CTBUH Platinum Member

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

About

Member Since: 1977

Member Offices: Chicago, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, Shanghai, Washington D.C.

Website: http://www.som.com/

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) is one of the leading architecture, interior design, engineering, and urban planning firms in the world. Since its founding more than 80 years ago, SOM has earned a reputation for design excellence with a portfolio that includes some of the most important architectural accomplishments of the 20th and 21st centuries, and has been a leader in the research and development of specialized technologies, new processes and innovative ideas, many of which have had a palpable and lasting impact on the design profession and the physical environment.

The firm’s longstanding leadership in design and building technology has been honored with nearly 2,000 awards for quality, innovation, and management. The American Institute of Architects has recognized SOM twice with its highest honor, the Architecture Firm Award—in 1962 and again in 1996.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Civil Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Interior Design; Landscape Architecture; Marketing / Sales; Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing; Structural Engineering; Transportation / Urban Infrastructure; Urban Design

Membership details

Membership Level

Platinum

Member Since

1977

Member Offices

  • Chicago

  • Dubai

  • Hong Kong

  • London

  • Los Angeles

  • Mumbai

  • New York City

  • San Francisco

  • Shanghai

  • Washington D.C.

Buildings

Rank
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height

1

Burj Khalifa

828 m / 2,717 ft

2

Grand Rama 9 Tower

615 m / 2,018 ft

3

Burj Jumeira

550 m / 1,804 ft

4

One World Trade Center

541.3 m / 1,776 ft

5

Tianjin CTF Finance Centre

530 m / 1,739 ft

6

Pertamina Tower

523 m / 1,716 ft

7

Guizhou Culture Plaza Tower

521 m / 1,709 ft

8

Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center

498 m / 1,634 ft

9

Greenland Centre

498 m / 1,634 ft

10

Guohua Financial Center Tower 1

465 m / 1,526 ft

Awards

Tianjin CTF Finance Centre

Award of Excellence: Tianjin CTF Finance Centre

Best Tall Building 400 meters and above 2021

Ctbuh Leaders

Luke Leung

Luke Leung

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

Chicago

Zhexiong Chai

Zhexiong Chai

CTBUH Chapter Board Member, 2018 – Present

Chicago

Bin Pan

Bin Pan

CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Shanghai, 2018 – Present

Shanghai

Building Completions Timeline

 

