Self-sufficient “garden-city” skyscraper proposed for NYC
International design practice Lissoni & Partners’ architecture, landscape architecture and masterplanning...
Luca Curci Architects designs a zero-energy smart city of the future
According to the United Nations, 5 billion people are projected to live in cities by 2030. In response to the growing...
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...
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...
Solar Vertical City is a self-contained, green-infused tower planted into the ocean floor
Resigned to the fact that rising sea levels are inevitable at this point, architects are starting to create feasible,...
Futuristic self-sufficient vertical city rises from the Sahara Desert
The building, which is a futuristic concept design, looks like a giant rock rising from the sand. It would function...
Luca Curci envisions a living Vertical City powered by the sun
Italian design studio Luca Curci Architects unveiled their proposal for a floating vertical city for 25,000 inhabitants....
Vincent Callebaut's Twisting Citytree Towers Generate More Energy Than They Consume
The swirling volumes were inspired by the helix DNA structure and the Taij philosophy based on dynamism and harmony....
SURE Architecture Presents Endless City, a Vertical Ecosystem You Can Walk On
The skyscraper designed for London comprises six structural steel tubes that support two ramps and enclose different...
Renzo Piano to Design Residential Tower Next to London's Shard Building
London’s controversial Shard building will soon be joined by a 27-storey residential tower also funded by investors...
OMA's New De Rotterdam 'Vertical City' Tower is the Largest Building in the Netherlands
Reaching nearly 500 feet tall with a gross floor space area of over 1.7 million square feet, the giant glass towers...
Sky City: Construction Of the World's Tallest Tower Delayed Until 2014 as Costs Balloon to $855 Million
Changsha, China's Sky City tower is set to be the world's tallest building at a staggering 2,739 feet - however...
Peruri 88: MVRDV Unveils Sprawling Green-Roofed City in the Sky for Jakarta, Indonesia
At first glance, Peruri 88 appears to be an architectural hodge podge of different buildings attached to one another....
Construction Commences on MVRDV’s Massive Amanora Vertical City Apartments in India
Construction has just broken ground on Phase 1 of MVRDV's Amanora Apartment City - Future Towers in Pune, India....
Europe's Tallest Building by Renzo Piano Tops Out In London
Image ©Eddie Boyd The central core of the 72 story structure topped out at 244 meters on December 8th, making...
