Designed by CetraRuddy for the Rockefeller Group, the 600-foot-high residential skyscraper in NoMad will delight fans of Art Deco with its bronze-clad exterior, chevron-patterned railings and decorative geometric grills. The tower will have 123 apartments and a whole host of amenities, including a pool, gym and pet salon.
An arduous 13 years in the making, this skyscraper at 22 Bishopsgate in the City of London is finally due for completion in the spring. Initially, a 1,007-foot tower called The Pinnacle (rocking an eye-catching helter-skelter shape) was planned for the site, but the design was abandoned due to escalating costs and concerns that it might interfere with aviation.
A cheaper, boxy 62-storey skyscraper by PLP Architecture was given the all-clear instead. Despite the design alteration, at 912 feet tall, 22 Bishopsgate will still be the loftiest building in the city and is set to house a swish public viewing platform, not to mention London's highest bar and restaurant.
The city of Monterrey in Mexico will soon boast the tallest building in Latin America, surpassing the height of the current record holder, Chile's Gran Torre Santiago. Tower one of the two Torres Obispado ('Bishop's Towers') aka T.OP – which will measure 1,000 feet and feature 71 floors – is poised to open sometime in 2020, though it was originally scheduled for 2019.
Both towers are the handiwork of Pozas Arquitectos. The first will house offices and the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel, while the second will contain apartments and a range of retail spaces. Residents of the apartments will be able to enjoy the building’s stunning swimming pool, gym, lounge, bar and business centre.
The jewel in Warsaw's shiny new Varso Place development, Varso Tower is a premium 53-storey skyscraper by Foster + Partners slated for completion later in 2020. At 1,017 feet, the neomodern tower will be a mere foot higher than The Shard in London, enabling it to steal the crown for the tallest building in the European Union.
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While the tower, which has been designed to be people-centric, will mostly contain offices, the top of the building will be open to the public and is guaranteed to wow visitors with the highest observation deck in Europe, as well as a landscaped terrace bar. The lower floors will serve as retail spaces.
Topping 1,039 feet, Australia 108 in Melbourne will be the tallest building Down Under by roof height when it is finally completed in 2020. Conceived by Fender Katsalidis Architects, the tower is solely residential and will consist of 1,105 luxury apartments over 101 floors. Though the building is unfinished, the first residents have already moved in.
Curiously named after a river that runs through St. Petersburg, Neva Towers in the Russian capital is a complex of two skyscrapers currently taking shape in the Moscow International Business Center. Tower 1 has a projected height of 974 feet and 69 floors, while the 79-storey Tower 2 will soar 1,132 feet into the sky, making it one of Russia's tallest buildings.
Well-heeled Muscovites have been queuing up to snag luxury apartments in Neva Tower 2, which when completed later next year will be the tallest all-residential building in Europe and Moscow's most prestigious address. Amenities will include a private park, panoramic pool and spa, fitness centre, virtual golf course and cinema. The complex is the result of a collaboration between three architectural practices: HOK, FXFOWLE and SPEECH.
Super-tall buildings have been going up in Chicago for the past 135 years – the world's first bona fide skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building, was designed in the Windy City back in 1884. The 1,191-foot Vista Tower is the latest attention-grabbing addition to the globally recognisable skyline.
The work of world-class architect Jeanne Gang, Vista Tower will be the tallest structure on the planet to be designed by a woman when it opens in the spring, and Chicago's third-tallest building behind the Willis Tower and Trump International Hotel and Tower. The 101-storey crystalline skyscraper will contain hundreds of plush condos and a five-star hotel.
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Whether you're a native New Yorker or travelling to the Big Apple in 2020, you won't want to miss the observation deck at the city's 30 Hudson Yards skyscraper near Hell's Kitchen. The highest outdoor deck in the Western Hemisphere, the must-visit attraction on the 100th floor opens on 11 March 2020 and is the work of architecture firm KPF.
Jutting out precariously from the tower, Edge at Hudson Yards is a stomach-churning 1,131 feet off the ground and offers breathtaking views of the city. Not for the faint-hearted, the deck will set heart rates racing with its glass floor and walls, featuring an outdoor staircase that connects to the 101st storey.
