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Member Since: 2009

Member Offices: Vittorio Veneto

Website: http://www.permasteelisagroup.com/

Permasteelisa Group is a worldwide leading contractor in the engineering, project management, manufacturing and installation of architectural envelopes and interior systems.

The mission of the Permasteelisa Group is to design and build innovative and avant-garde architectural works alongside the world’s greatest in contemporary architecture, by using advanced technology and eco-sustainable solutions.

Providing world-class service to the architect/designer and to the client is the defining value of their philosophy. Everything they do is therefore geared towards the utmost customer satisfaction and quality, by means of tireless innovation.

Fields of Expertise

Engineering, Other; Façade Design / Engineering; Materials / Products / Systems Supplier; Project Management

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	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	Merdeka PNB118	Kuala Lumpur	2021	644 m / 2,113 ft	118	Serviced Apartments / Hotel / Office
3	One World Trade Center	New York City	2014	541.3 m / 1,776 ft	94	Other / Office
4	TAIPEI 101	Taipei	2004	508 m / 1,667 ft	101	Office
5	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	2008	492 m / 1,614 ft	101	Hotel / Office
7	Central Park Tower	New York City	2020	472.4 m / 1,550 ft	98	Residential
8	Suzhou IFS	Suzhou	2019	450 m / 1,476 ft	95	Hotel / Office / Serviced Apartments
9	One Vanderbilt	New York City	2021	427 m / 1,401 ft	58	Office
10	Trump International Hotel & Tower	Chicago	2009	423.2 m / 1,389 ft	98	Residential / Hotel
11	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	1999	420.5 m / 1,380 ft	88	Hotel / Office
12	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	2003	412 m / 1,352 ft	88	Office

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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

20 March 2020

The Tallest 20 in 2020: Then and Now

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...

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Global News

02 April 2020

Developer Pauses Construction on London Skyscraper

Multiplex, the contractor building the new Vauxhall Square-Miles Street South and 278-meter-high Twentytwo at 22 Bishopsgate, shut all its work sites on 24 March, after...

