Dubai
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Undoubtedly one of the wonders of the modern world, Burj Khalifa is graceful and elegant as it reaches upward with seeming ease.
Featured Buildings Involving Jensen Hughes
Seoul
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FKI Tower features an innovative exterior wall, designed specifically for the project. The unique skin reduces internal heating and cooling loads and collects energy.
Featured Buildings Involving Jensen Hughes
Shanghai
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The Shanghai World Financial Center has become an icon of Shanghai and China, with its clear and elegant form and revolutionary structural design.
Featured Buildings Involving Jensen Hughes
Undoubtedly one of the wonders of the modern world, Burj Khalifa is graceful and elegant as it reaches upward with seeming ease.
Capital Market Authority Tower, Riyadh
The CMA Tower is the tallest of the five structures that make up the plaza of the King Abdullah Financial District.
Standing at over 300 meters, Cayan Tower stood as the world's tallest high rise building with a twist of 90 degrees when it was completed in 2013.
FKI Tower features an innovative exterior wall, designed specifically for the project. The unique skin reduces internal heating and cooling loads and collects energy.
Greenland's Suzhou Center, Suzhou
The Suzhou Center incorporates passive ventilation techniques in the the design to create a unique interior "lung" that appears as a large opening.
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.
Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, Nanchang
The Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza includes two identical towers clad in a sleek glass curtain wall whose shapes morph from base to top.
Taking inspiration from traditional Korean art forms in the design of the various interior spaces, the sleek tapered form will stand out from the city's rocky mountainous topography.
The building’s siting and its evocative curving shape are performance driven, and represent an example of a 21st century tower that responds responsibly to local climactic conditions.
Petronas Towers display a distinctive postmodern style, making it a 21st-century icon for Kuala Lumpur, and the symbol of Malaysia’s success.
SOCAR Tower has a free formed shape to follow the basic design concept but uses segmented elements based on the local infrastructure and constructability.
Samsung China Headquarters, Beijing
The Samsung China Headquarters, a mixed-use building located in the city's growing central business district, is notable for its white glass exterior that reflects the skyline.
As the third tower in the trio of supertall buildings at the heart of Shanghai’s new Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, Shanghai Tower embodies a new prototype for tall buildings.
Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai
The Shanghai World Financial Center has become an icon of Shanghai and China, with its clear and elegant form and revolutionary structural design.
The Tower at PNC Plaza, Pittsburgh
The Tower at PNC Plaza incorporates both highly technical green systems and channels for meaningful social interactions through a vertical column of two-story atriums.
Trump International Hotel & Tower, Chicago
Urbanistically and architecturally, Trump Tower represents a high standard of contextual design—fitting very well into the city.
UN Secretariat Building, New York City
The UN Secretariat symbolizes Modern architecture but required a renovation to bring technology and space into the current era.
The triangulated, serrated façade treatment is interesting, adding depth and texture to the imposing form while allowing natural ventilation throughout.
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Malaysia's Upcoming Tallest skyscraper, The Exchange 106, Has Signed Up Major Tenants
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Designs for Chicago’s Supertall Vista Tower Updated as Construction Continues
18 Jul 2017, Chicago – The design of the upcoming 98-story Vista Tower is still being refined, and recent…
Meeting Reveals Details on New Developments in Chicago’s Lakeshore East
11 Jul 2017, Chicago – Even as it builds what will become the city's third-tallest skyscraper, a Chicago real…
CTBUH Façade Fire Performance Workshop at University of Sydney
29 Oct 2017, Event Report – One day before the CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference, delegates convened at the…
CTBUH Certifies Lotte Tower as Fifth Tallest Building Worldwide
4 Apr 2017, CTBUH-Related News – CTBUH has recognized the completion of Lotte World Tower, now the…
CTBUH 2016 Conference Silver+ Sponsor
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CTBUH City Representative, 2012 – 2014
Macau, China
CTBUH Height and Data Committee, 2007 – 2009
Chicago, United States
CTBUH Expert Chinese Translation Committee, 2014 – Present
Beijing, China
CTBUH City Representative, 2012 – 2014
Macau, China
CTBUH Height and Data Committee, 2007 – 2009
Chicago, United States
CTBUH Expert Chinese Translation Committee, 2014 – Present
Beijing, China
CTBUH Expert Chinese Translation Committee, 2014 – 2015
Shanghai, China
CTBUH Working Group: Fire & Safety, 2009 – 2014
Chicago, United States
CTBUH Annual Conference, Speaker, 2017
Baltimore, United States
CTBUH Annual Conference, Speaker, 2017
Chicago, United States
CTBUH Annual Conference, Speaker, 2016
Shanghai, China
Philip Rong
CTBUH Annual Conference, Session Chair, 2012
CTBUH Journal, Editorial Board, 2008 – 2014
Laurel, United States
The CTBUH Awards recognize projects and individuals that have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of tall buildings and the urban environment, and that achieve sustainability at the highest and broadest level.
