CTBUH Platinum Member

Buro Happold

About

Member Since: 1997

Member Offices: Bath

Website: http://www.burohappold.com

From their very first project, they have used their intricate knowledge of the industry to push the boundaries and achieve more. It is this commitment that sets them apart, that adds value, that makes them award winning.

They are at the forefront of low energy design: they deliver projects that have less carbon emissions and are more sustainable, they deliver projects that do not cost the earth.

Buro Happold understands what it takes to create a project that thrives; it takes great consideration of future use, building in the resilience that will allow it to operate for generations, it means creating something that engages communities and respects diversity.

Fields of Expertise

Building Maintenance; Civil Engineering; Computers / IT / Software; Engineering, Multi-discipline; Engineering, Other; Environmental Engineering; Environmental Protection; Façade Design / Engineering; Fire Engineering; Geotechnic / Foundations; Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing; Security Consultancy; Structural Engineering; Transportation / Urban Infrastructure

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

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Height
1 Makkah Royal Clock Tower
525 m / 1,722  ft
2 111 West 57th Street
435.3 m / 1,428  ft
3 Al Hamra Tower
412.6 m / 1,354  ft
4 PIF Tower
385 m / 1,263  ft
5 Three Sixty West Tower B
361.2 m / 1,185  ft
6 ADNOC Headquarters
342 m / 1,122  ft
7 Hengqin International Finance Center
336.7 m / 1,105  ft
8 Shimao International Plaza
333.3 m / 1,094  ft
9 The Index
326 m / 1,070  ft
10 The Landmark
324 m / 1,063  ft

Awards

ARO

Award of Excellence: ARO

Best Tall Building 200-299 meters 2021

Ctbuh Leaders

Anil Hira

Anil Hira

CTBUH Chapter Vice-Chair, 2015 – Present

Mumbai

Mark Lavery

Mark Lavery

CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee, 2015 – Present

Dubai

Richard Marshall

Richard Marshall

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2018 – Present

Hong Kong

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

09 April 2019

A Fully Computational Workflow Enables Complexity at the City of Dreams, Macau

The Morpheus Hotel is within the City of Dreams resort of Macau, which includes a casino, two theaters, a shopping district, 20 restaurants and four...

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Research

20 March 2020

Tall + Urban Innovation 2020: Dominant Trends

Providing a global overview of tall building development, design and construction, the CTBUH Awards Program and related Tall + Urban Innovation Conference annually survey projects,...

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Global News

14 February 2020

Construction of Ušće Tower 2 Nears Completion in Belgrade

Located along the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, a new luxury skyscraper is being built next to the historic Ušće Tower, one of...

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Associated companies

BuroHappold

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Height
1 India Tower

699.7 m

2,296 ft
2 Chicago Spire

609.6 m

2,000 ft
3 Makkah Royal Clock Tower

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 120 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 324 other buildings of the same Office / Hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
4 Alrriyadah Ritz Carlton

