565 Broome Soho is Renzo Piano's first residential project in New York City
Italian architect Renzo Piano has completed his 565 Broome Soho – a New York condominium development comprising two identical glass towers. More
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Ron Arad completes ToHA office tower in Tel Aviv
British-Israeli designer and architect Ron Arad has completed an office tower in Tel Aviv "inspired by an iceberg" with an angular glass exterior that widens in the middle. More
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MVRDV, Studio Gang and Henning Larsen unveil towers for San Francisco's Mission Rock development
A canyon-like tower by MVRDV and a twisting structure by Studio Gang are among the buildings to be revealed for a new San Francisco development. More
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Shipwreck tower set to become Czech Republic's tallest building
A red shipwreck crashes into this high-rise, which Black n' Arch and sculptor David Černý have designed for developer Trigema on the outskirts of Prague. More
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Michaelis Boyd reveals interiors for Studio Gang-designed Brooklyn tower
Architecture firm Michaelis Boyd has unveiled its design for the interiors of Brooklyn's upcoming residential tower 11 Hoyt by Studio Gang, which offers two contrasting palettes for condos. More
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SO&CO squeezes 2.7-metre-wide office block into alley in Tokyo
SO&CO has slotted a skinny office building into an alley between two buildings in Tokyo, Japan, which contains five tiny concrete workspaces. More
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ACDF builds Panorama retirement home for "sophisticated seniors" on outskirts of Montreal
Montreal firm ACDF Architecture has designed a 30-storey tower to accommodate elderly housing in Quebec featuring interiors that are more akin to a boutique hotel. More
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Filtration Skyscrapers in the oceans could "solve environmental and energy problems" around the world
Architectural designer and visualiser Honglin Li has proposed deploying floating high-rise waste-to-energy plants fuelled by plastic waste to clean up the oceans while generating electricity. More
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Supertall Camlica TV and Radio Tower nears completion in Istanbul
Melike Altınışık Architects' 369-metre-high Çamlıca TV and Radio Tower has almost completed in Istanbul, with only the engineered facade left to install. More
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University of Stuttgart makes Urbach Tower from self-shaping wood
University of Stuttgart engineers have harnessed the natural shrinking process of wood as it loses moisture to create this world-first self-twisted tower in Germany. More
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The Tulip is "inevitably controversial" says Norman Foster as tower approved
Norman Foster says the The Tulip will become a "symbol in it's own right" as the controversial 305.3-metre-high tourist attraction is approved by City of London. More
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Montreal Tower to become glazed offices for Desjardins Group
The iconic angled tower of Montreal's Olympic Stadium is being converted into offices by local firm Provencher Roy. More
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OMA adds white concrete gallery tower to Fondazione Prada art centre in Milan
OMA has added another building to its Fondazione Prada complex in Milan, a white concrete tower that will showcase a collection of contemporary art. More
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World's tallest ice tower built with the shape of a flamenco dress
A record-breaking 31-metre-high ice tower has been installed at the annual winter festival in Harbin, China, featuring a shape inspired by the flounces of a flamenco dancer's dress. More
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Dubai Frame opens amid claims of copyright infringement
The controversial Dubai Frame has opened to the public, despite an ongoing copyright dispute with architect Fernando Donis, who won a competition to design the observation tower over a decade ago. More
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DFA proposes tallest timber observation tower to clean Central Park reservoir
New York studio DFA has envisioned a prefabricated timber tower for New York's Central Park that would both filter a contaminated reservoir and provide views over the city. More
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Rammed-earth tower by De Gouden Liniaal Architecten overlooks the Maas river
Earth, clay and gravel are compressed to form the walls of this observation tower designed by De Gouden Liniaal Architecten to offer views of a nature reserve spanning the Belgian-Dutch border. More
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Ennead Lab proposes electric car charging tower as "the future of roadside architecture"
Towers for charging electric cars replace roadside petrol stations in this concept developed by Ennead Architects in response to emerging transportation technologies. More
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Córdoba Cultural Centre features an undulating roof that people can walk across
A twisting tower signals the presence of this cultural centre and historical archive in Argentinian city Córdoba, which features a huge sloping public square on its roof. More
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Giles Miller and Forbes Massie imagine towering monument with walls of offset bricks
Designer Giles Miller has worked with visualiser Forbes Massie to draw up designs for a huge monument with a cross-shaped plan and textured brick walls. More
