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Otis Elevator Company

About

Member Since: 1983

Member Offices: Hartford

Website: http://www.otis.com/en/us/

Otis is the world’s leading manufacturer and maintainer of people-moving products, including elevators, escalators and moving walkways. Founded in 1853, by the inventor of the safety elevator, Otis offers products and services through its companies in approximately 200 countries and territories. Otis is a unit of United Technologies Corp., a leading provider to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide. By combining a passion for science with precision engineering, the company is creating smart, sustainable solutions the world needs. For more information, visit www.otis.com or follow Otis on LinkedIn, YouTube and as @OtisElevatorCo on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Fields of Expertise

Materials / Products / Systems Supplier; Vertical Transportation Consultant

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

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Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

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Height
1 Burj Khalifa
828 m / 2,717  ft
2 Canton Tower
604 m / 1,982  ft
3 Ping An Finance Center
599.1 m / 1,965  ft
4 Lotte World Tower
554.5 m / 1,819  ft
5 CN Tower
553.3 m / 1,815  ft
6 TAIPEI 101
508 m / 1,667  ft
7 Shanghai World Financial Center
492 m / 1,614  ft
8 Oriental Pearl Television Tower
468 m / 1,535  ft
9 Petronas Twin Tower 2
451.9 m / 1,483  ft
10 Willis Tower
442.1 m / 1,451  ft

Awards

Guangzhou International Finance Center

Winner: Guangzhou International Finance Center

10 Year Award 2021

Ctbuh Leaders

Richard Pulling

Richard Pulling

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2018 – Present

Charlotte

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

31 October 2019

The Now: Servicing the Modern Tall Building Occupant

David Malott, Founder & CEO, AI., chairs a panel discussion with Abram Gamboa, Managing Director of Project Management, CBRE; Kirsten Hull, VP of Development, EQ...

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Research

20 March 2020

The Tallest 20 in 2020: Predictions vs. Reality

In the first edition of the 2012 Journal, CTBUH published a Tall Buildings in Numbers study titled Tallest 20 in 2020: Era of the Megatall—The...

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Global News

05 May 2020

Proposed Passive House Vancouver Tower to Contain Large Social Housing Component

A proposed skyscraper in downtown Vancouver’s West End is attempting to achieve a wide range of mixed residential uses and a new green design standard...

