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Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

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Member Since: 2026

Member Offices: Chicago

Website: http://smithgill.com/

Fields of Expertise

Buildings

RANK
Name
Height
2 Jeddah Tower

1,000 m / 3,281 ft
4 Uptown Dubai Tower 1

711 m / 2,333 ft
10 HeXi Yuzui Tower A

499 m / 1,636 ft
11 Wuhan Greenland Center

476 m / 1,560 ft
12 Central Park Tower

472 m / 1,550 ft
14 Chengdu Greenland Tower

468 m / 1,535 ft
20 HeXi Yuzui Tower C

350 m / 1,148 ft
21 Uptown Tower

333 m / 1,094 ft
22 Xinda Kingtown International Center Tower 1

320 m / 1,050 ft
23 Shenzhen Zhongzhou Holdings Financial Center

301 m / 987 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Global News

22 July 2025

Building Feature: 830 Brickell, Miami

Rising 724 feet over downtown Miami, 830 Brickell is a next-generation Class A+ office tower designed to anchor the city’s growing financial district. The 55-story...

 

02 July 2025

Tencent Music’s Futuristic Headquarters Rises in Shenzhen’s Houhai District

Tencent Music Entertainment Group's new headquarters, the Music Technology Building, is taking shape in Shenzhen’s Houhai district. Designed by AS+GG and backed by a ¥1.58...

 

04 June 2025

US-Based Contractor will Manage 1000+ Meter Jeddah Tower Project

Construction of the long-stalled Jeddah Tower—set to surpass 1,000 meters in height—has officially resumed, with U.S.-based Turner appointed as project manager. Turner previously managed the...

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RANK
Name
Height
1 One Dubai Tower A

1,008 m / 3,307 ft
2 Jeddah Tower

1,000 m / 3,281 ft
3 One Dubai Tower B

874 m / 2,867 ft
4 Uptown Dubai Tower 1

711 m / 2,333 ft
5 Shimao Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Centre

700 m / 2,297 ft
6 One Dubai Tower C

685 m / 2,247 ft
7 Wuhan Greenland Center

636 m / 2,087 ft
8 One Park Avenue

550 m / 1,804 ft
9 Thompson Center Redevelopment

518 m / 1,700 ft
10 HeXi Yuzui Tower A

499 m / 1,636 ft
11 Wuhan Greenland Center

476 m / 1,560 ft
12 Central Park Tower

472 m / 1,550 ft
13 Abu Dhabi Tower

470 m / 1,542 ft
14 Chengdu Greenland Tower

468 m / 1,535 ft
15 Dancing Dragon Tower 1

446 m / 1,463 ft
16 Multifunctional Highrise Complex - Akhmat Tower

435 m / 1,427 ft
17 Tribune East Tower

433 m / 1,422 ft
18 Imperial Tower 3

400 m / 1,312 ft
19 Dancing Dragon Tower 2

378 m / 1,240 ft
20 HeXi Yuzui Tower C

350 m / 1,148 ft
21 Uptown Tower

333 m / 1,094 ft
22 Xinda Kingtown International Center Tower 1

320 m / 1,050 ft
23 Shenzhen Zhongzhou Holdings Financial Center

301 m / 987 ft
24 Suzhou Keyne Center Office and Hotel

300 m / 984 ft
25 645 Yonge Street

280 m / 919 ft
26 Xinda Kingtown International Center Tower 2

260 m / 853 ft
27 Burj Vista Tower 1

255 m / 835 ft
28 648 Yonge Street

254 m / 833 ft
29 Qintai International Tower

248 m / 814 ft
30 60 Yonge Street

246 m / 808 ft
31 FKI Tower

245 m / 805 ft
32 TD Terrace

237 m / 776 ft
33 Forbes International Tower

230 m / 755 ft
34 The Mansion at Burj Khalifa

227 m / 745 ft
35 One Bromfield

224 m / 735 ft
36 830 Brickell

221 m / 724 ft
37 HeXi Yuzui Tower B-2

220 m / 722 ft
38 Suzhou Keyne Center Residential Tower

220 m / 722 ft
39 Freed Hotel and Residences

219 m / 719 ft
40 175 Wynford Tower 1

209 m / 685 ft
41 Epstein Project

200 m / 656 ft
42 Lilli

194 m / 636 ft
43 175 Wynford Tower 2

193 m / 634 ft
44 Una Residences

187 m / 613 ft
45 Vantone Center

185 m / 607 ft
46 175 Wynford Tower 3

178 m / 585 ft
47 Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 2

173 m / 568 ft
48 Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 3

166 m / 545 ft
49 Shenzhen Zhongzhou Holdings Financial Center Tower B

158 m / 517 ft
50 The Waterfall Tower

138 m / 453 ft
51 The Crystal at Waterfront Square

114 m / 374 ft
52 K2

112 m / 366 ft
53 PPA 30 Parcel 5.03 Tower 1

105 m / 344 ft
54 Kazakhstan Pavilion and Science Museum

100 m / 328 ft
55 Al Wasl Plaza Dome

67 m / 221 ft
56 Rove Expo City North Tower

55 m / 180 ft
56 Rove Expo City South Tower

55 m / 180 ft
58 Al Wasl Plaza Building 1

50 m / 163 ft
58 Al Wasl Plaza Building 3/10

50 m / 163 ft
58 Al Wasl Plaza Building 5

50 m / 163 ft
61 Meraas Tower

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62 Tencent Music Technology Building

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

6 Years

Most Common Function*

Mixed-use (43%)

Most Common Material*

Composite (54%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 14 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 13 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

Global News

04 June 2025

US-Based Contractor will Manage 1000+ Meter Jeddah Tower Project

Construction of the long-stalled Jeddah Tower—set to surpass 1,000 meters in height—has officially resumed, with U.S.-based Turner appointed as project manager. Turner previously managed the...

15 September 2023

Firms Race to Finish the World’s Tallest Tower in Jeddah

The company responsible for constructing the Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia has restarted work on the project and has compiled a list of contractors who...

27 May 2020

Plans Approved For 102-Story Skyscraper That Could Be Chicago's Second-Tallest

A 102-story skyscraper known as Tribune East Tower could become Chicago’s second tallest building in the coming years, after aldermen on Wednesday, 20 May, 2020...

21 November 2019

Planned Chicago Supertall Undergoes Minimal Changes After Community Review

On 19 November 2019, developers unveiled updated plans for a mixed-use supertall tower slated for the parking lot just east of Chicago’s landmark Tribune Tower....

07 November 2019

Design for Mixed-Use Complex in Nanjing Announced

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) has announced the design of the new South HeXi Yuzui Financial District in Nanjing. The firm won an...

07 November 2019

Design for Mixed-Use Complex in Nanjing Announced

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) has announced the design of the new South HeXi Yuzui Financial District in Nanjing. The firm won an...

08 October 2019

Chicago’s Next Supertall Nears Approval Amid Flurry of Development

The developer of a proposed supertall skyscraper on North Michigan Avenue next to Tribune Tower is nearing an agreement with the city in “a couple...

18 September 2019

Two Supertalls Top Out in New York City

The Grand Central Terminal-adjacent supertall One Vanderbilt officially topped out this week, reaching its full 1,401-foot (427-meter) height. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the tower...

21 January 2019

“Tower Fifth” Could Become New York City’s Second-Tallest

For decades, the New York City skyline was dominated by one building, the 1,250-foot-tall (381-meter) Empire State Building. But 17 “supertall” skyscrapers — defined as...

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