Schindler

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About

Member Since: 1983

Member Offices: Shanghai

Founded in Switzerland in 1874, the Schindler Group is a leading global provider of elevators, escalators and related services. Its innovative and environmentally-friendly access and transit-management systems make an important contribution to mobility in urban societies.

Schindler manufactures, installs, services and modernizes elevators, escalators and moving walks for almost every type of building requirement worldwide. The company specializes in the latest-technology engineering, as well as mechanical and microprocessor technology products designed and rigorously tested for safety, comfort, efficiency and reliability.

In 2011, 2012 and 2013, Schindler was named one of Forbes Magazine’s 100 Most Innovative Companies, and two of the company’s products received the 2011 Architectural Products’ Product Innovation Award.

Fields of Expertise

Materials / Products / Systems Supplier; Vertical Transportation Consultant; Vertical Transportation Supplier

Membership details

Membership Level

Platinum

Member Since

1983

Member Offices

Shanghai

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Ping An Finance Center	599.1 m / 1,965 ft
2	Zifeng Tower	450 m / 1,476 ft
3	The Exchange 106	445.1 m / 1,460 ft
4	Willis Tower	442.1 m / 1,451 ft
5	Milad Telecomm Tower	435 m / 1,427 ft
6	One Vanderbilt	427 m / 1,401 ft
7	432 Park Avenue	425.7 m / 1,397 ft
8	Lakhta Center	377 m / 1,237 ft
9	Federation Tower	373.7 m / 1,226 ft
10	Bank of America Tower	365.8 m / 1,200 ft

Awards

Award of Excellence: Sixty Martin Place

Best Tall Building 100-199 meters 2021

Ctbuh Leaders

Robert Boog

CTBUH Working Group: Vertical Transportation, 2018 – Present

Shanghai

Building Completions Timeline

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Videos

09 April 2019

Panel Discussion: What Makes an Award-Winning Tall Building?

The expanded CTBUH Awards Program embraces the full breadth of interdisciplinary work that brings tall buildings to life, and sustains and prolongs their life cycles....

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Research

17 October 2016

The City Re-Imagined

Current urban models no longer meets the needs of the massive growth in urban populations which is predicted to continue for the foreseeable future. To...

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Research

26 October 2015

How Transit Management Can Change the World

Advancements in technology will ultimately allow for more creative building designs. Smartphone-based technology tied with elevator destination technology can be the glue to meld disjointed...

