Established in 2006, the annual Best Skyscraper competition is one of the most prestigious awards in the world for high-rise architecture. The idea of the competition is to recognize outstanding ideas that consider skyscraper design through the introduction of new technologies and methods to solve the economic, social and cultural problems of a modern city, taking into account the scarcity of natural resources and infrastructure, increasing population, pollution and unplanned urbanization. The purpose of the competition is to explore the relationship between the skyscraper and the natural world, the skyscraper and the community, and the skyscraper and the city.
First place - LO2P skyscraper
Conceived as a giant turbine, the LO2P skyscraper will be located in New Delhi, one of the most polluted cities in the world due to the exponential growth of population and cars. The idea behind this skyscraper is to recycle old cars and use them as building material for a new structure. The building is designed as a giant lung that will purify New Delhi's air through a series of large-scale greenhouses that act as filters to absorb airborne particles. The processed heat and carbon dioxide will be used to grow plants that produce biofuel.
Skyscraper LO2P
Second place - Flat Tower
Flat Tower is a new high-density typology that deviates from the traditional skyscraper. The building is based on a medium-height dome structure that covers a large area while maintaining its beauty and previous function. The dome is perforated like cages with skylights that provide direct sunlight to the interior space. The large surface area of the dome is designed to allow the collection of rainwater and solar energy. Residential and office premises are planned on the upper floors, and retail and entertainment infrastructure on the lower floors. An automated transport system will connect all parts of the building. The project can be used in any medium to large city, although it was designed for the old industrial area of Rennes in France.
Third place - Re-imagining the hoover dam
The current amenities of the world famous Hoover Dam in the United States consist of an observation deck, a bridge and a gallery scattered on both sides of the dam. This project aims to rebuild these structures by merging them into a single vertical super structure with the addition of a vertical aquarium and gallery.
Re-imagining the hoover dam
NeoTax
NeoTax is a three-dimensional network infrastructure formed in a horizontal and vertical plane. The network is based on a system of modules, which can be considered as individual blocks or districts, and allows for the possibility of adding new modules.
NeoTax
PoroCity
PoroCity is a project to redevelop and rehabilitate the Dharavi area of Mumbai, India, one of the largest slums in the world. The basis of the design is the rectangular Sierpinski pyramid. The structure consists of blocks divided into 3x9 meters, forming housing compartments with terraces, where there will also be businesses, offices, educational institutions, shopping and medical centers. It will be possible to move around using elevators, escalators and funiculars moving in different planes.
Tower for the Dead – Tower of the Dead
Given overcrowding and land shortages, this project involves the construction of an underground vertical cemetery for Mexico City, where family members of the deceased can descend to pay their respects.
Tower for the Dead
Fish Tower
The fish tower is a prototype of a vertical fish farm that could be 30 times more efficient than traditional farms. It is assumed that there will be a fish market on the lower level. At the middle levels there will be fish farms, which were developed on the basis of research and analysis of the habitat of specific fish species. And on the upper levels are research laboratories where new technologies will be tested to achieve the productivity of 600 traditional fish farms across 20 levels.
Fish Tower
Sport Tower - Sports tower
This project proposes a vertical complex that integrates various sports facilities in one place.
Sport Tower
RE:pH – Coastscraper
The concept behind the coastal skyscraper is to reduce the acidity of the oceans by adding fossilized coccolithophores (white chalk) to the water. The best location for the project is South East England with a huge geological strip of white chalk stretching from the outskirts of London to the White Cliffs of Dover.
RE:pH – Coastscraper
Iceberg Autonomy
The iceberg's autonomy is a "sea scraper", a drifting enclave containing oil reservoirs and separators and engaged in offshore mining.
Iceberg Autonomy
Tourist City Skyscraper
Tourism City is a group of megastructures in Cancun, Mexico that will eliminate unplanned urbanization and restore the natural landscape.
