This Building Is Tallest Proposed in the World at 2,333 Feet

By Douglas A. McIntyre Updated Mar 8, 7:56AM EST · Published Mar 6, 8:39AM EST

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This Building Is Tallest Proposed in the World at 2,333 Feet — © Courtesy of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill via thorntontomasetti.com

Since its completion in 2010, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai has been the tallest building in the world. In a city known for its excess, the 2,716-foot tower has become a glamorous tourist destination and a symbol of Dubai’s status as a global center for innovation and commerce.

Skyscrapers are signs of economic prosperity. They place cities on the global stage and serve as landmarks for investors and tourists, signifying that the city is poised to support economic growth. They maximize space in over-crowded areas and allow for thousands of people and businesses to flourish in the same locale.

Although supertall skyscrapers exist all over the world, several countries in Asia have been racing to build these behemoths in their business districts. With the exception of One World Trade Center in New York City, 9 of the 10 tallest buildings in the world are in Asia, including the Middle East.

Many more are being planned and built every year. 24/7 Tempo has compiled the tallest proposed buildings in the world. Of the 14 tallest proposed buildings, all are in Asia and 6 are in China.

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China-already home to 44 of the world’s 100 tallest buildings-has seemingly put the brakes on its country’s skyscraper-mania with a 2020 government directive prohibiting new buildings from exceeding 1,640 feet. With all 6 of the proposed Chinese buildings on this list exceeding that height, they may just have to be cut down to size.

Uptown Dubai Tower 1, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
> Proposed height: 2,333 ft
> Population of Dubai in 2020: 2,502,715

The Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, may be getting a new neighbor. The proposed Uptown Dubai Tower 1 would stand 389 feet lower than the current tallest building in the world, adding to a diverse skyline and providing a new venue for hotels, offices, and retail outlets.

Click here to see the tallest proposed buildings in the world.
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About the Author Douglas A. McIntyre →

Douglas A. McIntyre is the co-founder, chief executive officer and editor in chief of 24/7 Wall St. and 24/7 Tempo. He has held these jobs since 2006.

McIntyre has written thousands of articles for 24/7 Wall St. He is an expert on corporate finance, the automotive industry, media companies and international finance. He has edited articles on national demographics, sports, personal income and travel.

His work has been quoted or mentioned in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, NBC News, Time, The New Yorker, HuffPost USA Today, Business Insider, Yahoo, AOL, MarketWatch, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, New York Post, Chicago Tribune, Forbes, The Guardian and many other major publications. McIntyre has been a guest on CNBC, the BBC and television and radio stations across the country.

A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College, McIntyre also was president of The Harvard Advocate. Founded in 1866, the Advocate is the oldest college publication in the United States.

TheStreet.com, Comps.com and Edgar Online are some of the public companies for which McIntyre served on the board of directors. He was a Vicinity Corporation board member when the company was sold to Microsoft in 2002. He served on the audit committees of some of these companies.

McIntyre has been the CEO of FutureSource, a provider of trading terminals and news to commodities and futures traders. He was president of Switchboard, the online phone directory company. He served as chairman and CEO of On2 Technologies, the video compression company that provided video compression software for Adobe’s Flash. Google bought On2 in 2009.