Seoul's Wavy Skyscraper (9 pics)

Dutch firm ArchitectenConsort just completed a wavy new skyscraper that brings a fascinating change to the cityscape of Seoul, South Korea. The undulating glass facade of GT Tower East makes it look different from every angle. The 427 foot (130 meter) high-rise stands out even further because it appears to drop down below street level.Many sustainability measures were integrated into the design,

Edgar Street Towers Reconnect Lower Manhattan / IwamotoScott

IwamotoScott‘s design for the Edgar Street Towers in Lower Manhattan responds to its urban context and establishes a historical vision for a new hybrid of architecture, infrastructure and public space. The towers would reconnect Greenwich and Washington streets, acting as an east-west public way aligned with the primary north Manhattan street grid which is directly on the 5th Avenue axis. Double

AS+GG Wins Competition for Qintai Center in Wuhan, China

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has just won another competition for a skyscraper in Asia: earlier today, the Chicago firm was announced as the winner of the international competition to design Qintai Center, a 248-meter (814-feet) tall, high-performance corporate headquarters tower and related podium structure in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. AS+GG’s winning entry was selected over

The Acupuncture Tower Redefines the Kaohsiung Port in Taiwan

Graduate students at the I.A. Lab of Taiwan University proposed a new urban masterplan and skyscraper for the port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The “Harbor Capital” is the second largest city of the country and the 6th largest port in the world and since 2009 the most densely populated area of Taiwan.The so-called Acupuncture Tower designed by Kulthida Songkittipakdee, Jen Hung, Tien Wu, andCheng Pan

A skyscraper as a Stairway to Heaven, ascending from Cairo’s slums

Egyptian architects and engineers Gehan Ahmed Nagy Radwan, Sameh Morsj Gad El-Rab Morsiand Ahmed Magdy Ali are heavy on idealism and light on literal plans for their design Stairway to Heaven, a skyscraper design that blends reality and dreams to create a new utopian dimension.Located within the slums of Cairo, the Egyptians’ entry couples the smiling faces of children and women with a futuristic

Aqua Tower / Studio Gang Architects

© gshowman via flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gshowman/The skyline of Chicago can be seen as the timeline of skyscraper history, which started in 1885 with the Home Insurance Building.The new Aqua Tower by Studio Gang is a highlight along this timeline, not just because of its height (250m tall) but also because of its sculptural condition.The design was inspired by the striated limestone

25 Amazing Skyscraper Concepts

An architect maybe the drawer of dreams, but the art acts most slowly and surely on the soul. In what is described as the science of drawing and erecting buildings and other physical structure, it is the unwavering vision and imagination of the creators that adds the human feeling to mortar and steel. Presented here is a recap of the 25 most outstanding designs and concepts of the 2012 evolo

Reflections at Keppel Bay by Daniel Libeskind

Architect Daniel Libeskind has completed a family of curved towers beside a bay in Singapore.Alternating between 24 and 41 storeys-high, the six glazed residential towers feature rooftop gardens and are connected to one another by elevated bridges.The Reflections at Keppel Bay development also includes a series of aluminium-clad apartment blocks that accompany the high-rise buildings to create