One of hundreds of planned centers across Mexico City, Derek Dellekamp's PILARES Quetzalcóatl is marked by an elegant motif of repeating arches.

La Flor, designed by livni+ and Diego Arraigada Arquitectos, features seven circular pods, each of which accommodates a different activity.

Wiggling through a phalanx of mid-rise housing blocks, the covered promenade serves as a colorful antidote to its regimented setting.

The “Swimming Opera”—a large aquatic center topped by a landmark-listed concrete shell roof—reopened late last year after the completion of a major enhancement by gmp Architects with Schlaich Bergermann Partner.

The 126-foot-long light installation on the underside of the project's sky bridge encourages connection to the cosmos.

Looking at a handful of projects from the 1920s through 1940s, Suzanne Stephens traces shifting attitudes toward tall buildings in architectural criticism.

There's a new "world's second tallest" building, in Malysia, while the one vying for first place—the Jeddah Tower—resumes work.

This month's issue of RECORD looks at the latest crop of tall and supertall buildings rising around the globe.

One Za'abeel—designed by Japan's oldest architecture firm, Nikken Sekkei—raises the bar in a city full of pastiche towers.

A carefully considered response to its urban context, 8 Bishopsgate's stepped and subtly rotated volumes preserve views of historic sites.