United Arab Emirates
Middle East
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Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Sharjah
Ajman
Facts
Population
5,473,972 (2013)
Area
83,600 km² • 32,278 mi²
Density
65.5 people per km²
169.6 people per mi²
GDP
$269.82 billion (2013)
First 150m+ Building
Tallest Building
Tallest City
Rankings
by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Tallest City in
the World
Tallest City in
Buildings
|
RANK
|
Name
|
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Proposed Vision Never Completed Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
Height
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burj Khalifa | 828 m / 2,717 ft | |
| 2 | Marina 101 | 425 m / 1,394 ft | |
| 3 | Princess Tower | 413.4 m / 1,356 ft | |
| 4 | 23 Marina | 392.4 m / 1,287 ft | |
| 5 | Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid | 381.2 m / 1,251 ft | |
| 6 | Elite Residence | 380.5 m / 1,248 ft | |
| 7 | The Address Boulevard | 370 m / 1,214 ft | |
| 8 | Ciel Tower | 365.5 m / 1,199 ft | |
| 9 | Almas Tower | 360 m / 1,181 ft | |
| 10 | Gevora Hotel | 356.2 m / 1,169 ft |
Building Completions Timeline
United Arab Emirates CTBUH Members
|
Logo
|
Name
|
Level
|
# of 150m+ buildings
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Arup |
Platinum
|
419 | CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC |
 |
Buro Happold |
Platinum
|
104 | CIV • STRC • ENVP • ENVE • BMNT • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • SEC • TRAN |
 |
Langan |
Platinum
|
99 | CIV • LAND • ENVE • ENGM • GEO • SEIS • SURV |
 |
PERI |
Platinum
|
20 | MATR |
 |
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
Platinum
|
348 | CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN |
 |
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. |
Platinum
|
194 | CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN |
 |
WSP |
Platinum
|
571 | CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN |
 |
Aedas |
Gold
|
114 | LAND • URB • ARCH |
 |
Emaar Properties, PJSC |
Gold
|
73 | DEV • FIN • OWN |
 |
Leviat GmbH |
Gold
|
14 | STRC • FAC • FACS |
 |
NORR Group Consultants International Limited |
Gold
|
21 | INTR • STRC • ARCH |
 |
Rider Levett Bucknall |
Gold
|
89 | PMNG • COST • SURV |
 |
Rise Global LLC |
Gold
|
0 | STRC • WIND • SEIS |
 |
Stantec |
Gold
|
55 | CIV • STRC • ARCH |
 |
chapmanbdsp |
Gold
|
8 | BACS • ENGM • FAC |
 |
Abu Dhabi Investment Council |
Silver
|
1 | OWN |
 |
BCG |
Silver
|
0 | COST |
 |
Diar Consult |
Silver
|
1 | ARCH |
 |
GEO Global Engineering Consultants |
Silver
|
0 | ENGO |
 |
HKS |
Silver
|
26 | ARCH |
 |
Hill International |
Silver
|
28 | CON |
 |
Killa Design |
Silver
|
5 | ARCH |
 |
Koltay Façades |
Silver
|
23 | FAC |
 |
TAV Construction |
Silver
|
12 | CON |
 |
Thomas Bell-Wright International Consultants |
Silver
|
35 | FAC |
 |
WME Consultants |
Silver
|
16 | ENGM |
 |
Werner Sobek AG |
Silver
|
26 | ARCH |
 |
Woods Bagot |
Silver
|
73 | ARCH |
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