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Otis Elevator Company

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About

Member Since: 1983

Member Offices: Hartford

Otis is the world’s leading manufacturer and maintainer of people-moving products, including elevators, escalators and moving walkways. Founded in 1853, by the inventor of the safety elevator, Otis offers products and services through its companies in approximately 200 countries and territories. Otis is a unit of United Technologies Corp., a leading provider to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide. By combining a passion for science with precision engineering, the company is creating smart, sustainable solutions the world needs. For more information, visit www.otis.com or follow Otis on LinkedIn, YouTube and as @OtisElevatorCo on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Fields of Expertise

Materials / Products / Systems Supplier; Vertical Transportation Consultant

Membership details

Membership Level

Platinum

Member Since

1983

Member Offices

Hartford

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Burj Khalifa	828 m / 2,717 ft
2	Canton Tower	604 m / 1,982 ft
3	Ping An Finance Center	599.1 m / 1,965 ft
4	Lotte World Tower	554.5 m / 1,819 ft
5	CN Tower	553.3 m / 1,815 ft
6	TAIPEI 101	508 m / 1,667 ft
7	Shanghai World Financial Center	492 m / 1,614 ft
8	Oriental Pearl Television Tower	468 m / 1,535 ft
9	Petronas Twin Tower 2	451.9 m / 1,483 ft
10	Willis Tower	442.1 m / 1,451 ft

Awards

Winner: Guangzhou International Finance Center

10 Year Award 2021

Ctbuh Leaders

Richard Pulling

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2018 – Present

Charlotte

Building Completions Timeline

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Videos

31 October 2019

The Now: Servicing the Modern Tall Building Occupant

David Malott, Founder & CEO, AI., chairs a panel discussion with Abram Gamboa, Managing Director of Project Management, CBRE; Kirsten Hull, VP of Development, EQ...

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Research

20 October 2018

Polycentric Cities: The Future of Vertical Urbanism

As we approach the new normality of cities housing 10 million or more inhabitants, those best positioned for the future are evolving along polycentric, multi-nodal...

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Research

17 October 2016

An Integrated Solution to Enable Safe Evacuation of Tall Buildings

Implementing real-time, efficient, and intelligent tall building egresses that ensure human safety in cases of emergencies can be extremely difficult. Most current egress strategies are...

