Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) has unveiled a new glazed skyscraper for Toronto, Canada. Due to begin construction in 2019, the building is slated for LEED Platinum (a green building standard), and will feature a tapering form that's designed to reduce the effects of the wind.
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James Law Cybertecture, the firm behind the concrete tube micro-homes, is nearing completion on another unusual project called The Pad. Located in Dubai, the building's eye-catching design is intended to resemble an iPod in its charging dock.
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3 World Trade Center has been declared open for business in an official ribbon cutting ceremony. Standing on the same Manhattan plot as the original building destroyed in the September 11 attacks, the supertall skyscraper rises to a height of 1,079 ft (328 m).
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Each year, the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat celebrates the world's grandest towers with its Best Tall Building awards. Claiming top honors in 2018 was a red and green skyscraper in Singapore, with two converted silos and conjoined New York towers rounding out the winners’ list.
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The Great Pyramid of Giza has stood at a height of around 140 m for 4,500 years, many of which it was the planet’s tallest structure, but these days we are ripping down tall structures without even batting an eyelid. A new study illustrates how quick we are to pull the trigger.
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Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed new photos and information regarding its Generali Tower. Soon to be completed in Milan, Italy, the building has a novel twisting form and features significant sustainable design.
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An accordion-style tower that is erected via helium balloon, a Shinto shrine-inspired tower complete with rice paddies, and a tower designed around fire prevention are the big winners of this year's eVolo Skyscraper competition.
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High-profile architecture firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) recently revealed its latest skyscraper design. Slated for Hangzhou, China, the 288 m (944 ft)-tall tower will be defined by an unusual undulating facade and is expected to be completed by 2021.
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China boasts more than its fair share of engineering feats, including the world's second-tallest skyscraper and the highest bridge. We can soon add highest skybridge to the list too, courtesy of Moshe Safdie's Raffles City Chongqing project, which is under construction in southwest China.
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Japanese lumber and housing firm Sumitomo Forestry has unveiled an ambitious plan to build a supertall timber skyscraper in Tokyo. Rising to an impressive 350 m (1,148 ft)-tall, the tower would be a real feat of wooden construction.
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