Taking pride of place next to Grand Central Station, One Vanderbilt will stand 1,401 feet tall. Due to open in August 2020, the elegant skyscraper will feature glazed terracotta cladding to mimic the facade of the Beaux-Arts rail terminus. Like 30 Hudson Yards, the tower, which was also designed by KPF, will have an overhanging observation deck called The Summit.
Adding to its allure, One Vanderbilt will also house a fine-dining restaurant by Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud, making it a destination for foodies. Other highlights of the 77-storey skyscraper include the Infinity Room with its 40-foot-high ceiling, plus a capacious outdoor terrace across from Grand Central Station.
You might wonder how the contractor is going to get this Manhattan skyscraper to stay upright. Standing 1,428 feet tall, with a height-to-width ratio of 24:1, New York's 111 West 57th Street will be the skinniest skyscraper on the planet upon its completion, which has been put back to 2020 from 2019 after a series of delays.
Situated in one of New York's most exclusive neighbourhoods, the striking building, which is designed by SHoP Architects and features a glamorous terracotta and bronze facade, will be ultra-luxurious, housing only 60 massively spacious and high-ceilinged condos, which will cost an absolute fortune. The penthouse for instance is priced at £44 million ($59m).
St. Petersburg's 1,516-foot (462m) Lakhta Center, which although mostly completed won't open until the end of 2020, is now the tallest building in Russia and Europe. One of the greenest skyscrapers in the world, the tower impresses with some of the most sophisticated eco-technology ever invented, from motion detectors to monitor electricity, to floor tiles that harness kinetic energy when stepped on.
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The futuristic complex, which was designed by architect Tony Kettle along with studios RMJM and Gorproject, will contain the offices for Russian gas company Gazprom, as well as co-working areas, a sports centre, a conference and exhibition space and a children's science centre.
Back to New York, the city with the highest number of skyscrapers in the world, yet another super-tall structure is on track for completion in 2020. Central Park Tower aka the Nordstrom Tower will rise 1,550 feet (472m), making it the second-tallest building in the US as well as the Western Hemisphere, and the loftiest residential tower in the world.
Designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, the Manhattan skyscraper, which is located along Billionaires' Row in Midtown Manhattan, will house a flagship Nordstrom store along with a luxury hotel and 179 high-end residences, the largest of which will sprawl over 17,500 square feet.
Another mind-bogglingly tall masterpiece by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill is under construction in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The planned height for the tower was 2,087 feet, but this had to be revised down to under 1,640 feet to adhere to airspace regulations. Be that as it may, the tower will be one of the tallest in China when finished, however, it's uncertain now whether it will be done and dusted in 2020 due to unanticipated delays.
With a clever tapered design to reduce wind resistance and an arched glass dome that will flood the inner atrium with light, the completed building will include offices, luxury apartments, a five-star Ritz Carlton hotel and a private penthouse club.
Reminiscent of New York's Freedom Tower, Merdeka PNB 118 aka KL 118 in Kuala Lumpur will top out at 2,113 feet, dwarfing the city's famous Petronas Twin Towers and Exchange 106 skyscraper to become the tallest building in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Originally due for completion in 2024, the building is likely to be finished well ahead of schedule in 2020.
Designed by Kuala Lumpur firm RSP Architects Sdn Bhd in collaboration with Fender Katsalidis Architects, the Melbourne studio behind Australia 108, the skyscraper will have 118 floors containing a mix of office, retail and residential space, along with a luxury hotel.
The phenomenal Dubai Creek Tower will reportedly shoot up thousands of feet into the sky, surpassing the height of the current tallest structure in the world, the Burj Khalifa. Set for completion in time for Dubai's Expo 2020, the architectural marvel, designed by Santiago Calatrava, will be anchored to the ground with giant cables.
When finished, the hyper-tall tower will boast 210 floors but only 54 of them will be habitable. These levels will contain observation decks, sky gardens, residences and a hotel, and the tower will also have TV, radio and communications antennae. One thing's for sure, the views from the top will be positively jaw-dropping.
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