18/08/2013
World's Tallest Buildings in 2020:::--->>>
1.Kingdom Tower - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height (meter/foot): 1000+/3280+
Year of completion: 2020
Architect: Smith and Gill
Construction Status: Confirmed
The Chicago based architect shave not yet revealed the final height of the building, except that it will be at least 1000 meters.
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.
3. Burj Khalifa - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height (meter/foot): 828/2717
Year of completion: 2010
Architect: Adrian Smith (Skid more, Owens and Merill)
Construction Status: Completed
The Burj Khalifa opened one January 4th of this year, and iscurrently the tallest man made structure ever built, which includes TV-towers.
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 Centeropenedits 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.
5. Chicago Spire - Chicago, United States
Height (meter/foot): 610/2000
Year of completion: 2015-17
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Construction Status: On hold
The commenced construction has been halted since late 2008due to the financial crisis, but the developers are continuously working to secure funds and insist the project is not dead. We can only hope.
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.
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.
Courtesy---- Polley