Videos

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Research

01 March 2018

A Tall Building Ethos of Integration

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Rank
Name
City
Height

1

Houston Pinnacle

Houston

1611 m

5,285 ft

2

Burj Khalifa

Dubai

828 m

2,717 ft

3

Chow Tai Fook Centre

Wuhan

808 m

2,651 ft

4

Chicago World Trade Center

Chicago

701 m

2,300 ft

5

Chicago World Trade Center

Chicago

665 m

2,182 ft

6

Tower of Russia

Moscow

648 m

2,126 ft

7

Seoul Light DMC Tower

Seoul

640 m

2,101 ft

8

Grand Rama 9 Tower

Bangkok

615 m

2,018 ft

9

Diamond Mansion

Guangzhou

600 m

1,969 ft

10

Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center

Nanjing

600 m

1,969 ft

11

Kowloon MTR Tower

Hong Kong

574 m

1,883 ft

12

Burj Jumeira

Dubai

550 m

1,804 ft

13

One World Trade Center

New York City

541 m

1,776 ft

14

Tianjin CTF Finance Centre

Tianjin

530 m

1,739 ft

15

Pertamina Tower

Jakarta

523 m

1,716 ft

16

Guizhou Culture Plaza Tower

Guiyang

521 m

1,709 ft

17

Busan Lotte Town Tower

Busan

510 m

1,674 ft

18

Songdo Daewoo Town

Incheon

510 m

1,673 ft

19

Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center

Nanjing

498 m

1,634 ft

20

Greenland Centre

Xi’an

498 m

1,634 ft

21

7 South Dearborn

Chicago

478 m

1,567 ft

22

Columbus Circle Project

New York City

468 m

1,535 ft

23

Guohua Financial Center Tower 1

Wuhan

465 m

1,526 ft

24

Kuningan Persada Tower

Jakarta

451 m

1,480 ft

25

Samsung Tower

Seoul

450 m

1,476 ft

26

Zifeng Tower

Nanjing

450 m

1,476 ft

27

Willis Tower

Chicago

442 m

1,451 ft

28

One Bangkok O4H4

Bangkok

436 m

1,431 ft

29

Trump International Hotel & Tower

Chicago

423 m

1,389 ft

30

Jin Mao Tower

Shanghai

421 m

1,380 ft

31

International Finance Square

Guangzhou

420 m

1,378 ft

32

Transbay Transit Center and Tower

San Francisco

419 m

1,375 ft

33

Al Hamra Tower

Kuwait City

413 m

1,354 ft

34

LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower

Busan

412 m

1,350 ft

35

Bank of Southwest Tower

Houston

404 m

1,325 ft

36

103 Tower

Fuzhou

400 m

1,312 ft

37

Lulu Island Tower

Abu Dhabi

400 m

1,312 ft

38

COFCO Landmark Tower

Tianjin

390 m

1,280 ft

39

Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1

Shenzhen

388 m

1,273 ft

40

Saigon Centre 2

Ho Chi Minh City

386 m

1,266 ft

41

Plaza Rakyat Office Tower

Kuala Lumpur

382 m

1,253 ft

42

Platinum Tower

Kuala Lumpur

380 m

1,247 ft

43

Guiyang World Trade Center Landmark Tower

Guiyang

380 m

1,247 ft

44

Al Sharq Tower

Dubai

365 m

1,198 ft

45

Post and Telecommunications Building

Xiamen

364 m

1,193 ft

46

Greenland Group Suzhou Center

Suzhou

358 m

1,175 ft

47

OKO - Residential Tower

Moscow

354 m

1,162 ft

48

Wenzhou Lucheng Plaza Landmark Tower

Wenzhou

350 m

1,148 ft

49

Dearborn Center

Chicago

346 m

1,135 ft

50

875 North Michigan Avenue

Chicago

344 m

1,128 ft

51

Diagonal Tower

Seoul

343 m

1,127 ft

52

Nanjing Jinling Hotel Phase II

Nanjing

341 m

1,119 ft

53

LCT The Sharp Residential Tower A

Busan

339 m

1,113 ft

54

Tianjin Modern City Office Tower

Tianjin

338 m

1,109 ft

55

Tianjin World Financial Center

Tianjin

337 m

1,105 ft

56

400 North Lake Shore Drive South Tower

Chicago

335 m

1,100 ft

57

LCT The Sharp Residential Tower B

Busan

333 m

1,093 ft

58

Tianjin Kerry Center

Tianjin

333 m

1,093 ft

59

Shenzhen Foreign Trade Center

Shenzhen

333 m

1,093 ft

60

China World Tower

Beijing

330 m

1,083 ft

61

Qingdao Landmark Tower

Qingdao

327 m

1,074 ft

62

Nanchang IFC

Nanchang

327 m

1,073 ft

63

Crown Las Vegas

Las Vegas

324 m

1,063 ft

64

Lopez Centre

Manila

320 m

1,050 ft

64

Sinar Mas Center 1

Shanghai

320 m

1,050 ft

66

Zhongtian Future Ark City Window Office Tower

Guiyang

314 m

1,030 ft

67

Madison Square Garden Project Tower 1

New York City

312 m

1,024 ft

68

CITIC Financial Center Tower 1

Shenzhen

312 m

1,024 ft

69

Poly Pazhou C2

Guangzhou

311 m

1,020 ft

70

New Port Tower

Jersey City

310 m

1,017 ft

71

AVIC Plaza

Shenzhen

310 m

1,017 ft

72

Greenland Center 1

Hangzhou

310 m

1,017 ft

72

Greenland Center 2

Hangzhou

310 m

1,017 ft

74

Pearl River Tower

Guangzhou

309 m

1,015 ft

75

Chengdu Poly International Plaza

Chengdu

309 m

1,014 ft

76

35 Hudson Yards

New York City

308 m

1,010 ft

77

The Franklin - North Tower

Chicago

307 m

1,007 ft

78

Cayan Tower

Dubai

306 m

