SOM unveils images of new undulating mixed-use tower in China
SOM recently just unveiled the first images of a spiraling mixed-use tower planned for China. The Hangzhou Wangchao...
Floating sky gardens and rooftop terraces join two halves of this tower in Taiwan
Aedas has unveiled plans for a soaring 656-foot tower that’s broken into two pieces held together by a series...
DFA’s flood-proof towers could survive six feet of sea level rise in New York City
New York-based architecture firm DFA just unveiled plans for 19 cylindrical apartment towers that can survive six...
UNStudio’s sculptural Canaletto Tower is a neighborhood in the sky
UNStudio just completed construction on London's Canaletto Tower, which functions as a cluster of vertical communities....
Amsterdam is transforming a prison into a green energy-generating neighborhood
A brighter, solar-powered future is coming to Bijlmerbajes, a former prison complex in Amsterdam. The Dutch government...
Frank Gehry’s twisting, mountainous skyscraper takes shape at LUMA Arles
New photos of Frank Gehry's tower at LUMA Arles show a mountainous, twisting structure taking shape on the 16-acre...
New images show progress on the next world’s tallest building
New images of Santiago Calatrava's Dubai Creek Tower have emerged, showing construction progress on what is expected...
Tel Aviv’s Gran Mediterraneo Tower blooms with with a lush vertical garden
This curvy new skyscraper envisioned for Tel Aviv is a lush oasis that combines modern, sustainable living with...
Green-roofed wooden tower in Lagos maximizes daylight and natural ventilation
This green-roofed wooden tower planned for Lagos features a perforated envelope inspired by indigenous cultures...
You could eat dinner in the mouth of this insane cobra-shaped skyscraper
While serpents seem menacing in most Western cultures, Asian cultures see them as positive figures. In China, snakes...
Philippe Starck reinvents himself again with striking green YOO Quito tower
Philippe Starck is one of the most influential designers of modern times - and he's applied his signature style...
Earth, air and fire inspire deep green interior of Ecuador’s twisted tower
Design firm Arquitectónica transformed an 18-story tower in Quito, Ecuador into a slender urban sculpture that...
China’s first vertical forest is rising in Nanjing
Stefano Boeri Architetti is bringing the vertical forest concept popularized in Milan to Nanjing, China with the...
Germany’s solar-powered Smart Green Tower mimics the technology of electric cars
If a car can run on a lithium-ion battery, why can't the same technology be applied to a city block? This is the...
SOM’s elliptical Agile Corporation Headquarters has strategically-placed fins to mitigate solar gain
The design features of the elliptical Agile Corporation Headquarters Tower in Guangzhou, China, make it perfect...
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...
This Tower of Biodiversity is designed to spread seeds throughout Paris
Maison Edouard François took a new approach to their tower design. When planning cities, many in France have worried...
Transforming veil shields UAE medical center from thermal fluctuations
This unusual medical center planned for Al Ain, the fourth largest city in the United Arab Emirates, includes a...
Jean Nouvel unveils a vertical green oasis for a São Paulo heritage site
The project, called Rosewood Tower, will act as a centerpiece of the site being restored by Allard Group. It will...
Kengo Kuma unveils groundbreaking design for a curved mixed-use tower in Vancouver
The tower will be located near the entrance to Vancouver’s famed Stanley Park, amongst downtown's vibrant streets....
This swirling Seoul skyscraper is wrapped with the client’s fingerprint
Talk about personalizing your space: architect Moon Hoon designed a residential tower with a swirling facade...
Wuhan Greenland megatall eco-skyscraper is under construction in China
The tower will have a tapered, soft form and an amazing domed top meant to help reduce wind loads. This will be...
Bordeaux’ Canopia tower will be one of the tallest timber frame structures in the world
The development will include 199 homes, 3,770 square meters of office space and 500 square meters of retail outlets....
Wind tower amplifies the howls and whistles of the coastal breeze
The tower is inspired by childhood memories of leaning into the wind on the beach. Inside, visitors are exposed...
Singapore’s soaring SkyHabitat features floating gardens and sky bridges
The SkyHabitat features numerous common spaces for recreation and interaction, along with sky bridges that help...
Santiago Calatrava picked to design a soaring new observation tower for Dubai
Santiago Calatrava has won an international competition to design the new observation tower in Dubai Creek Harbor....
The Cube residential tower features stacked units that maximize outdoor space
The tower is located in a prominently visible location in an eastern district of Beirut, Lebanon. Through the shifting...
Futuristic Cloud City skyscraper could bring the dream of living among the clouds to reality
The World Architecture Festival (WAF) recently announced the 338 projects that made its annual design awards shortlist....
London to get another Renzo Piano-designed tower at Paddington Station
The 65-storey tower will be located at 31 London Street, where it is expected to play an important role in connecting...
Dubai’s latest supertower will create an artificial rainforest and a beach in the middle of the desert
The project will be located off Sheikh Road in Al Thanyah First in Dubai, and will comprise an area of around...