Description:

Location: Shanghai (China)
Constructed: 1997 – 2008
Height: 492
Use: Office, hotel, museum, observation, parking garage, retail
Floor count: 101
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox

Burj Dubai

Description:

The tallest skyscraper has been unveiled to the world. After years of construction the well known Burj Dubai now called Burj Khalifa has been completed leaving far behind Taipei 101.
Burj Khalifa | World’s Tallest Structure | DUBAI | 828m | 2716.5ft | 162 floors
Use: hotel, restaurants and offices
Architect: SOM
Developer: Emaar

Burj Al Arab Hotel

Description:

Briefly marketed as "the world's first seven-star hotel," the Burj Al Arab is 1,053 feet high and is the world's tallest hotel.
Standing on an artificial island 280 meters from Jumeirah beach, it is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It was built to resemble the sail of a dhow, a type of Arabian vessel. The hotel was completed in 1999.

The World Project

Description:

These 300 islands, positioned to form the shape of a world map, are currently being constructed 4 kilometers offshore from Dubai in Gulf waters. 'The World' is being built primarily using sand dredged from the sea.
Prices for the islands will range from $15 million to $45 million. The project is scheduled to be completed by next year.

The ACROS Fukuoka

Description:

In Fukuoka City in Japan, they have an amazing building called “ACROS Fukuoka” with two very distinct sides: one side looks like a conventional office building with glass walls, but on the other side there is a huge terraced roof that merges with a park. The garden terraces, which reach up to about 60 meters above the ground, contain some 35,000 plants representing 76 species. A huge semicircular atrium and the triangular lobby provide contrast to the greenery, in this space is a symphony hall, offices and shops.