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RANK
|
Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Burj Khalifa | Dubai | 2010 |
828 m / 2,717 ft |
163 | Office / Residential / Hotel |
2 | Lotte World Tower | Seoul | 2017 |
555 m / 1,819 ft |
123 | Hotel / Residential / Office / Retail |
3 | Shanghai World Financial Center | Shanghai | 2008 |
492 m / 1,614 ft |
101 | Hotel / Office |
4 | 432 Park Avenue | New York City | 2015 |
426 m / 1,397 ft |
85 | Residential |
5 | Jin Mao Tower | Shanghai | 1999 |
421 m / 1,380 ft |
88 | Hotel / Office |
6 | Menara Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur | 1996 |
420 m / 1,379 ft |
15 | Telecommunications / Observation |
7 | Burj Al Arab | Dubai | 1999 |
321 m / 1,053 ft |
56 | Hotel |
8 | Devon Energy Center | Oklahoma City | 2012 |
257 m / 844 ft |
52 | Office |
9 | Marina Bay Sands Hotel Tower 1 | Singapore | 2010 |
207 m / 679 ft |
57 | Hotel |
9 | Marina Bay Sands Hotel Tower 3 | Singapore | 2010 |
207 m / 679 ft |
57 | Hotel |
31 October 2019
The Garden City in Three Dimensions
Moshe Safdie, Founder at Safdie Architects, speaks at the 2019 CTBUH International Congress in Chicago on 31 October 2019.
16 May 2023
The Economics of Record-Breaking Height
This paper reviews the development history of record-breaking skyscrapers to better understand their economics. Given how tall they are, the supposed reason for their construction...
27 January 2021
Curated 79th Floor Luxury Residence Hits the Market at New York City High-Rise
“Among the clouds, at one thousand feet, exists an inner floating garden,” reads the first line of the Engel & Völkers Mercedes Berk team’s off-market...
HALFEN (2022)
RANK
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Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Burj Khalifa | Dubai | 2010 |
828 m / 2,717 ft |
163 | Office / Residential / Hotel |
2 | Lotte World Tower | Seoul | 2017 |
555 m / 1,819 ft |
123 | Hotel / Residential / Office / Retail |
3 | Shanghai World Financial Center | Shanghai | 2008 |
492 m / 1,614 ft |
101 | Hotel / Office |
4 | 432 Park Avenue | New York City | 2015 |
426 m / 1,397 ft |
85 | Residential |
5 | Jin Mao Tower | Shanghai | 1999 |
421 m / 1,380 ft |
88 | Hotel / Office |
6 | Menara Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur | 1996 |
420 m / 1,379 ft |
15 | Telecommunications / Observation |
7 | Burj Al Arab | Dubai | 1999 |
321 m / 1,053 ft |
56 | Hotel |
8 | Devon Energy Center | Oklahoma City | 2012 |
257 m / 844 ft |
52 | Office |
9 | Marina Bay Sands Hotel Tower 1 | Singapore | 2010 |
207 m / 679 ft |
57 | Hotel |
9 | Marina Bay Sands Hotel Tower 3 | Singapore | 2010 |
207 m / 679 ft |
57 | Hotel |
11 | Marina Bay Sands Hotel Tower 2 | Singapore | 2010 |
203 m / 665 ft |
57 | Hotel |
12 | Aria Resort & Casino | Las Vegas | 2009 |
183 m / 600 ft |
60 | Hotel / Casino |
13 | VDARA | Las Vegas | 2009 |
169 m / 556 ft |
55 | Hotel |
14 | Post Turm | Bonn | 2002 |
162 m / 533 ft |
42 | Office |
15 | Nextower | Frankfurt am Main | 2009 |
136 m / 446 ft |
35 | Office |
16 | JW Marriott Hotel Frankfurt | Frankfurt am Main | 2009 |
99 m / 325 ft |
28 | Hotel |
17 | The Capital | Mumbai | 2013 |
79 m / 259 ft |
19 | Office |
Average Building Age*
16 Years
Most Common Function*
Mixed-use (38%)
Most Common Material*
Composite (62%)
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database
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31 October 2019
Moshe Safdie, Founder at Safdie Architects, speaks at the 2019 CTBUH International Congress in Chicago on 31 October 2019.