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Associated companies

Architectural Energy Corporation

Carrier

Otis Elevator Company

United Technologies Research Center

Otis Nederland

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Height
1 Burj Khalifa

828 m

2,717 ft
2 Ping An Finance Center

660 m

2,165 ft
3 Canton Tower

604 m

1,982 ft
4 Ping An Finance Center

599.1 m

1,965 ft
5 Goldin Finance 117

596.6 m

1,957 ft
6 Lotte World Tower

554.5 m

1,819 ft
7 CN Tower

553.3 m

1,815 ft
8 TAIPEI 101

508 m

1,667 ft
9 Shanghai World Financial Center

492 m

1,614 ft
10 Oriental Pearl Television Tower

468 m

1,535 ft
11 Petronas Twin Tower 1

451.9 m

1,483 ft
11 Petronas Twin Tower 2

451.9 m

1,483 ft
13 Willis Tower

442.1 m

1,451 ft
14 Guangzhou International Finance Center

438.6 m

1,439 ft
15 Menara Kuala Lumpur

420.4 m

1,379 ft
16 Tianjin Radio & TV Tower

415.1 m

1,362 ft
17 Two International Finance Centre

412 m

1,352 ft
18 Henan Province Radio & Television Tower

388 m

1,273 ft
19 Empire State Building

381 m

1,250 ft
20 Central Plaza

373.9 m

1,227 ft
21 Federation Tower

373.7 m

1,226 ft
22 Bank of China Tower

367.4 m

1,205 ft
23 Bank of America Tower

365.8 m

1,200 ft
24 85 Sky Tower

347.5 m

1,140 ft
25 875 North Michigan Avenue

343.7 m

1,128 ft
26 Chongqing World Financial Center

338.9 m

1,112 ft
27 Macau Tower

338 m

1,109 ft
28 Vilnius TV Tower

326.5 m

1,071 ft
29 Lamar Tower 1

322 m

1,056 ft
30 Burj Al Arab

321 m

1,053 ft
31 Chrysler Building

318.9 m

1,046 ft
32 Bank of America Plaza

311.8 m

1,023 ft
33 U.S. Bank Tower

310.3 m

1,018 ft
34 Pearl River Tower

309.4 m

1,015 ft
35 The Franklin - North Tower

306.9 m

1,007 ft
36 Baiyoke Tower II

304 m

997 ft
37 KAFD World Trade Center

304 m

997 ft
38 Eiffel Tower

300 m

984 ft
39 Eureka Tower

297.3 m

975 ft
40 Lamar Tower 2

293 m

961 ft
41 Sky Tower

292.2 m

959 ft
42 Key Tower

288.7 m

947 ft
43 One Liberty Place

288 m

945 ft
44 Yingli International Finance Centre

288 m

945 ft
45 Columbia Center

284.4 m

933 ft
46 601 Lexington

278.9 m

915 ft
47 The St. Regis Toronto

276.9 m

908 ft
48 World Trade Center Abu Dhabi - The Offices

276.6 m

907 ft
49 Aura at College Park

271.9 m

892 ft
50 Otis Test Tower

270 m

886 ft
51 GCC Bank Headquarters

264 m

866 ft
52 Trump World Tower

262.4 m

861 ft
53 Water Tower Place

261.9 m

859 ft
54 Aqua at Lakeshore East

261.8 m

859 ft
55 Brookfield Place

260.9 m

856 ft
56 Guangdong Telecom Plaza

260 m

853 ft
57 Transamerica Pyramid Center

260 m

853 ft
58 Commerzbank Tower

259 m

850 ft
59 Philippine Bank of Communications

258.6 m

848 ft
60 Panorama Tower

251.9 m

827 ft
61 Rialto Towers

251.1 m

824 ft
62 Beijing Yintai Centre - Park Tower

250 m

820 ft
63 Torre Cepsa

248.3 m

815 ft
64 28 Liberty

247.8 m

813 ft
65 4 Times Square

246.5 m

809 ft
66 Bloomberg Tower

245.6 m

806 ft
67 Woolworth Building

241.4 m

792 ft
68 IDS Center

241.4 m

792 ft
69 Bahrain World Trade Center 1

240 m

787 ft
69 Bahrain World Trade Center 2

240 m

787 ft
71 30 Hudson Street

238.1 m

781 ft
72 The Bow

237.5 m

779 ft
73 N Seoul Tower

236.8 m

777 ft
74 Capella Tower

236.5 m

776 ft
75 Kuwait Investment Authority Headquarters

231 m

758 ft
76 383 Madison Avenue

230.3 m

755 ft
77 Prudential Tower

228.6 m

750 ft
78 One Liberty Plaza

226.5 m

743 ft
79 Swissotel The Stamford

226 m

741 ft
80 Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center

221.5 m

727 ft
81 Waldorf Astoria Chengdu

220 m

722 ft
82 Republic Plaza

217.6 m

714 ft
83 Sun Hung Kai Centre

214.5 m

704 ft
84 AMA Plaza

211.8 m

695 ft
85 Allianz Tower

209.2 m

686 ft
86 Landmark

206 m

676 ft
87 Maslak Spine Tower

202 m

663 ft
88 Kohinoor Square Tower A

201.9 m

662 ft
89 Hearst Tower

200.8 m

659 ft
90 245 Park Avenue

197.5 m

648 ft
91 Lake Point Tower

196.5 m

645 ft
92 Tricolour 1

194 m

636 ft
93 Mercantile Building

192.6 m

632 ft
94 Miami Tower

190.5 m

625 ft
95 Tricolour 2

190 m

623 ft
96 Singer Building

186.6 m

612 ft
97 Space Needle

184.4 m

605 ft
98 1144 Fifteenth

183.6 m

602 ft
99 The London NYC

179.8 m

590 ft
100 Marina City I

179.2 m

588 ft
100 Marina City II

179.2 m

588 ft
102 Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters

178.8 m

587 ft
103 Jardine House

178.5 m

586 ft
104 Atlanta Centre

178.5 m

586 ft
105 China Resources Building

178 m

584 ft
106 300 Madison Avenue

175.3 m

575 ft
106 Lehman Building

175.3 m

575 ft
108 111 Huntington Avenue

172 m

564 ft
109 Blue Diamond Tower

170.4 m

559 ft
109 Green Diamond Tower

170.4 m

559 ft
111 Levent 199

170 m

558 ft
112 Leveque Tower

169.3 m

555 ft
113 Reuters Building

169.2 m

555 ft
114 Yintai Center Tower 2

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 39 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 5,962 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
114 Yintai Center Tower 3

