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Tallest 20 in 2020Projected World’s Tallest 20 Buildings in the Year 2020
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat S.R. Crown Hall Illinois Institute of Technology 3360 South State Street Chicago IL, 60616, USA
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The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, based at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, is an international not-for-profit organization supported by architecture, engineering, planning, development and construction professionals, designed to facilitate exchanges among those involved in all aspects of the planning, design, construction and operation of tall buildings.
The CTBUH is the world’s leading body in the field of tall buildings and the recognized source of information on tall buildings internationally. It is the arbiter of the criteria upon which tall building height is measured, and thus the title of “The World’s Tallest Building” determined.
Kingdom Tower1,000+ m/3,280+ ftJeddah
201918171614 15131211109875 64321Above: Diagram of the World’s Tallest 20 Buildings as projected by 2020, according to the CTBUH Height Criteria “Height to Architectural Top.” Estimated as of December 2011. For more on CTBUH height criteria, see http://criteria.ctbuh.org/.
Burj Khalifa828 m/2,717 ftDubai
Ping An Finance Center660 m/2,165 ftShenzhen
Seoul Light DMC Tower640 m/2,101 ftSeoul
Signature Tower Jakarta638 m/2,093 ftJakarta
Shanghai Tower632 m/2,073 ftShanghai
Wuhan Greenland Center606 m/1,988 ftWuhan
Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel601 m/1,972 ftMecca
Goldin Finance 117597 m/1,957 ftTianjin
Lotte World Tower555 m/1,819 ftSeoul
Doha Convention Center and Tower551 m/1,808 ftDoha
One World Trade Center541 m/1,776 ftNew York City
Dalian Greenland Center518 m/1,699 ftDalian
Pentominium516 m/1,693 ftDubai
Busan Lotte Town Tower510 m/1,674 ftBusan
Shanghai World Financial Center492 m/1,614 ftShanghai
Taipei 101508 m/1,667 ftTaipei
Middle EastUnited States
HotelMixed Use
ResidentialO�ce
CompleteUnder Construction
ProposedConstruction Stopped
ChinaOther Asia
The CTF Guangzhou530 m/1,739 ftGuangzhou
Kaisa Feng Long Centre500 m/1,640 ftShenzhen
Tianjin Chow Tai Fook Binhai Center530 m/1,739 ftTianjin
“Future Tallest” Criteria: Buildings included in this study are either built, under construction or considered real proposals. Projects that have commenced construction, but with works currently halted, are also included if there is a strong possibility of the project progressing to final completion. A real proposal can be considered such if it has: a specific site with ownership interests within the building development team; a full professional design team progressing the design beyond the conceptual stage; formal planning consent/legal permission for construction (or is in the process of obtaining such permission); and a full intention to progress the building to construction and completion. Furthermore this research only considers projects that are within the public domain and have the consent for inclusion from the respective client-consultant teams. Because of this multi-faceted inclusion criteria, a number of prominent projects were not included in the study, including: India Tower, Mumbai; Triple One, Seoul; Hyundai Global Business Center, Seoul; and Zhongguo Zun, Beijing.
(Data as of December 2011)
2 Burj Khalifa
Dubai, UAEHeight: 828 m/2,717 ftCurrent Status: CompletedCompletion Date: 2010Building Use: Office/Residential/HotelStructural Material: Steel/ConcreteTotal Floors: 163
Owner/Developer: Emaar Properties PJSCArchitect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLPAssociate Architect: Hyder ConsultingStructural Engineer: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLPMEP Engineer: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLPProject Manager: Turner ConstructionMain Contractors: Samsung E & C; Arabtec; Besix Group
16 Pentominium
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHeight: 516 m/1,693 ftCurrent Status: Construction StoppedCompletion Date: UnknownBuilding Use: ResidentialStructural Material: Steel/ConcreteTotal Floors: 122
Developer: Trident International HoldingsArchitect: AEDASStructural Engineers: Hyder Consulting MEP Engineer: Hyder ConsultingProject Manager: Precipio Consulting Main Contractor: Arabian Construction Company
