Sydney

Australia

Facts

Population

4,627,345 (2011)

Area

12,145 km²

4,689 mi²

Density

381 people per km²

986.8 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

37 Completed • 11 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Australia Square Tower (1967)

Tallest Building

Chifley Tower (244 m)

Most Common Function*

Office (60%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (72%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

38

Tallest City in

the World

2

Tallest City in

Oceania

2

Tallest City in

Australia

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	One Barangaroo	271.3 m / 890 ft
2	Salesforce Tower	263.1 m / 863 ft
3	One Sydney Harbour Tower 1	247 m / 810 ft
4	Chifley Tower	244 m / 801 ft
5	Citigroup Centre	243 m / 797 ft
6	Deutsche Bank Place	240 m / 787 ft
7	Sydney Greenland Centre	236.5 m / 776 ft
8	World Tower	230 m / 755 ft
9	MLC Centre	228 m / 748 ft
10	Governor Phillip Tower	227 m / 745 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Sydney 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
Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd	London	Platinum	20	CON • ENGO • PROP
WSP	New York City	Platinum	63	CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN
Rider Levett Bucknall	Dubai	Gold	77	STRC • CON • OWN
Webber Design	Melbourne	Gold	1	STRC
Windtech Consultants	Sydney	Gold	68	WIND • ENVE • OTHR
AMP Capital Investors	Sydney	Silver	0	FIN • OTHR • OWN
Architectus	Sydney	Silver	9	INTR • URB • ARCH
Bates Smart	Sydney	Silver	18	INTR • URB • ARCH
BG&E	Sydney	Silver	26	CIV • STRC • ENGO • TRAN
Crone Partners Pty Ltd	Sydney	Silver	14	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH • PMNG
Crown Group	Sydney	Silver	0	DEV
Dexus	Sydney	Silver	13	OWN • PROP
Ecosystem Architecture	Sydney	Silver	0	ARCH • ENVE
enstruct	Sydney	Silver	2	CIV • STRC
Ethos Urban	Sydney	Silver	0	URB
Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Pty Ltd	Sydney	Silver	7	ARCH
Grimshaw Architects	London	Silver	7	INTR • URB • ARCH
Hassell	Sydney	Silver	19	INTR • LAND • ARCH
Investa Property Group	Sydney	Silver	5	OWN • PROP
Johnson Pilton Walker	Sydney	Silver	5	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH
JQZ Group Pty Ltd	Sydney	Silver	0	DEV • PMNG
Koichi Takada Architects	Sydney	Silver	0	ARCH
LCI Consultants	Sydney	Silver	0	BACS • ENVE • FACS • FIRE • MEP • SEC
Mirvac Construction	Sydney	Silver	3	INTR • URB • ARCH • DEV • CON
Mott MacDonald	London	Silver	6	PMNG • ENGO
Plus Architecture	Melbourne	Silver	4	INTR • URB • ARCH • FAC
PTW Architects	Sydney	Silver	3	ARCH
Robert Bird Group	Sydney	Silver	17	STRC • ENGO
SLR Consulting Australia Pty Ltd	Sydney	Silver	1	ENVP • ENVE
Studor Australia	Sydney	Silver	0	MATR • MEP
Surface Design	Sydney	Silver	1	STRC • ENVE • COST • FAC
Taylor Thomson Whitting	Sydney	Silver	6	CIV • STRC • FAC • TRAN
Turner Studio	Sydney	Silver	1	INTR • URB • ARCH
Frasers Property	Sydney	Silver	14	DEV • PMNG • OWN
Meld Strategies	Sydney	Silver	0	BACS
University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)	Sydney	Media Institute/Association	0	ARCH • ACAD
University of Technology Sydney	Sydney	Media Institute/Association	0	ACAD

CTBUH People & Events

City Committee

Toni Blume

Lendlease

Design Excellence Competition: 10 Valentine Avenue

20 November 2019

Join the CTBUH Australia Chapter's Sydney…

CTBUH Australia Design Excellence Series: 32 Smith Street

21 August 2019

CTBUH Australia’s Sydney Committee held the year’s…

Videos

21 November 2018

CTBUH Sydney Design Excellence: 210 George Street

For the final 2018 Design Excellence Series event, the CTBUH Australia Committee, along with event sponsors Poly Australia and annual sponsors Lendlease, hosted the largest...

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Research

28 October 2019

Sydney 2070: Visions of a Future City

Sydney’s population is predicted to increase from 4.6 million to nearly nine million by 2061. Even without this growth, the city has already surpassed the...

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Global News

12 May 2020

Approval Won for Central Station Complex in Sydney

Listed property giants Dexus and Frasers have received the green light to progress AU$2.5 billion (US$1.6 billion) plans for two towers at Sydney’s Central Station....

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