CTBUH Gold Member

Goettsch Partners

About

Member Since: 2004

Member Offices: Chicago

Website: http://www.gpchicago.com

Goettsch Partners (GP), through a progression of leadership transitions, traces its roots to 1938 when Mies van der Rohe established his design practice in Chicago. GP is an innovative architecture firm with a global perspective, emphasizing a singular design approach across offices in Chicago, Shanghai and Abu Dhabi.

Focused on combining exceptional design, technical expertise and unmatched service, the firm creates measurable value and environmentally responsible solutions. Services include architecture, interiors, planning and building enclosure design. Diverse projects around the world share a consistent emphasis on bringing bold design clarity to complex challenges.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture

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.

RANK
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 Nanning China Resources Tower
402.7 m / 1,321  ft
2 Greenland Optics Valley Center Landmark Tower
400 m / 1,312  ft
3 Nanjing International Center 3
346.3 m / 1,136  ft
4 Poly 335 Financial Center Tower 1
335.2 m / 1,100  ft
5 R&F Yingkai Square
296.2 m / 972  ft
6 One Chicago Square East Tower
295.8 m / 971  ft
7 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Office Tower 1
293 m / 961  ft
8 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 1
291.5 m / 956  ft
9 Changchun China Resources Center Tower 1
282.7 m / 927  ft
10 Suzhou Greenland Center Office Tower
250 m / 820  ft

Awards

LondonHouse Chicago

Award of Excellence: LondonHouse Chicago

Renovation Award 2021

Ctbuh Leaders

Patrick Loughran

Patrick Loughran

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

Matthew Larson

Matthew Larson

CTBUH Chapter Board Member, 2018 – Present

Chicago

Travis Soberg

Travis Soberg

CTBUH Height and Data Committee, 2018 – Present

Chicago

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

19 November 2018

Five Minutes With: James Goettsch & Anthony Scacco

James Goettsch is the Chairman and Co-CEO of Goettsch Partners as well as the firm's design director, responsible for developing the firm's design talent and...

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Research

11 October 2019

Tall Buildings in Numbers: 50 Years of Tall Building Evolution

The default image of the skyscraper for the past 50 years in the public imagination has likely been the extruded, rectilinear corporate “box,” derived from...

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Global News

16 April 2020

New Renderings Revealed of Nashville Residential Tower

Global architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP) has designed Alcove, a new residential tower in Nashville, Tennessee, developed by Giarratana LLC. Located at 900 Church Street, adjacent to the...

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Associated companies

Lohan Caprile Goettsch Architects (2005)

Lohan Associates (2002)

FCL Associates (1986)

Fujikawa Conterato Lohan & Associates (1982)

The Office of Mies van der Rohe (1975)

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1969)

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
Height
1 R&F Guangdong Building

