This week on Dezeen, two big projects were given the green light ? the new tallest building in western Europe and controversial London viewing tower The Tulip.
Danish firm Dorte Mandrup won planning permission for a supertall skyscraper in the small town of Brande, Denmark.
Due for completion in 2023,  the 320-metre-high Bestseller Tower is set to become the tallest building in western Europe.
 The Tulip is "inevitably controversial" says Norman Foster as tower approved
Meanwhile, The Tulip was waived through by the City of London's planning committee on Tuesday, after it concluded the 305-metre-high tower had potential to become an "architectural icon" for London.
Referred to by Norman Foster as "inevitably controversial", the tourist attraction will be characterised by a bulbous glass viewing platform wrapped with rotating pods. It is planned for completion in 2025. Snøhetta to build Shanghai Grand Opera House with spiral staircase roof
In other architecture news, Snøhetta released visuals of a major new opera house in Shanghai, feature a giant spiral staircase roof, and the new Tottenham Hotspur football stadium hosted its first match in London.
Meanwhile, BIG revealed its plans for a park-covered highway on Brooklyn's waterfront, and unveiled a design of a conceptual floating city that could house 10,000 people.
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