1,005 ft

79

One Manhattan West

New York City

303 m

995 ft

80

Greenland Puli Center

Jinan

303 m

994 ft

81

Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, Parcel A

Nanchang

303 m

994 ft

81

Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, Parcel B

Nanchang

303 m

994 ft

83

Wells Fargo Plaza

Houston

302 m

992 ft

84

Wangjing City

Beijing

300 m

984 ft

85

Supernova Spira

Noida

300 m

984 ft

86

Madison Square Garden Project Tower 2

New York City

300 m

984 ft

87

Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 2

Shenzhen

299 m

982 ft

88

China World Trade Center Phase 3B

Beijing

296 m

970 ft

89

Block 319 Tower

Houston

294 m

965 ft

90

Union Station Tower

Chicago

292 m

958 ft

91

625 Fulton Street

New York City

287 m

942 ft

92

Two Manhattan West

New York City

285 m

935 ft

93

One Bangkok Phase 3 Tower 2

Bangkok

285 m

934 ft

94

Guoco Tower

Singapore

284 m

931 ft

95

Zhengdong Hotel

Zhengzhou

280 m

919 ft

96

Zhengzhou Greenland Plaza

Zhengzhou

280 m

919 ft

97

Hangzhou Wangchao Center

Hangzhou

280 m

919 ft

98

Guohua Financial Center Tower 2

Wuhan

279 m

915 ft

99

One Bangkok Phase 2 Residential Tower

Bangkok

278 m

911 ft

100

One Bangkok Phase 1 Office Tower 1

Bangkok

274 m

900 ft

101

NYSE Tower

New York City

274 m

899 ft

102

Renaissance Tower

Dallas

270 m

886 ft

103

Magic Tower

Yekaterinburg

270 m

886 ft

104

Four Seasons Hotel

Manama

270 m

885 ft

105

Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Zifeng Tower

Nanchang

268 m

879 ft

106

400 North Lake Shore Drive North Tower

Chicago

267 m

875 ft

107

First Canadian Centre Phase 2

Calgary

265 m

869 ft

108

Tower Palace Three, Tower G

Seoul

264 m

865 ft

109

One Bangkok Phase 2 Office Tower

Bangkok

264 m

865 ft

110

4 Houston Center

Houston

262 m

860 ft

111

Brookfield Place

Toronto

261 m

856 ft

112

The Address Residence Sky View Tower 1

Dubai

261 m

856 ft

113

Three California Plaza

Los Angeles

260 m

853 ft

114

Beijing Greenland Center

Beijing

260 m

853 ft

115

400 North Lake Shore Drive North Tower

Chicago

259 m

850 ft

116

Philippine Bank of Communications

Makati

259 m

848 ft

117

Corporate Avenue 2

Chongqing

256 m

839 ft

118

Shenzhen AVIC Plaza

Shenzhen

254 m

833 ft

119

1930 Broadway

Oakland

252 m

827 ft

120

One Bangkok Phase 3 Residential Tower

Bangkok

251 m

824 ft

121

Corporate Avenue 10

Chongqing

250 m

820 ft

122

Midtown Tower

Tokyo

248 m

813 ft

123

28 Liberty

New York City

248 m

813 ft

124

100 Leadenhall Street

London

247 m

810 ft

125

Rolex Tower

Dubai

247 m

810 ft

126

Ningbo Bank of China Headquarters

Ningbo

246 m

808 ft

127

Karlatornet

Göteborg

245 m

804 ft

128

180 Allyn Street

Hartford

244 m

801 ft

129

International Commercial Trade Center

Changchun

242 m

794 ft

130

New World Center

Shenzhen

238 m

781 ft

131

The Address Residence Sky View Tower 2

Dubai

238 m

779 ft

132

555 California Street

San Francisco

237 m

779 ft

133

1 Worldwide Plaza

New York City

237 m

778 ft

134

WKL Hotel and Tropicana The Residences

Kuala Lumpur

235 m

771 ft

135

Torre BBVA

Mexico City

235 m

771 ft

136

Three First National Plaza

Chicago

234 m

767 ft

137

400 North Lake Shore Drive South Tower

Chicago

233 m

765 ft

138

Republic Bank Tower

Dallas

233 m

764 ft

139

Southeast Financial Center

Miami

233 m

764 ft

140

Kingtown International Center

Nanjing

231 m

759 ft

141

Enterprise Plaza

Houston

230 m

756 ft

142

383 Madison Avenue

New York City

230 m

755 ft

143

Philippine Stock Exchange

Taguig City

230 m

753 ft

144

Time Warner Center North Tower

New York City

228 m

749 ft

144

Time Warner Center South Tower

New York City

228 m

749 ft

146

Gas Company Tower

Los Angeles

228 m

749 ft

147

Kingold Century

Guangzhou

228 m

748 ft

148

7 World Trade Center

New York City

227 m

743 ft

149

One Liberty Plaza

New York City

227 m

743 ft

150

JPMorgan Chase Tower

Dallas

225 m

738 ft

151

OKO - Office Tower

Moscow

225 m

736 ft

152

1540 Broadway

New York City

223 m

733 ft

153

Olympia Centre

Chicago

223 m

731 ft

154

3 Manhattan West

New York City

223 m

730 ft

155

Times Square Tower

New York City

221 m

726 ft

156

Wells Fargo Tower

Los Angeles

220 m

723 ft

157

Istanbul Tower 205

Istanbul

220 m

722 ft

158

685 1st Avenue

New York City

219 m

719 ft

159

