46-609: Merdeka 118 , formerly known as Menara Warisan Merdeka , KL 118 and PNB 118 , is a 118-story megatall skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia. At 678.9 m (2,227 ft) tall, it is the second-tallest building and structure in the world, only behind the Burj Khalifa at 829.8 m (2,722 ft). The building's name, Merdeka , which means "independence" in Malay , is inspired by its proximity to Stadium Merdeka . The spire of
92-504: A Finnish group, is supplying around 87 elevators and escalators for the project. On 23 November 2015, PNB announced a contract worth RM3.4 billion has been awarded to the joint venture of South Korea's Samsung C&T and UEM Group Berhad. Furthermore, on 9 November 2017, PNB planned to raise up to RM5 billion fund for its project via a green sukuk , the Merdeka Asean Green SRI Sukuk, with a 15-year tenure. The sukuk covered
138-533: A contemporary, distinctive edge and the company strives to revolutionise stadium architecture and performance. For instance, the Bird's Nest Stadium for the 2008 Olympics was complimented for its striking architectural appearance and the City of Manchester Stadium for the 2002 Commonwealth Games has stairless entry to the upper tiers through circular ramps outside the stadium. The most notable stadium projects led by Arup remain
184-658: A seamless, 24-hour working cycle. However, it is more common for individual offices to specialise in working on an assigned subsection of a project rather than continuously exchanging. The BBC Television and RIBA documentary The Brits who Built the Modern World highlighted Arup's collaboration with architects and described Arup as "the engineering firm which Lord Norman Foster and his peers Lord Richard Rogers , Sir Nicholas Grimshaw , Sir Michael Hopkins and Sir Terry Farrell most frequently relied upon." The firm has published an annual sustainability report since 2008, and
230-438: A waste and it would "bring more benefits" by generating "economic opportunities". In 2022, a viral video began circulating online when a group of American individuals trespassed towards the top of Merdeka 118, prompting criticism of the lack of security measures at the site. In a statement, the developer stated that such stunts are illegal and that trespassing is illegal by law. The group was eventually charged under Section 457 of
276-413: Is an employee-owned business, with all staff owning a stake in the company and part of a global profit share. By 2013, Arup was operating 90 offices across 60 countries around the world. These offices are elaborately interconnected by shared internet -based collaborative working packages and communication systems that can, where required, enable a single project to be worked on by multiple offices across
322-429: Is designed with a mixture of diamond-shaped glass facades to signify the diversity of Malaysians. The design was made to resemble and inspired by Tunku Abdul Rahman 's outstretched hand gesture while chanting " Merdeka ! ", when he proclaimed the independence of Malaysia on 31 August 1957. The building's cladding was to comprise 18,144 panels, 114,000 square-meter of glass, and 1,600 tonnes of window frame extrusions. It
368-467: Is different from Wikidata Articles containing potentially dated statements from November 2024 All articles containing potentially dated statements Arup Group Arup (officially Arup Group Limited ) is a British multinational professional services firm headquartered in London that provides design , engineering , architecture , planning , and advisory services across every aspect of
414-4185: Is full of potential investments - CNN Video" . CNN . 21 January 2019 . Retrieved 2021-02-19 . Further reading [ edit ] Megatall Buildings and Other Future Places of Work . National Academies Press, Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2017 Symposium. 2018. ISBN 978-0-309-46604-2 . Retrieved February 12, 2018 . v t e Tallest buildings and structures History Skyscraper Storey Buildings By region Africa Asia Indian subcontinent Southeast Europe Balkans Baltic states Scandinavia Oceania The Americas North America Central America Latin America South America By country Albania Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Canada Chile China ( Hong Kong , Macau ) Colombia Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kosovo Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Malaysia Malta Mexico Monaco Mongolia Morocco Myanmar Netherlands Nigeria North Korea North Macedonia Norway Panama Pakistan Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovenia Slovakia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Venezuela Vietnam Zimbabwe Lists 100+ floors Architects Buildings by height to roof Cities with most