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A cantilevering pool and a soaring skybridge are among the distinctive details that characterise this list of upcoming skyscrapers, scheduled to complete in 2025.

The Henderson, Hong Kong, by Zaha Hadid Architects

Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects to “make waves around the world”, The Henderson will open in 2025 with an undulating glass facade intended to mimic organic forms.

The 190-metre-tall skyscraper has been created for developer Henderson Land on the world’s most expensive plot, which it purchased in 2017 for £764,000 per square metre.

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270 Park Avenue, USA, by Foster + Partners

In New York, Foster + Partners will reach completion on “New York City’s largest all-electric tower”, which it claims will be net-zero in terms of operational carbon.

The building will have a staggered form resembling a stepped deck of cards. Reaching a height of 423 metres, it will contain 60 floors of offices for the financial services firm JPMorgan Chase.

According to the studio, it will also be constructed with “97 per cent” of the building materials salvaged from the skyscraper it replaced – the 1960s SOM JPMorgan Chase Tower.

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China Merchants Bank Headquarters, China, by Foster + Partners

Another high-rise project Foster + Partners expected to open in 2025 is the China Merchants Bank Headquarters in Shenzhen, which will feature a rounded facade of ribbed steel and glass.

Thanks to off-centre structural cores to its east and west, every office floor will be column-free, maximising spatial flexibility and helping to reduce solar gain.

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Downtown One Tirana, Albania, by MVRDV

Construction on Albania‘s tallest building will also finish in 2025.

The 150-metre-tall building was designed by MVRDV with a distinctive pixelated facade formed of cantilevered blocks that, when viewed from afar, will form a “map” of the country.

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One Bangkok, Thailand, by SOM (Thailand)

A cluster of skyscrapers will make up One Bangkok, a district that Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) is developing in the Thai capital with local studio A49. Its tallest structure will be a supertall skyscraper, reaching 437 metres.

Once complete, it is expected to accommodate 60,000 people across a mix of residential, hotel, retail, office and public spaces.

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Taichung Bank Headquarters, Taiwan, by Aedas

A glass swimming pool will be among the facilities to cantilever from the Taichung Bank Headquarters, a 200-metre-tall building that is also set to house a five-star hotel.

The pool will project out from a vertical void that cuts through the building, dividing it into two towers that its architect Aedas said is an effort to “enrich the building shape”.

Other glass-lined facilities that will cantilever from the skyscraper will include a sky garden, a ballroom and an exhibition space.

CMG Times Center, China, by OMA

A skybridge will be the defining feature of CMG Times Center, a pair of stepped mixed-use towers in Shenzhen that OMA is expecting to reach completion on in 2025.

According to the studio, the 210-metre-tall complex was designed as “a micro-city” with a public viewpoint incorporating gardens and art installations.

Kingboard Qianhai Tower, China, by RSHP

Elsewhere in China, RSHP will finish work on the Kingboard Qianhai Tower with an expressed superstructure – a studio trademark.

For this specific project, the exposed structural elements are hoped to minimise the visual mass of the 232-metre-tall office building and provide open-plan interiors that can suit a variety of tenants.

Edge East Side Tower, Germany, by BIG

Five stacked blocks with fragmented edges will define this office tower, which will be BIG‘s first completed project in Berlin when it is completed later this year.

According to the studio, the 142-metre-tall building has been designed in collaboration with Aukett + Heese Architects to challenge the typical layout of a skyscraper.

OPPO Chang An R&D Center, China, by KPF

This research campus in Dongguan is being developed by KPF to accommodate over 6,000 employees of the mobile phone brand OPPO.

Its anchor will be a 250-metre-tall office tower, which links up with a series of other skyscrapers, all unified by their cylindrical plans.

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