Tour Végétale de Nantes by Edouard François
Plants adapted to thrive in rocky crevices will take over the facade of this tower for Nantes by French architect Edouard François. More about Tour Végétale de Nantes by Edouard François
Plants adapted to thrive in rocky crevices will take over the facade of this tower for Nantes by French architect Edouard François. More about Tour Végétale de Nantes by Edouard François
Criss-crossing lengths of aluminium cover the glass facade of this Barcelona skyscraper by Spanish architects EMBA. More about Torre Telefónica Diagonal ZeroZero by EMBA
Dezeen Wire: Chicago firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture have won a competition to design the Wuhan Greenland Center in Hubei province, China, which is set to be the world's fourth-tallest building. More about Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture to design world's fourth-tallest building
Photographer Manuel Alvarez Diestro has sent us these photographs documenting growing high-rise cities in Asia. More about Natural by Manuel Alvarez Diestro
This twisted residential tower clad in zinc-coated steel is part of a mixed use development proposal in Shoreditch, London by Amanda Levete Architects. More about Huntingdon Estate by AL_A
Here is a selection of images created by photographer Nick Wood and architectural rendering studio Hayes Davidson to demonstrate how The Shard tower by Renzo Piano Building Workshop might be photographed once complete in 2012. More about Shard 2012 exhibition by Hayes Davidson and Nick Wood
Work has restarted on the Leadenhall Building in London by architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. More about The Leadenhall Building by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
This algae-producing tower designed by Sir Peter Cook and Gavin Robotham of London studio CRAB came second in the recent Taiwan Tower Conceptual International Competition. More about The Tower of Droplets by Sir Peter Cook and Gavin Robotham
This conceptual tower for Taiwan by Romanian firms upgrade.studio, DSBA and Mihai Carciun in the USA would feature observation decks floating up and down each side on helium balloons. More about Floating Observatories by upgrade.studio, DSBA and Mihai Carciun
Spanish studio Hoz Fontán Arquitectos have completed this rectangular office tower in Irun, Spain. More about Zaisa Office Tower by Hoz Fontán Arquitectos
This skyscraper with a zig-zag channel cut into the facade is the winning design by Italian architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas in a competition to design a new office building for Shenzhen. More about Shenzhen Guosen Securities Tower by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas
Lebanon architects Atelier Hapsitus's proposed design for the new headquarters of the BLC bank in Beirut would cantilever over the existing building. More about BLC Headquarters by Atelier Hapsitus
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Architect Hans Hollein of Vienna has designed this high-rise office tower for Shenzhen, China. More about SBF Tower by Hans Hollein
Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron have designed this apartment tower with overhanging floor plates and terraces for Beirut, Lebanon. More about Beirut Terraces by Herzog & de Meuron
This skyscraper by Mexican studio Rojkind Arquitectos is about to commence construction in Mexico City. More about R432 by Rojkind Arquitectos
Barcelona architects Xavier Vilalta Studio have won a competition to design a tower for Doha, Qatar. More about Alpha Project by Xavier Vilalta Studio
Photographer Philippe Ruault has sent us his photographs of the newly-completed 100 11th Avenue by French architect Jean Nouvel, an apartment block in Chelsea, New York, with every glass panel of the curtain wall tilted at a different angle. More about 100 11th Avenue by Jean Nouvel
San Francisco architects IwamotoScott have completed a design study for a tower (above, right) straddling a street in Lower Manhattan, New York City. More about Edgar Street Towers by IwamotoScott
Architectural photographer Roland Halbe has sent us his photographs of a social housing project in Madrid by Spanish office Estudio Entresitio. More about 132 Social Housing Block by Estudio Entresitio