THE ILLINOIS

Visionary skyscraper designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957.

528 stories and 1610 meters high. At the time it was proposed technology was not

available although Wright presented a quite viable concept.

  BURJ KHALIFA

Adrian Smith (SOM) designed this beautiful building using a composite structural system in concrete, steel and aluminum.

With 828 meters and 163 stories and a cost of US$ 1.5 billion is currently the world tallest.

                       JEDDAH TOWER

Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill’s design

Under construction

Its height to the top ft the antenna is planned at 1000 meters +

 

Comparative renderings of Wright's Illinois and SOM's tower