Salesforce Tower to include largest blackwater recycling system in a US commercial high-rise
7.8 million gallons of drinking water will be saved every year with a blackwater recycling system at the new 1,070-foot...
This futuristic vertical factory feeds off a city’s waste to produce energy
Most factories gobble up natural resources while belching out pollution - but could these mammoth buildings actually...
Futuristic floating skyscraper ‘heals’ the effects of climate change
Climate change is rapidly affecting every corner of the earth - but could an innovative new skyscraper help turn...
This plant-covered Singapore skyscraper is the tropical building of the future
Steel and glass skyscrapers may work in the climates of New York City or San Francisco, but in tropical Singapore...
Vertical forest Mountain Hotel will clean the air in Guizhou, China
The Milan-based design firm made headlines with Bosco Verticale, the world’s first vertical forest built right...
This skyscraper is a sustainable data center in Iceland
The concept is designed to be located in Iceland for several reasons: first, the cooler temperatures in Iceland...
Massive fish farms fill 2.6 hectare foundation of world’s wannabe tallest skyscraper
When Broad Sustainable Buildings (BSB) unveiled plans for a 220-story prefab tower—Sky City—that would not...
Cellular Re-Generator Skyscraper grows like a living organism
The project addresses the issues of over-population and unsustainable construction techniques used across the globe....
Spiraling Skyscraper Farms for a Future Manhattan
As the world's population continues to skyrocket and cities strain under the increased demand for resources, skyscraper...
USDA Invests $2 Million in Sustainable Wooden Skyscraper Competition
Last week at a meeting hosted by the White House, the USDA announced plans to host a competition encouraging architects,...
Noah’s Ark is a Sustainable Floating City for a Post-Apocalyptic World
Aleksandar Joksimovic and Jelena Nikolic are from Serbia and designed Noah's Ark, a sustainable floating city,...
C.F. Møller Future-Proofs Greenland’s Dronning Ingrids Hospital With Striking Renovation
C.F. Møller is Scandinavia's oldest and largest architectural practice - they are responsible for distinctive...
Michael Charters’ Big Wood Skyscraper is a Sustainable Alternative to Steel and Concrete Buildings
Modern skyscrapers are typically made from concrete and steel, but as architect Michael Charters suggests, wood...
World’s Tallest Skyscraper to Be Built in 210 Days Instead of 90 as Originally Planned
Earlier this year, Chinese Company Broad Sustainable Building (BSB), announced plans to build the world's tallest...
Sky City: China’s BSB to Break Ground on World’s Tallest Skyscraper in November
Modular, prefabricated buildings have been catching on in design communities around the world in recent years,...
Amazing Eco Easter Egg Sprouts Mini Skyscrapers and Urban Farms
Easter eggs these days come in all shapes and sizes, but none are more unusual or awesome than this grass-covered...
Top 6 Green Skyscrapers in New York City!
Bank of America Building (One Bryant Park) The most sustainable skyscraper in New York City, the Bank of America...
INTERVIEW: Gensler’s Chris Chan on the Sustainable Shanghai Tower, Asia’s Tallest Skyscraper
In 2008 Gensler broke ground on the sustainable Shanghai Tower in the Pudong district of Shanghai, China. The tower...
Turning Torso: Calatrava’s Sustainable Skyscraper is the Tallest Residential Tower in Sweden
Turning Torso opened its doors in 2005, and upon completion it was the second tallest residential building in Europe...
OMA’s Pixelated Stadskantoor Skyscraper Scores BREEAM Excellent
Office for Metropolitan Architecture won the commission in 2009 with an unorthodox design that met the use requirements...
15,000km Long Eco City Revitalizes the Silk Road
OFL's vision for the new Silk Road is made up of two main elements: highly sustainable and habitable towers and...
Lego Style Shipping Container Skyscraper Inspired by Mondrian
Since Rotterdam has a rather vast container port, sourcing the modular elements for the Adaptable Tower would be...
BIG Architects Unfold Origami-Skyscraper in Shenzhen China
The very fabric of skyscrapers is being reinvented now as architects and engineers look to make these dense urban...
Entangled Bank: Sustainable Urban Skyscraper for Dallas
Charlotte, North Carolina-based architecture firm Little Diversified Architectural Consulting has conceived of...