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 39 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 5,962 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
116 Soyak Kristalkule | Finansbank Headquarters

169 m

554 ft
117 Lucky Target Plaza

168 m

551 ft
118 Huitong New Yangtze River Center Tower A

168 m

551 ft
119 Cosmopolitan Twarda 2/4

165.4 m

543 ft
120 The Franklin - South Tower

163.9 m

538 ft
121 Westin New York at Times Square

162.2 m

532 ft
122 515 Park Avenue

162 m

531 ft
123 90 Columbus

161.4 m

529 ft
124 Rondo 1

159.2 m

522 ft
125 Kemper Building

159.1 m

522 ft
126 26 Broadway

158.5 m

520 ft
127 Skylon Tower

158.5 m

520 ft
128 Yintai Center Tower 4

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 46 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,528 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
129 Renaissance Center 100 Tower

155 m

509 ft
129 Renaissance Center 200 Tower

155 m

509 ft
129 Renaissance Center 300 Tower

155 m

509 ft
129 Renaissance Center 400 Tower

155 m

509 ft
133 Hochhaus Neue Donau

150 m

492 ft
134 Loews Philadelphia Hotel

150 m

492 ft
135 333 Wacker Drive

148.6 m

487 ft
136 575 5th Avenue

147.6 m

484 ft
137 Consolidated Gas Building

145.7 m

478 ft
138 Book Tower

144.8 m

475 ft
139 American Furniture Mart

144.5 m

474 ft
140 12 Metrotech Center

144.2 m

473 ft
141 AT&T Tower

142.3 m

467 ft
142 Torre de Madrid

142 m

466 ft
143 Smith Tower

140.8 m

462 ft
144 The Residences at Grand Plaza

139.6 m

458 ft
145 Oxford Tower

139 m

456 ft
146 Atlantic Wharf

139 m

456 ft
147 Satrio Tower

139 m

456 ft
148 1 Bligh Street

138.8 m

455 ft
149 540 West Madison Street

138.1 m

453 ft
150 Intraco I

138 m

453 ft
151 Eugenie Terrace on the Park

137.2 m

450 ft
152 Defense 2000

137 m

449 ft
153 Hotel Concorde Lafayette

137 m

449 ft
154 W Minneapolis - The Foshay

136.6 m

448 ft
155 Manchester Grand Hyatt Seaport

135.9 m

446 ft
156 The Westin Diplomat Resort

135.3 m

444 ft
157 1001 South State Street

134.1 m

440 ft
158 Empire Trust Company Building

133.5 m

438 ft
159 Parus

133 m

436 ft
160 Russ Building

132.6 m

435 ft
161 North Tower

131.8 m

432 ft
162 IAG house

131 m

430 ft
163 Royal Plaza

130 m

427 ft
164 One World Place

129.2 m

424 ft
165 Leaside Towers East

129 m

423 ft
165 Leaside Towers West

129 m

423 ft
167 The Infinity II

128 m

420 ft
168 Niels Eperson Building

125.1 m

410 ft
169 Orange Telecommunication Tower

125 m

410 ft
170 Citylights at Queens Landing

124.9 m

410 ft
171 Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences

124.1 m

407 ft
172 The Bridge at Dubai Sports City

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 32 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 338 other buildings of the same Residential / Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
173 Kohinoor Square Tower B

123.9 m

406 ft
174 Tower Life Building

123.1 m

404 ft
175 Mondriaan Toren

123 m

404 ft
176 VDNkh Tower

122.7 m

403 ft
177 BMO Plaza

122.2 m

401 ft
178 One American Center

122.2 m

401 ft
179 The Matrix Tower

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 36 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,528 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
180 TP S.A. Tower

