Macau

China

Facts

Population

591,900 (2013)

Area

30 km²

12 mi²

Density

19730 people per km²

51100.5 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

32 Completed • 2 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Tallest Building

Most Common Function*

Residential (47%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (90%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#

40

Tallest City in

the World
#

27

Tallest City in

Asia
#

16

Tallest City in

China

Buildings

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

Height

1

Grand Lisboa

258 m / 846 ft

2

L'Arc New World Hotel

217 m / 712 ft

3

Encore at Wynn Macau

193.3 m / 634 ft

4

Baia de Praia Grande

190 m / 623 ft

5

The Praia Block 1

185 m / 607 ft

6

The Praia Block 2

185 m / 607 ft

7

The Praia Block 3

185 m / 607 ft

8

The Praia Block 4

185 m / 607 ft

9

One Central Residences 1-3

171.3 m / 562 ft

10

Pak Keng Van Tower 1

170 m / 558 ft

Videos

09 April 2019

A Fully Computational Workflow Enables Complexity at the City of Dreams, Macau

The Morpheus Hotel is within the City of Dreams resort of Macau, which includes a casino, two theaters, a shopping district, 20 restaurants and four...

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Research

17 October 2016

The Largest Megalopolis in the World: Assessing the Urbanization of the Pearl River Delta

With the world’s urban population expected to increase by roughly 2.5 billion people by 2050, developing an understanding of megalopolises is critical to understanding and...

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Research

17 October 2016

Design to Fabrication: Fifth Hotel City of Dreams, Macau

This paper presents the unique collaboration among architects, engineers and contractors for the 5th Hotel at the City of Dreams in Macau. Our methodology centers...

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