12 One World Trade Center
New York City, USAHeight: 541 m/1,776 ftCurrent Status: Under ConstructionCompletion Date: 2013Building Use: OfficeStructural Material: CompositeTotal Floors: 104
Owner: 1 World Trade Center LLCDeveloper: Port Authority of New York & New JerseyArchitect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLPStructural Engineers: WSP Cantor Seinuk; Schlaich Bergermann und PartnerMEP Engineer: Jaros Baum & BollesMain Contractor: Tishman Construction
10 Lotte World Tower Seoul, South KoreaHeight: 555 m/1,819 ftCurrent Status: Under ConstructionCompletion Date: 2015Building Use: Hotel/OfficeStructural Material: CompositeTotal Floors: 123
Owner/Developer: The Lotte GroupArchitect: Kohn Pedersen Fox AssociatesAssociate Architect: Baum Architects, Engineers & ConsultantsStructural Engineers: Leslie E. Robertson AssociatesMEP Engineer: SYSKA Hennessy Group
14 Tianjin Chow Tai Fook Binhai CenterTianjin, ChinaHeight: 530 m/1,739 ft Current Status: ProposedCompletion Date: 2015Building Use: Residential/Hotel/OfficeStructural Material: CompositeTotal Floors: 97
Owner/Developer: New World China LandArchitect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLPAssociate Architect: ECADIStructural Engineers: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLPMEP Engineer: Parson Brinckerhoff Consultants Pte Ltd
3Kingdom Tower
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia1Height: 1,000 + m/3,280 + ftCurrent Status: ProposedCompletion Date: 2018Building Use: Hotel/Residential/OfficeStructural Material: ConcreteTotal Floors: 156
Owner/Developer: Jeddah Economic CompanyArchitect: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill ArchitectureAssociate Architect: Dar Al-Handasah Shair & PartnersStructural Engineers: Thornton TomasettiMEP Engineer: Environmental Systems Design, Inc.Main Contractor: Saudi Bin Ladin Group
11 Doha Convention Center and Tower
Doha, QatarHeight: 551 m/1,808 ftCurrent Status: Construction StoppedCompletion Date: UnknownBuilding Use: Residential/HotelStructural Material: Steel/ConcreteTotal Floors: 112
Owner/Developer: Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Co.Architect: Murphy/Jahn Architects Structural Engineers: Magnusson Klemencic Associates; Werner Sobek Engineering & Design; Hyder ConsultingMEP Engineer: Arup; Hyder ConsultingProject Manager: Turner Construction
9 Goldin Finance 117 Tianjin, ChinaHeight: 597 m/1,957 ftCurrent Status: Under ConstructionCompletion Date: 2015Building Use: Hotel/OfficeStructural Material: CompositeTotal Floors: 128
Owner/Developer: Goldin Properties Holdings Ltd.Architect: P & T GroupAssociate Architect: ECADIStructural Engineers: ArupMEP Engineer: Parsons Brinckerhoff Consultants Pte LtdProject Manager: Goldin Properties Holdings Limited Main Contractor: Third Bureau of CSCEC
13 The CTF Guangzhou Guangzhou, ChinaHeight: 530 m/1,739 ft Current Status: Under ConstructionCompletion Date: 2017Building Use: Hotel/Residential/OfficeStructural Material: CompositeTotal Floors: 111
Owner: Chow Tai Fook EnterprisesDeveloper: New World Project ManagementArchitect: Kohn Pedersen Fox AssociatesAssociate Architect: Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Eng.Structural Engineers: ArupMEP Engineer: Parsons Brinckerhoff Consultants Pte LtdProject Manager: New World Project Management LtdMain Contractor: Hyundai Engineering & Construction
4 Seoul Light DMC Tower Seoul, South KoreaHeight: 640 m/2,101 ftCurrent Status: ProposedCompletion Date: 2017Building Use: Hotel/Residential/OfficeStructural Material: CompositeTotal Floors: 130
Owner: Seoul Light AMC Developer: Millennium BuilderArchitect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLPAssociate Architect: SamooStructural Engineers: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLPMEP Engineer: SYSKA Hennessy GroupMain Contractor: Daewoo; Daelim; Doosan E&C
5 Signature Tower Jakarta Jakarta, IndonesiaHeight: 638 m/2,093 ftCurrent Status: ProposedCompletion Date: 2016Building Use: Hotel/OfficeStructural Material: CompositeTotal Floors: 111
Owner/Developer: PT Grahamas AdisentosaArchitect: Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, StewartAssociate Architect: PDW ArchitectsStructural Engineers: Thornton Tomasetti; PT Gistama IntisemestaMEP Engineer: Beca Group; PT Hantaran Prima MandiriProject Manager: PT Grahamas Adisentosa
