A1
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
New York, USA, Completed 1931
381 m/ 1250 ft/ 102 floors
Developer: Empire State, Inc
Architect: Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
Structural Engineer: Homer G. Balcom
G.F.A: 2.6 million sq ft
B1
1 WORLD TRADE CENTER
New York City, anticipated completion 2013
541 m/ 1776 ft/ 104 floors
Developer: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Structural Engineer: WSP Cantor Seinuk
G.F.A: 2.6 million sq ft above plaza level
C1
AL HAMRA FIRDOUS TOWER
Kuwait City, Kuwait, 2011
412 m/ 1352 ft/ 80 floors
Developer: Al Hamra Real Estate
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | Al Jazeera
Structural Engineer: SOM
G.F.A: 1.1 million sq ft
D1
GOLDIN FINANCE 117
Tianjin, China, estimated completion 2015
597 m/ 1958 ft/ 117 floors
Developer: Goldin Properties Holdings
Architect: P & T Architects | ECADI
Structural Engineer: Arup
G.F.A: 2.8 million sq ft
A2
SEARS TOWER
Chicago, USA, completed 1974
442 m/ 1450 ft/ 110 floors
Developer: Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Structural Engineer: SOM
G.F.A: 4.5 million sq ft
B2
2 WORLD TRADE CENTER
New York City, USA
411 m/ 1359 ft/ 88 floors
Developer: Silverstein Properties, Inc.
Architect: Foster + Partners | Adamson Associates
Structural Engineer: WSP Cantor Seinuk
G.F.A: 3.1 million sq ft
C2
CAPITAL MARKET AUTHORITY TOWER
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, anticipated completion 2012
385 m/ 1263 ft/ 80 floors
Developer: Capital Market Authority
Architect: HOK
Structural Engineer: WP Moore
G.F.A: 2 million sq ft
D2
TIANJIN R&F GUANGDONG TOWER
Tianjin, China, estimated completion 2015
439 m / 1440 ft / 92 floors
Developer: Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd.
Architect: Goettsch Partners
Structural Engineer: Arup
GBA: 3.2 million sq ft; Tower GFA: 2.7 million sq ft
A3
TRUMP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL & TOWER
Chicago, USA, completed 2009
423 m/ 1388 ft/ 92 floors
Developer: The Trump Organization, Inc.
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Structural Engineer: SOM
G.F.A: 2.6 million sq ft
B3
FEDERATION TOWER COMPLEX
Moscow, Russia, estimated completion 2016
1470 ft/ 448m/ 94 floors
Developer: Mirax Group Corp.
Architect: NPS Tschoban Voss
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
G.F.A: 4.1 million sq ft
C3
WORLD ONE
Mumbai, India, anticipated completion 2014
442 m/ 1404 ft/ 117 floors
Developer: Lodha Group
Architect: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
Structural Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson Associates
G.F.A: 1.8 million sq ft
D3
FORUM 66
Shenyang, China, estimated completion 2013
383/350 m/ 1259/1150 ft/ 75/67 floors
Developer: Hang Lung Properties
Architect: KPF | P&T International
Structural Engineer:
G.F.A:
A4
SHUN HING SQUARE
Shenzhen, China, Completed 1996
384 m/ 1260 ft/ 69 floors
Developer: Shun Hing Group
Architect: K.Y. Cheung Design Associates
Structural Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson Associates
G.F.A: 2.9 million sq ft
B4
MERCURY CITY TOWER
Moscow, Russia, estimated completion 2011/2012 )
380m/ 1247ft/ 70 floors
Developer: Mercury Development Company
Architect: Frank Williams | M.M. Posohin, G.L. Sirota
Structural Engineer: Grossman
G.F.A: 4.2 million sq ft
C4
SIGNATURE TOWER
Jakarta, Indonesia, estimated completion 2016
619 m/ 2029ft/ 111 floors
Developer: Pacific Place Jakarta Ltd
Architect: Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
G.F.A:
D4
CHONGQING ITCC
Chongqing, China, estimated completion 2016
468 m/ 1535 ft/ 98 floors
Developer: Shui On Development Limited
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC
Structural Engineer: Arup
G.F.A: 2.8 million sq ft
A5
CITIC PLAZA
Guangzhou, China, completed 1997
390m/ 1283 ft/ 80 floors
Developer: CITIC
Architect: DLN Architects & Engineers
Structural Engineer: Maunsell AECOM Group
G.F.A: 2.2 million sq ft
B5
23 MARINA
Dubai, UAE, estimated completion 2011
395 m/ 1296 ft/ 89 floors
Developer: Hiranandani Group
Architect: IEC | KEO | Hafeez Contractor
Structural Engineer: KEO International Consultants
G.F.A: 2.4 million sq ft
C5
SHANGHAI TOWER
Shanghai, China, anticipated completion 2014
632 m/2073 ft/128 floors
Developer: Shanghai Tower Const. & Development Co.
