6 Columbus Circle is the latest in an increasing stream of incredibly slender towers proposed for sites in Manhattan that are often needle-thin. Read More Political troubles not withstanding Iraq should be a rich country, and one with the trappings of its neighbours which includes supertall buildings. Bearing this in mind the forward looking Provincial Council of Basra has hired Mott MacDonald to come up with a feasibility study for a city district that includes a 240 floor building that would be the tallest building in the world. Read More Goettsch Partners has won a competition to design a new skyscraper to stand in the heart of San Francisco. Read More New designs for World Trade Centre 2, this time by Danish architects BIG, have been unveiled. Read More It may sound like the victor of a Highlander movie, but The One is actually a new skyscraper proposal from Foster + Partners, with the help of local firm Core Architects, that if realised will be the tallest building in Canada. Read More Torre Insignia is a new supertall skyscraper proposal for the Mexican city of Monterrey that if built will rise to a height of 330 metres, a height which if realised will make it the tallest tower in Latin America. Read More |
The CTBUH has named what it considers to be the best tall buildings of 2015. The competition, although ultimately a bit of good fun, does also have the very serious purpose of highlighting the cutting edge of skyscraper design and development as decided by the Committee for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, with the latest trend indicated from two of the winners that are literally green thanks to the plants they incorporate. Read More Another supertall tower has been proposed for the Chinese super-city of Nanning, which if built will rise to a height of 445 metres. Read More Since 2013 Jean Nouvel has been working on Tour Hekla, a new skyscraper to stand in Pari's La Defense, the main tall building cluster of the French capital. Developed by Hines and AG Real Estate, it will have 47 floors and consist almost entirely of office space. Read More Dubai might be famed for its skyscrapers but visitors to the city will tell you that much of it remains empty dust-covered lots. One of these could soon see a supertall proposal, one of the first since the 2008 financial crash that has seen the previously growing skyline reach a state of stasis. Read More |