{"id":105506,"date":"2014-11-09T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2014-11-09T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/?p=105506"},"modified":"2024-02-19T03:02:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T08:02:44","slug":"tallest-new-buildings-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/archives\/tallest-new-buildings-2015","title":{"rendered":"Behold the towering beauty of the world’s tallest new buildings of 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The following list is based on data from the\u00a0Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat<\/a>, the recognized authority on skyscraper height.<\/em><\/p>\n

With the number of officially “tall” buildings — at least 656 feet — doubling over the next ten years, and the number of “megatall” buildings — at least 1,969 feet — expected to jump from two to 10\u00a0by 2020<\/a>,\u00a0building construction around the world is literally reaching new heights.<\/p>\n

Indeed, next year alone 10 new skyscrapers\u00a0of at least 1,110 feet will be completed. They are 2015’s tallest buildings…<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0ADNOC Headquarters in\u00a0Abu Dhabi,\u00a0United Arab Emirates — 1,122 feet<\/h2>\n

\"ADNOC<\/a>\"ADNOC<\/a>\"ADNOC<\/a>Photos: hok<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0CTBUH<\/a>, Mohd. Akhter Hasan\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Floors:<\/strong> 76
\nGlobal ranking upon completion:<\/strong> 62nd tallest
\nInteresting fact:<\/strong> The new headquarters for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is, somewhat ironically, being built to LEED Gold green building certification.<\/p>\n

9. Forum 66 Tower 2 in Shenyang, China — 1,150 feet<\/h2>\n

\"Forum<\/a>\"Forum<\/a>Photos: z0rg\/SkyscraperCity<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Floors:<\/strong> 68
\nGlobal ranking upon completion:<\/strong> 56th tallest
\nInteresting fact:<\/strong>\u00a0When fully complete, the 9.3 million-square-foot, multi-building complex will include a\u00a0mall, 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 in Moscow, Russia — 1,155 feet<\/h2>\n

\"oko<\/a>\"Oko<\/a>Photos: SOM<\/a>,\u00a0Evrasia 99911\/yandex<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Height:<\/strong> 85
\nGlobal ranking upon completion:<\/strong> 55th tallest
\nInteresting fact:<\/strong> The tower is part of Moscow’s 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.\u00a0It was designed by\u00a0Skidmore, Owings & Merrill<\/a>, the same architecture firm behind One World Trade Center in New York City and the\u00a0Burj Khalifa in Dubai.<\/p>\n

7. Vostok Tower in Moscow, Russia — 1,224 feet<\/h2>\n

\"Vostok<\/a>\"Vostok<\/a>Photos: wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Floors:<\/strong> 95
\nGlobal ranking upon completion:<\/strong> 43rd tallest
\nInteresting fact:<\/strong>\u00a0Like OKO, the Vostok Tower is also part of Moscow’s fast-growing business district. Once the building\u00a0is topped off, it will be\u00a0the tallest in Europe.<\/p>\n

6. Eton Place Dalian Tower 1 in Dalian, China — 1,257 feet<\/h2>\n

\"Eton<\/a>\"Eton<\/a>Photos: NBBJ<\/a>, Skyscraper Center<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Floors:<\/strong> 80
\nGlobal ranking upon completion:<\/strong> 37th tallest
\nInteresting fact:<\/strong> Eton 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.<\/p>\n

5. Capital Market Authority Tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — 1,263 feet<\/h2>\n

\"CMA<\/a>\"CMA<\/a>Photos: hok<\/a>,\u00a0Andrew A. Shenouda\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Floors:<\/strong> 79
\nGlobal ranking upon completion:<\/strong> 34th tallest
\nInteresting fact:<\/strong>\u00a0The tower’s\u00a0external layer of fins, gantries and perforated panels are there to shade the\u00a0building from the unrelenting desert sun.<\/p>\n

4. 432 Park Avenue in New York City — 1,397 feet<\/h2>\n

\"432<\/a>\"432<\/a>\"432<\/a>Photos:\u00a0dbox for CIM Group and Macklowe Properties<\/a>, 432ParkAvenue.com<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Floors:<\/strong> 85
\nGlobal ranking upon completion:<\/strong> 22nd tallest
\nInteresting fact:<\/strong> As it has already been topped off<\/a>, 432 Park Avenue is the tallest building in the\u00a0Western Hemisphere.\u00a0The 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. That\u2019s $9,994 per square foot.<\/p>\n

3. Marina 101 in Dubai — 1,399 feet<\/h2>\n

\"Marina<\/a>\"Marina<\/a>\"Marina<\/a>Photos: Sheffield Holdings Limited<\/a>,\u00a0photo Q.Thang\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Floors:<\/strong> 101
\nGlobal ranking upon completion:<\/strong> 21st tallest
\nInteresting fact:<\/strong>\u00a0Construction on Marina 101, Dubai’s 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 in Wuhan, China — 1,437 feet<\/h2>\n

\"Wuhan<\/a>\"Wuhan<\/a>\"Wuhan<\/a>Photos: As+GG<\/a>, Wikimedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Floors:<\/strong> 88
\nGlobal ranking upon completion:<\/strong> 19th tallest
\nInteresting fact:<\/strong>\u00a0The tower’s aerodynamic shape was\u00a0designed to reduce wind resistance and the vortex action that builds up around super-tall towers.<\/p>\n

1. Shanghai Tower in Shanghai, China — 2,073 feet<\/h2>\n

\"Shanghai<\/a>\"Postcard<\/a>Photos: Gensler<\/a>,\u00a0Danijel J\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Floors:<\/strong> 128
\nGlobal ranking upon completion:<\/strong>\u00a03rd tallest
\nInteresting fact:<\/strong> Already the tallest building in all of Asia, the topped off construction site is a favorite target\u00a0of so-called “rooftoppers,”<\/a> daredevils who scale tall buildings without safety equipment for fun.<\/p>\n

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