World's second-tallest skyscraper Merdeka 118 tops out in Malaysia
The 678.9-metre-tall Merdeka 118 skyscraper designed by Australian studio Fender Katsalidis has topped out in Malaysia, becoming the world's second-tallest building. More
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Kazuko Akamatsu outlines Shibuya skyscraper design in video by CCA
In the second Models Talk film published in collaboration with the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Japanese architect Kazuko Akamatsu explains how she used voids to create a feeling of openness at the Shibuya Stream skyscraper in Japan. More
"It's the perfect site for a glass Toblerone piece of Swissness" says commenter
In this week's comments update readers are debating Herzog & de Meuron's Tour Triangle, which is set to be built in Paris, and discussing other top stories. More
Herzog & de Meuron's Tour Triangle set to begin construction in Paris
The Tour Triangle skyscraper designed by Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron is finally set to begin construction in Paris after 15 years in the making, amid a last-ditch attempt to stop it by the building's critics. More
Government rejects Foster + Partners' "highly unsustainable" Tulip tower
Development of the proposed Tulip tourist attraction designed by Foster + Partners has been rejected by the UK government over concerns about embodied carbon and the quality of its design. More
BPAS Architects envisions rain-collecting skyscrapers to "reverse desertification"
BPAS Architects imagines building huge water-harvesting skyscrapers for humanity to survive in the desert, one of the 15 finalist projects for Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion. More
Ten top-heavy buildings that are bigger at the top than the bottom
David Adjaye's upside-down supertall skyscraper proposal for New York has raised eyebrows, but it's not the only tall building that increases in size as it rises. Here is a roundup of 10 other top-heavy buildings. More
Kengo Kuma's plan for contemporary cathedral entrance "not as ugly as it could be" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating Kengo Kuma's plans for a contemporary entrance at Angers Cathedral, France, and discussing other top stories. More
Ole Scheeren's Fifteen Fifteen skyscraper in Vancouver moves forward
Büro Ole Scheeren's residential Fifteen Fifteen skyscraper in Vancouver, which will have a distinctive form with numerous stacked boxy volumes, has taken a step closer to reality as apartment pre-sales begin. More
Adjaye Associates proposes inverted supertall skyscraper for New York
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has designed a supertall skyscraper in New York, which has a series of cantilevers to give it a dramatic form. More
Summit One Vanderbilt prepares to open as NYC's latest observation deck
An observation deck featuring glass elevators and "levitation" boxes is due to open next month at the top of KPF's One Vanderbilt supertall skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan. More
Mass bird deaths in New York City caused by skyscraper collisions
Hundreds of migrating birds have died this week in New York City after crashing into glass skyscrapers, according to local organisation NYC Audubon. More
"The high-rise virus continues to spread" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating the surge of skyscrapers being built despite the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center 20 years ago and discussing other top stories. More
Climate change means "whole paradigm has to change" for skyscrapers
The attack on the World Trade Center 20 years ago had a significant impact on skyscraper design. Continuing our 9/11 anniversary series, we look at how skyscrapers will change over the next two decades. More
Eight trends that have defined the past 20 years of skyscraper design
From glass facades to vertical farms, we take a look at some of the trends that have influenced the past two decades of skyscraper design as part of our 9/11 anniversary series. More
Eighty four percent of the world's skyscrapers have been built since 9/11
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has revealed that 84 per cent of the world's skyscrapers over 200 metres have been built in the past 20 years. More
History of the world's tallest skyscrapers
The World Trade Center was once the tallest building on the planet. Continuing our series marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we look at its place in the history of the world’s tallest skyscrapers. More
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9/11 led to "a renaissance of tall building design" say skyscraper designers
The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center threw the safety of skyscrapers into the spotlight, but since then they have become taller and more ambitious. As part of our 9/11 anniversary series, we look at how skyscraper design has changed over the past 20 years. More
9/11 anniversary: how the World Trade Center site was rebuilt
Next Saturday marks 20 years since the world was traumatised by the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. In the first piece of our series marking the anniversary of the attack, we look at how the site was rebuilt. More
Carlo Ratti Associati designs hydroponic "farmscraper" for Shenzhen
Carlo Ratti Associati has unveiled plans to build a 218-metre-tall skyscraper in China that would grow crops using hydroponics, as well as contain spaces for selling and consuming the produce. More