Unprecedented record heights around the globe show that the construction of highrises is back in fashion, making great demands on technical and aesthetical innovations and provoking controversial discussions.

Never before have so many high-rises been built. Spectacular skyscrapers with landmark character are not only appearing in boom cities like Dubai and Beijing or in the USA—the high-rise is also experiencing a renaissance in Europe.

M8 in China shows a surprising range of work by contemporary Chinese architects. This book presents a completely new generation of architects, whose works reveal some fascinating connections between tradition and the western avantgarde.

Megacity Network presents 32 projects by 16 representative Korean architects from the last ten years.

Roof House, Wall-less House, and Sky House are some names of projects designed by the young Japanese architecture studio Tezuka Architects in Tokyo.