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 about Foster + Partners' Budapest tower will be built despite city's new skyscraper ban
UNStudio and Cox Architecture have won a competition to design a supertall skyscraper for Melbourne, with a pair of twisting green towers. More about UNStudio to design Australia's tallest building
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 about Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei completes "landmark tower and human-scale podium" in Taipei
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 about Dubai's first skyscraper to be listed in initiative to preserve 1960s and 70s architecture
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 about Pleated facades cover pair of Shenzhen skyscrapers by BIG
Gerkan, Marg and Partners has completed twin 284-metre skyscrapers that dominate the skyline of Zhengzhou, China. More about Eight-storey sky atriums top a pair of skyscrapers by GMP in Zhengzhou
Philip Johnson's postmodern AT&T Building has been awarded landmark status, halting Snøhetta's controversial renovation plans for the Midtown Manhattan skyscraper. More about Snøhetta plans nixed as Philip Johnson's AT&T Building gains landmark status
New video footage reveals the latest incredible skyscraper being constructed in China, which incorporates a giant waterfall into its facade. More about Chinese skyscraper incorporates 108-metre high waterfall
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 about Europe's tallest skyscraper revealed as it nears completion
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 about BIG, MAD, MVRDV and OMA on shortlist to design Australia's tallest building
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 about Ingenhoven Architects and Architectus to build Sydney's tallest tower
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 about Seven megatall skyscrapers reaching new heights
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 about Gensler designs pair of skyscrapers on Sri Lankan coast
The megatall tower in new action movie Skyscraper was never expected to be a hit with architects, admits production designer Jim Bissell, but he wanted the building to be a "hero" nonetheless. More about "We were doomed for failure in the eyes of the architectural community" says Skyscraper movie designer
This summer's blockbuster movie Skyscraper centres around a fictional megatall tower that is intended to be as realistic as possible, according to architect Adrian Smith, who was consulted during its development. More about Skyscraper movie director wanted "a tower based on real possibilities" says Adrian Smith
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has unveiled plans for a glass office tower in Downtown Toronto, the latest in a string of skyscrapers proposed for the city. More about Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill reveals skyscraper for 160 Front Street in Toronto
The 56-storey London skyscraper designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill will feature public viewing galleries at its topmost levels. More about SOM-designed Diamond tower gets approved for London
US architecture firm Studio Gang has unveiled its first project for Canada: a Toronto skyscraper made up of stretched hexagonal volumes topped with terraces and planters. More about Studio Gang proposes honeycomb-like One Delisle skyscraper for Toronto
Büro Ole Scheeren has revealed plans for a pair of skyscrapers in Vancouver that would be formed from irregularly stacked glass boxes interlaced with greenery. More about Ole Scheeren designs twin Vancouver skyscrapers to be vertical villages
Global architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has completed a high-rise condo building on the San Diego waterfront, with a curved glass form that stands out from the city's boxy towers. More about KPF adds Pacific Gate residential skyscraper to San Diego skyline