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Associated companies

Subsidiary companies

Atlas Schindler

Jardine Schindler Elevator Corporation

Subsidiary companies

Atlas Schindler

Jardine Schindler Elevator Corporation

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Ping An Finance Center	Shenzhen	-	660 m / 2,165 ft
2	Wuhan Greenland Center	Wuhan	-	636 m / 2,087 ft
3	Ping An Finance Center	Shenzhen	2017	599 m / 1,965 ft
4	Aon Center	Chicago	2023	550 m / 1,804 ft
5	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	2010	480 m / 1,575 ft
6	Wuhan Greenland Center	Wuhan	-	476 m / 1,560 ft
7	Zifeng Tower	Nanjing	2010	450 m / 1,476 ft
8	The Exchange 106	Kuala Lumpur	2019	445 m / 1,460 ft
9	Willis Tower	Chicago	1974	442 m / 1,451 ft
10	Milad Telecomm Tower	Tehran	2009	435 m / 1,427 ft
11	One Vanderbilt	New York City	2021	427 m / 1,401 ft
12	432 Park Avenue	New York City	2015	426 m / 1,397 ft
13	Lakhta Center	St. Petersburg	2019	377 m / 1,237 ft
14	Federation Tower	Moscow	2016	374 m / 1,226 ft
15	Bank of America Tower	New York City	2009	366 m / 1,200 ft
16	VietinBank Business Center Office Tower	Hanoi	-	363 m / 1,191 ft
17	Forum 66 Tower 1	Shenyang	2015	351 m / 1,150 ft
18	Glory・Xi'an International Financial Center	Xi’an	2020	350 m / 1,148 ft
19	Chongqing World Financial Center	Chongqing	2015	339 m / 1,112 ft
20	Suning Plaza Tower 1	Zhenjiang	2018	338 m / 1,109 ft
21	Twin Towers Guiyang, East Tower	Guiyang	2020	335 m / 1,099 ft
21	Twin Towers Guiyang, West Tower	Guiyang	2020	335 m / 1,099 ft
23	China World Tower	Beijing	2010	330 m / 1,083 ft
24	Wuxi Suning Plaza 1	Wuxi	2014	328 m / 1,076 ft
25	Sky Tower	Auckland	1997	328 m / 1,076 ft
26	Nanjing World Trade Center Tower 1	Nanjing	2021	327 m / 1,071 ft
27	Salesforce Tower	San Francisco	2018	326 m / 1,070 ft
28	Deji Plaza	Nanjing	2013	324 m / 1,063 ft
29	Sinar Mas Center 1	Shanghai	2017	320 m / 1,050 ft
30	Plaza 66	Shanghai	2001	288 m / 945 ft
31	Kaisa Center	Huizhou	2015	288 m / 945 ft
32	HNA&POLY International Centre	Chongqing	2013	287 m / 941 ft
33	Gama Tower	Jakarta	2016	286 m / 937 ft
34	The Astaka Tower A	Johor Bahru	2018	279 m / 915 ft
35	Scotia Tower	Toronto	1988	275 m / 902 ft
36	NEMA Chicago	Chicago	2019	273 m / 896 ft
37	Lotte Center Hanoi	Hanoi	2014	272 m / 892 ft
38	One Barangaroo	Sydney	2021	271 m / 890 ft
39	Greenland Center Tower 2	Xi’an	2018	270 m / 886 ft
40	Four Seasons Hotel	Manama	2015	270 m / 885 ft
41	Victoria Square 1	Dalian	2018	268 m / 879 ft
41	Victoria Square 2	Dalian	2018	268 m / 879 ft
43	Suning Plaza Tower A	Xuzhou	2017	266 m / 873 ft
44	Comcast Building	New York City	1933	259 m / 850 ft
45	Tamkeen Tower	Riyadh	2012	258 m / 847 ft
46	Heilan Fortune Center	Wuxi	2015	258 m / 846 ft
47	Devon Energy Center	Oklahoma City	2012	257 m / 844 ft
48	The Imperial I	Mumbai	2010	256 m / 840 ft
48	The Imperial II	Mumbai	2010	256 m / 840 ft
50	The Astaka Tower B	Johor Bahru	2018	256 m / 839 ft
51	Capital Tower	Singapore	2000	255 m / 838 ft
52	Langham Place Office Tower	Hong Kong	2004	255 m / 837 ft
53	Wongtee Plaza	Shenzhen	2016	254 m / 832 ft
54	VietinBank Business Center Hotel Tower	Hanoi	-	252 m / 827 ft
55	56 Leonard	New York City	2016	250 m / 821 ft
56	The Shang Salcedo	Makati	2017	250 m / 820 ft
57	Central Park Tower	Perth	1992	249 m / 817 ft
58	Infinity	Brisbane	2014	249 m / 817 ft
59	Yunda Central Plaza - St. Regis Hotel	Changsha	2016	249 m / 816 ft
60	Ningbo Bank of China Headquarters	Ningbo	2016	246 m / 808 ft
