This week on Dezeen, work started on the 400-metre-high cube-shaped Mukaab skyscraper in Riyadh, which is set to be the world's largest building.
Designed by architecture studio AtkinsRéalis, the cuboid skyscraper is being built as part of a new downtown district in the northwest of the Saudi capital.
When completed, it will overtake the Boeing Everett Factory in the USA, which has held the title of the world's largest building since it opened in 1967.
RCR Arquitectes designed an "unusually narrow" skyscraper in Dubai
Elsewhere, Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning studio RCR Arquitectes revealed its design for a 380-metre-high skyscraper in Dubai, which it described as "unusually narrow".
Named Muraba Veil, the tower will have a long main facade but will only be 22.5 metres wide. The Vessel reopened in New York
In other architecture news, the Vessel in New York designed by Heatherwick Studio reopened after a three-year closure with a steel mesh added to the exterior as a safety measure. It closed in 2021 following the fourth suicide at the viewpoint.
"We are pleased that the structure is now reopening," Heatherwick Studio told Dezeen. "We hope that it will continue to deliver the experience we originally envisioned as a unique place for exploration and a one-of-a-kind take on the city of New York."
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