122 m

400 ft
181 Ladya 2

122 m

400 ft
181 Ladya 3

122 m

400 ft
183 Brooklyn Renaissance Plaza

121.3 m

398 ft
184 Armada Hoffler Tower

120.7 m

396 ft
185 Proximus Tower I

120 m

394 ft
186 Busan Tower

120 m

394 ft
187 Foreshore Place

119 m

390 ft
188 75 State Street

118.9 m

390 ft
189 Aria

118.6 m

389 ft
190 Forty-One East Eighth

118.1 m

387 ft
191 The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning

117.7 m

386 ft
192 Northwestern Medicine 259 East Erie

117.5 m

385 ft
193 Tricolour 3

117 m

384 ft
194 Torre Europa

116.1 m

381 ft
195 The Millennium

115.8 m

380 ft
196 Outer Drive East

115.2 m

378 ft
197 Shell Building

115.2 m

378 ft
198 Swanston Square Apartment Tower

115 m

377 ft
199 Tapa Tower

114.3 m

375 ft
200 Manhattan 2

114.3 m

375 ft
200 Manhattan 26

114.3 m

375 ft
202 Huitong New Yangtze River Center Tower B

113.3 m

372 ft
203 Camden City Hall

113.1 m

371 ft
204 Broderick Tower Lofts

112.6 m

369 ft
205 Des Moines Marriott

111.3 m

365 ft
206 Sky Fort (C205 - S6)

109 m

358 ft
206 Sky Fort (C206 - S5)

109 m

358 ft
208 Regents Park South

108.9 m

357 ft
209 1600 Broadway

107.3 m

352 ft
210 Newtone Park 3

107 m

351 ft
211 Hotel Riu Plaza España

107 m

351 ft
212 The Infinity I

106.7 m

350 ft
213 Luxor Pyramid

106.7 m

350 ft
214 Capitol Center

106.4 m

349 ft
215 Opus 12

106 m

348 ft
216 Sofitel Chicago Water Tower

105.8 m

347 ft
217 Coopvaert

105.8 m

347 ft
218 Drake Tower

105.8 m

347 ft
219 Sky Fort (C203 - S2)

105 m

344 ft
219 Sky Fort (C204 - S3)

105 m

344 ft
219 Sky Fort (C206 - S2)

105 m

344 ft
222 Royal Bank Building

104.9 m

344 ft
223 Hyatt Regency McCormick Place

104.8 m

344 ft
224 414 Water Street

104.8 m

344 ft
225 Regents Park North

104.2 m

342 ft
226 500 Duplex Avenue

104 m

341 ft
227 Candler Building

103.9 m

341 ft
228 Edificio Windsor

103.9 m

341 ft
229 Malevich 5

103.9 m

341 ft
230 Bahn Tower

103 m

338 ft
231 One Dayton Centre

102.4 m

336 ft
232 Proximus Tower II

102 m

335 ft
233 Domus Vista

102 m

334 ft
234 South Shore Beach Apartments

100.3 m

329 ft
235 LVMH Tower

100 m

328 ft
235 Mezhdunarodnyi 1

100 m

328 ft
235 Mezhdunarodnyi 2

100 m

328 ft
235 Mezhdunarodnyi 3

100 m

328 ft
239 Sequana Tower - Bouygues Telcom

100 m

328 ft
240 Marquette Place

99.8 m

327 ft
241 Plaza Tower

99.7 m

327 ft
242 Williams Center Tower II

98.7 m

324 ft
243 Hunter-Dulin Building

98.3 m

322 ft
244 Centro Empresarial Senado

97.7 m

321 ft
245 Westin Michigan Avenue

97.5 m

320 ft
246 Wells Fargo Tower

97.5 m

320 ft
247 Ladya 1

97 m

318 ft
248 The Parker

96 m

315 ft
249 Michigan Avenue Tower I

95.8 m

314 ft
250 The Lloyd's Building

95.1 m

312 ft
251 Al Asiri Tower

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 5,962 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
252 UFO

