Metro Ofis Building Istanbul, Pendik Offices

Metro Ofis Building in Istanbul

Design: BFTA Mimarlik, architects. Located in Pendik, a rapidly-growing business district on the Asian side of Istanbul, this 60m tall tower building is on the edge of the oldest highway of the city, with 77 offices on 20 floors.

European Central Bank Frankfurt Tower

European Central Bank Frankfurt Tower

The design of the Viennese architectural studio Coop Himmelb(l)au for the new premises of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt combines the horizontal structure of the landmarked Grossmarkthalle with a twisted double tower, which rises to 185 meters.

One Melbourne Quarter Tower

One Melbourne Quarter Tower

Design: Denton Corker Marshall, architects. Lendlease’s newest urban regeneration project has taken a major step forward with the sale of its first commercial tower, One Melbourne Quarter, to the Lendlease-managed Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial (APPF Commercial).

Cloud on Terrace, Gemdale Changshou Road

Cloud on Terrace Shanghai

Design: Andrew Bromberg at Aedas, Architects. Gemdale Changshou Road is located within the inner ring of Shanghai urban city, near the historic Changde Road with close proximity to two metro stations and a planned future green area in the residential zone on the south.

287 East Houston Street Residences New York

287 East Houston Street Residences

Design: AA Studio, Architects. Development partners Hogg Holdings and Vinci Partners USA announce that 287 East Houston Street, a striking and skillfully designed 28-unit residential condominium by AA Studio’s Aldo Andreoli, has come to market on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

685 First Avenue Tower New York

685 First Avenue Tower

Design: Richard Meier & Partners, Architects. In collaboration with Developer Sheldon Solow’s East River Realty Development is pleased to announce the design and construction of the new 685 First Avenue tower.

Tower Striga 1, Antwerp, Belgium

Tower Striga 1 Antwerp

Design: KCAP Architects&Planners with evr-Architecten

Winning design team for one of three residential towers in the Antwerp Nieuw Zuid project. This new residential area developing along the Schelde is based on a masterplan by Studio Associates Secchi-Viganò.

Shanghai Tower: Skyscraper China

Shanghai Tower skyscraper building

Design: Gensler ; 2DEFINE Architecture. World’s Second Tallest Building: Chief Architect Marshall Strabala updates on construction and design; how tower was built to withstand 114-mph winds and its ‘green’ building design

Emporis Skyscraper Award 2015

Citygate Tower Vienna building

Emporis Skyscraper Award 2015 – Shanghai Tower in China wins this tall buildings prize: architects, info + images – Emporis Skyscraper Awards 2015 winners, tall buildings: tower design prize

The Bryant Residential Tower in New York

The Bryant Residential Tower

Design: David Chipperfield Architects. HFZ Capital Group and David Chipperfield Architects are pleased to announce the topping out of The Bryant, at 16 West 40th Street. Because of the landmark surroundings, The Bryant will be the last development on Bryant Park.

Jeddah Tower Saudi Arabia Skyscraper, KSA

Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia Skyscraper

Architect: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture with SWA, landscape architecture. Jeddah Tower is to be the world’s tallest building, due to hit 1,008 m / 3,307 ft, that is 180 m / 591 ft taller than the Burj Khalifa. This skyscraper will have 167 floors.

Aarhus City Tower Building, Værkmestergade

Aarhus City Tower

Design: Arkitema, architects. The conference hotel Comwell Aarhus. The building is an impressive ‘work of art’, “drive-in art,” says artist Peter Skovgaard, who conducted the large light installation.

BeMA: New Beirut Museum of Art Building News

BeMA New Beirut Museum of Art Building

Design: HW Architecture. 124m high tower building by Paris-based Lebanese architect Hala Wardé wins Lebanese Architecture Competition with an international jury led by Peter Palumbo, the chair of the Pritzker Prize.

Marina City Towers Chicago Buildings

Marina City Towers Chicago Buildings

The Marina City towers, 1959-67, are two of the most recognisable structures in America’s ‘windy city’. Architect Bertrand Goldberg’s distinctive-looking high-rise buildings, part of a larger Marina City complex, are icons of Modern architecture.