Seattle

United States

Facts

Population

2,615,060 (2011)

Area

630 km²

243 mi²

Density

4150.9 people per km²

10750.8 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

22 Completed • 0 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Safeco Plaza (1969)

Tallest Building

Columbia Center (284 m)

Most Common Function*

Office (82%)

Most Common Material*

Composite (48%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

51

Tallest City in

the World

9

Tallest City in

North America

7

Tallest City in

United States

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Columbia Center	284.4 m / 933 ft
2	Rainier Square Tower	259.1 m / 850 ft
3	1201 Third Avenue Tower	235.3 m / 772 ft
4	Two Union Square	225.6 m / 740 ft
5	Seattle Municipal Tower	220.1 m / 722 ft
6	The Mark	196.8 m / 646 ft
7	Safeco Plaza	192 m / 630 ft
8	City Centre	184.8 m / 606 ft
9	Russell Investments Center	182.2 m / 598 ft
10	Wells Fargo Center	175 m / 574 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Seattle CTBUH Members

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
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	New York City	Platinum	123	STRC • PMNG • ENGO • FAC • HIST • INSU • SEIS • TRAN
CallisonRTKL	Seattle	Gold	0	INTR • URB • ARCH
DCI Engineers	Seattle	Gold	3	STRC • SEIS
Magnusson Klemencic Associates	Seattle	Gold	68	CIV • STRC • WIND • SEIS
3MIX	Shanghai	Silver	0	ARCH
Cary Kopczynski & Company	Seattle	Silver	0	STRC • SEIS
Coughlin Porter Lundeen	Seattle	Silver	1	CIV • STRC • SEIS
DLR Group	Seattle	Silver	12	ARCH
GGLO	Seattle	Silver	1	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH
LMN Architects	Seattle	Silver	2	INTR • URB • ARCH • TRAN

CTBUH People & Events

CTBUH Advisory Group

Don Davies

Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Future of the Seattle Center Master Plan

17 February 2021

Please join the CTBUH Seattle Future Leaders…

The CTBUH Seattle Chapter Presents: The Future of Commuting in the Puget Sound Region

30 July 2020

The CTBUH Seattle Chapter convened a panel…

Videos

09 November 2019

SEFW 2019 Fall Forum, Featuring Antony Wood

CTBUH Chief Executive Officer Antony Wood presented at the Structural Engineers Foundation of Washington Fall Forum on November 9, 2019. Wood presented, "Worldwide Trends in...

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Research

31 December 2014

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014

An All-Time Record 97 Buildings of 200 Meters or Higher Completed in 2014 and 2014 showed further shifts towards Asia, and also surprising developments in...

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Global News

26 September 2019

New Skyscraper in Seattle Set to Receive High-Tech Tenants

Tech company Qualtrics, which two years ago designated Seattle as its co-headquarters, doubled down Wednesday, 26 September 2019, with the announcement of a huge new...

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