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The Middle East: 30+ Years of Building Tall the Middle East Region Is Hosting Its First CTBUH International Conference Since 2008 Tall Buildings in Numbers The Middle East: 30+ Years of Building Tall The Middle East region is hosting its first CTBUH International Conference since 2008. In that year, there were 119 completed buildings of 150 meters or greater height. Ten years later, there are now 387 such buildings either completed or topped out (with expected 2018 completion), meaning an average of nearly 27 were constructed each year in the region during that decade. As this study will show, however, the 148,257,284 growth is not evenly distributed nor especially correlated to overall population, or to density. The dynamics, and the reasons for high-rise construction in the region, are as diverse as the nations that comprise it. % Asiatic Turkey 36.8 64,012,926 Izmir (6) Ankara (8) of pop 0 buildings Mersin (1) 0.0% % of total 15.9 Konya (1) of pop. 16 buildings Rest of % 36,933,700 Middle East Lebanon 5,369,872 Egypt 4.1 % 79,926,270 Oman Beirut (2) % of total 9.2 Syria 1.3 2 buildings of pop. % 1 building of pop. Yemen Israel 0.5 % % Tel Aviv (13) of total 9,531,712 0.3 19 buildings of total Iraq Ramat Gan (3) 19.8 1 building % Sulaymaniyah (1) Bat Yam (1) of pop % 2.4 1 building 0.3 Bnei Brak (1) % of pop. % of total 8,628,600 0.3 16 buildings Givatayim (1) 4.9 of total Iran of total Jordan Tehran (1) % Amman (1) % XX,XXX,XXX X buildings 2.1 4,437,590 % % Key of pop. 4.1 14 buildings X.X X.X bubbles sized in relation to the data Bahrain of pop. of total % of total 1.1 Manama (14) number of buildings 150m+ in % XXX m of pop. country and current percentage Kuwait 3.6 1,423,726 of region (includes topped out buildings of total % expected to complete this year) 32,949,700 Kuwait City (16) 0.4 total population of country and of pop. percentage of region population architectural height of country’s % 35 buildings tallest 150m+ building 8.2 XX% 37 buildings percentage of 150m+ buildings of pop. 245 buildings 200 completed (black) vs. under % ppl/km2 construction (white) % 9.0 population density of country 2,404,776 of total Country’s Tallest Building each icon represents 150 ppl/km2 Saudi Arabia 9.5 % Year Completed Riyadh (22) of total 0.6 % Footnotes: Mecca (7) of pop. Qatar 1. The focus on buildings over 150 meters is driven by the Jeddah (6) Doha (35) need to ensure accuracy of data, rather than suggesting 63.3 that this is the threshold for a tall building. Damman (1) 9,121,167 2. All population and land area data is taken from Al Khobar (1) of total citypopulation.de % 3. All tall building data is taken from the CTBUH 2.3 Skyscraper Center as of 1 September, 2018. of pop. 4. For the purposes of this study, Turkey’s provinces of Edirne, Kırklareli, Istanbul, and Tekirdağ are considered to 1847 2 be part of Europe, rather than Asiatic Turkey. ppl/km Total Population United Arab Emirates 828 m Dubai (193) of Middle East: Abu Dhabi (37) 82% 402,997,323 Sharjah (12) Al Fujayrah (2) 601 m Ajman (1) 413 m 88% 60% 300 m 399 526 90% ppl/km2 ppl/km2 270 m 87% 244 m 109 15 262 208 86% 216 m 86 195 m 107 49 85 ppl/km2 ppl/km2 ppl/km2 ppl/km2 84% ppl/km2 100% 188 m ppl/km2 ppl/km2 ppl/km2 162 m 150 m 100% 33% 33% Burj Khalifa Makkah Royal Clock Tower Al Hamra Tower Aspire Tower Four Seasons Moshe Aviv Mistral Offi ce Sama Beirut Amman Rotana Tehran International Grand Millennium 2010 2012 2011 2007 Hotel, 2015 Tower, 2001 Tower, 2017 2017 Hotel, 2015 Tower, 2007 Hotel, 2013 UAE Saudi Arabia Kuwait Qatar Bahrain Israel Asiatic Turkey Lebanon Jordan Iran Iraq 52 | Tall Building in Numbers CTBUH Journal | 2018 Issue IV Timeline of Skyscraper Completion in the Middle East Dots represent individual building height and location. Bars represent the number of completed buildings each year. Tall Buildings in Numbers Note: chart begins in 1987 with the completion of the region’s fi rst 150 meter skyscraper, Mersin Complex (Turkey); 2018 includes topped out buildings projected to complete by the end of the year. UAE (245) Saudi Arabia (36) Qatar (35) Kuwait (17) Bahrain (14) Other Countries (41) *Burj Khalifa, Dubai 828 m/2,717 ft 35 Makkah Royal Clock 500m Tower Hotel, Mecca The Middle East: 30+ Years of Building Tall *Featured at the CTBUH 2018 International Conference! 