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Member Offices: New York City, Chicago, London, Seattle, Shanghai
Website: http://www.thorntontomasetti.com/
Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the world’s challenges. An independent organization of creative thinkers and innovative doers collaborating from offices worldwide, we optimize the design and performance of structures, materials and systems for projects of every size and level of complexity. Our mission is to bring our clients’ ideas to life and, in the process, lay the groundwork for a better, more resilient future. We are committed to being a sustainable, diverse and enduring organization and the global driver of change and innovation in the industries in which we work.
Engineering, Other; Façade Design / Engineering; Historical Preservation; Insurance / Risk; Project Management; Seismic Design; Structural Engineering; Transportation / Urban Infrastructure
Membership Level
Platinum
Member Since
1987
Member Offices
New York City
Chicago
London
Seattle
Shanghai
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 |
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1 |
1000 m / 3,281 ft |
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2 |
711 m / 2,333 ft |
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3 |
638 m / 2,093 ft |
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4 |
632 m / 2,073 ft |
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5 |
599.1 m / 1,965 ft |
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6 |
554.5 m / 1,819 ft |
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7 |
518 m / 1,699 ft |
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8 |
508 m / 1,667 ft |
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9 |
468 m / 1,535 ft |
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10 |
460 m / 1,509 ft |
CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present
CTBUH Chapter Treasurer, 2015 – Present
17 September 2018
Five Minutes with: Aine Brazil
Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman, Thornton Tomasetti, sat down with CTBUH to discuss her 40-plus year career creating internationally acclaimed high-rises across the world.
28 July 2018
Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman, Thornton Tomasetti, is the recipient of the 2018 CTBUH Fazlur R. Khan Medal. Through a 40-plus-year career, she has been responsible...
27 April 2018
Technical Considerations for Akhmat Tower
The 435-meter Akhmat Tower in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, will be shaped to refer to the Nakh tower, a traditional watchtower typology in the region. A...
Rank |
Name |
City |
Completion |
Height |
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1 |
- |
1000 m / 3,281 ft |
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2 |
- |
914 m / 3,000 ft |
||
3 |
- |
729 m / 2,392 ft |
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4 |
- |
711 m / 2,333 ft |
||
5 |
- |
660 m / 2,165 ft |
||
6 |
- |
638 m / 2,093 ft |
||
7 |
- |
636 m / 2,087 ft |
||
8 |
2015 |
632 m / 2,073 ft |
||
9 |
- |
610 m / 2,000 ft |
||
10 |
- |
610 m / 2,000 ft |
||
11 |
2017 |
599 m / 1,965 ft |
||
12 |
2017 |
555 m / 1,819 ft |
||
13 |
- |
518 m / 1,699 ft |
||
14 |
- |
518 m / 1,699 ft |
||
15 |
2004 |
508 m / 1,667 ft |
||
16 |
- |
506 m / 1,660 ft |
||
17 |
- |
487 m / 1,598 ft |
||
18 |
- |
476 m / 1,560 ft |
||
19 |
2022 |
