RWDI

CTBUH Gold Member

Overview
Buildings
Data
Research
Videos
Initiatives

About

Member Since: 1986

Member Offices: Guelph, Miami, Milton Keynes, Shanghai, Thiruvananthapuram

RWDI is an international specialty consulting engineering firm that uses a variety of engineering, computing, and scientific capabilities to help designers create comfortable environments and high performance buildings and structures.

As a company dedicated to delivering knowledge-based solutions and strategies to their clients in architecture, engineering, masterplanning and property development, they focus on continuous improvement, state-of-the-art systems and procedures, accountability, and attention to clients that exceeds their expectations.

“Making complicated issues simple” is more than a phrase they use: it is their mission! They aim to be accessible and responsive. Indeed it is their vision to deliver an unrivalled client experience.

Fields of Expertise

Engineering, Other; Environmental Engineering; Wind Engineering

Membership details

Membership Level

Gold

Member Since

1986

Member Offices

Guelph
Miami
Milton Keynes
Shanghai
Thiruvananthapuram

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Jeddah Tower	1000 m / 3,281 ft
2	Burj Khalifa	828 m / 2,717 ft
3	Merdeka PNB118	644 m / 2,113 ft
4	Shanghai Tower	632 m / 2,073 ft
5	Ping An Finance Center	599.1 m / 1,965 ft
6	Lotte World Tower	554.5 m / 1,819 ft
7	One World Trade Center	541.3 m / 1,776 ft
8	Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre	530 m / 1,739 ft
9	CITIC Tower	527.7 m / 1,731 ft
10	TAIPEI 101	508 m / 1,667 ft

Awards

Award of Excellence: One Thousand Museum

Best Tall Building 200-299 meters 2021

Ctbuh Leaders

Xiangdong Du

CTBUH Expert Chinese Translation Committee, 2014 – Present

Shanghai

John Kilpatrick

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

Ontario

Duncan Phillips

CTBUH Working Group: MEP, 2018 – Present

Ontario

Building Completions Timeline

View other data outputs

Videos

06 November 2014

Interview: Dr. Peter Irwin

Thursday 6th November 2014. Chicago, IL. Dr. Peter Irwin, of RWDI Consulting Engineers, is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Awards Symposium at...

View all

Research

17 October 2016

Wind Induced Structure Responses Study on RCCQ Project

The Raffles City Chongqing project is one of the largest developments in the world. Located between Chao Tian Men Square and Jiefangbei in Yuzhong District,...

View all

Research

17 October 2016

Plot 17-18 Project: Tall Building Design in “Moscow City”

Renaissance Construction is one of the common development companies in Russia, planning to build a mixed-use project within Moscow City, a new development area along...