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Subsidiary companies

Architectural Energy Corporation

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Otis Elevator Company

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Otis Nederland

Subsidiary companies

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Carrier

Otis Elevator Company

United Technologies Research Center

Otis Nederland

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	2022	828 m / 2,717 ft
2	Ping An Finance Center	Shenzhen	-	660 m / 2,165 ft
3	Canton Tower	Guangzhou	2010	604 m / 1,982 ft
4	Ping An Finance Center	Shenzhen	2017	599 m / 1,965 ft
5	Goldin Finance 117	Tianjin	2021	597 m / 1,957 ft
6	Lotte World Tower	Seoul	2017	555 m / 1,819 ft
7	CN Tower	Toronto	1976	553 m / 1,815 ft
8	TAIPEI 101	Taipei	2004	508 m / 1,667 ft
9	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	2008	492 m / 1,614 ft
10	Oriental Pearl Television Tower	Shanghai	1995	468 m / 1,535 ft
11	Petronas Twin Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	1998	452 m / 1,483 ft
11	Petronas Twin Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	1998	452 m / 1,483 ft
13	Willis Tower	Chicago	1974	442 m / 1,451 ft
14	Guangzhou International Finance Center	Guangzhou	2010	439 m / 1,439 ft
15	Menara Kuala Lumpur	Kuala Lumpur	1996	420 m / 1,379 ft
16	Tianjin Radio & TV Tower	Tianjin	1991	415 m / 1,362 ft
17	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	2003	412 m / 1,352 ft
18	Henan Province Radio & Television Tower	Zhengzhou	2011	388 m / 1,273 ft
19	Empire State Building	New York City	1931	381 m / 1,250 ft
20	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	1992	374 m / 1,227 ft
21	Federation Tower	Moscow	2016	374 m / 1,226 ft
22	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	1990	367 m / 1,205 ft
23	Bank of America Tower	New York City	2009	366 m / 1,200 ft
24	85 Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	1997	348 m / 1,140 ft
25	875 North Michigan Avenue	Chicago	1969	344 m / 1,128 ft
26	Chongqing World Financial Center	Chongqing	2015	339 m / 1,112 ft
27	Macau Tower	Macau	2001	338 m / 1,109 ft
28	Vilnius TV Tower	Vilnius	1980	327 m / 1,071 ft
29	Lamar Tower 1	Jeddah	-	322 m / 1,056 ft
30	Burj Al Arab	Dubai	1999	321 m / 1,053 ft
31	Chrysler Building	New York City	1930	319 m / 1,046 ft
32	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta	1992	312 m / 1,023 ft
33	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles	1990	310 m / 1,018 ft
34	Pearl River Tower	Guangzhou	2013	309 m / 1,015 ft
35	The Franklin - North Tower	Chicago	1989	307 m / 1,007 ft
36	Baiyoke Tower II	Bangkok	1997	304 m / 997 ft
37	KAFD World Trade Center	Riyadh	2020	304 m / 997 ft
38	Eiffel Tower	Paris	1889	300 m / 984 ft
39	Eureka Tower	Melbourne	2006	297 m / 975 ft
40	Lamar Tower 2	Jeddah	-	293 m / 961 ft
41	Sky Tower	Abu Dhabi	2010	292 m / 959 ft
42	Key Tower	Cleveland	1991	289 m / 947 ft
43	One Liberty Place	Philadelphia	1987	288 m / 945 ft
44	Yingli International Finance Centre	Chongqing	2012	288 m / 945 ft
45	Columbia Center	Seattle	1984	284 m / 933 ft
46	601 Lexington	New York City	1977	279 m / 915 ft
47	The St. Regis Toronto	Toronto	2012	277 m / 908 ft
48	World Trade Center Abu Dhabi - The Offices	Abu Dhabi	2014	277 m / 907 ft
49	Aura at College Park	Toronto	2014	272 m / 892 ft
50	Otis Test Tower	Shanghai	2018	270 m / 886 ft
51	GCC Bank Headquarters	Riyadh	2020	264 m / 866 ft
52	Trump World Tower	New York City	2001	262 m / 861 ft
53	Water Tower Place	Chicago	1976	262 m / 859 ft
54	Aqua at Lakeshore East	Chicago	2009	262 m / 859 ft
55	Brookfield Place	Toronto	1990	261 m / 856 ft
56	Guangdong Telecom Plaza	Guangzhou	2002	260 m / 853 ft
57	Transamerica Pyramid Center	San Francisco	1972	260 m / 853 ft
58	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt am Main	1997	259 m / 850 ft
