Calgary

Canada

Facts

Density

0 people per km²

0 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

18 Completed • 1 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Scotia Centre (1976)

Tallest Building

Brookfield Place Tower One (247 m)

Most Common Function*

Office (84%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (50%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

59

Tallest City in

the World

12

Tallest City in

North America

2

Tallest City in

Canada

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Brookfield Place Tower One	247 m / 810 ft
2	The Bow	237.5 m / 779 ft
3	Telus Sky	222.3 m / 729 ft
4	Suncor Energy Centre I	215.2 m / 706 ft
5	Eighth Avenue Place East Tower	212.3 m / 696 ft
6	Bankers Hall East Tower	197 m / 646 ft
7	Bankers Hall West Tower	197 m / 646 ft
8	Centennial Place I	182.6 m / 599 ft
9	Canterra Tower	177 m / 581 ft
10	TransCanada Tower	177 m / 581 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Calgary CTBUH Members

Logo	Name	City	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
	DIALOG	Calgary	Silver	4	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH • ENGO

CTBUH People & Events

2017 Global Walking Tours: The Space Within Tall Buildings

21 Jun-07 July 2017

The CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee…

Foster + Partners on The Bow

07 November 2013

Nigel Dancey, Senior Partner at Foster + Partners…

Videos

07 November 2013

Best Tall Building Americas: The Bow: Curvature, Sky Gardens & Diagrids

The winner of the Best Tall Building Americas award, The Bow is stunning as a form and functions well from an environmental and urban standpoint....

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Research

26 October 2015

It’s Not About the Skyline, It’s About the Base Condition

The rapid densification of cities is a fairly recent phenomenon and seems in many cases to be progressing without regard to important already established urban...

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Research

01 September 2013

Case Study: The Bow, Calgary

The Bow is the latest and most ambitious high-rise development in the Canadian city of Calgary. The client’s aim was to create a world-class building...

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