World's Tallest

We now have a completion date for what will be the world's tallest skyscraper – and it's coming sooner than you might think. The amazing structure is expected to be finished by 2028 and will rise to a height of 3,303 ft in Saudi Arabia.

An eye-catching new building is set to become the next world's tallest residential skyscraper. Named Senna Tower, it will be located in Santa Catarina, Brazil, and is designed to pay homage to the legendary racing driver Ayrton Senna.

Residents of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, may soon get the opportunity to live in the world's new tallest wooden skyscraper. Designed by Michael Green Architecture, the ambitious project has been submitted to local planning authorities.

Dubai already hosts the world's tallest building and will soon boast bragging rights for the world's tallest residential skyscraper too. The supertall will reach a height of 517 m and feature just 251 ultra-luxurious residences.

A new report from a well-placed UK architecture magazine suggests that Saudi Arabia is planning one of its most audacious architecture projects to date: a mega-tall skyscraper that would reach an incredible maximum height of 2 km tall.

What's being hailed as the world's tallest 3D-printed building is being readied for assembly in a remote Swiss village. The White Tower from researchers at ETH Zurich will be formed from over a hundred columns, with a performance space sat on top.

Following a delay of several years, Saudi Arabia has reportedly restarted work on its incredibly ambitious Jeddah Tower. The megatall skyscraper will be the new world's tallest manmade structure once complete and will reach over 1 km in height.

The Ascent, by Korb + Associates Architects, has officially been recognized as the new world's tallest timber tower. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the residential high-rise reaches an impressive maximum height of 86.6 meters.

The world's tallest residential skyscraper, which overlooks New York City's Central Park, has reached its maximum height of 1,550 ft.

As tall timber construction continues to grow in popularity, world's tallest records are being regularly broken. Perkins+Will recently unveiled a new and impressively sustainable hybrid timber building it has planned for Vancouver, Canada, that it says would be the tallest to date if built.

The influential Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has officially declared Norway's Mjøstårnet as the new world's tallest timber building. The mixed-use building reaches a total height of 85.4 m (280 ft).

The Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Center, by Adrian Smith+Gordon Gill Architecture, is poised to become one of the world's tallest buildings, perhaps even the second-tallest. It will rise to an impressive height of around 700 m (roughly 2,300 ft).