828M or 2717 ft
Formerly known as Burj Dubai, Renamed after the man in the suit of aurmour who paid for it to be finished after Funding dried up. This my friends is the biggest thing ever made by man., at 828 m (2,717 ft) It took 5 years to build with Construction beging on 21 September 2004, The building opened on 4 January 2010. After the Shenanigans with funding.. Its set in what will be called flagship intersection.
This behemoth was Designed primarily by a Chicago based architect called Adrian Smith and the design was brought to life by the Samsung corp, who have been responsible for other massive buildings in the past.
Total cost to make? A smidgeon over 1.5 Billion Dollars.
Fancy some estate in this mansion? Well it will set you back anywhere up to $43,000, per square feet. Well if you’re an oil tycoon I guess that’s just a drop in the ocean.

This building is actually 1,076 ft tall if you include the ariel. Set on the stylish Rajprarop Road in the district of Bangkok known as Ratchathewi. (Is that where they got the name for the film Rattatui perhaps?) Built including 86 floors, the 85th floor actually rotates; this is the only hotel outside of Dubai to make the top five list.
The Building was completed back in 1997, with the Ariel being added two years later. In fact the height of the building seems to be in some discussion with the hotel website actually stating this is in fact a 309M building.. Come on guys, like its not big enough already without having to exaggerate!
However, in 2012 The Ocean One Tower will take the top spot as the tallest residence in the world at a massive 367M Until then Thailand has to be happy with 5th spot.

The dwindling awareness within the younger generation of many of our most famous and prodigious architects can be dispiriting but understandable. However, I was pleasantly surprised the other day to come across an aspiring young architect by the name of Ted Mosby.

This is one young man who is rapidly becoming extremely well known within the younger age group. OK, so he might be the lead character in How I Met Your Mother, an American sitcom, but his dynamism and enthusiasm for his career cannot help but increase the number of young people taking an interest in architecture. Something that I for one celebrate.