They give us a chance to control urban sprawl with a relatively small footprint. Therefore, tall buildings are also built out of necessity. So, given that we all need shelter in one form or another, and the width of the earth is definitely not expanding as our population grows, the only place to go is up. That equates to annual growth of about 100 million people, imagine that. Today, 26 years later, the population lies at approximately 8 billion people. Aside from representing our ambition, transcendence, and dominance, why are tall buildings important? In 1994, the world population was at about 5.5 billion. Willis Tower – Chicago, United States by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)īut let's take a look at the practical side of things.
The Exchange 106 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Mulia Group Zifeng Tower – Nanjing, China by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) Suzhou IFS – Suzhou, China by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) Petronas Twin Tower 1 & Petronas Twin Tower 2- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Cesar Pelli & Associates Changsha IFS Tower T1 – Changsha, China by Wong Tung & Partners Vincom Landmark 81 – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Atkins Petersburg, Russia by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) International Commerce Centre – Hong Kong, China by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) Shanghai World Financial Center – Shanghai, China by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) + Mori Building + Irie Miyake Architects and Engineers CITIC Tower – Beijing, China by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (Design Architect) + TFP Farrells (Land Bid Concept) Tianjin CTF Finance Centre – Tianjin, China by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre – Guangzhou, China by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) One World Trade Center – New York City, United States by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) Lotte World Tower – Seoul, South Korea by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) Ping An Finance Center – Shenzhen by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) Makkah Royal Clock Tower – Mecca, Saudi Arabia by Dar al-Handasah Shair & Partners + SL Rasch Burj Khalifa – Dubai, United Arab Emirates by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)
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