Washington D.C.

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Old Post Office Building	96 m / 315 ft
2	United States Capitol	87.8 m / 288 ft
3	One Franklin Square	64 m / 210 ft
4	700 Eleventh Street	60.7 m / 199 ft

Washington D.C. 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
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	Chicago	Platinum	314	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN
Michael Blades & Associates	Washington D.C.	Silver	0	PMNG • INSU • VERC
International Code Council	Washington D.C.	Media Institute/Association	0	ENGO • NONP
NAIMA	Washington D.C.	Media Institute/Association	0	MATR • NONP

CTBUH People & Events

CTBUH Involved in Re-Measurement of Washington Monument Height

17 February 2015

CTBUH height criteria was used by the National…

Hot to Cold: An Odyssey of Architectural Adaptation

24 Jan-30 August 2015

The Hot to Cold exhibition showcases the harsh…

Research

29 July 2019

Hanging Out With Façade Inspectors

Among the hazards of cities with tall buildings is the prospect of objects falling to the streets below. After a woman was killed by a...

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Research

16 October 2016

Debating Tall: Regional Governments for Megacities?

The 2016 CTBUH Conference, “Cities to Megacities,” explores the phenomenon of already large cities merging together to form megacities, in parallel with many cities and...

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Global News

22 October 2019

Two Greater Washington DC-Area Projects Receive Key Approvals

A large mixed-use development near the Wiehle-Reston East Metro station just earned a green light from the Fairfax Board of Supervisors. To the southeast, a...

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