95 m

312 ft
253 La Rive Condominiums

95 m

312 ft
254 Rand Tower

94.7 m

311 ft
255 University of Texas Tower

93.6 m

307 ft
256 Atlantis Royal Tower East

93 m

305 ft
257 Riverside Plaza

92.1 m

302 ft
258 City Tower

92.1 m

302 ft
259 W Hotel Chicago Lakeshore

90.8 m

298 ft
260 Plummer Building

90.7 m

298 ft
261 Swisscom Tower

90 m

295 ft
262 The Westin Charlotte

89.3 m

293 ft
263 Malevich 1

89.1 m

292 ft
264 Rainbow Tower

89 m

292 ft
265 Great Southwest Building

88.7 m

291 ft
266 Newtone Park 1

88.4 m

290 ft
267 Huntington Bank Building

88.1 m

289 ft
268 Continental Life Building

87.1 m

286 ft
269 Atlantis Royal Tower West

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 23 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,051 other buildings of the same Hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
270 Nederlande Gasunie

87 m

285 ft
271 Piazza Matteotti

85 m

279 ft
272 Hilton Milwaukee City Center

83.5 m

274 ft
273 Manhattan 14

83.2 m

273 ft
274 Macy's at State Street

83 m

272 ft
275 Evropeiskii Kvartal - Best House

82 m

269 ft
275 Moskva 1

82 m

269 ft
275 Moskva 2

82 m

269 ft
275 Universitetskii - Kopernik

82 m

269 ft
275 Universitetskii - Lomonosov

82 m

269 ft
275 Universitetskii - Mendeleev

82 m

269 ft
275 Universitetskii 2

82 m

269 ft
275 Universitetskii 3

82 m

269 ft
283 SEG Apartment Tower

82 m

269 ft
284 President

82 m

269 ft
285 1401 South State

80.4 m

264 ft
286 Akvarel 4

79 m

259 ft
286 Akvarel 5

79 m

259 ft
286 Step Green House

79 m

259 ft
289 Oscar

79 m

259 ft
290 The Capital

78.9 m

259 ft
291 Manhattan House

78 m

256 ft
292 Manhattan 1

77 m

253 ft
292 Manhattan 10

77 m

253 ft
292 Manhattan 15

77 m

253 ft
292 Manhattan 25

77 m

253 ft
292 Manhattan 3

77 m

253 ft
292 Manhattan 36

77 m

253 ft
292 Manhattan 37

77 m

253 ft
292 Manhattan 4

77 m

253 ft
292 Manhattan 5

77 m

253 ft
292 Manhattan 6

77 m

253 ft
292 Manhattan 7

77 m

253 ft
292 Manhattan 8

77 m

253 ft
292 Manhattan 9

77 m

253 ft
305 Narragansett Apartments

76.6 m

251 ft
306 Evropeiskii 1

76 m

249 ft
306 Evropeiskii 2

76 m

249 ft
306 Evropeiskii 3

76 m

249 ft
306 Evropeiskii Kvartal - Vip House

76 m

249 ft
306 Na Montazhnikov

76 m

249 ft
306 Universitetskii 1

76 m

249 ft
312 Westin River North

75.6 m

248 ft
313 Centre Court

75 m

246 ft
314 Oglesby Towers

73.6 m

242 ft
315 The Leland

73.5 m

241 ft
316 Aviator 1

73 m

240 ft
316 Aviator 2

73 m

240 ft
316 Aviator 3

73 m

240 ft
316 Brig 2

73 m

240 ft
316 Dom na Berezanskoi

73 m

240 ft
316 Grand House

73 m

240 ft
316 Kaskad (Levanevskogo)

