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Samsung C&T Corporation was founded in 1938 as the parent company of Samsung Group. In 1975, it was designated by the Korean government as the nation’s “first general trading company” to lead overseas sales operations. It merged with Samsung Construction in December 1995, and has since been engaged in various global businesses through offices in over 50 countries.
Samsung Everland was established in 1963 with the mission of assisting Korea’s national land development. Since then, it has evolved into a leader in Korea’s service industry by expanding its business scope to include resorts, food and beverage, and landscaping. In December 2013, Samsung Everland acquired the Fashion Group of Cheil Industries, a prominent industry player founded in 1954. Following the merger, it changed its name to Cheil Industries and has since focused on projects related to lifestyle design.
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RANK
|
Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Burj Khalifa | Dubai | 2010 |
828 m / 2,717 ft |
163 | Office / Residential / Hotel |
2 | Lakhta Center II | St. Petersburg | 2030 |
703 m / 2,306 ft |
150 | Office |
4 | Merdeka 118 | Kuala Lumpur | 2023 |
679 m / 2,227 ft |
118 | Hotel / Serviced Apartments / Office |
6 | Lakhta Center III | St. Petersburg | - |
555 m / 1,821 ft |
108 | Office |
7 | TAIPEI 101 | Taipei | 2004 |
508 m / 1,667 ft |
101 | Office |
8 | Lakhta Center | St. Petersburg | 2019 |
462 m / 1,516 ft |
87 | Office |
9 | Petronas Twin Tower 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 1998 |
452 m / 1,483 ft |
88 | Office |
10 | Parc1 Tower I | Seoul | 2020 |
322 m / 1,056 ft |
67 | Office |
11 | Gama Tower | Jakarta | 2016 |
286 m / 937 ft |
64 | Hotel / Office |
12 | Guoco Tower | Singapore | 2016 |
284 m / 931 ft |
65 | Residential / Office |
22 October 2018
The Future of Tall Building Technology
Since their earliest form, tall buildings have stood as technological marvels, reflecting the latest advancements in materials, methodologies, and tools. These two technologies continue to...
22 December 2023
Remembering Charles H. Thornton, 2012 Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Awardee
This edition of Talking Tall is an interview from the CTBUH archives. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat would like to remember Charles...
18 April 2023
Tadawul Tower Awaits Grand Opening
With its completion at the end of 2022, Tadawul Tower in Riyadh awaits only final interior work before its expected grand opening in a few...
RANK
|
Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Burj Khalifa | Dubai | 2010 |
828 m / 2,717 ft |
163 | Office / Residential / Hotel |
2 | Lakhta Center II | St. Petersburg | 2030 |
703 m / 2,306 ft |
150 | Office |
3 | Tower M | Kuala Lumpur | - |
700 m / 2,297 ft |
145 | Office |
4 | Merdeka 118 | Kuala Lumpur | 2023 |
679 m / 2,227 ft |
118 | Hotel / Serviced Apartments / Office |
5 | Triple One | Seoul | - |
620 m / 2,034 ft |
112 | Office |
6 | Lakhta Center III | St. Petersburg | - |
555 m / 1,821 ft |
108 | Office |
7 | TAIPEI 101 | Taipei | 2004 |
508 m / 1,667 ft |
101 | Office |
8 | Lakhta Center | St. Petersburg | 2019 |
462 m / 1,516 ft |
87 | Office |
9 | Petronas Twin Tower 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 1998 |
452 m / 1,483 ft |
88 | Office |
10 | Parc1 Tower I | Seoul | 2020 |
322 m / 1,056 ft |
67 | Office |
11 | Gama Tower | Jakarta | 2016 |
286 m / 937 ft |
64 | Hotel / Office |
12 | Guoco Tower | Singapore | 2016 |
284 m / 931 ft |
65 | Residential / Office |
13 | Star Residences RT2 | Kuala Lumpur | 2019 |
265 m / 869 ft |
58 | Residential |
13 | Star Residences RT3 | Kuala Lumpur | 2019 |
265 m / 869 ft |
58 | Residential |
15 | Tower Palace Three, Tower G | Seoul | 2004 |
264 m / 865 ft |
73 | Residential |
16 | Three Sixty West Tower B | Mumbai | 2024 |
260 m / 853 ft |
66 | Residential |
17 | Samsung China Headquarters | Beijing | 2018 |
260 m / 853 ft |
57 | Office |
18 | Philippine Bank of Communications | Makati | 2000 |
259 m / 848 ft |
55 | Office |