468 m / 1,535 ft |
||
20 |
- |
460 m / 1,509 ft |
||
21 |
1998 |
452 m / 1,483 ft |
||
21 |
1998 |
452 m / 1,483 ft |
||
23 |
1974 |
442 m / 1,451 ft |
||
24 |
2019 |
438 m / 1,437 ft |
||
25 |
- |
438 m / 1,437 ft |
||
26 |
- |
435 m / 1,427 ft |
||
27 |
- |
428 m / 1,404 ft |
||
28 |
- |
408 m / 1,339 ft |
||
29 |
2019 |
387 m / 1,270 ft |
||
30 |
2016 |
374 m / 1,226 ft |
||
31 |
2022 |
370 m / 1,214 ft |
||
32 |
2020 |
369 m / 1,211 ft |
||
33 |
2018 |
341 m / 1,120 ft |
||
34 |
2018 |
339 m / 1,112 ft |
||
35 |
2017 |
335 m / 1,100 ft |
||
36 |
2018 |
329 m / 1,079 ft |
||
37 |
2007 |
319 m / 1,046 ft |
||
38 |
2015 |
309 m / 1,013 ft |
||
39 |
2011 |
300 m / 984 ft |
||
40 |
2014 |
300 m / 984 ft |
||
41 |
2008 |
297 m / 974 ft |
||
42 |
2021 |
290 m / 951 ft |
||
43 |
2014 |
289 m / 948 ft |
||
44 |
2001 |
288 m / 945 ft |
||
45 |
1987 |
288 m / 945 ft |
||
46 |
2019 |
286 m / 938 ft |
||
47 |
2003 |
285 m / 934 ft |
||
48 |
2012 |
284 m / 932 ft |
||
49 |
2011 |
282 m / 924 ft |
||
50 |
2017 |
279 m / 916 ft |
||
51 |
2022 |
274 m / 898 ft |
||
52 |
2014 |
272 m / 892 ft |
||
53 |
2007 |
268 m / 881 ft |
||
54 |
- |
268 m / 879 ft |
||
55 |
2016 |
268 m / 878 ft |
||
56 |
2011 |
265 m / 869 ft |
||
57 |
2020 |
262 m / 860 ft |
||
58 |
2021 |
260 m / 853 ft |
||
59 |
2012 |
257 m / 844 ft |
||
60 |
2018 |
255 m / 837 ft |
||
61 |
2020 |
249 m / 817 ft |
||
62 |
2018 |
249 m / 816 ft |
||
63 |
2010 |
249 m / 816 ft |
||
64 |
2010 |
247 m / 812 ft |
||
65 |
2017 |
246 m / 806 ft |
||
66 |
2004 |
246 m / 806 ft |
||
67 |
2013 |
246 m / 805 ft |
||
68 |
2008 |
243 m / 796 ft |
||
69 |
- |
242 m / 793 ft |
||
70 |
- |
241 m / 789 ft |
||
71 |
2004 |
238 m / 781 ft |
||
72 |
2018 |
238 m / 781 ft |
||
73 |
2009 |
237 m / 776 ft |
||
73 |
2009 |
237 m / 776 ft |
||
73 |
2009 |
237 m / 776 ft |
||
73 |
2009 |
237 m / 776 ft |
||
77 |
- |
229 m / 752 ft |
||
78 |
- |
228 m / 748 ft |
||
79 |
1972 |
227 m / 743 ft |
||
80 |
1986 |
225 m / 739 ft |
||
81 |
2021 |
225 m / 738 ft |
||
82 |
2010 |
224 m / 734 ft |
||
83 |
2017 |
223 m / 730 ft |
||
84 |
2004 |
221 m / 726 ft |
||
85 |
1983 |
221 m / 725 ft |
||
86 |
2019 |
221 m / 723 ft |
||
87 |
Shanghai Stock Exchange of Shanghai International Financial Center |
2019 |
215 m / 705 ft |
|
88 |
- |
213 m / 700 ft |
||
89 |
1981 |
213 m / 697 ft |
||
90 |
1998 |
212 m / 696 ft |
||
91 |
2011 |
212 m / 695 ft |
||
92 |
1992 |
211 m / 692 ft |
||
93 |
1974 |
210 m / 689 ft |
||
94 |
2003 |
209 m / 684 ft |
||
95 |
1980 |
206 m / 677 ft |
||
96 |
2018 |
206 m / 677 ft |
||
97 |
2018 |
205 m / 673 ft |
||
98 |
2010 |
203 m / 667 ft |
||
99 |
2011 |
203 m / 665 ft |
||
100 |
2019 |
202 m / 662 ft |
||
101 |
1973 |
201 m / 660 ft |
||
102 |
2006 |
200 m / 657 ft |
||
103 |
2020 |
200 m / 656 ft |
||
104 |
2012 |
199 m / 654 ft |
||
105 |
1986 |
199 m / 653 ft |
||
106 |
2001 |
199 m / 652 ft |
||
107 |
2004 |
197 m / 647 ft |
||
108 |
1986 |
197 m / 645 ft |
||
109 |
2015 |
196 m / 643 ft |
||
110 |
2003 |
195 m / 641 ft |
||
111 |
2020 |
195 m / 640 ft |
||
112 |
China Financial Futures Exchange of Shanghai International Financial Center |
2019 |
195 m / 640 ft |
|
113 |
2017 |
195 m / 639 ft |
||
114 |
2012 |
185 m / 605 ft |
||
115 |
2011 |
183 m / 601 ft |
||
116 |
2018 |
180 m / 591 ft |
||
117 |
2018 |
180 m / 591 ft |
||
118 |
1984 |
180 m / 590 ft |
||
119 |
2009 |
180 m / 589 ft |
||
120 |
- |
178 m / 585 ft |
||
121 |
1974 |