468 m

1,535 ft
2 Nanning China Resources Tower

445 m

1,460 ft
3 Nanning China Resources Tower

402.7 m

1,321 ft
4 Greenland Optics Valley Center Landmark Tower

400 m

1,312 ft
5 Nanjing International Center 3

346.3 m

1,136 ft
6 Poly 335 Financial Center Tower 1

335.2 m

1,100 ft
7 R&F Yingkai Square

296.2 m

972 ft
8 One Chicago Square East Tower

295.8 m

971 ft
9 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Office Tower 1

293 m

961 ft
10 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 1

291.5 m

956 ft
11 Changchun China Resources Center Tower 1

282.7 m

927 ft
12 Suzhou Greenland Center Office Tower

250 m

820 ft
13 110 North Wacker

249 m

817 ft
14 Andaz Shenzhen Bay

246 m

807 ft
15 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 5

242 m

794 ft
16 Paramount Tower

228.6 m

750 ft
17 Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower

226.7 m

744 ft
18 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 2

224.3 m

736 ft
19 TD Tower

222.8 m

731 ft
20 BMO Tower

221.7 m

727 ft
21 150 North Riverside

220.8 m

724 ft
22 Cityfront Center Plaza

215 m

705 ft
23 Chancheng Greenland Center Phase 2 Office Tower 1

214 m

702 ft
24 AMA Plaza

211.8 m

695 ft
25 111 South Wacker

207.6 m

681 ft
26 Rosewood Sanya and Sanya Forum

207.2 m

680 ft
27 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 4

200.8 m

659 ft
28 COFCO Qianhai Asia Pacific Headquarters

200 m

656 ft
29 Poly Shunde Business Tower

200 m

656 ft
30 UBS Tower

198.6 m

652 ft
31 Changchun China Resources Center Tower 2

196 m

643 ft
32 Grand Hyatt Dalian

195.4 m

641 ft
33 155 North Wacker

194.6 m

638 ft
34 Changchun China Resources Center Tower 3

189.1 m

620 ft
35 Poly 335 Financial Center Tower 3

188.8 m

619 ft
36 Poly 335 Financial Center Tower 4

184.7 m

606 ft
37 Park Tower at Transbay

184.5 m

605 ft
38 TD North Tower

182.9 m

600 ft
39 Chicony Electronics Headquarters

180.5 m

592 ft
40 Aviva-COFCO Life Insurance Company Tower

180 m

591 ft
41 Zhengzhou Greenland New Metropolis Tower 9

180 m

591 ft
42 55 East Monroe

177.6 m

583 ft
43 590 West Madison

177.4 m

582 ft
44 Hongwell International Plaza

176 m

577 ft
45 222 West Randolph

175.2 m

575 ft
46 One Chicago Square West Tower

175 m

574 ft
47 Kluczynski Federal Building

171.3 m

562 ft
48 Nanjing International Center 1

168.6 m

553 ft
49 Nanjing International Center 2

168.6 m

553 ft
50 The Summit - Plot 554

166.9 m

547 ft
51 Grand Hyatt Chengdu at Chicony Plaza

166 m

545 ft
52 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 3

164.5 m

540 ft
53 RBC Plaza

164.1 m

539 ft
54 Beijing Nexus Center

163.9 m

538 ft
55 East Finance & Choice Goods Commercial Building

160 m

525 ft
56 Seagram Building

157 m

515 ft
57 Al Khatem Tower

155 m

509 ft
57 Al Maqam Tower

155 m

509 ft
59 TD South Tower

153.6 m

504 ft
60 China Resources Vanguard Headquarter Building

145 m

476 ft
61 Mennica Legacy Tower

141 m

463 ft
62 Baoland Plaza

140 m

459 ft
63 Rivere

138.7 m

455 ft
64 Marriott Marquis Chicago

135.2 m

444 ft
65 Wrigley Building

133.5 m

438 ft
66 Al Sarab Tower

131 m

430 ft
66 Al Sila Tower

131 m

430 ft
68 Market Tower

128.2 m

421 ft
69 TD West Tower

128 m

420 ft
70 Alcove

126.8 m

416 ft
71 420 East Ohio

122 m

400 ft
72 Al Maryah Tower

120 m

394 ft
73 Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse

116.7 m

383 ft
74 One Illinois Center

110.3 m

362 ft
75 Chancheng Greenland Center Phase 1 Office Tower

107.4 m

352 ft
76 Mutual Benefit Life Building

107.3 m

352 ft
77 Soochow Securities Headquarters

106.4 m

349 ft
78 Grand Hyatt Hotel Guangzhou

103.6 m

340 ft
79 Unlimited Center

103.6 m

340 ft
80 LondonHouse Chicago

102.9 m

338 ft
81 Poly Puzhou Parcel 5, Tower 1

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.
81 Poly Puzhou Parcel 5, Tower 2

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.
83 Hilton Riyadh Hotel

93.2 m

306 ft
84 Wrigley Building North Addition

89.6 m

294 ft
85 Wyndham Grand Riyadh

87.3 m

286 ft
86 860 North Lake Shore Drive

82.3 m

270 ft
86 880 North Lake Shore Drive

82.3 m

270 ft
88 One Charles Center

82 m

269 ft
89 Poly Puzhou Parcel 5, Tower 3

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 19 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.
90 Friedrichstraße Skyscraper

80 m

262 ft
91 Esplanade Apartments I

79.3 m

260 ft
91 Esplanade Apartments II

79.3 m

260 ft
93 J.W. Marriott Grand Rapids

78.1 m

256 ft
94 Commonwealth Promenade I

77.1 m

253 ft
94 Commonwealth Promenade II

77.1 m

253 ft
96 China Diamond Exchange Center

76.7 m

251 ft
97 Hotel Kapok Shenzhen Bay

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 19 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.
98 Colonnade Park Apartments

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 21 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.
99 Hilton Riyadh Residences

