Osaka

Japan

Facts

Population

2,666,371 (2012)

Area

223 km²

86 mi²

Density

11956.8 people per km²

30968 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

43 Completed • 5 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Twin 21 MID Tower (1986)

Tallest Building

Abeno Harukas (300 m)

Most Common Function*

Residential (46%)

Most Common Material*

Steel (38%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

31

Tallest City in

the World

22

Tallest City in

Asia

2

Tallest City in

Japan

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Abeno Harukas	300 m / 984 ft
2	Osaka World Trade Center	256 m / 840 ft
3	The Kitahama	209 m / 686 ft
4	X-Tower Osaka Bay	201 m / 659 ft
5	ORC 200	200 m / 656 ft
6	Nakanoshima Festival Tower West	199.3 m / 654 ft
7	Nakanoshima Festival Tower	199 m / 653 ft
8	KEPCO Headquarters	195 m / 640 ft
9	Sonezaki 2 Chome Tower	193 m / 633 ft
10	The Parkhouse Nakanoshima Tower	193 m / 633 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Osaka 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
	Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.	Nagoya	Platinum	19	DEV

CTBUH People & Events

Megatruss Seismic Isolation Structure as Featured Building

15 January 2014

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Fukoku Tower Chosen as Featured Building

15 March 2012

This tower has a very constructive interaction…

Videos

18 October 2016

Sustainable (Vertical) Urbanism, Grounded - Three Case Studies

Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Jay L. Berman of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 7a: Urban Environmental...

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Research

01 September 2017

Structural Design of Nakanoshima Festival Tower West that Achieved High-Grade Seismic Performance

This paper summarizes the structural concept and design of the “Nakanoshima Festival Tower West” in Osaka, Japan, which is 200m high and has a super-high...

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Research

02 June 2017

An Analytical Approach to Measuring the Degree of Urbanity of Urban Building Complexes

The importance of designing urban building complexes so that they obtain ‘urban’ power, rather than become isolated from the surrounding urban context, has been well...

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