59	Philippine Bank of Communications	Makati	2000	259 m / 848 ft
60	Panorama Tower	Miami	2018	252 m / 827 ft
61	Rialto Towers	Melbourne	1986	251 m / 824 ft
62	Beijing Yintai Centre - Park Tower	Beijing	2008	250 m / 820 ft
63	Torre Cepsa	Madrid	2008	248 m / 815 ft
64	28 Liberty	New York City	1961	248 m / 813 ft
65	4 Times Square	New York City	1999	247 m / 809 ft
66	Bloomberg Tower	New York City	2004	246 m / 806 ft
67	Woolworth Building	New York City	1913	241 m / 792 ft
68	IDS Center	Minneapolis	1973	241 m / 792 ft
69	Bahrain World Trade Center 1	Manama	2008	240 m / 787 ft
69	Bahrain World Trade Center 2	Manama	2008	240 m / 787 ft
71	30 Hudson Street	Jersey City	2004	238 m / 781 ft
72	The Bow	Calgary	2012	238 m / 779 ft
73	N Seoul Tower	Seoul	1975	237 m / 777 ft
74	Capella Tower	Minneapolis	1992	237 m / 776 ft
75	Kuwait Investment Authority Headquarters	Kuwait City	2018	231 m / 758 ft
76	383 Madison Avenue	New York City	2001	230 m / 755 ft
77	Prudential Tower	Boston	1964	229 m / 750 ft
78	One Liberty Plaza	New York City	1972	227 m / 743 ft
79	Swissotel The Stamford	Singapore	1986	226 m / 741 ft
80	Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center	Detroit	1977	222 m / 727 ft
81	Waldorf Astoria Chengdu	Chengdu	2017	220 m / 722 ft
82	Republic Plaza	Denver	1984	218 m / 714 ft
83	Sun Hung Kai Centre	Hong Kong	1991	215 m / 704 ft
84	AMA Plaza	Chicago	1972	212 m / 695 ft
85	Allianz Tower	Milan	2015	209 m / 686 ft
86	Landmark	Shenzhen	2007	206 m / 676 ft
87	Maslak Spine Tower	Istanbul	2014	202 m / 663 ft
88	Kohinoor Square Tower A	Mumbai	2019	202 m / 662 ft
89	Hearst Tower	Charlotte	2002	201 m / 659 ft
90	245 Park Avenue	New York City	1967	198 m / 648 ft
91	Lake Point Tower	Chicago	1968	197 m / 645 ft
92	Tricolour 1	Moscow	2014	194 m / 636 ft
93	Mercantile Building	New York City	1929	193 m / 632 ft
94	Miami Tower	Miami	1987	191 m / 625 ft
95	Tricolour 2	Moscow	2015	190 m / 623 ft
96	Singer Building	New York City	1908	187 m / 612 ft
97	Space Needle	Seattle	1962	184 m / 605 ft
98	1144 Fifteenth	Denver	2018	184 m / 602 ft
99	The London NYC	New York City	1990	180 m / 590 ft
100	Marina City I	Chicago	1964	179 m / 588 ft
100	Marina City II	Chicago	1964	179 m / 588 ft
102	Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters	Hong Kong	1985	179 m / 587 ft
103	Jardine House	Hong Kong	1973	179 m / 586 ft
104	Atlanta Centre	San Juan (PH)	-	179 m / 586 ft
105	China Resources Building	Hong Kong	1983	178 m / 584 ft
106	300 Madison Avenue	New York City	2003	175 m / 575 ft
106	Lehman Building	New York City	2001	175 m / 575 ft
108	111 Huntington Avenue	Boston	2002	172 m / 564 ft
109	Blue Diamond Tower	Miami Beach	2000	170 m / 559 ft
109	Green Diamond Tower	Miami Beach	2000	170 m / 559 ft
111	Levent 199	Istanbul	2014	170 m / 558 ft
112	Leveque Tower	Columbus	1927	169 m / 555 ft
113	Reuters Building	New York City	2001	169 m / 555 ft
114	Yintai Center Tower 2	Chengdu	2016	169 m / 554 ft
114	Yintai Center Tower 3	Chengdu	2016	169 m / 554 ft
116	Soyak Kristalkule \| Finansbank Headquarters	Istanbul	2014	169 m / 554 ft
117	Lucky Target Plaza	Shanghai	1998	168 m / 551 ft
118	Huitong New Yangtze River Center Tower A	Wuhan	2017	168 m / 551 ft
119	Cosmopolitan Twarda 2/4	Warsaw	2014	165 m / 543 ft
120	The Franklin - South Tower	Chicago	1992	164 m / 538 ft
121	Westin New York at Times Square	New York City	2002	162 m / 532 ft
122	515 Park Avenue	New York City	1999	162 m / 531 ft
123	90 Columbus	Jersey City	2018	161 m / 529 ft
124	Rondo 1	Warsaw	2006	159 m / 522 ft
125	Kemper Building	Chicago	1962	159 m / 522 ft
126	26 Broadway	New York City	1924	159 m / 520 ft
127	Skylon Tower	Niagara Falls	1965	159 m / 520 ft
128	Yintai Center Tower 4	Chengdu	2016	156 m / 512 ft
129	Renaissance Center 100 Tower	Detroit	1976	155 m / 509 ft
