The Shard Skyscraper, London Bridge Tower
Supported by Mayor Ken Livingstone who apparently intends Transport for London to take office space in the Shard of Glass, but attacked by others for its height, style and impeding certain views
Vitoria-Gasteiz Building, Basque towers
Vitoria-Gasteiz Arquitectura, España: Basque tower buildings – design by Ábalos & Herreros Arquitectos – contemporary Basque buildings
Stratford Eye Tower, Angel Lane Apartments
This building is described as, “an ultra modern development in one of the most exciting regeneration areas in London and overlooks the evolving Olympic 2012 site.
World Business Center Busan, Korea Towers
World Business Center Busan, Korean building design by Dutch architects, UN Studio – new South Korea architecture, architectural news & images
Prime Tower, Switzerland: Zurich Building
The design aimed, on the one hand, for a ground plan yielding a maximum number of well-lit workplaces and, on the other, for an overall shape that is both striking and different in impact from all directions.
Mahler 4 Office Tower, Amsterdam Building
The Mahler 4 Office Tower is a mixed-use development in Amsterdam’s Zuidas district, an ambitious urban regeneration project located approximately halfway between the city center and Schiphol Airport.
Lumiere Tower Leeds Skyscraper Building
A mixed-use development comprising residential, including serviced apartments, retail and commercial use. The scheme consists of two towers, one that is 171m / 54 storeys high and one that is a 113m / 32 storeys high.
Shenzhen Stock Exchange Building: OMA HQ
The Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SSE) has announced the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) as winner of the competition to design its new financial exchange.
Japan Center Frankfurt Building Design
Frankfurt Japan Centre architecture: tall building in Hesse, mid Germany skyscraper design by Ganz + Rolfes Architects, formal square building with massive postmodern rooftop cantilever, gridded symmetrical fenestration grouped in squares, public restaurant – 25th floor: Window 25
Kronenhaus Frankfurt Skyscraper, Krone Hochhaus Tower
Kronenhaus Frankfurt, Office Building, Skyscraper, Tower Architecture Hesse, Photo, Design, Image Kronenhaus, Frankfurt Tower Tall Building in Hesse, mid Germany – design by Architects Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) 16 Jun 2006 Kronenhaus – Krone Hochhaus Date built: 1990 – … Continued
Cosco Tower Hong Kong – Queen’s Road Building
The Cosco Tower (Cantonese Yale: Jūngyuhn Daaihhah) is an office tower in the Grand Millennium Plaza in western Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.
Cheung Kong Centre Hong Kong Building
Cheung Kong Centre, Hong Kong Building, Photos, Design, Location, Picture Cheung Kong Center Hong Kong Cesar Pelli HK Building Images – Tower on Queens Road page updated 29 Sep 2017 Cheung Kong Center Address: 2 Queens Rd. Central Hong Kong … Continued
Hopewell Center Hong Kong, Wan Chai Building
Refreshing for Hong Kong skyscrapers this tower is circular and its main mass is quite attractive due to well-designed rhythmic fenestration. Echoing James Bond movies it has a swimming pool at the top and a revolving restaurant!
HSBC Building: Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank
The new office building was finished on 18 November 1985. At the time, it was the most expensive building in the world. Architectural style: High-tech architecture.
Jardine House Hong Kong Tower Building
Located in the historic centre of Hong Kong by the harbour this 50-storey skyscraper was the tallest building in Hong Kong from 1972 to 1980. It lost the title of Hong Kong’s tallest building to the Hopewell Center.
Lippo Center Hong Kong Building by Paul Rudolph
The octagonal buildings, clad with a dark blue refractive glass curtain wall, were designed by American architect Paul Rudolph who was working at the time as a design consultant for Wong & Ouyang. The buildings’ main construction contractor was Hip Hing Construction.
Central Plaza Hong Kong: Wan Chai Tower
Central Plaza Hong Kong. In 1992 this skyscraper became the tallest building in Hong Kong: the previous tower was I M Pei’s Bank of China (completed 1990).