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Financial Building

Chongqing

218 m

715 ft

160

252 East 57th Street

New York City

218 m

715 ft

161

Republic Plaza

Denver

218 m

714 ft

162

One Shell Plaza

Houston

218 m

714 ft

163

One Bangkok Phase 2 Tower 3

Bangkok

216 m

710 ft

164

JPMorgan Chase Tower

New York City

216 m

707 ft

165

Tianjin Kerry Center R1

Tianjin

215 m

705 ft

165

Tianjin Kerry Center R2

Tianjin

215 m

705 ft

165

Tianjin Kerry Center R3

Tianjin

215 m

705 ft

168

Four Seasons Tower

Tianjin

215 m

704 ft

169

Georgia Pacific Tower

Atlanta

213 m

697 ft

169

Hancock Whitney Center

New Orleans

213 m

697 ft

171

345 California Center

San Francisco

212 m

695 ft

172

Poly Cultural Plaza

Wuhan

212 m

695 ft

173

China Merchants Tower

Shenzhen

211 m

692 ft

174

700 1st Avenue Tower 3

New York City

210 m

689 ft

175

Maincourt Tower

Amsterdam

210 m

689 ft

176

Solow Building

New York City

210 m

689 ft

177

Petron Megaplaza

Makati

210 m

689 ft

178

Marine Midland Building

New York City

210 m

688 ft

179

Trammel Crow Center

Dallas

209 m

686 ft

180

Random House Tower

New York City

209 m

684 ft

181

Shangri-La Hotel

Cixi

208 m

682 ft

182

Crowne Plaza Hotel

Ningbo

208 m

682 ft

183

Bay-Wellington Tower

Toronto

207 m

679 ft

184

Ningbo Guohua Financial Tower

Ningbo

207 m

679 ft

185

AT&T Building

Atlanta

206 m

677 ft

186

One Magnificent Mile

Chicago

205 m

673 ft

187

One Court Square

New York City

205 m

673 ft

188

Al Rajhi Bank Tower

Riyadh

205 m

673 ft

189

10 West 57th Street

New York City

205 m

672 ft

190

Palace Hotel Residential Tower

San Francisco

204 m

669 ft

191

Sichuan Airlines Center

Chengdu

204 m

669 ft

192

33 South 6th Street

Minneapolis

204 m

668 ft

193

708 1st Avenue

New York City

203 m

666 ft

194

Carlton Centre

Johannesburg

201 m

660 ft

195

Philamlife Tower

Makati

200 m

656 ft

196

DPC Tower

Istanbul

200 m

656 ft

197

Jumeirah Hangzhou Hotel

Hangzhou

200 m

656 ft

198

Otemachi One Tower

Tokyo

200 m

656 ft

199

CITIC Financial Center Tower 2

Shenzhen

200 m

656 ft

199

Corporate Avenue 9

Chongqing

200 m

656 ft

201

Poly Pazhou C1

Guangzhou

198 m

648 ft

202

Qingdao Landmark Center - Tower B

Qingdao

195 m

640 ft

203

Ayala Triangle Gardens North

Makati

195 m

638 ft

204

Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 1

Shanghai

194 m

635 ft

205

Grace Plaza

New York City

192 m

630 ft

206

700 1st Avenue Tower 2

New York City

192 m

630 ft

207

RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower

Makati

192 m

630 ft

208

NBC Tower

Chicago

191 m

627 ft

209

Waldorf Astoria New York

New York City

191 m

625 ft

210

San Felipe Plaza

Houston

191 m

625 ft

211

Agile Corporation Headquarters Tower

Guangzhou

190 m

622 ft

212

Olympic Tower

New York City

189 m

620 ft

213

Techno Mart 21

Seoul

189 m

620 ft

214

Gold Peak Centre B

Chongqing

188 m

616 ft

215

919 3rd Avenue

New York City

188 m

615 ft

216

Tower 49®

New York City

187 m

615 ft

217

Baccarat Hotel & Residences

New York City

186 m

610 ft

218

Gold Peak Centre A

Chongqing

186 m

609 ft

219

Chicago Place

Chicago

185 m

608 ft

220

AIA Central

Hong Kong

185 m

607 ft

221

KPMG Tower

Los Angeles

185 m

606 ft

222

250 West 55th Street

New York City

183 m

602 ft

223

U.S. Bank Center

Milwaukee

183 m

601 ft

224

700 1st Avenue Tower 1

New York City

183 m

600 ft

225

50 Fremont Center

San Francisco

183 m

600 ft

226

1166 Avenue of the Americas

New York City

183 m

600 ft

227

500 West Monroe Street

Chicago

183 m

600 ft

228

One Bangkok Phase 1 Office Tower 2

Bangkok

183 m

599 ft

229

Madison Plaza

Chicago

183 m

599 ft

230

270 Greenwich Street

New York City

182 m

597 ft

231

Tipco Tower

Bangkok

180 m

591 ft

232

Jiang Dong Tower

Ningbo

180 m

591 ft

232

Tour Charenton

Charenton-le-Pont

180 m

591 ft

234

Tour Areva

Courbevoie

178 m

584 ft

235

LG Gangnam Tower

Seoul

177 m

581 ft

236

ASEM Tower

Seoul

177 m

579 ft

237

Nine Elms Square Building N8

London

176 m

577 ft

238

300 Madison Avenue

New York City

175 m

575 ft

239

Park Avenue Plaza

New York City

175 m

574 ft

240

Chongqing International Trade and Commerce Center 3

Chongqing

175 m

573 ft

241

One Roxas Triangle

Makati

174 m

572 ft

241

Two Roxas Triangle

Makati

174 m

572 ft

243

Onterie Center

Chicago

174 m

570 ft

244

