2024-11-24T02:06:11-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/68116209/shard-builders-mace-to-project-manage-saudi-arabia-s-kingdom-tower Archinect 2013-02-22T12:53:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/h1/h16yjv222450ghel.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The British company that built the Shard skyscraper in London will manage the construction of the Kingdom tower in Saudi Arabia, which will be the world's tallest building when completed. The Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal unveiled the plans, by American firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, 18 months ago as part of a new &pound;13bn Kingdom City development on the Red Sea coast to the north of Jeddah.</p></em><br /><br /><p><img alt="" title="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/br/brg0ck2fa80ju70n.jpg"></p><p><img alt="" title="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/4c/4c06dc2465d00ada6e2c62e1686e0450.jpg"></p>