View all

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Sky Mile Tower	Tokyo	-	1700 m / 5,577 ft
2	Jeddah Tower	Jeddah	-	1000 m / 3,281 ft
3	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	2022	828 m / 2,717 ft
4	Ping An Finance Center	Shenzhen	-	660 m / 2,165 ft
5	Merdeka PNB118	Kuala Lumpur	2021	644 m / 2,113 ft
6	Wuhan Greenland Center	Wuhan	-	636 m / 2,087 ft
7	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai	2015	632 m / 2,073 ft
8	Triple One	Seoul	-	620 m / 2,034 ft
9	Chicago Spire	Chicago	-	610 m / 2,000 ft
10	Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle	Chicago	-	610 m / 2,000 ft
11	Ping An Finance Center	Shenzhen	2017	599 m / 1,965 ft
12	Lotte World Tower	Seoul	2017	555 m / 1,819 ft
13	One World Trade Center	New York City	2014	541 m / 1,776 ft
14	Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre	Guangzhou	2016	530 m / 1,739 ft
15	CITIC Tower	Beijing	2018	528 m / 1,731 ft
16	Nina Tower	Hong Kong	-	518 m / 1,699 ft
17	Dalian Greenland Center	Dalian	-	518 m / 1,699 ft
18	Busan Lotte Town Tower	Busan	-	510 m / 1,674 ft
19	TAIPEI 101	Taipei	2004	508 m / 1,667 ft
20	Federation Tower Spire	Moscow	-	506 m / 1,660 ft
21	Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center	Nanjing	2025	498 m / 1,634 ft
22	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	2010	480 m / 1,575 ft
23	7 South Dearborn	Chicago	-	478 m / 1,567 ft
24	Wuhan Greenland Center	Wuhan	-	476 m / 1,560 ft
25	Chengdu Greenland Tower	Chengdu	2022	468 m / 1,535 ft
26	R&F Guangdong Building	Tianjin	-	468 m / 1,535 ft
27	Vincom Landmark 81	Ho Chi Minh City	2018	461 m / 1,513 ft
28	Petronas Twin Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	1998	452 m / 1,483 ft
28	Petronas Twin Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	1998	452 m / 1,483 ft
30	Suzhou IFS	Suzhou	2019	450 m / 1,476 ft
31	Dancing Dragon Tower 1	Seoul	-	446 m / 1,463 ft
32	The Exchange 106	Kuala Lumpur	2019	445 m / 1,460 ft
33	Nanning China Resources Tower	Nanning	-	445 m / 1,460 ft
34	World One	Mumbai	-	442 m / 1,450 ft
35	Wuhan Center Tower	Wuhan	2019	438 m / 1,437 ft
36	111 West 57th Street	New York City	2020	435 m / 1,428 ft
37	Multifunctional Highrise Complex - Akhmat Tower	Groznyj	-	435 m / 1,427 ft
38	Haikou Tower 1	Haikou	-	428 m / 1,404 ft
39	One Vanderbilt	New York City	2021	427 m / 1,401 ft
40	432 Park Avenue	New York City	2015	426 m / 1,397 ft
41	Trump International Hotel & Tower	Chicago	2009	423 m / 1,389 ft
42	Princess Tower	Dubai	2012	413 m / 1,356 ft
43	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	2003	412 m / 1,352 ft
44	Nanning China Resources Tower	Nanning	2020	403 m / 1,321 ft
45	Nanjing Olympic Suning Tower	Nanjing	-	400 m / 1,312 ft
46	23 Marina	Dubai	2012	392 m / 1,287 ft
47	30 Hudson Yards	New York City	2019	387 m / 1,270 ft
48	Block H	Seoul	-	386 m / 1,266 ft
49	London Millennium Tower	London	-	386 m / 1,265 ft
50	PIF Tower	Riyadh	2020	385 m / 1,263 ft
51	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	1996	384 m / 1,260 ft
52	Plaza Rakyat Office Tower	Kuala Lumpur	-	382 m / 1,253 ft
53	Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid	Abu Dhabi	2014	381 m / 1,251 ft
54	Dancing Dragon Tower 2	Seoul	-	378 m / 1,240 ft
55	Lakhta Center	St. Petersburg	2019	377 m / 1,237 ft
56	Federation Tower	Moscow	2016	374 m / 1,226 ft
57	The Address Boulevard	Dubai	2017	370 m / 1,214 ft
58	Istanbul TV and Radio Tower	Istanbul	2020	369 m / 1,211 ft
59	Three Sixty West Tower B	Mumbai	-	361 m / 1,185 ft
60	Almas Tower	Dubai	2008	360 m / 1,181 ft
61	Hanking Center	Shenzhen	2018	359 m / 1,177 ft
62	Greenland Group Suzhou Center	Suzhou	2021	358 m / 1,175 ft
63	Raffles City Chongqing T3N	Chongqing	2019	355 m / 1,163 ft
63	Raffles City Chongqing T4N	Chongqing	2019	355 m / 1,163 ft
65	OKO - Residential Tower	Moscow	2015	354 m / 1,162 ft
66	Forum 66 Tower 1	Shenyang	2015	351 m / 1,150 ft
67	Diagonal Tower	Seoul	-	343 m / 1,127 ft
68	Four Seasons Place	Kuala Lumpur	2018	343 m / 1,124 ft
69	Sapphire Tower	Toronto	-	341 m / 1,119 ft
