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 | Marina 101 | 425 m / 1,394 ft | |
3 | Princess Tower | 413.4 m / 1,356 ft | |
4 | 23 Marina | 392.4 m / 1,287 ft | |
5 | Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid | 381.2 m / 1,251 ft | |
6 | Elite Residence | 380.5 m / 1,248 ft | |
7 | The Address Boulevard | 370 m / 1,214 ft | |
8 | Ciel Tower | 365.5 m / 1,199 ft | |
9 | Almas Tower | 360 m / 1,181 ft | |
10 | Gevora Hotel | 356.2 m / 1,169 ft |
Logo
|
Name
|
Level
|
# of 150m+ buildings
|
|
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Arup |
Platinum
|
435 | CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC |
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Buro Happold |
Platinum
|
108 | CIV • STRC • ENVP • ENVE • BMNT • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • SEC • TRAN |
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Langan |
Platinum
|
99 | CIV • LAND • ENVE • ENGM • GEO • SEIS • SURV |
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PERI |
Platinum
|
64 | ENGM • MATR |
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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
Platinum
|
348 | CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN |
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Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. |
Platinum
|
199 | CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN |
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WSP |
Platinum
|
602 | CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN |
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Aedas |
Gold
|
117 | LAND • URB • ARCH |
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Emaar Properties, PJSC |
Gold
|
73 | DEV • FIN • OWN |
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Leviat GmbH |
Gold
|
14 | STRC • FAC • FACS |
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NORR Group Consultants International Limited |
Gold
|
21 | INTR • STRC • ARCH |
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Rider Levett Bucknall |
Gold
|
89 | PMNG • COST • SURV |
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Rise Global LLC |
Gold
|
0 | STRC • WIND • SEIS |
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Siderise |
Gold
|
107 | FACS • FIRE • MATR |
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Stantec |
Gold
|
58 | CIV • STRC • ARCH |
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chapmanbdsp |
Gold
|
8 | BACS • ENGM • FAC |
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Abu Dhabi Investment Council |
Silver
|
1 | OWN |
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BCG |
Silver
|
0 | COST |
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Diar Consult |
Silver
|
1 | ARCH |
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GEO Global Engineering Consultants |
Silver
|
0 | ENGO |
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HKS |
Silver
|
27 | ARCH |
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Hill International |
Silver
|
32 | CON |
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Kerzner International |
Silver
|
1 | DEV |
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Killa Design |
Silver
|
5 | ARCH |
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Koltay Façades |
Silver
|
23 | FAC |
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Robert Bird Group |
Silver
|
29 | ENGO |
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TAV Construction |
Silver
|
12 | CON |
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Thomas Bell-Wright International Consultants |
Silver
|
35 | FAC |
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WME Consultants |
Silver
|
16 | ENGM |
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Werner Sobek AG |
Silver
|
26 | STRC • FAC |
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Woods Bagot |
Silver
|
77 | ARCH |
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