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Dow is the world’s largest construction silicone provider, but we are so much more. We are materials science experts, partnering with our customers to help them create the beautiful structures they imagine – visually stunning buildings that perform at the highest level – while also minimizing their environmental footprint. Our advanced technologies enable greater design flexibility and sustainability.
As early as the 1960s and 1970s, we pioneered technologies, such as (4-sided) silicone structural glazing, that opened the eyes of architects to a new way of designing buildings and to help them create energy-efficient, cost-effective, safe, flexible, aesthetically pleasing and sustainable buildings. We continue to innovate for both new construction and retrofitting applications – offering a full line of silicone structural glazing materials, insulating glass sealants, SEPS for durable and low-maintenance cladding, and weatherproofing products – to increase production efficiency and enhance design freedom for architectural window and door manufacturing.
We sit at the design table and challenge architects and builders to help bring whatever they imagine to life – to inspire the “futurescape.”
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Rank
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Name
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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 |
Completion
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Height
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1 |
2010 |
828 m / 2,717 ft |
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2 |
2023 |
678.9 m / 2,227 ft |
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3 |
2015 |
632 m / 2,073 ft |
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4 |
2012 |
601 m / 1,972 ft |
||
5 |
2017 |
599.1 m / 1,965 ft |
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6 |
2014 |
541.3 m / 1,776 ft |
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7 |
2016 |
530 m / 1,739 ft |
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8 |
2019 |
530 m / 1,739 ft |
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9 |
2004 |
508 m / 1,667 ft |
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10 |
2008 |
492 m / 1,614 ft |
16 September 2014
Performance of Shadow Boxes in Curtain Wall Assemblies
As increased urban density needs influence the verticality of our built environment, scales of economy and practical efficiency of curtain wall design and construction constitute...
16 September 2014
Performance of Shadow Boxes in Curtain Wall Assemblies
As increased urban density needs influence the verticality of our built environment, scales of economy and practical efficiency of curtain wall design and construction constitute...
22 June 2022
Laboratory Company Opening Office in Chicago's Tallest Building
Abbott Laboratories is opening a big new office at Willis Tower that could bring as many as 450 jobs downtown, a move meant to provide...
Dow Corning Corporation (2016)
Rank
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Name
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City
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Completion
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Height
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1 |
- |
1000 m / 3,281 ft |
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2 |
2010 |
828 m / 2,717 ft |
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3 |
2023 |
679 m / 2,227 ft |
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4 |
- |
660 m / 2,165 ft |
||
5 |
2015 |
632 m / 2,073 ft |
||
6 |
2012 |
601 m / 1,972 ft |
||
7 |
2017 |
599 m / 1,965 ft |
||
8 |
- |
597 m / 1,957 ft |
||
9 |
2014 |
541 m / 1,776 ft |
||
10 |
2016 |
530 m / 1,739 ft |
||
11 |
2019 |
530 m / 1,739 ft |
||
12 |
- |
518 m / 1,699 ft |
||
13 |
2004 |
508 m / 1,667 ft |
||
14 |
2008 |
492 m / 1,614 ft |
||
15 |
2010 |
484 m / 1,588 ft |
||
16 |
2024 |
458 m / 1,503 ft |
||
17 |
1998 |
452 m / 1,483 ft |
||
17 |
1998 |
452 m / 1,483 ft |
||
19 |
2010 |
450 m / 1,476 ft |
||
20 |
1974 |
442 m / 1,451 ft |
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21 |
2011 |
