There are 5 of the 10 super high-rise curtain walls that have just been completed in China 2022.
In today's world, towering skyscrapers have long been seen, occupying the most eye-catching position in the city. With the support of the "curtain wall system" integrating function and beauty, super high-rise landmark buildings reflect contemporary construction and design techniques, as well as glass, The highest level of supporting materials such as aluminum profiles, hardware, sealants, heat insulation strips, and sealant strips often become a sign of a city’s economic prosperity, and set up a visual totem and belief guide for people to take off the economy.
Figure 1 Top 10 super high-rise buildings with curtain walls that have just been completed
More than 2,000 buildings with a height of 200 meters and above in the world
In 2022, a total of 147 buildings with a height of 200 meters and above will be completed in the world. Compared with 119 buildings in 2021, the completion volume has increased by 23.5%. As of 2022, 2,071 buildings with a height of 200 meters and above and 211 super high-rise buildings (above 300 meters) have been completed in the world. For perspective, the first 100 of these supertall buildings were completed by 2015, with another 111 built in the seven years since. In addition, the first 1,000 buildings with a height of 200 meters and above were completed by 2015, and this number has now more than doubled.
Figure 2 Timeline of completed tall buildings
There are 2,071 buildings with a height of 200 meters and above that have been built in the world. It has only been seven years since breaking through the milestone of 1,000 buildings in 2015.
The tallest building to be completed in 2022 is Shenzhen Chengmai Center, with a height of 388.3 meters. This is the third time since 1990 that Shenzhen has completed the tallest building of the year, and its previous record-holding building was the Ping An Financial Center (599.05 meters) completed in 2017. Since the completion of the first "Shun Hing Plaza" in Shenzhen in 1996, 130 buildings over 200 meters have been completed.
List of buildings over 200 meters in length to be completed in 2022
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Figure 3 The completion by country in 2022
Figure 4 The completion status of each city in 2022
City records
In 2022, a total of nine cities will build a new tallest building, as shown in the figure below. 58 cities have completed buildings over 200 meters, an increase of 13.7% from 51 cities in 2021, and a decrease from the peak of 68 cities in 2017.
The 10 tallest buildings to be completed in 2022
01. Shenzhen City Center
388.3 meters, Shenzhen
Curtain wall contractor: Guangzhou Jianghe
Glass: Yaopi
Profile: Jianmei
Sealing strip: Lianheqiang
Hardware Accessories: NotoSealant: SikaCityline Center is located at the gateway of Sungang, Luohu, and Shenzhen, and was designed by KPF. The tower is 388.3 meters high, covers an area of 9201.6 square meters, and has 7 floors underground and 70 floors above ground, with a total construction area of about 180,000 square meters. The architectural design seeks inspiration from the air intakes of sports cars and the aerodynamic design of airplanes, gradually narrowing from bottom to top, forming a slender and tall volume. The symmetrical grooves at the four corners of the tower not only enhance the volume effect but also extend elegantly toward the sky.
02. Autograph Tower
382.9 meters, Jakarta
Autograph Tower is located in the most prestigious Thamrin business district in Jakarta, with a total area of about 570,000 square meters, a height of 382.9 meters, a total of 75 floors, and a three-story observation deck and sky garden area on the 56th-58th floors. It is currently the tallest building in Indonesia.
03. Guorui Xi'an International Financial Center
350 meters, Xi'an
Curtain wall contractor: Chengdu Jianghe
Profile: Jianmei
Glass: Taiwan Glass
Sealant: Jitai (Antai Construction Adhesive)
Sealant strip: Shenlian｜Hardware accessories: Hengan
Guorui Xi'an Financial Center is located in the high-tech zone of Xi'an City. It was designed by Beijing Architectural Design and Research Institute. The total construction area of the project is about 290,000 square meters. The tower is 350 meters high and has 75 floors, with a total investment of more than 3 billion yuan.
04. Deji World Trade Center
326.5 meters, Nanjing
Curtain wall contractor: Shanghai Jianghe
Glass: Yaopi
Sealant: Dow
Aluminum profile: Yuhua
Hardware: Grid House
Sealing strip: Haorui
Nanjing Deji World Trade Center is located in the core area of Hexi CBD, with a total construction area of 440,000 square meters and a total investment of about 5 billion yuan. It is committed to creating a new urban landmark in Nanjing in the future.
05. Huijin Center
320 meters, Guangzhou
Curtain wall contractor: Zhejiang Zhongnan
Glass: CSG
Aluminum profile: Jianmei
Sealant: Jitai (Antai Construction Adhesive)
Hardware accessories: Jianlang
Sealing strip: Rongji
Aluminum plate: China Hong Kong
Guangzhou Huijin Center is jointly invested in and built by Shimao Real Estate, China Resources Land, and KWG Pacific. It is the first project in Guangzhou Financial City. The total construction area of the project is 410,000 square meters, consisting of a 320-meter Grade A office building, two apartments, and an independent commercial Mini mall.
