Saudi Arabia is planning to build a 2km skyscraper in Riyadh that would become the world’s tallest building, according to reports by MEED.
The megatall tower would be part of an 18sq km development north of Riyadh and is being considered by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). A site close to King Khalid International airport has been identified and EY has conducted a feasibility study.
The world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, measures in at 828m tall and any 2km tall tower would cost in the region of $5bn to build, say contractors in the region.
Developers, architects, construction specialists and project managers have been invited to take part in a design competition with a $1M entry fee to design the record-breaking tower, sources close to the matter have been reported as saying.
Eight firms are said to have been asked to come up with designs and names such as Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill Architecture are linked with the project in the early phases.
