The following list, originally published on BuzzBuzzHome, is based on data from
the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, the recognized
authority on skyscraper height.
With the number of officially “tall” buildings — at
least 656 feet (200 meters) — doubling over the next ten years, and the number
of “megatall” buildings — at least 1,969 feet (600 meters) — expected to jump
from two to 10 by 2020, building construction around the
world is literally reaching new heights.
Indeed, next year alone 10 new skyscrapers of at
least 1,110 feet (338 meters) will be completed. They are 2015's tallest
buildings…
10. ADNOC Headquarters in Abu
Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — 1,122 feet (342 meters)
Floors: 76
Global ranking upon completion: 62nd tallest
Interesting fact: The new headquarters for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is, somewhat ironically, being built to LEED Gold green building certification.
Photos: hok, CTBUH, Mohd. Akhter Hasan/Flickr
Global ranking upon completion: 62nd tallest
Interesting fact: The new headquarters for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is, somewhat ironically, being built to LEED Gold green building certification.
Photos: hok, CTBUH, Mohd. Akhter Hasan/Flickr
9. Forum 66 Tower 2 in
Shenyang, China — 1,150 feet (351 meters)
Floors: 68
Global ranking upon completion: 56th tallest
Interesting fact: When fully complete, the 9.3 million-square-foot, multi-building complex will include a mall, hotel, office space, residential units and a subway. Tower 2, the office portion of the project, will be the tallest building in Shenyang.
Photos: z0rg/SkyscraperCity
Global ranking upon completion: 56th tallest
Interesting fact: When fully complete, the 9.3 million-square-foot, multi-building complex will include a mall, hotel, office space, residential units and a subway. Tower 2, the office portion of the project, will be the tallest building in Shenyang.
Photos: z0rg/SkyscraperCity
8. OKO Tower in Moscow,
Russia — 1,155 feet (352 meters)
Height: 85
Global ranking upon completion: 55th tallest
Interesting fact: The tower is part of Moscow’s thriving International Business Center, a mixed-use district centrally located within the Russian metropolis and loosely based on London’s Canary Wharf and Paris’s La Défense. It was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the same architecture firm behind One World Trade Center in New York City and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Photos: SOM, Evrasia 99911/yandex
Global ranking upon completion: 55th tallest
Interesting fact: The tower is part of Moscow’s thriving International Business Center, a mixed-use district centrally located within the Russian metropolis and loosely based on London’s Canary Wharf and Paris’s La Défense. It was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the same architecture firm behind One World Trade Center in New York City and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Photos: SOM, Evrasia 99911/yandex
7. Vostok Tower in Moscow,
Russia — 1,224 feet (373 meters)
Floors: 95
Global ranking upon completion: 43rd tallest
Interesting fact: Like OKO, the Vostok Tower is also part of Moscow’s fast-growing business district. Once the building is topped off, it will be the tallest in Europe.
Photos: wikipedia
Global ranking upon completion: 43rd tallest
Interesting fact: Like OKO, the Vostok Tower is also part of Moscow’s fast-growing business district. Once the building is topped off, it will be the tallest in Europe.
Photos: wikipedia
6. Eton Place
Dalian Tower 1 in Dalian, China — 1,257 feet (383 meters)
Floors: 80
Global ranking upon completion: 37th tallest
Interesting fact: Eton Place Dalian Tower 1 is one of five skyscrapers in the Eton Place Dalian development, which also includes a 62-story building and four 42-story towers.
Photos: NBBJ, Skyscraper Center
Global ranking upon completion: 37th tallest
Interesting fact: Eton Place Dalian Tower 1 is one of five skyscrapers in the Eton Place Dalian development, which also includes a 62-story building and four 42-story towers.
Photos: NBBJ, Skyscraper Center
5. Capital Market
Authority Tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — 1,263 feet
(385 meters)
Floors: 79
Global ranking upon completion: 34th tallest
Interesting fact: The tower’s external layer of fins, gantries and perforated panels are there to shade the building from the unrelenting desert sun.
Photos: hok, Andrew A. Shenouda/Flickr
Global ranking upon completion: 34th tallest
Interesting fact: The tower’s external layer of fins, gantries and perforated panels are there to shade the building from the unrelenting desert sun.
Photos: hok, Andrew A. Shenouda/Flickr
4. 432 Park Avenue in New
York City — 1,397 feet (426 meters)
Floors: 85
Global ranking upon completion: 22nd tallest
Interesting fact: As it has already been topped off, 432 Park Avenue is the tallest building in the the Western Hemisphere. The building’s most expensive unit on the market, Penthouse 94, is a full-floor, 8,255-square-foot six-bedroom with a $82.5 million price tag. That’s $9,994 per square foot.
Photos: dbox for CIM Group and Macklowe Properties, 432ParkAvenue
Global ranking upon completion: 22nd tallest
Interesting fact: As it has already been topped off, 432 Park Avenue is the tallest building in the the Western Hemisphere. The building’s most expensive unit on the market, Penthouse 94, is a full-floor, 8,255-square-foot six-bedroom with a $82.5 million price tag. That’s $9,994 per square foot.
Photos: dbox for CIM Group and Macklowe Properties, 432ParkAvenue
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