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RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	Merdeka PNB118	Kuala Lumpur	2021	644 m / 2,113 ft	118	Serviced Apartments / Hotel / Office
2	Goldin Finance 117	Tianjin	2021	596.6 m / 1,957 ft	128	Hotel / Office
3	One World Trade Center	New York City	2014	541.3 m / 1,776 ft	94	Other / Office
4	TAIPEI 101	Taipei	2004	508 m / 1,667 ft	101	Office
5	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	2008	492 m / 1,614 ft	101	Hotel / Office
6	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	2010	480 m / 1,575 ft	108	Hotel / Office
7	Central Park Tower	New York City	2020	472.4 m / 1,550 ft	98	Residential
8	Suzhou IFS	Suzhou	2019	450 m / 1,476 ft	95	Hotel / Office / Serviced Apartments
9	One Vanderbilt	New York City	2021	427 m / 1,401 ft	58	Office
10	Trump International Hotel & Tower	Chicago	2009	423.2 m / 1,389 ft	98	Residential / Hotel
11	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	1999	420.5 m / 1,380 ft	88	Hotel / Office
12	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	2003	412 m / 1,352 ft	88	Office
13	30 Hudson Yards	New York City	2019	387.1 m / 1,270 ft	73	Office
14	Lakhta Center	St. Petersburg	2019	m / ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 87 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.	87	Office
15	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	1990	367.4 m / 1,205 ft	72	Office
16	Bank of America Tower	New York City	2009	365.8 m / 1,200 ft	55	Office
17	Wuxi International Finance Square	Wuxi	2014	339 m / 1,112 ft	68	Hotel / Office
18	Mercury City Tower	Moscow	2013	338.8 m / 1,112 ft	75	Residential / Office
19	3 World Trade Center	New York City	2018	328.9 m / 1,079 ft	69	Office
20	Toranomon-Azabudai District Main Tower	Tokyo	2023	325.2 m / 1,067 ft	64	Residential / Office
21	Global City Square	Guangzhou	2016	318.9 m / 1,046 ft	67	Office
22	The Spiral	New York City	2021	317.3 m / 1,041 ft	66	Office
23	Menara TM	Kuala Lumpur	2001	310 m / 1,017 ft	55	Office
24	Varso Tower	Warsaw	2021	310 m / 1,017 ft	53	Office
25	One57	New York City	2014	306.1 m / 1,004 ft	75	Residential / Hotel
26	The Shard	London	2013	306 m / 1,004 ft	73	Residential / Hotel / Office
27	KAFD World Trade Center	Riyadh	2020	304 m / 997 ft	67	Office
28	One Island East	Hong Kong	2008	298.1 m / 978 ft	68	Office
29	Eureka Tower	Melbourne	2006	297.3 m / 975 ft	91	Residential
30	Xiamen Shimao Straits Tower B	Xiamen	2015	295.3 m / 969 ft	67	Office
31	Guoco Tower	Singapore	2016	283.7 m / 931 ft	65	Residential / Office
32	Cheung Kong Centre	Hong Kong	1999	282.8 m / 928 ft	63	Office
33	United Overseas Bank Plaza One	Singapore	1992	280 m / 919 ft	66	Office
34	Twentytwo	London	2020	278.2 m / 913 ft	62	Office
35	Oceanwide Center Tower 1	San Francisco	2021	277.4 m / 910 ft	61	Residential / Office
36	Victoria Dockside	Hong Kong	2017	272.5 m / 894 ft	66	Serviced Apartments / Hotel / Office
37	Shanghai Wheelock Square	Shanghai	2010	270.5 m / 887 ft	55	Office
38	The Cullinan I	Hong Kong	2008	269.9 m / 886 ft	68	Residential
38	The Cullinan II	Hong Kong	2008	269.9 m / 886 ft	68	Residential / Hotel
40	Eight Spruce Street	New York City	2011	265.2 m / 870 ft	76	Residential
41	GCC Bank Headquarters	Riyadh	2020	264 m / 866 ft	53	Office
42	Salesforce Tower	Sydney	2022	263.1 m / 863 ft	58	Office
43	425 Park Avenue	New York City	2020	262.2 m / 860 ft	44	Office
44	101 Collins Street	Melbourne	1991	260 m / 853 ft	50	Office
45	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt am Main	1997	259 m / 850 ft	56	Office
46	One Manhattan Square	New York City	2019	258.2 m / 847 ft	72	Residential
47	Devon Energy Center	Oklahoma City	2012	257.2 m / 844 ft	52	Office
48	Raffles City Hangzhou Tower 2	Hangzhou	2017	256.5 m / 841 ft	59	Residential / Hotel / Office / Retail
49	Raffles City Hangzhou Tower 1	Hangzhou	2017	256.3 m / 841 ft	61	SOHO / Serviced Apartments / Office / Retail
50	Capital Tower	Singapore	2000	255.4 m / 838 ft	52	Office
51	Xiamen Shimao Straits Tower A	Xiamen	2015	249.9 m / 820 ft	59	Residential / Hotel / Office
52	Torre de Cristal	Madrid	2008	249 m / 817 ft	50	Office
53	Midtown Tower	Tokyo	2007	247.9 m / 813 ft	54	Hotel / Office
54	One Sydney Harbour Tower 1	Sydney	-	247 m / 810 ft	72	Residential
55	Evolution Tower	Moscow	2015	246 m / 807 ft	55	Office
56	Marina Bay Financial Centre Office Tower II	Singapore	2010	245 m / 804 ft	50	Office
57	The Centrale	New York City	2019	244.8 m / 803 ft	64	Residential
58	Moshe Aviv Tower	Ramat Gan	2001	244 m / 801 ft	68	Residential / Office
59	111 Murray Street	New York City	2018	240.2 m / 788 ft	60	Residential
60	300 North LaSalle	Chicago	2009	239.1 m / 785 ft	60	Office
61	30 Hudson Street	Jersey City	2004	238.1 m / 781 ft	42	Office
62	50 West	New York City	2018	237.3 m / 779 ft	64	Residential
63	Madison Square Park Tower	New York City	2017	237 m / 778 ft	61	Residential
64	International Ocean Shipping Building	Shanghai	2000	232.4 m / 762 ft	50	Hotel / Office
65	Tour First	Courbevoie	2011	231 m / 758 ft	56	Office
66	UpperHills North Tower 1A	Shenzhen	2015	230.4 m / 756 ft	62	Residential
66	UpperHills North Tower 2A	Shenzhen	2015	230.4 m / 756 ft	62	Residential
68	Salesforce Tower	London	2011	230 m / 755 ft	46	Office