129	Renaissance Center 200 Tower	Detroit	1976	155 m / 509 ft
129	Renaissance Center 300 Tower	Detroit	1976	155 m / 509 ft
129	Renaissance Center 400 Tower	Detroit	1976	155 m / 509 ft
133	Hochhaus Neue Donau	Vienna	2001	150 m / 492 ft
134	Loews Philadelphia Hotel	Philadelphia	1932	150 m / 492 ft
135	333 Wacker Drive	Chicago	1983	149 m / 487 ft
136	575 5th Avenue	New York City	1983	148 m / 484 ft
137	Consolidated Gas Building	New York City	1928	146 m / 478 ft
138	Book Tower	Detroit	1926	145 m / 475 ft
139	American Furniture Mart	Chicago	1926	145 m / 474 ft
140	12 Metrotech Center	New York City	2005	144 m / 473 ft
141	AT&T Tower	Minneapolis	1991	142 m / 467 ft
142	Torre de Madrid	Madrid	1957	142 m / 466 ft
143	Smith Tower	Seattle	1914	141 m / 462 ft
144	The Residences at Grand Plaza	Chicago	2003	140 m / 458 ft
145	Oxford Tower	Warsaw	1978	139 m / 456 ft
146	Atlantic Wharf	Boston	2011	139 m / 456 ft
147	Satrio Tower	Jakarta	2017	139 m / 456 ft
148	1 Bligh Street	Sydney	2011	139 m / 455 ft
149	540 West Madison Street	Chicago	2003	138 m / 453 ft
150	Intraco I	Warsaw	1975	138 m / 453 ft
151	Eugenie Terrace on the Park	Chicago	1987	137 m / 450 ft
152	Defense 2000	Puteaux	1974	137 m / 449 ft
153	Hotel Concorde Lafayette	Paris	1974	137 m / 449 ft
154	W Minneapolis - The Foshay	Minneapolis	1929	137 m / 448 ft
155	Manchester Grand Hyatt Seaport	San Diego	2003	136 m / 446 ft
156	The Westin Diplomat Resort	Hollywood	2002	135 m / 444 ft
157	1001 South State Street	Chicago	2016	134 m / 440 ft
158	Empire Trust Company Building	New York City	1927	134 m / 438 ft
159	Parus	Minsk	2014	133 m / 436 ft
160	Russ Building	San Francisco	1927	133 m / 435 ft
161	North Tower	Moscow	2008	132 m / 432 ft
162	IAG house	Sydney	1976	131 m / 430 ft
163	Royal Plaza	Minsk	2014	130 m / 427 ft
164	One World Place	Taguig City	2015	129 m / 424 ft
165	Leaside Towers East	Toronto	1970	129 m / 423 ft
165	Leaside Towers West	Toronto	1970	129 m / 423 ft
167	The Infinity II	San Francisco	2009	128 m / 420 ft
168	Niels Eperson Building	Houston	1927	125 m / 410 ft
169	Orange Telecommunication Tower	Antananarivo	2013	125 m / 410 ft
170	Citylights at Queens Landing	New York City	1997	125 m / 410 ft
171	Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences	New Orleans	1967	124 m / 407 ft
172	The Bridge at Dubai Sports City	Dubai	2014	124 m / 407 ft
173	Kohinoor Square Tower B	Mumbai	2020	124 m / 406 ft
174	Tower Life Building	San Antonio	1929	123 m / 404 ft
175	Mondriaan Toren	Amsterdam	2002	123 m / 404 ft
176	VDNkh Tower	Moscow	2007	123 m / 403 ft
177	BMO Plaza	Indianapolis	1988	122 m / 401 ft
178	One American Center	Austin	1984	122 m / 401 ft
179	The Matrix Tower	Dubai	2013	122 m / 400 ft
180	TP S.A. Tower	Warsaw	2001	122 m / 400 ft
181	Ladya 2	Samara	2006	122 m / 400 ft
181	Ladya 3	Samara	2008	122 m / 400 ft
183	Brooklyn Renaissance Plaza	New York City	1997	121 m / 398 ft
184	Armada Hoffler Tower	Virginia Beach	2002	121 m / 396 ft
185	Proximus Tower I	Brussels	1994	120 m / 394 ft
186	Busan Tower	Busan	1973	120 m / 394 ft
187	Foreshore Place	Cape Town	1970	119 m / 390 ft
188	75 State Street	Boston	1988	119 m / 390 ft
189	Aria	Philadelphia	1929	119 m / 389 ft
190	Forty-One East Eighth	Chicago	2003	118 m / 387 ft
191	The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning	Toronto	2013	118 m / 386 ft
192	Northwestern Medicine 259 East Erie	Chicago	2014	118 m / 385 ft
193	Tricolour 3	Moscow	2015	117 m / 384 ft
194	Torre Europa	Madrid	1985	116 m / 381 ft
195	The Millennium	Sunny Isles Beach	1998	116 m / 380 ft
196	Outer Drive East	Chicago	1963	115 m / 378 ft
197	Shell Building	San Francisco	1929	115 m / 378 ft
198	Swanston Square Apartment Tower	Melbourne	2015	115 m / 377 ft
199	Tapa Tower	Honolulu	1982	114 m / 375 ft
200	Manhattan 2	Chelyabinsk	2015	114 m / 375 ft
