World’s Tallest Building Hits New Milestone, Passing NYC Skyscraper Record
The Jeddah Tower's height has now surpassed the world's tallest residential tower, the lead engineer of the project told Newsweek.
The Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia recently surpassed a significant construction milestone, marking a height just over 500 meters (over 1,640 feet), according to its engineer John Peronto. This surpasses the Central Park Tower in New York City, which is just under 472 meters (over 1,550 feet) tall. The tower, designed by architects Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill of AS+GG and constructed by the Saudi Binladin Group (SBG), is expected to reach over 1,000 meters (around 3,281 feet) once finished, surpassing the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the current world's tallest building.
The Jeddah Tower's completion is slated for August 2028. The project is also part of a growing trend of adaptive reuse and improving existing buildings to reduce the environmental impact of new constructions. Despite this, its architect, Gill, emphasizes that the future of architecture lies not in building higher, but in rethinking what is already available, prioritizing sustainability.
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