61	Torre Reforma	Mexico City	2016	246 m / 807 ft
62	Tencent Seafront Tower 1	Shenzhen	2017	246 m / 806 ft
63	Forebase Financial Plaza	Chongqing	2014	245 m / 805 ft
64	Sinarmas MSIG Tower	Jakarta	2015	245 m / 804 ft
65	Global Harbor North Tower	Shanghai	2014	245 m / 804 ft
65	Global Harbor South Tower	Shanghai	2014	245 m / 804 ft
67	Yixing Dongjiu Tower	Yixing	2012	244 m / 800 ft
68	Tsingdao Center Tower A	Qingdao	2014	238 m / 782 ft
68	Tsingdao Center Tower B	Qingdao	2014	238 m / 782 ft
70	Runhua International Center	Nantong	-	238 m / 781 ft
71	Salesforce Tower	London	2011	230 m / 755 ft
72	Shangri-La at the Fort	Taguig City	2016	229 m / 752 ft
73	Asia Square Tower 1	Singapore	2011	229 m / 751 ft
74	COSCO Tower	Hong Kong	1997	228 m / 748 ft
75	Marina One	Singapore	2017	226 m / 740 ft
76	Suning Plaza Tower 2	Zhenjiang	2018	225 m / 738 ft
77	Torre Mayor	Mexico City	2003	225 m / 738 ft
78	568 Collins Street	Melbourne	2015	224 m / 735 ft
79	Millenia Tower	Singapore	1996	223 m / 732 ft
80	Hopewell Centre	Hong Kong	1981	222 m / 728 ft
81	Asia Square Tower 2	Singapore	2013	222 m / 727 ft
82	150 North Riverside	Chicago	2017	221 m / 724 ft
83	Villamar Tower A	Manama	2020	220 m / 722 ft
84	Warsaw Spire	Warsaw	2016	220 m / 722 ft
85	Fuzhou IFC	Fuzhou	2015	220 m / 722 ft
86	Genyuan Marriott Hotel	Yinchuan	2017	216 m / 709 ft
87	Capital Place Office Tower	Jakarta	2016	215 m / 706 ft
88	Sky Tower B2	Wroclaw	2013	215 m / 705 ft
89	Villamar Tower C	Manama	2020	210 m / 689 ft
90	Regione Piemonte Headquarters	Turin	2020	209 m / 686 ft
91	Stella Maris	Dubai	2021	209 m / 684 ft
92	Twin Tower 1	Doha	2022	208 m / 682 ft
92	Twin Tower 2	Doha	2020	208 m / 682 ft
94	Fuzhou Shenglong Financial Centre	Fuzhou	2014	207 m / 678 ft
95	Victoria Mansion Tower 1	Dalian	2017	206 m / 677 ft
95	Victoria Mansion Tower 2	Dalian	2018	206 m / 677 ft
97	Four Seasons Place	Hong Kong	2005	205 m / 673 ft
98	Al Rajhi Bank Tower	Riyadh	2017	205 m / 673 ft
99	Denpasar Residence Kintamani Tower	Jakarta	2012	203 m / 667 ft
99	Denpasar Residence Ubud Tower	Jakarta	2012	203 m / 667 ft
101	Millennium Tower	Vienna	1999	202 m / 663 ft
102	Britam Tower	Nairobi	2017	200 m / 656 ft
103	Wuxi World Trade Center	Wuxi	-	200 m / 656 ft
104	Palm Springs International Center Tower 1	Chengdu	2013	200 m / 656 ft
104	Tadawul Tower	Riyadh	2020	200 m / 656 ft
106	Guangzhou Greenland Baiyun Center	Guangzhou	2014	200 m / 656 ft
107	Grand Hyatt Dalian	Dalian	2014	195 m / 641 ft
108	AXA Tower	Jakarta	2012	195 m / 640 ft
109	Tencent Seafront Tower 2	Shenzhen	2017	195 m / 639 ft
110	DBS Bank Tower	Jakarta	2013	194 m / 636 ft
111	Pujiang International Finance Plaza	Shanghai	2014	190 m / 623 ft
112	Residence 8 @ Senopati Tower A	Jakarta	2012	188 m / 616 ft
112	Residence 8 @ Senopati Tower B	Jakarta	2012	188 m / 616 ft
114	Cairo Tower	Cairo	1961	187 m / 614 ft
115	OneEleven	Chicago	2014	187 m / 613 ft
116	Euromast	Rotterdam	1960	185 m / 606 ft
117	Wuxi Suning Plaza 2	Wuxi	2014	183 m / 600 ft
118	Tsingdao Center Tower C	Qingdao	2014	183 m / 600 ft
119	Al Jassimya Tower	Doha	2013	182 m / 597 ft
120	Kingdom Park Residence	Goiania	2019	181 m / 593 ft
121	Pattaya Park Beach Hotel	Pattaya	1995	180 m / 591 ft
122	Habico Tower	Hanoi	-	180 m / 591 ft
123	People's Daily New Headquarters	Beijing	2015	180 m / 590 ft
124	Fairmont Hotel	Chengdu	2016	179 m / 587 ft
125	International Towers Sydney Tower 2	Sydney	2015	178 m / 584 ft
126	Roche Turm Bau 1	Basel	2015	178 m / 584 ft
127	Lodha Primero	Mumbai	2014	177 m / 581 ft