73 m

240 ft
316 Lagoon Tower

73 m

240 ft
324 Media Tower

71.4 m

234 ft
325 Rigshospitalet

70 m

230 ft
325 Williams Center Tower I

70 m

230 ft
327 Haagse Poort

70 m

230 ft
328 Brig 3-1

69 m

226 ft
328 Brig 3-2

69 m

226 ft
328 Brig 3-3

69 m

226 ft
328 Brig 3-4

69 m

226 ft
328 Slavyanka 1

69 m

226 ft
328 Slavyanka 2

69 m

226 ft
328 Slavyanka 5

69 m

226 ft
328 Slavyanka 6

69 m

226 ft
336 University Club

67.7 m

222 ft
337 Atlant

66.6 m

219 ft
337 Newtone Park 2

66.6 m

219 ft
337 Vysota

66.6 m

219 ft
340 Codanhus

66 m

217 ft
341 Marquette Plaza

64.6 m

212 ft
342 Akvarel 2

63.5 m

208 ft
342 Akvarel 3

63.5 m

208 ft
342 Brig 1-1

63.5 m

208 ft
342 Brig 1-2

63.5 m

208 ft
342 Solnechnyi Ostrov

63.5 m

208 ft
347 Ameristar East Chicago Hotel

54.6 m

179 ft
348 4 Sezona, Building 1

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348 4 Sezona, Building 2

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348 4 Sezona, Building 3

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348 4 Sezona, Building 4

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

32 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (65%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (47%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 114 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 104 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

Designated Experts

Kathleen Padgett

Otis Elevator Company
https://skyscraper-staging.ctbuh.org, https://skyscraper-staging.ctbuh.org

Ctbuh Leaders At Otis Elevator Company

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2018 – Present

Richard Pulling

Executive Consultant, Otis Elevator Company
Charlotte, United States

Videos

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31 October 2019

The Now: Servicing the Modern Tall Building Occupant

David Malott, Founder & CEO, AI., chairs a panel discussion with Abram Gamboa, Managing Director of Project Management, CBRE; Kirsten Hull, VP of Development, EQ...

22 October 2018

The Future of Tall Building Technology

Since their earliest form, tall buildings have stood as technological marvels, reflecting the latest advancements in materials, methodologies, and tools. These two technologies continue to...

16 August 2018

Five Minutes With: William Pedersen

William Pedersen, Principal, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, sat down with CTBUH to discuss his vision for the iconic Shanghai World Financial Center, which was recognized...

31 May 2018

A Milestone in Supertall Construction

Ping An Finance Center (PAFC) is an extraordinary project, which responds to the challenges of constructing in dense urban environments. PAFC advanced nearly every dimension...

31 May 2018

The Axis Mundi of the Pearl River Delta Megacity

The Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center (PAFC) is a transit-integrated, 600-meter-tall building that occupies a major node in the increasingly connected megacity of Hong Kong-Shenzhen-Guangzhou....

31 May 2018

Vertical Village as National Symbol

Joining the ranks of the world’s top ten tallest buildings, the 123-story Lotte World Tower rises to 555 meters and offers one of the world’s...

30 May 2018

A Bold Icon Communicates a Global City’s Identity to the World

The Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC) is a symbol of commerce and culture that speaks to the city’s emergence as a global capital. Located in...

16 November 2017

What Will Make Tall Buildings More Habitable? (Highlights)

Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the third event in the Building Tall lecture series featured presentations by...

16 November 2017

What Will Make Tall Buildings More Habitable?

Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the third event in the Building Tall lecture series featured presentations by...

31 October 2017

Interview: Karl Fender

Karl Fender of Fender Katsalidis Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.

Research

20 March 2020

The Tallest 20 in 2020: Predictions vs. Reality

CTBUH Research

In the first edition of the 2012 Journal, CTBUH published a Tall Buildings in Numbers study titled Tallest 20 in 2020: Era of the Megatall—The...

20 March 2020

The Tallest 20 in 2020: Then and Now

CTBUH Research

This research paper undertakes a review of the 2012 report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, “Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the...

30 January 2020

The Global Tall Building Picture: Impact of 2019

CTBUH Research

In 2019, 126 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This was a 13.7 percent decrease from 146 in 2018. The total number...

30 January 2020

Tall Buildings’ Lower Public Spaces: Impact on Health and Behavior

Yu Ye, Zhendong Wang, Nannan Dong & Xihui Zhou, Tongji University

Tall buildings unquestionably need to improve their impact on the urban habitat. A human-focused approach to measuring the social impact of tall buildings’ ground conditions,...

28 December 2019

Tall Buildings of the Future as Seen From the Present

SawTeen See, Robert Bird Group Pty Ltd

Aerodynamic damping through the use of vertical long slots reduces the dynamic component of the wind loads on the building. Seminal examples include the three-legged...

12 December 2019

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2019

CTBUH Research

The year 2019 was remarkable for the tall building industry, with 26 supertall buildings (300 meters or taller) completed, the most in any year. This...

