Featured Tall Buildings

CTBUH features seminal tall buildings as case studies. These projects, typically either recently completed or historically significant, are examples of influential tall building development, design, engineering, and/or construction. Click a project to view more information about it.

15 February 2014 | Boston

Tree House Residence Hall

Created on a limited public-university budget and an aggressive schedule, the Tree House represents a well-considered solution that announces itself as a foundry of inspiration.

1 February 2014 | Abu Dhabi

Sowwah Square

Sowwah Square stands out as consciously sustainable and warmly inviting, yet a formally disciplined project in a region where achieving such aims have historically proven difficult.

1 January 2014 | London

The Shard

The developers of The Shard showed remarkable tenacity in bringing it to fruition.

15 December 2013 | Xiamen

C&D International Tower

The C&D International Tower anchors a comprehensive project, with great potential to form the new Central Business District for Xiamen.

1 December 2013 | Abu Dhabi

Gate Towers

The Gate Towers allude to a future in which tall buildings appear at such density that many of the amenities of urban habitat on the ground can and should be replicated at height.

15 November 2013 | Doha

Tornado Tower

The use of the diagrid as an appropriate structural system for high rise buildings seems to be gathering pace around the world, and Tornado demonstrates its advantages perfectly.

1 November 2013 | Calgary

The Bow

The Bow is both stunning as a form and functions well from an environmental and urban standpoint, especially in the context of a harsh northern climate.

15 October 2013

Hegau Tower

The simplicity of form and elegance of this all glass prism are pristinely executed. What sets this tower apart however, are the automatic sunshades on the south west façade.

1 October 2013 | Oklahoma City

Devon Energy Center

This building is remarkable, not only for its inherent design excellence, but for the seeming unlikelihood of its location.

15 September 2013 | Nanjing

Zifeng Tower

The triangulated, serrated façade treatment is interesting, adding depth and texture to the imposing form while allowing natural ventilation throughout.

1 September 2013 | Tokyo

Ark Hills Sengokuyama Mori Tower

As tall buildings become more necessary in dense, earthquake-prone regions, the integration of controls within the building to prevent damage and collapse will become a high priority.