China rising: the 10 tallest skyscrapers of 2016 – in pictures
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat keeps tabs on skyscrapers under construction around the world. Of the 10 tallest due for completion this year, six are in China, two in Dubai and one each in Seoul and Moscow
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10: The Address The BLVD, Dubai
Height: 370 metresThis five-star hotel will contain 200 hotel rooms and 523 serviced residencesIllustration: Emaar Properties
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9: Dalian International Trade Centre, Dalian, China
Height: 370 metres Designed by local firm Dalian Architectural Design & Research Institute, the building will house both apartments and officesIllustration: Dalian Architectural Design & Research Institute
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8: Vostok Tower, Moscow, Russia
Height: 373 metresThis tower in the Moscow City business district is set to become the tallest in Europe on completionIllustration: NPS Tchoban Voss and Schweger Associated Architects
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7: Eton Place Dalian Tower 1, Dalian, China
Height: 381 metresDesigned by architects NBBJ – and four years overdue – this skyscraper, also known as Supertower One, will be the biggest of five towers that make up the mixed-use Eton Place complexIllustration: NBBJ
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6: Marina 101, Dubai
Height: 426.5 metresThe delayed Marina 101 is set to be the second-tallest building in the United Arab Emirates, after the Burj Khalifa. Its 101 storeys will house a Hard Rock hotel, holiday apartments and a restaurantIllustration: National Engineering Bureau via CTBUH
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5: Wuhan Centre, Wuhan, China
Height: 438 metresAccording to architects ECADI, the curved walls are intended to resemble a ship’s sails. The tower will include retail, apartments, offices and a hotelIllustration: ECADI
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4: CTF Finance Centre, Guangzhou, China
Height: 530 metresThis skyscraper of offices, conference centre, hotel, shopping centre and viewing deck – designed by US firm Kohn Pedersen Fox – overlooks the Pearl River. It will have the fastest elevators in the world at 45 miles per hourIllustration: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
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3: Lotte World Tower, Seoul, South Korea
Height: 555 metresAnother Kohn Pedersen Fox design, this tower will contain shops, offices and a seven-star hotel. The top 10 floors include an observation deck and rooftop cafeIllustration: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
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2: Goldin Finance 117, Tianjin, China
Height: 597 metresAlso known as the China 117 Tower, this building features office space on the lower floors and a hotel on the upper floors. The final bill is set to top $820mIllustration: P&T Group
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1: Ping An Finance Centre, Shenzhen, China
Height: 599 metresAnother tower from Kohn Pedersen Fox, this $678m skyscraper will become the fourth tallest in the world when it is completed later this yearIllustration: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
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