494 m

1,621 ft
5 World One

442 m

1,450 ft
6 111 West 57th Street

435.3 m

1,428 ft
7 Al Hamra Tower

412.6 m

1,354 ft
8 Suning Xinjiekou Plaza

388 m

1,273 ft
9 PIF Tower

385 m

1,263 ft
10 Three Sixty West Tower B

361.2 m

1,185 ft
11 ADNOC Headquarters

342 m

1,122 ft
12 Hengqin International Finance Center

336.7 m

1,105 ft
13 Shimao International Plaza

333.3 m

1,094 ft
14 Magic

330 m

1,083 ft
15 The Index

326 m

1,070 ft
16 The Landmark

324 m

1,063 ft
17 Lamar Tower 1

322 m

1,056 ft
18 Fanya International Finance Building North

317.8 m

1,043 ft
19 Fanya International Finance Building South

317.8 m

1,043 ft
20 Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre Tower 2

315 m

1,033 ft
21 MahaNakhon

314 m

1,030 ft
22 Varso Tower

310 m

1,017 ft
23 Icone Tower

308 m

1,010 ft
24 KAFD World Trade Center

304 m

997 ft
25 Supernova Spira

300 m

984 ft
26 NBK Tower

300 m

984 ft
27 Aspire Tower

300 m

984 ft
28 Dayabumi

290.5 m

953 ft
29 ToHA Tower 1

285 m

935 ft
30 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower A

267 m

876 ft
30 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower B

267 m

876 ft
30 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower C

267 m

876 ft
33 Al Faisaliah Center

266.9 m

876 ft
34 Suning Plaza Tower A

266 m

873 ft
35 GCC Bank Headquarters

264 m

866 ft
36 Three Sixty West Tower A

255.6 m

839 ft
37 Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre Tower 1

255 m

837 ft
38 KLCC Lot 91

252.5 m

828 ft
39 Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 1

250 m

820 ft
40 The Headquarters Business Park

235.9 m

774 ft
41 Burj Daman

235 m

771 ft
42 Samba Bank HQ Tower

231.2 m

758 ft
43 Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 2

230 m

755 ft
44 Al Faisal Tower

227 m

745 ft
45 ARO

224.8 m

738 ft
46 InterContinental Hotel West Bay

220 m

722 ft
47 Unicredit Tower

217.7 m

714 ft
48 100 East 53rd Street

216.7 m

711 ft
49 Capital Plaza Residential Towers

210 m

689 ft
50 Hotel America

210 m

689 ft
50 Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 3

210 m

689 ft
52 Zhuhai Hengqin Xinqu Ahongda Finance Tower 1

200 m

656 ft
53 Capital Plaza Office Tower

200 m

656 ft
54 Miami Innovation Tower

192.9 m

633 ft
55 Abdul Aziz Al Babtain Cultural WAQF

188.8 m

619 ft
56 Varyap Meridian A Block

188.4 m

618 ft
57 DUO Residences

186 m

610 ft
58 Vauxhall Cross South Tower

185.6 m

609 ft
59 ADIA Tower

185 m

607 ft
60 Parnas Tower

185 m

607 ft
61 Varyap Meridian C Block

180 m

591 ft
62 Jordan Gate Tower 1

180 m

591 ft
62 Jordan Gate Tower 2

180 m

591 ft
62 Supertech Nova East

180 m

591 ft
62 Supertech Nova West

180 m

591 ft
66 30 St Mary Axe

179.8 m

590 ft
67 DUO Tower

179.4 m

589 ft
68 303 East 44th Street

179.2 m

588 ft
69 National Bank of Abu Dhabi Headquarters

173 m

568 ft
70 One

170 m

558 ft
71 Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons

169 m

554 ft
72 SBS Broadcasting Center

167 m

548 ft
73 Capital Plaza Sofitel Hotel

166 m

545 ft
74 The Tower at PNC Plaza

166 m

544 ft
75 Torre Iberdrola

165 m

541 ft
76 American Copper Buildings West Tower

164.6 m

540 ft
77 Varyap Meridian E Block

164 m

538 ft
78 Kaishengyuan Plaza Tower A

158.8 m

521 ft
78 Kaishengyuan Plaza Tower B

158.8 m

521 ft
80 Q22 Tower

155 m

509 ft
81 Morpheus

153.7 m

504 ft
82 Vauxhall Cross North Tower

151.2 m

496 ft
83 Vancouver House

150.3 m

493 ft
84 Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre

150 m

492 ft
85 PPA 30 Parcel 5.05 Residential Tower

149 m

489 ft
86 BurJuman Centre

148 m

486 ft
87 Commercialbank Plaza Tower

148 m

486 ft
88 Book Tower

144.8 m

475 ft
89 American Copper Buildings East Tower

143.1 m

470 ft
90 Oxford Tower

139 m

456 ft
91 PPA 30 Parcel 3.09

138 m

453 ft
92 Grove Tower 1

136 m

446 ft
93 500 Folsom

132.6 m

435 ft
94 Ferry Island Building 1 North Tower

128.9 m

423 ft
95 RWE Turm

127 m

417 ft
96 Glasgow Tower

127 m

417 ft
97 The Stage

126 m

413 ft
98 PP 10 Parcel 4.08

126 m

413 ft
99 PPA 30 Parcel 5.05 Office Tower

125 m

410 ft
100 Chelsea Waterfront-West Tower

122.5 m

402 ft
101 Port Baku Business Center

120 m

394 ft
102 Supertech Astralis

120 m

394 ft