442 m / 1,449 ft |
||
22 |
2009 |
423 m / 1,389 ft |
||
23 |
1999 |
421 m / 1,380 ft |
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24 |
2012 |
413 m / 1,356 ft |
||
25 |
2011 |
413 m / 1,354 ft |
||
26 |
2003 |
412 m / 1,352 ft |
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27 |
2012 |
392 m / 1,287 ft |
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28 |
1996 |
390 m / 1,280 ft |
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29 |
1996 |
384 m / 1,260 ft |
||
30 |
1931 |
381 m / 1,250 ft |
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31 |
2012 |
381 m / 1,248 ft |
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32 |
1992 |
374 m / 1,227 ft |
||
33 |
1990 |
367 m / 1,205 ft |
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34 |
2009 |
366 m / 1,200 ft |
||
35 |
2008 |
360 m / 1,181 ft |
||
36 |
2012 |
355 m / 1,166 ft |
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36 |
2013 |
355 m / 1,166 ft |
||
38 |
2000 |
355 m / 1,163 ft |
||
39 |
2011 |
352 m / 1,155 ft |
||
40 |
2012 |
350 m / 1,149 ft |
||
41 |
1997 |
348 m / 1,140 ft |
||
42 |
1998 |
346 m / 1,135 ft |
||
43 |
1969 |
344 m / 1,128 ft |
||
44 |
2015 |
339 m / 1,112 ft |
||
45 |
2006 |
333 m / 1,094 ft |
||
46 |
2007 |
333 m / 1,093 ft |
||
47 |
2008 |
331 m / 1,086 ft |
||
48 |
- |
330 m / 1,083 ft |
||
49 |
2010 |
330 m / 1,083 ft |
||
50 |
2012 |
329 m / 1,078 ft |
||
51 |
2011 |
328 m / 1,076 ft |
||
52 |
2013 |
328 m / 1,076 ft |
||
53 |
2010 |
326 m / 1,070 ft |
||
54 |
2013 |
324 m / 1,063 ft |
||
55 |
2005 |
323 m / 1,058 ft |
||
56 |
2011 |
322 m / 1,056 ft |
||
57 |
1999 |
321 m / 1,053 ft |
||
58 |
1930 |
319 m / 1,046 ft |
||
59 |
2007 |
319 m / 1,046 ft |
||
60 |
2010 |
318 m / 1,042 ft |
||
61 |
1992 |
312 m / 1,023 ft |
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62 |
1990 |
310 m / 1,018 ft |
||
63 |
2010 |
310 m / 1,017 ft |
||
64 |
2001 |
310 m / 1,017 ft |
||
65 |
2013 |
309 m / 1,015 ft |
||
66 |
2013 |
306 m / 1,004 ft |
||
67 |
2012 |
303 m / 993 ft |
||
68 |
2010 |
302 m / 990 ft |
||
69 |
2011 |
300 m / 984 ft |
||
70 |
2014 |
300 m / 984 ft |
||
71 |
2013 |
289 m / 948 ft |
||
72 |
2012 |
288 m / 945 ft |
||
73 |
2013 |
287 m / 941 ft |
||
74 |
2003 |
285 m / 934 ft |
||
75 |
2011 |
284 m / 932 ft |
||
76 |
2012 |
284 m / 932 ft |
||
77 |
2011 |
282 m / 924 ft |
||
78 |
2014 |
280 m / 919 ft |
||
79 |
2012 |
279 m / 915 ft |
||
80 |
2012 |
277 m / 908 ft |
||
81 |
2012 |
276 m / 906 ft |
||
82 |
2019 |
275 m / 902 ft |
||
83 |
2010 |
269 m / 883 ft |
||
84 |
2011 |
265 m / 869 ft |
||
85 |
2010 |
263 m / 861 ft |
||
86 |
2010 |
261 m / 856 ft |
||
87 |
2012 |
260 m / 853 ft |
||
88 |
2010 |
257 m / 844 ft |
||
89 |
2010 |
257 m / 843 ft |
||
90 |
2010 |
256 m / 840 ft |
||
90 |
2010 |
256 m / 840 ft |
||
92 |
2010 |
249 m / 818 ft |
||
93 |
2010 |
245 m / 804 ft |
||
94 |
2016 |
239 m / 782 ft |
||
95 |
2012 |
232 m / 762 ft |
||
95 |
2012 |
232 m / 762 ft |
||
97 |
2008 |
232 m / 761 ft |
||
97 |
2007 |
232 m / 761 ft |
||
99 |
2011 |
216 m / 708 ft |
||
99 |
2011 |
216 m / 708 ft |
||
101 |
2010 |
207 m / 679 ft |
||
101 |
2010 |
207 m / 679 ft |
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103 |
2010 |
203 m / 665 ft |
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104 |
2004 |
156 m / 513 ft |
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105 |
2007 |
79 m / 259 ft |
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106 |
2013 |
71 m / 231 ft |
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107 |
2010 |
65 m / 213 ft |
Average Building Age*
17 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (36%)
Most Common Material*
Concrete (48%)
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database
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.
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16 September 2014 | Shanghai
As increased urban density needs influence the verticality of our built environment, scales of economy and practical efficiency of curtain wall design and construction constitute...
16 September 2014 | Shanghai
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 03 Questions & Answers session with speakers Stanley Yee, Dow Corning; Jeffrey Holmes, Woods Bagot; Jörn Teipel, Outokumpu; Patrick...