6 Shanghai Tower Shanghai, ChinaHeight: 632 m/2,073 ftCurrent Status: Under ConstructionCompletion Date: 2014Building Use: Hotel/OfficeStructural Material: CompositeTotal Floors: 121
Owner/Developer: Shanghai Tower Construction & DevelopmentArchitect: GenslerAssociate Architect: Architectural Design & Research Institute of Tongji UniversityStructural Engineers: Thornton TomasettiMEP Engineer: CosentiniMain Contractor: Shanghai Construction
7 Wuhan Greenland Center Wuhan, ChinaHeight: 606 m/1,988 ftCurrent Status: ProposedCompletion Date: 2015Building Use: Hotel/Residential/OfficeStructural Material: CompositeTotal Floors: 118
Owner/Developer: Wuhan Greenland Bin Jiang Property Co. Ltd.Architect: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill ArchitectureAssociate Architect: ECADIStructural Engineers: Thornton TomasettiMEP Engineer: PositivEnergy Practice
8 Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel Mecca, Saudi ArabiaHeight: 601 m/1,972 ftCurrent Status: Topped OutCompletion Date: 2012Building Use: HotelStructural Material: Steel/ConcreteTotal Floors: 120
Owner/Developer: Saudi Bin Ladin GroupArchitect: Dar Al-Handasah Shair & PartnersStructural Engineers: Dar Al-Handasah Shair & PartnersMEP Engineer: Dar Al-Handasah Shair & Partners Project Manager: Dar Al-Handasah Shair & Partners Main Contractor: Saudi Bin Ladin Group
Building Status
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Building Use
15 Dalian Greenland Center Dalian, ChinaHeight: 518 m/1,699 ftCurrent Status: Under ConstructionCompletion Date: 2016Building Use: Hotel/Residential/OfficeStructural Material: CompositeTotal Floors: 88
Owner/Developer: Greenland GroupArchitect: HOKAssociate Architect: ECADIStructural Engineers: ECADI MEP Engineer: ECADIProject Manager: Greenland Group Main Contractor: Shanghai Construction
Ping An Finance Center Shenzhen, ChinaHeight: 660 m/2,165 ftCurrent Status: Under ConstructionCompletion Date: 2015Building Use: OfficeStructural Material: CompositeTotal Floors: 115
Owner/Developer: Ping An Life Insurance Company of ChinaArchitect: Kohn Pedersen Fox AssociatesAssociate Architect: China Construction Design InternationalStructural Engineers: Thornton TomasettiMEP Engineer: J. Roger Preston Group
Shanghai World Financial Center
Shanghai, ChinaHeight: 492m/1,614ftCurrent Status: CompletedCompletion Date: 2008Building Use: Hotel/OfficeStructural Material: CompositeTotal Floors: 101
Owner: Shanghai World Financial Center Co. Ltd.Developer: Mori BuildingArchitect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Irie Miyake Architects & EngineersAssociate Architect: Shanghai Modern Architectural Design; ECADIStructural Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson AssociatesMEP Engineer: Kenchiku Setubi Sekkei KenkyushoProject Manager: Mori BuildingMain Contractors: China State Construction; Shanghai Construction
2019 Kaisa Feng Long Centre Shenzhen, ChinaHeight: 500m/1,640ftCurrent Status: ProposedCompletion Date: UnknownBuilding Use: Hotel/OfficeStructural Material: CompositeTotal Floors: 92
Owner/Developer: Kaisa Group HoldingsArchitect: RTKLStructural Engineers: RTKLMEP Engineer: RTKL
Taipei 101 Taipei, Taiwan, PRCHeight: 508m/1,667ftCurrent Status: CompletedCompletion Date: 2004Building Use: OfficeStructural Material: CompositeTotal Floors: 101
Owner/Developer: Taipei Financial Center CorporationArchitect: C.Y. Lee & Partners Architects/PartnersStructural Engineers: Thornton Tomasetti; Evergreen EngineeringMEP Engineer: Continental Engineering Consultants, Inc.Project Manager: Turner Construction Main Contractors: Kumagai Gumi; Taiwan Kumagai; RSEA Engineering; Ta-You-Wei Construction; Samsung E & C
18Busan Lotte Town Tower Busan, South KoreaHeight: 510 m/1,674 ftCurrent Status: Under ConstructionCompletion Date: 2016Building Use: Residential/Hotel/OfficeStructural Material: CompositeTotal Floors: 107
Owner/Developer: The Lotte GroupArchitect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLPAssociate Architect: Heerim Architects & PlannersStructural Engineers: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLPMEP Engineer: Syska Hennessy GroupMain Contractor: Lotte Construction Management
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