Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Sharjah
Ajman
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
by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Tallest City in
the World
Tallest City in
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 | Burj Azizi | 725 m / 2,379 ft | |
3 | Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co Residences | 595 m / 1,952 ft | |
4 | Tiger Sky Tower | 532 m / 1,745 ft | |
5 | Six Senses Residences | 517 m / 1,696 ft | |
6 | Franck Muller Aeternitas Tower | 450 m / 1,476 ft | |
7 | Marina 101 | 425 m / 1,394 ft | |
8 | Princess Tower | 413.4 m / 1,356 ft | |
9 | 23 Marina | 392.4 m / 1,287 ft | |
10 | Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid | 381.2 m / 1,251 ft |
Logo
|
Name
|
Level
|
# of 150m+ buildings
|
|
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Arup |
Platinum
|
466 | CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC |
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Egis |
Platinum
|
121 | CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • BACS • ENVP • ENVE • PMNG • CON • COST • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • PROP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN |
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Langan |
Platinum
|
105 | CIV • LAND • ENVE • ENGM • GEO • SEIS • SURV |
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PERI |
Platinum
|
70 | ENGM • MATR |
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Siderise |
Platinum
|
125 | FACS • FIRE • MATR |
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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
Platinum
|
362 | CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN |
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Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. |
Platinum
|
233 | CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN |
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Turner Construction Company |
Platinum
|
127 | PMNG • CON |
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WSP |
Platinum
|
678 | CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN |
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Aedas |
Gold
|
131 | LAND • URB • ARCH |
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Emaar Properties, PJSC |
Gold
|
78 | DEV • FIN • OWN |
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PNCA - PNC Architects |
Gold
|
7 | STRC • ARCH • MEP |
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Ramboll |
Gold
|
45 | CIV • URB • ENVE |
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Rise Global LLC |
Gold
|
0 | STRC • WIND • SEIS |
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chapmanbdsp |
Gold
|
8 | BACS • ENGM • FAC |
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9E Global Engineering Consultants L.L.C. |
Silver
|
0 | ENGM |
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AE7 |
Silver
|
3 | ARCH |
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Abu Dhabi Investment Council |
Silver
|
1 | OWN |
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Brookfield Properties |
Silver
|
62 | DEV |
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GEO Global Engineering Consultants |
Silver
|
0 | ENGO |
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Hydro Building Systems |
Silver
|
24 | MATR |
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Killa Design |
Silver
|
5 | ARCH |
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Koltay Façades |
Silver
|
26 | FAC |
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Omnium International |
Silver
|
10 | COST |
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Stantec |
Silver
|
121 | CIV |
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Vortex Fire Safety Consultancy |
Silver
|
25 | FIRE |
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