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The most impressive future tallest buildings
111 West 57th Street, New York City
Expected to be completed in 2021, the 111 West 57th Street residential skyscraper is also known as Steinway Tower
Courtesy Hayes Davidson
111 West 57th Street, New York City
Located in the heart of Manhattan and with a breathtaking view of Central Park, the luxurious tower will house only 60 residential units. The building will be 435m high and will be the thinnest skyscraper in the world, thanks to its floor plan of just 24x18 metres and a base to height ratio of 1:24
Courtesy Hayes Davidson
Dubai Creek Tower, Dubai
Designed by Santiago Calatrava, the Dubai Creek Tower is about to overtake the Burj Khalifa, which is only a few kilometres away. Some estimates speak of a height of 928m
Courtesy Calatrava
Dubai Creek Tower, Dubai
The inauguration was scheduled for 20 October 2020, but has been postponed by a year, and will coincide with the official opening of the World Expo in the United Arab Emirates
Courtesy Calatrava
Merdeka PNB 118, Kuala Lumpur
Merdeka PNB 118, formerly called KL118, will soon become the tallest skyscraper in Malaysia. It owes its name to its 118-storey height, which corresponds to 644 metres. The main characteristic of the building is its faceted silhouette
Merdeka PNB 118, Kuala Lumpur
The building aspires to become a new benchmark for tower sustainability, achieving the highest standards for three of the main energy efficiency certifications, LEED, the Green Building Index and the GreenRE system
One Tower, Moscow
Under construction in Moscow, the residential tower will be over 440 metres high when it is completed in 2024. However, planners have asked for some changes to make it 265 metres taller, making it the tallest skyscraper in Russia and Europe
Courtesy Sergey Skuratov Architects
One Tower, Moscow
Its trapezoidal geometries (in plan and section) make it a unique skyscraper
Courtesy Sergey Skuratov Architects
Torch Tower, Tokyo
The skyscraper presented by Sou Fujimoto Architects is expected in 2028 and promises to change the way this type of building is designed all over the world. According to the Japanese architect, it will be "a place to live in, not an architectural object"
Courtesy Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc
Torch Tower, Tokyo
The characteristic space of what will become Japan's tallest building (390 m high) is the large park inside, with trees and hills, from which people will be able to look down on Tokyo
Courtesy Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc
Wuhan Greenland Center, Wuhan
The Wuhan Greenland Center is the second tallest building under construction after the Jeddah Tower. According to The Skyscraper Center database, China leads the way with seven construction projects among the top ten tallest buildings under construction in the world
Wuhan Greenland Center, Wuhan
Due to airspace regulations, the building had to be redesigned so that it would not exceed a height of 500m above sea level: the final height will be 476m (compared to the initial 636m). Its completion is planned for 2022
Jeddah Tower, Jeddah, Arabia Saudita
The 200-storey Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia will be 1,008 metres high, the first building ever to exceed one kilometre in height
Jeddah Tower, Jeddah, Arabia Saudita
Numerous political and economic problems have delayed the work. Construction is currently blocked and it is not clear when it will be completed