06. The Spiral
314.2 meters, New York
The Spiral is located at the intersection of New York's High Line Park and the newly developed Hudson Avenue Park on the West Side of Manhattan, designed by BIG. The spiral tower extends the green space of the train track area in front of the High Line Park in a spiraling manner towards the sky - completing the growth from the "High Line" to the skyline.
07. Abu Dhabi Plaza
310.8 meters, Astana
Abu Dhabi Plaza is located in Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan, with a height of 310.8 meters and 88 floors, the tallest building in Central Asia. The project was designed by HKR Architects. The slender towers of the building are equipped with a vertical striped exterior wall design, which creates a more elegant feeling visually.
08. Varso Tower
310 meters, Warsaw
The Warsaw Tower (Varso Tower) designed by Foster + Partners is located at the corner of Jana Pawla II and Chmielna Street. Its towering posture becomes the gateway to the new Warsaw Square, attracting people to walk through it to the west end public square while connecting with neighboring buildings. At a height of 310 meters, it will be a permanent focal point on the Warsaw skyline and the tallest building in the European Union.
09. KAFD World Trade Center
304 meters, Riyadh
The King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) is the most advanced central business district in Riyadh, and the 304-meter-high KAFD World Trade Center is located in a prominent position in the district. The towers were designed by Gensler, with a series of linear composite panels cladding the building, making it visible from miles away with stunning effect.
10. Junhao International Commercial and Financial Center T1
301.2 meters, Chongqing
Curtain wall contractor: Chengdu Jianghe
Profile: Samsung
Hardware accessories: Jianlang
Sealant: Dow
Sealing strip: Haida
Glass: Taiwan Glass
Chongqing Junhao International Commercial and Financial Center T1 are located in the core area of Jiangbeizui CBD. The architectural shape is inspired by mountains, and the height rises successively to form a whole of "layers of mountains". Tower A is also designed with multiple platforms to further highlight the layering of the building.
Influence on the 100 tallest buildings in the world
The World's 100 Tallest Buildings: By Region
World's 100 Tallest Buildings: By RegionAsia (excluding the Middle East) continues to dominate in terms of the number of the world's 100 tallest buildings by the end of 2022, with 61 buildings. The Middle East and North America follow with 19 and 15 respectively. Europe is home to five of the world's 100 tallest buildings, with Africa, Oceania, and South America not making the list after 2020.
The 100 Tallest Buildings in the World: Statistics by Function
World's 100 Tallest Buildings: By FunctionPure office buildings account for 37 of the world's 100 tallest buildings by the end of 2022. Mixed-use buildings have dominated since 2017 and now account for 50, with pure hotel buildings (3) and pure residential buildings (10) remaining. Other functions, such as those related to government, religion, and universities, have been excluded from the 100 tallest buildings in the world for 21 years since Lomonosov Moscow State University in the Soviet Union was excluded.
The 100 Tallest Buildings in the World: Statistics by Structural Materials
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World's 100 Tallest Buildings: By MaterialsAmong the 100 tallest buildings in the world, structural systems constructed with multiple materials still dominate, with composite and hybrid structures accounting for 61%. All-concrete structures are still a common solution, accounting for 27% of the 100 tallest buildings, but all-steel structures have tapered off. As recently as 1960, all-steel structures supported 93 of the world's 100 tallest buildings, but now, only nine of the 100 tallest buildings are all-steel. Among them, 30 Hudson Yards (completed in 2019) is the only all-steel structure building that has entered the 100 tallest buildings in the last 25 years.The average height of the world's 100 tallest buildingsThe average height of all completed buildings in 2022 is 236.7 meters, a decrease of 2% from the average completion height of 241.6 meters in 2021. Despite the decline, the new addition to the world's 100 tallest buildings in 2022 raised the average height to 403.8 meters. In 2022, a total of three buildings will enter the world's 100 tallest buildings, namely: Shenzhen Chengmai Center (388.3 meters), Jakarta's Autograph Tower (382.9 meters), and Xi'an Guorui Xi'an International Financial Center (350 meters).
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The average height of the world's 100 tallest buildings
2023 Forecast
Currently, 33 of the buildings under construction or topping out are supertall buildings; as long as 27 are completed in 2023, it will break the record of 26 supertall building completions in 2019, marking a real return to normal skyscraper construction. The 2023 completion list is expected to be led by Kuala Lumpur's Merdeka 118, which at 679 meters will officially become the second tallest building in the world and the fourth megatall (over 600 meters) to be completed in history.pictureAt the same time, considering the large number of skyscrapers that will be completed soon, CTBUH predicts that at least 155 buildings with a height of 200 meters and above will be completed in 2023, and up to 205 buildings will be completed. Of those, between 16 and 26 are expected to be supertalls, and any number that ends up in that range would break records on multiple fronts, as this could be the most skyscraper completions ever recorded in a single year. As the pace of construction in China continues to accelerate, more than half of the world's 200-meter-plus buildings may be located in China, a feat not seen in any other country since 1999, when the U.S. owned 124 of the world's 236 skyscrapers. past situation.
