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John Hill | 15.03.2024

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Tall Timber: The Future of Cities in Wood opened at the Skyscraper Museum in Lower Manhattan in late February. World-Architects stopped by to see which projects are included in the exhibition, what they say about the current state of mass timber, and what they portend to the future of...


John Hill | 02.02.2024

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In revised plans submitted for planning approval, Eric Parry Architects' design of 1 Undershaft, a 74-story tower to be located in the City of London, would reach a height of 309.6m (1015.8 feet), making it the capital's joint-highest building.


John Hill | 23.01.2024

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The Legends Tower, part of The Boardwalk at Bricktown, a proposed mixed-use development in Oklahoma City by developer Matteson Capital and architecture firm AO, is targeting a height of 1,907 feet — 131 feet taller than the tallest building in the United States.


John Hill | 22.11.2023

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On Monday, November 20, a topping-out ceremony was held for the 1,388-foot (423m) tower designed by Foster + Parters for JPMorgan Chase, the replacement for the bank's Midtown Manhattan office tower that was torn down in 2021.


Ulf Meyer | 11.01.2023

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Tokyu Corporation will open the Tokyu Kabukicho Tower, a large hotel and entertainment complex, on April 14. Designed by Yuko Nagayama & Associates, it is Japan’s...


Ulf Meyer | 29.11.2022

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Daniel Libeskind has been selected to boldly transform Boerentoren, the iconic Art Deco skyscraper in Antwerp, Belgium, also known as KBC Tower and now owned by Katoen Natie.


Ulf Meyer | 31.10.2022

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At 310 meters to its tip, Varso Tower, designed by Foster + Partners and engineered by Buro Happold, is now the tallest tower in the European Union.


René Ammann | 31.10.2022

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Estimated cost of Burj Zanzibar (Zanzibar Tower), the 70-story residential high-rise with 266 units proposed for Fumba Town on the semi-autonomous...


John Hill | 01.09.2022

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"The year’s best new skyscraper," according to the jury of the Emporis Skyscraper Award 2021, is the Valley, a mixed-use tower in Amsterdam whose design was inspired by mountainous landscapes.


John Hill | 27.10.2021

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City Climb, billed as "the highest open-air building ascent in the world," has opened on the top of 30 Hudson Yards in New York City, directly above Edge, an outdoor skydeck that cantilevers from the supertall skyscraper.


John Hill | 21.06.2019

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World-Architects stopped by the Skyscraper Museum in Lower Manhattan to check out Housing Density: From Tenements to Towers. The exhibition looks at 20th century housing in New York City through the lens of density, which makes it relevant to contemporary conversations about the city's...


John Hill | 08.11.2018

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A jury has selected the Terra Reforma office building in Mexico City, designed by architect L. Benjamín Romano of LBR&A, as the winner of the International Highrise Award 2018.


John Hill | 14.02.2018

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Chicago's iconic 100-story John Hancock Center, designed by SOM's Bruce Graham in the late 1960s, is now known as ... 875 North Michigan Avenue.


John Hill | 29.01.2018

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Located in St. Petersburg, Russia, the Lakhta Center, designed by Gorproject and RMJM, just received its spire and therefore hit its final height of 462 meters, making it the tallest skyscraper in Europe.


John Hill | 13.04.2016

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WOHA's GARDEN CITY | MEGA CITY exhibition is on display at the Skyscraper Museum in New York City from 23 March until 4 September 2016. World-Architects editor John Hill got an opening-day tour from WOHA partners Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell and filed this report.