Next in Dezeen’s review of 2024 we look back at 10 significant skyscrapers from the year, including three designed by BIG, Japan’s tallest building and the renovation of the Transamerica Pyramid.
One Za’abeel, UAE, by Nikken Sekkei
Another skyscraper that was named the world’s best this year was the One Za’abeel towers in Dubai, which were named Dezeen readers’ favourite new skyscraper.
Designed by Japanese studio Nikken Sekkei, the pair of skyscrapers are connected by a skybridge 100 meters over a six-lane highway. The skybridge extends from the building to create the world’s longest cantilever.
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One Domino Square, USA, by Selldorf Architects
One of four New York skyscrapers on this list, One Domino Square stands on the waterfront alongside the Williamsburg Bridge and the recently renovated Domino Sugar Refinery.
The pair of residential skyscrapers were designed by Selldorf Architects and clad in iridescent porcelain tiles.
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Another pair of residential skyscrapers, this time with twisted forms, were completed in New York next to the High Line.
Designed by Danish architecture studio BIG, the 91-metre-high and 122-metre-high towers contain 236 condominiums along with a pool, gym and dining area.
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EZ Parque da Cidade, Brazil, by UNStudio
Continuing the trend of skyscrapers duos, this pair of towers in São Paulo, Brazil, was designed by Dutch firm UNStudio to “redefine vertical living” in the city.
Located in the Chacara Santo Antonio neighbourhood, the skyscrapers rise to 39 and 36 storeys tall and contain a total 244 apartments. Both towers have a “windmill-shaped” floor plan, with volumes extended out from the central stair and lift core.
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The second of a trio of BIG skyscrapers completed this year, the 24-storey EPIQ building stands alongside the central La Carolina Park in Quito.
The 101-metre-high skyscraper consists of two curved, L-shaped stacked blocks that have a series of open terraces in the space where the interconnected towers meet.
Transamerica Pyramid, USA, by Foster + Partners
In San Francisco, architecture studio Foster + Partners completed an overhaul of the landmark Transamerica Pyramid, which originally opened in 1972.
The studio aimed to “restore the logic” of the 260-metre-high office building, restoring original elements and linking it to a redesigned adjacent park.
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1550 on the Green, USA, by BIG
The final BIG building on the list, this staggered “bundle of towers” is located alongside Discovery Green park in Downtown Houston, Texas.
Named 1550 on the Green, the building is formed of six connected towers that curve slightly, with the tallest block reaching 137 metres high.
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Mori JP Tower, Japan, by Pelli Clarke & Partners
In Japan, US studio Pelli Clarke & Partners unveiled Japan’s tallest skyscraper this year.
Named Mori JP Tower, the 330-metre-high skyscraper is Tokyo’s first supertall skyscraper and overtook the 300-metre-tall Abeno Harukas in Osaka, also designed by Pelli Clarke & Partners, to become the country’s tallest building.
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Sutton Tower, USA, by Thomas Juul-Hansen
Designed by New York designer Thomas Juul-Hansen to be “modern and classic”, the Sutton Tower stands 259 metres high on Manhattan’s East Side.
The simple rectangular building was entirely clad in Bavarian limestone and topped with a champagne-coloured stainless steel crown.
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The Greenwich, USA, by Rafael Viñoly Architects
One of the last buildings designed by Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly, who passed away in 2023 at the age of 78, the 88-storey The Greenwich skyscraper was completed in Downtown Manhattan this year.
Located two blocks south of the World Trade Center complex, the glazed tower contains 272 apartments.