70	Comcast Technology Center	Philadelphia	2018	339 m / 1,112 ft
71	Mercury City Tower	Moscow	2013	339 m / 1,112 ft
72	Taipei Twin Tower 1	Taipei	-	337 m / 1,106 ft
73	Wilshire Grand Center	Los Angeles	2017	335 m / 1,100 ft
74	DAMAC Heights	Dubai	2018	335 m / 1,099 ft
75	Thamrin Nine Tower 1	Jakarta	2020	334 m / 1,094 ft
76	SkyWalk Residence	Seoul	-	333 m / 1,093 ft
77	China World Tower	Beijing	2010	330 m / 1,083 ft
78	3 World Trade Center	New York City	2018	329 m / 1,079 ft
79	Zhuhai Tower	Zhuhai	2017	329 m / 1,079 ft
80	Salesforce Tower	San Francisco	2018	326 m / 1,070 ft
81	Nina Tower	Hong Kong	2006	320 m / 1,051 ft
82	Palais Royale	Mumbai	-	320 m / 1,050 ft
83	Hermitage Plaza South Tower	Courbevoie	2024	320 m / 1,050 ft
84	Hermitage Plaza East Tower	Courbevoie	2024	320 m / 1,050 ft
85	Signature Tower	Nashville	-	320 m / 1,050 ft
86	Sinar Mas Center 1	Shanghai	2017	320 m / 1,050 ft
87	Waterview Tower	Chicago	-	319 m / 1,047 ft
88	Yongsan IBD Pentominium 1	Seoul	-	319 m / 1,047 ft
88	Yongsan IBD Pentominium 2	Seoul	-	319 m / 1,047 ft
90	New York Times Tower	New York City	2007	319 m / 1,046 ft
91	Ocean Heights	Dubai	2010	310 m / 1,017 ft
92	Menara TM	Kuala Lumpur	2001	310 m / 1,017 ft
93	Pearl River Tower	Guangzhou	2013	309 m / 1,015 ft
94	Lokhandwala Minerva	Mumbai	-	307 m / 1,007 ft
95	The One	Toronto	2022	306 m / 1,005 ft
96	The Shard	London	2013	306 m / 1,004 ft
97	Northeast Asia Trade Tower	Incheon	2011	305 m / 1,001 ft
98	Shining Tower	Taichung	-	304 m / 997 ft
99	One Manhattan West	New York City	2019	303 m / 995 ft
100	Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, Parcel A	Nanchang	2015	303 m / 994 ft
100	Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, Parcel B	Nanchang	2015	303 m / 994 ft
102	Greenland Center North Tower	Yinchuan	2021	301 m / 988 ft
103	Torre Costanera	Santiago	2014	300 m / 984 ft
104	The Cloud Tower 1	Seoul	-	300 m / 984 ft
105	Comcast Center	Philadelphia	2008	297 m / 974 ft
106	Lokhandwala Minerva	Mumbai	-	296 m / 972 ft
107	The Blade	Seoul	-	293 m / 960 ft
108	Haeundae I Park Marina Tower 2	Busan	2011	292 m / 958 ft
109	220 Central Park South	New York City	2019	290 m / 950 ft
110	Plaza 66	Shanghai	2001	288 m / 945 ft
111	Guoco Tower	Singapore	2016	284 m / 931 ft
112	Zhengzhou Greenland Plaza	Zhengzhou	2014	280 m / 919 ft
113	Taipei Twin Tower 2	Taipei	-	280 m / 919 ft
114	Torre KOI	San Pedro Garza García	2017	279 m / 916 ft
115	15 Hudson Yards	New York City	2019	279 m / 914 ft
116	Twentytwo	London	2020	278 m / 913 ft
117	The St. Regis Toronto	Toronto	2012	277 m / 908 ft
118	Scotia Tower	Toronto	1988	275 m / 902 ft
119	Bahria Town ICON	Karachi	2020	273 m / 896 ft
120	Haeundae I Park Marina Tower 1	Busan	2011	273 m / 895 ft
121	Burj Vista Tower 1	Dubai	2018	272 m / 892 ft
122	Aura at College Park	Toronto	2014	272 m / 892 ft
123	One Barangaroo	Sydney	2021	271 m / 890 ft
124	DAMAC Paramount Hotel & Residences	Dubai	2018	268 m / 879 ft
124	DAMAC Towers by Paramount, Tower 1	Dubai	2018	268 m / 879 ft
124	DAMAC Towers By Paramount, Tower 2	Dubai	2018	268 m / 879 ft
124	DAMAC Towers by Paramount, Tower 3	Dubai	2018	268 m / 879 ft
128	Nation Towers Residential Lofts	Abu Dhabi	2012	268 m / 879 ft
129	Diamond of Istanbul	Istanbul	-	268 m / 879 ft
130	Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Zifeng Tower	Nanchang	2015	268 m / 879 ft
131	10 Hudson Yards	New York City	2016	268 m / 878 ft
132	Omkar 1973 Worli Tower A	Mumbai	2020	267 m / 876 ft
132	Omkar 1973 Worli Tower B	Mumbai	2020	267 m / 876 ft
132	Omkar 1973 Worli Tower C	Mumbai	2020	267 m / 876 ft
135	Eight Spruce Street	New York City	2011	265 m / 870 ft
136	Raffles City Chongqing T2	Chongqing	2019	265 m / 869 ft
136	Raffles City Chongqing T5	Chongqing	2019	265 m / 869 ft
138	Raffles City Chongqing T4S	Chongqing	2019	265 m / 869 ft
139	Raffles City Chongqing T3S	Chongqing	2019	265 m / 869 ft
140	Energy Tower at City Center	Midland	-	265 m / 869 ft
141	Trump World Tower	New York City	2001	262 m / 861 ft
142	Beijing Greenland Center	Beijing	2016	260 m / 853 ft