Tourist City Skyscraper
Rhizome Tower
Rhizome Tower - thousands of underground plateaus suggests the creation of an underground city. This is a response to sudden climate change and other environmental disasters. The main idea is to develop an "earth scraper" that uses underground and above-ground resources , creating a new typology of life. The project is divided into four different levels, organized around a central core. The first layer is above the surface, which will house agricultural farms, food production and recreational facilities. The entire facade is covered with a solar cell to collect solar energy, and individual sections are also equipped with wind turbines. The second layer, at about 60 levels, is the living area with a range of different living spaces to suit the size of the family. The third and fourth layers are used as service areas and offices, along with the deepest part of the project dedicated to geothermal energy exploration and collection.
Rhizome Tower
Borough no. 6
District No. 6 - New York. Situated above the existing cityscape, the building occupies the space between 22nd and 14th Streets and 6th and 7th Avenues in New York City. The size of the structure creates interdependence and allows for the formation of a new community within an already dense development. Woven into the fabric of residential buildings, large office towers provide work space for the structure's residents. These towers are deployed to create a public park high above the city, providing public access to nature.
Borough no. 6
Singapore's Waterfront
The proposed building is located on Singapore's waterfront and will serve as an addition to the existing financial districts. Considering Singapore's climate and its scarce water resources, the design emphasis is on creating strategies to utilize natural ventilation, rainwater and sunlight. The tower is tilted 20 degrees towards the embankment. In addition, the project aims to create an ideal home with its own garden, in close proximity to the center of Singapore. The base, which resembles an area with rich vegetation, forms two outdoor swimming pools, public gardens, and sports facilities.
Singapore's Waterfront
Moonscraper
A lunar skyscraper is planned to be built on the outskirts of Shackleton Crater at the Moon's South Pole.
Moonscraper
Floating Olympic Complex
The main idea of the Floating Olympic Complex is the creation of vertical inverted skyscrapers that will serve as hosts during the games, and will be further transformed into a floating city with residential buildings, recreation areas, offices and other infrastructure. This project is expected to be implemented at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Floating Olympic Complex
10 KL118
At the moment, the Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia deservedly occupy eighth place in the list of the 10 tallest buildings in the world (451.9 meters). However, a new landmark in Kuala Lumpur is expected in 2021 - KL118 Tower. This skyscraper will be built in the city center next to the Stadium Negara indoor arena and within walking distance of China Town and Masjid Jamek. The developer of the tower is PNB Merdeka, and as part of the project, 118 floors and 400 thousand m 2 of housing will be built. Of the 118 floors, 100 will be occupied by office space, the rest are planned to be used as a hotel and hotel residence. Once completed, the skyscraper will rise 630 meters high.
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The Changcun World Trade Center skyscraper is still only at the design stage. Previously, it was planned to build the building in 2017, but at the moment construction is temporarily frozen.
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Wuhan Greenland Center is a 636-meter, 125-story skyscraper under construction in Wuhan, China. Should become one of the three highest in China. In June 2011, the architectural bureau of Adrian Smith, together with Thornton Tomasetti Engineers, won the tender for the construction of this building for the Greenland Group. The tower design includes a number of innovations to reduce energy consumption. The height of the building during the design process was increased to 636 meters, the estimated completion date was postponed to 2018.
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The architecture of the building contains numbers symbolizing the date of declaration of Indonesian independence - August 17, 1945. So the building will have 17 illuminated petals on each side, 8 ventilation towers at the base of the spire, and the spire itself will be 45 meters high. The skyscraper will be the tallest in Indonesia.
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Wuhan CTF Center is a 648 meter tall skyscraper located along the business district of Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The building will house office space and form part of the Wuhan Chow Tai Fook financial centre, which will also include four residential blocks, a three-storey retail space and parking.
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The Tian Fu Center in Chengdu will be the tallest building in China whose construction date is known. There is no data yet on how the skyscraper will be used and function.
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The tallest skyscraper in Malaysia, scheduled for completion in 2020. The height of the eastern tower of the Kuala Lumpur city center will be 700 meters, the number of floors will be 145.
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Dubai One Tower is a megaton skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At 711 meters, it will be the tallest residential building in the world and the 4th tallest building in the world upon completion. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emir of Dubai, laid the foundation for the construction of a connected shopping mall.