103 Grove Tower 2

119.2 m

391 ft
104 Jameson House

118.6 m

389 ft
105 33-49 Des Voeux Road West

116 m

381 ft
106 ToHA Tower 2

110.2 m

362 ft
107 NOMA-Angel Gardens

110.1 m

361 ft
108 Zorlu Center Hotel Tower

107 m

351 ft
108 Zorlu Center Tower A

107 m

351 ft
108 Zorlu Center Tower B

107 m

351 ft
108 Zorlu Center Tower C

107 m

351 ft
112 LINEA

106.2 m

348 ft
113 PP 10 Parcel 2.14

104.9 m

344 ft
114 One Horizon Center

104 m

341 ft
115 UŠĆE Office Tower 2

103.9 m

341 ft
116 888 Boylston Street

99 m

325 ft
117 Canaletto

95.6 m

314 ft
118 LKF Square

94 m

308 ft
119 Varso 2

90 m

295 ft
120 MEBE One Khimki Plaza

87 m

285 ft
121 Chelsea Waterfront East Tower

85 m

279 ft
122 PPA 30 Parcel 5.01

83 m

272 ft
123 Varyap Meridian B Block

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,528 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
123 Varyap Meridian D Block

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,528 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
125 Mount Parker Residences

81.6 m

268 ft
126 PP 10 Parcel 4.07

81 m

266 ft
126 Varso 1

81 m

266 ft
128 Porsche Design Tower

80 m

262 ft
129 Brill Place Tower

77.9 m

256 ft
130 Museum of The Future

77.8 m

255 ft
131 PPA 30 Parcel 5.06

77 m

253 ft
132 CandleHouse

73.3 m

240 ft
133 The Cube

72.1 m

237 ft
134 One Angel Square

67.5 m

221 ft
135 Baltyk Tower

65 m

213 ft
136 Oxo Tower Wharf

53.3 m

175 ft
137 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower A

48.8 m

160 ft
138 Trafalgar Place

36.3 m

119 ft
139 PP 10 Parcel 2.09

34.5 m

113 ft
140 The Financial Plaza

26.7 m

88 ft
141 PVN Tower

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142 Monroe Block Office Tower

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143 West Harbin Station Tower 1

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143 West Harbin Station Tower 2

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145 Monroe Block Residential Tower

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146 Globe Road Tower 1

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147 Admiral Serebryakov Embankment Tower 1

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147 Ashley Road East

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147 Ferry Island Building 1 South Tower

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150 North Island Tower

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150 Whitehall Road Tower

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152 Admiral Serebryakov Embankment Tower 2

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153 Welbourne Plot Tower

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154 Ashley Road West

-
155 Globe Road Tower 2

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155 Globe Road Tower 3

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155 PPA 30 Parcel 2.08

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158 Ferry Island Building 2

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159 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower B

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159 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower C

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161 Maryah Plaza Hotel Tower

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161 Maryah Plaza Residential Tower 1

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161 Maryah Plaza Residential Tower 2

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161 Maryah Plaza Residential Tower 3

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

11 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (39%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (71%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 62 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 55 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

Ctbuh Leaders At Buro Happold

CTBUH Chapter Vice-Chair, 2015 – Present

Anil Hira

Director, Buro Happold
Mumbai, United Arab Emirates

CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee, 2015 – Present

Mark Lavery

Director, Buro Happold
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2018 – Present

