List of visionary tall buildings and structures
Structures

List of visionary tall buildings and structures

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Name	Pinnacle height	Year of first proposal	Structure type	Main use	Country	Place	Year of projected completion	Description	Floors

The Space elevator	100,000,000 m (62,000 mi)	1895	Massive space tether	Space tourism, space exploration and space colonization	Japan Japan	Tokyo	undetermined	An extraordinarily long cable, anchored on or near the equator, held up by the rotation of the Earth.	N/A

The Launch loop	80,000 m (50 mi)	1981	Suspended Maglev Track	Space tourism, space exploration and space colonization	United States U.S.	undetermined	undetermined	The Launch loop is a concept that has been proposed for the purposes of orbital launch.	N/A

Scaled-down Space Elevator	20,000 m (12 mi)	2009	Pneumatic tower	Tourism, communications, wind generation and reduced cost space launch.	Canada Canada	undetermined	undetermined	A sub-orbital or mini version. The structure would be free standing and actively guyed over its base.	N/A

StarTram Generation 2	20,000 m (12 mi)	2001	Suspended Maglev Track	Space tourism, space exploration and space colonization	United States U.S.	undetermined	undetermined	The StarTram is a proposed concept for orbital launches. It has a long (1000–1500 km) vacuum tube, levitated via strong currents in superconducting cables.	N/A

Tokyo Tower of Babel	10,000 m (33,000 ft)	1992	Arcology	Mixed Use	JapanJapan	Tokyo	2400	The Tokyo Tower of Babel is the tallest building ever envisioned and if ever built would house roughly 30 million people within and take 100-150 years to build.	1000+

X-Seed 4000	4,000 m (13,000 ft)	1995	Arcology	Residential, commercial, retail real estate, as well as heavy industry	Japan Japan	Tokyo	undetermined	The X-Seed 4000 is the tallest building ever fully envisioned. Its proposed 4,000 m (13,000 ft) height, 6 km (3.7 mi) wide sea-base, and 800-floor capacity could accommodate five hundred thousand to one million inhabitants.	800

Ultima Tower	3,218 m (10,558 ft)	1991	Skyscraper	Residential, commercial, and retail real estate	United States U.S.	San Francisco	undetermined	The Ultima Tower is a hypothetical super-tall skyscraper, designed by American architect Eugene Tsui in 1991. With a total height of 3,218 metres (10,558 ft), the tower would be 2 miles tall, and comprise 500 stories.	500

Dubai City Tower	2,400 m (7,900 ft)	2008	Skyscraper	Residential, commercial, and retail real estate	United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates	Dubai	undetermined	The Dubai City Tower is a proposed 400-floor, 2,400 m (7,900 ft) tall building to be built in Dubai, consisting of six outer buildings entwining a central core.	400

Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid	2,004 m (6,575 ft)	1996	Arcology	Residential, commercial, retail, and leisure real estate	Japan Japan	Tokyo	2110	The Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid is a proposed project for construction of a massive pyramid over Tokyo Bay in Japan. The structure would be approximately 14 times as high as the Great Pyramid of Giza, and would house 750,000 people.	240

The Dutch Mountain	2,000 m (6,600 ft)	2012	Artificial Mountain	Tourism, leisure, commercial and wind generation	Netherlands The Netherlands	Flevoland	undetermined	"De Nederlandse Berg", Dutch for "The Dutch Mountain" is a proposal for an artificial mountain by Thijs Zonneveld.	N/A

Millennium Challenge Tower	1,852 m (6,076 ft)	2005	Skyscraper	Residential, commercial, and retail real estate	Kuwait Kuwait	undetermined	undetermined	A super-tall skyscraper designed by architect Omero Marchetti as part of his proposed "ethic city" concept. The aims of the project are to reach a nautical mile in height while "not using concrete, orthogonal grids, traditional systems, mortars, [and] cranes." If built, the tower would reach 1,852 metres (6,076 ft).	N/A

Times Squared 3015	1,733 m (5,686 ft)	2015	Vertical City	Mixed Use	United States USA	New York City	2050	Times Squared 3015 is a Vertical City envisioned in New York City.	N/A

