Stretching 67.5 meters, what is now the longest cantilever in the world cuts a figure between two skyscrapers of the One Za’abeel mixed-use development in Dubai. This horizontal structure weighing approximately 9,580 tons floats 100 meters above grou
This tower recreates extreme building situations for the training of firemen – using double and triple spaces, spiral staircases, cat ladders, wells, doors, windows, etc. Cantilevered balconies are used for rappelling exercises and vertical rescue dr
South of the United Nations Headquarters on Manhattan, along the East River, this ambitious scheme shows four towers – with apartments, hotels, and a casino – and the spiral-shaped Museum of Freedom and Democracy within a 1.9-hectare park. The site w
This ensemble of constructions with perforated facades made of sedimentary layers of red-tinted rammed earth is situated in the city of Neuenburg am Rhein, close to the German, French, and Swiss borders. Connecting the urban center to the green zones
From an understanding of the facade as an element capable of transmitting messages, the enclosure of this Trajan skyscraper, with a squared floor plan, is completely wrapped in led screens, which turn the tower itself into a means of communication...
In Manhattan SOM has finished restoring Lever House. seventy years after this American architecture firm designed the original offices of the soap manufacturer Lever Brothers. Completed in 1952, the 94-meter-tall, 22-floor building presents a rectang
On West 34th Street, between Hudson Boulevard and 10th Avenue, the office tower called The Spiral stands 314 meters tall and is a vertical prolongation of High Line Park nearby, in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards neighborhood. The Spiral gradually tapers of
Located at 44 Rue Jean Baptiste Berlier, this timber construction rises to a height of 50 meters and comprises two volumes containing 77 apartments in 15 and 8 floors, and is a work of the practice led by Nicolas Moreau and Hiroko Kusunoki. The gridd
This mixed-used skyscraper designed by OMA / David Gianotten contains 60,000 square meters of offices over a 40,000-square-meter podium mall. Built by the real estate developer China Merchants Shekou Holdings in Shenzhen’s Shekou economic zone, the 2
The Paraguayan firm EST arquitectura, led by Carlos A. Jiménez, built this slender residential tower which rises 140 meters and 37 floors and whose large red planes have become a landmark in the city of Asunción. The prism takes on a lighter image th
The transformation of a residential tower into a hotel has been completed with a metal skin wrapping the structure of exposed concrete, thus adding a new layer to the building’s history. While the entrance tries not to stand out amid alleys, the vert
One of China’s ancient imperial capitals and the eastern gateway of the Silk Road, Xian has in the past years become an important hub of new technologies. This includes semiconductor manufacturing, robotics, aerospace, and biopharmaceuticals. At th
The outcome of an international competition, this telecommunications tower in the city of Çanakkale includes a public space with viewing platforms, a visitor center, an área for exhibitions…
The thorough revamp of a 400-square-meter duplex on the 10th and11th floors of Torres Blancas in Madrid is presented as a dialogue with the apartment building that Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oíza built. Drawing from texts on the project that the archi
The foundations and underground works for this new financial hub of the Taikang Insurance Group in Wuhan have been completed. The circular composition of three interconnected towers rising 52, 50, and 47 floors contains offices, apartments, a hotel,
The metal facade reflects the modulation of the floor plans. The photovoltaic system with color coated solar modules integrated in the cladding provides high energy efficiency, protects the interior space from excessive heat, and takes advantage of s
The design of the ADAC Headquarters in Munich was made in response to the client’s aspiration of a strong presence in the city while carefully repairing the local urban fabric. Thus the five-storey base of this building responds to the scale and grai
Located between two main arteries of the city, Zeppelinallee and Bockenheimer Landstrasse, and next to its 19th-century botanical garden, the extension to the KfW Group’s headquarters complements an existing ensemble of administrative buildings. Conc
The Aragonia Complex was designed with a clear objective: to create a social hub in a densely populated area of Zaragoza, and to do so not through a monumental affirmation, but through an architecture that speaks of the richness and diversity of soci
In Greenpoint, the northernmost neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the development called Eagle + West presents two high-rises which complement one another and a smaller third building. The towers – rising 30 and 40 floors – inclu
Rising 130 meters, IQON is now the tallest structure in Quito. Located close to La Carolina Park, the new skyscraper – all of 55,000 square meters – offers residential, office, and retail units. It is characterized by its 'pixeled' facade of exposed
Echoing the ruins of Beirut invaded by nature, the tower symbolizes the resilient and optimistic emergence of life with large openings that reveal lush gardens, bringing nature into the heart of the dwellings and into the city...
