Skyscrapers

Designed by Zaha Hadid before her death, the much-anticipated Leeza Soho has finally opened. The skyscraper rises to a height of 207 m (679 ft) and boasts a stunning atrium that's the tallest in the world, as well as significant green design.

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture recently unveiled its design for a new supertall skyscraper for Nanjing, China. It will feature an eye-catching sculpted form that will mitigate the effects of the wind.

Visitors to the Wesleyan House Methodist International Church will now be able to get closer to the heavens thanks to a "skyscraper church" by Rocco Design Architects. The building rises to a height of 95.8 m (311 ft) in Hong Kong.

Glass-clad skyscrapers need to be inspected on a regular basis, in order to ensure that the glass panes are securely attached and undamaged. Doing so might soon become much quicker and safer, with a little help from a special drone.

Macau, China's MGM Cotai has won information specialist Emporis' annual Skyscraper Award. The unusual US$3.4 billion building rises to a height of 495 ft (150 m) and contains a casino and hotel.

Work is nearing completion on a remarkably tall and slender skyscraper in NYC. Named 111 West 57th Street, the building offers luxury homes overlooking Central Park for the ultra rich and a display of engineering excellence for the rest of us.

Foster + Partners recently completed work on a new supertall skyscraper in Philadelphia. Named the Comcast Technology Center, the building rises to a height of 341 m (1,118 ft) and it features some notable sustainable design elements.

Work is nearing completion on a skyscraper in New York City that will boast the highest outdoor observation deck in the western hemisphere. Edge probably isn't a good fit for those afraid of heights though, as it features a glazed floor and walls.

Now officially open for business, the KPF-designed CITIC Tower rises to a height of 528 m (1,732 ft), making it the 10th tallest building worldwide.

If it goes ahead, Top Tower will sport a rusted oil tanker sculpture that looks like it has been shipwrecked there in an apocalyptic flooding event.

KPF's new supertall skyscraper One Vanderbilt is nearing completion. Rising to 1,401 ft (427 m), it's one of the tallest buildings in the US.

The world's tallest residential skyscraper, which overlooks New York City's Central Park, has reached its maximum height of 1,550 ft.