69	Courtyard & Residence Inn Manhattan/Central Park	New York City	2013	229.6 m / 753 ft	67	Hotel
70	Asia Square Tower 1	Singapore	2011	229 m / 751 ft	43	Office
71	Time Warner Center North Tower	New York City	2004	228.3 m / 749 ft	55	Residential / Hotel / Office / Retail
71	Time Warner Center South Tower	New York City	2004	228.3 m / 749 ft	55	Residential / Office / Retail
73	Goldman Sachs Headquarters	New York City	2010	228.3 m / 749 ft	44	Office
74	Marina Bay Suites	Singapore	2013	226.9 m / 744 ft	66	Residential
75	Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower	Chicago	2010	226.7 m / 744 ft	54	Office
76	7 World Trade Center	New York City	2006	226.5 m / 743 ft	49	Office
77	Torre Espacio	Madrid	2008	224.2 m / 735 ft	56	Office
78	River Point	Chicago	2017	223 m / 732 ft	52	Office
79	Asia Square Tower 2	Singapore	2013	221.5 m / 727 ft	46	Hotel / Office
80	Times Square Tower	New York City	2004	221.3 m / 726 ft	47	Office
81	150 North Riverside	Chicago	2017	220.8 m / 724 ft	51	Office
82	HEKLA	Puteaux	2022	220 m / 722 ft	48	Office
83	C&D International Tower	Xiamen	2013	219.4 m / 720 ft	49	Office
84	Ocean Resort Casino	Atlantic City	2012	218.9 m / 718 ft	53	Hotel / Casino
85	Aurora Place	Sydney	2000	218.9 m / 718 ft	41	Office
86	Unicredit Tower	Milan	2012	217.7 m / 714 ft	33	Office
87	100 East 53rd Street	New York City	2018	216.7 m / 711 ft	61	Residential
88	Riviera TwinStar Square 1	Shanghai	2011	215.8 m / 708 ft	49	Office
88	Riviera TwinStar Square 2	Shanghai	2011	215.8 m / 708 ft	49	Office
90	Shiodome City Center	Tokyo	2003	215.8 m / 708 ft	43	Office
91	Brooklyn Point	New York City	2020	212.1 m / 696 ft	57	Residential
92	Xinjinqiao Mansion	Shanghai	1996	212 m / 696 ft	38	Office
93	JR Gate Tower	Nagoya	2016	211.1 m / 693 ft	46	Office / Hotel / Retail
94	Hengmingzhu Financial Building	Shenzhen	2020	210.6 m / 691 ft	N/A	Office
95	The Crescent City	Baku	2020	210 m / 689 ft	52	Office
96	71 South Wacker	Chicago	2005	207.1 m / 679 ft	48	Office
97	Hysan Place	Hong Kong	2012	204.1 m / 670 ft	36	Office / Retail
98	150 Leadenhall Street	London	2022	203.7 m / 668 ft	51	Office
99	45 Park Place	New York City	2020	203.3 m / 667 ft	43	Residential
100	Atrio North Tower	Bogota	2019	201.6 m / 661 ft	44	Office
101	25 Canada Square	London	2002	201 m / 659 ft	42	Office
102	Japan Post Tower	Tokyo	2012	200.1 m / 656 ft	40	Office
103	Main Tower	Frankfurt am Main	1999	200 m / 656 ft	55	Office
104	Tadawul Tower	Riyadh	2020	200 m / 656 ft	41	Office
105	Tour Incity	Lyon	2015	200 m / 656 ft	39	Office
106	Yuda World Trade Center	Zhengzhou	1997	199.7 m / 655 ft	45	Hotel / Office
107	8 Canada Square	London	2002	199.5 m / 655 ft	42	Office
108	Shin-Marunouchi Building	Tokyo	2007	198 m / 650 ft	38	Office
109	Jing An Kerry Centre Tower 3	Shanghai	2013	197.8 m / 649 ft	43	Office
110	Lodha Bellissimo	Mumbai	2012	197.5 m / 648 ft	48	Residential
111	SOCAR Tower	Baku	2015	195.9 m / 643 ft	40	Office
112	155 North Wacker	Chicago	2009	194.6 m / 638 ft	45	Office
113	Oceanwide Center Tower 2	San Francisco	2021	191 m / 627 ft	54	Residential / Hotel
114	ANZ Tower	Sydney	2013	191 m / 627 ft	43	Office
115	The Scalpel	London	2018	190.1 m / 624 ft	39	Office
116	Exchange Square #1	Hong Kong	1985	188 m / 617 ft	52	Office
116	Exchange Square #2	Hong Kong	1985	188 m / 617 ft	52	Office
118	SGX Centre 1	Singapore	2000	187.3 m / 615 ft	29	Office
118	SGX Centre 2	Singapore	2001	187.3 m / 615 ft	29	Office
120	Warsaw Trade Tower	Warsaw	1999	187.2 m / 614 ft	43	Office
121	Landmark East Tower 1	Hong Kong	2008	187 m / 614 ft	43	Office
121	Landmark East Tower 2	Hong Kong	2008	187 m / 614 ft	43	Hotel / Office
123	555Ten	New York City	2016	186.5 m / 612 ft	52	Residential
124	Marina Bay Financial Centre Office Tower I	Singapore	2010	186.1 m / 611 ft	33	Office
125	Tour T1	Courbevoie	2008	185 m / 607 ft	36	Office
126	AIA Central	Hong Kong	2005	185 m / 607 ft	35	Office
127	ECB - European Central Bank	Frankfurt am Main	2014	183.7 m / 603 ft	43	Office
128	1144 Fifteenth	Denver	2018	183.6 m / 602 ft	42	Office
129	Eleven Times Square	New York City	2011	183.1 m / 601 ft	40	Office
130	PSA Building	Singapore	1986	183 m / 600 ft	42	Office
131	PPA 30 Parcel 4.09	Riyadh	2015	182 m / 597 ft	46	Residential
132	Three Pacific Place	Hong Kong	2004	182 m / 597 ft	40	Office
133	Hearst Tower	New York City	2006	182 m / 597 ft	46	Office
134	Sathorn Square Office Tower	Bangkok	2011	181.4 m / 595 ft	41	Office
135	86-88 Walker Street	Sydney	2021	181.2 m / 594 ft	48	Office / Hotel
136	Caleido	Madrid	2020	181 m / 594 ft	38	Education / Hospital / Retail
137	Suntec Tower 1	Singapore	1995	180.8 m / 593 ft	45	Office
137	Suntec Tower 2	Singapore	1995	180.8 m / 593 ft	45	Office
137	Suntec Tower 3	Singapore	1995	180.8 m / 593 ft	45	Office
137	Suntec Tower 4	Singapore	1995	180.8 m / 593 ft	45	Office
141	Chicony Electronics Headquarters	New Taipei City	2015	180.5 m / 592 ft	39	Office
142	Tours DUO 1	Paris	2021	180 m / 591 ft	39	Office
143	601 West 2nd Street	Austin	2022	179.5 m / 589 ft	35	Office
144	Grand Front Osaka Tower A	Osaka	2013	179.4 m / 588 ft	39	Office / Retail
145	UpperHills North Tower 1B	Shenzhen	2015	178.9 m / 587 ft	49	Residential
145	UpperHills North Tower 2B	Shenzhen	2015	178.9 m / 587 ft	49	Residential
147	China Resources Building	Hong Kong	1983	178 m / 584 ft	50	Office
