Skyscrapers are instantly recognizable buildings, truly architectural wonders to behold. The sky-high buildings featured in the slideshow below are among the best feats of design in the world.
From solar-powered skyscrapers to ones that rotate, cater exclusively to women and sky-high gardens, these innovative skyscrapers are sure to be the landmarks of tomorrow.
Implications - City planners typically look to build unique buildings that will set their city apart from others. They rely on innovative skyscrapers to draw the attention of tourists in an effort to amplify their hospitality industry. The more unique the skyscraper is, such as the world's tallest skyscraper or the solid gold skyscraper, the more attention it will draw and help to boost the economy.
24 Innovative Skyscrapers
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First Skyscraper in Paris
The Delanoe Tower
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Personal Green Skyscrapers
The 60 Story Antilia House
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KM Tall Skyscraper in Kuwait
Burj Mubarak Al-Kabir To Be World's Tallest
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Vertical Farming
Skyscraper Farms to Combat Global Warming
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Skyscraper Greenhouses
Futuristic Farming in Dubai's Seawater Vertical Tower
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Skyscraper Competition
eVolo Symbiotic Interlock Vertically Interconnected City
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The Lighthouse
Green Skyscraper Combines Wind Turbines and Solar Panels
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Giant Human Nest
Benjamin Verdonck's Skyscraper Nest
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Solar Powered Skyscraper
The Time Residences Tower
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Green Indian Skyscrapers
Eco Architecture For More Sustainable Towers in Mumbai
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Skyscraper Cities
Joanna Borek-Clement's Sky-Terra Towers Mimic Neuron Cells
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Sartorial Skyscrapers
Benetton Launches Fashion Building Competition in Tehran, Iran
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Rotating Skyscrapers
Mexico's New Twin Towers
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Green Skyscrapers
Chicago Clean Technology Tower
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Digital Cloud Skyscrapers
Design Act Captures the Spirit of Singapore for 2010 World Expo
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Organic Skyscrapers
Food Growing, Energy Producing Harvest Green Tower
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Eco Skyscraper Makeovers
Sears Tower Gets Greener
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Stacked Crate Skyscrapers
The Lotto Turm in Stuttgart is Made of 55 Shipping Containers
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Urinal Shaped Towers
Swedish Swan Skyscraper Proves City Overflows With Pride
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Spanish Skyscraper Hotels
The ME in Barcelona
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Women-Only Skyscrapers
Eve's Tower in Dubai
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Wireless Mesh Phone Networks for Skyscrapers
Burj Dubai Gets Firetide Mesh
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Solid Gold Skyscrapers
This Tiny Tokyo Tower Celebrates Building's 50th Birthday
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The Flame of Gazprom
400m High (Controvercial) Skyscraper in St. Petersburg
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Cube-Shaped Skyscraper Buildings
Saudi Arabia Unveils Plans to Build the New Mukaab Skyscraper
Nature-Inspired Building Block Sets
The LEGO Seven Natural Wonders of the World Sets are Detailed
3D-Printed House Neighborhoods
EYRC and Mighty Buildings Develop the Suburbs of the Future
Cat-Centric Compact Homes