22 October 2018
Since their earliest form, tall buildings have stood as technological marvels, reflecting the latest advancements in materials, methodologies, and tools. These two technologies continue to...
16 August 2018
William Pedersen, Principal, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, sat down with CTBUH to discuss his vision for the iconic Shanghai World Financial Center, which was recognized...
31 May 2018
Joining the ranks of the world’s top ten tallest buildings, the 123-story Lotte World Tower rises to 555 meters and offers one of the world’s...
30 May 2018
The Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC) is a symbol of commerce and culture that speaks to the city’s emergence as a global capital. Located in...
30 October 2017
Quay Quarter Tower (QQT) will create a stunning new building on the Sydney skyline that sets new benchmarks in office tower design globally and creates...
16 March 2017
Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first lecture of the series Building Tall...
03 November 2016
Dr. Cheong Koon Hean is an architect and urban planner who has been credited with shaping much of Singapore’s urban landscape. Throughout her career, she...
03 November 2016
Throughout history, it has been proven time and again that the simplest innovations can often offer the greatest and widest ranging impact. This is certainly...
20 October 2016
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Carol Willis of The Skyscraper Museum in New York City presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 7:...
16 May 2023
Jason Barr & Peter A. Weismantle
This paper reviews the development history of record-breaking skyscrapers to better understand their economics. Given how tall they are, the supposed reason for their construction...
22 August 2022
S. Isaac Work & Shawn Ursini, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Tall building design has diversified and adapted to accommodate increased demand for distinctive amenities at a range of heights. Swimming pools are a classic feature...
25 June 2020
Sae Hwang Oh, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Beginning in the late 19th century, construction of skyscrapers spread throughout Chicago, New York City, and then the world as demand of space in buildings...
20 March 2020
CTBUH Research
This research paper undertakes a review of the 2012 report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, “Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the...
30 January 2020
Yu Ye, Zhendong Wang, Nannan Dong & Xihui Zhou, Tongji University
Tall buildings unquestionably need to improve their impact on the urban habitat. A human-focused approach to measuring the social impact of tall buildings’ ground conditions,...
30 January 2020
CTBUH Research
The combined brains of the CTBUH editorial and database staff boldly predict what might happen across the global skyscraper industry in 2020. Check out our...
28 December 2019
SawTeen See, Robert Bird Group Pty Ltd
Aerodynamic damping through the use of vertical long slots reduces the dynamic component of the wind loads on the building. Seminal examples include the three-legged...
28 October 2019
Peter Weismantle, AS+GG; James Antell, Telgian Engineering & Consulting
As international design teams participated in the development of high-rise structures around the world, many of the concepts of fire-safe design first introduced in the...
11 October 2019
CTBUH Research
The default image of the skyscraper for the past 50 years in the public imagination has likely been the extruded, rectilinear corporate “box,” derived from...
27 January 2021
“Among the clouds, at one thousand feet, exists an inner floating garden,” reads the first line of the Engel & Völkers Mercedes Berk team’s off-market...
30 July 2020
History does not want for dizzying fantasies of tall buildings. From the Tower of Babel onwards, humanity has dreamed of ever-more wondrous skyscrapers, whether we...
30 July 2020
History does not want for dizzying fantasies of tall buildings. From the Tower of Babel onwards, humanity has dreamed of ever-more wondrous skyscrapers, whether we...
28 February 2019
The administrative procedures have been completed to erect what could be the new tallest building in Korea, after Hyundai Motor Group applied for the construction...
21 January 2019
For decades, the New York City skyline was dominated by one building, the 1,250-foot-tall (381-meter) Empire State Building. But 17 “supertall” skyscrapers — defined as...
26–30 October 2015
After a post-recession hiatus in tall building construction in many countries lasting several years, numerous cities are again resurgent.
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