148	Roche Turm Bau 1	Basel	2015	178 m / 584 ft	41	Office
149	LG Gangnam Tower	Seoul	1998	177.1 m / 581 ft	38	Office
150	Citadel Center	Chicago	2003	176.8 m / 580 ft	39	Office
151	One Kowloon	Hong Kong	2007	176 m / 577 ft	39	Office
152	Maybank Tower	Singapore	2002	175.3 m / 575 ft	32	Office
153	Enterprise Square 3	Hong Kong	2004	175 m / 574 ft	41	Office
154	One South Dearborn	Chicago	2005	173.9 m / 571 ft	39	Office
155	Manhattan Place	Hong Kong	2008	m / ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 40 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.	40	Office
156	Enterprise Square 5 / MegaBOX	Hong Kong	2007	173 m / 568 ft	35	Office / Retail
157	Samsung Hub	Singapore	2005	172 m / 564 ft	30	Office
158	Opernturm	Frankfurt am Main	2009	170 m / 558 ft	42	Office
159	Soyak Kristalkule \| Finansbank Headquarters	Istanbul	2014	169 m / 554 ft	32	Office
160	AZIA Center	Shanghai	2005	168.8 m / 554 ft	32	Office
161	Jiushi Corporation Headquarters	Shanghai	2001	168 m / 551 ft	39	Office
162	Shanghai International Commerce Center Tower 2	Shanghai	2015	168 m / 551 ft	33	Office
163	The Summit - Plot 554	Suzhou	2017	166.9 m / 547 ft	39	Serviced Apartments / Office / Retail
164	Grattacielo Intesa Sanpaolo	Turin	2015	166.3 m / 545 ft	38	Office
165	Jade Ocean	Sunny Isles Beach	2009	166 m / 545 ft	51	Residential
166	The Tower at PNC Plaza	Pittsburgh	2015	166 m / 544 ft	33	Office
167	One Central	Macau	2010	165.3 m / 542 ft	42	Hotel
168	Lime Stardom	Hong Kong	2011	165 m / 541 ft	37	Residential
169	Waterras Tower	Tokyo	2013	164.9 m / 541 ft	41	Office / Residential / Retail
170	Maastoren	Rotterdam	2010	164.8 m / 541 ft	44	Office
171	Post Turm	Bonn	2002	162.5 m / 533 ft	42	Office
172	Westin New York at Times Square	New York City	2002	162.2 m / 532 ft	45	Hotel
173	ANZ World Headquarters	Melbourne	1993	162 m / 531 ft	37	Office
174	Skyline @ Orchard Boulevard	Singapore	2015	162 m / 531 ft	33	Residential
175	The Broadgate Tower	London	2008	161.3 m / 529 ft	35	Office
176	20 Fenchurch Street	London	2014	160.1 m / 525 ft	36	Office
177	U Chu Liang Building	Bangkok	1998	160 m / 525 ft	40	Office
178	Villas in the Sky	Riyadh	2016	160 m / 525 ft	32	Residential / Office
179	One Peking Road	Hong Kong	2003	160 m / 525 ft	30	Office
180	Tour ALTO	Courbevoie	2020	159.9 m / 525 ft	38	Office
181	Tribunal de Paris	Paris	2017	159.7 m / 524 ft	38	Office
182	Rondo 1	Warsaw	2006	159.2 m / 522 ft	40	Office
183	1 Denison Street	Sydney	2020	158.7 m / 521 ft	39	Office / Retail
184	Dongbu Finance Building	Seoul	2001	158.3 m / 519 ft	35	Office
185	City Point Tower II	New York City	2016	157.1 m / 515 ft	46	Residential
186	Shanghai International Commerce Center Tower 1	Shanghai	2011	156.5 m / 514 ft	30	Office
187	One Churchill Place	London	2004	156.3 m / 513 ft	30	Office
188	Deutsche Bank Tower I	Frankfurt am Main	1984	155 m / 509 ft	40	Office
189	Deutsche Bank Tower II	Frankfurt am Main	1984	155 m / 509 ft	38	Office
189	The EY Centre	Sydney	2016	155 m / 509 ft	38	Office / Retail
191	Zuellig Building	Makati	2012	155 m / 509 ft	33	Office
192	Hotel de las Artes	Barcelona	1992	154 m / 505 ft	44	Hotel
193	Skyper	Frankfurt am Main	2004	153.8 m / 505 ft	39	Office
194	25 Bank Street	London	2003	153 m / 502 ft	30	Office
194	40 Bank Street	London	2003	153 m / 502 ft	30	Office
196	One George Street	Singapore	2004	153 m / 502 ft	23	Office
197	Tower 46	New York City	2013	152.7 m / 501 ft	34	Office
198	Crown Towers	Melbourne	1997	152.5 m / 500 ft	43	Hotel
199	Angel Place	Sydney	2000	152.4 m / 500 ft	35	Office
200	Yokohama Mitsui Building	Yokohama	2012	152.2 m / 499 ft	31	Office
201	855 6th Avenue	New York City	2016	152.2 m / 499 ft	41	Residential / Office / Retail
202	180 Brisbane	Brisbane	2015	152 m / 499 ft	34	Office
203	100 Mount Street	Sydney	2019	151.8 m / 498 ft	38	Office
204	The Modern at Fort Lee North Tower	Fort Lee	2014	151.7 m / 498 ft	46	Residential
205	Gebouw Delftse Poort 1	Rotterdam	1991	151.4 m / 497 ft	41	Office
206	De Rotterdam	Rotterdam	2013	151.3 m / 496 ft	45	Office / Residential / Hotel
207	Brisbane Square	Brisbane	2006	151 m / 495 ft	38	Office
208	10 Upper Bank Street	London	2003	150.9 m / 495 ft	30	Office
209	Rembrandt Tower	Amsterdam	1995	150 m / 492 ft	35	Office
210	Goldin Financial Global Centre	Hong Kong	2016	150 m / 492 ft	27	Office
211	33 Arch Street	Boston	2004	149.1 m / 489 ft	33	Office
212	David Malcolm Justice Centre	Perth	2015	149 m / 489 ft	35	Office / Government
213	Millennium Tower	Rotterdam	2000	149 m / 489 ft	34	Hotel / Office
214	Guy's Tower	London	2015	148.7 m / 488 ft	34	Hospital
215	Espirito Santo Plaza	Miami	2004	148.4 m / 487 ft	36	Residential / Hotel / Office
216	Tour EDF	Puteaux	2001	148 m / 486 ft	41	Office
217	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Building	Tokyo	2003	147 m / 482 ft	32	Office
218	Uptown Munchen	Munich	2004	146 m / 479 ft	38	Office
219	Commsec Tower	Sydney	1999	145 m / 476 ft	33	Office
220	PP 10 Parcel 3.04 Office Tower	Riyadh	2014	144.6 m / 474 ft	34	Office
221	Torre Glòries	Barcelona	2004	144.4 m / 474 ft	35	Office
222	Parkview Square	Singapore	2002	144 m / 472 ft	24	Office
223	Oberoi Commerz II	Mumbai	2015	144 m / 472 ft	35	Office
224	Roosevelt University Academic, Student Life Residence Center	Chicago	2012	143 m / 469 ft	32	Residential / Education / Office