16 September 2014 | Shanghai
Steve Zhou of Dow Corning is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower.
19 September 2012 | Shanghai
This presentation discussed an advanced engineering evaluation using nonlinear analysis to improve structural silicone glazing (SSG) design in high performance curtain wall systems. High wind...
19 September 2012 | Shanghai
Track 4 speakers including, Jon Kimberlain and Lawrence Carbary, Dow Corning Corporation; BaoLiGao MengGen, Shenyang Yuanda Aluminum; and Jean-Claude Gerardy, ArcelorMittal take questions from delegates.
12 October 2011 | Seoul
Several supertall buildings are coming to Korea, some are under detailed planning for its designing and erection. And as seen the results through the evaluations...
16 September 2014
Mikkel Kragh, Stanley Yee & Lawrence D. Carbary, Dow Corning; Neil McClellan, HOK
As increased urban density needs influence the verticality of our built environment, scales of economy and practical efficiency of curtain wall design and construction constitute...
01 December 2013
Jon Kimberlain & Larry Carbary, Dow Corning; Charles D. Clift & Peter Hutley, Curtain Wall Design and Consulting
This paper presents an advanced engineering technique using finite element analysis to improve structural silicone glazing (SSG) design in high-performance curtain wall systems for building...
19 September 2012
Jon Kimberlain & Larry Carbary, Dow Corning Corporation; Charles Clift & Peter Hutley, Curtain Wall Design and Consulting, Inc
This paper presents an advanced engineering evaluation to improve structural silicone glazing (SSG) design in high-performance curtain wall systems. High wind pressures often result in...
10 October 2011
Jung Jinyoung, Dow Corning Korea
Many factors need to be considered when glazing super tall structures. Environmental factors such as high temperatures, ultra-violet radiation, inclement weather/high wind loads and even...
26 February 2001
Massimo Colomban & Marc Zobec, Permasteelisa; Mikkel Kragh, Dow Corning
The present paper deals with the complex relationship between architectural intensions, indoor environment, building envelope and environmental systems, energy performance and design process. The development...
20 June 2022
The International Land-Sea Center, a 458.2-meter-tall skyscraper had its roof sealed on Saturday, 18 June 2022. The total length of the building’s butt welds is over...
08 June 2021
Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s (PNB) Merdeka 118 tower has safely topped out with the completion of the final roof slab after reaching its peak at level...
30 July 2020
History does not want for dizzying fantasies of tall buildings. From the Tower of Babel onwards, humanity has dreamed of ever-more wondrous skyscrapers, whether we...
30 July 2020
History does not want for dizzying fantasies of tall buildings. From the Tower of Babel onwards, humanity has dreamed of ever-more wondrous skyscrapers, whether we...
10 July 2020
Videos surfaced on Monday 6 July, 2020 after tenants from the 9th to the 60th floors of Shanghai Tower, the tallest building in China, found...
08 May 2020
Construction work at Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s (PNB) Merdeka 118 has been delayed by roughly two to three months due to restrictive measures taken to curb...
09 August 2019
The tuned mass damper in the Taipei 101 skyscraper moved 15 centimeters due to an earthquake early Thursday, 8 August, according to the building management....
15 April 2019
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been brought in to deliver Hodder + Partners’ controversial Saint Michael’s tower in Manchester, with the local practice kept...
01 March 2019
The owner of the Chicago Spire site could have another year to begin developing the lakefront site, four months after a downtown alderman rejected a...
21 January 2019
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...
04 April 2017
CTBUH has recognized the completion of Lotte World Tower, now the fifth tallest building worldwide at 555 meters.
16–21 October 2016
Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism takes place progressively across three Chinese cities: Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong.
16 September 2014
This workshop focused on incorporating simulation modelling, physical testing and incorporating data-based parametric design to optimize the efficiency of façade detailing.
16–19 September 2014
The survival of humanity relies on a radical repositioning of our cities to develop them beyond a collection of disparate icons, towards a vision of a Sustainable Vertical Urbanism.
01 December 2013
The International Journal of High-Rise Buildings, Volume 2: Number 4 includes 8 papers focusing on pure research content and investigations in tall building design.
11–13 June 2013
In the midst of two decades of unprecedented tall building development globally, Europe has increasingly embraced the skyscraper, even in cities seen as “anti-tall.”
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