News | Stories
Jeddah Tower 2025 Progress: Engineering the World’s First 1-Kilometer Structure
January 06, 2026
John
Peronto
Managing Principal & Chicago Office Co-Director
Jeddah Tower, Saudi Arabia’s landmark megatall mixed-use tower, made significant construction progress in 2025, surpassing 80 floors in December. When completed, it will exceed 1,000 meters (3,280 feet), becoming the first human-made structure to reach a full kilometer.
Thornton Tomasetti is providing structural design services to Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, combining bespoke high-performance designs with advanced structural systems and materials, in close coordination with the project team, including Jeddah Economic Company, Langan, RWDI, Dar Al-Handasah, Saudi Binladin Group (SBG) and Turner International.
Contact us to help make your tall & supertall plans a success