To conclude our review of 2021, editor Tom Ravenscroft takes a look back at this year's most-read stories, including Richard Rogers' final building, a transparent mid-air pool, Dubai Expo pavilions and a Virgil Abloh-designed car.

Image is by Brick Visual, courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
January ? Supertall skyscrapers linked by planted terraces to be built in Shenzhen by Zaha Hadid Architects
The year began with news that Zaha Hadid Architects was designing a pair of interconnected skyscrapers in China called the Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters.
The buildings were part of a trend for the world's best-known architects to design supertall skyscrapers. Alongside Zaha Hadid Architects, BIG, Foster + Partners and Dorte Mandrup are among the leading architects designing these tall buildings. Read more about Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters ?

Photo is by Stéphane Aboudaram/We Are Content(s)
February ? Richard Rogers balances his final building over Provence vineyard
In February, Prizker Architecture Prize-winning architect Richard Rogers revealed photography of his final building designed before his retirement from Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.
Named The Richard Rogers Drawing Gallery, the building cantilevers 27 metres out from a hill at a vineyard in southern France. The year ended with news that Rogers, who was a pioneer of high-tech architecture, had passed away aged 88.
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