Building Investment (November-December 2021)

Concepts & Designs
TOP 10
TALLEST
BUILDINGS IN
THE WORLD
Humanity has become obsessed with breaking its limits, creating
new records only to break them again and again. In fact, our
cities’ skylines have always been defined by those in power during
every period in history. At one point churches left their mark,
followed by public institutions and in the last few decades, it’s
commercial skyscrapers that continue to stretch taller and taller.
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has developed its
own system for classifying tall buildings, stating that the Burj Khalifa (828 metres
in height) is the currently the world’s tallest building. These are the top 10 tallest
buildings in the world today.
(Source: modlar.com)
#10
Taipei 101
Taipei 101, formerly known as the Taipei
World Financial Center, held the title of
the world’s tallest building from 2004
to 2010 until the completion of Burj
Khalifa. In 2011, the tower received a
LEED Platinum certification for Operation
and Maintenance, a spectacular feat for a
building of its size and complexity.
CLASSIFICATION: Commercial
LOCATION: Taipei, Taiwan
HEIGHT: 1,667 ft (508 m)
FLOORS: 101
OWNER: Taipei Financial Center Corporation
ARCHITECT: CY Lee & Partners
APPROX. PROJECT COST: US$1.89 billion
APPROX. COMMENCEMENT DATE: 1Q 1999
APPROX. COMPLETION DATE: 4Q 2004
(Source: VCG Photo via news.cgtn.com)
#09
CITIC Tower
CITIC Tower is also known as China Zun.
‘Zun’ comes from an ancient Chinese wine
vessel that inspired the tower’s design.
Since the authorities have restricted new
projects in the central business district
to a height of at most 180 metres to drop
congestion, the CITIC Tower is likely to
remain the tallest building in Beijing for a
long time.
CLASSIFICATION: Mixed-Use
LOCATION: Beijing, China
HEIGHT: 1,731 ft (527.7 m)
FLOORS: 109
DEVELOPER: CITIC Real Estate
ARCHITECT: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
(Design Architect), TFP Farrells (Land Bid
Concept), BIAD (Land Bid Concept & Architect
of Record)
APPROX. PROJECT COST: US$3.8 billion
APPROX. COMMENCEMENT DATE: 3Q 2011
APPROX. COMPLETION DATE: 4Q 2018
(Source: divisare.com)
#08
Tianjin CTF
Finance Center
The Tianjin CTF Finance Center utilizes
undulating curves to subtly express three
programmatic components while adding a
bold monolithic expression to the skyline.
It serves as an anchor for the wider
area development, while housing luxury
serviced apartments, office space, and a
hotel.
CLASSIFICATION: Mixed-use
LOCATION: Tianjin, China
HEIGHT: 1,740 ft (530 m)
FLOORS: 97
DEVELOPER: New World Development
ARCHITECT: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP in
collaboration with Ronald Lu & Partners.
APPROX. PROJECT COST: US$1.2 billion
APPROX. COMMENCEMENT DATE: 4Q 2009
APPROX. COMPLETION DATE: 3Q 2019
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