780 3rd Avenue

New York City

174 m

570 ft

245

450 Lexington Avenue

New York City

173 m

568 ft

246

Sinar Mas Center 2

Shanghai

172 m

563 ft

247

US Bank Plaza I

Minneapolis

171 m

561 ft

248

RCBC Plaza Tower 2

Makati

170 m

558 ft

249

Shanghai Grand Center

Shanghai

170 m

558 ft

250

Kula Belgrade

Belgrade

168 m

551 ft

251

Esentai Tower

Almaty

168 m

551 ft

252

Gemdale Plaza Tower A

Beijing

168 m

551 ft

253

Quantum 2

Toronto

165 m

541 ft

254

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York City

165 m

540 ft

255

The Avenues T1

Riyadh

164 m

538 ft

256

Hollandse Meester

Zoetermeer

164 m

538 ft

257

Shaklee Terrace Building

San Francisco

164 m

538 ft

258

The Franklin - South Tower

Chicago

164 m

538 ft

259

City Place I

Hartford

163 m

535 ft

260

Ernst & Young Plaza

Los Angeles

163 m

534 ft

261

One America Tower

Indianapolis

163 m

533 ft

262

The Broadgate Tower

London

161 m

529 ft

263

One Seneca Tower

Buffalo

161 m

529 ft

264

Arcos Torre II East

Mexico City

161 m

529 ft

264

Arcos Torre II West

Mexico City

161 m

529 ft

266

Poly International Plaza – Dawangjing

Beijing

161 m

529 ft

267

708 1st Avenue Tower B

New York City

161 m

528 ft

268

Poly Real Estate Headquarters Tower 1

Guangzhou

161 m

527 ft

268

Poly Real Estate Headquarters Tower 2

Guangzhou

161 m

527 ft

270

New Futura North Tower

Singapore

160 m

525 ft

270

New Futura South Tower

Singapore

160 m

525 ft

272

Ayala Tower One

Makati

160 m

525 ft

272

The Avenues T2

Riyadh

160 m

525 ft

272

The Avenues T3

Riyadh

160 m

525 ft

275

Mitsui & Co. Building

Tokyo

160 m

525 ft

276

425 Market Street

San Francisco

160 m

524 ft

277

Rondo 1

Warsaw

159 m

522 ft

278

Goodwin Square

Hartford

159 m

522 ft

279

Financial Centre D

Chongqing

159 m

520 ft

280

Zhong Hong Tower

Beijing

158 m

518 ft

281

Shanghai JW Marriott Marquis Hotel

Shanghai

158 m

517 ft

282

Two Financial Place

Chicago

157 m

515 ft

283

The Atrium Serviced Apartments

Chengdu

157 m

515 ft

284

One Financial Place

Chicago

157 m

515 ft

285

Nine Elms Square Building N10

London

157 m

514 ft

286

Huntington Center

Columbus

156 m

512 ft

287

Rizal Tower

Makati

156 m

512 ft

288

321 North Clark Street

Chicago

156 m

510 ft

289

Harris Bank Bank Addition II

Chicago

156 m

510 ft

290

Sixty State Street

Boston

155 m

509 ft

291

2 Times Square

New York City

155 m

509 ft

291

The Atrium Residences

Chengdu

155 m

509 ft

293

Zuellig Building

Makati

155 m

509 ft

294

555 17th Street

Denver

155 m

507 ft

295

One Beacon Street

Boston

155 m

507 ft

296

10 Universal City Plaza

Los Angeles

154 m

506 ft

297

Parkline South

Miami

154 m

506 ft

298

616 1st Avenue Tower 1

New York City

154 m

505 ft

299

Hotel de las Artes

Barcelona

154 m

505 ft

300

El Paso Energy Building

Houston

153 m

502 ft

301

One George Street

Singapore

153 m

502 ft

302

Tower 46

New York City

153 m

501 ft

303

Telesis Tower

San Francisco

152 m

500 ft

304

The World Centre

Makati

152 m

500 ft

305

Symphony Towers

San Diego

152 m

499 ft

306

100 Mount Street

Sydney

152 m

498 ft

307

Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel

San Diego

152 m

497 ft

308

Beijing Goldfield Plaza Tower A

Beijing

151 m

497 ft

309

388 Greenwich Street

New York City

151 m

496 ft

310

Mashreq Bank Headquarters

Dubai

151 m

495 ft

311

333 Bush Street

San Francisco

151 m

495 ft

312

PNC Centre

Chicago

151 m

494 ft

313

Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank Headquarters

Shenzhen

150 m

492 ft

314

Rembrandt Tower

Amsterdam

150 m

492 ft

315

PNC Bank Building

Philadelphia

150 m

491 ft

316

Arena Tower

London

149 m

489 ft

317

Pan Peninsula East Tower

London

148 m

486 ft

318

St. Regis San Francisco

San Francisco

148 m

484 ft

319

Talan Tower 1

Nur-Sultan

146 m

478 ft

320

Parkline North

Miami

145 m

476 ft

321

Itaú Fidelité Marginal Pinheiros

São Paulo

145 m

476 ft

322

45 Fremont Center

San Francisco

145 m

476 ft

323

Cook County Administration Building

Chicago

145 m

475 ft

324

Mindet 6

Aarhus

144 m

472 ft

325

Skipton House Redevelopment-Tower A

London

143 m

468 ft

326

Manhattan Loft Gardens

London

142 m

466 ft

327

650 California Street

San Francisco

142 m

466 ft

328

Equitable Building

Chicago

139 m

457 ft

329

Wells Fargo Tower

Birmingham (AL)