Architect: Gensler
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
G.F.A: 4.1 million sq ft
D5
SUZHOU SUPERTOWER
Suzhou, China, estimated completion 2016
452 m/ 1482 ft/ 92 floors
Developer: The Wharf
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC
Structural Engineer: Arup
A6
PETRONAS TOWERS
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, completed 1998
452m/ 1483ft/ 88 floors
Developer: KLCC Holdings Sdn Bhd
Architect: Cesar Pelli & Associates
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
G.F.A: 4.25 million sq ft
B6
ELITE RESIDENCE
Dubai, UAE, anticipated completion 2012
380 m/ 1247 ft/ 91 floors
Developer: Tameer Holding Investment
Architect: Engineer Adnan Saffarini
Structural Engineer: ASE
G.F.A:
C6
GUANGZHOU IFC
Guangzhou, China, 2010
440 m/ 1443 ft/ 104 floors
Developer: Yuexiu Property Company Limited
Architect: Wilkinson Eyre Architects LTD
Structural Engineer: Arup
G.F.A: 3.1 million sq ft
D6
WUHAN GREENLAND CENTER
Wuhan, China, anticipated completion 2016
606 m/ 1988 ft/ 119 floors
Developer: Greenland Group
Architect: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
G.F.A: 2.8 million sq ft
A7
JIN MAO TOWER
Shanghai, China, completed 1999
421m/ 1381ft/ 88 floors
Developer: China Jin Mao Group Co., Ltd.
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Structural Engineer: SOM
G.F.A: 3.1 million sq ft
B7
MARINA 101
Dubai, UAE, anticipated completion 2012
412 m/ 1,352 ft/ 101 floors
Developer: Sheffield Real Estate Group / EMAAR
Architect: National Engineering Bureau
Structural Engineer: National Engineering Bureau
G.F.A: 1.7 million sq ft
C7
THE CHOW TAI FOOK GUANGZHOU
Guangzhou, China, anticipated completion 2013
530 m/ 1738 ft/ 112 floors
Developer: New World Development
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC | DLN
Structural Engineer: Arup
G.F.A:
D7
WUHAN CENTER
Wuhan, China, Estimated Completion --438 m/ 1437 ft/ 88 floors
Developer: --Architect: ECADI
Structural Engineer: ECADI (TT Consulting Engineers)
G.F.A:
A8
TWO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE
Hong Kong, China, estimated Completion 2003
415m/ 1362 ft/ 88 floors
Developer: IFC Development
Architect: Cesar Pelli & Associates | Rocco Design Ltd
Structural Engineer: Arup
G.F.A: 4.6 million sq ft
B8
PRINCESS TOWER
Dubai, UAE, anticipated completion 2011
414m/ 1358 ft/ 101 floors
Developer: Tameer Holding Investment
Architect: Engineer Adnan Saffarini
Structural Engineer: ASE
G.F.A: 1.6 million sq ft
C8
KINGKEY FINANCE TOWER
Shenzhen, China, estimated completion 2011
442 m/ 1450 ft/ 100 floors
Developer: Kingkey Group
Architect: Terry Farrell & Partners
Structural Engineer: Arup
G.F.A: 2.25 million sq ft
D8
WUHAN RIVERVIEW PLAZA
Wuhan, China, anticipated completion 2014
460 m/1509 ft/ 65 floors
Developer: Shui On Land and Redevco Asia
Architect: Pelli Clarke Pelli (Designer: Larry Ng)
Structural Engineer:
G.F.A: 1.2 million sq ft
A9
TAIPEI 101
Taipei, Taiwan, completed 2003
509 m/ 1671 ft/ 101 floors
Developer: Taipei Financial Center Corporation
Architect: C.Y. Lee & Partners
Structural Eng: Thornton Tomasetti | Evergreen Group
G.F.A: 4.4 million sq ft
B9
PENTOMINIUM
Dubai, UAE, anticipated completion 2013
518 m/ 1693 ft/ 122 floors
Developer: Trident International Holdings
Architect: Aedas
Structural Engineer: Hyder Consulting
G.F.A: 1.6 million sq ft
C9
PING AN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CENTER
Shenzhen, China, anticipated completion 2015