The former Masséna Station and the area surrounding it will form a complex governed by a circular economy and a sustainable food system. Residents and visitors can participate in all the cycles, from planting to producing and composting. The ramps we
By 2030 the City of London financial district will have sprouted an entirely new crop of skyscrapers. And the difference will be striking. The Square Mile is set to get a total of 11 new towers, the tallest stretching higher than any now existing. To
A solar observatory built to substantiate Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity has been reopened in Potsdam. Constructed between 1920 and 1922 by the architect Erich Mendelsohn in collaboration with the astronomer Erwin Finlay-Freundlich, the 20-me
Perhaps because they came from trees, human beings have always had a yearning for heights. First there were the pyramids, the ziggurats, and the towers of Babel, stairs up which to climb to the heavens in pursuit of the gods. Then came the spires of
The Saudi Arabian government has announced plans to build Mukaab, a cube 400 meters tall, around which the 19-square-kilometer urban development New Murabba will rise, northwest of downtown Riyadh. Containing a spiral tower within it, the building w
As if to mark the absolute center that Cerdá had in mind for his Eixample, the tower built by Jean Nouvel on the Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes has become one of the icons of Barcelona. An observation deck at the top has now opened to the public in w
The world's skinniest skyscraper has been completed, adding a new landmark to Manhattan's famous skyline. Steinway Tower, or 111 West 57th Street, has a height-to-width ratio of 24:1, making it "the most slender skyscraper in the world," according to
Designed in 1972 by architect Kisho Kurokawa, the Nakagin Capsule Tower stands as an emblematic example of metabolism architecture right in the heart of Tokyo, will be demolished on April 12, 2022. The decision ends years of uncertainty surrounding t
Construction of Herzog & de Meuron’s ‘Triangle’ is to begin in Paris at the end of the year, after 15 of legal battles. The tower will be the tallest to go up in Paris since 1973. Building work is programmed for completion in 2026... Libération:
Looking northward from the Top of the Rock, Rockefeller Center’s observation deck, the skyline is defined by three supertall pencil towers, from left to right: Central Park Tower, the tallest residential building in the world at 98 stories; 53 West 5
In a desperate attempt to lure employees back to their offices, companies are laying on all manner of novelty treats, from monogrammed water bottles to personalised notebooks. It is hoped that these perks might convince people to leave the house, get
Skellefteå has wooden schools, bridges, even car parks. And now it has one of the world’s tallest wooden buildings. We visit Sweden to see what a climate-conscious future looks like. Skellefteå runs on 100% renewable energy from hydropower and wind,
The condo board at the supertall tower 432 Park Avenue, one of the most expensive addresses in the world, is suing the developers for $125 million in damages, citing multiple floods, faulty elevators, “intolerable” noise caused by building sway, and
Advances in concrete, elevators, and engineering have created a new breed of buildings. Every apartment at 432 Park Ave. in New York City has a phenomenal view, but there’s one direction none of its residents can look: straight down. The 1,396-foot-h
Located on Manhattan's Billionaires' Row and steps from Central Park at 217 West 57th Street, this new architectural landmark, by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, rises 1,550 feet (472 meters) above New York City and houses 179 of the mo
Heretofore Arles was known for its Roman amphitheater, the same one that Aldo Rossi mentioned as an example of urban permanence. Henceforth – and as a symbol of there really being nothing permanent – the historical and rather depressed city of Arles
In 1997, Frank Gehry opened with his Guggenheim of Bilbao a new chapter of the history of architecture and city-building: the irruption of spectacular buildings designed by star architects to harbor private institutions, with which municipal councils
Buildings taller than 500 metres (1,640 feet) will no longer be approved, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Towers over 250 metres must be limited, while buildings taller than 100 metres must match the scale and fire
A work of the firm led by Bjarke Ingles, the Canadian skyscraper formed by a mixed-use podium base and a slender residential tower 150 meters tall has been declared the winner in the Best Tall Building Worldwide section of the latest series of awards
The architect Frank Gehry will unveil his latest blockbuster building—a soaring twisting geometric tower covered with 11,000 stainless steel panels—at Luma Arles this summer, the 27-acre cultural campus in the southern French town of Arles spearheade
The Rafael Viñoly-designed 432 Park Avenue supertall tower, one of the wealthiest addresses in the world, faces some significant design problems, and other luxury high-rises may share its fate. The nearly 1,400-foot tower at 432 Park Avenue, briefly
London-based Heatherwick Studio has shared design plans for a pair of “curvaceous, light-filled” residential towers jointly commissioned by Bosa Properties and Kingswood Properties for Vancouver’s West End neighborhood. Details on the arboreal-inspir
Norra Tornen, the residential towers in Stockholm, designed by OMA / Reinier de Graaf, has been announced the winner of the ninth edition of the International Highrise Award (IHA)...
Seattle will be crowning downtown with a 361-meter tower containing 1,080 residential units in the higher floors and coworking and retail spaces in the lower levels. Assigned to ODA, the New York architecture firm headed by Eran Chen, the project bea