Futuristic floating skyscraper 'heals' the effects of climate change
Climate change is rapidly affecting every corner of the earth - but could an innovative new skyscraper help turn...
Vincent Callebaut's twisting carbon-absorbing skyscraper nears completion in Taipei
Vincent Callebaut Architectures’ extraordinary Agora Garden—a DNA-inspired carbon-absorbing eco-tower—just...
Construction completed on the world's second tallest building
[gallery_extend] The Shanghai tower broke ground back in 2008, as the third tower in the trio of skyscrapers...
Spiraling Skyscraper Farms for a Future Manhattan
As the world's population continues to skyrocket and cities strain under the increased demand for resources, skyscraper...
PHOTOS: World's Second Tallest Skyscraper Nears Completion in Shanghai!
[gallery_extend] Once it’s finished, the tower will become China’s tallest building and the world’s...
NBBJ Designs a Pair of Interconnected Towers for Tencent's New Headquarters in Shenzhen
[gallery_extend] The two towers are connected with horizontal “streetscrapers” that reference the...
New Photos Show 'Bosco Verticale' Vertical Forest Nearing Completion in Milan
At first glance it looked too fantastical to be real, but now the completion date for the world’s first vertical...
INTERVIEW: Gensler's Chris Chan on the Sustainable Shanghai Tower, Asia's Tallest Skyscraper
In 2008 Gensler broke ground on the sustainable Shanghai Tower in the Pudong district of Shanghai, China. The tower...
Turning Torso: Calatrava's Sustainable Skyscraper is the Tallest Residential Tower in Sweden
[gallery_extend] Turning Torso opened its doors in 2005, and upon completion it was the second tallest...
Herzog & de Meuron's Towering Triangular Skyscraper Receives Green Light for Construction in Paris
[gallery_extend] "The Triangle is conceived as a piece of the city that could be pivoted and positioned...
SOM's Mustafa Abadan Designs Sustainable Super-Tower for Seoul
[gallery_extend] The Digital Media City Tower is an exercise in fusing technologywith the environment...
Dubious Dubai: The Towers We Will Never See
One of the sad things about the recent demise of the construction boom in Dubai is that we will no longer have...
BIG Architects Unfold Origami-Skyscraper in Shenzhen China
The very fabric of skyscrapers is being reinvented now as architects and engineers look to make these dense urban...
Green Skyscrapers Unveiled for China's Raffles City
Dutch architect Ben van Berkel of UNStudio recently unveiled a new set of elegantly twisting sustainable skyscrapers...
The Zuidkas - A Sustainable City in a Skyscraper
Among the most innovative, noteworthy green designs are those which transform and upgrade ubiquitous existing structures,...