Sky Mile Tower	1,700 m (5,577 ft)	2015	Skyscraper	Residential	Japan Japan	Tokyo	2045	Sky Mile Tower is the central hub of Next Japan, a visionary project that would serve as a combatant for climate change by serving as a dam and supplying water to its 55,000 residents.	400

Xtopia	1,614 m (5,295 ft)	2010	Skyscraper	Multiple	China China	Shanghai	undetermined	Xtopia is a concept building for a 300-floor high-rise self-contained community.	300

New City Tower	1,501 m (4,925 ft)	2007	Skyscraper	Mixed Use	United Kingdom UK	London	undetermined	New City Tower is tallest buildings in Europe.	500

Bionic Tower	1,228 m (4,029 ft)	1997	Arcology	Residential, commercial, retail, and leisure real estate	China China Hong Kong Hong Kong	Shanghai and Hong Kong have both expressed serious interest	undetermined	The Bionic Tower is a proposed vertical city, an extremely large building designed for human habitation, designed by architects Eloy Celaya, Mª Rosa Cervera and Javier Gómez Pioz.	300

Azerbaijan Tower	1,050 m (3,440 ft)	2012	Skyscraper	Commercial, retail, and leisure real estate	Azerbaijan Azerbaijan	Baku	2019	Azerbaijan Tower, 1,050 m (3,440 ft) tall, is a proposed building in Baku, Azerbaijan and is planned as part of the proposed "Khazar Islands" project.	189

Murjan Tower	1,022 m (3,353 ft)	2006	Skyscraper	Residential, commercial, and retail real estate	Bahrain Bahrain	Manama	undetermined	Murjan Tower, 1,022 m (3,353 ft) tall, is a Swedish company's proposal for a super-tall skyscraper in Bahrain. Designed by architect Henning Larsens Tegnestue A/S, it is expected to comprise 200 floors.	200

Mubarak al-Kabir Tower	1,001 m (3,284 ft)	2006	Skyscraper	Residential, commercial, and retail real estate	Kuwait Kuwait	Madinat al-Hareer	2030	The Mubarak al-Kabir Tower, 1,001 m (3,284 ft) tall, in Madinat al-Hareer (City Of Silk Kuwait) by Eric Kuhne and Associates[clarification needed]	234

Green Float	1,000 m (3,281 ft)	2010	Arcology	Mixed Use	Japan Japan	Tokyo	undetermined	The Green Float located in Tokyo Bay would be able to house up to 40,000 people.	N/A

Sky City 1000	1,000 m (3,300 ft)	1989	Arcology	Residential, commercial, retail, and leisure real estate	Japan Japan	Tokyo	undetermined	The Sky City 1000, 1,000 m (3,300 ft) tall, is an arcology project proposal aimed at helping put an end to major congestion and lack of greenspace in the Tokyo, Japan metropolitan area.	196

Buenos Aires Forum	1,000 m (3,300 ft)	2009	Skyscraper	Mixed Use	Argentina Argentina	Buenos Aires	undetermined	If built, it would be the tallest building in the world. As of 2015, no construction has been started.	200

Europa Tower (Brussels)	1,000 m (3,300 ft)	1993	Skyscraper	Office, observation, restaurant	Belgium Belgium	Brussels	undetermined	Europa Tower was a skyscraper project designed by L35 Arquitectos. The tower is articulated in nine modules, the first one is 100 meters high and next ones are 96 meters high.	N/A

Millennium Tower (Tokyo)	840 m (2,760 ft)	1989	Skyscraper	Mixed Use	Japan Japan	Tokyo	undetermined	A Skyscraper that is envisioned by Norman Foster. If built, it would be taller than the world's current tallest building, the Burj Khalifa.	170

DIB-200	800 m (2,600 ft)	1993	Skyscraper	Residential, commercial, and retail real estate	Japan Japan	Tokyo	2025	DIB-200, 800 m (2,600 ft) tall, is a possible mixed use supertall skyscraper project proposed by Kajima Construction, and designed by Sadaaki Masuda and Scott Howe.	200