143	The Cloud Tower 2	Seoul	-	260 m / 853 ft
144	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt am Main	1997	259 m / 850 ft
145	Meydan Beach Hotel	Dubai	2021	259 m / 849 ft
146	Park Tower	Chicago	2000	257 m / 844 ft
147	Three Sixty West Tower A	Mumbai	2020	256 m / 839 ft
148	Shenzhen AVIC Plaza	Shenzhen	2012	254 m / 833 ft
149	Panorama Tower	Miami	2018	252 m / 827 ft
150	56 Leonard	New York City	2016	250 m / 821 ft
151	Le Phare de Quebec Tour 1	Quebec	2022	250 m / 820 ft
152	Beijing Yintai Centre - Park Tower	Beijing	2008	250 m / 820 ft
153	The Shang Salcedo	Makati	2017	250 m / 820 ft
154	181 Fremont	San Francisco	2018	247 m / 810 ft
155	Ningbo Bank of China Headquarters	Ningbo	2016	246 m / 808 ft
156	Tencent Seafront Tower 1	Shenzhen	2017	246 m / 806 ft
157	Bloomberg Tower	New York City	2004	246 m / 806 ft
158	FKI Tower	Seoul	2013	246 m / 805 ft
159	Harmony Tower	Seoul	-	243 m / 799 ft
160	Federation Tower - Zapad Tower	Moscow	2008	243 m / 796 ft
161	CapitaGreen	Singapore	2014	242 m / 794 ft
162	Four Seasons Hotel & Tower	Miami	2003	240 m / 789 ft
163	Altair	Colombo	2019	240 m / 787 ft
164	The Imperium at Capital Commons	Pasig	2019	240 m / 787 ft
165	Azrieli Sarona Tower	Tel Aviv	2017	238 m / 782 ft
166	Xi`an Center	Xi’an	2016	238 m / 781 ft
167	520 Park Avenue	New York City	2018	238 m / 781 ft
168	The Bow	Calgary	2012	238 m / 779 ft
169	The Address Residence Sky View Tower 2	Dubai	2019	238 m / 779 ft
170	55 Hudson Yards	New York City	2018	237 m / 779 ft
171	Madison Square Park Tower	New York City	2017	237 m / 778 ft
172	The Headquarters Business Park	Jeddah	2015	236 m / 774 ft
173	1201 Third Avenue Tower	Seattle	1988	235 m / 772 ft
174	Spire London	London	-	235 m / 771 ft
175	WKL Hotel and Tropicana The Residences	Kuala Lumpur	2018	235 m / 771 ft
176	Torre BBVA	Mexico City	2015	235 m / 771 ft
177	Raffles City Chongqing T1	Chongqing	2019	235 m / 769 ft
177	Raffles City Chongqing T6	Chongqing	2019	235 m / 769 ft
179	St. Regis Luxury Hotel	Abu Dhabi	2013	233 m / 765 ft
180	Harbour Plaza Residences East	Toronto	2017	233 m / 764 ft
181	International Ocean Shipping Building	Shanghai	2000	232 m / 762 ft
182	609 Main at Texas	Houston	2017	230 m / 755 ft
183	The Royalton	Pasig	2019	230 m / 755 ft
184	Ilsan Yojin Y-City Tower 103	Goyang	2016	230 m / 755 ft
184	Ilsan Yojin Y-City Tower 105	Goyang	2016	230 m / 755 ft
186	Hilton Double Tree Sinyar Tower	Doha	2016	230 m / 755 ft
187	Elite Pavilion	Kuala Lumpur	2018	230 m / 755 ft
188	Plaza 66 Tower 2	Shanghai	2006	228 m / 749 ft
189	Ilsan Yojin Y-City Tower 102	Goyang	2016	225 m / 738 ft
189	Ilsan Yojin Y-City Tower 104	Goyang	2016	225 m / 738 ft
191	OKO - Office Tower	Moscow	2015	225 m / 736 ft
192	Harbour Plaza Residences West	Toronto	2017	224 m / 735 ft
193	River Point	Chicago	2017	223 m / 732 ft
194	Ilsan Yojin Y-City Tower 106	Goyang	2016	221 m / 725 ft
195	150 North Riverside	Chicago	2017	221 m / 724 ft
196	Newfoundland	London	2020	220 m / 721 ft
197	100 East 53rd Street	New York City	2018	217 m / 711 ft
198	Shanghai Stock Exchange of Shanghai International Financial Center	Shanghai	2019	215 m / 705 ft
199	Bay-Adelaide Centre	Toronto	2010	215 m / 704 ft
200	Valiant Tower	London	2020	215 m / 704 ft
201	Shangri-La Hotel Toronto	Toronto	2012	214 m / 702 ft
202	Ilsan Yojin Y-City Tower 101	Goyang	2016	214 m / 702 ft
203	Cross # Tower 1	Seoul	-	214 m / 702 ft
204	Salesforce Tower	Indianapolis	1990	214 m / 701 ft
205	One Thousand Museum	Miami	2019	213 m / 699 ft
206	Podium West Tower	Mandaluyong	2019	210 m / 689 ft
207	Pacific Century Place Jakarta	Jakarta	2017	209 m / 687 ft
208	Millennium Tower	Boston	2016	208 m / 681 ft
209	South Station Tower	Boston	2024	206 m / 677 ft
210	Haeundae I Park Marina Tower 3	Busan	2011	206 m / 674 ft
211	Barclay Tower	New York City	2007	205 m / 673 ft
212	Four Seasons Place	Hong Kong	2005	205 m / 673 ft
213	Golden Tower	Jeddah	2018	205 m / 673 ft
214	Cross # Tower 2	Seoul	-	204 m / 669 ft
215	1322 Golden Empire Tower	Manila	2002	203 m / 666 ft
216	Shangri-La Vancouver	Vancouver	2009	201 m / 659 ft
