Africa's tallest skyscraper to be built in Morocco next year
News: construction will begin next year on Africa's tallest building – a 540-metre-high skyscraper in Morocco. More
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OMA's Stockholm skyscrapers move towards construction
News: apartments for OMA's twin towers in Stockholm have gone on sale, with construction set to begin in the spring. More
First residential tower underway at Hudson Yards
News: construction has begun on Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group's skyscraper at 15 Hudson Yards – the first residential tower in New York's new city quarter on stilts. More
One World Trade Center is most costly skyscraper in history
News: figures released this week reveal that One World Trade Center is now the most expensive skyscraper of all time, having cost more than twice as much as the world's tallest building. More
Fifty of the world's tallest unfinished skyscrapers will "never complete"
News: financial fiascos and political problems have caused 50 skyscrapers taller than 150 metres to be started and never finished, according to industry experts. More
"Chinese architecture will benefit" from CCTV building, says Rem Koolhaas
News: Rem Koolhaas has defended the design of OMA's CCTV tower in Beijing, after the Chinese president called for an end to the construction of "weird architecture" in the country. More
Construction starts on Smith and Gill's ice-inspired skyscraper for Chengdu
News: construction has started in Chengdu, China, on a 468-metre-high crystalline skyscraper by the architects behind the current and future tallest buildings in the world. More
New York's 2018 skyline revealed in visualisations
News: these renderings show what New York's skyline will look like in 2018, when many of the city's new tall skyscrapers will be complete (+ slideshow). More
Herzog & de Meuron's triangular tower rejected by Paris councillors
News: Herzog & de Meuron's proposal for the first new skyscraper in Paris for over 40 years has been rejected by councillors in a controversial decision that has been declared invalid by the city's Socialist Party mayor.
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OMA reveals trio of "peanut-shaped" towers for Miami's Coconut Grove
News: OMA's New York office has unveiled plans to build three residential towers beside the bay in Miami's Coconut Grove neighbourhood. Practice partner Shohei Shigematsu explains the design to Dezeen in an exclusive interview (+ slideshow). More
One World Trade Center welcomes first occupants
News: the first tenants have moved into offices in Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's newly opened One World Trade Center in New York (+ slideshow). More
Dubai plans to build world's tallest twin towers
News: the massive 6 million-square-metre Dubai Creek Harbour development launched this week will include a pair of record-breaking towers, according to the developers. More
Richard Meier reveals 163-metre skyscraper underway in Taiwan
News: American architect Richard Meier has unveiled his design for a 163-metre-high skyscraper that is already under construction in the Taiwanese city of Taichung. More
Jean Nouvel's Sydney towers boast vertical gardens and a huge sunlight reflector
French architect Jean Nouvel teamed up with botanist Patrick Blanc to create this pair of plant-covered Sydney towers that reflect light into their lower levels with a huge cantilevered panel of mirrors. More
"Have we reached peak peak?"
Opinion: with the opening of the latest attention-grabbing attraction at a skyscraper in Melbourne, Will Wiles asks if the advent of Google Maps has created a public too jaded to simply appreciate a spectacular view. More
3XN plans 200-metre skyscraper to overlook the Sydney Opera House
News: Danish firm 3XN has unveiled plans for a 200-metre skyscraper made up of five stacked volumes, which will overlook the Sydney Opera House from the edge of the city harbour. More
Rogers Stirk Harbour unveils waterfront skyscrapers for first Middle East job
News: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has revealed its first-ever project in the Middle East – a row of four waterfront skyscrapers underway in Abu Dhabi. More
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners hands over the Leadenhall Building for fit out
The shell of the Leadenhall Building by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners – also known as the Cheesegrater – is now complete and has been handed over to its future tenants for fit out (+ slideshow). More
Zaha Hadid reveals trio of skyscrapers for Brisbane's riverfront
News: Zaha Hadid Architects has designed three residential towers to sit on a riverfront site in Brisbane, Australia, as part of a AUS$420 million development (+ slideshow). More
Conceptual skyscraper designed for London could house its own metropolis
News: this competition-winning design by SURE Architecture envisions a futuristic skyscraper that could house an entire city – with its own ecosystem and a spiralling form that could be extended infinitely upwards. More