Q1

Q1 (meaning Queensland Number One) is a skyscraper located in Surfers Paradise, the tourism hub in Gold Coast, Australia.

At 322.5 metres (1,058 feet), Q1 is the world's tallest all-residential building, when measured to the top of its spire. However, Melbourne's Eureka Tower is taller, and hence the world's tallest, if the buildings are compared on either the height of their roof, or their highest habitable floor.

Q1 overtook the 21st Century Tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates as the world's tallest residential tower. It is the 20th tallest building in the world when measured to its spire, dwarfing the Gold Coast skyline with the closest buildings to Q1's height being the 220 m (722 ft) North Tower of Circle on Cavill and the under construction 240 m (787 ft) Soul building.

The 297 m (975 ft) Eureka Tower apartment building in Melbourne has also been claimed as the tallest building in Australia, and consequently the tallest residential building in the world, because it has more floors and a significantly higher roof than Q1. However, this building lacks any large spire or mast above the roof. According to the ranking system developed by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, the Eureka Tower qualifies as the taller building in two of the four categories in which heights are ranked, namely Roof Height and Highest Occupied Floor, while Q1 is taller in the other two categories, Pinnacle Height and Architectural Top. For comparison, the Q1 building has its top floor at a height of 235 m (771 ft), some 62 metres (204 ft) lower than Eureka's roof.

Q1 will lose its status as the world's tallest residential building sometime in 2008, when the 395 metre (1,296 ft) 23 Marina in Dubai is completed.

Nina Tower

Nina Tower is a twin tower of 80-storey and 42-storey high-rise building under construction in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. Currently, the building is topped out, but other work, such as interior finishes have not yet been completed. The original version of this tower[1] was called just Nina Tower and was supposed to be the tallest tower in the world at 518 m or 1,699 ft. However, due to its location near the Chek Lap Kok Airport, the height was restricted down to the current 318.8 m or 1,046 feet. The owner Chinachem Group later changed her plan to break it into two towers. The lower is known as Nina Tower, symbolising the late Nina Wang, aka Nina Kung Wang, or Kung Yu Sum natively, the owner of Chinachem Group; and the higher is Teddy Tower, aka Wang symbolising her husband Teddy Wang, aka Wang Teh Huei natively, who was kidnapped and disappeared. Despite of tower names, the whole development project is under the name of Nina Tower.

New York Times Building

The New York Times Building is a skyscraper on the west side of Midtown Manhattan, New York that was completed in 2007. Its chief tenant is The New York Times Company, publisher of the The New York Times, The Boston Globe, the International Herald Tribune, as well as other regional papers. Construction was a joint venture of The Times Company, Forest City Ratner Companies - the Cleveland-based real estate firm constructing redeveloping the Brooklyn Atlantic rail yards, and ING Real Estate.

Menara Telekom

Menara Telekom (or Menara TM) is the headquarters of Telekom Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur.

It is 310m (1,017ft), has 55 floors, and shaped to represent a sprouting "bamboo shoot". It is located along the Federal Highway, Sprint Expressway and Jalan Pantai Baru and is served by the Rapid KL Kerinchi LRT station. It was designed by Hijjas Kasturi Associates and was constructed between 1998 and 2001 by PECD Berhad.

The complex also includes a theatre able to seat a 2,500 audience, a large prayer hall (surau) and a sports facility. A unique feature of the tower is its 22 open skygardens alternating every three floors. The office floors are separated into north and south wings served by express double-deck elevators.

Near the building is Kerinchi Pylon, the tallest electricity pylon in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.

Kingdom Centre

Kingdom Centre in Riyadh is the tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabia. With a height of 302 m (992 ft), it is considered the 37th tallest building in the world. The tower is built on area of 94,230 square meters of land, while the whole centre is built on a total area of 300,000 square meters. The tower is host to the highest mosque in the world.[1]

The Kingdom Centre is owned by Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, a prince of the Saudi royal family. It is also the headquarters of his holding company: Kingdom Holding Company. The total cost of the project was 1.717 billion Saudi Arabian Riyals and the contract was taken by Saudi Arabian Bechtel. Kingdom Centre is situated in Al-Urubah Road between King Fahd Road and Olaya Street in the growing business district of Olaya in Riyadh. Kingdom Centre was the winner of the 2002 Emporis Skyscraper Award, selected as the "best new skyscraper of the year for design and functionality". A three-level shopping center, which also won a major design award, fills the east wing. The large opening is illuminated at night in continuously changing colors.

John Hancock Center

The John Hancock Center at 875 N. Michigan Ave. in Chicago, Illinois, is a 100-story, 344 m (1,127 ft) tall skyscraper designed by structural engineer Fazlur Khan of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. When completed in 1969, it was the tallest building in the world outside New York City. It is the third-tallest skyscraper in Chicago and the fourth-tallest in the United States, after the Sears Tower, the Empire State Building and the Aon Center. When measured to the top of its antenna masts, it stands at 457 m (1,500 ft). The building is home to offices and restaurants, as well as about 700 condominiums and contains the highest residences in the world. This skyscraper was named for its builder the John Hancock Insurance company.

The 95th floor has long been home to a restaurant, the latest tenant being "The Signature Room on the 95th Floor." While patrons dine, they can look out at Chicago and Lake Michigan. The Hancock Center's observation facilities compete with the Sears Tower's Skydeck across town. The Hancock Center is in a commercial district, while the Sears Tower is in the financial district. The Hancock Center 94th floor observation deck displays exhibits about the city of Chicago. Maps explain the view in each direction and a special meshed-in area allows the visitors to feel the winds 314 m (1,030 ft) above ground level. The 44th-floor skylobby features America's highest indoor swimming pool.

Jin Mao Building

The Jin Mao Building or Jin Mao Tower is an 88-story landmark skyscraper in the Lujiazui area of the Pudong district of Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It contains offices and the Shanghai Grand Hyatt hotel. Until 2007 it was the tallest building in the PRC, the fifth tallest in the world by roof height and the seventh tallest by pinnacle height. Along with the Oriental Pearl Tower, it is a centerpiece of the Pudong skyline. It was surpassed on September 14, 2007 by the Shanghai World Financial Center.