Mangunay, Jennelyn B.

HUMAN 100
BSAM-3A
Ms. Analou Reyes

“Top 10 Tallest Buildings in the World”

1.Jeddah Tower (1000m) – Jeddah, Saudia

Arabia. The world’s ‘new’ highest building, it
seems, will become a reality in 2020, finally
surpassing Dubai’s 828-meter skyscraper. The
tower will not just be the highest but the first to
hit the 1km benchmark. The tower was
designed by non-other than the American
architect Adrian Smith, the designer of the
world’s current tallest building, Burj Khalifa.

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2. Wuhan Greenland Center (636m) – Wuhan,

China

The mixed-use tower, by the American Adrian

Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, has a
smoothly curved envelope and a tripod shaped
plan for wind resistance, like with Burj Khalifa. It
is, also, designed with several high-energy
performance features.

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 Merdeka PNB118 (630m) – Kula Lumpur,
Malaysia

The 118-floor tower is designed by Australian

practice Fender Katsalidis Architects. When
finished, as expected, in 2020, the tower will be
Malaysia’s highest structure, finally surpassing
the Petronas towers. However, César Pelli’s
world-famous towers will maintain their state
as the world’s highest twin towers.

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4. Ping An Finance Center (599m) – Shenzhen,

China

The 115-floor tower, again by Kohn Pedersen

Fox, was scheduled to open in 2016, but the
opening was delayed to this year. It will contain
office, hotel, and retail space, as well as an
observation deck on its top. The almost finished
structure has already become the distinguishing
feature of the central business district of
Shenzhen.

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5. Goldin Finance 117 (596.5m) – Tianjin, China

The structure frame for 128-story-tower has

already topped out, and it is expected to open
in 2018. The mixed-use tower, designed by Arup
Group, employs advanced structural techniques
to enhance stability. It is characterized by the
diamond-shaped observation deck on its top.

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 6. Global Financial Center Tower 1 (568m) –
Shenyang, China

Also known as Baoneng Shenyang Global

Financial Center, the Chinese 114-storey-
skyscraper is designed by British Multination
Firm Atkins. It is dedicated to office space, with
an extravagant auto showroom on top. The
tower is planned to be the focal point of the
business district in China’s industrially and
historically valuable city, and it is scheduled to
open in 2018.
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7. Lotte World Tower (554.5m) – Seoul, South

Korea

South Korea’s only tower on the list has already

topped out. Its external construction works
have been finished as well, and it is expected to
open in the fall, later this year. The 123-floor
mixed-use tower is the country’s tallest building
and the world’s fifth for the time being. It will
be accommodating office spaces and a hotel.

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8. Tianjin CTF Finance Centre (530m) – Tianjin,

China

The 97-storey-high tower is designed by the

Chicago-based American practice Skidmore,
Owings & Merrill (SOM), with the aim of
achieving a Gold LEED. The smoothly curved
tower has a high-performance envelope which
optimizes daylight access and minimizes wind
impact on the tower’s surface. It is expected to
be finished in 2018, as well.

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 9. China Zun Tower (528m) – Beijing, China

The building towers above the new extension of

Beijing’s central business districts. It is designed
by international architecture practice Farrells. It
will be mainly dedicated to office spaces, with
the additional private club, observation deck,
and high-rent space on top. The tower will be
the tallest in China and the tallest in an
Earthquake danger zone. Steel-concrete bracing
and solid concrete core will hold the building
stable.

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10. Skyfame Center Landmark Tower (528m) –

Nanning, China

The tower which carries the name of its

developers has 108 floors and is expected to be
completed in 2021. However, that is all the
available information concerning the 10th
tower on the list. No official statements or
renderings have been released by the designers
or the developers yet.

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“Top 10 Tallest Buildings in the Philippines”

#1: PBCom Tower

Height : 259 meters Storeys : 53 Official

Address: PBCom Tower Spire, V.A. Rufino St,
Makati 1200

Without question, the reach towards the sky is

jaw-dropping. With its beauty and might, it’s no
wonder many of the world-renowned offshore
businesses (e.g., Convergys, IBM, ICT) has found
a home in its nest.

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 #2The Gramercy Residences
Building Height : 250 meters Number of Storeys : 72
Official Address: Century City, Kalayaan Ave. cor.
Salamanca St., Brgy. Poblacion, Makati City 1210
Borrowing its name from a fenced-in private park in
Manhattan right in one of the most prestigious
neighborhoods of the city, The Gramercy definitely lives up
to the hype.

Needless to say, essential to its success is the fact that it’s

but a stone’s throw away from the country’s financial hub,
Makati Central Business District. Added to this, the place is
but a block away from loads of entertainment along
Makati Avenue.

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#3: Discovery Primea

Building Height : 250 meters Number of

Storeys : 68 Official Address: Discovery Primea,
Ayala Avenue

poised to give its city dwellers distinct work-play

advantage. Standing where Gilarmi Apartments
used to be built, the Discovery Primea has
honored the tradition of giving only the best to
a discerning clientele, the best class of men and
women.

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#4: One Shangri-La Place Towers

Building Height : 227 meters Number of
Storeys : 64 Official Address: One Shangri-La
Place Towers, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City
Again, taking the 4th spot is another offering
from the hotel magnate of the world par
excellence, the Shang family. What makes this
luxurious twin-tower residential development
even more enticing is the fact that it sits atop a
6-level mall that should give every city dweller
added convenience.

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 #5: The Knightsbridge Residences

Building Height : 220 meters Number of

Storeys : 64 Official Address: The Knightsbridge
Residences, Makati City

Taking its name from one of the most expensive

neighborhood in London, The Knightsbridge is
meant to up the ante in high-end and high rise
residential living. And its architectural design
gives a lot of credence to the posh lifestyle and
exquisite tastes that awaits its eventual
dwellers.
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#6: GT International Tower

Height : 217 meters Storeys : 47 Official

Address: 6813 Ayala Avenue corner H.V. dela
Costa Street, Makati City, Philippines

Ever thought of the meaning of “GT” in this

vertical wonder? As a clue, one has to get into
the background of this marvel’s construction
company, Federal Land.

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 #7: BSA Twin Tower

Height : 215 meters Storeys : 55 Official

Address: Bank Drive, Ortigas Center,
Mandaluyong, 1550

If you want to get to the top, you certainly

deserve living the BSA Twin Tower lifestyle – or
maybe I just read that in one of this properties
flyers?.

Not only will you feel your at the top of the

world, you’d be living the best of the
cosmopolitan lifestyle

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#8: St. Francis Towers

Building Height : 213 meters Number of

Storeys : 60 Official Address: Shaw Blvd. cor. St.
Francis St., Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City,
Philippines

Slick. That’s what you’d call these two beams

shooting to the sky, dubbed to be the tallest
pair of buildings any Juan in country can rest his
eyes upon. And of course, you wouldn’t expect
less from the makers of one of the most
pleasurable hotels in the world, Shangri-La.
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 #9: One Rockwell West Tower

Height : 210 meters Storeys : 55 Official

Address: Makati, Philippines

A large protruding design towering Makati,

you’d be lost gaping at this classy combination
of steel and glaze. To top all that, you get space
for relaxing in the rooftop complete with a pool
and a possibly a bar to boot (can anybody
confirm this cause no way I’ll be able to).

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#10: Petron Megaplaza

Height : 210 meters Storeys : 45 Official

Address: 358 Senator Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati
City, Philippines

Built near the 2nd of 2000, the Petron

Megaplaza caught the eyes of everyone who
was lucky enough to marvel upon what was the
tallest building in the country back then. Not
anymore.

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