217	Tadawul Tower	Riyadh	2020	200 m / 656 ft
218	Mingfa Fortune Center 1	Nanjing	2020	200 m / 656 ft
219	Bay Adelaide Centre East Tower	Toronto	2016	196 m / 643 ft
220	SOCAR Tower	Baku	2015	196 m / 643 ft
221	Raheja Revanta	Gurgaon	2020	195 m / 640 ft
222	China Financial Futures Exchange of Shanghai International Financial Center	Shanghai	2019	195 m / 640 ft
223	Tencent Seafront Tower 2	Shenzhen	2017	195 m / 639 ft
224	CG Tower	Vaughan	2022	193 m / 634 ft
225	W New York Downtown Hotel & Residences	New York City	2010	192 m / 630 ft
226	Dancing Towers 1	Seoul	-	189 m / 620 ft
226	Dancing Towers 2	Seoul	-	189 m / 620 ft
226	Dancing Towers 3	Seoul	-	189 m / 620 ft
229	425 5th Avenue	New York City	2003	188 m / 618 ft
230	DUO Residences	Singapore	2018	186 m / 610 ft
231	Beijing Yintai Centre - PICC Office Tower	Beijing	2008	186 m / 610 ft
231	Beijing Yintai Centre - Yintai Office Tower	Beijing	2008	186 m / 610 ft
233	1144 Fifteenth	Denver	2018	184 m / 602 ft
234	Eleven Times Square	New York City	2011	183 m / 601 ft
235	Three Pacific Place	Hong Kong	2004	182 m / 597 ft
236	Le Phare de Quebec Tour 2	Quebec	2022	180 m / 591 ft
237	30 St Mary Axe	London	2004	180 m / 590 ft
238	DUO Tower	Singapore	2018	179 m / 589 ft
239	18 Blackfriars Road Residential Tower	London	-	179 m / 586 ft
240	Eighth Avenue Place West Tower	Calgary	2014	177 m / 580 ft
241	600 3rd Avenue	New York City	1971	174 m / 570 ft
242	Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 2	Chengdu	2020	173 m / 568 ft
243	Spear Tower	San Francisco	1976	172 m / 564 ft
244	L'Hotel Nina Tower	Hong Kong	2006	170 m / 559 ft
245	Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons	Milwaukee	2017	169 m / 554 ft
246	One Blackfriars	London	2019	166 m / 546 ft
247	Grattacielo Intesa Sanpaolo	Turin	2015	166 m / 545 ft
248	Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 3	Chengdu	2020	166 m / 545 ft
249	1 Leadenhall	London	2021	165 m / 542 ft
250	Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2005	165 m / 541 ft
251	Theatre Park	Toronto	2015	165 m / 541 ft
252	151 1st Avenue South	Nashville	2021	164 m / 539 ft
253	Bay-Adelaide Centre North Tower	Toronto	-	162 m / 531 ft
254	Principal Tower	London	2019	161 m / 529 ft
255	The Broadgate Tower	London	2008	161 m / 529 ft
256	One Congress Street Tower 2	Boston	2022	161 m / 528 ft
257	465 North Park	Chicago	2018	160 m / 525 ft
258	Velo Tower 1	Seoul	-	159 m / 523 ft
259	Santa Maria	Miami	1997	159 m / 520 ft
260	Bulfinch Crossing Residential Tower	Boston	2020	158 m / 519 ft
261	Festival Tower	Toronto	2011	157 m / 514 ft
262	3001 John F Kennedy Boulevard	Philadelphia	-	156 m / 512 ft
263	552 Church	Toronto	2021	153 m / 502 ft
264	China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation of Shanghai International Financial Center	Shanghai	2019	152 m / 499 ft
265	One Wall Centre	Vancouver	2001	150 m / 491 ft
266	1 Merchant Square	London	-	150 m / 491 ft
267	Shaw Tower	Vancouver	2004	149 m / 489 ft
268	Mutual of America Building	New York City	1995	145 m / 476 ft
269	Continuum on South Beach, South Tower	Miami Beach	2002	144 m / 471 ft
270	Millharbour Village G3	London	-	142 m / 465 ft
271	Bay-Adelaide Centre North Tower	Toronto	2021	140 m / 460 ft
272	Bentall 5	Vancouver	2007	140 m / 460 ft
273	Millharbour Village G1.1	London	-	139 m / 457 ft
274	Velo Tower 2	Seoul	-	139 m / 456 ft
275	540 West Madison Street	Chicago	2003	138 m / 453 ft
276	Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago	Chicago	2012	136 m / 447 ft
277	Concord Cityplace Parade Tower S	Toronto	2013	132 m / 432 ft
278	Borgata Hotel & Casino	Atlantic City	2007	132 m / 431 ft
279	Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center	New York City	2008	129 m / 424 ft
280	Ferry Island Building 1 North Tower	London	-	129 m / 423 ft
281	Millharbour Village G2.1	London	-	127 m / 415 ft
282	Continuum on South Beach, North Tower	Miami Beach	2002	126 m / 412 ft
283	Murano Grande at Portofino	Miami Beach	2003	124 m / 407 ft
284	Murano at Portofino	Miami Beach	2001	123 m / 402 ft