648 m/2126 ft/ 115 floors
Developer: China Ping An Insurance Company of China
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC | CCDI
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
G.F.A: 4.2 million sq ft
D9
SEOUL LIGHT DMC TOWER
Seoul, South Korea , anticipated completeion 2015
640 m/ 2100 ft/ 133 floors
Developer: Seoul Metropolitan Government
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Structural Engineer: SOM
G.F.A: 3.4 million sq ft
A10
SHANGHAI WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
Shanghai, China , completed 2008
492 m/ 1,614 ft / 101 floors
Developer: Mori Building Company
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, PC
Structural Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson Associates
G.F.A: 4.1 million sq ft
B10
ALDAR CENTRAL MARKET
Abu Dhabi, UAE, anticipated completion 2012
382 m/ 1253 ft/ 88 floors
Developer: Aldar Properties
Architect: Foster + Partners | Planar
Structural Engineer: WP Moore / Halvorson & Partners |
G.F.A: 890,000 sq ft
C10
NANJING GREENLAND FINANCIAL CENTER
Nanjing, China, 2010
450 m/ 1480 ft/ 89 floors
Developer: Greenland Group
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Structural Engineer: SOM
G.F.A: 2.8 million sq ft
D10
SEOUL LOTTE SUPER TOWER
Seoul, South Korea, anticipated completion 2015
555 m/ 1821 ft/ 123 floors
Developer: Lotte Moolsan Group
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC | BAUM
Structural Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson Associates
G.F.A: 2.1 million sq ft
A11
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE CENTRE
Hong Kong, China, completed 2010
484 m/ 1588 ft/ 108 floors
Developer: Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd
Architect: KPF | Wong & Ouyang (HK) Limited
Structural Engineer: Arup
G.F.A: 2.8 million sq ft
B11
KAMAL MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
Doha, Qatar, under construction
410 m/ 1338 ft/ 79 floors
Developer: Tarek Kudsi, Diafah Investment Company
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Assoc. | Diwan al Emara
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
G.F.A: 2.4 million sq ft
C11
NANJING TOWER
Nanjing, China, anticipated completion 2013
400 m/ 1312 ft/ 90 floors
Developer: Suning Real Estate Development Co.
Architect: Murphy/Jahn
Structural Engineer: Werner Sobek
G.F.A: 3.1 million sq ft
D11
BUSAN LOTTE WORLD TOWER
Busan, South Korea, anticipated completion 2016
510 m/ 1674 ft/ 130 floors
Developer: Lotte Group
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Structural Engineer: SOM
G.F.A: 2.5 million sq ft
A12
BURJ KHALIFA
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, completed 2010
828 m/ 2717 ft/ 160 floors
Developer: Emaar Properties
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Structural Engineer: SOM | Hyder Consulting
G.F.A.: 3.0 million sq ft
B12
ABRAJ AL BAIT TOWERS
Mecca, Saudi Arabia, anticipated completion 2012
601 m/ 1972 ft/ 95 floors
Developer: Saudi Binladin Group
Architects: Dar Al-Handasah Architects
Structural Engineer: DAR
G.F.A: 5,039,663 sq ft
C12
DALIAN ETON CENTER
Dalian, China, anticipated completion 2013
383 m/ 1257 ft/ 81 floors
Developer: Eton Group
Architect: NBBJ
Structural Engineer: Arup
G.F.A.: 8.6 million sq ft (entire complex)
D12
HAEUNDAE RESORT COMPLEX LANDMARK TOWER
Busan, South Korea
486 m/ 1593 ft/ 108 floors
Developer: Triple Square AMC
Architect: KPF | Samoo Architects & Engineers
Structural Engineer: Arup
G.F.A.: