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Future Visions of Vertical Architecture: eVolo Competition Winners

Each year, eVolo Magazine solicits visionary proposals for futuristic skyscrapers from architects around the world. Focusing on sustainability, innovation and technological advancements, the ...

Daring Glass Observation Deck Opens Atop 77-Story Tower in Bangkok

Over 1,000 feet above the streets of Bangkok, thrill-seeking tourists creep out onto the glass floor of an observation deck at the top of a futuristic-looking tower. The new observatory is the ...

Wood You Believe It: 10 Ultra-Tall Timber Towers Compete for World Records

As studies proving the strength and fire-resistance of timber construction loosen building codes around the globe, a new class of towers emerges, each of them angling to set records for the ...

Lush Life: 12 Verdant Architecture Projects Making Plants a Main Priority

Not all architecture incorporating lots of living greenery is doomed to remain an unrealistic rendering, depicting buildings that can't structurally support the weight of all the soil and water ...

Kowloon Walled City: Drone Photos Reveal a Re-Growth of Urban Density

Once notorious both for its lawlessness and a maze of urban density so intense that sunlight couldn’t penetrate to its lowest levels, Kowloon Walled City was demolished in the 1990s, but a new ...

Imperial Pomp: Strange Post-Soviet Skyscrapers in Remote Russia

Deep in the most remote reaches of the former Soviet Union, strange skyscrapers glitter against the sky, made all the more out of place by their sleepy rural settings and lack of similarly scaled ...

Risk-Taking Russian Rooftopper: Woman Takes Terrifying Skyscraper Selfies

If you’re afraid of heights, a mere glance at these photos taken by Russian daredevil photographer Angela Nikolau might be enough to give you the heebie-jeebies. The 23-year-old scales some of ...

Visionary High-Rises: Winners of the 2017 eVolo Skyscraper Competition

The way we design and engage with our built environments will rapidly change as we grapple with climate change and develop new technological innovations, and in some cases, radical new ideas will ...

The Big Bend: U-Shaped ‘World’s Longest Skyscraper’ is Intentionally Absurd

There’s lots of competition for the title of world’s tallest skyscraper, but does anyone care about the world’s longest - even when it extends vertically into an upside-down U shape? If you ...

Future Cities: 13 Fresh New Visions for Residential Tower Design

The future of urban living (at least for the wealthy) is looking pretty lush, with residential towers finding new and creative ways to incorporate greenery, maximize views and give residents the ...

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