178 m / 584 ft |
||
122 |
2003 |
177 m / 580 ft |
||
123 |
1985 |
176 m / 577 ft |
||
124 |
2002 |
175 m / 575 ft |
||
125 |
2001 |
175 m / 575 ft |
||
126 |
1985 |
175 m / 574 ft |
||
127 |
2020 |
173 m / 568 ft |
||
128 |
2021 |
171 m / 562 ft |
||
129 |
2020 |
170 m / 558 ft |
||
130 |
1983 |
169 m / 554 ft |
||
131 |
2014 |
169 m / 554 ft |
||
132 |
2019 |
168 m / 551 ft |
||
133 |
2020 |
166 m / 545 ft |
||
134 |
1974 |
166 m / 545 ft |
||
135 |
2011 |
165 m / 541 ft |
||
136 |
1981 |
164 m / 537 ft |
||
137 |
2011 |
161 m / 529 ft |
||
138 |
2016 |
160 m / 525 ft |
||
139 |
2001 |
158 m / 519 ft |
||
140 |
2009 |
158 m / 518 ft |
||
141 |
2002 |
157 m / 516 ft |
||
142 |
2012 |
155 m / 509 ft |
||
142 |
2012 |
155 m / 509 ft |
||
144 |
1953 |
154 m / 506 ft |
||
145 |
2003 |
153 m / 503 ft |
||
146 |
1970 |
152 m / 500 ft |
||
147 |
1986 |
152 m / 500 ft |
||
148 |
China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation of Shanghai International Financial Center |
2019 |
152 m / 499 ft |
|
149 |
- |
150 m / 493 ft |
||
150 |
- |
150 m / 492 ft |
||
151 |
1965 |
150 m / 491 ft |
||
152 |
2004 |
149 m / 489 ft |
||
153 |
2010 |
148 m / 484 ft |
||
154 |
2002 |
146 m / 480 ft |
||
155 |
2010 |
145 m / 477 ft |
||
156 |
1930 |
145 m / 476 ft |
||
157 |
2016 |
142 m / 467 ft |
||
158 |
1990 |
140 m / 460 ft |
||
159 |
2021 |
140 m / 459 ft |
||
160 |
2003 |
140 m / 458 ft |
||
161 |
2016 |
138 m / 454 ft |
||
162 |
2003 |
138 m / 453 ft |
||
163 |
2003 |
138 m / 453 ft |
||
164 |
2018 |
138 m / 453 ft |
||
165 |
- |
138 m / 453 ft |
||
166 |
2019 |
136 m / 446 ft |
||
167 |
1983 |
135 m / 443 ft |
||
168 |
1968 |
135 m / 443 ft |
||
169 |
2018 |
135 m / 443 ft |
||
170 |
2014 |
135 m / 441 ft |
||
171 |
2006 |
134 m / 440 ft |
||
172 |
1931 |
133 m / 435 ft |
||
173 |
2016 |
132 m / 431 ft |
||
174 |
2012 |
131 m / 430 ft |
||
174 |
2012 |
131 m / 430 ft |
||
176 |
2014 |
130 m / 427 ft |
||
177 |
2019 |
128 m / 420 ft |
||
178 |
2013 |
128 m / 420 ft |
||
179 |
2006 |
127 m / 417 ft |
||
180 |
2008 |
125 m / 411 ft |
||
181 |
2020 |
124 m / 406 ft |
||
182 |
2001 |
123 m / 404 ft |
||
183 |
2021 |
123 m / 403 ft |
||
184 |
1989 |
122 m / 400 ft |
||
185 |
2009 |
121 m / 396 ft |
||
186 |
1983 |
120 m / 395 ft |
||
187 |
1989 |
119 m / 391 ft |
||
188 |
1973 |
119 m / 390 ft |
||
189 |
2008 |
118 m / 387 ft |
||
190 |
2014 |
118 m / 385 ft |
||
191 |
1988 |
116 m / 382 ft |
||
192 |
1989 |
114 m / 375 ft |
||
193 |
2012 |
112 m / 368 ft |
||
194 |
2004 |
112 m / 367 ft |
||
195 |
- |
111 m / 365 ft |
||
196 |
- |
110 m / 360 ft |
||
197 |
2015 |
106 m / 348 ft |
||
198 |
2012 |
106 m / 348 ft |
||
199 |
2003 |
106 m / 347 ft |
||
200 |
2018 |
105 m / 344 ft |
||
201 |
1977 |
104 m / 341 ft |
||
202 |
2004 |
100 m / 329 ft |
||
203 |
- |
100 m / 327 ft |
||
204 |
2023 |
99 m / 325 ft |
||
204 |
2023 |
99 m / 325 ft |
||
206 |
- |
99 m / 325 ft |
||
206 |
- |
99 m / 325 ft |
||
208 |
2007 |
96 m / 316 ft |
||
209 |
2004 |
92 m / 301 ft |
||
210 |
2021 |
89 m / 293 ft |
||
211 |
2002 |
89 m / 292 ft |
||
212 |
2022 |
87 m / 284 ft |
||
213 |
2008 |
84 m / 276 ft |
||
214 |
1983 |
84 m / 275 ft |
||
215 |
2006 |
83 m / 271 ft |
||
216 |
- |
81 m / 265 ft |
||
217 |
2003 |
81 m / 265 ft |
||
218 |
2018 |
80 m / 262 ft |
||
219 |
2013 |
79 m / 259 ft |
||
220 |
1990 |
79 m / 258 ft |
||
221 |
2007 |
78 m / 256 ft |
||
222 |
2008 |
78 m / 256 ft |
||
223 |
2012 |
77 m / 252 ft |