128	Loews Chicago Hotel	Chicago	2015	173 m / 569 ft
129	Shreepati Castle	Mumbai	-	172 m / 564 ft
130	Torre Renoir 2	Buenos Aires	2012	172 m / 564 ft
131	TaunusTurm	Frankfurt am Main	2013	170 m / 558 ft
132	Langham Place Hotel	Hong Kong	2004	170 m / 557 ft
133	International Towers Sydney Tower 3	Sydney	2016	169 m / 554 ft
134	Nanjing World Trade Center Tower 2	Nanjing	2017	168 m / 551 ft
135	Central Park Office Tower	Jakarta	2011	167 m / 547 ft
136	Tierra Verde Tower 10-12	Hong Kong	2000	167 m / 547 ft
137	Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2005	165 m / 541 ft
138	The Gloucester	Hong Kong	2013	164 m / 539 ft
139	Rio Sul Center	Rio de Janeiro	1982	163 m / 535 ft
140	Post Turm	Bonn	2002	163 m / 533 ft
141	Skyline @ Orchard Boulevard	Singapore	2015	162 m / 531 ft
142	One Pacific Place	Hong Kong	1988	162 m / 531 ft
143	Poly International Plaza – Dawangjing	Beijing	2016	161 m / 529 ft
144	Residence 8 @ Senopati Equity Tower	Jakarta	2012	161 m / 527 ft
145	Oriental Fisherman's Wharf Tower	Shanghai	2015	161 m / 527 ft
146	Abuja World Trade Center Hotel Tower	Abuja	-	158 m / 518 ft
147	Centennial Tower	Singapore	1997	158 m / 517 ft
148	Chiwan Headquarters Building	Shenzhen	2018	157 m / 515 ft
149	Upper West Side Tower 2 (Madison)	Melbourne	2014	156 m / 512 ft
150	Savelovskii City - Armstrong	Moscow	2018	155 m / 510 ft
150	Savelovskii City - Coltrane	Moscow	2018	155 m / 510 ft
150	Savelovskii City - Ellington	Moscow	2018	155 m / 510 ft
153	Deutsche Bank Tower I	Frankfurt am Main	1984	155 m / 509 ft
153	The Ascott Metropolis	Auckland	1999	155 m / 509 ft
155	Deutsche Bank Tower II	Frankfurt am Main	1984	155 m / 509 ft
155	The EY Centre	Sydney	2016	155 m / 509 ft
157	Zuellig Building	Makati	2012	155 m / 509 ft
158	Shreepati Arcade	Mumbai	2002	153 m / 500 ft
159	Reforma 342	Mexico City	2012	152 m / 499 ft
160	Tour Ariane	Puteaux	1975	152 m / 499 ft
161	500 North Lake Shore Drive	Chicago	2013	152 m / 497 ft
162	Renaissance Harbour View Hotel	Hong Kong	1989	149 m / 489 ft
163	Koln Turm	Cologne	2002	148 m / 486 ft
164	Bank of America Tower	Hong Kong	1975	146 m / 479 ft
165	Great Eagle Centre	Hong Kong	1983	146 m / 479 ft
166	Tierra Verde 1	Hong Kong	2000	145 m / 476 ft
167	Belfius Tower	Brussels	2006	145 m / 476 ft
168	JenTower	Jena	1973	145 m / 474 ft
169	Shanghai Arch	Shanghai	2014	144 m / 471 ft
170	Solaria	Milan	2013	143 m / 469 ft
171	International Trade Building	Taipei	1990	143 m / 469 ft
171	Torre Telefónica Chile	Santiago	1996	143 m / 469 ft
173	Tour Dexia	Courbevoie	2005	143 m / 469 ft
174	Tour CMA-CGM	Marseille	2010	143 m / 469 ft
175	Tierra Verde 2	Hong Kong	1999	142 m / 467 ft
175	Tierra Verde 3	Hong Kong	1999	142 m / 467 ft
175	Tierra Verde 3A	Hong Kong	1999	142 m / 467 ft
175	Tierra Verde 5	Hong Kong	1999	142 m / 467 ft
179	City Haus	Frankfurt am Main	1974	142 m / 466 ft
180	Hoftoren	The Hague	2003	142 m / 465 ft
181	Marina One Residences Garden Tower	Singapore	2017	141 m / 462 ft
181	Marina One Residences Park Tower	Singapore	2017	141 m / 462 ft
183	Insular Life Corporate Center I	Muntinlupa	2000	140 m / 459 ft
184	1 Bligh Street	Sydney	2011	139 m / 455 ft
185	7 Bryant Park	New York City	2016	138 m / 454 ft
186	Vienna Twin Towers	Vienna	2001	138 m / 453 ft
187	Sixty Martin Place	Sydney	2019	137 m / 450 ft
188	Villamar Tower B	Manama	2020	137 m / 449 ft
189	Centro Operativo BBVA Bancomer	Mexico City	2015	137 m / 449 ft
190	Tierra Verde 9	Hong Kong	2000	137 m / 448 ft
191	Portside	Cape Town	2014	136 m / 448 ft
