Russia’s 1,516ft tall Lakhta Center is named skyscraper of the year for its ‘blazing flame’ shape

A unique building that twists almost 90 full degrees has been named skyscraper of the year. Towering more than 1,500 feet above St. Petersburg, Russia, Lakhta Center has received Emporis’ 2020 Skyscraper Award, beating out more than 700 buildings under consideration. The real-estate data company named Zaha Hadid’s Leeza Soho in Beijing and 35 Hudson Yards … Read more

Great Barrier Reef: Massive detached coral ‘skyscraper’ stands taller than the Empire State Building

A skyscraper-esque spire of detached coral discovered in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef stands taller than the Empire State Building at 1,640 feet (500 metres) high. Researchers from the US and Australia mapped out the blade-like coral mount — the first to be discovered in some 120 years — off the coast of Cape York on October … Read more

First images inside $17.5million luxury condo in NYC – the world’s tallest residential skyscraper

A 1,550ft Manhattan skyscraper believed to be the world’s tallest residential building has unveiled the first glimpse of what its luxurious apartments will look like.   The developer of Central Park Tower, the luxury condo building at 217 West 57th Street which topped out last fall, released renderings showing floor-to-ceiling windows that look out toward Central … Read more

First images inside $17.5million luxury condo in NYC – the world’s tallest residential skyscraper

A 1,550ft Manhattan skyscraper believed to be the world’s tallest residential building has unveiled the first glimpse of what its luxurious apartments will look like.   The developer of Central Park Tower, the luxury condo building at 217 West 57th Street which topped out last fall, released renderings showing floor-to-ceiling windows that look out toward Central … Read more

World’s first 360-degree infinity pool set to be built on top of a 700ft-tall London skyscraper

World’s first 360-degree infinity pool set to be built on top of a 700ft-tall London skyscraper – and the way you get in is VERY James Bond The death-defying 600,000-litre pool features see-through acrylic sides and a transparent floor    Guests will access it through a spiral staircase that will rise up from the floor – … Read more

David and Victoria Beckham ‘purchase $24 million skyscraper in Miami’

The Beckhams have reportedly purchased a $24million (£20million) apartment in Miami’s One Thousand Museum building, after sportsman David’s team Inter Miami CF made their Major League Soccer bow against Los Angeles FC earlier this month. David and Victoria’s new condo – designed by late architect Zaha Hadid – was completed in late 2019, just months … Read more

David and Victoria Beckham ‘purchase $24 million skyscraper in Miami’

The Beckhams have reportedly purchased a $24million (£20million) apartment in Miami’s One Thousand Museum building, after sportsman David’s team Inter Miami CF made their Major League Soccer bow against Los Angeles FC earlier this month. David and Victoria’s new condo – designed by late architect Zaha Hadid – was completed in late 2019, just months … Read more