David Adjaye unveils model apartment for his 130 William skyscraper in New York
British architect David Adjaye has designed a show residence to offer a taste of interiors at his first Manhattan skyscraper, which is currently under construction. More
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Will Alsop's Heliport Heights skyscraper set to be built in London
A 20-storey-high tower designed by the late Will Alsop, at his studio All Design, is set to be constructed beside the River Thames in London and is likely to become the architect's last major project in the city. More
Studio Gang's Mira tower in San Francisco to feature twisting bay windows
US architecture firm Studio Gang has revealed new renderings of a 40-storey apartment building in San Francisco, which will feature reinterpretations of the city's "classic bay windows" spiralled around its exterior. More
Foster + Partners' Budapest tower will be built despite city's new skyscraper ban
Budapest is to introduce a ban on all buildings over 90 metres, but this will not impact Foster + Partners' plan to build a 120-metre-tall tower, which has already won planning permission. More
UNStudio to design Australia's tallest building
UNStudio and Cox Architecture have won a competition to design a supertall skyscraper for Melbourne, with a pair of twisting green towers. More
Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei completes "landmark tower and human-scale podium" in Taipei
Japanese firm Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei has completed a 272-metre high office skyscraper in Taipei, which is adjoined to a retail building clad in a delicate metal lattice. More
Dubai's first skyscraper to be listed in initiative to preserve 1960s and 70s architecture
Dubai's first skyscraper, first library and a clock tower are all set to be heritage-listed, as the UAE's largest city looks to preserve the early buildings that shaped its development. More
Pleated facades cover pair of Shenzhen skyscrapers by BIG
BIG has completed a pair of towers with rippling and folded facades to house the offices of a state-owned energy company in Shenzhen. More
Eight-storey sky atriums top a pair of skyscrapers by GMP in Zhengzhou
Gerkan, Marg and Partners has completed twin 284-metre skyscrapers that dominate the skyline of Zhengzhou, China. More
Snøhetta plans nixed as Philip Johnson's AT&T Building gains landmark status
Philip Johnson's postmodern AT&T Building has been awarded landmark status, halting Snøhetta's controversial renovation plans for the Midtown Manhattan skyscraper. More
Chinese skyscraper incorporates 108-metre high waterfall
New video footage reveals the latest incredible skyscraper being constructed in China, which incorporates a giant waterfall into its facade. More
Europe's tallest skyscraper revealed as it nears completion
The RMJM-designed Lakhta Centre in St Petersburg for fossil-fuel producer Gazprom is Russia and Europe's tallest building – standing 462 metres high. More
BIG, MAD, MVRDV and OMA on shortlist to design Australia's tallest building
Supertall skyscrapers with rainbow facades and shaped like a mountain piercing a light-up cloud are on the shortlist for Southbank – a new tower in Melbourne, which if built would be Australia's tallest building. More
Ingenhoven Architects and Architectus to build Sydney's tallest tower
Düsseldorf-based Ingenhoven Architects and Australian practice Architectus have won a competition to design a 79-storey skyscraper for Sydney, set to become the city's tallest building. More
Seven megatall skyscrapers reaching new heights
Following the release of the movie Skyscraper, which centres around a fictional megatall tower in Hong Kong, we've pulled together more examples of buildings that reach over 600 metres (1,969 feet) in height that are either completed, under construction or conceptual. More
Gensler designs pair of skyscrapers on Sri Lankan coast
The Gensler-designed Sapphire Residences in Colombo, Sri Lanka, will be connected by a sky bridge topped with a swimming pool, and have interiors by Philippe Starck. More
"We were doomed for failure in the eyes of the architectural community" says Skyscraper movie designer
The megatall tower in new action movie Skyscraper was never expected to be a hit with architects, admits production designer Jim Bissell, but he wanted the building to be a "hero" nonetheless. More
Skyscraper movie director wanted "a tower based on real possibilities" says Adrian Smith
This summer's blockbuster movie Skyscraper centres around a fictional megatall tower that is intended to be as realistic as possible, according to architect Adrian Smith, who was consulted during its development. More
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill reveals skyscraper for 160 Front Street in Toronto
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has unveiled plans for a glass office tower in Downtown Toronto, the latest in a string of skyscrapers proposed for the city. More
SOM-designed Diamond tower gets approved for London
The 56-storey London skyscraper designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill will feature public viewing galleries at its topmost levels. More