CCTV Headquarters by OMA
The China Central Television Headquarters in Beijing by architects OMA are now complete. More about CCTV Headquarters by OMA
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Movie: The Shard by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Movie: this timelapse movie by architectural photographer Paul Raftery and director Dan Lowe shows the final stages of construction for London skyscraper The Shard, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano. More about Movie: The Shard by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Shelf Hotel by 3Gatti Architecture Studio
Rather than design a run-of-the-mill skyscraper for a new hotel in Xi'an, China, architects 3Gatti decided to put lots of smaller buildings on a gigantic set of shelves. More about Shelf Hotel by 3Gatti Architecture Studio
Cross # Towers by BIG
Skyscrapers in Seoul: Danish architects BIG have designed a towering apartment block for Seoul that will be shaped like a hashtag. More about Cross # Towers by BIG
Beach and Howe St. by BIG
Danish architects BIG have unveiled proposals for a 150-metre-high skyscraper in downtown Vancouver. More about Beach and Howe St. by BIG
Hermitage Plaza by Foster + Partners
Slidehow: architects Foster + Partners have been granted permission to build two 320-metre-high towers beside the Seine, just outside Paris. More about Hermitage Plaza by Foster + Partners
Reflections at Keppel Bay by Daniel Libeskind
Architect Daniel Libeskind has completed a family of curved towers beside a bay in Singapore. More about Reflections at Keppel Bay by Daniel Libeskind
Jameson House by Foster + Partners
Architects Foster + Partners have attached a 35-storey tower onto the side of two renovated 1920s buildings in Vancouver’s financial district. More about Jameson House by Foster + Partners
Greenland Group Suzhou Center by SOM
American architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill have won a competition to design a skyscraper for China with proposals that incorporate a 30-storey-high opening window. More about Greenland Group Suzhou Center by SOM
Record-breaking number of skyscrapers completed in 2011
Dezeen Wire: an annual report released by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in Chicago reveals that the number of buildings over 200 metres tall completed in the last year has increased for the fifth consecutive time. More about Record-breaking number of skyscrapers completed in 2011
Competition: five copies of eVolo Skyscrapers to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with the organisers of the eVolo Skyscraper Competition to give away five copies of their book, which collates 300 of the best entries from the past six years. More about Competition: five copies of eVolo Skyscrapers to be won
Mitikah Office Tower by Richard Meier & Partners
American architects Richard Meier & Partners have unveiled designs for a 34-storey tower in Mexico City. More about Mitikah Office Tower by Richard Meier & Partners
"Exploding" twin towers by MVRDV cause outrage
Dezeen Wire: Dutch architects MVRDV have received threatening emails and angry phone calls after revealing proposals for skyscrapers that resemble the exploding World Trade Centre on 9/11.
We published the project first on Dezeen, prompting outrage from many of our readers. One declared the images “insensitive and offensive” while another claimed “this is like 9/11 freeze framed”. More about "Exploding" twin towers by MVRDV cause outrage
"Entering the era of the megatall" - the 20 tallest buildings by 2020
Dezeen Wire: the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in Chicago have published a report predicting the 20 tallest buildings in the world by the year 2020, including eight over 600 metres high. Read the full online report here. More about "Entering the era of the megatall" - the 20 tallest buildings by 2020-
The Cloud by MVRDV
Skyscrapers in Seoul: Dutch architects MVRDV have designed two skyscrapers for Seoul, Korea, that will be joined at the hip by a pixelated cluster. More about The Cloud by MVRDV
The Scotts Tower by UNStudio
Dutch architects UNStudio have unveiled designs for a Singapore skyscraper with chunks missing from its facade. More about The Scotts Tower by UNStudio
Angkasa Raya by Buro Ole Scheeren
Architect Ole Scheeren has designed a skyscraper for Kuala Lumpur that will have a four-storey-high tropical garden slicing through its middle. More about Angkasa Raya by Buro Ole Scheeren
Haikou Tower by HENN
HENN have won a competition to design a 450-metre tower for Haikou on the Chinese island of Hainan. More about Haikou Tower by HENN
The Kingdom Tower by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Here's the first set of images of the Kingdom Tower, about to begin construction in Jeddah and set to be the world's tallest building at over 1000 metres. More about The Kingdom Tower by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
New York by Gehry
Frank Gehry's residential skyscraper, New York by Gehry, is nearly complete. More about New York by Gehry