200	Manhattan 26	Chelyabinsk	2017	114 m / 375 ft
202	Huitong New Yangtze River Center Tower B	Wuhan	2017	113 m / 372 ft
203	Camden City Hall	Camden	1931	113 m / 371 ft
204	Broderick Tower Lofts	Detroit	1928	113 m / 369 ft
205	Des Moines Marriott	Des Moines	1981	111 m / 365 ft
206	Sky Fort (C205 - S6)	Moscow	2011	109 m / 358 ft
206	Sky Fort (C206 - S5)	Moscow	2012	109 m / 358 ft
208	Regents Park South	Chicago	1972	109 m / 357 ft
209	1600 Broadway	Denver	1972	107 m / 352 ft
210	Newtone Park 3	Yekaterinburg	-	107 m / 351 ft
211	Hotel Riu Plaza España	Madrid	1953	107 m / 351 ft
212	The Infinity I	San Francisco	2008	107 m / 350 ft
213	Luxor Pyramid	Las Vegas	1993	107 m / 350 ft
214	Capitol Center	Columbia	1987	106 m / 349 ft
215	Opus 12	Puteaux	1973	106 m / 348 ft
216	Sofitel Chicago Water Tower	Chicago	2002	106 m / 347 ft
217	Coopvaert	Rotterdam	2006	106 m / 347 ft
218	Drake Tower	Chicago	1929	106 m / 347 ft
219	Sky Fort (C203 - S2)	Moscow	2010	105 m / 344 ft
219	Sky Fort (C204 - S3)	Moscow	2011	105 m / 344 ft
219	Sky Fort (C206 - S2)	Moscow	2012	105 m / 344 ft
222	Royal Bank Building	Calgary	1968	105 m / 344 ft
223	Hyatt Regency McCormick Place	Chicago	1998	105 m / 344 ft
224	414 Water Street	Baltimore	2008	105 m / 344 ft
225	Regents Park North	Chicago	1974	104 m / 342 ft
226	500 Duplex Avenue	Toronto	1972	104 m / 341 ft
227	Candler Building	New York City	1912	104 m / 341 ft
228	Edificio Windsor	Madrid	1979	104 m / 341 ft
229	Malevich 5	Yekaterinburg	2019	104 m / 341 ft
230	Bahn Tower	Berlin	2000	103 m / 338 ft
231	One Dayton Centre	Dayton	1989	102 m / 336 ft
232	Proximus Tower II	Brussels	1994	102 m / 335 ft
233	Domus Vista	Frederiksberg	1969	102 m / 334 ft
234	South Shore Beach Apartments	Chicago	1965	100 m / 329 ft
235	LVMH Tower	New York City	1999	100 m / 328 ft
235	Mezhdunarodnyi 1	St. Petersburg	2008	100 m / 328 ft
235	Mezhdunarodnyi 2	St. Petersburg	2008	100 m / 328 ft
235	Mezhdunarodnyi 3	St. Petersburg	2008	100 m / 328 ft
239	Sequana Tower - Bouygues Telcom	Issy-les-Moulineaux	2010	100 m / 328 ft
240	Marquette Place	Minneapolis	1985	100 m / 327 ft
241	Plaza Tower	Knoxville	1979	100 m / 327 ft
242	Williams Center Tower II	Tulsa	1983	99 m / 324 ft
243	Hunter-Dulin Building	San Francisco	1926	98 m / 322 ft
244	Centro Empresarial Senado	Rio de Janeiro	2012	98 m / 321 ft
245	Westin Michigan Avenue	Chicago	1972	98 m / 320 ft
246	Wells Fargo Tower	Roanoke	1991	98 m / 320 ft
247	Ladya 1	Samara	2004	97 m / 318 ft
248	The Parker	Chicago	2016	96 m / 315 ft
249	Michigan Avenue Tower I	Chicago	2005	96 m / 314 ft
250	The Lloyd's Building	London	1986	95 m / 312 ft
251	Al Asiri Tower	Doha	2009	95 m / 312 ft
252	UFO	Bratislava	1972	95 m / 312 ft
253	La Rive Condominiums	Minneapolis	1987	95 m / 312 ft
254	Rand Tower	Minneapolis	1929	95 m / 311 ft
255	University of Texas Tower	Austin	1937	94 m / 307 ft
256	Atlantis Royal Tower East	Paradise Island	1998	93 m / 305 ft
257	Riverside Plaza	Chicago	1929	92 m / 302 ft
258	City Tower	Orange	1988	92 m / 302 ft
259	W Hotel Chicago Lakeshore	Chicago	1964	91 m / 298 ft
260	Plummer Building	Rochester, MN	1928	91 m / 298 ft
261	Swisscom Tower	Winterthur	1999	90 m / 295 ft
262	The Westin Charlotte	Charlotte	2003	89 m / 293 ft
263	Malevich 1	Yekaterinburg	2014	89 m / 292 ft
264	Rainbow Tower	Honolulu	1968	89 m / 292 ft
265	Great Southwest Building	Houston	1927	89 m / 291 ft
266	Newtone Park 1	Yekaterinburg	2017	88 m / 290 ft
267	Huntington Bank Building	Cleveland	1924	88 m / 289 ft
268	Continental Life Building	St. Louis	1930	87 m / 286 ft
269	Atlantis Royal Tower West	Paradise Island	1998	87 m / 285 ft
270	Nederlande Gasunie	Groningen	1994	87 m / 285 ft
271	Piazza Matteotti	Livorno	1966	85 m / 279 ft
272	Hilton Milwaukee City Center	Milwaukee	1927	84 m / 274 ft
273	Manhattan 14	Chelyabinsk	2017	83 m / 273 ft
