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Rendering of the Fire Prevention Skyscraper.

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...

Image of the exterior of SOM'S new multipurpose tower.

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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

Vasily Klyukin, green tower, skyscraper, green architecture, mixed-use, glass facade, green restaurant, weird architecture

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, snakesand...

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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...

Arquitectónica, Marcel Wanders, Uribe & Schwarzkopf, green tower, Quito, Ecuador, Oh Residences, interior design, green architecture, patterns

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...

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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...

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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...

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