Foster + Partners unveils skyscraper duo for San Francisco's Transbay area
News: these new images by Foster + Partners reveal a pair of skyscrapers proposed by the firm for San Francisco's rapidly developing Transbay area. More
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Daniel Libeskind breaks ground on Philippines skyscraper
News: construction is now underway on a 60-storey skyscraper with a segmented pinnacle, designed by architect Daniel Libeskind for Makati, the Philippines. More
Glass viewing platform on Chicago's tallest building "cracks" under visitors' feet
News: cracked protective coating on the Willis Tower's glass viewing deck, 410 metres above ground level, leads to temporary closure. More
Work starts on New Jersey's tallest building by HWKN and Handel Architects
News: construction is now underway on a 222-metre skyscraper by New York studios HWKN and Handel Architects that is set to become the tallest building in the state of New Jersey. More
OMA plans San Francisco skyscraper
News: architecture firm OMA is working on designs for a 167-metre skyscraper on Folsom Street in San Francisco. More
Foster's skinny skyscraper underway beside Mies' Seagram Building
News: construction has finally begun on a 216-metre skinny skyscraper designed by Foster + Partners for a site next door to Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building in New York. More
Tilting glass attraction proposed for observation deck of Chicago's John Hancock Center
News: the owners of an observation deck on the 94th storey of Chicago's John Hancock Center are considering adding a glass box into which visitors would be strapped and tilted forward to experience a bird's eye view of the city below. More
Car elevators in Porsche Design's Miami tower will give billionaires drive-in apartments
News: a tower under construction in Miami by Porsche Design and Dezer Development is to feature car elevators, allowing some of the world's wealthiest people to park right next to their living rooms (+ slideshow). More
One World Trade Center named tallest skyscraper in western hemisphere
News: One World Trade Center in New York has been officially declared tallest building in the western hemisphere, following a debate over whether the spire can contribute to its overall height. More
One Thousand Museum by Zaha Hadid Architects
Here are two new images of Zaha Hadid Architects' proposed 215-metre-high residential skyscraper for Miami. More
Jade Signature by Herzog & de Meuron
New images have been released showing Herzog & de Meuron's Jade Signature residential tower for Miami - including the first full-height rendering of the 198 metre-high building. More
Google Street View captures inside the world's tallest skyscraper
News: Google Street View has captured the inside of its first skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, allowing users to virtually explore the tallest building in the world. More
Herzog & de Meuron to design residential tower in Miami
News: developers have released images of a 57-storey residential tower designed by Herzog & de Meuron for Miami. More
Zaha Hadid's Miami skyscraper revealed
News: developers have unveiled images of Zaha Hadid Architects' proposed 60-storey residential skyscraper in Miami, USA (+ slideshow). More
One World Trade Center tops out
News: One World Trade Center in New York has become the world's third-tallest building after topping out at a height of 541 metres. More
World's tallest modular building breaks ground in New York
News: New York mayor Michael Bloomberg will today lead the groundbreaking ceremony for the world's tallest modular building, a 32-storey residential tower in Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards development by Manhattan-based firm SHoP Architects. More
The Grove at Grand Bay by BIG
Danish studio BIG has unveiled plans for two twisted apartment blocks in Coconut Grove, Miami (+ slideshow). More
Work to restart on Herzog & de Meuron's stalled "Jenga building"
News: construction is set to recommence on 56 Leonard Street, a 250-metre-high residential tower in New York designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron and dubbed the "Jenga building". More
Foster + Partners to build Park Avenue skyscraper for Lehman Brothers
News: Foster + Partners has won a competition to design a 200-metre skyscraper for collapsed investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings and partner L&L Holding Company on Park Avenue in New York. More
Colombo Residential Development by Moshe Safdie
Israeli architect Moshe Safdie has designed a skyscraper for Sri Lanka comprising one tower slumped against another. More