The Chinese billionaire with six months to make the world’s tallest building

Zhang Yue was the first man in China to own a private jet, and his office is modelled on the Palace of Versailles. Now, he plans to save the planet by raising the world’s tallest building in just six months. A new documentary goes behind the scenes of the great Chinese eco gold rush

Designs of the Year: chairs that make you fidget and a piano from the future

From the Pro Chair that makes schoolkids squirm to an all-black piano, plus Prada and Zaha Hadid, here are the seven category winners from the Designs of the Year

Will the buildings of the future be grown underwater?

In a new exhibition, Michael Pawlyn lays out his vision for architecture inspired by the natural world – including biorock buildings grown entirely underwater and whole office blocks being lit by learning from the blind sea star

Battle of the superyachts: architects go overboard

Architects have long been obsessed with the nautical, but recent designs by the likes of Zaha Hadid and Norman Foster suggest they’re all at sea when creating actual yachts