Taipei 101Location :Taiwan.Constructed :1999-2004.Height :509 m 1,671 ft.Floors : 101Cost :NT$58 billion (US$1.76 bn)Architect :C.Y. Lee & partners

Contractor :KTRT Joint Venture,Samsung Engineering & Construction

Shanghai World Financial CenterLocation : Shanghai, China Constructed :1997 – 2008Height : 492 m 1,614 ftFloors : 101Cost : ¥ 8.17 bn RMB(US$1.20 bn)

Architect : Kohn Pedersen FoxContractor : China State

Construction Engineering Corp. and Shanghai Construction (Group) General Co

PETRONAS Twin TowersLocation : Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaConstructed: 1992-1998Height : 452 m 1,483 ftFloors : 88Cost : NAArchitect : César PelliContractor : Tower1: Hazama

CorporationTower2: Samsung Engineering & Construction and Kukdong Engineering & Construction

Sears Tower Location : Chicago, Illinois, USAConstructed : 1970-1973Height : 442 m 1,451 ftFloors :108Cost : NAArchitect : Skidmore, Owings and

Merrill

Contractor :NA.

Jin Mao Tower Location : Shanghai, China Constructed :Height : 421 m 1,380 ft Floors : 88Cost :NAArchitect : Skidmore, Owings &

Merrill

Contractor :NA

International Finance CentreLocation : Hong KongConstructed : 1997 - 2003Height : 415 m 1,362 ftFloors :88Cost :NAArchitect : Rocco Design Ltd.

Contractor :NA

CITIC Plaza Location : Guangzhou,chinaConstructed : 1997Height : 391 m 1,283 ftFloors : 80Architect : Dennis Lau & Ng Chun

Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd.

Shun Hing Square Location : Shenzhen,chinaConstructed : 1993 - 1996Height : 384 m 1,260 ftFloors :69Architect : K.Y. Cheung Design

Associates

Empire State Building Location :NY, United StatesConstructed : 1929–1931Height : 381 m 1,250 ftFloors :102Cost : $40,948,900

Architect : Shreve, Lamb and Harmon

Contractor : Starrett Brothers and Eken

Central PlazaLocation : Hong KongConstructed : 1989 - 1992Height : 374 m 1,227 ftFloors :78Architect : Dennis Lau & Ng Chun

Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd.

Contractor : The Sino Group, Sun Hung Kai Properties

Burj DubaiLocation :DubaiConstructed :2004-2009(U.C)Height :707 m ,2320 ft.Floors :160Architect :Skidmore, Owings and

Merrill

Russia TowerLocation :Moscow, RussiaConstructed :2007-2012(U.C)Height : 612.2m,2009ft.Floors : 118Cost :~2 Bn USDArchitect : Foster + Partners

Contractor :Satori (site preparation)Soletanshstroy

Chicago SpireLocation :ChicagoConstructed :2007-2012 (U.C)Height :609.6,2000ftFloors :150Architect :Santiago Calatrava

Perkins and Will