London's "Can of Ham" skyscraper back on after six-year hiatus
News: the stalled London skyscraper dubbed the Can of Ham is reportedly back underway at 60-70 St Mary Axe, close to Foster's Gherkin. More
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Mayor pulls plug on Sou Fujimoto's Taiwan Tower over safety and cost concerns
News: Taichung mayor Lin Chia-lung has temporarily halted development of Sou Fujimoto's tree-inspired 300-metre tower for the city, which he says is "problematic" in terms of structure and safety. More
Work resumes on Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue tower after complaint of falling debris
News: construction of Rafael Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue skyscraper in New York – the tallest residential building in the western hemisphere – was temporarily halted following a complaint about falling construction material. More
Norman Foster narrates drone tour of New York's Hearst skyscraper
News: a decade after the final beam was placed atop the Norman Foster-designed Hearst Tower in New York, the architect has returned to the building to mark its anniversary with a film captured using a drone (+ movie). More
Third bolt fractures on Richard Rogers' Cheesegrater skyscraper
News: Richard Rogers' Leadenhall Building has lost its third steel bolt in three months, developer British Land has revealed. More
Skyscraper surge makes 2014 the "tallest year ever"
News: a chart-busting 97 skyscrapers over 200 metres tall were completed in 2014 – and a record-breaking 58 of them are in China, according to the latest industry review. More
Sky Garden opens at the top of Rafael Viñoly's Walkie Talkie
News: the viewing terraces opened today at the top of Rafael Viñoly's so-called Walkie Talkie skyscraper in London, pictured in these exclusive images by photographer Edmund Sumner (+ slideshow). More
Top 10 tallest skyscrapers completing in 2015
Here's a look at the 10 tallest skyscrapers expected to complete around the globe this year, including China's new tallest building, Rafael Viñoly's super-skinny New York tower block and a pair of Russian high rises. More
Chunky tower covered in plants proposed for Taiwan's capital
Architect Fernando Menis has developed a concept for a residential tower complex with rock-like walls, a cavernous swimming pool and plants growing out of every crevice. More
Africa's tallest skyscraper to be built in Morocco next year
News: construction will begin next year on Africa's tallest building – a 540-metre-high skyscraper in Morocco. More
OMA's Stockholm skyscrapers move towards construction
News: apartments for OMA's twin towers in Stockholm have gone on sale, with construction set to begin in the spring. More
First residential tower underway at Hudson Yards
News: construction has begun on Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group's skyscraper at 15 Hudson Yards – the first residential tower in New York's new city quarter on stilts. More
One World Trade Center is most costly skyscraper in history
News: figures released this week reveal that One World Trade Center is now the most expensive skyscraper of all time, having cost more than twice as much as the world's tallest building. More
Fifty of the world's tallest unfinished skyscrapers will "never complete"
News: financial fiascos and political problems have caused 50 skyscrapers taller than 150 metres to be started and never finished, according to industry experts. More
"Chinese architecture will benefit" from CCTV building, says Rem Koolhaas
News: Rem Koolhaas has defended the design of OMA's CCTV tower in Beijing, after the Chinese president called for an end to the construction of "weird architecture" in the country. More
Construction starts on Smith and Gill's ice-inspired skyscraper for Chengdu
News: construction has started in Chengdu, China, on a 468-metre-high crystalline skyscraper by the architects behind the current and future tallest buildings in the world. More
New York's 2018 skyline revealed in visualisations
News: these renderings show what New York's skyline will look like in 2018, when many of the city's new tall skyscrapers will be complete (+ slideshow). More
Herzog & de Meuron's triangular tower rejected by Paris councillors
News: Herzog & de Meuron's proposal for the first new skyscraper in Paris for over 40 years has been rejected by councillors in a controversial decision that has been declared invalid by the city's Socialist Party mayor.
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OMA reveals trio of "peanut-shaped" towers for Miami's Coconut Grove
News: OMA's New York office has unveiled plans to build three residential towers beside the bay in Miami's Coconut Grove neighbourhood. Practice partner Shohei Shigematsu explains the design to Dezeen in an exclusive interview (+ slideshow). More
Steel bolts break on Richard Rogers' Cheesegrater tower
News: two steel bolts have broken on Richard Rogers' Leadenhall Building in London, causing the area around the base of building to be cordoned off to pedestrians despite assurances that the building remains safe. More