With the Olympics not to far around the corner, China is making a last minute rush to finish off the many buildings it has been building especially for the event. All are unique in some way or another from Koolhaus's TV tower to the Birds Nest which will be at the centre of the event.
HKR Architects has drawn up this new scheme for a warehouse site near to Manchester United's Old Trafford Stadium that includes towers of 37 and 23 storeys.
If you have ever fancied getting back in touch with your inner child then a competition being run by Bompas and Parr for the Londons Festival of Architecture is right up your street.
They formed the revolutionary Team 4 together in the sixties, briefly shining together, before going on to bigger and better things but Richard Rogers and Norman Foster remain the Lennon and McCartney of the British architecture scene.
Construction is well underway on another skyscraper set to grace Dubai's ever expanding skyline named the HHHR tower overlooking the key Sheikh Zayed Road.
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners architect, Andy Young, who is their project leader for the Leadenhall Building in London will be giving what could be an enlightening presentation on the design of the 48 storey office building currently being constructed on Leadenhall Street.
The firs modern high-rise office tower to be built outside of Moscow's business quarters has topped out. Named the Nordstar Tower, it is designed by Russian architectural firm Tromos Bureau and will stand at 172 metres upon completion.
Land Securities twin eco-tower development at 20 Blackfriars Road has been called in by the Secretary of State, Hazel Blears, only days after Conservative candidate Boris Johnson won the mayoralty of London election.
Benidorm, sometimes referred to as the Manhattan of Spain due to its unusual skyline made up of towering hotels and apartments not seen elsewhere on the Costa Blanca, could soon have another skyscraper added to its collection if proposals get the go ahead.