601 m/1,972 ft *Marina 101, Dubai 425 m/1,394 ft *Princess Tower, Dubai 413 m/1,356 ft The Middle East region is hosting its first CTBUH International Conference since 2008. In that year, there 30 450m (dots) each year completed 150 meters Height of each building over were 119 completed buildings of 150 meters or greater height. Ten years later, there are now 387 such buildings either completed or topped out (with expected 2018 completion), meaning an average of nearly Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait City *JW Marriott Marquis Hotel 413 m/1,354 ft 25 Dubai Tower 2, Dubai 400m 27 were constructed each year in the region during that decade. As this study will show, however, the 148,257,284 355 m/1,166 ft growth is not evenly distributed nor especially correlated to overall population, or to density. The dynamics, Arraya Tower, Kuwait City Emirates Tower 1, Dubai 300 m/984 ft DAMAC Heights, Dubai and the reasons for high-rise construction in the region, are as diverse as the nations that comprise it. % 355 m/1,163 ft 335 m/1,099 ft 20 350m Emirates Tower 2, Dubai Rose Rayhaan by Rotana, Dubai Asiatic Turkey 309 m/1,014 ft 333 m/1,093 ft 36.8 *Marina Gate I, Dubai 64,012,926 Izmir (6) Burj Al Arab, Dubai Aspire Tower, Doha 207 m / 677 ft Ankara (8) of pop 0 buildings 321 m/1,053 ft 300 m/984 ft % 15 300m Mersin (1) 0.0 Kingdom Centre, Riyadh of total % Konya (1) 302 m/992 ft Dual Towers 1 & 2, Manama 15.9 Al Faisaliah Center, Riyadh 260 m/853 ft Rest of 267 m/876 ft of pop. 16 buildings 10 250m 36,933,700 Middle East Moshe Aviv Tower, Ramat Gan % 244 m/801 ft Chelsea Tower, Dubai Lebanon 5,369,872 Egypt 250 m/820 ft 4.1 Mersin Complex, Mersin (Turkey) % 79,926,270 Oman 177 m/580 ft Beirut (2) of total 5 200m % (bars) each year completed 150 meters Number of buildings over 1.3 9.2 Syria Baynunah Hilton Tower 2 buildings Hotel, Abu Dhabi of pop. 1 building of pop. % Yemen 165 m/541 ft Israel 0.5 % % Tel Aviv (13) of total 9,531,712 0.3 19 buildings of total Iraq 0 150m Ramat Gan (3) 19.8 1 building 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 % Sulaymaniyah (1) 2008 2018 Bat Yam (1) of pop % 2.4 1 building 0.3 CTBUH 8th World Congress CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference Bnei Brak (1) % of pop. % of total Dubai, 3–5 March Dubai & Abu Dhabi, 20–25 October 8,628,600 0.3 16 buildings Givatayim (1) 4.9 of total Iran of total Jordan Tehran (1) % Amman (1) % XX,XXX,XXX X buildings 2.1 4,437,590 Future 10 Tallest Buildings in the Middle East % % Key of pop. 4.1 14 buildings color indicates buildings that are currently under construction X.X X.X bubbles sized in relation to the data Bahrain of pop. of total % of total 1.1 Manama (14) number of buildings 150m+ in % XXX m of pop. country and current percentage Kuwait 3.6 1,423,726 600 m of region (includes topped out buildings of total % expected to complete this year) 32,949,700 Kuwait City (16) 0.4 total population of country and of pop. percentage of region population architectural height of country’s % 35 buildings tallest 150m+ building 8.2 XX% 37 buildings 450 m percentage of 150m+ buildings of pop. 245 buildings 200 completed (black) vs. under % ppl/km2 construction (white) % 9.0 population density of country 2,404,776 of total Country’s Tallest Building each icon represents 150 ppl/km2 Saudi Arabia 9.5 % Year Completed Riyadh (22) of total 0.6 % of pop. Footnotes: Mecca (7) Qatar 300 m 1. The focus on buildings over 150 meters is driven by the Jeddah (6) Doha (35) need to ensure accuracy of data, rather than suggesting 63.3 that this is the threshold for a tall building. Damman (1) 9,121,167 2. All population and land area data is taken from Al Khobar (1) of total citypopulation.de % 3. All tall building data is taken from the CTBUH 2.3 Skyscraper Center as of 1 September, 2018. of pop. 150 m 4. For the purposes of this study, Turkey’s provinces of Edirne, Kırklareli, Istanbul, and Tekirdağ are considered to 1847 2 be part of Europe, rather than Asiatic Turkey. ppl/km Total Population United Arab Emirates 828 m Dubai (193) of Middle East: Abu Dhabi (37) 82% 402,997,323 Sharjah (12) Al Fujayrah (2) Jeddah Tower Burj Khalifa Makkah Royal Marina 101 Princess Tower Al Hamra Tower 23 Marina La Maison Capital Market Burj Mohammed 601 m Ajman (1) Jeddah, 2021 Dubai, 2010 Clock Tower Dubai, 2017 Dubai, 2012 Kuwait City, 2011 Dubai, 2012 by HDS Authority Tower Bin Rashid 1000+ m 828 m Mecca, 2012 425 m 413 m 413 m 392 m Dubai, 2021 Riyadh, 2019 Abu Dhabi, 2014 413 m 601 m 387 m 385 m 381 m 88% 60% 300 m 399 526 90% ppl/km2 ppl/km2 Of all Middle East Three of the 10 future 270 m From 2008 to 2018, Saudi 87% 244 m 109 15 262 208 86% 216 m 86 195 m 107 49 85 countries, the United tallest buildings in the 2 2 2 2 84% 2 100% 2 2 2 Arabia had the largest ppl/km ppl/km ppl/km ppl/km ppl/km 188 m ppl/km ppl/km ppl/km Arab Emirates (UAE) Middle East, and four of 162 m 150 m percentage increase in 100% % 33% has 63.3% of the total: the 10 current tallest, are 33% 150-meter-plus buildings, 245 buildings 150 in Dubai Marina, mere Burj Khalifa Makkah Royal Clock Tower Al Hamra Tower Aspire Tower Four Seasons Moshe Aviv Mistral Offi ce Sama Beirut Amman Rotana Tehran International Grand Millennium 825 from 4 to 37.
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