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Monday 25 June 2012

COMING SOON: THE 10 TALLEST NEXT GENERATION SKYSCRAPERS


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MOVE OVER, BURJ: The Next Generation Of Skyscrapers Is Coming
By Meredith Galante,
Business Insider, 17 May 2012.

Step aside, Burj Khalifa and Freedom Tower - the next generation of skyscrapers is coming and they're absolutely phenomenal.

These are the 10 tallest proposed buildings in the world, according to the Skyscraper Centre, and while they're not yet a reality, even the thought of them is impressive.

Most are being planned for Asia and the Middle East and are scheduled to be completed in the next six years.

10. Kaisa Feng Long Centre

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Location: Shenzhen, China
Height: 1,640 feet

Kaisa Feng Long Centre is scheduled to start construction this year.

It will be a hotel and office building that towers 92 floors high. Kaisa Group Holdings, a 15-year old real estate company, is involved as the owner and prospective developer of the building.

If completed as planned, Kaisa will be among the 20 tallest buildings in the world by 2020.

9. Zhongguo Zun

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Location: Beijing, China
Height: 1,673 feet

Zhongguo Zun  is a hotel, residential, and office building scheduled to be completed in 2016.

The building is located in Citic Plaza. If built, it will be the tallest skyscraper in Beijing, according to CRI. The building would harness wind power to provide electricity to the building.

8. Menara Warisan Merdeka

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Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height: 1,722 feet

The Menara Warisan Merdeka will serve as a residential, office, and hotel building.

The Menara is scheduled to be completed by 2015. When completed, it would be the tallest building in Malaysia, according to The Star.

The building will serve as the new headquarters for Permodalan Nasional Bhd, a development company.

7. Hyundai Global Business Centre

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Location: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 1,771 feet

The Hyundai Global Business Centre is scheduled to be completed in 2016. It will be the company's new global head quarters.

The building will be 118 floors, eight of which are underground.

The side use of the building will be a museum.

6. Rose Rock International Finance Centre

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Location: Tianjin, China
Height: 1,929 feet

The Rose Rock International Finance Centre is scheduled to start construction in 2012.

There is no estimated completion date yet.

The hope is the Rose Rock Centre will ensure Tianjin’s future as the financial centre of northern China, according to the building's website.

5. Wuhan Greenland Centre

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Location: Wuhan, China
Height: 1,988 feet

The Wuhan Greenland Centre will be a hotel, residential, and office building.

The Centre is scheduled to be completed in 2015. Adrian Smith + Gordon Architecture won the bid to design the building.

4. Triple One

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Location: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 2,034 feet

The Triple One is a proposed office building scheduled to start building this year, and be completed by 2016.

The building will also have retail stores, a fitness centre, parking, and restaurants.

3. Signature Tower Jakarta

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Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Height: 2,093 feet

The Signature Tower Jakarta is a 119-floor building (with six floors below ground) that is scheduled to be completed in 2017.

The building will serve as a hotel and an office. If completed, it will be the world's fifth-largest building, according to The Jakarta Post.

2. Seoul Light DMC Tower

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Location: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 2,101 feet

The Seoul Light DMC Tower will be a hotel, residential, and office building.

It's scheduled to be completed in 2017. The building will use wind to power itself, and have interior gardens that act as "lungs" for the building, according to the tower's website.

1. Kingdom Tower

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Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height: 3,280 feet

The Kingdom Tower will serve as a hotel, residential, and office building.

The 156-story building is due to be completed in 2018. If completed, the Kingdom Tower will be the tallest building in the world.

Top image: Menara Warisan Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur. Source: left image, right image.

[Source: Business Insider. Edited. Top image added.]


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