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Suzhou Zhongnan Center is a 729-meter, 137-story skyscraper under construction in the Suzhou Industrial Park in Suzhou, China. Should be the first tallest in China and the second (or third) in the world. Construction began in 2014 and is scheduled to be completed in 2020. The multifunctional center with a useful area of about 500 thousand m2 will include a hotel (276 rooms), office and residential premises (706 apartments) and 93 elevators.
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Jeddah Tower, formerly known as Kingdom Tower and Mile-High Tower, is one of the tallest buildings in the world. Built 32 km north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Skyscraper with a preliminary cost of $1.23 billion; for comparison: the cost of construction of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper is $1.5 billion) and with a height of 1008 meters should become the center of the new Kingdom Center area, in which 80 thousand people will live. The total cost of the project, located on the Red Sea coast, should be $20 billion. Upon completion, the building should be the tallest in the world and the first to exceed one kilometer in height. The first design of the building included a height of about one mile, however, after analyzing the soil at the construction site, the height was reduced to one kilometer. The architect of the building is the architectural bureau of Adrian Smith, the initiator of the entire project is Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, one of the richest people in the Middle East and nephew of the King of Saudi Arabia. Al-Waleed is the president of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), one of the largest in the country. To finance construction, the Jeddah Economic Company was specially created in 2009.
Opened in 2010, the 828-meter Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai has become the tallest building on the planet, a symbol of the triumph of engineering genius. But she is not destined to be a record holder for long. In different parts of the Earth, preparations are already in full swing for the construction of even more tall and complex skyscrapers, each of which has a height at least a kilometer.
Sky City. China
The Sky City Tower, although it will have a height of just under a kilometer, is likely to be the first to break the Burj Khalifa's record of 828 meters from the base to the top of the spire. The project involves the construction of a stepped 838-meter tower in the Chinese city of Changsha, on 202 floors of which there will be residential apartments, hotels, educational institutions, hospitals, offices, and shops.
But what is interesting is not so much the record height of Sky City, but the incredibly fast pace of construction of this building. The Broad Sustainable Building company, which will build it, is known throughout the world for its construction in just a few days. She plans to build this skyscraper in just 90 days plus 120 days of preparing the site for construction.
Construction of this skyscraper was supposed to begin in the summer of 2013, but has so far been postponed. True, preparatory work on the site where Sky City will grow is gradually underway.
Azerbaijan Tower. Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan also wants to build the world's tallest skyscraper. Growing revenues from the sale of oil and gas make it possible to implement very large social and infrastructure projects in this country, for example, the construction of the artificial Khazar Islands archipelago, the high-rise dominant of which will be a 1050-meter tower.
The construction of the archipelago began several years ago. Now the first public, residential and office buildings have grown on it, and the construction of the Azerbaijan Tower itself is expected to begin in 2015.
The project’s investors promise to put the Azerbaijan Tower building into operation in 2019, and to complete the entire artificial archipelago by 2020.
Kingdom Tower. Saudi Arabia
But still, most of the super-tall building projects are planned to be implemented in rich Arab countries. For example, Saudi Arabia lives with the idea of building the tallest building in the world - they are haunted by the Burj Khalifa in the neighboring United Arab Emirates.
Construction of the Kingdom Tower skyscraper began in 2013 in the city of Jeddah. The height of this 167-story building will be just over 1000 meters. The exact data is still unknown - they will appear only after the facility is put into operation. Investors are afraid to make them public, fearing that someone will build a structure just a few meters higher and break the record.
Kingdom Tower will be the centerpiece of the Kingdom Center mixed-use development, a $20 billion city of residential, office, hotel, retail and entertainment developments.
Madinat al-Hareer. Kuwait
They want to build a kilometer-long skyscraper in Kuwait. In June 2014, a building project called Madinat al-Hareer, whose height will be 1001 meters, was finally approved there.
The name "Madinat al-Hareer" translates as "Silk City", which alludes to Kuwait's glorious history as one of the world's silk trading centers. It was originally planned that this skyscraper would be built by 2016, but, apparently, this deadline will be postponed by at least two years.
Dubai City Tower. United Arab Emirates
Dubai is looking at the projects listed above with caution - they could break the height record of the Burj Dubai skyscraper in the very near future. But, on the other hand, in this city they don’t sit with their hands folded. There, work is in full swing to create a project for the world's first two-kilometer building.