138 m

454 ft

330

Equitable Building

Atlanta

138 m

453 ft

331

William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower

Nashville

138 m

452 ft

332

Fifth Third Center

Chicago

137 m

450 ft

333

Centro Operativo BBVA Bancomer

Mexico City

137 m

449 ft

333

The Curve

Taguig City

137 m

449 ft

335

St. Michael's Tower

Manchester

137 m

448 ft

336

Providence Tower

London

136 m

446 ft

337

University Club Tower

Milwaukee

136 m

446 ft

338

18 India Street Tower 1

New York City

136 m

445 ft

339

One Main Place

Dallas

136 m

445 ft

339

Two PNC Plaza

Pittsburgh

136 m

445 ft

341

85 Broad Street

New York City

135 m

443 ft

342

Corporate Avenue 3

Chongqing

135 m

443 ft

343

Luna Gardens

Makati

135 m

443 ft

344

Texaco Center

New Orleans

135 m

442 ft

345

SunTrust Center

Orlando

134 m

441 ft

346

1010 Common

New Orleans

134 m

438 ft

347

Financial Centre C

Chongqing

133 m

437 ft

348

Annenberg Building

New York City

133 m

436 ft

349

500 Folsom

San Francisco

133 m

435 ft

350

4 Metrotech Center

New York City

131 m

429 ft

351

101 Warren Street

New York City

131 m

428 ft

352

Toren

New York City

130 m

427 ft

353

Bell Tower

Edmonton

130 m

426 ft

354

Milwaukee Center

Milwaukee

130 m

426 ft

355

505 Montgomery

San Francisco

130 m

425 ft

356

Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center

New York City

129 m

424 ft

357

100 East Pratt Street

Baltimore

128 m

418 ft

358

1865 Broadway

New York City

127 m

416 ft

359

Hartford Plaza South

Chicago

127 m

415 ft

360

Richardson Building

Winnipeg

126 m

414 ft

361

Quantum

Toronto

126 m

413 ft

362

National Commercial Bank

Jeddah

126 m

413 ft

363

350 Mission Street

San Francisco

126 m

413 ft

364

PNC Center

Cleveland

125 m

410 ft

365

One City Centre

Houston

125 m

410 ft

366

595 Market Street

San Francisco

125 m

410 ft

367

707 Fifth Street

Calgary

125 m

410 ft

368

Nine Elms Square Building N9

London

125 m

409 ft

369

Ordway Building

Oakland

123 m

404 ft

370

Fifty South Sixth

Minneapolis

123 m

404 ft

371

Pan Peninsula West Tower

London

122 m

400 ft

372

875 3rd Avenue

New York City

122 m

400 ft

373

One Congress Plaza

Austin

121 m

398 ft

374

One Maritime Plaza

San Francisco

121 m

398 ft

375

1500 Mission Street

San Francisco

121 m

396 ft

376

The Plaza on Dewitt

Chicago

120 m

395 ft

377

Northlight Theatre Tower

Evanston

120 m

395 ft

378

Tower 8

Salt Lake City

120 m

395 ft

379

Talan Tower 2

Nur-Sultan

120 m

393 ft

380

225 West Washington Street

Chicago

120 m

393 ft

381

Marriott Hotel City Center

Minneapolis

119 m

392 ft

382

Carlton Hotel

Johannesburg

119 m

390 ft

383

The Atrium Office Tower

Chengdu

119 m

390 ft

384

75 State Street

Boston

119 m

390 ft

385

380 Stuart Street

Boston

118 m

388 ft

386

Elizabeth House North Tower

London

118 m

387 ft

387

The Superior Court of California - San Diego

San Diego

118 m

387 ft

388

111 Main

Salt Lake City

118 m

387 ft

389

Chronicle Tower

London

115 m

377 ft

390

Canadian Pacific Plaza

Minneapolis

115 m

377 ft

391

461 5th Avenue

New York City

115 m

376 ft

392

Bally`s Atlantic City

Atlantic City

114 m

375 ft

393

33 West Monroe

Chicago

114 m

375 ft

394

388 Market Street

San Francisco

114 m

375 ft

395

AMP Square

Melbourne

113 m

372 ft

396

Midtown East

Tokyo

113 m

372 ft

397

303 West Madison

Chicago

113 m

372 ft

398

Standard Insurance Center

Portland

112 m

367 ft

399

One Flagler

West Palm Beach

111 m

365 ft

400

B & W Tower

Louisville

111 m

363 ft

400

Meidinger Tower

Louisville

111 m

363 ft

402

88 Kearny Street

San Francisco

111 m

363 ft

403

1125 17th Street

Denver

111 m

363 ft

404

1201 North Market Street

Wilmington

110 m

360 ft

405

250 West Pratt Street

Baltimore

110 m

360 ft

406

Denver Energy Center Tower II

Denver

109 m

357 ft

407

Eaton Center

Cleveland

109 m

356 ft

408

3300 North Central Avenue

Phoenix

109 m

356 ft

409

Il Matitone

Genoa

109 m

356 ft

410

Grand Hyatt San Francisco

San Francisco

108 m

355 ft

411

Gemdale Plaza Tower B

Beijing

108 m

354 ft

411

PNC Center

Cincinnati

108 m

354 ft

413

101 Second Street

San Francisco

108 m

354 ft

414

Amorsolo West

Makati

107 m

351 ft

415

Atrium Two

Cincinnati

107 m

351 ft

416

33 North Dearborn

Chicago

106 m

348 ft

417

Poly Corporation Headquarters

Beijing

106 m

348 ft

418

Ontario Tower

London

106 m

346 ft

419

Skipton House Redevelopment-Tower B

London

105 m

346 ft

420

222 North LaSalle

Chicago

104 m

342 ft

421

1515 Poydras

New Orleans

104 m

341 ft

422

Bank of Beijing Mansion

Beijing

104 m

341 ft

422

China Life Insurance Center

Beijing

104 m

341 ft

424

Two Shell Plaza

Houston

104 m

341 ft

425

University Hall

Chicago

103 m

338 ft

426

Wells Fargo Plaza

Tacoma

103 m

338 ft

427

Loop Transportation Center

Chicago

102 m

336 ft

428

Kaiser Engineering Building

Oakland

102 m

336 ft

429

No.5 Upper Riverside

London

102 m

335 ft

430

Denver Energy Center Tower I

Denver

102 m

335 ft

431

Hartford Plaza

Hartford

102 m

334 ft

432

Arkes Family Pavilion

Chicago

101 m

333 ft

433

Inland Steel Building

Chicago

101 m

332 ft

434

One Bangkok Phase 1 Hotel Tower

Bangkok

101 m

330 ft

435

525 West Monroe Street

Chicago

101 m

330 ft

436

Bremer Tower

St. Paul

100 m

328 ft

437

One Brickell Square

Miami

100 m

328 ft

438

Bechtel Building

San Francisco

100 m

328 ft

438

One Blue Hill Plaza

Pearl River

100 m

328 ft

440

Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 2

Shanghai

100 m

328 ft

440

Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 3

Shanghai

100 m

328 ft

442

Corporate Avenue 4

Chongqing

100 m

327 ft

442

Corporate Avenue 5

Chongqing

100 m

327 ft

444

500 North Michigan Avenue

Chicago

99 m

325 ft

445

101 Barclay Street

New York City

99 m

325 ft

446

Apparel Center

Chicago

99 m

325 ft

447

Union Bank Building

San Francisco

99 m

325 ft

448

Financial Centre B

Chongqing

99 m

325 ft

449

235 Pine Street

San Francisco

99 m

324 ft

450

Harris Bank Addition I

Chicago

98 m

322 ft

451

US Bank Plaza II

Minneapolis

98 m

321 ft

452

300 South Riverside

Chicago

98 m

320 ft

453

570 Broome Street

New York City

97 m

317 ft

454

PNC Bank Building

Columbus

97 m

317 ft

455

No.4 Upper Riverside

London

96 m

315 ft

456

222 South Main

Salt Lake City

96 m

315 ft

457

Lincoln Yards Building A.2

Chicago

