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