The latest addition to Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood is Skyglass, a zig-zag-shaped residential tower designed by Hewitt. Composed of angled curtain wall segments, the appearance of the ...

The Shard was officially unveiled in London over a decade ago and dubbed the European Union’s tallest building at the time. Its striking pyramid design is the vision of Italian architect Renzo Piano, ...

Gianni Botsford Architects, a London-based practice, has designed a new office tower for OPPO, a Chinese electronics manufacturer. Located south of Chengdu’s city center, the new tower anchors a ...

The glass slide hovers above downtown Los Angeles. — -- Thrill seekers rejoice. This Saturday was the opening of SkySlide, a glass slide suspended 1,000 feet above downtown Los Angeles. The slide ...

While some of Chicago’s late 19th-century tall buildings, such as the Reliance Building at State and Washington streets, were predominantly glass, it wasn’t until the arrival of Mies van der Rohe and ...

Gemdale USA in January opened Skyglass in South Lake Union. The 31-story luxury apartment building, at 757 Thomas St., is the developer's first project in Seattle and is certainly a statement entrance ...

The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, began shaping its defining structure—a granite-clad tower housing a monumental art installation. Julie ...

Safdie Architects has announced the completion of LuOne Mixed-Use Complex—a business, retail, and entertainment development in the Luwan district of Shanghai, China. The mixed-use complex consists of ...

Sometimes, a good tower is one you hardly notice. If you’re standing in Madison Square Park, your eye is drawn up to the stone campanile from 1909, with its round clockfaces and glowing finial. Let ...