CTBUH: The 50 Most Influential Tall Buildings of the Last 50 Years
 

The 50 Most Influential Tall Buildings of the Last 50 Years

https://ctbuh2019.com/other-info/50-...ial-buildings/

- The skyscraper has a history extending back more than 120 years, but it entered a new phase of innovation and acceleration in the late 1960s.

- The tall buildings captured here are selected on the same criteria, through the combined input of the CTBUH Research and Data team, CTBUH Leaders, and a call to the member constituency at large.

- Each represents a milestone in the development of the typology, tracking the development of the tall building from a predominantly commercial office tower with repetitive floor plates, to a “vertical city” with the mix of uses, variation in façade materials, and variety of interior and exterior spaces implied by the title.

- Across these examples, we see the arrival and departure of the distinct International and Post-Modern styles, as well as the overlapping parametricism and contextualism that dominates the contemporary scene.

- We see the transition from symbols of North American corporate power to broadcasting devices for the arrival of entire cities and countries on the global stage.

- The importance of environmental sustainability takes on as important a role as cultural and economic longevity.

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1 Bligh Street, Sydney, 2011

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4 Times Square (formerly Condé Nast Building), New York City, 1999

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30 St Mary Axe (formerly Swiss Re Tower), London, 2004

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333 Wacker Drive, Chicago, 1983

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550 Madison Avenue (formerly AT&T Building and Sony Tower), New York City, 1983

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601 Lexington (formerly Citigroup Center), New York City, 1977

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875 North Michigan Avenue (formerly John Hancock Center), Chicago, 1969

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Al Bahar Towers, Abu Dhabi, 2012

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AMA Plaza (formerly IBM Plaza), Chicago, 1972

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Aqua at Lakeshore East, Chicago, 2009

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Bahrain World Trade Center, Manama, 2008

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Bank of America Tower, New York City, 2009

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Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong, 1990

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Bosco Verticale, Milan, 2014

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Burj Al Arab, Dubai, 1999

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Burj Khalifa, Dubai, 2010

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CCTV Headquarters, Beijing, 2012

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Commerzbank Tower, Frankfurt, 1997

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Doha Tower, Doha, 2012

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Hearst Tower, New York City, 2006

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Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters, Hong Kong, 1985

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International Commerce Centre (ICC), Hong Kong, 2010

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Jardine House, Hong Kong, 1973

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Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai, 1999

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Linked Hybrid, Beijing, 2009

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Lotte World Tower, Seoul, 2017

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MahaNakhon, Bangkok, 2016

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Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, 2010

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Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower, Tokyo, 2008

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National Commercial Bank, Jeddah, 1983

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One Central Park, Sydney, 2014

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One World Trade Center, New York City, 2014

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PARKROYAL on Pickering, Singapore, 2013

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Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou, 2013

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Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, 1998

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Post Turm, Bonn, 2002

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Salesforce Tower, San Francisco, 2018

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Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, 2015

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Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai, 2008

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TAIPEI 101, Taipei, 2004

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The Leadenhall Building, London, 2014

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The Lloyd’s Building, London, 1986

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The Shard, London, 2013

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Torre Costanera, Santiago, 2014

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Torre Reforma, Mexico City, 2016

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Tour First, Courbevoie (Paris), 2011

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Transamerica Pyramid Center, San Francisco, 1972

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Turning Torso, Malmö, 2005

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U.S. Bank Tower (formerly Library Tower), Los Angeles, 1990

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Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower), Chicago, 1974

Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower looks amazing

I'm not happy about their omission of the Inland Steel Building here in Chicago. . . seems like a top 50 "favorite" buildings rather than truly influential. . . I dunno. . .

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I see they mention 1WTC, but they should also acknowledge the original Twin Towers. Putting aside their destruction, they were the worlds tallest from 1972-1974, and Philippe Petit made international attention with his tightrope walk between the two towers. Talk about influential!