96 m

315 ft

458

1455 Market Street

San Francisco

96 m

315 ft

459

353 Sacramento Street

San Francisco

95 m

313 ft

460

Breitner Center

Amsterdam

95 m

312 ft

461

No.3 Upper Riverside

London

94 m

309 ft

462

Oval Tower

Amsterdam

94 m

308 ft

463

One Bush Street

San Francisco

94 m

308 ft

464

Lever House

New York City

94 m

307 ft

465

Ten Penn Center

Philadelphia

93 m

306 ft

466

Europoint II

Rotterdam

93 m

305 ft

466

Europoint III

Rotterdam

93 m

305 ft

466

Europoint IV

Rotterdam

93 m

305 ft

469

UBS Plaza

St. Paul

93 m

305 ft

470

Bank of America Center

Norfolk

93 m

304 ft

471

One State Street

Hartford

92 m

300 ft

472

800 West Fulton Market

Chicago

91 m

300 ft

473

Financial Centre A

Chongqing

91 m

299 ft

474

La Guardia Plaza 4

Amsterdam

90 m

295 ft

475

Eighth and Main Building

Richmond

88 m

290 ft

476

1000 West Carroll Avenue

Chicago

88 m

288 ft

477

330 North Green

Chicago

88 m

288 ft

478

Hidalgo Place

Makati

88 m

287 ft

479

10 South Riverside Plaza

Chicago

87 m

285 ft

479

120 South Riverside Plaza

Chicago

87 m

285 ft

481

One HSBC Plaza

Rochester

87 m

284 ft

482

555 Montgomery Street

San Francisco

86 m

282 ft

483

Zuidoost Toren A

Amsterdam

85 m

279 ft

484

Poly International Plaza Tower 2

Beijing

84 m

276 ft

485

One Park Place

Kansas City

83 m

273 ft

486

2 MiamiCentral

Miami

83 m

273 ft

487

Thrivent Financial Building

Minneapolis

81 m

264 ft

488

Zuidoost Toren B

Amsterdam

80 m

262 ft

489

Five Manhattan West

New York City

80 m

262 ft

490

Faraday Wood

New York City

79 m

260 ft

491

No.2 Upper Riverside

London

79 m

260 ft

492

Manhattan House

New York City

78 m

256 ft

493

Atrium One

Cincinnati

77 m

252 ft

494

Hartford Plaza North

Chicago

74 m

244 ft

495

No.1 Upper Riverside

London

74 m

243 ft

496

20 Stanwix Street

Pittsburgh

74 m

243 ft

497

Pudong Financial Plaza L+Mall

Shanghai

74 m

243 ft

498

Marriott World Trade Center

New York City

74 m

242 ft

499

San Francisco Planning, Building and Public Works Departments

San Francisco

73 m

238 ft

500

Fargo Block 9

Fargo

71 m

234 ft

501

Lincoln Yards Building A.1

Chicago

69 m

225 ft

502

Poly International Plaza Tower 3

Beijing

67 m

220 ft

503

One Steuart Lane

San Francisco

67 m

220 ft

504

Vertical Medina

Riyadh

67 m

218 ft

505

Westin Houston Medical Center

Houston

66 m

216 ft

506

Lincoln Common Tower 1

Chicago

65 m

214 ft

506

Lincoln Common Tower 2

Chicago

65 m

214 ft

508

375 Hudson Street

New York City

64 m

210 ft

509

Pilkington Building

Toledo

64 m

210 ft

510

City Island-Grantham House

London

63 m

206 ft

511

700 Eleventh Street

Washington D.C.

61 m

199 ft

512

La Guardia Plaza 1

Amsterdam

60 m

197 ft

513

The Dalton School

New York City

55 m

181 ft

514

Elizabeth House South Tower

London

53 m

174 ft

515

KAFD Conference Centre

Riyadh

42 m

137 ft

516

KL Metropolis Landmark Tower

Kuala Lumpur

- m

- ft

517

Olympia Tower 1

Los Angeles

- m

- ft

518

Olympia Tower 2

Los Angeles

- m

- ft

519

1111 Sunset Residential Tower 1

Los Angeles

- m

- ft

520

Olympia Tower 3

Los Angeles

- m

- ft

521

SOM Timber Tower

Chicago

- m

- ft

522

1301 Market Street

Philadelphia

- m

- ft

523

1706-1726 Sherman Avenue

Evanston

- m

- ft

524

Muqarnas Tower

Riyadh

- m

- ft

525

1111 Sunset Residential Tower 2

Los Angeles

- m

- ft

525

Crossroads Hollywood Apartment Tower

Los Angeles

- m

- ft

527

Crossroads Hollywood Condo Tower

Los Angeles

- m

- ft

527

Xuhui Vanke Center Phase III Tower 3

Shanghai

- m

- ft

527

Xuhui Vanke Center Phase III Tower 4

Shanghai

- m

- ft

530

Catalinas Rio North Tower

Buenos Aires

- m

- ft

531

Crossroads Hollwood Hotel Tower

Los Angeles

- m

- ft

532

Ayala Triangle Gardens South

Makati

- m

- ft

532

Royal Eden Docks

London

- m

- ft

534

Catalinas Rio South Tower

Buenos Aires

- m

- ft

535

Genesis North Tower

South San Francisco

- m

- ft

535

The Collective Canary Wharf

London

- m

- ft

537

Méridia Tower

Nice

- m

- ft

538

18 India Street Tower 2

New York City

- m

- ft

538

Cook County Hospital Redevopment Phase 1B

Chicago

- m

- ft

538

Cook County Hospital Redevopment Phase 4 East Tower

Chicago

- m

- ft

538

Cook County Hospital Redevopment Phase 4 West Tower

Chicago

- m

- ft

538

Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 3

London

- m

- ft

538

Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 4

London

- m

- ft

538

Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 5

London

- m

- ft

538

Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 6

London

- m

- ft

538

Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 7

London

- m

- ft

538

Post Oak & Richmond Tower 1

Houston

- m

- ft

538

Post Oak & Richmond Tower 2

Houston

- m

- ft

538

Post Oak & Richmond Tower 3

Houston

- m

- ft

538

The Avenues T4

Riyadh

- m

- ft

538

The Avenues T5

Riyadh

- m

- ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

30 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (65%), 264 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete (42%), 126 Buildings

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

Total: 409 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.
 
Total: 299 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.
 

*Based on 417 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

Building Completions Timeline

 

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

 

22 October 2018 | Dubai

The Future of Tall Building Technology

Since their earliest form, tall buildings have stood as technological marvels, reflecting the latest advancements in materials, methodologies, and tools. These two technologies continue to...

31 May 2018 | Chicago

A Diagrid of Distinction Enables a Sun-Lit, Social Skyscraper

Poly International Plaza is the first structure of its kind – incorporating a four-story, pure-axial load, super-diagrid frame without perimeter columns. Through its technical and...

30 May 2018 | Chicago

Bringing Office Space Up into the Light

Poly International Plaza is an office and trade center development consisting of two towers, each coupled with a low-rise podium that accommodates exhibition and retail...

28 March 2018 | Chicago

Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series: Naturalizing the Vertical Realm

Thursday, February 1, 2018. Chicago, United States of America. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) held...