||
224 |
2021 |
72 m / 235 ft |
||
225 |
2018 |
71 m / 233 ft |
||
226 |
2002 |
69 m / 225 ft |
||
227 |
2008 |
67 m / 219 ft |
||
228 |
2018 |
65 m / 214 ft |
||
229 |
2018 |
59 m / 194 ft |
||
230 |
- |
53 m / 173 ft |
||
231 |
2024 |
53 m / 172 ft |
||
232 |
- |
- m / - ft |
||
232 |
- |
- m / - ft |
||
234 |
2018 |
- m / - ft |
150 m+ Buildings
300 m+ Buildings
Average Building Age*
21 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (51%), 96 Buildings
Most Common Material*
Concrete (46%), 78 Buildings
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.
*Based on 193 Completed & Under Construction Buildings
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.
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21 August 2017 | Taguig City
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16 March 2017 | Chicago
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17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Structural & Geotechnic Engineering Q&A
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17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
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26 October 2015 | New York City
Designing a Non-coplanar Exoskeleton Supertall Tower that Transforms the Skyline of Chengdu
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26 October 2015 | New York City
2015 New York Conference - Session 2a - Q&A
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28 July 2018
Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman, Thornton Tomasetti, is the recipient of the 2018 CTBUH Fazlur R. Khan Medal. Through a 40-plus-year career, she has been responsible...
27 April 2018
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The 435-meter Akhmat Tower in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, will be shaped to refer to the Nakh tower, a traditional watchtower typology in the region. A...
01 December 2017
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08 August 2017
Ten Significant Tall Buildings, and the Significant Women Behind Them
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08 August 2017
Frontiers in High-Rise Outrigger Design
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20 April 2017
River Beech Tower: A Tall Timber Experiment
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01 March 2017
Vertical Shortening Considerations in the 1 km Tall Jeddah Tower
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17 October 2016
Structural Challenges with the SOCAR Tower in Baku, a New Megacity in the Caspian Region
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Designing a Bamboo Shaped Suptertall Tower in Hefei
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16 November 2019
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28 August 2019
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25 July 2019
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11 April 2019
In celebration of the establishment of the CTBUH Hong Kong Chapter, the Council is excited to announce the Chapter's inaugural event.
05 December 2018
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20 October 2018
The CTBUH Performance-Based Seismic Design Working Group reconvened at the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference in Dubai to outline an approach for updating their 2017 technical guide.
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