China built more skyscrapers than the rest of the world combined, an Indian architect won the Pritzker Prize for the first time and a housing complex for the elderly was named "World Building of the Year."
5. Norra Tornen, Stockholm, Sweden
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Location: Vasastaden, Stockholm, Sweden
Architect: Reinier de Graaf , from OMA
Year of completion: The eastern tower opened in 2018 and the west tower will open in 2020.
Dimensions: East: 125 metres (410 ft) West: 110 metres (360 ft)
Capacity: 300 residential units
4. Leeza SOHO, Beijing, China
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Location: Lize Financial Business District in Beijing. 🇨🇳
Architect: Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher.
Year of completion: The construction of the building began in 2015 and is set to be completed in 2019.
Dimensions: 207 m (679 ft) tall with 46 floors.
3. Wuxi Taihu Show Theatre, Wuxi, China
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Location: Jiangsu Province 🇨🇳
Architect: StevenChilton Architects
Year of completion: due to open in 2019
Dimensions: 2000 seat capacity.
2. 30 Hudson Yards, New York
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Location: West Side area of Manhattan, New York 🇺🇸
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox (architect & master planner)
Year of completion: 2012-2019
Dimensions: height: 387 m / 1,269ft with a 101 floor count.
1. Beijing Daxing International Airport, Beijing, China
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Location: border of Beijing and Langfang 🇨🇳
Architect: The airport's master plan was designed by NACO and the terminal building was designed by British architects Zaha Hadid Architects.
Year of completion: Opened25 September 2019 (opening ceremony), 26 September 2019 (first commercial flight)
Dimensions: facilities area 700,000 m^2
Cost: $11 billion 💵
source: CNN