Dutch studio Zecc Architecten has transformed a brick water tower in Utrecht into a series of elevated apartments, using its cylindrical form to provide 360-degree views of the city. More
Undulating concrete panels will form the facade of VÅGA, a large water tower planned for a hilltop in Varberg, Sweden, to create the impression of a wave rolling across the landscape. More
A concept for a pointed pavilion made from Corten steel pipes and woven goat hair could provide oasis-like respite in the deserts of Jordan. More
Dutch company SunGlacier's off-grid Desert Twins harvester can collect water in the hottest and driest of environments. More
Future Makers: in this exclusive movie, Italian architect Arturo Vittori explains how his wooden Warka Water structures can provide clean drinking water for rural communities in the developing world. More
Belgian architecture studio V+ has completed a mesh-covered water tower that is supported by angled concrete columns. More
A brick water tower now stands at the entrance to this 1980s bungalow in Santa Fe, Argentina, which has been remodelled and extended by local firm Biagioni Pecorari Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More
A national park in the Netherlands is the setting for this old water tower, which Dutch firm Zecc Architecten has transformed into an observation point by twisting staircases through its middle (+ slideshow). More
The exterior of this water tower in Chile was designed by architect Mathias Klotz to ripple like a pond disturbed by gentle winds (photographs by Roland Halbe). More
Photographer Jamie Young is compiling an archive to document the history of water towers in Ireland. More
Here are some images of a water tower in Spain by Spanish architects Ignacio Mendaro Corsini, Ignacio Isasi Zaragozá and Blanca Rosa Gutiérrez Rodríguez, which bears an uncanny resemblance to the female form. More