The Evolution of Building Evacuation Design in China
16 Sep 2014 –
CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference
Fang Li & James Antell, RJA Group
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 05 - Q & A
16 Sep 2014 –
CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference
Panel Questions & Answers
Fire & Life Safety Challenges in Sustainable Tall Building Design
21 Sep 2012 –
CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai
Fang Li & Martin Reiss, RJA
Why Our Façades Are Contributing to Noteworthy Fires
17 Oct 2016 –
Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism
Jeffrey Harper, Jensen Hughes
Application of “Big Data” for Intelligent Fire Safety Emergency Operations and Management
17 Oct 2016 –
Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism
Fang Li & Martin Reiss, Jensen Hughes International
Risk-Based Approach of Achieving Code Compliance in Tall Buildings: Case Study
26 Oct 2015 –
Global Interchanges: Resurgence of the Skyscraper City
John Devlin, Aon Fire Protection Engineering Corporation
150m+ Buildings | 27 Completed • 11 Under Constr. |
300m+ Buildings | 17 Completed • 5 Under Constr. |
Average Building Age | 11 Years |
Most Common Function | office, 20 Buildings |
Most Common Material | Composite, 24 Buildings |
All building-related facts are for 150m+ buildings currently in the database.
1 | Jeddah Tower | 2021 | 1000 m | Jeddah | |
2 | Burj Khalifa | 2010 | 828 m | Dubai | |
3 | Wuhan Greenland Center | 2019 | 636 m | Wuhan | |
4 | Shanghai Tower | 2015 | 632 m | Shanghai | |
5 | Lotte World Tower | 2017 | 555 m | Seoul | |
6 | Shanghai World Financial Center | 2008 | 492 m | Shanghai | |
7 | Chengdu Greenland Tower | 2019 | 468 m | Chengdu | |
8 | Petronas Twin Tower 1 | 1998 | 452 m | Kuala Lumpur | |
9 | Petronas Twin Tower 2 | 1998 | 452 m | Kuala Lumpur | |
10 | Zifeng Tower | 2010 | 450 m | Nanjing |
Completed | Arch. Topped Out | Struct. Topped Out | Under Constr. |
1 | Jeddah Tower | 2021 | 1000 m | Jeddah | |
2 | Burj Khalifa | 2010 | 828 m | Dubai | |
3 | Wuhan Greenland Center | 2019 | 636 m | Wuhan | |
4 | Shanghai Tower | 2015 | 632 m | Shanghai | |
5 | Lotte World Tower | 2017 | 555 m | Seoul | |
6 | Shanghai World Financial Center | 2008 | 492 m | Shanghai | |
7 | Chengdu Greenland Tower | 2019 | 468 m | Chengdu | |
8 | Petronas Twin Tower 1 | 1998 | 452 m | Kuala Lumpur | |
9 | Petronas Twin Tower 2 | 1998 | 452 m | Kuala Lumpur | |
10 | Zifeng Tower | 2010 | 450 m | Nanjing |
Completed | Under Constr. |
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