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Abu Dhabi
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Official Name
The current legal building name.
The Gate Shams Abu Dhabi
Type
Complex
Status
Completed
Architecturally Topped Out
Structurally Topped Out
Under Construction
Proposed
On Hold
Never Completed
Vision
Competition Entry
Canceled
Proposed Renovation
Under Renovation
Renovated
Under Demolition
Demolished
Completed
Country
City
Function
office / residential
# of Apartments
4,584
# of Parking Spaces
14,139
Map of Buildings in Complex
Note: Only buildings that have GPS coordinates recorded are displayed.
List of Buildings in Complex
|
RANK
|
Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sky Tower | 2010 |
292 m / 959 ft |
74 | Residential / Office |
| 2 | The Gate Residential Tower 1 | 2013 |
238 m / 781 ft |
66 | Residential |
| 2 | The Gate Residential Tower 2 | 2013 |
238 m / 781 ft |
66 | Residential |
| 2 | The Gate Residential Tower 3 | 2013 |
238 m / 781 ft |
66 | Residential |
| 2 | The Gate Residential Tower 4 | - |
238 m / 781 ft |
66 | Residential |
| 6 | Sun Tower | 2010 |
238 m / 779 ft |
64 | Residential |
| 7 | The Arc at Gate Towers | 2014 |
85 m / 278 ft |
23 | Residential |
CTBUH Awards & Distinctions
Best Tall Building, by Region, Middle East & Africa 2013 Award of Excellence
2013 CTBUH Awards
CTBUH Initiatives
CTBUH, EMI Lead Emirates Tall-Building Study Trip
23 March 2014 - Event
CTBUH Representative Presents at Vertical Cities Conference
9 March 2014 - Event
Videos
07 November 2013
Best Tall Building Featured Finalist: Gate Towers: Creating Urban Habitat in the Sky
The Gate Towers allude to a future in which tall buildings appear at such density that many of the amenities of urban habitat on the...
Research
31 December 2010
Tallest Buildings Completed in 2010
CTBUH Research
In a year dominated by news coverage of the new “World’s Tallest Building” – Burj Khalifa, Dubai – one may be surprised to learn that,...
Videos
07 November 2013
Best Tall Building Featured Finalist: Gate Towers: Creating Urban Habitat in the Sky
The Gate Towers allude to a future in which tall buildings appear at such density that many of the amenities of urban habitat on the...
07 November 2013
Interview: The Gate Towers
Gurjit Singh, Chief Development Officer of Aldar Properties, speaks about The Gate Towers in Abu Dhabi, a Finalist for Best Tall Building Middle East and...
Research
31 December 2010
Tallest Buildings Completed in 2010
CTBUH Research
In a year dominated by news coverage of the new “World’s Tallest Building” – Burj Khalifa, Dubai – one may be surprised to learn that,...
14 November 2013
Case Study: Gate Towers, Abu Dhabi
Gurjit Singh & Hossam Eldin Elsouefi, Aldar Properties; Peter Brannan, Arquitectonica
The Gateway forms the entrance to one of the Middle East’s largest developments. The developer, Aldar, set forth a challenge: create an unmistakable introduction to...
CTBUH Initiatives
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27 March 2014
CTBUH, EMI Lead Emirates Tall-Building Study Trip
Georges Binder, Belgium Country Leader, recently joined with Executive Master Immobilier to conduct a study trip on tall buildings to the United Arab Emirates.
9 March 2014
CTBUH Representative Presents at Vertical Cities Conference
Gurjit Singh, CTBUH Abu Dhabi City Representative, presented on Gate Towers and tall buildings trends at the Vertical Cities Conference.
31 December 2010
CTBUH Releases Tallest Buildings Completed in 2010
In a year dominated by news coverage of the new “World’s Tallest Building” – Burj Khalifa, Dubai – one may be surprised to learn that, besides being the year in which a building first surpassed the 600, 700, and 800-meter thresholds, 2010 has seen the completion of more skyscrapers than any previous year in history.
6 March 2008
Regional Tours, CTBUH 8th World Congress
Though much of the Congress was focused on Dubai, there was the opportunity for delegates to witness the incredible achievements of some of the other cities in the Middle East.