This Japanese Dwelling Embraces Feline-Friendly Design Choices
Greenery-Sheathed Architecture Offices
This Building Will House the Offices Of 'VTN Architects'
Automated Vertical Car Parks
Daniel Statham Studio Designs the Future Car Park in China
Nature-Inspired Solar Panel Trees
New World Wind Develops the Aeroleaf Hybrid Technology
Buildable 3D Superhero Displays
The Gotham City Skyline Set Recreates an Iconic City in LEGO
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Smart Glass-Topped Lookouts
These Picturesque Cabins Offer Stunning Views Of the Sky
Serenely Stilted Houses
This Sustainable Tiny Home is Situated On An Elevated Platform
Garden-Centering Urban Townhouses
This Vietnamese Home's Layout is Arranged Around an Inner Garden
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Sustainable Airport Terminal Designs
This Lush Green Terminal is Powered By Renewable Energy
Audaciously Adaptable Floating Cities
'Dogen City' is Designed to Withstand Climate Challenges
Kaleidoscopic Kindergarten Buildings
The Tianshui Kindergarten by SAKO Architects is Whimsical
Traditional Tower-Inspired Lamps
The 'Pagoda Lamp' Takes After Pagodas for a Thoughtful Form
Car Brand Sky Scrappers
The Mercedes Benz Apartment Will Be Built in Dubai by 2026
Rurally-Inspired City Buildings
The 'Ziel' High-Rise Building Brings the Country to the Cityscape
Contemporary Extravagant Houses
Wittehaus Unveils the Gerendák Residence in North Carolina
Sphere-Shaped Skyscrapers
The 'Skyscraper City of Tiankeng' Has Different Microclimate Spheres
Floral Field-Inspired Townhomes
Tariq Khayyat Design Partners Designs the Fold in Dubai
Eco-Friendly Bio-Composite Roof Tiles
Studio SKLIM's Lo-Hi Tech Project with Solar Paneling
Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Curvaceous Luxury Condominiums
This Miami Condo Building Will Feature a Glass-Bottom Rooftop Pool
Harmonious Cityscape Monorails
The HK Monorail Concept by the Ponti Design Studio is Sustainable
Timber Nature Reserve Towers
The 'Lookout Tower' from Robert Gutowski Architects is Sculptural
Elevated Airy Office Designs
The 'Aerie' Office Sits High Above the San Francisco Landscape
Glossy Panelled Pentagonal Buildings
JM Architecture Designs the Pinwheel Building in Italy
Dazzling Vortex Office Towers
The Tencent Helix
Vibrant Multi-Level Office Designs
Gensler Reimagines the Accenture Office Space in Chicago
Wondrous Wooden Cities
The 'Stockholm Wood City' Will Include 2,000 Homes, Retail Spaces & Offices
Rejuvenated Retail Buildings
This Vietnamese Building Will Feature Lush Native Greenery
Philosophical Residential Skyscrapers
Mercedes-Benz Places is Now Under Construction in Miami
Silver Curtain Concrete Homes
Local Studio Bangkok Tokyo Architecture Designs the House K
Vertical Co-Living Neighborhoods
West of West Wins an AIA Competition in San Francisco
Nature-Inspired Indoor Playgrounds
Sarit Shani Hay Designs a New Playground in Tel Aviv
Expansive NYC Tower Projects
SOM Finished the Supertall Skyscraper in New York City
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
White 3D-Printed Tower Buildings
The Tor Alva in Switzerland is the Tallest 3D-Printed Building
Modern Panoramic View Penthouses
Bureau Fraai Designs the Panorama Penthouse in the Netherlands
Staggered TV Station Buildings
Albania's 'Klan TV' Building is Shaped Like a Stash Of Film Reels
Vertical Formed Lighting Collections
Frédéric Malphettes Designs the Tower Lighting Series
Sculptural Sunken Gardens
Montalba Architects Renovates an Iconic Building in Los Angeles
Accessible Space Travel Systems
This Space Elevator Concept by Jordan William Hughes is Wondrous
Chic Modern-Industrial Buildings
YN Studio Designs a Slick Facade in Gillett Square
Twisting Mixed-Use Towers
MAD Unveils the Plans for the Qondesa Tower
Gallery-Like Elevated Retail Designs
Format Architecture Office Designs the Leica Store & Gallery
Wavy Metal Facades
SO-IL's 9 Chapel Residential Tower Offers a Istinctive Architectural Vision
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Vaulted Glass Structure Additions
