2017 saw a multitude of new projects from proposal to completion. A floating roof for Apple, San Francisco's tallest building, semi-transparent "Concrete"... Here are the 14 most attention grabbing projects of 2017, in case you missed the headlines.

A “hyper-democratic” housing complex in Copenhagen combines community input with contextual design

Krøyers Plads, a five-story housing project in the center of Copenhagen, was completed by Danish architects Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects and COBE. The building was designed with site-specific considerations and neighborhood input. 

Bjarke Ingels compares the shape of the just-opened Tirpitz Bunker Museum to a freshly sliced hot potato

The Tirpitz Museum saw the completion of its new design by Bjarke Ingels. The site is an uncompleted bunker turned museum, which now houses exhibitions in its underground spaces. 

Perfectionists versus contractors: the details of building the Apple Campus

Imagine building Apple's own campus for them. If architects thought contractors were hard to work with Apple's detail-obsessed perfectionism is on a whole other level. 

New photos of the ‘floating’ carbon fiber roof Foster+Partners designed for Apple

The Steve Jobs Theater was completed with a record-breaking, disc-like roof that appears to be floating in mid air. This engineering feat is the world's largest carbon fiber roof with and all-glass-supported structure to boot. 

Chicago’s new Studio Gang-designed tower to have a blow-through floor

A change in plans occurred to The Vista tower after it was discovered the already approved plan would not withstand high winds. Now the 83rd floor will be empty for the wind to blow through relieving pressure on the building. 

Edoardo Tresoldi builds a ghostly wire mesh structure in Abu Dhabi

Tresoldi built a transparent sculpture over three months for a massive royal event space. Referencing classical architecture, the entire installation covers 7,000 square meters. 

Korea’s High Line, the MVRDV-designed Skygarden, opens in Seoul

South Korea's sky-garden opened transforming an existing overpass into 983-meters of public garden space. Plants are arranged according to the Korean alphabet and will either be transplanted or sold once they outgrow their concrete settings.

A Canadian developer is building an enclave of world-class architecture in the Alberta foothills

Ian MacGregor bought a $20-million site in Alberta to host 44 lots between two and five acres. Various architects will participate in the development including Olson Kundig and Young Projects. 

Salesforce Tower is set to become San Francisco’s tallest and most expensive building

Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli, the tower cost $1.1 billion and stands some 1,070-feet tall. Salesforce, a cloud computing company, paid around $560 million to lease 30 floors. 

Books! Books everywhere! MVRDV completes Tianjin Binhai Public Library

The Binhai Public Library in Tianjin, China, was completed with space for 1.2 million books in its curving shelves. A spherical auditorium sits at the center of this "urban living room".

OMA’s Dubai-based “Concrete” is pretty transparent

Placing a semi-transparent facade onto a series of former industrial warehouses, OMA created an arts-oriented, multi-disclipinary space called "Concrete." The 600 square meter building housed its first exhibition this year.  

Completion of Jeddah Tower, the world’s tallest building, pushed back to 2019

Saudi Arabia's tower began construction in 2014 and was scheduled for completion in 2018. Delays have been due to falling oil revenues which caused mass layoffs and worker protests. 

Artist Rachel Whiteread creates two “ghost” cabins in the desert outside of Los Angeles

Whiteread's art practice involves casting the inside of buildings revealing their negative space in concrete. The artist installed two casts of small cabins from the 1950s that had been left in the desert near Joshua Tree National Park. 

Construction begins on Varso Tower, set to become Poland’s tallest building

The Foster + Partners-designed office tower is underway and a step towards revitalizing Warsaw's city center. The design includes what will be one of Europe's highest observation decks open to the public. 

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