BIG releases new image of twisted residential towers in New York
Danish firm BIG has unveiled a new rendering of its pair of rotated towers that are currently under construction in New York's Chelsea neighbourhood. More
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RB Systems envisions super-slender cylindrical skyscraper for New York
Design studio RB Systems is following the trend for super-slender towers in New York with a speculative proposal for a 400-metre skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, which would be supported by spiralling steel cables rather than columns. More
Honeycomb-patterned towers by Büro Ole Scheeren frame gardens in Singapore
A pair of skyscrapers with concave, honeycomb-patterned facades bracket planted plazas at Büro Ole Scheeren's Duo development in Singapore. More
SOM's modernist Park Avenue skyscraper faces demolition
A 1960s Midtown Manhattan skyscraper by architecture firm SOM will become the largest building ever to be deliberately destroyed, when it is knocked down in favour of a new tower that will soar 150 metres taller. More
Glass-bottomed pool extends from Honolulu tower by SCB
A skyscraper in Hawaii has become the latest to feature a vertigo-inducing swimming pool, allowing brave swimmers to look down through its transparent base. More
Sordo Madaleno designs elliptical latticed skyscraper for Monterrey
Stepped roof gardens will be built up around the latticed glass skyscraper that Mexican firm Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos has designed as part of a new mixed-use complex in Monterrey. More
World's tallest timber tower proposed for Tokyo
Japanese timber company Sumitomo Forestry has revealed plans for the world's tallest wooden building in Tokyo, a 350-metre skyscraper that would also be the country's highest. More
Dubai tower with golden lattice spire named world's tallest hotel
A 356.5-metre skyscraper topped with swimming pools and a golden latticed roof in Dubai has won the title of the world's tallest hotel. More
Zaha Hadid's One Thousand Museum tower tops out in Miami
More images have been released to show the luxury amenities that will available to residents of Zaha Hadid's One Thousand Museum tower in Miami, which has reached its full height. More
Foster unveils homes for art collectors inside skinny New York skyscraper
Foster + Partners has designed 15 loft-style apartments suited to displaying expansive art collections inside its luxury residential tower, which is nearing completion in Midtown Manhattan. More
David Chipperfield wins competition to design Hamburg's tallest tower
David Chipperfield Architects is set to build a 230-metre-high skyscraper on the River Elbe in Hamburg, expected to become the city's tallest building. More
BIG and Carlo Ratti design Singapore tower with trees bursting through facade
Bjarke Ingels Group and Carlo Ratti Associati have started building a 280-metre-high skyscraper in Singapore, which will feature a four-storey vertical park complete with treetop cocoons. More
DFA proposes "floating" affordable housing for dilapidated Manhattan pier
New York architecture studio DFA has imagined a series of latticed apartment towers for Manhattan's Pier 40, which would be able to remain above water in the event of rising sea levels. More
GRT Architects restores facade and overhauls lobby of New York's Fashion Tower
New York studio GRT Architects has uncovered and repaired the decorative facade of a tower in the city's Garment District, during the renovation of its entrance inside and out. More
KPF's Brooklyn skyscraper to feature record-breaking rooftop pool
Kohn Pedersen Fox's 68-storey skyscraper in Downtown Brooklyn will include the "highest residential infinity pool in the western hemisphere" on its roof. More
KPF's Shenzhen skyscraper is now fourth tallest in the world
This 599-metre skyscraper in Shenzhen by architecture firm Kohn Pederson Fox is punctuated by "sky lobbies" and crowned by an observation deck offering the loftiest views in the city. More
Salesforce Tower by Pelli Clarke Pelli completes in San Francisco
San Francisco's tallest skyscraper, designed by US firm Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, has completed as part of a major development in the city's Downtown area. More
Taipei's latest skyscraper inspired by the shape of bamboo shoots
Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel is set to design the latest addition to Taipei's skyline – a green bamboo-shaped skyscraper that will house not one, but two luxury hotels. More
"550 Madison is worthy of the greatest respect and most careful preservation"
As demolition work begins on the lobby of Philip Johnson's AT&T Building, now known as 550 Madison, Municipal Art Society of New York chair Christy MacLear emphasises the building's architectural significance and warns of the limitations of the city's current preservation process. More
Pair of London skyscrapers by Zaha Hadid Architects split opinion
Zaha Hadid Architects' plans for two soaring skyscrapers at Vauxhall Cross could be the firm's first foray into a mixed-use project in London, but the design is proving controversial. More