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