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Following the completion of Europe’s largest green facade, work continues redeveloping inner-city Düsseldorf, Germany, with a mixed-use project by UNStudio. Named New Heart, it will consist of two high-rise towers that incorporate large amounts of plan… Continue reading Greenery covered towers make a big green splash in inner-city Düsseldorf
SHoP Architects has completed the first supertall skyscraper in Brooklyn, New York City. The residential tower rises to a height of 1,066 ft (325 m) and is defined by an extraordinary blackened stainless steel, copper and bronze facade that integrates … Continue reading Brooklyn’s first supertall skyscraper turns heads with intricate facade
With the exception of flying in an aircraft, the upcoming Horizon 22 viewing gallery is about as high a view of London as the general public is likely to enjoy. Situated within the UK’s second-tallest skyscraper, 22 Bishopsgate, it opens free-of-charge… Continue reading Upcoming Horizon 22 offers highest ever viewing point of UK capital
Slacklining enthusiast Jaan Roose recently took a vertigo-inducing walk across a thin line stretching from one of the amazing Katara Towers to the other. The Estonian completed the feat at a height of 185 m (606 ft) above the streets of the Qatari capi… Continue reading Slackliner takes death-defying stroll in the sky, over 600 ft above Qatar
Following its CECEP headquarters and Wuhan Taikang Financial Centre, Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed plans for yet another unusual skyscraper in China. The Daxia Tower will be defined by a gently curving exterior, with areas of glazing offering glim… Continue reading Zaha Hadid Architects sows the seeds for curving plant-filled tower
Following the Avenir, another major skyscraper project has received a thumbs-up for construction in Manhattan, New York City. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), the eye-catching tower will be the only residential skyscraper to be built on the World T… Continue reading Eye-catching residential skyscraper approved for World Trade Center site
Plans have been revealed for a remarkable new skyscraper development in Manhattan, New York City. Named Avenir, the project will consist of two matching towers, which will be connected by a skybridge, allowing members of the public to move from one to … Continue reading Public skybridge links extraordinary towers 630 ft above NYC streets
OPEN Architecture has already proven itself skilled at turning imaginative renders into real buildings with its Chapel of Sound and is now doing so again with its upcoming Sun Tower. The project is nearing completion and will pull double duty as both a… Continue reading Remarkable observation tower functions like an oversized sundial
Much of MVRDV’s recent output has reflected a keen interest in echoing geological forms. Following its award-winning Valley skyscraper and Oasis Towers, the Dutch firm has now completed a tower in San Francisco that draws inspiration from rock formatio… Continue reading Rock-inspired tower adds a gaping canyon to San Francisco waterfront
This year’s winners of the eVolo Skyscraper Competition have been announced. Featuring fantastical skyscraper designs, highlights include rotating affordable housing, an ocean-cleaning plastic skyscraper, and tree-like towers to help keep watch over th… Continue reading Incredible competition imagines skyscraper design without constraints