Architecture

What is hailed as the world's highest penthouse has hit the market for $51 million – and for that price you'll even have to provide your own furniture. Located in the world's tallest building, it boasts lots of space and unmatched views of the area.

A reusable formwork design for molding concrete into vaulted floors using sophisticated structural geometry uses 60% less concrete and 90% less steel compared to traditional methods. It's also inexpensive and doesn't require special skills.

Tonwell Tower is an ambitious transformation of a brutalist water tower. The project involved a family working together over four years to convert the 1960s structure into a luxurious vacation residence.

Modern timber architecture is coming to the United States in a big way. Apple has embraced this wooden revolution with its sustainable new Miami store, which was predominantly constructed using timber.

Advanced Architecture Lab and Wiki World have joined forces to create a retreat that challenges the conventions of architecture. Known as Cabin of Maze, the project embraces the concept of "blurred" spatial relationships.

Some more details on Saudi Arabia's transformative Neom gigaproject have been revealed, including its ambitious timeline and how people will actually go about living in its incredible futuristic city, the Line.

As 3D-printed architecture continues to mature from niche proposition to disruptive technology, housing developments are becoming more popular, including this new affordable housing project, which was printed in impressive time.

Beijing-based architecture firm Aedas has unveiled its design for the Yohoo Museum. Designed to embody the flow of the Yangtze River, the museum will feature an undulating facade that will appear to float above the ground.

Carved into the rugged Hejaz Mountains in Saudi Arabia, Desert Rock, by Oppenheim Architecture, provides a luxurious getaway for well-heeled tourists, and includes cliff-hanging villas and private retreats.

In most hotels, if the room temperature drops below freezing, there's going to be complaints to the manager – however in the Icehotel that's the whole point. It features sub-zero suites that are decorated with weird and wonderful frozen sculptures.

Heatherwick Studio has created an eye-catching vertical park/viewing point in the historic city of Xi'an, China. The project takes the form of a tree, with elevated petal-like terraces for visitors to explore.

It can't be easy for architects to make their mark in skyscraper-packed Dubai, but Foster + Partners has managed it. The influential firm has designed a pair of eye-catching towers that are linked by an exclusive penthouse swimming pool at the top.

This year has produced a stunning amount of ambitious architecture. From a futuristic skyscraper, to the plan for the world's tallest timber tower, here's our pick of the top 10 most ambitious architecture projects of 2024.

Some of Zaha Hadid Architects' most eye-catching work has involved skyscrapers, and the firm continues this trend with a remarkable futuristic sculpted tower that's currently under construction in Shenzhen, China.

This year has produced more than its fair share of unique and outlandish architecture. From a sail-shaped skyscraper to a revolving house, here's our pick of the top 10 architectural oddities of 2024.