The Riviera Tower to Be Greece’s Tallest Smart Building and First Ever Skyscraper

Poised to become a global model for economic development and sustainable design, The Ellinikon Greece will usher in a new era of smart city living. Lamda Development has broken ground in Athens with piling work now underway at the iconic The Riviera Tower, Greece‘s tallest building and first ever skyscraper, set to complete by March … Read more

Unique luxury hotel debuts atop the tallest skyscraper in China and second-tallest in the world

J Hotel Shanghai Tower is located at the top of the 632-meter Shanghai Tower and brings a unique luxury perspective to Shanghai. J Hotel Shanghai Tower has reached a new milestone among China’s homegrown hotels as it occupies the highest point in Shanghai. Jin Jiang International Hotels, China’s largest and the world’s second-largest hotel group, … Read more

Wasteful, damaging and outmoded: is it time to stop building skyscrapers?

Tall buildings are still deemed desirable, even glamorous, but experts are drawing attention to the high environmental cost of building them

Residents at Jean Nouvel’s First Skyscraper In New York Receive Memberships at MoMA

    The building’s tapering design and Jean Nouvel’s signature exposed diagrid means that the layout of each residence is unique. 53 West 53, Jean Nouvel’s First Residential Skyscraper In New York City, Announces Immediate Occupancy. Current listings range from $3.5 million for a one-bedroom to $63.82 million for a four-bedroom duplex penthouse. Residents and … Read more

Welcome to Manc-hattan: how the city sold its soul for luxury skyscrapers

Giant towers are sprouting up all over Manchester. But how will sky lounges and penthouse olive groves help the city’s rocketing homelessness problem?

City of London tightens rules on skyscrapers over wind tunnel fears

Developers will have to modify designs deemed likely to affect cyclists and pedestrians