Peruri 88 by MVRDV, Jerde and Arup
Dutch studio MVRDV is proposing a 400-metre skyscraper for Jakarta that looks like a pile of at least ten separate buildings. More
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Distant Shard View from the East by Edmund Sumner
We don't usually publish single photographs on Dezeen, but we really like this atmospheric shot by photographer Edmund Sumner showing London skyscraper The Shard framed by the towers of Canary Wharf in the east. More
DUO skyscrapers by Buro Ole Scheeren
Buro Ole Scheeren has unveiled a pair of skyscrapers with concave walls for Singapore's historic Kampong Glam district. More
Moscow's Mercury City overtakes The Shard as Europe's tallest skyscraper
News: Moscow skyscraper Mercury City topped out today and has overtaken Renzo Piano's The Shard as the tallest building in Europe. More
Cross-shaped skyscraper planned for Liverpool
News: architect Maurice Shapero has released plans for a cross-shaped skyscraper on the waterfront in Liverpool, England. More
Work to restart on Herzog & de Meuron's stalled "Jenga building"
News: construction is set to recommence on 56 Leonard Street, a 250-metre-high residential tower in New York designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron and dubbed the "Jenga building". More
World's tallest skyscraper to be built with ready-made 'Meccano' pieces
News: a Chinese company plans to build the world's tallest skyscraper in just seven months using pre-fabricated components slotted together like a Meccano toy. More
Foster + Partners to build Park Avenue skyscraper for Lehman Brothers
News: Foster + Partners has won a competition to design a 200-metre skyscraper for collapsed investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings and partner L&L Holding Company on Park Avenue in New York. More
Five six towers with unfortunate likenesses
Following yesterday's story about a skyscraper that resembles a pair of trousers (above), here are some more looky-likey towers including one that readers have compared to a stack of toilet rolls and another that looks like a sex toy. More
Iwan Baan on "architecture without architects"
In a movie Dezeen filmed at his Golden Lion-winning installation in collaboration with Justin McGuirk and Urban-Think Tank at the Venice Architecture Biennale, architectural photographer Iwan Baan talks about how residents have built their own homes between the columns and floor plates of the unfinished Torre David skyscraper in Caracas. More
RMJM skyscraper dubbed 'big pants' by Chinese – Telegraph
Dezeen Wire: a new skyscraper in Suzhou designed by British architects RMJM has been likened to 'giant underpants' by Chinese commentators, reports the Telegraph.
Update 6 September 2012: RMJM have sent an official response to our story, saying "While some critics view the unfinished skeleton as a laughable pair of low-rise jeans, the gateway is a far cry from a joking matter." For the full statement, scroll down to the comments section or click here.
W. R. Berkley Corporation European headquarters by Kohn Pedersen Fox
Dezeen Wire: here's the first image of a new 190-metre skyscraper for the City of London designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox to house the European headquarters for insurance company W. R. Berkley Corporation. More
China dominates skyscraper construction in 2012
Dezeen Wire: nine of the 20 tallest buildings under construction in the world are located in China, according to the latest research by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. More
Sky Condos by DCPP Arquitectos
Vertiginous swimming pools would cantilever like diving boards from every apartment in this tower proposed for Lima, Peru, by Mexican studio DCPP Arquitectos. More
V on Shenton by UNStudio
Dutch architecture firm UNStudio has designed a skyscraper for Singapore that looks like a cactus. More
FSMA Tower by Dave Edwards
Algae would produce energy and clean water for a conceptual skyscraper proposed for London by British architect Dave Edwards. More
Scrap Skyscraper by Projeto Coletivo
This conceptual skyscraper by Brazilian architects Projeto Coletivo would be constructed using rubbish in the city of São Paulo. More
Palais Lumière by Pierre Cardin and Rodrigo Basilicati
Dezeen Wire: a skyscraper by fashion designer Pierre Cardin is set to be constructed in Venice, which at 245 metres high will be more than twice the height of the bell tower of St. Mark's Basilica. More
London Thatch by James Kirk
The stark concrete exterior of many of London's postwar housing blocks could be made more attractive with thatching, proposes architecture student James Kirk (+ movie). More
Four World Trade Center tops out
Dezeen Wire: the final steel beam has been put in place at Four World Trade Center, the first rebuilt tower on the site of the September 11 attacks in New York City. The 298-metre, 72-storey tower was designed by Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki and has been under construction since 2008.Ground Zero is also home to two fountains sunk into the site of the former Twin Towers, designed by architect Michael Arad and landscape architect Peter Walker. Watch an animation of the the fountains here.
The unfinished Freedom Tower nearby is already the tallest building in the city, set to reach 1,776 feet on completion.