70.7 m

232 ft
100 Lafayette Pavillion Apartments

67 m

220 ft
101 Promontory Apartments

66.5 m

218 ft
102 Lafayette Towers Apartments East

65 m

213 ft
102 Lafayette Towers Apartments West

65 m

213 ft
104 Pavilion Apartments - North Tower

64.6 m

212 ft
104 Pavilion Apartments - South Tower

64.6 m

212 ft
106 Viceroy Chicago

64.5 m

212 ft
107 The Summit - Plot 553

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 16 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 290 other buildings of the same Retail / 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.
108 Suzhou Greenland Center Apartment Tower 1

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109 Suzhou Greenland Center Apartment Tower 2

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109 Suzhou Greenland Center Apartment Tower 3

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111 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Office Tower 2

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112 Poly International Finance Center Tower 1

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112 Poly International Finance Center Tower 2

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114 Suzhou Greenland Center Hotel Tower

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115 Poly International Finance Center Tower 3

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115 Poly International Finance Center Tower 4

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117 Poly 335 Financial Center Tower 2

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118 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Apartment Tower 1

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118 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Apartment Tower 2

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118 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Hotel Tower

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118 Financial Street Shanghai Building 1

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118 Financial Street Shanghai Building 2

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118 Financial Street Shanghai Building 3

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118 Financial Street Shanghai Building 4

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118 Financial Street Shanghai Building 5

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118 Greenland Optics Valley Center Tower 2

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

22 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (60%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (54%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 48 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 39 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

James Goettsch

Chairman & Co-CEO, Goettsch Partners
Chicago, United States

James Zheng

President & Co-CEO, Goettsch Partners
Chicago, United States

Ctbuh Leaders At Goettsch Partners

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

Patrick Loughran

Principal, Goettsch Partners
Chicago, United States

CTBUH Chapter Board Member, 2018 – Present

Matthew Larson

Chief Marketing Officer, Goettsch Partners
Chicago, United States

CTBUH Height and Data Committee, 2018 – Present

Travis Soberg

Principal, Goettsch Partners
Chicago, United States

CTBUH Advisory Group, 2018 – Present

James Zheng

President & Co-CEO, Goettsch Partners
Chicago, United States

Videos

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19 November 2018

Five Minutes With: James Goettsch & Anthony Scacco

James Goettsch is the Chairman and Co-CEO of Goettsch Partners as well as the firm's design director, responsible for developing the firm's design talent and...

30 May 2018

A Generous Public Domain at an Urban Crossroads

The 150 North Riverside site is located prominently at the confluence of the three branches of the Chicago River and less than one block away...

09 March 2017

Building Maintenance Units Reach Great Lengths at Hilal Bank, UAE

Al Hilal Bank is a progressive Islamic bank headquartered in Abu Dhabi. It is an architectural accomplishment quite different from other buildings in Abu Dhabi....

03 November 2016

Finding Tailored Solutions to Common Problems

As Chairman and CEO of Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Ron Klemencic has played an active role in shaping the direction of the structural engineering community. His...

18 October 2016

Public Realm Q&A

Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Javier Quintana de Una, IDOM; Albert Chan, Shui on Land Limited; James Parakh, City of Toronto Planning Department; Martin...

17 October 2016

Megacities - Setting the Scene Q&A

Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Daniel Safarik, CTBUH; Peter Kindel, Skidmore Owings & Merrill; Travis Soberg, Goettsch Partners, answer questions at the end of...

17 October 2016

Dense Downtown vs. Suburban Dispersed: A Pilot Study on Sustainability

This research is focused on quantitatively investigating and comparing the environmental and social sustainability of people’s lifestyles in terms of embodied energy, operational energy use,...

17 October 2016

From Meadows to Megacities: Creating Urban Density in the Pearl River Region

The Greater Pearl River Delta region emerged as a result of China's 1979 reform policies. Within the last 20 years, the GPRD has grown from...

12 November 2015

2015 Awards - Session 1 Q&A

Hiroo Mori, Director & Executive VP, Mori Building, Philip Nikandrov, Chief Architect, Gorproject, James Goettsch, CEO & Partner, Goettsch Partners, Jan Andersson, Senior Advisor, HSB...

12 November 2015

Rethinking Office Space Through Creative Design: Al Hilal Bank Tower, Abu Dhabi

James Goettsch, CEO & Partner, Goettsch Partners, speaks at the 14th Annual Best Tall Building Symposium – Session 1 in a presentation entitled "Rethinking Office...