A Vaulted Roof is Added to the Domino Sugar Refinery
Rejuvenated Former Bank Buildings
This Dutch Building Now Boasts Solar Panels & Insect Hotels
Ski Resort Crystalline Skyscrapers
A Skyscraper is Designed at the Trojena Ski Report
Lotus Plant-Inspired Skyscrapers
Aedas Designs the Pair of One Future Buildings Lined with Bronze
Sail-Shaped Skyscapers
Hill West Architects Completes the Olympia Dumbo Building in Brooklyn
Organic Modern Hawaiian Skyscrapers
Arquitectonica Designs the Launiu Skyscraper in Hawaii
Stacked Studio Complexes
This Massive Film & TV Studio Facility Will Comprise Six Stacked Blocks
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Greenery-Packed Museum Buildings
This Science Museum is Designed Around a Central Park
Cylindrical Cog-Stacking Buildings
This Dutch Building's Eyecatching Design Symbolizes Diversity
Sustainably Built Canopied Buildings
Kevin Daly Architecture Designs a Foundation's Headquarters
Self-Sustaining Houses
Archiopteryx Designs the People Tree House in Noida, India
Bright Balcony-Defined Apartments
Austin Maynard Architects Designs the Nightingale Village
Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks
Gensler's EVE Park Design has Integrated EV Parking Towers
Upgraded Historic Buildings
Kohn Shnier and ERA Architects Renovate a U of T Building
Californian Canyon-Inspired Edifices
This Waterfront Building Pays Tribute to Rock Formations
Fish Scale-Resembling Facades
Renzo Piano Building Workshop Designs the Istanbul Modern
Air Purifying Architectural Towers
Studio Symbiosis Designs the Verto Air Purification Tower
Opulent UAE-Based Apartments
Sobha Realty Launches a New Luxury Experience at Sobha SeaHaven
Updated Sustainable API Features
Google Adds New Features to its Ingenious Project Sunroof
Curved London Office Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs 50 Electric Boulevard in South London
Avian-Inspired Luxury Residences
This Hill-Top Costa Rican Home is Inspired By Bird Plumage
City-Overlooking Tranquil Hotels
Keiji Ashizawa and Norm Architects Design the Bellustar Hotel
Optical Illusion Replica Artworks
Leandro Erlich Forms the Building in the Liberty Science Center
Greenery-Sheathed Libraries
This Library Building Features Generous Plantings Of Native Species
Generously Glazed Spiral Buildings
This Building is Inspired By Czech Glassmaking Tradition
Tri-Tower Skyscraper Developments
These Chinese Towers Pay Tribute to An Erstwhile Village
Crystalline Chinese Museum Buildings
The 'Space Crystal' Building Looks Like An Otherworldly Rock
Sustainable Tall Japanese Skyscrapers
Pelli Clarke & Partners Designs the Mori JP Tower
Planted Balcony Home Designs
4site Architects Designs the House of Greens in Bangalore
Elevated Miami Office Spaces
Arcadis' In-House Team Designs a New Office Space in Miami
Conical Glass Pavilion Wineries
Studio Other Spaces Designs the Vertical Panorama Pavilion
Energy-Efficient Museum Complexes
This Museum Uses Innovative Design to Curb Energy Consumption
Record-Breaking Residential Skyscrapers
This Stunning Building Will Be Around 533 Meters Tall
Perforated Brickwork Office Buildings
Tropical Space Designs the Premier Office in Vietnam
Greenery-Filled Skyscraper Terrarium
ODA Presents a Look at the Terrarium Cheong-Dam Design
Spiralled Roof Horticultural Centers
KPMB Architects Designs the Leaf Building in Winnipeg
Stunning Emirati Skyscrapers
This New Skyscraper in Dubai Could Become the World's Second-Tallest
Carbon Concrete Cubic Buildings
Henn and the Technical University of Dresden Design the Cube
Stepped Office Blocky Buildings
BIG Develops a New 10-Storey Office in London for Landsec
Greenery-Topped Winery Designs
This Czech Winery Complex Pays Tribute to its Green Surroundings
Elevated Garden-Filled Buildings
Snøhetta Designs the New Cloud 11 Building in Bangkok
LED-Wrapped Airport Renovations
Prague's Airport is Getting a Sustainable and High-Tech Update
Staggered Tower Texan Skyscrapers
BIG Introduces the 1550 on the Green Building in Texas