skyscrapers Countries with most skyscrapers Churches Designed by women Eastern Orthodox Mosques Educational Future Hospitals Hotels Most expensive Residential Skyscrapers by floor area Twin buildings Voluntarily demolished Wood Early skyscrapers Supertall Megatall Structures (of any type) By region Africa Asia West Asia Europe former Soviet Union The Americas South America By country Afghanistan Albania Algeria Armenia Australia Austria Bahrain Belgium Bulgaria Canada China Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Italy Japan Kosovo Luxembourg Myanmar Netherlands New Zealand Norway Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Saudi Arabia Serbia Slovakia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan United Kingdom United States Uzbekistan Lists 300 to 400 metres 400 to 500 metres Before
460-834: Is involved in several projects around the world aiming to cut greenhouse gas emissions, such as Dongtan Eco-City , which is planned to be zero waste, and the High Speed 2 Interchange Station, which is the first railway station in the world to achieve BREEAM 'outstanding certification. Arup also runs community engagement programmes comprising initiatives to combat homelessness, improve sanitation in disaster relief programmes, and disaster recovery after earthquakes. They also engage in partnerships with governments , NGOs , think tanks , and other advocacy groups. Arup had its own sports division, specialising in designing, consulting and structural engineering for sporting facilities such as stadia . Many of Arup's modern stadia are designed with
506-684: Is situated on Jalan Hang Jebat , on the location of the former Merdeka Park (subsequently repurposed into an open-air car park). The site lies within the vicinity of landmarks such as Petaling Street , sporting venues including Merdeka Stadium , Stadium Negara and the Chin Woo Stadium, three schools (the Victoria Institution , the Methodist Boys' School and the Chinese-type Jalan Davidson Primary School ), and
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#1732855119482552-531: The MR3 Maharajalela Monorail station on the 8 KL Monorail Line , connected through the precinct's linear park under the development. The AG9 SP9 MR8 Hang Tuah station, serving the 3 LRT Ampang Line, 4 LRT Sri Petaling Line and 8 KL Monorail , is a 600-metre walk southeast. 3°8′30″N 101°42′2″E / 3.14167°N 101.70056°E / 3.14167; 101.70056 List of megatall skyscrapers From Misplaced Pages,
598-595: The City of Manchester Stadium (2002), Allianz Arena (2005), Beijing National Stadium (2008), Donbass Arena (2009) and the Singapore Sports Hub (2014). The firm is consistently placed amongst top performers in Corporate and Social Responsibility rankings such as the ACCSR. Arup's multidisciplinary sports venue design and engineering scope on the Singapore Sports Hub won the 2013 World Architecture Festival Award in
644-504: The built environment . It employs about 17,000 people in over 90 offices across 35 countries, and has participated in projects in over 160 countries. Arup was established in 1946 by Sir Ove Arup as Ove N. Arup Consulting Engineers. Through its involvement in high-profile projects such as the Sydney Opera House , it became well known for undertaking complex and challenging projects. In 1970, Arup stepped down from actively leading
690-495: The 10th of January 2024, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah officially inaugurated Merdeka 118, stated that the new landmark "symbolises the people celebrating the diversity of the country as an independent nation". Many Malaysians have criticized this project, adding that it is unnecessary and a waste of "public funds", having been funded by the Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), a state-owned enterprise of
736-893: The 2002 World Architecture Awards. Arup was awarded the Worldaware Award for Innovation for its Vawtex air system in Harare International School. Arup won the Gold Medal for Architecture at the National Eisteddfod of Wales of 1998 for their work on the Control Techniques Research and Development HQ, in Newtown, Powys . Arup Fire has won the Fire Safety Engineering Design award four times since its creation in 2001. The 2001 inaugural award
782-637: The 2012 ITA AITES International Tunnelling Awards. Arup was awarded Infrastructure Architect of the Year at the 2020 Architect of the Year Awards. Arup was awarded Britains Most Admired Company 2021 by Management Today Barbara Lane, associate director with Arup, won the Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal in 2008 for her outstanding contribution to British engineering on design of structures for fire. Rogier van der Heide , at that time Director of Arup and
