Arquitectonica creates waterfront tower in Miami with a sculptural facade
American firm Arquitectonica has completed a residential tower in Miami with a crinkled facade and a public park that passes underneath the raised building (+ slideshow). More
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CRG Architects unveils concept for shipping container skyscrapers
CRG Architects has unveiled a proposal to replace slum housing with a pair of skyscrapers comprising stacks of brightly coloured shipping containers. More
Atkins starts building Vietnam's tallest skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City
British architect Atkins has started work on a 460-metre-high skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City, which is set to become the tallest building in Vietnam on completion. More
Daniel Libeskind gets green light for pyramid-shaped skyscraper in Jerusalem
Studio Libeskind has won planning permission to build a 105-metre-high pointed skyscraper in the centre of Jerusalem – set to become the city's second-tallest building. More
Walkie Talkie blamed for powerful downdraught on London streets
Rafael Viñoly's Walkie Talkie skyscraper in London has once again become a subject of controversy, following reports that its curved facade is channelling gusts of wind strong enough to knock people over. More
Foundations for planned "world's tallest building" in China repurposed as fish farm
The foundations of a stalled 838-metre-high skyscraper in Changsha, China, are now being used as a fish farm, according to local reports. More
Humanoid columns support conceptual skyscrapers designed to never go out of style
Graduate shows 2015: human statues support the floors of these conceptual towers by graduate Alice Theodorou – part of a 10,000-year masterplan that anticipates nuclear war and city-wide flooding (+ slideshow). More
Beyoncé-inspired skyscraper to be built in Melbourne
Australian firm Elenberg Fraser has won planning approval for a 226-metre-high Melbourne skyscraper that will feature a curvaceous form taken from a music video by Beyoncé (+ slideshow). More
London's huge 22 Bishopsgate skyscraper revealed by developers
These official images show 22 Bishopsgate: the skyscraper planned to replace London's part-built Pinnacle and become the tallest building in city’s central financial district. More
Paris to get first skyscraper since the 70s as Herzog & de Meuron's triangle tower approved
Paris is to get its first skyscraper for over 40 years after Herzog & de Meuron won planning permission for its 180-metre-high Tour Triangle. More
BIG's experiments in skyscraper design continue with Frankfurt win
Bjarke Ingels' firm has won a competition to design a 185-metre-high skyscraper in Frankfurt, with a proposal it describes as both classical and sculptural (+ slideshow). More
Studio Dror's conceptual tower designs for New York offer three takes on high-rise architecture
Designer Dror Benshetrit has unveiled three proposals for residential towers on different sites in New York. More
"Washington DC's aversion to skyscrapers has turned it into an American Versailles"
Opinion: a reactionary government policy from 1899 has turned Washington DC into a city of low buildings, expensive floor space and rampant inequality. A few skyscrapers could change all that, says Matthew Yglesias, executive editor of Vox. More
Daniel Libeskind plans three angular skyscrapers for Rome
After the Walkie Talkie, here is a trio of Trimphones: New York-based architect Daniel Libeskind has unveiled designs for three towers to be built near the new AS Roma football stadium, with the tallest reaching 220 metres in height (+ slideshow). More
Zaha Hadid proposes a pair of tapered towers for Australia's Gold Coast
Zaha Hadid has designed her second set of skyscrapers for Australia – a pair of sinuous towers that will be constructed beside the harbour in Gold Coast, Queensland. More
Foster + Partners' New York skyscraper will be first new office tower on Park Avenue in 50 years
Construction work has begun on Foster + Partners' delayed New York tower at 425 Park Avenue (+ slideshow). More
Ole Scheeren's Vancouver skyscraper will offer a "new typology for vertical living"
Architect Ole Scheeren has unveiled his first solo project outside of Asia – a Vancouver skyscraper that will feature a series of offset apartments protruding from the facade in a cluster of irregularly stacked glass boxes (+ slideshow). More
BIG unveils replacement for Foster's Two World Trade Center design
BIG has unveiled designs for Two World Trade Center, confirming that the skyscraper's original architect, Foster + Partners, has been ousted (+ slideshow). More
Jean Nouvel's first New York skyscraper will include three floors of MoMA gallery space
New images show details of the design for the 53W53 residential tower by French architect Jean Nouvel, which will occupy a site adjacent to the Museum of Modern Art on New York's 53rd Street. More
SOM's Baccarat tower in New York overlooks MoMA's sculpture garden
American architecture firm SOM has completed work on a controversial 50-storey hotel and condominium tower on a site directly opposite New York's Museum of Modern Art. More