19 | Three Sixty West Tower A | Mumbai | 2024 |
256 m / 839 ft |
52 | Hotel / Office |
20 | Star Residences RT1 | Kuala Lumpur | 2019 |
251 m / 823 ft |
57 | Residential |
21 | Parc1 Tower II | Seoul | 2020 |
247 m / 811 ft |
51 | Office |
22 | V on Shenton Residential Tower | Singapore | 2017 |
237 m / 778 ft |
54 | Residential |
23 | Seoul Hall TP Tower | Seoul | 2024 |
220 m / 722 ft |
42 | Office |
24 | International Financial Centre Tower 2 | Jakarta | 2016 |
213 m / 699 ft |
49 | Office |
25 | Al Rajhi Bank Tower | Riyadh | 2017 |
205 m / 673 ft |
36 | Office |
26 | Samsung Electronics Corporation HQ | Seoul | 2008 |
203 m / 666 ft |
44 | Office |
27 | Tadawul Tower | Riyadh | 2022 |
200 m / 656 ft |
43 | Office |
28 | Raemian Caelitus Tower A | Seoul | 2015 |
196 m / 643 ft |
56 | Residential |
29 | Mokdong Trapalace Tower A | Seoul | 2009 |
186 m / 609 ft |
49 | Residential |
30 | ADIA Tower | Abu Dhabi | 2006 |
185 m / 607 ft |
40 | Office |
31 | Mokdong Trapalace Tower C | Seoul | 2009 |
182 m / 599 ft |
48 | Residential |
32 | Singapore State Courts | Singapore | 2019 |
178 m / 583 ft |
35 | Office / Government |
33 | Samsung Hub | Singapore | 2005 |
172 m / 564 ft |
30 | Office |
34 | Boulevard Plaza 1 | Dubai | 2010 |
168 m / 553 ft |
37 | Office |
35 | Mokdong Trapalace Tower B | Seoul | 2009 |
163 m / 534 ft |
42 | Residential |
36 | Raemian Yongsan Tower 1 | Seoul | 2017 |
160 m / 526 ft |
40 | Residential / SOHO |
36 | Raemian Yongsan Tower 2 | Seoul | 2017 |
160 m / 526 ft |
40 | Residential / SOHO |
38 | Mokdong Trapalace Tower D | Seoul | 2009 |
160 m / 524 ft |
41 | Residential |
39 | Samsung Raemian Gangdong Palace Office Tower | Seoul | 2017 |
154 m / 505 ft |
36 | Office |
40 | Samsung C&T Corporation HQ | Seoul | 2008 |
153 m / 502 ft |
34 | Office |
40 | Samsung Life Insurance Corporation HQ | Seoul | 2008 |
153 m / 502 ft |
34 | Office |
42 | Samsung Raemian Gangdong Palace Residential Tower 103 | Seoul | 2017 |
151 m / 494 ft |
45 | Residential |
43 | Yongsan 4 District Skywalk B | Seoul | - |
148 m / 486 ft |
40 | Residential |
44 | Raemian Caelitus Tower B | Seoul | 2015 |
147 m / 483 ft |
42 | Residential |
45 | Yongsan 4 District Skywalk A | Seoul | - |
144 m / 471 ft |
29 | Office |
46 | Samsung Raemian Gangdong Palace Residential Tower 101 | Seoul | 2017 |
143 m / 469 ft |
44 | Residential |
46 | Samsung Raemian Gangdong Palace Residential Tower 102 | Seoul | 2017 |
143 m / 469 ft |
44 | Residential |
48 | Yongsan 4 District Skywalk E | Seoul | - |
143 m / 469 ft |
29 | Office |
49 | Icon Hotel | Dubai | - |
143 m / 469 ft |
38 | Residential / Hotel |
50 | Boulevard Plaza 2 | Dubai | 2010 |
141 m / 463 ft |
30 | Office |
51 | Yongsan 4 District Skywalk D | Seoul | - |
140 m / 458 ft |
39 | Residential |
52 | Raemian Caelitus Tower C | Seoul | 2015 |
129 m / 424 ft |
36 | Residential |
53 | Yongsan 4 District Skywalk F | Seoul | - |
129 m / 424 ft |
26 | Office |
54 | V on Shenton Office Tower | Singapore | 2017 |
123 m / 404 ft |
23 | Office |
55 | Shangri-La Wind Valley Wing Hotel | Ulaanbaatar | 2016 |
120 m / 394 ft |
34 | Hotel |
56 | Shangri-La Office Tower | Ulaanbaatar | 2016 |
120 m / 394 ft |
24 | Office |
57 | The Hyundai / Fairmont Ambassador Seoul Hotel | Seoul | 2019 |
112 m / 367 ft |
24 | Hotel / Retail |
58 | Sofitel Singapore City Centre | Singapore | 2017 |
105 m / 345 ft |
21 | Hotel |
59 | Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Hospital | Abu Dhabi | 2015 |
100 m / 327 ft |
24 | Hospital |
Average Building Age*
11 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (49%)
Most Common Material*
Composite (45%)
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database
NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.
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22 October 2018
Since their earliest form, tall buildings have stood as technological marvels, reflecting the latest advancements in materials, methodologies, and tools. These two technologies continue to...
22 May 2018
Karl Fender, founding partner at Fender Katsalidis, sat down with CTBUH to discuss a number of his firm's projects, including the PNB 118 Tower in...
