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
Japanese architect Toyo Ito and b720 Arquitectos of Spain have completed two adjacent towers in Barcelona containing a hotel and offices. More about Porta Fira Towers by Toyo Ito and b720 Arquitectos
Steven Holl Architects of New York have won a competition to design a major urban quarter on a former industrial site beside a lake at Hangzhou, China. More about International Tourism Complex Hangzhou by Steven Holl Architects
Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au are to be awarded the Sustainability Award of the 2010 MIPIM Architectural Review Future Project Awards for their tower covered in a folded metal skin, designed for the Erdberg area of Vienna. More about Town Town by Coop Himmelb(l)au
Here are some photos of the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa by Chicago office Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, which opened in Dubai earlier this month. More about Burj Khalifa by SOM
Korean architect Changki Yun (Kyungam Architects Associates have sent us images of their design for an observation tower for the city of Seongnam in Korea. More about Daewon Park Observatory by Changki Yun
Work starts next spring on the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, designed by Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au. More about European Central Bank by Coop Himmelb(l)au
Californian architects DRDS have been awarded first place in a competition to design a new broadcast and media centre in Busan, South Korea. More about KNN Media Center by DRDS
Beijing architects MAD have designed a skyscraper for Chongqing, China, with gardens at each level. More about Urban Forest by MAD