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Mayor Rejects Sou Fujimoto’s Taiwan Tower Over Fears of Soaring Cost

Taichung Mayor Lin Chia-lung has temporarily “pulled the plug” on Sou Fujimoto’s ambitious Taiwan Tower, saying he would rather pay a penalty for breaking the contract than spend an estimated NT$15 billion to realize the “problematic” project. The Banyan tree-inspired tower… Sigue leyendo →
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Avery Associates Reveals Design for 270-Metre Tower Next to London’s Cheesegrater

London practice Avery Associates Architects… has unveiled their designs for No.1 Undershaft, a 270-metre tall office tower directly adjacent to Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners‘ Cheesegrater in the City of London’s central skyscraper cluster. The building is currently planned to be the tallest in Sigue leyendo →
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Video: The Making of RSHP’s Leadenhall Building

In celebration of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners’ relocation to their newly constructed Leadenhall Building, the London-based practiced has released a short film that captures the “making of” the 52-story, 225-meter skyscraper. RSHP, now occupying the building’s 14th floor, is… Sigue leyendo →
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Video: The Making of RSHP’s Leadenhall Building

In celebration of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners’ relocation to their newly constructed Leadenhall Building, the London-based practiced has released a short film that captures the “making of” the 52-story, 225-meter skyscraper. RSHP, now occupying the building’s 14th floor, is… Sigue leyendo →
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“Why Are There Not Skyscrapers with a 100-Foot Curtain Wall of Art Glass?”

Most contemporary architects probably don’t spend too long thinking about stained glass in their everyday practice – and for the “art glass” industry, that’s becoming a big problem. In a fascinating article for the Wall Street Journal, Timothy W Martin carefully examines an… Sigue leyendo →
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“Why Are There Not Skyscrapers with a 100-Foot Curtain Wall of Art Glass?”

Most contemporary architects probably don’t spend too long thinking about stained glass in their everyday practice – and for the “art glass” industry, that’s becoming a big problem. In a fascinating article for the Wall Street Journal, Timothy W Martin carefully examines an… Sigue leyendo →
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13 New Buildings Join the World’s 100 Tallest List in Record-Breaking Year

This past year was a record-breaking season for skyscraper construction. According to a new survey by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat… (CTBUH), 2014 saw the completion of 97 buildings that were at least 200 meters tall. Of those, Sigue leyendo →
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Viñoly’s London Skyscraper “Bloated” and “Inelegant”

In a review of Rafael Viñoly Architects’ 20 Fenchurch Street, which is also known as the ‘Walkie-Talkie’ or ‘Walkie Scorchie’ after it emerged that its façade created a heat-focusing ray strong enough to melt cars, Rowan Moore questions London’s preoccupation with iconic buildings and its… Sigue leyendo →
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