Skyscrapers
Skyscrapers
Arney Fender Katsalidis completes Calgary's tallest skyscraper
The tallest building in western Canada is now a 56-storey glazed skyscraper with rounded corners, designed by global firm Arney Fender Katsalidis. More
The tallest building in western Canada is now a 56-storey glazed skyscraper with rounded corners, designed by global firm Arney Fender Katsalidis. More
Work has begun on a 200-metre-high office tower designed by Foster + Partners in Shanghai, as part of a regeneration programme in the east of the city. More
Construction images reveal that the world's skinniest skyscraper, 111 West 57th by SHoP Architects, has gained supertall status. More
Volumes stagger in and out to create planted balconies and overhangs at the edges of this residential tower that Moshe Safdie's architecture firm has revealed for Quito, Ecuador. More
British architect David Adjaye has designed a show residence to offer a taste of interiors at his first Manhattan skyscraper, which is currently under construction. More
A 20-storey-high tower designed by the late Will Alsop, at his studio All Design, is set to be constructed beside the River Thames in London and is likely to become the architect's last major project in the city. More
US architecture firm Studio Gang has revealed new renderings of a 40-storey apartment building in San Francisco, which will feature reinterpretations of the city's "classic bay windows" spiralled around its exterior. More
Budapest is to introduce a ban on all buildings over 90 metres, but this will not impact Foster + Partners' plan to build a 120-metre-tall tower, which has already won planning permission. More
UNStudio and Cox Architecture have won a competition to design a supertall skyscraper for Melbourne, with a pair of twisting green towers. More
Japanese firm Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei has completed a 272-metre high office skyscraper in Taipei, which is adjoined to a retail building clad in a delicate metal lattice. More
Dubai's first skyscraper, first library and a clock tower are all set to be heritage-listed, as the UAE's largest city looks to preserve the early buildings that shaped its development. More
BIG has completed a pair of towers with rippling and folded facades to house the offices of a state-owned energy company in Shenzhen. More
Gerkan, Marg and Partners has completed twin 284-metre skyscrapers that dominate the skyline of Zhengzhou, China. More
Philip Johnson's postmodern AT&T Building has been awarded landmark status, halting Snøhetta's controversial renovation plans for the Midtown Manhattan skyscraper. More
New video footage reveals the latest incredible skyscraper being constructed in China, which incorporates a giant waterfall into its facade. More
The RMJM-designed Lakhta Centre in St Petersburg for fossil-fuel producer Gazprom is Russia and Europe's tallest building – standing 462 metres high. More
Supertall skyscrapers with rainbow facades and shaped like a mountain piercing a light-up cloud are on the shortlist for Southbank – a new tower in Melbourne, which if built would be Australia's tallest building. More
Düsseldorf-based Ingenhoven Architects and Australian practice Architectus have won a competition to design a 79-storey skyscraper for Sydney, set to become the city's tallest building. More
Following the release of the movie Skyscraper, which centres around a fictional megatall tower in Hong Kong, we've pulled together more examples of buildings that reach over 600 metres (1,969 feet) in height that are either completed, under construction or conceptual. More
The Gensler-designed Sapphire Residences in Colombo, Sri Lanka, will be connected by a sky bridge topped with a swimming pool, and have interiors by Philippe Starck. More