224	Tour Dexia	Courbevoie	2005	143 m / 469 ft	32	Office
226	Hoftoren	The Hague	2003	141.9 m / 465 ft	29	Office
227	New Babylon City Tower	The Hague	2013	141.8 m / 465 ft	45	Residential
228	8 Chifley	Sydney	2013	140.5 m / 461 ft	24	Office
229	Piriyapul Tower	Bangkok	-	140 m / 459 ft	40	Office
229	Tour Descartes	Courbevoie	1988	140 m / 459 ft	40	Office
231	Imperial Cullinan Tower 1	Hong Kong	2012	140 m / 459 ft	33	Residential
231	Imperial Cullinan Tower 2	Hong Kong	2012	140 m / 459 ft	33	Residential
231	Imperial Cullinan Tower 3	Hong Kong	2012	140 m / 459 ft	33	Residential
231	Imperial Cullinan Tower 5	Hong Kong	2012	140 m / 459 ft	33	Residential
231	Imperial Cullinan Tower 8	Hong Kong	2012	140 m / 459 ft	33	Residential
236	East Side Tower	Berlin	2021	140 m / 459 ft	N/A	Office
237	Larvotto Towers 1, 2	Hong Kong	2011	139.8 m / 459 ft	35	Residential
237	Larvotto Towers 3, 5, 6, 7	Hong Kong	2011	139.8 m / 459 ft	35	Residential
239	600 North Fairbanks	Chicago	2008	139.5 m / 458 ft	41	Residential
240	East	Hong Kong	2010	138.4 m / 454 ft	32	Hotel
241	Bankers Trust Tower	Sydney	1998	138 m / 453 ft	35	Office
242	PPA 30 Parcel 3.09	Riyadh	2017	138 m / 453 ft	33	Residential / Office / Retail
243	510 Madison	New York City	2010	137.9 m / 452 ft	31	Office
244	d'Leedon 05	Singapore	2014	137.5 m / 451 ft	36	Residential
244	d'Leedon 09	Singapore	2014	137.5 m / 451 ft	36	Residential
244	d'Leedon 15	Singapore	2014	137.5 m / 451 ft	36	Residential
247	d'Leedon 03	Singapore	2014	137 m / 449 ft	36	Residential
248	Chater House	Hong Kong	2002	137 m / 449 ft	30	Office
249	Larvotto Towers 8, 9, 10	Hong Kong	2011	136.6 m / 448 ft	34	Residential
250	One Bishopgate	London	2020	135.3 m / 444 ft	44	Residential / Hotel
251	Business Tower	Nuremberg	2000	135 m / 443 ft	35	Office
252	Tekko Building	Tokyo	2015	135 m / 443 ft	26	Office
253	d'Leedon 07	Singapore	2014	134.7 m / 442 ft	35	Residential
254	Menara LGB, TTDI	Kuala Lumpur	2013	m / ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 31 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.	31	Office
255	L'Avenue	Shanghai	2012	133.7 m / 439 ft	28	Office / Retail
256	World Port Center	Rotterdam	2001	133.6 m / 438 ft	38	Office
257	Borgata Hotel & Casino	Atlantic City	2007	131.5 m / 431 ft	42	Hotel / Casino
258	Shirley Ryan AbilityLab	Chicago	2016	131.5 m / 431 ft	27	Hospital
259	IAG house	Sydney	1976	131 m / 430 ft	32	Office
260	LHT Tower	Hong Kong	2011	130.6 m / 428 ft	28	Office
261	Mira	San Francisco	2019	129.7 m / 425 ft	39	Residential
262	Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center	New York City	2008	129.2 m / 424 ft	25	Office / Hospital / Other
263	One World Place	Taguig City	2015	129.2 m / 424 ft	31	Office
264	Moana Pacific East Tower	Honolulu	2008	128.5 m / 422 ft	46	Residential
264	Moana Pacific West Tower	Honolulu	2008	128.5 m / 422 ft	46	Residential
266	The Infinity II	San Francisco	2009	128 m / 420 ft	41	Residential
267	Hokua at 1288 Ala Moana	Honolulu	2006	127.4 m / 418 ft	40	Residential
268	CityPoint	London	2000	127.1 m / 417 ft	36	Office
269	Mainpoint	Melbourne	2013	127 m / 417 ft	41	Residential
270	Ko'olani	Honolulu	2006	126.8 m / 416 ft	47	Residential
271	555 Howard	San Francisco	-	126.5 m / 415 ft	36	Residential / Hotel
272	Sheth Beaumonde Tower III	Mumbai	2007	m / ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 37 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.	37	Residential
273	PP 10 Parcel 4.08	Riyadh	2018	126 m / 413 ft	32	Residential / Office
274	28 Hennessy Road	Hong Kong	2012	m / ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 29 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.	29	Office
274	38 Heung Yip Road	Hong Kong	2013	m / ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 29 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.	29	Office
276	d'Leedon 11	Singapore	2014	125.6 m / 412 ft	35	Residential
277	567 Collins Street	Melbourne	2015	125 m / 410 ft	26	Office
278	ARAG Tower	Düsseldorf	2000	124.9 m / 410 ft	31	Office
279	475 Park Avenue South	New York City	1969	124.4 m / 408 ft	34	Office
280	d'Leedon 13	Singapore	2014	123.7 m / 406 ft	35	Residential
281	One Crown Place South	London	2020	123.4 m / 405 ft	35	Residential / Office / Retail
282	Mondriaan Toren	Amsterdam	2002	123 m / 404 ft	31	Office
283	Tour Europlaza	Courbevoie	1972	122.7 m / 402 ft	31	Office
284	One Casson Square	London	2018	122.3 m / 401 ft	37	Residential
285	Sheth Beaumonde Tower I	Mumbai	2007	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.	36	Residential
285	Sheth Beaumonde Tower II	Mumbai	2007	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.	36	Residential
287	Tours DUO 2	Paris	2021	122 m / 400 ft	27	Hotel
288	LUMINA I	San Francisco	2015	121.9 m / 400 ft	42	Residential
289	Gioia 22	Milan	2021	121 m / 397 ft	25	Office
290	Coredo Nihombashi	Tokyo	2004	120.7 m / 396 ft	20	Office / Retail
291	Tokyu Capitol Tower	Tokyo	2010	120.3 m / 395 ft	29	Hotel
292	Madou Plaza	Brussels	1965	120.2 m / 394 ft	34	Office
293	1 Martin Place	Sydney	1999	120 m / 394 ft	35	Hotel / Office
294	Carlton	Almere	2010	120 m / 394 ft	33	Office
295	Port Baku Business Center	Baku	2011	120 m / 394 ft	32	Office
295	Proximus Tower I	Brussels	1994	120 m / 394 ft	32	Office
297	MOL Campus	Budapest	2021	120 m / 394 ft	28	Office