274	Macy's at State Street	Chicago	1914	83 m / 272 ft
275	Evropeiskii Kvartal - Best House	Samara	2008	82 m / 269 ft
275	Moskva 1	Krasnodar	2017	82 m / 269 ft
275	Moskva 2	Krasnodar	2017	82 m / 269 ft
275	Universitetskii - Kopernik	Yekaterinburg	2016	82 m / 269 ft
275	Universitetskii - Lomonosov	Yekaterinburg	2014	82 m / 269 ft
275	Universitetskii - Mendeleev	Yekaterinburg	2014	82 m / 269 ft
275	Universitetskii 2	Yekaterinburg	2010	82 m / 269 ft
275	Universitetskii 3	Yekaterinburg	2012	82 m / 269 ft
283	SEG Apartment Tower	Vienna	1998	82 m / 269 ft
284	President	Yekaterinburg	2012	82 m / 269 ft
285	1401 South State	Chicago	2008	80 m / 264 ft
286	Akvarel 4	Rostov-on-Don	2015	79 m / 259 ft
286	Akvarel 5	Rostov-on-Don	2016	79 m / 259 ft
286	Step Green House	Samara	2012	79 m / 259 ft
289	Oscar	Krasnodar	2014	79 m / 259 ft
290	The Capital	Mumbai	2013	79 m / 259 ft
291	Manhattan House	New York City	1950	78 m / 256 ft
292	Manhattan 1	Chelyabinsk	2015	77 m / 253 ft
292	Manhattan 10	Chelyabinsk	2017	77 m / 253 ft
292	Manhattan 15	Chelyabinsk	2017	77 m / 253 ft
292	Manhattan 25	Chelyabinsk	2017	77 m / 253 ft
292	Manhattan 3	Chelyabinsk	2015	77 m / 253 ft
292	Manhattan 36	Chelyabinsk	2017	77 m / 253 ft
292	Manhattan 37	Chelyabinsk	2017	77 m / 253 ft
292	Manhattan 4	Chelyabinsk	2017	77 m / 253 ft
292	Manhattan 5	Chelyabinsk	2015	77 m / 253 ft
292	Manhattan 6	Chelyabinsk	2015	77 m / 253 ft
292	Manhattan 7	Chelyabinsk	2015	77 m / 253 ft
292	Manhattan 8	Chelyabinsk	2013	77 m / 253 ft
292	Manhattan 9	Chelyabinsk	2013	77 m / 253 ft
305	Narragansett Apartments	Chicago	1929	77 m / 251 ft
306	Evropeiskii 1	Krasnodar	2012	76 m / 249 ft
306	Evropeiskii 2	Krasnodar	2012	76 m / 249 ft
306	Evropeiskii 3	Krasnodar	2011	76 m / 249 ft
306	Evropeiskii Kvartal - Vip House	Samara	2008	76 m / 249 ft
306	Na Montazhnikov	Krasnodar	2016	76 m / 249 ft
306	Universitetskii 1	Yekaterinburg	2007	76 m / 249 ft
312	Westin River North	Chicago	1987	76 m / 248 ft
313	Centre Court	The Hague	2003	75 m / 246 ft
314	Oglesby Towers	Chicago	1963	74 m / 242 ft
315	The Leland	Detroit	1927	74 m / 241 ft
316	Aviator 1	Rostov-on-Don	2013	73 m / 240 ft
316	Aviator 2	Rostov-on-Don	2013	73 m / 240 ft
316	Aviator 3	Rostov-on-Don	2014	73 m / 240 ft
316	Brig 2	Samara	2014	73 m / 240 ft
316	Dom na Berezanskoi	Krasnodar	2016	73 m / 240 ft
316	Grand House	Rostov-on-Don	-	73 m / 240 ft
316	Kaskad (Levanevskogo)	Krasnodar	2015	73 m / 240 ft
316	Lagoon Tower	Honolulu	1967	73 m / 240 ft
324	Media Tower	Vienna	2001	71 m / 234 ft
325	Rigshospitalet	Copenhagen	1970	70 m / 230 ft
325	Williams Center Tower I	Tulsa	1982	70 m / 230 ft
327	Haagse Poort	The Hague	1995	70 m / 230 ft
328	Brig 3-1	Samara	2015	69 m / 226 ft
328	Brig 3-2	Samara	2015	69 m / 226 ft
328	Brig 3-3	Samara	2015	69 m / 226 ft
328	Brig 3-4	Samara	2015	69 m / 226 ft
328	Slavyanka 1	Krasnodar	2018	69 m / 226 ft
328	Slavyanka 2	Krasnodar	-	69 m / 226 ft
328	Slavyanka 5	Krasnodar	-	69 m / 226 ft
328	Slavyanka 6	Krasnodar	-	69 m / 226 ft
336	University Club	Chicago	1909	68 m / 222 ft
337	Atlant	Rostov-on-Don	2009	67 m / 219 ft
337	Newtone Park 2	Yekaterinburg	-	67 m / 219 ft
337	Vysota	Tolyatti	2015	67 m / 219 ft
340	Codanhus	Frederiksberg	1967	66 m / 217 ft
341	Marquette Plaza	Minneapolis	1973	65 m / 212 ft
342	Akvarel 2	Rostov-on-Don	2015	64 m / 208 ft
342	Akvarel 3	Rostov-on-Don	2015	64 m / 208 ft
342	Brig 1-1	Samara	2011	64 m / 208 ft
342	Brig 1-2	Samara	2011	64 m / 208 ft
342	Solnechnyi Ostrov	Tyumen	2013	64 m / 208 ft
347	Ameristar East Chicago Hotel	East Chicago	2001	55 m / 179 ft
348	4 Sezona, Building 1	Minsk	2021	- m / - ft
348	4 Sezona, Building 2	Minsk	2022	- m / - ft
348	4 Sezona, Building 3	Minsk	2023	- m / - ft
348	4 Sezona, Building 4	Minsk	2024	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

