Skyscrapers Climb Ever Higher

 Skyscrapers Climb Ever Higher

World's Tallest Buildings Under Construction

1. India Tower; Mumbai; 2,362 feet, 125 floors; Foster and Partners
2. Ping An International Finance Center Tower 1; Shenzhen; 2,165 feet, 115 floors; Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)
3. Shanghai Tower; Shanghai; 2,074 feet, 128 floors; Gensler
4. Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel; Makkah, Saudia Arabia; 1,972 feet, 95 floors; Dar Al-Handasah Architects
5. Goldin Finance 117; Tianjin; 1,959 feet, 117 floors; P&T Group
6. Doha Convention Center Tower; Doha; 1,808 feet, 112 floors; Murphy/Jahn
7. One World Trade Center; NYC; 1,776 feet, 105 floors; David Childs/SOM
8. Chow Tai Fook Centre; Guangzhou; 1,739 feet, 116 floors; KPF
9. Dalian Greenland Center; Dalian, China; 1,699 feet, 108 floors; HOK
10. Pentominium; Dubai; 1,692 feet, 122 floors; Aedas
11. Burj Al Alam; Dubai; 1,673 feet, 108 floors; Nikken Sekkei
    Qatar National Bank Tower; Doha; 1,673 feet, 101 floors; KEO/Peddle Thorp Architects

Information provided by the CTBUH

http://archrecord.construction.com/news/2011/03/110302skyscrapers_climb_higher.asp

India Tower

Foster and Partners

Mumbai, India

2,362 feet, 125 floors

 

Ping An International Finance Center Tower 1

Kohn Pedersen Fox

Shenzhen, China

2,165 feet, 115 floors

Shanghai Tower

Gensler

Shanghai, China

(far right) 2,074 feet, 128 floors

Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel

Dar Al-Handasah Architects

Makkah, Saudia Arabia

1,972 feet, 95 floors

Goldin Finance 117

P&T Group

Tianjin, China

1,959 feet, 117 floors

Doha Convention Center Tower

Murphy/Jahn

Doha, Qatar

1,808 feet, 112 floors

World Trade Center

David Childs/SOM

New York, New York

1,776 feet, 105 floors

Chow Tai Fook Centre

Kohn Pedersen Fox

Guangzhou, China

1,739 feet, 116 floors

Dalian Greenland Center

HOK

Dalian, China

1,699 feet, 108 floors

Pentominium

Aedas

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1,692 feet, 122 floors

Burj Al Alam

Nikken Sekkei

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1,673 feet, 108 floors

http://archrecord.construction.com/news/2011/03/110302skyscrapers_climb_higher-slideshow.asp?slide=1

Dr. EMAD H. ISMAEEL

                  Dept. of Architecture E-mail:        emadhanee@yahoo.com

                  University of Mosul

                  Mosul - Iraq

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