The Council on Tall Buildings releases list of 10 tallest newcomers of 2005.Shimao International Plaza Shimao International Plaza is a 333 m (1093 ft) tall office skyscraper of 60 stories in Shanghai. It was completed in 2005 under the design of Ingenhoven, Overdiek und Partner, East China Architecture and in Shanghai, at 1,093 feet, leads the list of the 10 tallest buildings completed in 2005, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat The Council on Tall buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) was founded at Lehigh University in 1969. Its office remained at Lehigh until October 2003, when it moved to the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois. reported recently. The Q1 Tower on the Gold Coast of Australia at 1,058 feet and Chongqing World Trade Center The Chongqing World Trade Center is a 283.1 metre (929 foot) tall skyscraper located in Chongqing, China. The building was completed in 2005 after 3 years of construction beginning in 2002 and topping out in 2004. in China at 929 feet, were second and third, respectively. The 867-foot Triumph Palace in Moscow was fourth, the 859-foot Grand Gateway Office Tower One in Shanghai, China was fifth, the 820-foot Chelsea Tower in Dubai was sixth, the 806-foot Bloomberg Tower in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. was seventh and the 787-foot Deutsche Bank Place Deutsche Bank Place is a skyscraper in Sydney Australia. It is located at 126 Phillip Street (corner of Hunter Street) in the north-eastern end of the central business district, across the road from Chifley Tower. in Sydney, Australia was eighth. The Suzhou Xindi Center in Suzhou, China, at 761 feet, and the Arch in Hong Kong., at 758 feet, were ninth and 10th. To be eligible for consideration. buildings must have been completed in 2005, be fully clad and either be "open for business" or at least partially occupied, according to Council chairman David Scott. As with the Council's official ranking of 100 Tallest Buildings in the World These are lists of skyscrapers, ranked by:
CTBUH compiled the list and ranking with support from Emporis (www.emporis.com). The Council will release a yearly Top Ten list, said Scott. The Council on Tall Buildings is a non-profit organization whose members include architects, engineers, planners, construction professionals and educators from 77 countries. |
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