35 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (45%), 145 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete (63%), 180 Buildings

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.

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Total: 325 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.

Total: 284 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.

*Based on 326 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

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31 October 2019 | Chicago

The Now: Servicing the Modern Tall Building Occupant

David Malott, Founder & CEO, AI., chairs a panel discussion with Abram Gamboa, Managing Director of Project Management, CBRE; Kirsten Hull, VP of Development, EQ...

16 November 2017 | Chicago

What Will Make Tall Buildings More Habitable?

Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the third event in the Building Tall lecture series featured presentations by...

16 November 2017 | Chicago

What Will Make Tall Buildings More Habitable? (Highlights)

Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the third event in the Building Tall lecture series featured presentations by...

20 December 2016 | Hong Kong

CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Plenary 7: Technical & Social Issues Q&A

Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Vijay Jayachandran of Otis Elevator Company; Carol Willis of The Skyscraper Museum in New York City; Ada Y.S....

26 October 2015 | New York City

2015 New York Conference - Session 3d - Q&A

Patrick Leung, Sun Hung Kai Properties; Kelly Romano, United Technologies Corporation; and Michael Rudin, Rudin Management Company, Inc, answer questions at the end of 2015...

26 October 2015 | New York City

Integrated and Intelligent Buildings: An Imperative to People, the Planet and the Bottom Line

With the impact of urbanization, larger cities, operating pressures and the rise of megatall skyscrapers, today’s new and existing buildings are increasingly being engineered as...

17 September 2014 | Shanghai

2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 03 - Q & A

2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 03 Questions & Answers session with speakers Robert Boog, Schindler Elevators; Johannes de Jong, KONE Elevators; and Zbigniew Jerry Piech,...

17 September 2014 | Shanghai

Permanent Magnet Machines For Elevators In Super High-Rise Buildings

This presentation introduces the new approach to design and construction of permanent magnet elevator machines targeting super high-rise buildings. The increased demand for high-rise buildings...

16 September 2014 | Shanghai

2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 07 - Q & A

2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 07 Questions & Answers session with speakers Patrick Bass, ThyssenKrupp; Franz Arnold, Schindler Elevators; Janne Sorsa, KONE Elevators; David...

16 September 2014 | Shanghai

Use of Elevators During Emergencies

This presentation explores evacuation improvement opportunities achieved through inter-operation of various systems in tall buildings. Tall buildings comprise many highly intelligent systems that can be...

31 October 2019 | Chicago

The Now: Servicing the Modern Tall Building Occupant

David Malott, Founder & CEO, AI., chairs a panel discussion with Abram Gamboa, Managing Director of Project Management, CBRE; Kirsten Hull, VP of Development, EQ...

16 November 2017 | Chicago

What Will Make Tall Buildings More Habitable?

Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the third event in the Building Tall lecture series featured presentations by...

16 November 2017 | Chicago

What Will Make Tall Buildings More Habitable? (Highlights)

Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the third event in the Building Tall lecture series featured presentations by...

20 December 2016 | Hong Kong

CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Plenary 7: Technical & Social Issues Q&A

Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Vijay Jayachandran of Otis Elevator Company; Carol Willis of The Skyscraper Museum in New York City; Ada Y.S....

26 October 2015 | New York City

2015 New York Conference - Session 3d - Q&A

Patrick Leung, Sun Hung Kai Properties; Kelly Romano, United Technologies Corporation; and Michael Rudin, Rudin Management Company, Inc, answer questions at the end of 2015...

26 October 2015 | New York City

Integrated and Intelligent Buildings: An Imperative to People, the Planet and the Bottom Line

With the impact of urbanization, larger cities, operating pressures and the rise of megatall skyscrapers, today’s new and existing buildings are increasingly being engineered as...

17 September 2014 | Shanghai

2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 03 - Q & A

2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 03 Questions & Answers session with speakers Robert Boog, Schindler Elevators; Johannes de Jong, KONE Elevators; and Zbigniew Jerry Piech,...

17 September 2014 | Shanghai

Permanent Magnet Machines For Elevators In Super High-Rise Buildings

This presentation introduces the new approach to design and construction of permanent magnet elevator machines targeting super high-rise buildings. The increased demand for high-rise buildings...

16 September 2014 | Shanghai

2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 07 - Q & A

16 September 2014 | Shanghai

Use of Elevators During Emergencies

Research

20 October 2018

Polycentric Cities: The Future of Vertical Urbanism

CTBUH 2018 Conference Speakers

As we approach the new normality of cities housing 10 million or more inhabitants, those best positioned for the future are evolving along polycentric, multi-nodal...

17 October 2016

An Integrated Solution to Enable Safe Evacuation of Tall Buildings

Zhen Jia, Murilo Bonilha, Bill Li & Geeta Bora, United Technologies Corporation

Implementing real-time, efficient, and intelligent tall building egresses that ensure human safety in cases of emergencies can be extremely difficult. Most current egress strategies are...

17 October 2016

Addressing Energy Efficiency and Complexity in Tall Buildings

Yuan Yuan, Jianjun Hu, Jinlei Ding & Yun Li, United Technology Research Center (China)

The energy systems in tall buildings are characterized by their high energy consumption and complexity. By reviewing the whole building life cycle – design, control,...

