Dezeen presents a not-so-humble list of the ten best skyscrapers opened to the public in 2016.
Jessica Mairs offers another fun end-of-the-year list from the world of architecture, selecting ten skyscrapers from around the world as the best examples of high-rise construction for 2016.
Included in the top ten are four from New York City, representing all the U.S. buildings on the list: 10 Hudson Yards (by Kohn Pederson Fox), 432 Park Avenue (by Rafael Viñoly Architects), 56 Leonard (by Herzog & de Meuron), and Via 57 West (by BIG).
FULL STORY: Dezeen's top 10 skyscrapers of 2016
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