The Eiffel Tower is used as the basis for the design of Dubai City Tower. But the dimensions of this Arab skyscraper will be seven and a half times larger than the French prototype. The height of the future tower will be 2400 meters.
The 400 floors of the Dubai City Tower will be connected not only by elevators, but also by a vertical train that can travel at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour and transport people from the ground floor to the top in a matter of seconds.
Investors and authors of the Dubai City Tower skyscraper project expect it to be commissioned in 2025. The construction estimate has not been disclosed.
About a hundred years ago, the world's architects began their unofficial competition by building taller and taller skyscrapers. This race continues to this day: quite recently the height of 800 meters was taken, but it is obvious that it will soon be beaten - projects for buildings with a height of more than 1000 meters and even over 1500 meters are currently being developed! But first things first – we present to you the most promising skyscraper projects that should be built in the near future.
New “high-rise” in Dubai, UAE (height 830 - 1000 m)
It's no secret that the tallest building in the world is currently located in Dubai - the 828-meter Burj Khalifa tower. The city authorities decided not to stop there, and soon another super-skyscraper will appear in the Dubai Creek area. The exact height of the new tower is not yet known, but rumors say it should be greater than that of the Burj Khalifa, but less than a kilometer. The project will cost approximately $1 billion and will be designed by Spanish-Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava Valls, who is often called the architect of the future. Construction is expected to be completed in time for the Dubai Expo 2020.
Mubarak al-Kabir Tower ( Mubarak al - Kabir Tower ), Kuwait (1001 m)
Mubarak Al Kabir Tower is a skyscraper under construction in Kuwait, which will have a height of 1001 meters. Completion of construction is scheduled for the first half of 2016, but there are currently delays in the implementation of the project, so there is no exact date for the skyscraper to be put into operation yet. Upon completion of the construction of the high-rise tower, an airport, business centers and shopping and entertainment complexes will be built in its vicinity. Mubarak al-Kabir Tower is the first stage of the Silk City project ( Silk City ), costing $94 billion, which involves the construction of a state-of-the-art district in Kuwait.
Phoenix Towers, Wuhan, China (1002 m)
A pair of skyscrapers called “Phoenix Towers” and 1002 meters high will soon be built in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The project, developed by the consortium of British architects Cheetwoods, is scheduled to be completed by 2018. A distinctive feature of the high-rise buildings will be their environmental friendliness - the buildings will be equipped with advanced water and air filtration systems, and their walls will be covered with solar panels.
Kingdom Tower, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (1007 m)
A skyscraper with a height of 1007 meters, Kingdom Tower is being built in the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The project began in 2013, and the commissioning of the skyscraper is scheduled for 2019. Kingdom Tower will include office space, a hotel and luxury apartments. It was originally planned that the building would have a height of about 600 meters, but after geological studies they decided to make it higher. At an altitude of 610 meters there is a panoramic terrace with an area of about 700 square meters. m. The cost of construction of the skyscraper is estimated at $1.2 billion.
Azerbaijan Tower ( Azerbaijan Tower ), Baku, Azerbaijan (1051 m)
The Azerbaijan Tower will be built on artificial islands 25 km south of the capital of Azerbaijan - Baku. The architectural project, which involves the construction of a building with a height of 1051 meters, was created by the Avesta studio. The construction cost is approximately $2 billion. The skyscraper is scheduled to be commissioned in 2019.
Skyscraper Bride, Basra, Iraq (1152 m)
Basra, the capital of the province of the same name in southern Iraq, is known as the main center of the country's oil industry. Life in this region differs significantly from the rest of Iraq - thanks to oil revenues, Basra is one of the fastest growing business centers in the world. The good economic situation contributed to the creation of a bold project - the construction of an area called the “Vertical City”. Its main element should be the 241-story Bride skyscraper, whose height will exceed 1,150 meters. The building was designed by AMBS Architects and is scheduled for completion in 2025.