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874-530: The Future Projects, Leisure Category. The Casa da Música , Oporto , designed by Arup and Office for Metropolitan Architecture was nominated for the 2007 Stirling Prize . Arup's work with The Druk White Lotus School , Ladakh , won them Large Consultancy Firm of the Year 2003 at the British Consultants and Construction Bureau – International Expertise Awards, 2003 building on their triple win at
920-559: The Malaysian Penal Code. That same year, another trespassing incident occurred when Russian rooftoppers Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus scaled the spire of Merdeka 118, prompting further criticism. Malaysian police requested for the entry and exit records of the couple from the Immigration Department, which responded that there were no records of the duo entering or exiting Malaysia, suggesting that they had entered
966-456: The Malaysian government. Amounting to more than RM5 billion, it is said that the money could have been better used for other practical causes, such as education and healthcare, which has been increasingly deteriorating in the country. In response to the criticism, former Prime Minister Najib Razak , who would eventually be directly involved with the 1MDB scandal, claimed that the project was not
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#17328551194821012-542: The Penguin Pool at London Zoo . According to the architectural author Ian Volner, Arup's vision when establishing the company came out of a combination of his wartime experiences and a progressive-minded philosophy broadly aligning with early modernism, was for the organisation to be a force for peace and social betterment in the postwar world. To this end, it would employ professionals of diverse disciplines that could work together to produce projects of greater quality than
1058-450: The aims of the firm and identified the principles of governance by which they might be achieved. These included quality of work, total architecture, humane organisation, straight and honorable dealings, social usefulness, and the reasonable prosperity of its members. Arup's philosophy work on influential projects was the subject of a dedicated retrospective at the V&;A Museum in 2016. Arup
1104-509: The building was completed in December 2022, which marked its final height of 678.9 m (2,227 ft) above ground and 700.9 m (2,300 ft) above sea level. It is the tallest building in Malaysia and Southeast Asia . It surpassed the 452.6 m (1,485 ft) Exchange 106 to become the tallest building in Malaysia and surpassed the 462 m (1,516 ft) Landmark 81 to become
1150-3728: The buildings on this list have well over 100 floors . Megatall skyscrapers [ edit ] Rank Building Image City Country Height Floors Completed Observation deck 1 Burj Khalifa [REDACTED] Dubai [REDACTED] United Arab Emirates 828 m (2,717 ft) 163 2010 555 m (1,821 ft) 2 Merdeka 118 [REDACTED] Kuala Lumpur [REDACTED] Malaysia 679 m (2,228 ft) 118 2023 502 m (1,647 ft) 3 Shanghai Tower [REDACTED] Shanghai [REDACTED] China 632 m (2,073 ft) 128 2015 562 m (1,844 ft) 4 Makkah Royal Clock Tower [REDACTED] Mecca [REDACTED] Saudi Arabia 601 m (1,972 ft) 120 2012 484.4 m (1,589 ft) Proposed megatall skyscrapers [ edit ] Building City Country Height (m) Floors Progress Sky Mile Tower Tokyo [REDACTED] Japan 1,700 m (5,600 ft) 421 Proposed Jeddah Tower Jeddah [REDACTED] Saudi Arabia 1,008 m (3,307 ft) 167 Under construction Burj Mubarak Al Kabir Madinat al-Hareer [REDACTED] Kuwait 1,001 m (3,284 ft) 234 Proposed Oblisco Capitale New Administrative Capital [REDACTED] Egypt 1,000 m (3,300 ft) 210 Under construction Tradewinds Square Kuala Lumpur [REDACTED] Malaysia 775 m (2,543 ft) 150 Proposed Burj Azizi Dubai [REDACTED] United Arab Emirates 725 m (2,379 ft) 132 Under construction Uptown Dubai Tower 1 Dubai [REDACTED] United Arab Emirates 711 m (2,333 ft) 146 Proposed Lakhta Center II Saint Petersburg [REDACTED] Russia 703 m (2,306 ft) 150 Proposed Tower M Kuala Lumpur [REDACTED] Malaysia 700 m (2,300 ft) 145 Proposed Signature Tower Jakarta Jakarta [REDACTED] Indonesia 638 m (2,093 ft) 113 Proposed See also [ edit ] List of supertall skyscrapers List of tallest buildings List of visionary tall buildings and structures List of buildings with 100 floors or more References [ edit ] ^ Günel, M. H.; Ilgin, H. E. (2014). Tall Buildings: Structural Systems and Aerodynamic Form . Taylor & Francis. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-317-69073-3 . Retrieved February 12, 2018 . ^ "Jeddah developer restarts world's tallest tower" . MEED . 2023-09-13 . Retrieved 2023-09-15 . ^ Al-Kodmany, K. (2017). Understanding Tall Buildings: A Theory of Placemaking . Taylor & Francis. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-317-60866-0 . Retrieved February 12, 2018 . ^ Burj Khalifa – The Skyscraper Center ^ Spray, S. (2018). Awesome Engineering Skyscrapers . Capstone Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-5435-1339-4 . Retrieved February 12, 2018 . ^ Shanghai Tower – The Skyscraper Center ^ Bennett, Jay (November 14, 2017). "More Skyscrapers Were Built in 2015 Than Any Other Year" . Popular Mechanics . Retrieved February 12, 2018 . ^ Makkah Royal Clock Tower – The Skyscraper Center ^ "Kingdom Holding CEO: Saudi Arabia
