Top 10 Next Hot Skyscrapers you won't find in Dubai

[The Chemist]

I haven't seen this article from Popular Mechanics posted here, so I thought I'd post it and see what you guys think.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/scie...s/4282558.html

For those too lazy to click the link, here's the list, from shortest to tallest.
10. The Bow (774 feet) - Calgary, Canada
9. Beekman Tower (867 feet) - New York, USA
8. Tower Verre (1155 feet) - New York, USA
7. Sinosteel International Plaza (1174 feet) - Tianjin, China
6. Al Hamra Tower (1352 feet) - Kuwait City, Kuwait
5. Guangzhou TV and Sightseeing Tower (1489 feet - 2001 feet to tip) - Guangzhou, China
4. International Commerce Centre (1608 feet) - Hong Kong, China
3. Federation Tower (1660 feet) - Moscow, Russia
2. Chicago Spire (2000 feet) - Chicago, USA
1. Shanghai Centre (2073 feet) - Shanghai, China

[NYC4Life]

I would add 56 Leonard Street to that list.

[staff]

Guangzhou TV Tower might not be seen as a skyscraper by everyone-- although one could think of 10 other planned skyscrapers in China alone that would outdo the towers on that list.

[America 117]

Nice list!

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by staff

although one could think of 10 other planned skyscrapers in China alone that would outdo the towers on that list.

how about you name these 10 other mystery buildings and post images/renderings? then we might have something to discuss.



as for my contribution of a building that i think should make the list, my favorite skyscraper currently under construction in america is Aqua in chicago.



rendering:





recent construction shot courtesy of wrabbit:

[davee930]

^Holy shit! I didn't know it was under construction. It looks exactly like the rendering!!!

That building is insane and so cool.

[Surrealplaces]

Aqua is looking wicked!

[Calgarian]

Cool list, nice to see the Bow on there Calgary represent!!

[staff]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

how about you name these 10 other mystery buildings and post images/renderings? then we might have something to discuss.

I'm way too lazy to search around for every great tower, but here's a random selection from some China development threads on SSC;


Binhai Water Buildings, Tianjin




TEDA Tower,Tianjin




Chongqing IFC, Chongqing




CCTV HQ, Beijing






Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou




White Magnolia Plaza, Shanghai






Sino-Steel Plaza, Tianjin










MOCO Centre, Chongqing




Park Hyatt, Guangzhou




ICC, Hong Kong




Haohe Building, Guangzhou




Zovie Plaza, Tianjin




Kingkey Finance Centre Plaza, Shenzhen






Conrad Hotel and Jumeirah Hotel, Shanghai




Sun Valley Project, Chongqing




Shanghai Centre, Shanghai






Guangzhou Twin Towers, Guangzhou




Poly Plaza, Chongqing




Just a very small selection of course. There are currently more than 180 supertalls planned/under construction/built in China, with several new proposals every week. The designs are generally of very high quality too. Add to that the thousands upon thousands of non-supertall skyscrapers in every major/middle sized Chinese city and you're bound to find some awesome stuff all over the place.

In any case, it's a highly subjective matter anyway. And Aqua is a spectacular building. Love it.

[giallo]

This one is being prepped as we speak. Can't wait to see it rise.




Aqua is spectacular when looking up, but looks rather bland and boxy when you view it straight on. At least from what I've seen in photos anyway.

[Ayreonaut]

My faves from that group are:

CCTV HQ, Beijing
Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou
Kingkey Finance Centre Plaza, Shenzhen

[Shanghai_Fan]

Great gallery, staff. Besides, I think that no city in the world can compete with the quality of mid and highrises built in Beijing over the last 5 years. An endless collection of stunning top quality projects.

[muppet]

Yep China has so many tall and supertall projects unheard of at the mo.

Many thanx to Zorg of course, www.photobucket.com

Jianbei New City, Chongqing:








Bluetooth Crystal, Shenzhen



Chongqing Soho:




Binhai Water Building twins, Tianjin 166m.





Suzhou Gate



in context with the others proposed / U/C:



Shenzhen Stock Exchange







Shenzhen CTS Towers



Century Center



Shenzhen International Finance



AVIC Plaza



Shenzhen Metro HQ



Hangzhou Condos



Worlds second 7 star hotel, Sanya



Chengdu Towers



Hangzhou Flamenco



Yuqiao Peninsular, Tianjin



Guangzhou Condos



Beihai Twins proposal, Beijing



Changsha Tower Twins provisional design



Shenzhen World Finance Center



Wenzhou Lucheng Plaza


Shanghai Kerry center



Wuxi Wharf Square



Shenzhen Hilton u/c







Chongqing ASE Center

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Guangzhou West Tower

[Shanghai_Fan]

I love modern China projects. Top quality. In most countries big projects use to be too conservative and boring, in others they are overdesigned. China normally shows an ideal mid point. Besides, I love the typical Chinese style: Bright glass, sexy silhouette, etc. Fortunately many countries are imitating this 'Asian taste' nowadays, tons of new big proposals in America and Europe look so Asian.

[muppet]

Sadly (or not so sadly), RIP, rejected Chinese designs:

many thanx to Zorg, www.photobucket.com

[Calgarian]

Some cool projects in China for sure. but I say the list is valid since the Bow made it.

[MolsonExport]

The quantity, quality, and variety of projects in China is actually difficult for the mind to take in. It just staggers the mind.

Makes me look at pretty much any highrise construction in cities outside of Dubai as "small potatoes".

[Shanghai_Fan]

^^ I loved this one. Fortuntely Shenyang Eton Center proposal by NBBJ is almost identical to it. Hope they choose it.

[MonctonGoldenFlames]

so, this is what a highjacked thread looks like! .....go Bow!

[staff]

Wow, muppet, that list is simply stunning. Thanks for posting!