10.PVN 102 tower
Location Tu Liem, Hanoi,
Vietnam
Status Approved
Groundbreaking 2011
Estimated completion 2014
Use Office and Apartments
Height
Roof 528 metres (1,732 ft)
Top floor 528 metres (1,732 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 102
Elevators Cooming Soon
Cost US$1.2 billion
Companies involved
Developer PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corporation
Owner PetroVietnam . PVN 102 Tower will be the tallest building in Southeast Asia.
9. One World Trade Center – New York City, United States
Height (meter/foot): 541/1776
Year of completion: 2013
Architecht: David Childs (Skidmore, Owings and Merril)
Construction status: Under construction
One World Trade Center will be the tallest building in the United States. The construction is part of an effort to memorialize and rebuild after the original World Trade Center complex was destroyed during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
8. Lotte Super Tower – Seoul, South Korea
Height (meter/foot): 555/1821
Year of completion: 2014
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Construction Status: Under construction
At 555 m (1,821 ft) in height, the building would become one of the world’s tallest buildings if completed on schedule in 2014.
7. Goldin Finance 117 – Tianjin, PR China
Height (meter/foot): 597/1959
Year of completion:2014-15
Architect: P&T Group
Construction Status: Under construction/on hold
Although construction started in 2008, in late January 2010 it was announced that it had been suspended. If construction resumes, the building will not be completed until late 2014 or early 2015.
6. Incheon Tower – Incheon, South Korea
Height (meter/foot): 601/1969
Year of completion: 2015
Architect: John Portman and Associates
Construction Status: Under construction
The Incheon Tower will consist of two buildings with 150 floors each, making them the world’s tallest twin towers.
5. Mecca Royal Clock Tower – Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Height (meter/foot): 601/1972
Year of completion: 2011
Architect: Dar Al-Handasah Architects
Construction Status: Under construction
It will surpass the Emirates Park Tower in Dubai as the world’s tallest hotel. It is also the second tallest building under construction.
4. Shanghai Tower – Shanghai, PR China
Height (meter/foot): 632/2073
Year of completion: 2014
Architect: Gensler/Tongji University
Construction Status: Under construction
Only four years after the Shanghai World Financial Center opened its doors to become the the third tallest building in the world, the city is once again breaking its own records with the Shanghai Tower, which upon completion will be the second tallest in the world
3. Burj Khalifa – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height (meter/foot): 828/2717
Year of completion: 2010
Architect: Adrian Smith (Skidmore, Owens and Merill)
Construction Status: Completed
The Burj Khalifa opened one January 4th of this year, and is currently the tallest man made structure ever built, which includes TV-towers
2. Burj Mubarak Al Kabir – Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height (meter/foot): 1001/3284
Year of completion: 2016
Architect: Eric Kuhne and Associates
Construction Status: Under construction
The building will include seven vertically-stacked 30-story ‘neighborhoods”, including apartments, offices, and hotels. Reaching the one kilometer milestone has long been an elusive dream, but now seems it will finally be realised.
1.Kingdom Tower – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height (meter/foot): 1000+/3280+
Year of completion: 2020
Architect: Smith and Gill
Construction Status: Confirmed
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