towers

CetraRuddy reveals art-deco New York tower designed for Rockefeller Group

June 5, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0

CetraRuddy has designed a chevron-patterned tower for the developers of New York’s Rockefeller Center, which draws on the art deco architecture of the complex. Designed by local architecture firm CetraRuddy for the Rockefeller Group, the 45-storey Rose Hill tower is currently under construction in New York’s NoMad neighbourhood. Once complete, the condominium will feature a

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Supertall Camlica TV and Radio Tower nears completion in Istanbul

June 5, 2019 India Block 0

Supertall Istanbul TV & Radio Tower nears completion

Melike Altınışık Architects’ 369-metre-high Çamlıca TV and Radio Tower has almost completed in Istanbul, with only the engineered facade left to install. Construction began on the supertall telecommunications tower in 2011, and is due to finish later this year. When finished, it will be the highest structure above sea level in the city. With staggered,

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University of Stuttgart makes Urbach Tower from self-shaping wood

June 3, 2019 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

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. The university’s Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) and Institute for Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) built the Urbach Tower in the Rems Valley for the Remstal Garden Show.

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University of Stuttgart makes Urbach Tower from self-shaping wood

June 3, 2019 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

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. The university’s Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) and Institute for Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) built the Urbach Tower in the Rems Valley for the Remstal Garden Show.

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Steven Holl reveals pair of towers connected by plant-filled bridges in Shenzhen

April 30, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

iCarbonX Headquarters in Shenzhen, China, by Steven Holl

Steven Holl Architects has designed two glass towers linked by garden bridges, which will become the headquarters for biotech company iCarbonX in Shenzhen, China. Described by Steven Holl Architects as “living and working towers”, the development will combine a cylindrical 150-metre-high residential block with a sweeping 200-metre-high office skyscraper, intended to resemble the form of

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Heatherwick Studio reveals first images of Singapore tower with shell-like balconies

April 24, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

Heatherwick Studio has released photos of EDEN, a 20-storey concrete tower that is nearing completion in the Orchard Road neighbourhood of Singapore. Set to complete later this year, the 104.5-metre-tall building, commissioned by Swire Properties, is Heatherwick Studio’s first residential project in Asia. Designed to “entwine nature with city apartment living”, EDEN will contain 20 luxury apartments fronted

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CTBUH names San Francisco’s Salesforce Tower world’s “best tall building”

April 12, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0

Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects’ Salesforce Tower has won the top prize at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s annual awards for high-rise structures, beating competition from BIG and David Chipperfield. Tall buildings expert Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) gave the 1,070-feet-high (326-metre-high) tower “Best Tall Building Worldwide” in its 2019

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Safdie Architects to add fourth tower to Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore

April 10, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

Marina Bay Sands resort expansion by Safdie Architects

Safdie Architects has revealed its plans to extend its Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore by adding a fourth tower. The new stand-alone tower will contain more hotel rooms and take cues from the existing glass buildings, which were completed by Safdie Architects on Marina Bay in 2011. Alongside the tower, the studio will also design a new entertainment

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Dorte Mandrup wins approval for tallest tower in western Europe

April 3, 2019 India Block 0

Dorte Mandrup designs Bestseller Tower, the tallest building in Western Europe

At 320-metres-high the Bestseller Tower, designed by Danish firm Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter for the small town of Brande in Denmark, will be the tallest in western Europe. Planning permission was granted for the supertall skyscraper in March 2019, with completion scheduled for 2023. Bestseller Tower will be taller than the Shard, the 307.5-metre-high tower designed

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The Tulip is “inevitably controversial” says Norman Foster as tower approved

April 2, 2019 India Block 0

The Tulip by Foster + Partners has been approved by the City of London planning committee

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. Foster + Partner’s design for The Tulip, a concrete shaft topped by glass viewing platforms complete with slides and rotating pods, has been waived through by the City of

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