Skyscrapers

Even by the eclectic Dutch studio's standards, MVRDV's new Valley skyscraper in Amsterdam is an eye-catching project. It takes the form of three "geology inspired" towers that have odd angular shapes, and host significant greenery too.

KPF has revealed plans for the tallest skyscraper in Texas. Reaching a supertall height of 1,022 ft, the building will host offices, housing and hotel space, and will feature an eye-catching stacked design inspired by the local landscape.

Ingenhoven Associates has completed work on a pair of skyscrapers in Tokyo. Featuring a bottom-heavy design enlivened by lush greenery, the tallest of the two towers is also Japan's tallest residential skyscraper.

UNStudio has revealed plans for a new office tower in Germany. Enlivened by a strip of greenery running up its facade, the building will reduce its grid-based energy use with an ambitious approach to sustainable design, including a solar facade.

Emporis has revealed the winner of this year's Skyscraper Award. The prestigious award offers an excellent opportunity to see the world's finest new skyscrapers and this year's winner is MVRDV's mountainous Valley, located in the city of Amsterdam.

Snøhetta has revealed plans for a new skyscraper in Tokyo. The Shibuya Upper West Project is designed to offer a peaceful sanctuary in the heart of the bustling city and will be defined by a ceramic and glass facade that's broken up by greenery.

Slated for Nanjing, China, MVRDV's upcoming Oasis Towers will add some greenery to the concrete metropolis with a pair of skyscrapers that will sport an unusual "stratified" overall form inspired by nature and covered in shrubs and trees.

Saudi Arabia has revealed plans for an architecture project so ambitious that it almost beggars belief. The Line project is envisioned as a 170-km-long skyscraper home to approximately 9 million people – or around the same as the population of NYC.

Mecanoo has revealed plans for a pair of towers due for construction in the Netherlands. The mixed-use residential buildings will create new community spaces and a rooftop garden, as well as 1,400 homes, some of which will be social housing.

Rising to a height of 300 meters, Foster + Partners' eye-catching National Bank of Kuwait skyscraper features a tapering overall form and distinctive exterior fins designed to help shade its interior from the harsh Middle-Eastern Sun.

WilkinsonEyre – winner of the 2021 Skyscraper Award – recently completed a new skyscraper in Toronto, Canada, which takes the form of two joined towers and is defined by an eye-catching glazed facade that's arranged into a repeating diamond pattern.

Earlier this year, ODA revealed a pair of unusual towers slated for Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It has now unveiled plans for another pair of eye-catching residential towers for the city, which will be defined by their tapering form and exoskeleton.