{"id":234,"date":"2015-06-22T16:29:48","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T16:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maisonvalentina.net\/en\/inspiration-and-ideas\/?p=234"},"modified":"2015-06-22T16:33:42","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T16:33:42","slug":"the-tallest-skyscrapers-to-be-completed-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maisonvalentina.net\/en\/inspiration-and-ideas\/artarchitecture\/the-tallest-skyscrapers-to-be-completed-in-2015","title":{"rendered":"The Tallest Skyscrapers to be Completed in 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are 3 known terms to differentiate tall building heights: Tall buildings, which measure between 200m and 300m in height, then there are Supertall buildings, which measure between 300m and 600m, and lastly, there are Megatall buildings which measure anything above 600m. The number of Tall buildings around the world will double in the next 10 years, and the number of Megatall infrastructures will boost from 2 until 10 by the year 2020.<\/p>\n

Skyscraper construction is booming, with architects and engineers taking structures and edifices to new heights, literally. Here is a list of the tallest buildings to be completed by the end of the new year.<\/p>\n

#10 ADNOC Headquarters \u2013 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Height:<\/strong>\u00a0342\u00a0meters (1,122 feet)<\/p>\n

Floors:<\/strong>\u00a076<\/p>\n

\nGlobal ranking upon completion<\/strong>:\u00a062nd tallest<\/div>\n
\nInteresting fact:<\/strong>\u00a0The new headquarters for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is, somewhat ironically, being built to LEED Gold green building certification.<\/div>\n

#9 Forum 66 Tower 2 \u2013 Shenyang, China<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Height:<\/strong> 351 meters (1,150 feet)<\/p>\n

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Floors:<\/strong>\u00a068<\/p>\n

Global ranking upon completion:<\/strong>\u00a056th tallest<\/p>\n

Interesting fact:<\/strong>\u00a0When fully complete, the 9.3 million-square-foot, multi-building complex will include a mall, hotel, office space, residential units and a subway. Tower 2, the office portion of the project, will be the tallest building in Shenyang.<\/p>\n

#8 OKO Tower \u2013 Moscow, Russia<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Height:<\/strong> 352 meters (1,155 feet)<\/p>\n

Floors:<\/strong> 85<\/p>\n

\nGlobal ranking upon completion:<\/strong>\u00a055th tallest<\/div>\n

Interesting fact:<\/strong>\u00a0The tower is part of Moscow\u2019s thriving International Business Center, a mixed-use district centrally located within the Russian metropolis and loosely based on London\u2019s Canary Wharf and Paris\u2019s La D\u00e9fense. It was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the same architecture firm behind One World Trade Center in New York City and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.<\/p>\n

#7 Vostok Tower \u2013 Moscow, Russia<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Height:<\/strong> 373 meters (1,224 feet)<\/p>\n

Floors:<\/strong>\u00a095<\/p>\n

\nGlobal ranking upon completion:<\/strong>\u00a043rd tallest<\/div>\n

Interesting fact:<\/strong>\u00a0Like OKO, the Vostok Tower is also part of Moscow\u2019s fast-growing business district. Once the building is topped off, it will be the tallest in Europe.<\/p>\n

#6 Eton Place Dalian Tower 1 \u2013 Dalian, China<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Height:<\/strong> 383 meters (1,257 feet)<\/p>\n

Floors:<\/strong>\u00a080<\/p>\n

\nGlobal ranking upon completion:<\/strong>\u00a037th tallest<\/div>\n

Interesting fact:<\/strong>\u00a0Eton Place Dalian Tower 1 is one of five skyscrapers in the Eton Place Dalian development, which also includes a 62-story building and four 42-story towers.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

#5 Capital Market Authority Tower \u2013 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Height:<\/strong> 385 meters (1,263 feet)<\/p>\n

Floors:<\/strong>\u00a079<\/p>\n

\nGlobal ranking upon completion:<\/strong>\u00a034th tallest<\/div>\n

Interesting fact:<\/strong>\u00a0The tower\u2019s external layer of fins, gantries and perforated panels are there to shade the building from the unrelenting desert sun.<\/p>\n

#4 432 Park Avenue \u2013 New York City, U.S.A.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Height:<\/strong> 426 meters (1,397 feet)<\/p>\n

Floors:<\/strong>\u00a085<\/p>\n

\nGlobal ranking upon completion:<\/strong>\u00a022nd tallest<\/div>\n

Interesting fact:<\/strong>\u00a0As it has already been topped off, 432 Park Avenue is the tallest building in the the Western Hemisphere. The building\u2019s most expensive unit on the market, Penthouse 94, is a full-floor, 8,255-square-foot six-bedroom with a $82.5 million price tag.<\/p>\n

#3 Marina 101 \u2013 Dubai, U.A.E.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Height:<\/strong> 426 meters (1,399 feet)<\/p>\n

Floors:<\/strong>\u00a0101<\/p>\n

\nGlobal ranking upon completion<\/strong>:\u00a021st tallest<\/div>\n

Interesting fact:<\/strong>\u00a0Construction on Marina 101, Dubai\u2019s second tallest tower, originally began in 2006 but was stalled due to the global financial crisis. The project will finally be completed in the early part of 2015.<\/p>\n

#2 Wuhan Center \u2013 Wuhan, China<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Height:<\/strong> 438 meters (1,437 feet)<\/p>\n

Floors:<\/strong>\u00a088<\/p>\n

\nGlobal ranking upon completion:<\/strong>\u00a019th tallest<\/div>\n

Interesting fact:<\/strong>\u00a0The tower\u2019s aerodynamic shape was designed to reduce wind resistance and the vortex action that builds up around super-tall towers.<\/p>\n

#1 Shanghai Tower \u2013\u00a0Shanghai, China<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Height:<\/strong> 632 meters (2,073 feet)<\/p>\n

Floors:<\/strong>\u00a0128<\/p>\n

\nGlobal ranking upon completion:<\/strong>\u00a03rd tallest<\/div>\n

Interesting fact:<\/strong>\u00a0The topped off construction site is a favourite target of so-called \u201croof toppers,\u201d daredevils who scale tall buildings without safety equipment for fun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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