298	Novotel Canary Wharf	London	2017	119.3 m / 391 ft	40	Hotel
299	1812 North Moore Street	Arlington	2014	117.8 m / 387 ft	30	Office
300	33 Tehama	San Francisco	2017	115.8 m / 380 ft	35	Residential
301	Fraser Suites	Sydney	2006	115 m / 377 ft	33	Residential
302	Hotel ICON	Hong Kong	2011	114 m / 374 ft	28	Hotel / Education
303	Midtown East	Tokyo	2007	113.4 m / 372 ft	25	Office / Residential
304	118 Mount Street	Sydney	2021	113 m / 371 ft	29	Office
305	222 Second Street	San Francisco	2015	112.8 m / 370 ft	26	Office
306	Westhafen Tower	Frankfurt am Main	2003	112.3 m / 368 ft	31	Office
307	The Heron	London	2013	112 m / 367 ft	36	Residential
308	Innovation Place	Sydney	2007	112 m / 367 ft	25	Office
309	Chapter London Spitalfields	London	2010	111.9 m / 367 ft	34	Residential
310	InterContinental New York Times Square	New York City	2010	110.6 m / 363 ft	34	Hotel
311	HQ	Abu Dhabi	2010	110.1 m / 361 ft	25	Office
312	Eurotheum	Frankfurt am Main	1999	110 m / 361 ft	31	Residential / Office
313	Crystal Palace	Brescia	1992	110 m / 361 ft	30	Office
314	Carlton City Hotel	Singapore	2013	m / ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 29 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.	29	Hotel
315	Elbphilharmonie	Hamburg	2016	110 m / 361 ft	25	Residential / Hotel / Other
316	Torre PUIG	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	2013	109 m / 358 ft	22	Office
317	360 Madison Avenue	New York City	2002	108.5 m / 356 ft	26	Office
318	Il Matitone	Genoa	1989	108.5 m / 356 ft	24	Office
319	Central Place Residential Tower	Arlington	2017	108.2 m / 355 ft	31	Residential
320	No. 1 West India Quay	London	2004	108 m / 354 ft	36	Residential / Hotel
321	North Galaxy Tour A	Brussels	2004	108 m / 354 ft	30	Office
322	Westin Hotel	Perth	2017	107 m / 351 ft	28	Hotel
323	LUMINA II	San Francisco	2015	106.7 m / 350 ft	37	Residential
324	The Infinity I	San Francisco	2008	106.7 m / 350 ft	35	Office
325	One Crown Place North	London	2020	105.9 m / 348 ft	30	Residential / Office / Retail
326	Cullinan Shanghai	Shanghai	2013	105.6 m / 346 ft	25	Residential
327	Ontario Tower	London	2007	105.5 m / 346 ft	32	Residential
328	30 Casson Square	London	2018	105.4 m / 346 ft	30	Residential
329	Sofitel Singapore City Centre	Singapore	2017	105.3 m / 345 ft	21	Hotel
330	Rabobanktoren	Utrecht	2010	105 m / 344 ft	27	Office
330	World Trade Center Tower H	Amsterdam	2004	105 m / 344 ft	27	Office
332	Skylight	Warsaw	2007	105 m / 344 ft	26	Office
333	ABN AMRO World HQ	Amsterdam	1999	105 m / 344 ft	24	Office
334	PP 10 Parcel 2.14	Riyadh	2018	104.9 m / 344 ft	19	Residential / Office
335	Convesso Tower One	Melbourne	2012	104 m / 341 ft	30	Residential
336	PZU Tower	Warsaw	2000	104 m / 341 ft	28	Office
337	99 Bishopsgate	London	1976	104 m / 341 ft	26	Office
338	Torre Titania	Madrid	2011	103.7 m / 340 ft	23	Office
339	125 Old Broad Street	London	1970	103.3 m / 339 ft	27	Office
340	100 St. George's Terrace	Perth	2009	103 m / 338 ft	24	Office / Retail
341	Henderson Metropolitan	Shanghai	-	103 m / 338 ft	22	Office
342	Proximus Tower II	Brussels	1994	102 m / 335 ft	32	Office
343	New Babylon Park Tower	The Hague	2011	101.6 m / 333 ft	31	Residential
344	North Point	Hong Kong	2017	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 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.	23	Office
345	Wynn Macau Resort & Casino	Macau	2006	100 m / 328 ft	22	Hotel / Casino
346	Porta Nuova Garibaldi Tower B	Milan	2012	100 m / 328 ft	18	Office
347	Torre Garibaldi B	Milan	2010	98 m / 322 ft	26	Office
348	Shard Place	London	2020	96.2 m / 316 ft	27	Residential
349	WestendDuo	Frankfurt am Main	2006	96 m / 315 ft	26	Office
350	The Waterman	London	2017	95.5 m / 313 ft	33	Residential
351	The Lloyd's Building	London	1986	95.1 m / 312 ft	14	Office
352	Breitner Center	Amsterdam	2001	95 m / 312 ft	22	Office
353	Prudential Headquarters Tower A	Newark	2015	94.5 m / 310 ft	20	Office
354	Stadskantoor	Utrecht	2014	94.4 m / 310 ft	22	Office
355	M+	Hong Kong	2020	94.4 m / 310 ft	20	Museum
356	Torre Garibaldi A	Milan	2012	93.5 m / 307 ft	28	Office
357	Gebouw Delftse Poort 2	Rotterdam	1991	93 m / 305 ft	25	Office
358	ADAC Headquarters	Munich	2012	93 m / 305 ft	23	Office
359	La Vela	Madrid	2015	92.8 m / 304 ft	19	Office
360	No 1 Spinningfields	Manchester	2017	92.2 m / 302 ft	21	Office
361	140 William Street	Perth	2010	92 m / 302 ft	20	Office / Retail
362	Shangri-La Ulaanbaatar Hotel	Ulaanbaatar	2015	91.5 m / 300 ft	24	Hotel
363	Two Waterview Place	Arlington	2007	91.4 m / 300 ft	30	Residential / Hotel
364	One Waterview Place	Arlington	2008	91.4 m / 300 ft	24	Office / Retail
365	200 Chambers Street	New York City	2007	91.1 m / 299 ft	29	Residential
366	Shanghai Foxconn Plaza	Shanghai	2017	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 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.	21	Office
367	The Rock	Amsterdam	2007	90.7 m / 298 ft	24	Office
368	W Hotel & Residences	Sydney	2020	90 m / 295 ft	24	Residential / Hotel / Retail
369	100 Pacific Highway	Sydney	2006	90 m / 295 ft	22	Office
370	RWE Tower	Dortmund	2005	88.7 m / 291 ft	22	Office
371	565 Broome SoHo	New York City	2019	88.4 m / 290 ft	25	Residential
372	1 Westfield Avenue	London	2018	88 m / 289 ft	20	Office
373	Deutsche Börse Cube	Eschborn	2010	87.4 m / 287 ft	23	Office
