To add an additional air of exclusivity, the summit of this multi-use super tall will include a private member's club. The entire structure, from the grand lobbies to the corners fashioned in curved glass, present a fluid profile, reducing the building's material footprint. Wuhan Greenland Center (Wuhan, China: 2,087 feet, estimated completion 2019)Īnother project being overseen by the firm of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, this in-the-works tower in central China offers a unique, curved profile, a tripod shape that tapers and forms a dome to reduce wind resistance. Wuhan Greenland Center Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Grand Rama 9 Tower Grand Canal Land Public Company This is a massive project for Australian firm Fender Katsalidis Architects, which has been attached to a series of tall towers in Melbourne. Property developers are hoping this crystalline tower becomes as much of a catalyst for the city as César Pelli's Petronas Towers, still the tallest twin structures in the world. Merdeka PNB118 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 2,113 feet, estimated completion 2021) Perhaps more incredible is that building was meant to be a mile high, but engineers discovered that the surrounding geology unsuitable to support such a structure. The centerpiece of a new suburb, this skyscraper will shatter records, offer sightseers a perch on the 157th story (site of a proposed helipad), and even showcase an entirely new type of elevator, speedy double-decker cabins swept between floors by a new carbon fiber cord. This skyscraper is likely will become the first to break the one kilometer mark, not merely because it's already under construction and supported by the deep pockets of billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, but because it was designed by Adrian Smith.Īn architect whose career highlights include the Hancock Center and Burj Khalifa, Smith designed the Jeddah Tower to be the next iteration of the Burj, a shard of steel and glass that, in its triangular shape, recalls a palm about to spread its fronds. Jeddah Tower (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: 3,281 feet, estimated completion 2021) CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood Jeddah Tower Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Merdeka PNB118 ![]() ![]() A construction photo of the Jeddah Tower under construction.
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