Tallest Proposed Buildings in the World

This riverfront skyscraper designed by EID Architecture will house offices, a hotel, a museum, and seven levels of retail space. The conceptual architecture will feature a column that twists in the middle and tapers toward the top of the building.

This office tower proposed by real estate developer Dalian Wanda Group would be the tallest building in Xi’an, rising 555 feet over the current tallest building, the Xi’an Glory Financial Center, and 69 feet over the Greenland Center, which is currently under construction and set to be completed in 2024.

This ultra-modern tower, nicknamed the Future Ark, will feature an external metal frame with diagonal bracing designed to withstand earthquakes and heavy winds. It will be the centerpiece of a mixed use riverfront development that will also house a theater, a mall, and residential towers.

Rising from an oval-shaped lake modeled after a fingerprint, this split-volume skyscraper features two vertical disks with open space and connecting halls between them. The building will contain multiple observation decks including one with a 360 view of Dubai.

Ground construction on this doubled towered, 133 story building began in 2018. The plans feature luxury apartments, offices, a hotel, and a mall. The trade centers will soar over Phnom Penh’s current tallest building, the 606 foot Vattanac Capital building.

The twin towers of Phnom Penh’s new World Trade Center are symbols of Cambodia’s bid to become a modern multinational business center. They will be the first world-class office buildings in the capital.

This proposed landmark building in Seoul will feature a concert hall, hotel, international offices, and a convention center. Although Hyundai originally aimed for 115 stories, the building is now slated to be 105 stories and will be South Korea’s tallest building.

Baoneng Binhu Center T1 will be the tallest in a set of seven adjacent, nearly identical buildings of increasing height, the shortest of which began construction in 2016. Dubbed the Magnificent Seven, the towers will be arranged in a semi-circle around a lake.

Designed by PLP Architecture, the Nexus Tower will feature three interlocking structures that are rotated to give the appearance of a propeller. The center will house a performing arts complex as well as retail spaces, a hotel, and multiple bridges and observation decks.

This proposed office building in Malaysia’s capital, originally announced in 2011, would reach nearly 2,000 feet, adding to a growing skyline that consists of 5 other buildings over 1,000 feet with even more under construction.

Slated for completion in 2025, Signature Tower will be the tallest building in Indonesia. Because Jakarta is an active seismic zone, Signature Tower’s design features an exterior steel mega-frame and composite super columns. The top floor of the tower will contain an observatory.

Shenzhen Tower, also called H700, is set to be built in Shenzhen’s Luohu business district, which serves as the city’s gateway to Hong Kong. Plans for the tower feature a rooftop public garden as well as a rainwater capture system that will run along the full exterior of the building.

After the proposed Merdeka PNB118 tower boasted a height of 2,113 feet, KLCC Holdings-the owner of the current tallest towers in Malaysia, the Petronas Twin Towers-announced a proposal for an even taller building: Tower M. Completion of Tower M would give the title of tallest tower in Malaysia back to the Petronas Towers developer.

The Burj Khalifa 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.