374	Torre Chamartín Merlin	Madrid	2018	86.5 m / 284 ft	18	Office
375	The Royal London Hospital	London	2010	86.3 m / 283 ft	18	Hospital
376	Torre Mare Nostrum	Barcelona	2008	86 m / 282 ft	22	Office
377	240 Blackfriars Road	London	2014	85.5 m / 281 ft	20	Office / Residential
378	UN Studio Tower	Amsterdam	2010	85 m / 279 ft	21	Office
379	Tango Towers	Hamburg	2013	84.9 m / 279 ft	24	Office
380	PP 10 Parcel 3.05 Office Tower	Riyadh	2014	83.4 m / 274 ft	19	Office
381	Kennedy Toren	Eindhoven	2003	83 m / 272 ft	21	Office
382	The Wave	Seattle	2014	82.3 m / 270 ft	26	Residential
383	Sir Winston Churchill Tower	Rijswijk	1971	82 m / 269 ft	22	Office
384	Ark	Sydney	2010	82 m / 269 ft	21	Office
385	Moor House	London	2005	81.7 m / 268 ft	19	Office
386	PP 10 Parcel 4.07	Riyadh	2018	81 m / 266 ft	19	Residential / Office
387	Manchester Civil Justice Centre	Manchester	2007	81 m / 266 ft	17	Government
388	Two Southbank Place	London	2018	80.7 m / 265 ft	16	Office
389	Centene Plaza	Clayton	2010	80 m / 262 ft	17	Office
390	ATO Quattro Collins Square	Melbourne	2013	80 m / 262 ft	16	Office
391	Five Manhattan West	New York City	2017	79.9 m / 262 ft	15	Office / Retail
392	The Standard	New York City	2009	79.5 m / 261 ft	19	Hotel
393	No.2 Upper Riverside	London	2019	79.1 m / 260 ft	24	Residential
394	Aldgate Tower	London	2014	78.9 m / 259 ft	17	Office
395	Gateway Plaza	Richmond	2015	m / ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 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.	18	Office
396	Martinez	Almere	2010	77.8 m / 255 ft	21	Office
397	One Tower Bridge Building D	London	2017	75 m / 246 ft	21	Residential
398	No.1 Upper Riverside	London	2019	74.2 m / 243 ft	22	Residential
399	101 Seaport	Boston	2015	m / ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 17 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.	17	Office
400	De Haagsche Zwaan	The Hague	2007	73.5 m / 241 ft	19	Office
401	Weill Greenberg Center	New York City	2007	73.5 m / 241 ft	15	Hospital
402	Court Square Place	New York City	2006	73.5 m / 241 ft	16	Office
403	Cooper Square Hotel	New York City	2008	72.8 m / 239 ft	23	Hotel
404	10 Brock Street	London	2013	72.3 m / 237 ft	16	Office
405	21 Moorfields	London	-	71.7 m / 235 ft	17	Office
406	San Francisco Federal Building	San Francisco	2007	71.3 m / 234 ft	18	Office
407	Two Court Square	New York City	2007	71.3 m / 234 ft	15	Office
408	Brunel Building	London	2019	71.1 m / 233 ft	15	Office
409	AvB Tower	The Hague	2013	70.9 m / 233 ft	22	Residential / Education
410	Tour Mazars Exaltis	Courbevoie	2006	70.1 m / 230 ft	15	Office
411	B-Tower	Rotterdam	2013	70 m / 230 ft	19	Residential
412	MainTor Porta	Frankfurt am Main	2014	70 m / 230 ft	18	Office
413	Haagse Poort	The Hague	1995	70 m / 230 ft	16	Office
414	Vagelos Education Center	New York City	2016	70 m / 230 ft	14	Education
415	KPMG Canary Wharf	London	2009	69.1 m / 227 ft	15	Office
416	E' Tower	Eindhoven	2013	68.5 m / 225 ft	20	Residential
417	Poff Federal Building	Roanoke	1976	67.1 m / 220 ft	14	Government
418	UTS Central	Sydney	2019	66.4 m / 218 ft	15	Education
419	Faena House	Miami Beach	2016	65.5 m / 215 ft	18	Residential
420	Delbrück-Haus	Berlin	2003	65 m / 213 ft	18	Office / Retail
421	Kempen & Co	Amsterdam	2002	65 m / 213 ft	16	Office
422	Porta Nuova Garibaldi Tower C	Milan	2012	61.5 m / 202 ft	11	Office
423	WTC B/C Toren	Amsterdam	1985	61 m / 200 ft	16	Office
424	Walterboschcomplex Toren E	Apeldoorn	2007	60 m / 197 ft	14	Office
424	Walterboschcomplex Toren H	Apeldoorn	2005	60 m / 197 ft	14	Office
426	Opus Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2012	60 m / 197 ft	13	Residential
427	Barrington Centre	Parramatta	1970	58 m / 190 ft	13	Office / Retail
428	The Summit - Plot 553	Suzhou	2017	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.	16	Retail / Residential
429	Bankstown Civic Tower	Sydney	1991	55 m / 180 ft	14	Office
430	PPA 30 Parcel 2.11	Riyadh	2018	55 m / 180 ft	11	Residential / Office / Retail
431	Faena Hotel	Miami Beach	1947	53 m / 174 ft	14	Hotel
432	RMIT Swanston Academic Building	Melbourne	2013	52 m / 171 ft	12	Education
433	The Surf Club Four Seasons North Tower	Surfside	2017	52 m / 171 ft	13	Residential
433	The Surf Club Four Seasons South Tower	Surfside	2017	52 m / 171 ft	13	Residential
435	Alto Vetro	Dublin	2008	51.3 m / 168 ft	16	Residential / Commercial
436	Verde SW1	London	2016	51.2 m / 168 ft	11	Office
437	The Surf Club Four Seasons Hotel Tower	Surfside	2017	50.3 m / 165 ft	12	Hotel
438	PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower A	Riyadh	2018	48.8 m / 160 ft	11	Residential
439	KAFD Conference Centre	Riyadh	2014	41.7 m / 137 ft	2	Exhibition
440	PP 10 Parcel 2.09	Riyadh	2014	34.5 m / 113 ft	7	Residential / Office / Retail
441	Central Embassy & Park Hyatt Bangkok	Bangkok	2016	-	41	Hotel / Retail
442	Muqarnas Tower	Riyadh	2018	-	36	Office / Retail
443	181 Mercer Street	New York City	2021	-	23	Residential / Education
444	PPA 30 Parcel 4.01	Riyadh	2018	-	21	Residential / Office
445	Guangzhou Commercial Showcase	Guangzhou	2012	-	18	Office / Exhibition
446	PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower B	Riyadh	2018	-	9	Office
446	PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower C	Riyadh	2018	-	9	Office

