10 best skyscrapers around the world One World Trade Center New York At 1,776 feet, it is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. You can see the curve of the Earth, The building symbolizes that New York and the nation have overcome the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center towers. It has an agenda beyond physical measurement. The building is about memory and hope. Mode Gakuen Tower Tokyo This 2008 building, which houses a university campus, is called the Cocoon because it appears to be wrapped in lattice. its inspired by the Japanese tradition of beautifully wrapping objects. Were moving away from the angular, traditional skyscraper to these rounded, curvy buildings. Shanghai Tower Shanghai Set for completion this year, Chinas tallest building sits near two other skyscrapers that together will complete the worlds first grouping of three supertalls — towers reaching more than 984 feet. The buildings in the citys Lujiazui financial district are constructed over public-transportation hubs but remain largely self-contained, It has been designed as a vertical city. People can live, work and play inside this building without technically having to leave. International Commerce Centre Hong Kong This new-generation skyscraper is built atop a high-speed railway station, which, when complete next year, will connect the building to other financial towers hundreds of miles away in China. The building has notches to bring sunlight to the interior and a curved base that residents compare to a dragons tail. Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago This 2009 building on the Chicago River pays homage to the city that invented the skyscraper in the 19th century. You can see it from a distance, and its design also steps back at various levels to pay respect to the various architectural landmarks around it,Its an absolutely beautiful building. Bank of America Center Houston This 30-year-old tower with steep gables and spires was inspired by Gothic European architecture of centuries past. Its a fabulous example of a skyscraper that reaches way back in history for its aesthetics. Architect Philip Johnson took this historic cathedral form and made it into an office building. The Shard London This new, 87-story, pyramid-shaped building offers the latest example of the British capitals dramatic change over the past decade. Londons gone Vegas. These buildings really jazz up the city and give it new life, This isnt staid old London anymore. The Renzo Piano-designed structure, the tallest in the European Union, anchors a transportation hub in the London Bridge district. visitlondon Burj Khalifa Dubai The worlds tallest building towers more than half a mile above the ground. Its strength comes from a honeycombed, triangular shape — a breakthrough in building design. Even so, this 163-story structure stands out. Its an extraordinary building. CCTV Headquarters Beijing Instead of reaching for the sky, this 44-story building designed by architect Rem Koolhaas wows visitors with an angular design of connected towers. He inverted the skyscraper and makes a loop to represent the connectivity needed in the telecommunications business, 1 Bligh Sydney Australias first office tower to get the countrys highest green rating features on-site water treatment, a double-skin facade and an atrium running up its interior. It allows sunlight to come in the building and people who are working to look across and see other human beings,
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