Richard Marshall

Partner and Managing Director Asia, Buro Happold
Hong Kong, China

CTBUH Chicago Chapter, 2021 – Present

Suzanne Provanzana

Associate Principal, Buro Happold
Chicago, United States

Videos

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09 April 2019

A Fully Computational Workflow Enables Complexity at the City of Dreams, Macau

The Morpheus Hotel is within the City of Dreams resort of Macau, which includes a casino, two theaters, a shopping district, 20 restaurants and four...

22 October 2018

Beauty and Finance: Post Mannerism in Skyscraper Design

Building design and devlopment started with small scale conceptual research projects where inspiration and effectiveness, art and technology, and beauty and finance not only co-existed,...

21 October 2018

A Monument to the World: Dubai Creek Tower

The Dubai Creek Tower’s monumental design is influenced by the natural forms of the lily and evokes the shape of a minaret, a distinctive architectural...

30 May 2018

Streets Take to the Sky and Dance: American Copper Buildings, New York City

The American Copper Buildings present two bold and dynamic residential towers on New York City’s East River. Clad in copper, this living material will patina...

30 May 2018

Ribbons Over Islington: A Distinct Residential Tower in a Desirable London Neighborhood

The Canaletto residential tower, located halfway between the City of London and Angel in Islington, comprises a 31-story tower with studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom...

29 January 2018

"Geometry of Tall Buildings" - a CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter Event

The London Committee of the CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter recently hosted [i]Geometry of Tall Buildings[/i], a conversation between leading architects and engineers on the geometry...

30 October 2017

Quay Quarter Tower: Humanizing the High-Rise

Quay Quarter Tower (QQT) will create a stunning new building on the Sydney skyline that sets new benchmarks in office tower design globally and creates...

20 October 2016

Singularly Slender: Sky Living in New York, Hong Kong, and Elsewhere

Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Carol Willis of The Skyscraper Museum in New York City presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 7:...

19 October 2016

From San Diego to Guangzhou: The Story of Marketing Tall Buildings

One of the keys to attracting buyers and tenants for a contemporary tall building is a succinct marketing strategy and a robust understanding of how...

18 October 2016

Sustainable (Vertical) Urbanism, Grounded - Three Case Studies

Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Jay L. Berman of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 7a: Urban Environmental...

Research

20 March 2020

Tall + Urban Innovation 2020: Dominant Trends

CTBUH Research

Providing a global overview of tall building development, design and construction, the CTBUH Awards Program and related Tall + Urban Innovation Conference annually survey projects,...

20 March 2020

The Tallest 20 in 2020: Predictions vs. Reality

CTBUH Research

In the first edition of the 2012 Journal, CTBUH published a Tall Buildings in Numbers study titled Tallest 20 in 2020: Era of the Megatall—The...

30 January 2020

The Global Tall Building Picture: Impact of 2019

CTBUH Research

In 2019, 126 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This was a 13.7 percent decrease from 146 in 2018. The total number...

12 December 2019

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2019

CTBUH Research

The year 2019 was remarkable for the tall building industry, with 26 supertall buildings (300 meters or taller) completed, the most in any year. This...

28 October 2019

New Tower Typology: Optimizing Workspaces and the Public Realm

Asa Bruno, Ron Arad Architects Ltd

Tel Aviv, widely recognized as the largest tech hub outside of Silicon Valley, is in the grip of unprecedented urban development. Despite having only 500,000...

29 July 2019

Highest Special-Purpose Spaces

Since humans first began constructing tall buildings, history has been cluttered with claims of all manner of “highest” records. In this study, we examine those...

