Breeze of Innovation is a viewpoint for San José, California, designed by SMAR Architecture Studio featuring rods that will sway in the wind and generate the power to light themselves. More about SMAR Architecture Studio designs swaying light-up tower for Silicon Valley
A consortium of Dutch companies has developed a concept for a visitor attraction with passenger cabins spiralling up and down its facade and powered by solar panels and wind. More about Spiral Tower would be world's first "climate-neutral high-rise attraction"
Architecture firm ODA has designed a residential building in downtown Seattle that splits in half to create an elevated private park. More about ODA carves high-rise park into residential tower proposed for Seattle
German studio Architektur3 has added a triangular tower and public viewpoint to the St Georg church in Bleibach, situated at the intersection of three valleys within the Black Forest. More about Architektur3 adds triangular timber tower to Black Forest church
A skinny chimney-style tower houses the bathroom and shower of a residential renovation in Amarante, Portugal, designed by architecture studio Fala Atelier. More about Fala Atelier adds colourful shower tower to small granite house
Studio Symbiosis has designed Aũra air-purifying towers for Delhi, India, to help tackle the increasingly dangerous levels of pollution in the city. More about Studio Symbiosis proposes Aũra towers to alleviate air pollution in Delhi
Italian architect Renzo Piano has completed his 565 Broome Soho – a New York condominium development comprising two identical glass towers. More about 565 Broome Soho is Renzo Piano's first residential project in New York City
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 about Ron Arad completes ToHA office tower in Tel Aviv
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 about MVRDV, Studio Gang and Henning Larsen unveil towers for San Francisco's Mission Rock development
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 about Shipwreck tower set to become Czech Republic's tallest building
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 about Michaelis Boyd reveals interiors for Studio Gang-designed Brooklyn tower
SO&CO has slotted a skinny office building into an alley between two buildings in Tokyo, Japan, which contains five tiny concrete workspaces. More about SO&CO squeezes 2.7-metre-wide office block into alley in Tokyo
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 about ACDF builds Panorama retirement home for "sophisticated seniors" on outskirts of Montreal
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 about Filtration Skyscrapers in the oceans could "solve environmental and energy problems" around the world
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 about Supertall Camlica TV and Radio Tower nears completion in Istanbul
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 about University of Stuttgart makes Urbach Tower from self-shaping wood
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 about The Tulip is "inevitably controversial" says Norman Foster as tower approved
The iconic angled tower of Montreal's Olympic Stadium is being converted into offices by local firm Provencher Roy. More about Montreal Tower to become glazed offices for Desjardins Group
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 about OMA adds white concrete gallery tower to Fondazione Prada art centre in Milan
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 about World's tallest ice tower built with the shape of a flamenco dress