Safdie Architects reveals "horizontal skyscraper" at Raffles City Chongqing
The Crystal skybridge, which connects four 250-metre-tall skyscrapers, has opened as the first stage of Safdie Architects Raffles City Chongqing complex in China. More
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"The novelty of extremely slender structures is wearing off" say commenters
Readers are debating Herzog & de Meuron and Quadrangle's plans for a super-skinny skyscraper in Toronto and sharing their thoughts on other top stories in this week's comments update. More
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Herzog & de Meuron designs Canada's tallest skyscraper
Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron and Canadian studio Quadrangle have unveiled plans for a super-skinny skyscraper in Toronto that will rise 324 metres. More
Residences by Armani/Casa in Florida has amenities designed by Giorgio Armani
Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani worked with Argentine-American architect César Pelli to complete this residential skyscraper in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. More
China bans copycat architecture and restricts supertall skyscrapers
The Chinese government has issued a decree "strictly prohibiting" the plagiarism of buildings in the country and severely limiting the construction of supertall skyscrapers. More
David Childs redesigns halted towers for Chicago Spire site
SOM's David Childs has updated his design for a pair of towers proposed for 400 Lake Shore Drive, the site of Santiago Calatrava's scrapped Chicago Spire. More
Henning Larsen designs Cockle Bay Park skyscraper on Sydney waterfront
Danish architecture firm Henning Larsen has designed a 183-metre-tall skyscraper as part of its development of Cockle Bay Park on the Sydney waterfront. More
Groupwork designs 30-storey stone skyscraper
Amin Taha's architecture studio Groupwork has collaborated with structural engineer Webb Yates to design a conceptual 30-storey office block with a stone exoskeleton structure. More
Zaha Hadid Architects' Miami skyscraper photographed by Hufton + Crow
London photography studio Hufton + Crow has revealed new photographs of downtown Miami's One Thousand Museum tower by Zaha Hadid Architects. More
HSBC headquarters was "more than just a building" says Norman Foster
In this exclusive video interview filmed as part of our high-tech architecture series, British architect Norman Foster explains how the headquarters he designed for HSBC in Hong Kong in the 1980s transformed his architecture firm into a global brand. More
Zaha Hadid Architects releases visuals of amorphous OPPO Shenzhen headquarters
Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed its proposal for four interconnected towers in Shenzhen, China, which will contain the open-plan headquarters for OPPO. More
2019 was record-breaking year for supertall skyscrapers
A record 26 towers over 300 metres were completed in 2019 according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, while there was a drop in the number of 200-metre-tall buildings completed. More
BIG's Two World Trade Center scrapped as Foster + Partners' design is revived
The developer of New York's World Trade Center site has nixed BIG's Two World Trade Center design in favour of an earlier proposal by Foster + Partners, following back-and-forth over the two projects. More
Foster + Partners completes luxury Principal Tower in London
Architecture studio Foster + Partners has completed its first residential skyscraper in London, which contains 299 luxury apartments. More
Foster's HSBC building in Hong Kong is a revolutionary high-tech skyscraper
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters was a ground-breaking skyscraper and established Norman Foster as a global brand. We take a look at the high-rise bank as part of our high-tech architecture series. More
Zaha Hadid Architects completes Leeza Soho skyscraper with world's tallest atrium
The 45-storey Leeza Soho skyscraper, designed by the late Zaha Hadid in Beijing, China, contains the world's tallest atrium twisting through its centre. More
Foster + Partners completes Philadelphia's tallest building
Foster + Partners' Comcast Technology Center skyscraper in Philadelphia contains "Silicon Valley-style" work spaces topped with a 12-storey Four Seasons Hotel. More
KPF completes Beijing's tallest skyscraper
The 528-metre-tall CITIC Tower designed by American firm Kohn Pedersen Fox is the tallest skyscraper in Beijing, the fourth-highest in China and number eight worldwide. More
Central Park Tower becomes world's tallest residential skyscraper
The Central Park Tower designed by architecture firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill has topped out at 1,550 feet in Manhattan, making it the tallest residential building ever. More
Kohn Pedersen Fox slots raised gardens into Robinson Tower in Singapore
Stepped and planted roof terraces have been slotted into the 175-metre-high Robinson Tower in Singapore, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox with local practice Architects 61. More