29 July 2019

Life Cycle Analysis: Load-Bearing Structures Of High-Rise Buildings in Western Europe

Gerran J. Lankhorst, Royal HaskoningDHV; Karel C. Terwel, IMd Raadgevende Ingenieurs; Janko Arts, Royal HaskoningDHV; Henk Jonkers, Delft University of Technology

The choice of structural system has a big influence on the environmental impact of structural materials in tall building design. This paper provides a comparison...

25 April 2019

Best Tall Buildings 2019: Dominant Trends

CTBUH

This year, CTBUH has vastly expanded its Awards program to consider the Best Tall Building category through several classes of height, rather than geographic regions,...

25 April 2019

What Makes for Tall Building Innovation?

Daniel Safarik, CTBUH

In this paper, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat seeks to define “innovation” in terms of the potentially transformative technologies and practices for...

Global News

18 November 2019

New Singapore Condo Tower Prepares to Launch, In Place of Namesake

The Landmark, an upcoming 396-unit, high-rise condominium tower, is scheduled to launch sometime in the first quarter of 2020, says Darren Chew, COO of ZACD...

24 October 2019

New “Can of Ham” High-Rise Opens in Central London

Foggo Associates has designed a curved high-rise in central London at 70 St Mary Axe, which is widely known as the “Can of Ham” due...

08 October 2019

Chicago’s Next Supertall Nears Approval Amid Flurry of Development

The developer of a proposed supertall skyscraper on North Michigan Avenue next to Tribune Tower is nearing an agreement with the city in “a couple...

26 August 2019

Warsaw’s Varso Tower Rises Past 75 Meters

The Varso Place complex, named after Varsovia, the Latin name for Warsaw, is being built next to the capital’s central station. Three buildings will be...

06 August 2019

London Skyscraper in Question as Investor Pulls Out

Asian developer Perennial Real Estate Holdings has dealt a blow to Eric Parry Architects’ approved plans to build the tallest building in the City of...

16 July 2019

Planning Permission for Proposed Tower Rejected by London Mayor

London mayor Sadiq Khan has refused the Foster + Partners designed Tulip Tower saying the 304-meter-tall tourist attraction could harm the city’s skyline. Overturning the...

14 June 2019

Twisting Office Tower Nears Completion in Tel Aviv

Ron Arad Associates has revealed a twisted tower that is narrow at the base but widens at the top, built as the first phase of...

27 March 2019

Tulip Tower Set for City of London Approval

City of London planning officers have recommended approval for Foster + Partners’ opinion-splitting Tulip on a site next to the Gherkin. The planned 305-meter-tall tourist...

01 March 2019

As One Chicago Lakefront Project Gets a New Deadline, Another is Announced

The owner of the Chicago Spire site could have another year to begin developing the lakefront site, four months after a downtown alderman rejected a...

02 January 2019

Vauxhall Skyscraper Duo Gets the Greenlight in London

Zaha Hadid Architects has received the go-ahead for their Vauxhall Cross Island towers, a duo of skyscrapers sited adjacent to Vauxhall Station. The scheme, which...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving BuroHappold Engineering

CTBUH New York Tours ARO

20 June 2018

CTBUH New York attended a tour of the ARO building, known for its avant-garde approach to maximizing space and providing direct outdoor access for its residents.

CTBUH New York Debates: Has New York Built Too Tall?

01 March 2018

The New York "Future Leaders" Committee recently debated whether NYC has built too tall. The two sides discussed current challenges to development as well as future considerations.

CTBUH UK Chapter Hosts: Geometry of Tall Buildings

29 January 2018

The CTBUH UK Chapter recently hosted a conversation between architects and engineers on the geometry of tall buildings and its impact on the design trends of the future.

CTBUH Leaders Connect at 2017 Conference

29 October 2017

The Annual Leaders Meeting was held the day before the start of the CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference, bringing together the Council’s leaders.

CTBUH New York Hosts Summer Social

31 August 2017

The CTBUH New York Young Professionals Committee (YPC) hosted a sold-out Summer Social, this year hosted by BuroHappold Engineering.

Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings

13 October 2016

The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.