Research

11 October 2019

Tall Buildings in Numbers: 50 Years of Tall Building Evolution

CTBUH Research

The default image of the skyscraper for the past 50 years in the public imagination has likely been the extruded, rectilinear corporate “box,” derived from...

29 July 2019

Highest Special-Purpose Spaces

Since humans first began constructing tall buildings, history has been cluttered with claims of all manner of “highest” records. In this study, we examine those...

01 March 2018

Dynamic Interrelationship between the Evolution of the Structural Systems and Façade Design in Tall Buildings

Kyoung Sun Moon, Yale University School of Architecture

The emergence of tall buildings in the late 19th century was possible by using new materials and separating the role of structures and that of...

08 August 2017

Ten Significant Tall Buildings, and the Significant Women Behind Them

Leading Women in Tall Buildings

Recently, there has been a growing and overdue recognition in the architecture discipline that women are under-represented, not just in terms of leadership positions held,...

Global News

26 March 2020

Under-Construction Chicago Skyscrapers Acquire New Tenants

Real estate investment firm Heitman has inked a lease for 60,000 square feet (5,600 square meters) at Riverside Investment & Development and Howard Hughes’ under-construction...

26 March 2020

Under-Construction Chicago Skyscrapers Acquire New Tenants

Real estate investment firm Heitman has inked a lease for 60,000 square feet (5,600 square meters) at Riverside Investment & Development and Howard Hughes’ under-construction...

26 February 2020

Design Unveiled for Financial Complex in Guangzhou

A design for Poly 335 Financial Center, a 300,000-square-meter mixed-use complex in the Zengcheng district of Guangzhou, China, has been unveiled by Goettsch Partners. Set...

26 February 2020

Design Unveiled for Financial Complex in Guangzhou

A design for Poly 335 Financial Center, a 300,000-square-meter mixed-use complex in the Zengcheng district of Guangzhou, China, has been unveiled by Goettsch Partners. Set...

26 February 2020

Design Unveiled for Financial Complex in Guangzhou

A design for Poly 335 Financial Center, a 300,000-square-meter mixed-use complex in the Zengcheng district of Guangzhou, China, has been unveiled by Goettsch Partners. Set...

20 December 2019

Skyscraper Projects in Chicago’s Near West Side Move Forward

Global architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP) announced the groundbreaking on 20 December 2019 for Union Station Tower, also known as BMO Tower, a new 50-story...

05 December 2019

Chicago Skyscraper Plans to Start Construction After Securing Financial Backing

Work is set to begin in December 2019 on a 1.5 million-square-foot (139,000-square-meter) office tower alongside Union Station, after the developers landed a US$476 million...

16 May 2019

Warsaw Tower Complex Nearly Fully Clad

The Mennica Legacy Tower, a commercial high-rise complex by architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP), has topped out in a growing district of Warsaw, Poland. The...

22 March 2019

Luxury Co-Working Firm Leases Penthouse in New Wacker Drive Tower in Chicago

The development team behind the new Bank of America Tower going up at 110 N. Wacker Drive today announced a 58,000-square-foot (5,388-square-meter) lease with No18,...

21 February 2019

New Supertall Tops Out in Nanning

One of the world’s tallest new skyscrapers is taking shape in the regional capital of Nanning in Southern China, where a 403-meter (1,322-foot) crystalline tower...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Goettsch Partners

CTBUH Chicago Presents: A Panel Discussion on Chicago Building Code Modernization

18 February 2020

The CTBUH Chicago Chapter held for a panel discussion focused on the latest Chicago Building Code Modernization as it relates to high-rise building design.

Tour 110 North Wacker with CTBUH Chicago (Sold Out)

25 July 2019

Join the Chicago Chapter of the CTBUH in exploring the design and construction of 110 North Wacker, an under-construction 57-story office tower.

CTBUH Guangzhou Symposium : Spatial Design

25 January 2019

The CTBUH China Office successfully held a Symposium in Guangzhou revolving around the theme: "Spatial Design: Inside and Outisde of Skyscrapers."

150 North Riverside Holiday Tour

16 December 2016

As an annual tradition, CTBUH HQ staff are given a tour of tall building during their holiday celebrations. This year, the staff visited 150 North Riverside by Goettsch Partners.

CTBUH 2016 Conference Silver Sponsor

16–21 October 2016

Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism takes place progressively across three Chinese cities: Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong.

Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings

13 October 2016

The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.