Tall Building
Vertical architecture exploring structural systems, sustainability, and urban integration in high-rise design.
ASA Studio Stacks Offices and Apartments in a Naturally Ventilated Brick Tower Above Kigali's Rooftops
A five-storey mixed-use building in Kacyiru proves that local materials and passive cooling can replace air conditioning in dense urban Africa.
Herzog & de Meuron Transforms a Cold War Radio Tower into an Alpine Observation Landmark at 3,000 Meters
On a Swiss peak above Engelberg, a decommissioned military antenna becomes a restaurant, viewing platform, and sculptural icon.
FHHH Friends Wraps a Seoul Music Academy in a Faceted White Shell That Echoes Its Interior Logic
A 1,270-square-meter preparatory academy in Seoul stacks soundproof practice rooms inside an angular volume that reshapes its block.
DAAL Carves Open a Hillside Corner in Seoul with the Y2 Mixed Use Building
A compact brick building in Yeonhui-dong uses arched windows, a central tree, and a courtyard to crack open a closed residential slope.
Shay Cleary Architects Lifts Ireland's Tallest Office Building on a Blue Steel Exoskeleton in Dublin
The Exo Building hovers seven meters above the Docklands, channeling the industrial memory of port cranes into a 17-storey commercial tower.
skimA Slots a Vertical Metal Tower into a Yeonnam-dong Brick House to Make It Mixed Use
A 292-square-meter renovation in Seoul's cafe-lined Yeonnam-dong grafts a new circulation spine onto a low-rise residential shell.
People's Architecture Office Converts a Residential Tower into Offices for Beijing's Largest Sleeping City
In Tiantong Yuan, a neighborhood of 700,000 commuters, a vacant apartment building becomes a workplace you can walk to.
Moon Hoon Carves a Diagonal Staircase Through a 1980s Seoul Building to Unlock City Views
A tiny commercial renovation in Haebangchon turns a forgotten brick residence into a wormhole of pinkish concrete and timber arches.
Gensler Twists a 300-Meter Tower in Shenzhen to Unite Two Cities in Glass
Shimao Qianhai Center spirals 63 stories above a new economic zone, its rotating form a structural response to typhoon winds and urban density.
Grzywinski+Pons Gives Seattle a 31-Story Tower That Feels Like a Palazzo
Kaye Residences in Belltown synthesizes 1920s masonic language with a diaphanous glass tower above a deeply civic ground floor.
White Cube Atelier Wraps a Rotating Mixed-Use Volume in Timber on a Tight Corner in Maku
A 1,000 square meter cube pivots to meet a dual-cornered site in northwestern Iran, softened by a wooden skin that speaks to the schoolchildren next door.
Nonhyun 169: Small Commercial Architecture in Seoul
See Architects built a 520 m² commercial building on a tight corner lot in Gangnam, Seoul, turning height limits into architectural discipline.
