Busan

South Korea

Facts

Population

3,590,101 (2012)

Area

767 km²

296 mi²

Density

4680.7 people per km²

12123 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

62 Completed • 12 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Lotte Hotel Busan (1997)

Tallest Building

LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower (412 m)

Most Common Function*

Residential (89%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (95%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

19

Tallest City in

the World

15

Tallest City in

Asia

2

Tallest City in

South Korea

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower	411.6 m / 1,350 ft
2	LCT The Sharp Residential Tower A	339.1 m / 1,113 ft
3	LCT The Sharp Residential Tower B	333.1 m / 1,093 ft
4	Doosan Haeundae We've the Zenith Tower A	300 m / 984 ft
5	Haeundae I Park Marina Tower 2	292.1 m / 958 ft
6	Busan International Finance Center Landmark Tower	289 m / 948 ft
7	Doosan Haeundae We've the Zenith Tower B	281.5 m / 924 ft
8	Haeundae I Park Marina Tower 1	272.9 m / 895 ft
9	Doosan Haeundae We've the Zenith Tower C	265 m / 869 ft
10	WBC The Palace 1	265 m / 869 ft

Building Completions Timeline

CTBUH People & Events

2018 China-Korea-Japan Tall Building Forum

15 June 2018

The 2018 China-Japan-Korea Tall Building Forum was…

Vertical Transportation: Ascent & Acceleration

12 September 2017

CTBUH partnered with Guinness World Records to…

Videos

27 October 2015

SKYSCRAPER Driven From Inside Out Towards Nature

An essential element of skyscraper architecture lies in its adaptability to an existing environment. For its massiveness in height and size, a skyscraper, while becoming...

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Research

12 December 2018

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018

The astronomical growth in tall building construction observed over the past decade continued in 2018, though the total number of completed buildings of 200 meters’...

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Research

17 October 2016

Structural Design Considerations and Challenges for Busan’s Haeundae Resort Complex

In the early twentieth century, many countries were obsessed with high-rise buildings taller than 100 stories, and Korea was swept up in the challenge to...

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