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Information specialist Emporis has named this year’s winner of its prestigious Skyscraper Award. For the first time in the competition’s 20-plus year history, the prize has gone to an Australian building, the remarkable One Barangaroo, by UK firm Wilki… Continue reading Australia’s twisting One Barangaroo named 2021’s best skyscraper
Those with a head for heights can soon experience an amazing new viewing point near the top of one of New York City’s tallest skyscrapers, One Vanderbilt. The attraction will allow visitors to step out of the skyscraper onto glass boxes, ride around in… Continue reading Stunning observation point offers breathtaking views 1,000 ft above NYC
The latest US project by the always interesting MAD Architects sees the studio design a striking glazed tower for Hollywood. Described as the office of the future by the firm, the high-rise building would include lots of greenery and foster a healthy w… Continue reading “Office of the future” aims to be a rising star in Hollywood
Reaching a height of 250 ft (76.4 m), the Era is certainly not among Manhattan’s tallest towers. However, it still stands out even in that skyscraper-filled corner of the world thanks to an eye-catching top-heavy design that maximizes space for luxurio… Continue reading Top-heavy tower makes space for luxury Manhattan residences
A tower that reaches a height of 75 m (246 ft) may not sound all that impressive – the Empire State Building is over five times taller, after all – but when you consider that the Sara Cultural Centre in Sweden is made almost entirely from wood and is a… Continue reading Sustainable tower is a triumph of timber construction
Greenery covered skyscrapers have become fairly commonplace in recent years, but what if, as well as bringing some nature into cities, they could also be used to grow food? Such is the thinking behind the “Farmscraper” by Italy’s Carlo Ratti Associati … Continue reading “Farmscraper” combines office skyscraper with hydroponic farm
CapitaLand, the developer of the incredible “horizontal skyscraper,” has revealed a new collaboration with high-profile firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) to design a cluster of towers in Singapore. The four buildings will include a luxury hotel and plush … Continue reading Singapore skyscrapers to be linked by amenities-packed skybridge
Back in 2013, WilkinsonEyre won an international architecture competition to design a new skyscraper on Sydney’s waterfront. Some eight years later, One Barangaroo is now finally complete and the eye-catching tower offers hotel guests and the well-heel… Continue reading Luxury waterfront tower pushes its twisting glass petals skyward
Back in 2013, WilkinsonEyre won an international architecture competition to design a new skyscraper on Sydney’s waterfront. Some eight years later, One Barangaroo is now finally complete and the eye-catching tower offers hotel guests and the well-heel… Continue reading Luxury waterfront tower pushes its twisting glass petals skyward
Greenery covered buildings are all the rage lately, which makes sense – most people would rather spend their time surrounded by nature, after all. The Marina Tower from Foster + Partners will not only grow to be the “first green high-rise building in G… Continue reading Foster + Partners drapes Greece’s tallest tower in greenery