Japan's tallest building tops out in Tokyo
Architecture studio Pelli Clarke & Partners' 330-metre-tall A District tower has topped out in central Tokyo, making it Japan's tallest building. More about Japan's tallest building tops out in Tokyo
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SITELAB integrates commercial and public space at 5M in San Francisco
SITELAB Urban Studio has completed the first phases of a mixed-use development called 5M in San Francisco's SoMa neighbourhood with Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) as lead architect. More about SITELAB integrates commercial and public space at 5M in San Francisco
HHF Architekten uses modular steel and timber structure for mixed-use block in Switzerland
A modular grid of exposed steel creates balconies, terraces and external staircases at this mixed-use development in Weggis, Switzerland, designed by HHF Architekten. More about HHF Architekten uses modular steel and timber structure for mixed-use block in Switzerland
Raw concrete penthouse and event space created inside former Athens warehouse
Raw concrete walls serve as a backdrop to vintage furnishings in this rentable venue and guest suite that Studio Andrew Trotter, Gavalas Ioannidou Architecture and Eva Papadaki have created within a converted 1970s industrial building in Athens, Greece. More about Raw concrete penthouse and event space created inside former Athens warehouse
Valley by MVRDV photographed near completion in Amsterdam
Three angular peaks with jutting stone-clad balconies and windows make up Valley, a mixed-use high-rise by architecture studio MVRDV that is nearing completion in the Netherlands. More about Valley by MVRDV photographed near completion in Amsterdam
Katherine Newman Design adds Brooklyn-informed aesthetic to luxury residences
Dezeen promotion: real estate developer Extell Development Company opened its Brooklyn Point development of luxury residences last year with interiors designed by Katherine Newman Design to reference Brooklyn's industrial history. Apartments are now available for sale. More about Katherine Newman Design adds Brooklyn-informed aesthetic to luxury residences
MAD designs Cloud Center in China to resemble a floating cloud
Architecture studio MAD has revealed its design for a multi-purpose cultural centre on China's Aranya Gold Coast that was informed by clouds and space. More about MAD designs Cloud Center in China to resemble a floating cloud
Safdie Architects designs interconnected housing blocks alongside park over train tracks
Orca is a mixed-use development in Toronto designed by Safdie Architects that will have nine interconnected residential towers alongside a park that will be built over a railway. More about Safdie Architects designs interconnected housing blocks alongside park over train tracks
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Jean Nouvel bisects city block with "street of 1,000 red jars" in Shanghai
Ateliers Jean Nouvel has created a shortcut through Shanghai's Huangpu district, inserting a covered shopping street into a mixed-use building and livening office facades with rows of potted plants. More about Jean Nouvel bisects city block with "street of 1,000 red jars" in Shanghai
Schemata Architects completes South Korean hotel where all furniture is for sale
Tokyo studio Schemata Architects has converted an industrial building in Jeju, South Korea, into a new location for retailer D&Department, featuring a store, restaurant, gallery and hotel in which all of the furniture and even the plants are for sale. More about Schemata Architects completes South Korean hotel where all furniture is for sale
Foster + Partners designs buildings for Dogpatch Power Station in San Francisco
Architecture studio Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to turn the site of a decommissioned power plant on the San Francisco waterfront into a mixed-use development. More about Foster + Partners designs buildings for Dogpatch Power Station in San Francisco
David Adjaye and Studio One Eleven reveal Fourth and Central development in LA
British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye has designed two buildings for the upcoming Fourth and Central mixed-use development in Los Angeles, which is being master-planned by Studio One Eleven. More about David Adjaye and Studio One Eleven reveal Fourth and Central development in LA
Curved facade of BIG's Harlem development looks "great in the photos" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing BIG's mixed-use development in Harlem, New York, and sharing their views on other top stories. More about Curved facade of BIG's Harlem development looks "great in the photos" says commenter
The Smile by BIG in New York has a chequerboard facade and rooftop pool
The Smile by architecture firm BIG is a mixed-use development in New York's Harlem neighbourhood with a stainless-steel facade designed to recall the "textured surface of the moon". More about The Smile by BIG in New York has a chequerboard facade and rooftop pool
Henning Larsen unveils mixed-use Seoul Valley scheme for South Korea
A cluster of towers and timber buildings will be swathed by greenery in Seoul Valley, a mixed-use scheme that Danish studio Henning Larsen has proposed for South Korea's capital. More about Henning Larsen unveils mixed-use Seoul Valley scheme for South Korea
Frank Gehry updates The Grand mixed-use development for Downtown LA
Architect Frank Gehry has again revised plans for the towering complex opposite his Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, which will finally begin construction this autumn. More about Frank Gehry updates The Grand mixed-use development for Downtown LA
Layered cladding emphasises stacked arrangement of L'eau Design's mixed-use block in Seoul
The stacked volumes that make up this multipurpose building in Seoul's Gangnam district are clad in various materials and diminish in size like the components of a nested Russian doll. More about Layered cladding emphasises stacked arrangement of L'eau Design's mixed-use block in Seoul
Derelict Mexico City house transformed into mixed-use venue
Mexico City architects Francisco Pardo and Julio Amezcua have added an architectural "prosthesis" on top of a dilapidated brick residence to turn the building into offices and a co-working space. More about Derelict Mexico City house transformed into mixed-use venue
David Adjaye gets green light for "contextually sympathetic" mixed-use Mayfair development
Planning permission has been granted for a luxury mixed-use development in Mayfair, designed by British architect David Adjaye, for a site opposite London's iconic Ritz hotel. More about David Adjaye gets green light for "contextually sympathetic" mixed-use Mayfair development
Gehry unveils design for mixed-use development on LA's Sunset Strip
Architect Frank Gehry has conceived five distinct but interrelated buildings for a prominent site along LA's famous Sunset Strip. More about Gehry unveils design for mixed-use development on LA's Sunset Strip