285	Millharbour Village G1.3	London	-	122 m / 400 ft
286	1812 North Moore Street	Arlington	2014	118 m / 387 ft
287	The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning	Toronto	2013	118 m / 386 ft
288	Concord Cityplace Parade Tower V	Toronto	2013	116 m / 381 ft
289	Burlington Tower	London	-	115 m / 378 ft
290	Manitoba Hydro Place	Winnipeg	2008	115 m / 377 ft
291	St John's Riverside-Tower 1	Manchester	2020	114 m / 375 ft
292	Millharbour Village G2.2	London	-	113 m / 371 ft
293	CHUM	Montreal	2020	112 m / 368 ft
294	Paris Las Vegas	Las Vegas	1999	112 m / 368 ft
295	Equus 333 Torre 1	San Pedro Garza García	2016	112 m / 368 ft
295	Equus 333 Torre 2	San Pedro Garza García	2016	112 m / 368 ft
297	Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort	Niagara Falls	2004	111 m / 364 ft
298	3025 John F Kennedy Boulevard	Philadelphia	-	110 m / 361 ft
299	Le Phare de Quebec Tour 3	Quebec	2022	110 m / 361 ft
300	Dollar Bay	London	2017	109 m / 357 ft
301	Mingfa Fortune Center 2	Nanjing	2020	108 m / 354 ft
302	South Station Air Rights Development Phase 2	Boston	-	106 m / 349 ft
303	Sofitel Singapore City Centre	Singapore	2017	105 m / 345 ft
304	Bermondsey Project Building BF-S	London	-	103 m / 337 ft
305	Millharbour Village G4	London	-	102 m / 336 ft
306	PP 10 Parcel 1.12	Riyadh	2018	102 m / 335 ft
307		Toronto	-	100 m / 328 ft
308	Equus 333 Torre 3	San Pedro Garza García	2016	96 m / 316 ft
309	Canaletto	London	2017	96 m / 314 ft
310	Center for Computing & Data Sciences	Boston	2022	93 m / 305 ft
311	Aspire Point	London	2018	93 m / 304 ft
312	145 Broadway	Cambridge	-	90 m / 294 ft
313	One Congress Street Tower 3	Boston	-	90 m / 294 ft
314	Wyndham Grand Riyadh	Riyadh	-	87 m / 286 ft
315	One Congress Street Tower 4	Boston	-	87 m / 286 ft
316	240 Blackfriars Road	London	2014	86 m / 281 ft
317	South Station Air Rights Development Phase 3	Boston	-	85 m / 279 ft
318	220 Central Park South Villa	New York City	2018	84 m / 274 ft
319	Minavil House	London	2021	81 m / 265 ft
320	1306-1310 The Queensway Tower B	Toronto	-	79 m / 259 ft
321	Concord Cityplace Parade Tower T	Toronto	2013	70 m / 230 ft
322	Bermondsey Project Building BF-T	London	-	69 m / 227 ft
323	Principal Place	London	2017	67 m / 221 ft
324	Faena House	Miami Beach	2016	66 m / 215 ft
325	Concord Cityplace Parade Tower U	Toronto	2013	61 m / 200 ft
326	Le Phare de Quebec Tour 4	Quebec	2022	60 m / 197 ft
327	Brock Commons Tallwood House	Vancouver	2017	58 m / 190 ft
328	Bermondsey Project Building BF-D	London	-	57 m / 186 ft
329	Bermondsey Project Building BF-W	London	-	51 m / 169 ft
330	Bermondsey Project Building BF-E	London	-	51 m / 166 ft
331	Bermondsey Project Building BF-Q&O	London	-	49 m / 159 ft
332	1306-1310 The Queensway Tower C	Toronto	-	43 m / 141 ft
333	77 Wade	Toronto	2022	38 m / 125 ft
334	Millharbour Village G1.4	London	-	33 m / 109 ft
335	447 Luna Tower	Colombo	2020	- m / - ft
335	New Cuffe Parade Tower 1	Mumbai	2018	- m / - ft
335	New Cuffe Parade Tower 10	Mumbai	-	- m / - ft
335	New Cuffe Parade Tower 11	Mumbai	2019	- m / - ft
335	New Cuffe Parade Tower 12	Mumbai	2019	- m / - ft
335	New Cuffe Parade Tower 2	Mumbai	2018	- m / - ft
335	New Cuffe Parade Tower 3	Mumbai	2018	- m / - ft
335	New Cuffe Parade Tower 4	Mumbai	2018	- m / - ft
335	New Cuffe Parade Tower 5	Mumbai	2018	- m / - ft
335	New Cuffe Parade Tower 6	Mumbai	2018	- m / - ft
335	New Cuffe Parade Tower 7	Mumbai	2019	- m / - ft
335	New Cuffe Parade Tower 8	Mumbai	2019	- m / - ft
347	MeadowSide-The Peak	Manchester	-	- m / - ft
347	Pinnacle	Dhaka	2022	- m / - ft
347	South Bank Tower 1	Leeds	-	- m / - ft
350	Mercury Tower	Saint Julian's	-	- m / - ft
351	Ashley Road East	London	-	- m / - ft
351	Ferry Island Building 1 South Tower	London	-	- m / - ft
353	North Island Tower	London	-	- m / - ft
354	Welbourne Plot Tower	London	-	- m / - ft
355	Ashley Road West	London	-	- m / - ft
356	Ferry Island Building 2	London	-	- m / - ft
357	New Cuffe Parade Commercial Tower	Mumbai	2019	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

