Arched openings frame views of New York City from this triplex penthouse apartment in a Carnegie Hill residential tower, designed and developed by American real estate company Joe McMillan's DDG. More about DDG and IMG outfit penthouse in art deco-influenced Manhattan skyscraper
British designer Tom Dixon's Design Research Studio has furnished the interiors for two duplex penthouses that Herzog & de Meuron has created within its cylindrical Canary Wharf skyscraper. More about Tom Dixon furnishes penthouses in Herzog & de Meuron's One Park Drive skyscraper
Australian studio YSG has added quirky fixtures and furnishings to this penthouse in Sydney's Darlinghurst neighbourhood to suit the owners' new post-lockdown design tastes. More about YSG designs playful Sydney penthouse for empty nesters
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
Architect and designer Neri Oxman and her husband, the hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, have been told to modify plans drawn up by Norman Foster for a glass penthouse on a 1920s building in New York. More about Neri Oxman and Bill Ackman told to alter Norman Foster design for their New York penthouse
A rainforest-style atrium with a cedar tree lies within a two-storey unit designed by Leckie Studio, located inside the new Vancouver House tower. More about Leckie Studio designs penthouse inside BIG's Vancouver skyscraper
A "bed-cabinet", kitchen island and boxed-in bathroom help organise the floor plan of the Spinmolenplein penthouse in Ghent designed by Jürgen Vandewalle. More about Jürgen Vandewalle arranges Ghent penthouse around three blocks of furniture
CJH Studio ditched gaudy 1980s fixtures to form the calming interiors of this penthouse apartment in Gold Coast, Australia. More about Curved forms and beige tones pervade Penthouse M by CJH Studio
Design studio Waldo Works has completed the interiors of a penthouse apartment inside London's Television Centre, which takes cues from the "pure geometrics" of post-war British aesthetics. More about Waldo Works pulls elements from post-war British interiors for Television Centre apartment
US studio JHL Design emphasised "the interplay of light and shadow" and other classic Japanese principles when turning a vacant penthouse in Portland into a tech firm's office space. More about JHL Design converts abandoned Portland penthouse into moody office space for tech firm
A geometric wall mural and a berry-toned bedroom appear inside this central London penthouse, which has been created by fashion designer Roksanda Ilincic. More about Roksanda Ilincic designs penthouse apartment inside King's Cross' gas holders
Our new Pinterest board features a range of eye-catching penthouses, including a residence at the top of 432 Park Avenue and two Belgian apartments converted into a live-work space. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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This week, we've scoured our Pinterest archives for high-rise apartments with vertiginous views of city skylines. From a luxury penthouse in Manhattan's tallest tower to a 30th-floor condominium in Kiev, here are some of the best from around the world. More about 10 city apartments that take skyline views to new heights
Pritzker Prize-winning studio RCR Arquitectes has completed a luxury apartment complex on an artificial island in Dubai, featuring glazed balconies on every floor and facades lined with textured glass louvres. More about RCR Arquitectes completes "serene and restrained" Dubai apartment building with sea views
Design magazine Cereal has teamed up with 'design-literate' estate agents Aucoot to create a temporary three-bedroom penthouse apartment on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London. More about Cereal magazine unveils alternative show flat on London's Greenwich Peninsula
A penthouse apartment is being built inside Herzog & de Meuron's recently completed philharmonic hall in Hamburg, at a cost of £6.9 million for an anonymous client. More about Luxury penthouse to be installed in Herzog & de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
New York designer Kelly Behun has created a show residence near the top of Rafael Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue tower, using a palette aimed to complement the sweeping Manhattan views and make visitors "feel grounded" 92 storeys up. More about 432 Park Avenue penthouse receives makeover from Kelly Behun
Belgian architect Hans Verstuyft has transformed the top two floors of an Antwerp office building into a penthouse with minimal interiors, a courtyard garden and a rooftop pool. More about Hans Verstuyft converts 1960s Antwerp office into minimal penthouse
Belgian practice Hans Verstuyft Architects has restructured the plan and provided minimalist finishes for this penthouse apartment, located in a David Chipperfield-designed building in Antwerp. More about Penthouse finished in stone and walnut tops Chipperfield's Westkaai Towers building
The $28 million full-floor penthouse at the BIG-designed Grove at Grand Bay towers includes a rooftop pool, four-car garage and ten bathrooms (+ slideshow). More about Penthouse in BIG's twisted Miami towers is on sale for million