MVRDV unveils a “three-dimensional city” skyscraper for Shenzhen
MVRDV is shaking up skyscraper design in its competition-winning proposal for Chinese real estate developer Vanke’s...
New images show greenery engulfing Singapore’s tropical skyscraper
When we last saw local design practice WOHA Architects’ 30-story Oasia Hotel Downtown in Singapore, the tropical...
Zaha Hadid Architects unveils designs for sculptural Maltese tower
Zaha Hadid Architects is bringing its modern, sinuous designs to Malta, a nation renowned for its historic sites....
BIG’s massive Lanescraper building may become Australia’s tallest tower
Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled designs for the Lanescraper, a supertall building proposal that has been shortlisted...
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...
A massive five-ton plastic waste whale breaches in a Bruges canal
Five tons of plastic waste has been pulled from the oceans and transformed into the Bruges Whale, a gigantic sculpture...
Trio of LEED Platinum-targeted glass skyscrapers revealed for Tel Aviv
Israel’s capital city of Tel Aviv will soon add extra shine to its skyline in the form of three glass skyscrapers...
New images revealed for Zaha Hadid Architects’ LEED Platinum-seeking Generali Tower in Milan
Zaha Hadid Architects just revealed new images of their soon-to-be-completed Generali Tower, a twisting glazed...
BIG and CRA break ground on greenery-infused Singapore skyscraper
Bjarke Ingels Group and Carlo Ratti Associati have broken ground on a new nature-infused skyscraper that’s bringing...
David Chipperfield Architects reveal designs for Hamburg’s tallest tower
Hot on the heels of Herzog & de Meuron’s recently completed Elbphilharmonie, David Chipperfield Architects has...
Shimmering bamboo-shaped skyscraper to rise in Taipei
Move over Taipei 101—a new green-glass skyscraper will soon transform the city skyline. Antonio Citterio Patricia...
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...
Snøhetta unveils striking new skyscraper for Manhattan’s Upper West Side
Snøhetta has unveiled a handsome skyscraper for Manhattan’s prestigious Upper West Side at 50 West 66th Street....
Plantagon’s crowdfunded ‘plantscraper’ aims to produce 500 metric tons of food a year
Swedish company Plantagon believes that ‘plantscrapers' are the way of the future—and part of the solution...
Solar-powered skyscraper with “world’s tallest ceramic facade” unveiled for Dubai
UNStudio and Werner Sobek have unveiled plans for a new Dubai skyscraper guaranteed to turn heads with its twisted...
Canada’s tallest building breaks ground in Toronto
Canada’s tallest building has just begun construction in Toronto. Designed by Foster + Partners and CORE Architects,...
Henning Larsen Architects’ dramatically pointed skyscraper will transform Manila skyline
Henning Larsen Architects just won an international competition for a new landmark building in the heart of Manila,...
SOM’s diagrid glass tower rises like a Chinese paper lantern in Beijing
A giant glittering glass lantern has risen in Beijing. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) designed the Poly International...
Giant sequoia skyscrapers designed to keep rotted trees standing
Modernization has harmed giant sequoias: not only have they been cut down in groves, but climate change has diminished...
Incredible farming skyscraper could fight poverty and feed the world
This incredible skyscraper is more than just eye candy—its modular and farm-integrated design was created to...
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...
World’s newest mega-skyscraper opens in Seoul
The world’s newest super-tall building has opened in Seoul, Korea. Clocking in at fifth tallest in the world,...
Daniel Libeskind unveils twisted, tree-covered skyscraper for Toulouse
Studio Libeskind has been tapped to design Toulouse’s first skyscraper, the Occitanie Tower, a twisting modern...
World’s tallest skyscraper design hangs off an orbiting asteroid
What if your daily commute involved parachuting down to earth rather than being stuck in vehicular traffic? That’s...
Dubai-based firm to construct world’s first 3D-printed skyscraper
3D printing could soar to new heights with the construction of the first 3D-printed skyscraper in the world. Dubai-based...
Three-mile-high futuristic skyscraper has a smog-eating, self-cleaning coating
What will the world look like in 2062? Manufacturing company Arconic gives us a preview with their latest campaign...
Futuristic power plant complex generates clean power through wind, solar and geothermal energy
A newly designed futuristic power plant complex, EXOSPHERE, pioneers a unique paradigm for sustainable buildings...
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...
Satellites verify San Francisco’s leaning Millennium Tower is sinking
'Leaning tower' isn't a moniker most people want attached to an inhabited skyscraper, but that's what people are...
Vincent Callebaut’s twisting carbon-absorbing skyscraper nears completion in Taipei
Vincent Callebaut Architectures’ extraordinary Agora Garden—a DNA-inspired carbon-absorbing eco-tower—just...