1196-506: The company, setting out the principles which have continued to guide its operation. Arup's ownership is structured as a trust whose beneficiaries are its employees, past and present, who receive a share of its operating profit each year. The company was founded in London in 1946 as Ove N. Arup Consulting Engineers by Sir Ove Arup . Arup had established himself in the 1930s as an expert in reinforced concrete , known for projects such as
1242-508: The country illegally. Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has confirmed that a full investigation is ongoing. The building will be served by the 9 Kajang Line's KG17 Merdeka MRT station located along Jalan Hang Jebat , which is connected to an interchange with the 3 4 LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines' AG8 SP8 Plaza Rakyat LRT station. It will also be accessible from
1288-618: The development of its 83-storey office space, which forms part of the tower. It is the first adopter of the Asean Green Bond Standards launched by the Securities Commission Malaysia that validates PNB commitment to develop the project as a sustainable and environmentally-friendly project. On 27 February 2018, it was announced that Park Hyatt will open up a hotel in Merdeka 118. The Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur will occupy
1334-537: The firm's global leader of the lighting design business, received the Radiance Award, the world's most prestigious lighting design prize presented by the International Association of Lighting Designers Arup Fellow is a lifelong honorary title awarded to selected honorary individuals in the firm. It acknowledges the highest design and technical achievements of people, not only within the firm, but also in
1380-562: The 💕 This is a list of all megatall skyscrapers , which are skyscrapers that are at least 600 m (approximately 1,968 feet) tall. As of November 2024 , only four completed buildings are 'megatall'. Although dozen of such buildings have been proposed, currently only two are under construction, Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia and the oblisco capitale tower in Egypt. Both towers will surpass 1000m in height when completed. All of
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1472-526: The premier league of engineering consultancies. The Opera House was the first application of computer calculations to an engineering project, using the Ferranti Pegasus computer to generate models. During Arup's lifetime, the company would also work on high-profile projects such as the 'inside-out' Centre Pompidou with Rogers & Piano, and the HSBC headquarters with Norman Foster & Partners. 1970
1518-538: The project was awarded to Pintaras Geotechnics Sdn Bhd. The Permodalan Nasional Berhad shortlisted six groups for various construction jobs: Samsung C&T and UEM Group Bhd; IJM Corp Bhd , Norwest Holdings Sdn Bhd, and Shimizu Corp; Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd and State Construction Engineering Corp; WCT Bhd and Arabtec Construction LLC; TSR Capital Bhd and Daewoo Group; Seacera Group Bhd with Spaz Sdn Bhd, Sinohydro Corp , and Shanghai Construction Group. These companies submitted their bids by January 28, 2015. KONE ,
1564-437: The second inside the spire, and a retail business center ( 118 Mall ). It will be surrounded by four acres of urban and linear parks. The non-rentable space consists of elevators, recreational and maintenance facilities, as well as parking spaces for up to 8,500 cars. Sixty out of the 80 storeys of office space will be reserved for Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), the developer of the project, and its subsidiaries. The building
1610-582: The stalled Plaza Rakyat project (across the Ampang Line ). The Merdeka 118 development, when completed, will also have access to the newly built Merdeka MRT station on the Kajang Line (SBK) and be directly linked from three major roads via the Belfield Tunnel, which will be a 2-storey underground tunnel passing underneath Kampung Attap and Jalan Maharajalela to the basement of the precinct. The building