17 October 2016

“Informative Design” – Personalized Elevators in the Information Age

Bora Gulan, Eric Peterson, Robert Costabile & Justin Tang, Otis Elevator Company

Over the years, elevators have become faster, safer, more intelligent, and highly energy efficient. They are now a way of life, and their design is...

26 October 2015

Integrated and Intelligent Buildings: An Imperative to People, the Planet and the Bottom Line

Kelly Romano, Mead Rusert & Hayden Reeve, United Technologies Corporation

With the impact of urbanization, larger cities, operating pressures and the rise of megatall skyscrapers, today’s new and existing buildings are increasingly being engineered as...

16 September 2014

Use of Elevators During Emergencies

Paul Stranieri & David McColl, Otis; Geeta Bora, UTC Building & Industrial Systems; Art Hsu, United Technologies Research Center

This paper explores evacuation improvement opportunities achieved through inter-operation of various systems in tall buildings. Tall buildings comprise many highly intelligent systems that can be...

16 September 2014

Permanent Magnet Machines For Elevators In Super High-Rise Buildings

Zbigniew Jerry Piech, Otis Elevator Company

This paper introduces the new approach to design and construction of permanent magnet elevator machines targeting super high-rise buildings. The increased demand for high-rise buildings...

20 October 2003

Enahnced Elevator Operation During Emergency Conditions

Louis Bialy, Otis Elevator Company

This paper focuses on the complex issue of occupant safety in buildings during emergencies has been the subject of debate amongst enforcing authorizes, building owners,...

20 October 2018

Polycentric Cities: The Future of Vertical Urbanism

CTBUH 2018 Conference Speakers

As we approach the new normality of cities housing 10 million or more inhabitants, those best positioned for the future are evolving along polycentric, multi-nodal...

17 October 2016

An Integrated Solution to Enable Safe Evacuation of Tall Buildings

Zhen Jia, Murilo Bonilha, Bill Li & Geeta Bora, United Technologies Corporation

Implementing real-time, efficient, and intelligent tall building egresses that ensure human safety in cases of emergencies can be extremely difficult. Most current egress strategies are...

17 October 2016

Addressing Energy Efficiency and Complexity in Tall Buildings

Yuan Yuan, Jianjun Hu, Jinlei Ding & Yun Li, United Technology Research Center (China)

The energy systems in tall buildings are characterized by their high energy consumption and complexity. By reviewing the whole building life cycle – design, control,...

17 October 2016

“Informative Design” – Personalized Elevators in the Information Age

Bora Gulan, Eric Peterson, Robert Costabile & Justin Tang, Otis Elevator Company

Over the years, elevators have become faster, safer, more intelligent, and highly energy efficient. They are now a way of life, and their design is...

26 October 2015

Integrated and Intelligent Buildings: An Imperative to People, the Planet and the Bottom Line

Kelly Romano, Mead Rusert & Hayden Reeve, United Technologies Corporation

With the impact of urbanization, larger cities, operating pressures and the rise of megatall skyscrapers, today’s new and existing buildings are increasingly being engineered as...

16 September 2014

Use of Elevators During Emergencies

Paul Stranieri & David McColl, Otis; Geeta Bora, UTC Building & Industrial Systems; Art Hsu, United Technologies Research Center

This paper explores evacuation improvement opportunities achieved through inter-operation of various systems in tall buildings. Tall buildings comprise many highly intelligent systems that can be...

16 September 2014

Permanent Magnet Machines For Elevators In Super High-Rise Buildings

Zbigniew Jerry Piech, Otis Elevator Company

This paper introduces the new approach to design and construction of permanent magnet elevator machines targeting super high-rise buildings. The increased demand for high-rise buildings...

20 October 2003

Enahnced Elevator Operation During Emergency Conditions

Louis Bialy, Otis Elevator Company

This paper focuses on the complex issue of occupant safety in buildings during emergencies has been the subject of debate amongst enforcing authorizes, building owners,...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving United Technologies Corporation

CTBUH India: Challenges to Elevatoring in India

05 July 2019

Join CTBUH India for a panel discussion and networking event on the challenges and opportunities of elevatoring particular to the Indian context.

CTBUH China Participates in Vertical Marathon

25 November 2018

CTBUH China participated in the Shanghai Tower International Vertical Marathon, climbing to the 119th floor of the building.

Vertical Transportation Working Group Meets at 2018 Conference

20 October 2018

The CTBUH Vertical Transportation Working Group held a meeting at the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference to discuss an update of the Vertical Transportation Technical Guide.

CTBUH China Hosts Tall Building Symposium

19 June 2018

CTBUH China held its board meeting at Tongji University in Shanghai, which was followed by a half-day symposium titled "The Future of Vertical Cities"

“Living Tall” Asks: “What Will Make Tall Buildings More Livable?"

16 November 2017

The third installment of the CTBUH / Chicago Architecture Foundation’s (CAF) joint skyscraper lecture series brought together a diverse group of tall building experts.