31 October 2017 | Sydney

New Net-Zero Matrix – Including Nature in Tall Buildings

In the building design community, the most common definition of “Net-Zero Building” is a building that generates an amount of energy on-site that is equal...

31 October 2017 | Sydney

CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Session 7B: Greening the Vertical Realm Q&A

Liz Westgarth, Principal, HASSELL, chairs the question and answer session with Alfredo Ramirez, Codes and Advisory Services Manager, Underwriters Laboratories; Luke Leung, Director, Skidmore, Owings...

30 October 2017 | Chicago

New South Wales at 10 Million: What Comes Next?

Population projections show that New South Wales (NSW) will grow to nearly 10 million people by 2036, adding 2.7 million residents. Sydney, the economic center...

30 October 2017 | Sydney

CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Session 3A: Urban Scale Infrastructure Q&A

Clare Swan, Director, JBA Urban Planning Consultants Pty, chairs the question and answer session with Laurane de Gendre, Transport Planner, AECOM; Douglas Voigt, Partner, Skidmore,...

30 October 2017 | Sydney

CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Session 4A: Connected Buildings and Urban Mobility

Ame Engelhart, Director - Hong Kong, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, chairs the question and answer session with Fred Clarke, Senior Design Principal, Pelli Clarke...

18 May 2017 | Chicago

What's the Biggest Threat to a Skyscraper? (Highlights)

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

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...

01 March 2018

A Tall Building Ethos of Integration

Brian Lee, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

The last decade has seen great design opportunities for tall building construction around the globe. The best designs represent a new generation of skyscrapers that...

31 January 2018

Tall Buildings as Severe-Weather Shelters?

Ilana Judah, FXCollaborative; Luke Leung, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Recent strong weather events and heavy flooding in major coastal cities have prompted debate about where to shelter and what’s appropriate to build along coastlines....

08 August 2017

ASPECT: RATIOS – Voices of Women In the Tall Building World

Ilkay Can-Standard, GenX Design & Technology; Martina Dolejsova, Studio Libeskind

ASPECT: RATIOS is the outgrowth of a program developed by the CTBUH Young Professionals Committee in New York, beginning in 2016. The purpose of the...

08 August 2017

Frontiers in High-Rise Outrigger Design

Hi sun Choi & Leonard M. Joseph, Thornton Tomasetti; SawTeen See, Leslie E. Robertson Associates; Rupa Garai, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

In 2012, CTBUH published the first Outrigger Design for High-Rise Buildings Technical Guide. In 2016, the CTBUH Outrigger Working Group felt it would be beneficial...

08 August 2017

Ten Significant Tall Buildings, and the Significant Women Behind Them

Leading Women in Tall Buildings

Recently, there has been a growing and overdue recognition in the architecture discipline that women are under-represented, not just in terms of leadership positions held,...

02 June 2017

Transparency in Urban Environment

Luke Leung, Yue Zhu, Stephen Ray & Adri Jevtic, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

A generation of tall buildings has been dominated by International Style with full height glazing that is often vision glass. Large glass was intended to...

01 March 2017

Effects of Perimeter to Core Connectivity on Tall Building Behavior

Charles Besjak, Preetam Biswas, Georgi I. Petrov, et al., Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

The Pertamina Energy Tower (PET) and Manhattan West North Tower (MWNT) are two supertall towers recently designed and engineered by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)....

01 December 2016

The Rational Optimization and Evolution of the Structural Diagonal Aesthetic in Supertall Towers

Charles Besjak, Preetam Biswas & Tobias Fast, SOM

In the design of supertall towers, engineers often find the conventional frame systems used in countless buildings in the past decades incapable of providing the...

17 October 2016

Alternatives to Supertall Super-Density: Human-Scaled Neighborhoods Within the Megacity

Albert Chan, Shui On Group

The explosive urban growth of China has defied almost every prior notion of human scale. Considering the fact that the nation has more than 150...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

ETEM Façade Conference

16 November 2019

Supported by CTBUH, the ETEM Façade Conference is a global forum for the latest façade technologies designed for creative architecture.

CTBUH NY Chapter Holds Demolition Seminar

25 September 2019

Over 50 attendees enjoyed a networking reception followed by engaging presentations and Q&A with panelists, discussing demolition strategies in New York City.

In Their Own Words: The Story of the John Hancock Building

12 September 2019

Members of the original architecture and engineering team behind Chicago’s John Hancock Center shared the story of the creation of one of the city’s best-known landmarks.

IIT Final Reviews and Annual Open House

03 May 2019

Final reviews were held for the “Sustainable Vertical Urbanism: Towards Net-Zero Carbon Skyscrapers”, undertaken by the IIT College of Architecture, with assistance from CTBUH and SOM.

IIT-CTBUH High Rise Studio Trip in China

21 January 2019

IIT-CTBUH High Rise Studio, led by CTBUH China Office Director and Academic Coordinator, Dr. Peng Du, visited various high-rises throughout Shenzen.

CTBUH Earmarks $85,000 to Support Research & Academic Programs

06 November 2018

During the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference, awards were conferred in relation to five CTBUH Research and Academic programs that will produce a number of important future outputs.

Ctbuh Leaders At Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Luke Leung

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

Luke Leung

Chicago

Zhexiong Chai

CTBUH Chapter Board Member, 2018 – Present

Zhexiong Chai

Chicago

Bin Pan

CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Shanghai, 2018 – Present

Bin Pan

Shanghai

Yue Zhu

CTBUH Chapter Board Member, 2018 – Present

Yue Zhu

Chicago

Aaron Mazeika

CTBUH Skybridges Research Project Steering Committee, 2019 – Present

Aaron Mazeika

Chicago

Scott Duncan

CTBUH Board of Trustees, 2020 – Present

Scott Duncan

Chicago