1656-514: The tallest building in Southeast Asia . The building will also be the first in Malaysia to receive a triple platinum rating from worldwide sustainability certifications, including Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). The Merdeka 118 precinct is a 19 acres (7.7 ha) land development funded by Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), with a budget of RM5 billion. When completed in 2023,
1702-519: The tallest building in Southeast Asia. In June 2021, the tower was at 81% completion, with the installation of the glass façade in progress at Level 108 and has successfully reached Level 118 with its spire already 50% assembled along with the retail podium . Turner International plays the role of Project Management Consultant for this complex development. The tower was topped out in November 2021. On
1748-572: The top 17 floors of the building; It is slated to have 232 units, including 28 suites and 30 apartments. The construction was halted on 18 March 2020 due to the Movement Control Order in Malaysia caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, but works resumed in mid-May 2020. In early August 2020, the building's concrete core topped out at 118 floors surpassing the Vincom Landmark 81 as
1794-413: The tower became the tallest building in Malaysia . It was constructed in three phases and consists of 400,000 square metres (4,300,000 square feet) of residential, hotel and commercial space. The building is a mix of office spaces, hotels, and retail outlets and an observatory floor which will be the highest observation deck in Southeast Asia. It has two observation decks, the first inside the building and
1840-471: The year in 2008. Arup was awarded the 2010 Live Design Excellence Award for Theatre Design for the integrated theatre and acoustic team's design for the new Jerome Robbins Theatre, created for Mikhail Baryshnikov and The Wooster Group. The Evelyn Grace Academy, London designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and Arup won the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2011. Arup was named Tunnel Design Firm of the Year at
1886-477: Was a particularly transformative year for the firm; 24 years after founding the company, Arup opted to retire from actively leading the company. At the time, the firm (then Ove Arup & Partners ) was made up of several independent practices spread across the globe, so prior to his departure, Arup delivered his 'Key Speech' on 9 July in Winchester to all his partners from the various practices. The speech set out
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1932-418: Was achievable by them working in isolation, a concept known as 'Total Design'. As the company grew, Arup spurned the common practice amongst its rivals of acquiring other companies; instead, it pursued natural growth, opening up new offices at locations where the potential for work had been identified. During 1963, together with the architect Philip Dowson , a new division of the company, Arup Associates,
1978-451: Was employed to provide consultancy services towards achieving platinum rating with three Green Building certification bodies: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Green Building Index and GreenRE. All of the floor plans were obtained from the building's proposals and are subject to change. The height of the spire, crown, roof, top floor, observation and residential towers of Merdeka 118. The piling and foundation work for
2024-452: Was formed. Within 25 years of its establishment, the firm had become well known for its design work for the built environment , acquiring a reputation for its competence at undertaking projects that were structurally and/or logistically complex. Arup himself worked on multiple projects during the firm's early years, including the Sydney Opera House , where he was lead engineer, and which author Peter Jones credited with launching Arup into
2070-454: Was to contain the 118 Mall , Grade-A offices, hotels, and residential areas. The structural engineers were Leslie E. Robertson Associates and Robert Bird Group while the civil and structural engineer of record for this tower is Arup . The building has been equipped and illuminated at night with 8.4 km of LED light strips which would gradually move from one corner to another. The Neapoli Group, an environmental design and engineering firm,
2116-640: Was won for Arup's contribution to the Eden Project in Cornwall, UK, the world's largest greenhouse. In 2004, the design for London's City Hall was appointed joint winner. In 2005, the Temple Mills Eurostar Depot won. The 2006 winning entry was for Amethyst House, a nine-storey building with an atrium from the ground to the top, in Manchester , UK. Arup was Royal Town Planning Institute Consultancy of
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