Click through our round up of some of the tallest new buildings that will be completed in 2015.
Shanghai Tower —
Name: Shanghai Tower
Location: Shanghai, China
Height: 632 meters (2,073 feet)
Description:The Shanghai Tower is currently the tallest building in China and the second tallest building in the world, behind the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, having been topped out in 2013. When it officially opens in 2015 it will house office space as well as one of the world's highest hotels.
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Wuhan Center —
Name: Wuhan Center
Location: Wuhan, China
Height: 632 meters (2,073 feet)
Description: When completed in 2015, the Wuhan Center will be the tallest building in central China and the first in Wuhan to exceed 400 meters ... but not for long. In just a few short years, the spectacular Phoenix Towers and Wuhan Greenland Center will both reach further skywards.
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Marina 101 —
Name:Marina 101
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 426.5 meters (1,399 feet)
Description: Dubai already houses the world's tallest tower in the shape of the Burj Khalifa but that hasn't stopped the ambitious building work. Marina 101 will be the second tallest building on the UAE upon completion.
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432 Park Avenue —
Name: 432 Park Avenue
Location: New York, United States
Height: 425.7 meters (1,397 feet)
Description: New York was once the undisputed home of the skyscraper. While the likes of Dubai and Shanghai may now be challenging for that mantle, NYC can still hold its own in the tall tower stakes. 432 Park Avenue will be the third tallest building in the United States when it is completed in 2015.
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Capital Market Authority Tower —
Name: Capital Market Authority Tower
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height: 385 meters (1,263 feet)
Description: The centerpiece of Riyadh's flash, new financial district, the CMA Tower will be the second tallest building in Saudi Arabia when completed behind the 601-meter Makkah Clock Royal Tower in the holy city of Mecca.
Courtesy of HOK
Eton Place —
Name: Dalian Eton Place Tower 1
Location: Dalian, China
Height: 383.1 meters (1,257 feet)
Description: The tallest building in a complex of sparkling new buildings, Dalian Eton Place Tower 1 will rank among China's tallest buildings when completed and contain space for apartments, offices, retail space and entertainment facilities.
courtesy of NBBJ
Vostok Tower (Federation Towers) —
Name: Vostok Tower (Federation Towers)
Location: Moscow, Russia
Height: 373.2 meters (1,224 feet)
Description: The first of two giant new Moscow towers to be completed in 2015, the Vostok Tower is the tallest building in the Federation Building complex that began as far back as 2003.
Courtesy of Federation Tower CJSC
OKO-South Tower —
Name: OKO-South Tower
Location: Moscow, Russia
Height: 352 meters (1,555 feet)
Description: Another giant Moscow structure slated for completion in 2015. The OKO-South Tower is only 21 meters shorter than the nearby Vostock Tower and will house primarily house residential and office space.
courtesy of SOM
Forum 66 Tower 2 —
Name: Forum 66 Tower 2
Location: Shenyang, China
Height: 350.6 meters (1,150 feet)
Description: Forum 66 is a twin tower complex currently being built in Shenyang, northeastern China. Tower 1 will be the taller of the buildings rising to 350.6 meters.
Courtesy of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
ADNOC Headquarters —
Name: ADNOC Headquarters
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Height: 342 meters (1,122 feet)
Description: Not to be outdone by neighboring Dubai, Abu Dhabi will also open one of the tallest buildings of 2015 in the shape of the ADNOC Headquarters tower. The 342-meter tall structure will house ADNOC, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.
