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Abu Dhabi Skyscraper Buildings

Abu Dhabi Towers – Key Buildings, chronological list of Abu Dhabi Skyscrapers added from 2007 to 2012:

25 Jun 2012
Abu Dhabi Building wins Award
Al Bahar Towers

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Al Bahar Towers Abu Dhabi : CTBUH First Innovation Award
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat award for the project’s computer-controlled sun-screen referred to as mashrabiya.

9 Feb 2012
Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi
Design: DBI Design

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Etihad Towers
These new Abu Dhabi buildings – five towers – include a tower of 76 storeys and over 300m (984 feet) in height, which places these skyscrapers in the building category of ‘Super-talls’.

Abu Dhabi Skyscraper Designs, alphabetical:

Abu Dhabi Investment Council Headquarters
2008-
Design: Aedas

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Abu Dhabi Investment Council HQ towers

Abu Dhabi Towers – Khalifa + Khaledya – proposals
–
Design: Sybarite

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Abu Dhabi Towers

Abu Dhabi skyscraper – Tameer Towers proposal
2007-
Design: Gensler
73 storeys
Abu Dhabi skyscraper for Sharjah developer Tameer: 5m sqft project incl. commercial skyscraper, 4 residential towers, luxury hotel & private marina

ADIA Headquarters
2007
Design: KPF

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ADIA Headquarters skyscraper

Capital Gate
2007-
Design: RMJM Architects

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Capital Gate Abu Dhabi tower

Emerald Gateway Project
2007
Design: KEO International Consultants
Massive masterplan incl. 88 towers

Empire Island Tower, The Shams
2007-
Design: Aedas
230m high

Etihad Towers, Waterfront
2007-10
Architects: DBI Design
5 towers: 55 – 77 storeys

Michael Schumacher Tower
2008-
Design: LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture)

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Michael Schumacher Tower
The Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower was to be the first in a series of seven towers to be built worldwide.

Sowwah Square, Business Centre
2008-
Design: Goettsch Partners

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Sowwah Square towers
This UAE skyscraper building is for the Mubadala Development Company, a new business center on Abu Dhabi’s Sowwah Island in the United Arab Emirates. The project totals 3,125,500 sqft of office space and features an iconic stock exchange building surrounded by four office towers, all overlooking the water.

Strata Tower, Al Raha Beach development
2008-
Design: Asymptote Architecture

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Strata Tower
This UAE skyscraper has 40 floors – it is a luxury residential building designed by architects Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture of Asymptote. The 160 m high tower will be the tallest building in the Al Dana precinct.