31 October 2017
Karl Fender of Fender Katsalidis Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
Recent developments in the design and construction of progressively taller buildings using engineered timber as a structural material raise important questions about the language that...
16 March 2017
Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first lecture of the series Building Tall...
03 November 2016
Perhaps what is most notable about the TAIPEI 101 performance upgrade is not its complexity, but rather that the tower was already relatively efficient. All...
03 November 2016
Joseph Chou and Freda Tsai, Taipei Financial Center Corporation, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding TAIPEI 101 in Taipei, Taiwan, the recipient of the 2016...
19 October 2016
One of the keys to attracting buyers and tenants for a contemporary tall building is a succinct marketing strategy and a robust understanding of how...
18 October 2016
Jon Pickard of Pickard Chilton is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Jon discusses the local economic impacts of tall buildings.
18 October 2016
Hashimah Hashim of KLCC Property Holdings Berhad is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Hashimah discusses the master planning and development...
22 December 2023
Charles Thornton & Richard Tomasetti
This edition of Talking Tall is an interview from the CTBUH archives. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat would like to remember Charles...
16 October 2023
Katrin Förster
Marrying design and function in harmony helps deliver tall buildings that impress the visitor and gather the esteem and loyalty of occupants. Through these essential...
16 October 2023
CTBUH Research
The theme “Humanizing High Density—People, Nature & the Urban Realm” for the CTBUH 2023 International Conference comes at a pertinent moment: Today intersecting are a...
16 May 2023
Jason Barr & Peter A. Weismantle
This paper reviews the development history of record-breaking skyscrapers to better understand their economics. Given how tall they are, the supposed reason for their construction...
22 August 2022
S. Isaac Work & Shawn Ursini, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Tall building design has diversified and adapted to accommodate increased demand for distinctive amenities at a range of heights. Swimming pools are a classic feature...
12 January 2021
CTBUH Research
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has released its annual report, CTBUH Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2020, part of the Tall...
23 September 2020
Ahmad Abdelrazaq, Vladimir Travush, PhD, Alexey Shakhvorostov, PhD, et al., Samsung C&T
The 2020 National Building Code of Canada (NBC) and the 2021 International Building Code (IBC) both include Tall Wood Buildings (TWB) and are hailed as...
25 June 2020
Sae Hwang Oh, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Beginning in the late 19th century, construction of skyscrapers spread throughout Chicago, New York City, and then the world as demand of space in buildings...
20 March 2020
CTBUH Research
This research paper undertakes a review of the 2012 report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, “Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the...
20 March 2020
CTBUH Research
Providing a global overview of tall building development, design and construction, the CTBUH Awards Program and related Tall + Urban Innovation Conference annually survey projects,...
18 April 2023
With its completion at the end of 2022, Tadawul Tower in Riyadh awaits only final interior work before its expected grand opening in a few...
08 June 2021
Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s (PNB) Merdeka 118 tower has safely topped out with the completion of the final roof slab after reaching its peak at level...
11 November 2020
ARA Asset Management has purchased Parc 1 Tower B, an office building in Seoul, for over ₩1 trillion (US$1.2 billion), in a deal slated to...
30 July 2020
History does not want for dizzying fantasies of tall buildings. From the Tower of Babel onwards, humanity has dreamed of ever-more wondrous skyscrapers, whether we...
30 July 2020
History does not want for dizzying fantasies of tall buildings. From the Tower of Babel onwards, humanity has dreamed of ever-more wondrous skyscrapers, whether we...
08 May 2020
Construction work at Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s (PNB) Merdeka 118 has been delayed by roughly two to three months due to restrictive measures taken to curb...
23 August 2019
The Petronas Twin Towers, may lose its title as Malaysia’s tallest building(s), when The Exchange 106 and Menara PNB 118 are completed in Kuala Lumpur....
09 August 2019
The tuned mass damper in the Taipei 101 skyscraper moved 15 centimeters due to an earthquake early Thursday, 8 August, according to the building management....
08 July 2019
The 405-meter One Tower in Moscow is set to become one of the tallest residential buildings in Europe, the deputy mayor of Moscow announced as...
13 October 2016
The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.
16 September 2014
The Building Movement and Damping Technical Workshop reviewed some of the latest strategies and concepts for helping tall buildings avoid movement in seismic and wind events.
02 October 2013
Over 60 people attended a presentation by Ahmad Abdelrazaq, CTBUH Board member and Head of Samsung's High-Rise and Complex Building Division, on using technology in building construction.
01 June 2012
The International Journal of High-Rise Buildings, Volume 1: Number 2 includes 8 papers focusing on pure research content and investigations in tall building design.
01 March 2012
The International Journal of High-Rise Buildings, Volume 1: Number 1 includes 7 papers focusing on pure research content and investigations in tall building design.
14 January 2012
CTBUH Chairman Timothy Johnson, of NBBJ, and CTBUH Advisory Group Member Ahmad Abdelrazaq, of Samsung, recently spoke at a CTBUH seminar on building technology.
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