Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE

Burj Khalifa (named after Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan - the current(2010)President of the United Arab Emirates and emir of Abu Dhabi) currently the tallest structure in the world, at 828m. The total cost for the project was about US $1.5 b...

Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei 101, formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center. Construction was completed in 2004. The total cost for the project was about US $1.7 billion with gross building floor area 412,500 m2. Taipei 101 was designed by Taiwanese C.Y.Lee &Part...

Shanghai World Financial Center, China

Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC) was completed in 2008. The foundation stone was laid on August 1997 but work was temporarily interrupted by the Asian Financial Crisis (1997-1998) and resumed on November 2003. Building is designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox ...

International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong

Construction of the International Commerce Center (ICC Tower) was completed in 2010. The tower opened in 2011, with the Ritz-Carlton(102-118floors - currently the highest hotel in the world) opening in late March and the observatory in early April. ICC Tower's...

Petronas (Twin) Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Construction of the Petronas Towers started in 1992 and completed in 1998. They were the tallest buildings in the world 6 years - from 1998 to 2004, and now remain the world's tallest twin buildings. Buildings are designed by Argentine Cesar Pelli & Associate...