12 Years

Most Common Function*

Residential (33%), 84 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete (55%), 132 Buildings

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

Function
Material

Total: 252 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.

Total: 242 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.

*Based on 252 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

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.

Create your own charts using the Explore Data tool.

Videos

Filter by

06 November 2014 | Chicago

Interview: Dr. Peter Irwin

Thursday 6th November 2014. Chicago, IL. Dr. Peter Irwin, of RWDI Consulting Engineers, is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Awards Symposium at...

06 November 2014 | Chicago

Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Achievement Award: Wind Engineering the World’s Tallest

Peter Irwin, one of the founding partners of Rowan Williams Davies and Irwin Inc. (RWDI), has led wind engineering on many of the world’s tallest...

16 September 2014 | Shanghai

Interview: Jon Galsworthy

Jon Galsworthy of RWDI is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. Jon discusses the sustainability of...

16 September 2014 | Shanghai

Using Supplemental Damping Systems on High-Rise Buildings

A considerable number of supplemental damping system implementations are for wind induced motion control of skyscrapers and their performance has been validated through full scale...

16 September 2014 | Shanghai

2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 08 - Q & A

2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 08 Questions & Answers session with speakers Xiangdong Du, RWDI; Yaming Li, ISA Architecture; Kevin Peddie, Windtech Consultants; Peter...

11 June 2013 | London

Engineering Tall in Historic Cities

Historic cities present challenges for tall buildings. There are issues with urban landscape, viewing corridors, adjacent structures, confined access, buildability, and building identity. Below ground...

20 September 2012 | Shanghai

Design of Sustainable Asian Supertall Buildings for Wind

This presentation examined a number of Asian supertall buildings as case studies, focusing on the impacts of wind and other climatic factors on their design....

12 October 2011 | Seoul

New Frontiers in the Wind Engineering of Tall Buildings

Wind Engineering has developed in step with advancements in the design of tall buildings. A significant number of super tall buildings with heights >600m and...

10 October 2011 | Seoul

Guideline for Wind Tunnel Testing of Tall Buildings

The working group on this guideline has prepared a draft document for comment. The objective of the guideline is to enhance knowledge of wind engineering...

10 October 2011 | Seoul

New Frontiers in the Wind Engineering of Tall Buildings

Wind Engineering has developed in step with advancements in the design of tall buildings. A significant number of super tall buildings with heights >600m and...

06 November 2014 | Chicago

Interview: Dr. Peter Irwin

Thursday 6th November 2014. Chicago, IL. Dr. Peter Irwin, of RWDI Consulting Engineers, is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Awards Symposium at...

06 November 2014 | Chicago

Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Achievement Award: Wind Engineering the World’s Tallest

Peter Irwin, one of the founding partners of Rowan Williams Davies and Irwin Inc. (RWDI), has led wind engineering on many of the world’s tallest...

16 September 2014 | Shanghai

Interview: Jon Galsworthy

Jon Galsworthy of RWDI is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. Jon discusses the sustainability of...

16 September 2014 | Shanghai

Using Supplemental Damping Systems on High-Rise Buildings

A considerable number of supplemental damping system implementations are for wind induced motion control of skyscrapers and their performance has been validated through full scale...

16 September 2014 | Shanghai

2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 08 - Q & A

2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 08 Questions & Answers session with speakers Xiangdong Du, RWDI; Yaming Li, ISA Architecture; Kevin Peddie, Windtech Consultants; Peter...

11 June 2013 | London

Engineering Tall in Historic Cities

20 September 2012 | Shanghai

Design of Sustainable Asian Supertall Buildings for Wind

This presentation examined a number of Asian supertall buildings as case studies, focusing on the impacts of wind and other climatic factors on their design....

12 October 2011 | Seoul

New Frontiers in the Wind Engineering of Tall Buildings

Wind Engineering has developed in step with advancements in the design of tall buildings. A significant number of super tall buildings with heights >600m and...

10 October 2011 | Seoul

Guideline for Wind Tunnel Testing of Tall Buildings

The working group on this guideline has prepared a draft document for comment. The objective of the guideline is to enhance knowledge of wind engineering...

10 October 2011 | Seoul

New Frontiers in the Wind Engineering of Tall Buildings

Wind Engineering has developed in step with advancements in the design of tall buildings. A significant number of super tall buildings with heights >600m and...

Research

17 October 2016

Wind Induced Structure Responses Study on RCCQ Project

Xiangdong Du, Jon Galsworthy & Greg Thompson, RWDI; Aaron Wang, CapitaLand China

The Raffles City Chongqing project is one of the largest developments in the world. Located between Chao Tian Men Square and Jiefangbei in Yuzhong District,...

17 October 2016

Plot 17-18 Project: Tall Building Design in “Moscow City”

Emre Ekici, Renaissance Construction Company

Renaissance Construction is one of the common development companies in Russia, planning to build a mixed-use project within Moscow City, a new development area along...

26 October 2015

Challenges and Opportunities for the Structural Design of the 123-Story Jamsil Lotte World Tower

Jong-Ho Kim, Yeonki Jung & Jidong Kim, Chang Minwoo Structural

The Jamsil Lotte World Tower, a high-rise component of the 2nd Lotte World Amusement Complex, is being constructed at Jamsil, Seoul, Korea. This 123-story building...

16 September 2014

Using Supplemental Damping Systems on High-Rise Buildings

Xiangdong Du, Chien-Shen Lee, Bujar Morava & Jon Galsworthy, RWDI

A considerable number of supplemental damping system implementations are for wind induced motion control of skyscrapers and their performance has been validated through full scale...

19 September 2012

Design of Sustainable Asian Supertall Buildings for Wind

Jon Galsworthy, Duncan Phillips, Peter Irwin & Jiming Xie, RWDI

This paper describes case studies of supertall Asian buildings, focusing on the impacts of wind and other climatic factors on their design. The aerodynamic shape...