Animated Game-Inspired Buildings
Lev Libeskind Designs the New Rainbow Road Building in Phoenix
Hotel-Based Garden Terraced Columns
WOHA Designs the Pan Pacific Orchard with Garden Terraces
Stunning Ecuadorean Skyscrapers
This New Skyscraper is Inspired By Local Architecture & Culture
Intersecting Ring Ferris Wheels
UNStudio Unveils its Plans for the Seoul Twin Eye Wheel
Geometric Prefabricated Pavilions
Heams & Michel Architectes Presents the 7 Kiosks Project
Sustainable Cubic Homes
Appels Architekten Designs a New Wooden Home in Germany
Twisted Concrete Tower Structures
Harmonic + Masson Adds a Twisted Shape to the Alta Tower
Waved Metal-Wrapped Buildings
SO-IL Designs the 9 Chapel Residences Located in Brooklyn
Sunset-Inspired Polish Apartments
wiercinski-studio Reimagines the 18TH Apartment
Kaleidoscope Vibrant Pavilions
Google's Mountain View Features a Halo Pavilion Artwork
Modern Deco Office Designs
Reflect Architecture Designs the NewGen Office with Contemporary Detail
Spine-Based Central Design Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs the Hangzhou Center
Glass-Clad Stacked Skyscrapers
The Team at Alloy Unveil Images of 505 State Street Building
Office Building Rainbow Facades
SAKO Architects Designs the Vertical Rainbow Office Building
Latticed-Steel Transport Hub Columns
Tremend Designs the Metropolitan Station in Lublin
London-Based Garden Roofscapes
James Corner Field Operations Designs a Roof Garden in London
Spiralling Stainless-Steel Cultural Center
Clouds AO Designs the New 010 Building in Fukuoka
Atrium Stacked Toronto Courthouses
Renzo Piano Building Workshop Creates a Justice Building
Curved Brick Rooftop Structures
Sukchulmok Adds New Structure to the Parconido Bakery Cafe
Glass-Lined Towering Libraries
Snøhetta Designs the Beijing City Library Located in China
Clear Glazing Compact Residences
IGArchitects Designs the Check Patterned House in Japan
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Revamped Modern Phone Booths
100architects Brings Digital Touches to the Classic Phone Booth
Sustainably Transformed Tech Headquarters
Google's New Chicago Office Will Be More Ec-Friendly
Steel Structural Dynamic Workspaces
Skylab Architecture Builds a New Skylab Office in Oregon
Illuminating Water-Based Pavillions
Daniel Ryabakken Installs the Shelter Pavilion in Stockholm
Mirrored Steel Solar Farms
Bilgin Architects Designs the Central Control Building in Turkey
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Heritage Building-Blending Solar Panels
Dyaqua Designs the New Invisible Solar Panels
Textile-Inspired Skyscraper Designs
Snøhetta Unveils the Airside Skyscraper at the Kai Tak Airport
Single-Clad Alps Viewing Tower
Snøhetta Designs the Top of Alpbachtal in the Tyrolean Alps
Tall Beachfront Residential Buildings
Bentley Motors Unveils its Inaugural Residential Complex
Plaza-Surrounding Housing Complexes
Tariq Khayyat Design Partners Designs the H Residence
Amsterdam-Honoring Dynamic Workspaces
UN Studio Designs the New Headquarters for Booking.com
Sawtooth Roof Apartment Blocks
Six Degrees Architects and Hip V Hype Design Ferrars & York
Glass Facade Premium Skyscrapers
Zaha Hadid Architects Near Completes the Henderson Office
Immersive Residential Designs
Saniya Kantawala Designs (SKD) Designs the Sen Residence
Curved Sculptural Skyscrapers
Kengo Kuma Designs the Alberni Residential Skyscraper
Immersive Breeze Houses
Alya Ola Abbas' Design Was Installed for Dubai Design Week 2023
Dynamic Living Towered Residences
Triptyque Completes a Residential Tower in Onze22
Stacked Cylindrical City Towers
Heatherqick Studio and Barcode Architects Design the Oopen Tower
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Solar-Powered Vineyard Buildings
This Vineyard's Visitor Center Will Benefit From Solar Arrays
Black Terracotta Office Buildings
SOM Creates the New 28&7 Building in Manhattan's Chelsea
Staggered Cubic Skyscrapers
OODA Works on a Rising Geometric Skyscraper in Tirana
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