Statistics

Average Building Age*

16 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (67%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (55%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Function
Material

Based on 204 buildings over 150 m height with a function

Based on 165 buildings over 150 m height with a material

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Venice, Italy

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Lead Conceptual Designer, West, Permasteelisa Group

St. Paul, United States

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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...

Global News

18 September 2019

Two Supertalls Top Out in New York City

The Grand Central Terminal-adjacent supertall One Vanderbilt officially topped out this week, reaching its full 1,401-foot (427-meter) height. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the tower...

18 September 2019

Two Supertalls Top Out in New York City

The Grand Central Terminal-adjacent supertall One Vanderbilt officially topped out this week, reaching its full 1,401-foot (427-meter) height. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the tower...

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....

06 May 2019

Latest Plan for a New York City Supertall Revealed

Amidst the ongoing evolution of the Manhattan skyline, one of the most notable recent changes has been the completion of the Midtown East rezoning, which...

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...

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...

01 March 2019

As One Chicago Lakefront Project Gets a New Deadline, Another is Announced

The owner of the Chicago Spire site could have another year to begin developing the lakefront site, four months after a downtown alderman rejected a...

05 February 2019

One Vanderbilt Reaches Supertall Territory Above Midtown East, New York City

One Vanderbilt is officially the latest skyscraper in New York City to achieve a height equivalent to “supertall” (300 meters and higher) status. Located at...

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...

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...

18 September 2019

Two Supertalls Top Out in New York City

The Grand Central Terminal-adjacent supertall One Vanderbilt officially topped out this week, reaching its full 1,401-foot (427-meter) height. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the tower...

18 September 2019

Two Supertalls Top Out in New York City

The Grand Central Terminal-adjacent supertall One Vanderbilt officially topped out this week, reaching its full 1,401-foot (427-meter) height. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the tower...

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....

06 May 2019

Latest Plan for a New York City Supertall Revealed

Amidst the ongoing evolution of the Manhattan skyline, one of the most notable recent changes has been the completion of the Midtown East rezoning, which...

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...

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...

01 March 2019

As One Chicago Lakefront Project Gets a New Deadline, Another is Announced

The owner of the Chicago Spire site could have another year to begin developing the lakefront site, four months after a downtown alderman rejected a...

05 February 2019

One Vanderbilt Reaches Supertall Territory Above Midtown East, New York City

One Vanderbilt is officially the latest skyscraper in New York City to achieve a height equivalent to “supertall” (300 meters and higher) status. Located at...

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...

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 Permasteelisa Group

CTBUH Israel’s Tel Aviv Regional Conference

13–15 November 2017

The city of Tel Aviv was honored to host the CTBUH Tel Aviv Regional Conference in collaboration with the annual IACIE conference and CTBUH Israel.

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.

CTBUH 2015 New York Conference Silver Sponsor

26–30 October 2015

After a post-recession hiatus in tall building construction in many countries lasting several years, numerous cities are again resurgent.

Facades+ New York City

16–17 April 2015

CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood recently visited New York City to participate in the Facades+ conference hosted by The Architect’s Newspaper.

Executive Director’s Europe Trip Paves Way For Research Projects

19–23 January 2015

CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood and Research Director Dario Trabucco made a week-long journey to Paris and Luxembourg to pursue several initiatives on behalf of the Council.

CTBUH Co-Hosts Iuav International Tall Buildings Conference

21 November 2014

The 5th Iuav International Conference on Tall Buildings was held in Venice, organized by Elena Giacomello and Dario Trabucco of CTBUH.