01 March 2012

Human-Induced Vibrations in Buildings

Michael J. Wesolowsky, Peter A. Irwin, Jon K. Galsworthy, & Andrew K. Bell, RWDI

Occupant footfalls are often the most critical source of floor vibration on upper floors of buildings. Floor motions can degrade the performance of imaging equipment,...

10 October 2011

Human-Induced Vibrations in Buildings

Michael J. Wesolowsky, Peter A. Irwin, Jon K. Galsworthy & Andrew K. Bell, RWDI

Occupant footfalls are often the most critical source of floor vibration on upper floors of buildings. Floor motions can degrade the performance of imaging equipment,...

01 August 2010

New Solar Initiatives in Supertall Buildings: The Spire at Ras Al Khaimah

Philip Castillo, Murphy/Jahn; Meiring Beyers, RWDI

The Spire at Ras Al Khaimah, located in the United Arab Emirates, through its unique approachto building form and landscape offers opportunities to examine new...

03 March 2008

Friend or Foe - Wind at Height

Peter Irwin, John Kilpatrick & Andrea Frisque, RWDI

Wind is often regarded as the foe of tall buildings since it tends to be the governing lateral load but Wind has some potential beneficial...

16 October 2005

The Wind Engineering of the Burj Dubai Tower

Peter Irwin, RWDI

The Burj Dubai tower will be the world’s tallest building by a wide margin when completed. Wind is the dominant lateral load and thus governed...

17 October 2016

Wind Induced Structure Responses Study on RCCQ Project

Xiangdong Du, Jon Galsworthy & Greg Thompson, RWDI; Aaron Wang, CapitaLand China

The Raffles City Chongqing project is one of the largest developments in the world. Located between Chao Tian Men Square and Jiefangbei in Yuzhong District,...

17 October 2016

Plot 17-18 Project: Tall Building Design in “Moscow City”

Emre Ekici, Renaissance Construction Company

Renaissance Construction is one of the common development companies in Russia, planning to build a mixed-use project within Moscow City, a new development area along...

26 October 2015

Challenges and Opportunities for the Structural Design of the 123-Story Jamsil Lotte World Tower

Jong-Ho Kim, Yeonki Jung & Jidong Kim, Chang Minwoo Structural

The Jamsil Lotte World Tower, a high-rise component of the 2nd Lotte World Amusement Complex, is being constructed at Jamsil, Seoul, Korea. This 123-story building...

16 September 2014

Using Supplemental Damping Systems on High-Rise Buildings

Xiangdong Du, Chien-Shen Lee, Bujar Morava & Jon Galsworthy, RWDI

A considerable number of supplemental damping system implementations are for wind induced motion control of skyscrapers and their performance has been validated through full scale...

19 September 2012

Design of Sustainable Asian Supertall Buildings for Wind

Jon Galsworthy, Duncan Phillips, Peter Irwin & Jiming Xie, RWDI

This paper describes case studies of supertall Asian buildings, focusing on the impacts of wind and other climatic factors on their design. The aerodynamic shape...

01 March 2012

Human-Induced Vibrations in Buildings

Michael J. Wesolowsky, Peter A. Irwin, Jon K. Galsworthy, & Andrew K. Bell, RWDI

Occupant footfalls are often the most critical source of floor vibration on upper floors of buildings. Floor motions can degrade the performance of imaging equipment,...

10 October 2011

Human-Induced Vibrations in Buildings

Michael J. Wesolowsky, Peter A. Irwin, Jon K. Galsworthy & Andrew K. Bell, RWDI

Occupant footfalls are often the most critical source of floor vibration on upper floors of buildings. Floor motions can degrade the performance of imaging equipment,...

01 August 2010

New Solar Initiatives in Supertall Buildings: The Spire at Ras Al Khaimah

Philip Castillo, Murphy/Jahn; Meiring Beyers, RWDI

The Spire at Ras Al Khaimah, located in the United Arab Emirates, through its unique approachto building form and landscape offers opportunities to examine new...

03 March 2008

Friend or Foe - Wind at Height

Peter Irwin, John Kilpatrick & Andrea Frisque, RWDI

Wind is often regarded as the foe of tall buildings since it tends to be the governing lateral load but Wind has some potential beneficial...

16 October 2005

The Wind Engineering of the Burj Dubai Tower

Peter Irwin, RWDI

The Burj Dubai tower will be the world’s tallest building by a wide margin when completed. Wind is the dominant lateral load and thus governed...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving RWDI

CTBUH Canada: Vertical Building Additions Breakfast Event

25 September 2019

CTBUH held a breakfast seminar on vertical building additions, featuring presentations from prominent local firms profiling vertical building addition technologies.

CTBUH Canada Future Leaders Tours RWDI Facilities

21 November 2018

The CTBUH Canada Future Leaders Committee visited RWDI's facilities, including the company's model shop, wind tunnels, and water flume, and viewed several engaging presentations.

CTBUH Canada Hosts Discussion: Modular Design & Construction

12 September 2018

The CTBUH Canada Chapter hosted a discussion on Modular Design and Construction, featuring an overview of existing modular implementations as well as future implications.

CTBUH Canada Hosts "Future Leaders" Committee Inaugural Event

25 July 2018

The CTBUH Canada "Future Leaders" Committee held its inaugural event. Following a series of presentations, emerging professionals networked and planned future initiatives.