Race
to Space

Location : Alphabetical : Time : Category : Hierarchy

Australia

Melbourne

Rialto Towers
1985
824 ft (251 m)
Gerard de Preu & Partners
Late-Modernist/Modern

China

Hong Kong

Bank of China
1990
1,205 ft (367 m)
I.M. Pei & Partners
Structural Expressionism

Hong Kong

Two International Finance Center
2004
1,362 ft (415 m)
Cesar Pelli & Associates
Postmodern

 


Shanghai

Jin Mao
1999
1,380 ft (421 m)
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Pagoda Style

Shanghai

Plaza 66, Tower One
2001
945 ft (288 m)
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Modern

Hong Kong

The Centre
1998
1,135 ft (346 m)
Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man
Postmodern

England

London

One Canada Square
1991
771 ft (235 m)
Cesar Pelli & Associates
Postmodern

Germany

Frankfurt

Commerzbank
1997
850 ft (259 m)
Foster and Partners
Modern

Frankfurt

Messetrum
1990
842 ft (257 m)
Murphy/Jahn
Art Deco/Postmodern

Japan

Yokohama

Landmark Tower
1993
972 ft (296 m)
Ellerbe Becket
Modern

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur

Petronas Towers
1998
1,483 ft (452 m)
Cesar Pelli & Associates
Pagoda Style/Postmodern

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh

Kingdom Center
2003
992 ft (302 m)
Foster and Partners
Structural Expressionism

Singapore

Singapore

OUB
1986
919 ft (280 m)
Kenzo Tange Associates
Modern

Taiwan

Taipei

Taipei 101
2004
1,671 ft (509 m)
C.Y. Lee
Pagoda Style

United Arab Emirates

Dubai

Burj Al Arab
1999
1,053 ft (321 m)
W.S. Atkins
Structural Expressionism

Dubai

Burj Dubai
2009*
2,650 ft (807 m)*
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Postmodern

United States of America

Houston, TX

Bank of America Center
1984
780 ft (238 m)
Johnson/Burgee Architects
Neo-Gothic/Postmodern

New York City, NY

Chrysler Building
1930
1,046 ft (319 m)
William van Alen
Art Deco

New York City, NY

Empire State Building
1931
1,250 ft (381 m)
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
Art Deco

Chicago, IL

John Hancock
1969
1,127 ft (344 m)
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Black Box/International

Chicago, IL

Sears Tower
1974
1,451 ft (442 m)
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Black Box/International

San Francisco, CA

Transamercia Pyramid
1972
853 ft (260 m)
William L. Pereria
Late-Modernist

New York City, NY

Trump World Tower
2001
861 ft (262 m)
Costas Konyllis & Partners
Black Box

Los Angeles, CA

US Bank Tower
1990
1,018 ft (310 m)
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
Postmodern

New York City, NY

Woolworth Building
1913
792 ft (241 m)
Cass Gilbert
Neo-Gothic

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