Sky Mile Tower ( Sky Mile Tower ), Tokyo, Japan (1600 m)
Sky Mile Tower is currently the world's tallest planned skyscraper. Its height should be about 1600 meters, which is almost twice as high as the Burj Khalifa. The giant was designed by architects Kohn Pederson and Lasley Roberson. The tower should be part of the project Next Tokyo (Japanese city of the future), which will be realized by 2045. According to the plans, the building will be residential and will accommodate about 55 thousand people. Inside there will also be shops, restaurants, hotels, schools, offices, a library, a gym and a hospital. Sky Mile Tower will be powered by solar and wind energy, which will be used to cool and heat the premises. According to preliminary data, the implementation of the project will cost $1.3 billion and this money has already been found. The exact date for the start of construction is still unknown, but it is expected that the skyscraper will most likely not be put into operation until 2045. However, it is the most ambitious planned architectural project in the world to date.
Opened in 2010, the 828-meter Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai has become the tallest building on the planet, a symbol of the triumph of engineering genius. But she is not destined to be a record holder for long. In different parts of the Earth, preparations are already in full swing for the construction of even more tall and complex skyscrapers, each of which has a height at least a kilometer.
Sky City. China
The Sky City Tower, although it will have a height of just under a kilometer, is likely to be the first to break the Burj Khalifa's record of 828 meters from the base to the top of the spire. The project involves the construction of a stepped 838-meter tower in the Chinese city of Changsha, on 202 floors of which there will be residential apartments, hotels, educational institutions, hospitals, offices, and shops.
But what is interesting is not so much the record height of Sky City, but the incredibly fast pace of construction of this building. The Broad Sustainable Building company, which will build it, is known throughout the world for erecting high-rise buildings in just a few days. She plans to build this skyscraper in just 90 days plus 120 days of preparing the site for construction.
Construction of this skyscraper was supposed to begin in the summer of 2013, but has so far been postponed. True, preparatory work on the site where Sky City will grow is gradually underway.
Azerbaijan Tower. Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan also wants to build the world's tallest skyscraper. Growing revenues from the sale of oil and gas make it possible to implement very large social and infrastructure projects in this country, for example, the construction of the artificial Khazar Islands archipelago, the high-rise dominant of which will be the 1050-meter Azerbaijan Tower.
The construction of the archipelago began several years ago. Now the first public, residential and office buildings have grown on it, and the construction of the Azerbaijan Tower itself is expected to begin in 2015.
The project’s investors promise to put the Azerbaijan Tower building into operation in 2019, and to complete the entire artificial archipelago by 2020.
Kingdom Tower. Saudi Arabia
But still, most of the super-tall building projects are planned to be implemented in rich Arab countries. For example, Saudi Arabia lives with the idea of building the tallest building in the world - they are haunted by the Burj Khalifa in the neighboring United Arab Emirates.
Construction of the Kingdom Tower skyscraper began in 2013 in the city of Jeddah. The height of this 167-story building will be just over 1000 meters. The exact data is still unknown - they will appear only after the facility is put into operation. Investors are afraid to make them public, fearing that someone will build a structure just a few meters higher and break the record.
Kingdom Tower will be the centerpiece of the Kingdom Center mixed-use development, a city of residential, office, hotel, retail and entertainment developments that will cost $20 billion.
Madinat al-Hareer. Kuwait
They want to build a kilometer-long skyscraper in Kuwait. In June 2014, a building project called Madinat al-Hareer, whose height will be 1001 meters, was finally approved there.
The name "Madinat al-Hareer" translates as "Silk City", which alludes to Kuwait's glorious history as one of the world's silk trading centers. It was originally planned that this skyscraper would be built by 2016, but, apparently, this deadline will be postponed by at least two years.
Dubai City Tower. United Arab Emirates
Dubai is looking at the projects listed above with caution - in the very near future they could break the height record of the Burj Dubai skyscraper. But, on the other hand, in this city they don’t sit with their hands folded. There, work is in full swing to create a project for the world's first two-kilometer building.
The Eiffel Tower is used as the basis for the design of Dubai City Tower. But the dimensions of this Arab skyscraper will be seven and a half times larger than the French prototype. The height of the future tower will be 2400 meters.
The 400 floors of the Dubai City Tower will be connected not only by elevators, but also by a vertical train that can travel at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour and transport people from the ground floor to the top in a matter of seconds.
