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 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.

15 August 2013 | Chicago

Trump International Hotel & Tower

Urbanistically and architecturally, Trump Tower represents a high standard of contextual design—fitting very well into the city.

1 August 2013 | Kuwait City

Al Hamra Tower

The art of high-rise building design embraces, at least in part, how the observer reads the rise of the form from the earth to the sky.

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15 July 2013 | Beijing

Linked Hybrid

Working well above the plane of purely sculptural architecture, the project embodies, on an urbanistic scale, where the future of tall buildings and urban cities is heading.

1 July 2013 | London

The Leadenhall Building

The Leadenhall Building leans back to make way for views to St. Paul’s Cathedral and other historic sites in a crowded section of the City of London.

15 June 2013 | Vancouver

Jameson House

The Jameson House continues a pattern of high density mixed-use living and working environments now prevalent in Vancouver.

1 June 2013 | London

Broadgate Tower

The dramatic and highly visible structural system employed on Broadgate Tower is an innovative solution to the challenge of spanning the pre-existing railways that run under the site.

15 May 2013 | Shenzhen

KK100

As part of the larger KK100 development, the new curved tower is a powerful addition to the Shenzhen skyline.

1 May 2013 | Milan

Complesso Garibaldi - Tower B

The project represents a fresh interpretation of an aging building. To view the before and after, it is hard to believe it is the same building.

1 April 2013 | Jeddah

Jeddah Tower

Jeddah Tower reaches new heights as the first building to surpass the 1,000 meter mark while standing as an icon for the country of Saudi Arabia.

1 March 2013 | Sydney

1 Bligh Street

While not the tallest building on Sydney’s skyline, 1 Bligh Street stands out for its many sustainability features, including a double-skin curtain wall.