Developers, corporations, architects, and clients invariably want to make their mark on the skyline. But as the following projects demonstrate, there is more to designing a good tower.
A new report by the Center for an Urban Future and Citizens Budget Commission has revealed that even small-scale renovations in New York take longer and cost more than comparable projects managed by other organizations.
These eight towers around the world, some in planning and others approaching completion, project ambition in scale and form. Scroll through the slideshow above for additional renderings and construction shots.
Our reviews of books by Jonathan Glancey, Gijs Van Hensbergen, Thomas Fisher, James Crawford, Justin Davidson, Denise Hoffman Brandt, Catherine Seavitt Nordenson, Leslie Earl Robertson, and Jason M. Barr.
Innovative and alluring new lighting fixtures by Foscarini, Flos, Louis Poulsen, Stickbulb, moooi and others were on display at the biennial lighting trade show in Milan.