World's skinniest skyscraper stalls at 20 storeys tall
Construction has halted on the skinny supertall skyscraper designed by SHoP Architects in Manhattan due to ballooning costs. More
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Supertall skyscraper hangs from orbiting asteroid in Clouds Architecture Office concept
In a bid to get around terrestrial height restrictions, Clouds Architecture Office has proposed suspending the world's tallest skyscraper from an asteroid, leaving residents to parachute to earth. More
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Zaha Hadid Architects unveils 666 Fifth Avenue skyscraper for Kushner Companies
A supertall skyscraper, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and developed by the family of Donald Trump's son-in-law, has been proposed for Midtown Manhattan. More
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One Bayfront Plaza by KPF set to become Miami's joint-tallest building
International architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has revealed plans for a supertall skyscraper in Miami, which will match Foster + Partners' twin towers at the city's maximum height limit. More
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KPF unveils China's second-tallest skyscraper
US firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has completed a 530-metre skyscraper in Guangzhou, the second tallest in all of China and the fifth tallest in the world. More
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Dezeen's top 10 skyscrapers of 2016
Kicking off our review of 2016, architecture editor Jessica Mairs looks back at 10 skyscrapers that have bent the rules in the past year, ranging from a triangular tower in New York to a Lego-like Singapore tower and the world's second-tallest building. More
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Foster + Partners unveils supertall twin towers for Miami
UK firm Foster + Partners has released plans for a pair of skyscrapers to be constructed in Brickell, Miami, which will take advantage of the city's new height limit. More
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KPF's One Vanderbilt skyscraper for Manhattan moves forward after lawsuit dropped
Another supertall tower for Manhattan is going ahead, now that legal proceedings stalling KPF's 1,501-foot skyscraper beside Grand Central station have been abandoned (+ slideshow). More
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New York's supertall towers "damage the city fabric" says Elizabeth Diller
Diller Scofidio + Renfro co-founder Elizabeth Diller has hit out at New York's spate of luxury skyscrapers, saying that the city is at risk of being "consumed by the dollar" (+ interview). More
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Photos offer glimpse at interiors of Rafael Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue
The developers of Rafael Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue skyscraper in New York have released photographs that show the facilities shared by residents of the skinny tower (+ slideshow). More
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New York's 2020 skyline shown in new visualisations
These visualisations show the swathe of skyscrapers set to spring up across New York by 2020. More
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Gensler unveils skyscraper design for site of Calatrava's ill-fated Chicago Spire
Global firm Gensler has proposed an alternative skyscraper concept for the waterfront site in Chicago where a spiralling, supertall condominium tower by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava was slated to rise. More
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Skyscraper Museum chronicles explosion of "super-slender" towers in New York
New York's Skyscraper Museum has released an online tool that tracks the growing number of skinny towers in the city. More
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Rafael Viñoly apologises for comments on 432 Park Avenue skyscraper "screw-ups"
Architect Rafael Viñoly has sent Dezeen a public letter apologising for comments he made about the interior design of his supertall New York skyscraper. More
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SHoP's supertall Brooklyn tower gets green light
Brooklyn's first supertall skyscraper by New York studio SHoP Architects has received the go ahead for construction. More
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Studio Gang's supertall Chicago tower will include $17.1 million penthouse
New images of architect Jeanne Gang's Vista Tower in Chicago have been released to entice buyers to purchase luxury condominiums within the supertall skyscraper (+ slideshow). More
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Glass Skyslide to be added to exterior of California's tallest skyscraper
A glass-enclosed "skyslide" is being added to the US Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles, offering thrill seekers the opportunity to glide down the building's exterior. More
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Ole Scheeren's "carved" MahaNakhon skyscraper scheduled to complete this year
The pixelated 314-metre-high skyscraper designed by former OMA architect Ole Scheeren is nearing completion in Bangkok. More
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New images of SHoP's supertall Brooklyn tower revealed
New images of a planned 304-metre-tall tower in Brooklyn by SHoP Architects have been revealed in advance of a review by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. More
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PLP's Nexus tower aims to offer alternative to standard skyscraper design
London-based PLP Architecture has revealed a masterplan for a project in China that includes a concept for a supertall tower composed of three rotated, interlocking volumes. More