28 October 2019

Fifty Years of Fire Safety In Supertall Buildings

Peter Weismantle, AS+GG; James Antell, Telgian Engineering & Consulting

As international design teams participated in the development of high-rise structures around the world, many of the concepts of fire-safe design first introduced in the...

28 October 2019

World’s Biggest (Tall) Buildings

Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum

In both professional circles and in the public eye, the subject of the World’s Tallest Building (WTB) has held the spotlight for more than a...

28 October 2019

Aesthetics of Chinese Tall Buildings

Richard Lee, C.Y. Lee & Partners Architects/ Planners

While Western aesthetics dominate the world at this time, the rise of the East has led China to reexamine its Eurocentric view towards aesthetics. China...

Global News

05 May 2020

Proposed Passive House Vancouver Tower to Contain Large Social Housing Component

A proposed skyscraper in downtown Vancouver’s West End is attempting to achieve a wide range of mixed residential uses and a new green design standard...

09 August 2019

Taipei 101 Damper Experienced Record Movement Due to Earthquake

The tuned mass damper in the Taipei 101 skyscraper moved 15 centimeters due to an earthquake early Thursday, 8 August, according to the building management....

25 July 2019

Foundation Work Begins For 29th & 5th, New York City’s Latest Skyscraper

Excavation work has commenced for 29th & 5th, Bjarke Ingels Group‘s proposed skyscraper at 3 West 29th Street in NoMad, New York City. Excavators, piling...

18 July 2019

Transformation of Chicago’s Willis Tower Begins with New Art-Filled Lobby

EQ Office, the US office portfolio company owned by Blackstone, has reopened Willis Tower’s Wacker Drive lobby, featuring a new, one-of-a-kind art installation created by...

30 April 2019

Two Towers Progress onto Chicago’s Iconic Skyline

Vista Tower reached its final height on April 26 2019, when construction workers poured concrete to form the Chicago skyscraper’s 101st and final floor. That...

19 April 2019

New Legislation Limits Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Buildings in New York City

New York City is about to embark on an ambitious plan to fight climate change that would force thousands of large buildings, like the Empire...

15 April 2019

New Architects Brought in for Manchester’s St. Michael’s Tower

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been brought in to deliver Hodder + Partners’ controversial Saint Michael’s tower in Manchester, with the local practice kept...

27 March 2019

Structural Work Begins on Busan High-Rise

POSCO Engineering & Construction has completed the structural work for Haeundae LCT The Sharp, a high-rise apartment complex in Busan, three-and-one-half years after the buildings’...

28 February 2019

Regulatory Hurdles Cleared for Seoul’s Next Tallest Building

The administrative procedures have been completed to erect what could be the new tallest building in Korea, after Hyundai Motor Group applied for the construction...

21 January 2019

“Tower Fifth” Could Become New York City’s Second-Tallest

For decades, the New York City skyline was dominated by one building, the 1,250-foot-tall (381-meter) Empire State Building. But 17 “supertall” skyscrapers — defined as...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving United Technologies Corporation

CTBUH India: Challenges to Elevatoring in India

05 July 2019

Join CTBUH India for a panel discussion and networking event on the challenges and opportunities of elevatoring particular to the Indian context.

CTBUH China Participates in Vertical Marathon

25 November 2018

CTBUH China participated in the Shanghai Tower International Vertical Marathon, climbing to the 119th floor of the building.

Vertical Transportation Working Group Meets at 2018 Conference

20 October 2018

The CTBUH Vertical Transportation Working Group held a meeting at the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference to discuss an update of the Vertical Transportation Technical Guide.

CTBUH China Hosts Tall Building Symposium

19 June 2018

CTBUH China held its board meeting at Tongji University in Shanghai, which was followed by a half-day symposium titled "The Future of Vertical Cities"

“Living Tall” Asks: “What Will Make Tall Buildings More Livable?"

16 November 2017

The third installment of the CTBUH / Chicago Architecture Foundation’s (CAF) joint skyscraper lecture series brought together a diverse group of tall building experts.

CTBUH Certifies Lotte Tower as Fifth Tallest Building Worldwide

04 April 2017

CTBUH has recognized the completion of Lotte World Tower, now the fifth tallest building worldwide at 555 meters.