Iconic Tower	734 m (2,408 ft)	2015	Skyscraper	Hotel, commercial	Bangladesh Bangladesh	Dhaka	2025	Iconic Tower, 734 m (2,408 ft) tall, is a proposed supertall skyscraper planned for construction in Purbachal New Town, Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will be the tallest and most expensive building in the South Asian continent	130

Dream Tower	665 m (2,182 ft)	2009	Skyscraper	Commercial and retail real estate	South Korea South Korea	Seoul	2026	Dream Tower, 665 m (2,182 ft) tall, is a proposed tower to be built in Seoul, South Korea; it will have 150 floors.	150

Bengaluru Turf Tower	663 m (2,175 ft)	N/A	Skyscraper	Residential	India India	Bangalore	2022	N/A	157

Philippine Diamond Tower	612 m (2,008 ft)	N/A	Observation tower	Leisure, observation, and broadcast	Philippines Philippines	Quezon City	2019	N/A	Approx. 200

South Pacific Center	610 m (2,000 ft)	N/A	Skyscraper	Leisure, office, and residential	Australia Australia	Melbourne	1989	N/A	150

Gateway Tower (Chicago)	610 m (2,000 ft)	2016	Skyscraper	Residential, commercial, and retail real estate	United States U.S.	Chicago	2025	The Gateway Tower (Chicago) is a proposed super-tall skyscraper, designed by American architectural firm Gensler as a replacement for the Chicago Spire site.	127

The Big Bend	610 m (2,000 ft)	N/A	Skyscraper	Residential	United States U.S	New York City	2023	N/A	?

Lanco Hills Signature Tower	604 m (1,982 ft)	N/A	Skyscraper	Residential	India India	Hyderabad	2023	N/A	112

Port Tower	593.5 m (1,947 ft)	2006	Skyscraper	Commercial, retail, and leisure real estate	Pakistan Pakistan	Karachi	2018	The Port Tower is a project approved for construction in Karachi, the financial capital of Pakistan. If completed, it would reach a height of 593 m (1,947 ft), representing the independence year of Pakistan (1947).	130

Hudson Spire	550 m (1,800 ft)	2014	Skyscraper	Residential, commercial, and retail real estate	United States U.S.	New York	2022	The Hudson Spire is a supertall skyscraper proposed by a developer from Tishman Speyer as part of Manhattan's Hudson Yards development.	110

Al Noor Tower	540 m (1,770 ft)	2014	Skyscraper	Mixed Use	Morocco Morocco	Tangier	2018	The Proposed Al Noor tower will become Africa's tallest building if completed.	114

Lodha Project Wadala	530 m (1,740 ft)	N/A	Skyscraper	Residential	India India	Mumbai	2021	N/A	101

Joyus Housing	486 m (1,594 ft)	N/A	Skyscraper	Residential	India India	Mumbai	2021	N/A	125

CityGate EcoTower	485 m (1,591 ft)	2002	Skyscraper	Mixed Use	United Kingdom United Kingdom	London	undetermined	Unknown Information	108

Southwark Tower	470 m (1,540 ft)	1998	Skyscraper	Mixed Use	United Kingdom United Kingdom	London	undetermined	Unknown Information	100

APIIC Tower	450 m (1,480 ft)	N/A	Skyscraper	Residential	India India	Hyderabad	2023	N/A	101

Green Bird	442 m (1,450 ft)	1990	Skyscraper	Mixed Use	United Kingdom United Kingdom	London	undetermined	Unknown Information	83

GIFT Diamond Tower	410 m (1,350 ft)	2002	Skyscraper	Commercial	India India	Gandhinagar	2017	GIFT Diamond Tower is a skyscraper proposed for Gujarat International Finance Tec-City in Gandhinagar in the Indian state of Gujarat. The proposed height is 410 metres (1,345 ft) in height.	87

Solar updraft tower	400–1,000 m (1,300–3,300 ft)	2001	Power plant	Power generation	Australia Australia	Buronga, New South Wales	activity halted, fate unclear	Solar updraft tower, Buronga, Australia, planned height between 400 m (1,300 ft) and 1,000 m (3,300 ft), state uncertain.	N/A

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The Big Bend is a skyscraper constructed in New York City.

final_sentence: The Big Bend is a skyscraper constructed in New York City.