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| Chaoyang Park Plaza by MAD Rising in parts to 120 metres, the complex of 10 buildings is set on the southern edge of one of Beijing's largest parks. Ridges and valleys define the shape of the exterior glass facade, as if the natural forces of erosion wore down the tower into a few thin lines. A 17-metre-high glass lobby creates a transitional area between the two towers – sounds of flowing water are played throughout the connecting space to "make the lobby feel like a natural scene from a mountain valley. |
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| Lotte World Tower by Kohn Pederson Fox The 555-metre Lotte World Tower in Seoul is currently the fifth tallest in the world. A grid of white lacquered metal patterns the light-toned silver glass that makes up the rounded facets of the building, which incline upwards but do not meet at the top. The tower also features an observation deck at the top, the world's highest glass-bottomed observation deck. |
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| Rothschild Tower by Richard Meier & Partners Rothschild Tower rises 154 metres above Rothschild Boulevard in the centre of the UNESCO-protected White City, which is renowned for its 20th-century architecture based on teachings from the Bauhaus art school, which ran between 1919 and 1933, and also drew on elements of modernism. A delicate white lattice of louvres and window frames is created in front of the glazed facades, which ensure an abundance of natural light and views out towards the Mediterranean Sea for residents on the uppermost floors. Each corner of the tower is also fitted with a balcony with a white base that continues the pattern. |
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| Poly International Plaza by Skidmore Owings & Merrill The latticed exoskeleton of the 161-metre Poly International Plaza tower is based on the folds used to create paper lanterns. Faceted glazing is set into the gaps in the framework, which can be admired through a 90-metre atrium at the heart of the office building in Beijing. |
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| Bund Finance Centre by Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio This pair of 180-metre towers the final piece to the Bund Finance Centre, a mixed-use development in Shanghai by Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio. Strips of textured granite used to frame the glazed blocks provide a visual link with the surrounding lower rise development, which features an ornate arts centre veiled in a kinetic curtain of bronze tubes. |
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| American Copper Buildings by SHoP Architects The crooked silhouettes of these two residential skyscrapers by SHoP Architects are linked by a 91-metre-high skybridge containing luxury leisure facilities. Copper-cladding covers two faces of each of the towers, while stripes of glazing down their sides frame views out across Manhattan's East River from heights of up to 164 metres. |
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