192	Torres del Yacht I	Buenos Aires	2014	135 m / 443 ft
192	Torres del Yacht II	Buenos Aires	2014	135 m / 443 ft
194	Port Baku Residence Block A	Baku	2013	135 m / 443 ft
195	Banco Real Santander Headquarters	São Paulo	2009	135 m / 443 ft
196	Tierra Verde 7	Hong Kong	2000	134 m / 439 ft
196	Tierra Verde 8	Hong Kong	2000	134 m / 439 ft
198	Tierra Verde 6	Hong Kong	1999	131 m / 430 ft
199	Atira La Trobe Street	Melbourne	2018	131 m / 430 ft
200	Pollux	Frankfurt am Main	1997	130 m / 427 ft
201	Menara Karya	Jakarta	2006	127 m / 415 ft
202	Vogue	Melbourne	2012	126 m / 415 ft
203	CITIC Tower	Hong Kong	1997	126 m / 413 ft
203	Highlight I	Munich	2004	126 m / 413 ft
205	Capital Fort Business Center	Sofia	2015	126 m / 413 ft
206	Prime Tower	Zurich	2011	126 m / 412 ft
207	567 Collins Street	Melbourne	2015	125 m / 410 ft
208	Insular Life Corporate Center II	Muntinlupa	2001	124 m / 407 ft
209	Johns Manville Plaza	Denver	1978	123 m / 404 ft
210	Raymond James Tower	Memphis	1985	123 m / 403 ft
211	Edificio Seguros Tequendama	Bogota	1970	122 m / 400 ft
212	Torre Humbolt	Caracas	1998	120 m / 394 ft
213	Proximus Tower I	Brussels	1994	120 m / 394 ft
214	Al Maryah Tower	Abu Dhabi	2015	120 m / 394 ft
215	6 Remez Tower	Tel Aviv	2013	118 m / 387 ft
216	Estudiotel Alicante	Alicante	1962	117 m / 384 ft
217	Menara Prima Tower II	Jakarta	2013	117 m / 384 ft
218	Torre Europa	Madrid	1985	116 m / 381 ft
219	High Street Centre	Singapore	1974	116 m / 381 ft
220	MCB Bank Limited	Karachi	2005	116 m / 381 ft
221	World Plaza	Taguig City	-	115 m / 377 ft
222	222 East 41st Street	New York City	2002	114 m / 375 ft
223	LPM Apartments	Minneapolis	2014	114 m / 374 ft
224	Highlight II	Munich	2004	113 m / 371 ft
225	Thuan Kieu Plaza I	Ho Chi Minh City	1999	110 m / 361 ft
225	Thuan Kieu Plaza II	Ho Chi Minh City	1999	110 m / 361 ft
225	Thuan Kieu Plaza III	Ho Chi Minh City	1999	110 m / 361 ft
228	Tour Europe	Courbevoie	1969	110 m / 361 ft
229	Prinsenhof	The Hague	2005	110 m / 359 ft
230	Habitat	Melbourne	2013	109 m / 359 ft
231	Port Baku Residence Block B	Baku	2013	109 m / 358 ft
231	Port Baku Residence Block C	Baku	2013	109 m / 358 ft
233	2116 Chestnut	Philadelphia	2013	109 m / 356 ft
234	North Galaxy Tour A	Brussels	2004	108 m / 354 ft
234	North Galaxy Tour B	Brussels	2004	108 m / 354 ft
236	VICTORIA-Haus	Düsseldorf	1998	108 m / 354 ft
237	PwC Tower	Johannesburg	2018	106 m / 348 ft
238	Vodnyi - Office Tower	Moscow	2015	104 m / 342 ft
239	Bashnya 2000	Moscow	2001	104 m / 341 ft
240	Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort	Huzhou	2013	102 m / 335 ft
241	Proximus Tower II	Brussels	1994	102 m / 335 ft
242	Manhattan Center	Brussels	1973	102 m / 335 ft
243	Torre de Monsanto	Oeiras	2001	100 m / 328 ft
244	Edifício New Century	São Paulo	2003	99 m / 325 ft
245	Wintower	Winterthur	1966	99 m / 325 ft
246	Chrysler House	Detroit	1913	99 m / 323 ft
247	Emporio	Hamburg	1964	98 m / 322 ft
248	AT&T Building	Indianapolis	1932	98 m / 321 ft
249	Ovo	Sydney	2018	96 m / 315 ft
250	357 Collins Street	Melbourne	2013	95 m / 312 ft
251	Edifício Eluma	São Paulo	1978	95 m / 310 ft
252	Landmark West Loop	Chicago	2017	94 m / 308 ft
253	Albert Tower	Melbourne	2013	93 m / 306 ft
254	Casaviva BKO	São Paulo	2018	92 m / 302 ft
255	Unitt Urban Living	São Paulo	2014	92 m / 301 ft
256	Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta	Jakarta	2016	91 m / 299 ft
257	Zurichtoren	The Hague	1999	88 m / 289 ft
258	Augusta Corporate	São Paulo	2018	87 m / 285 ft
259	Fortis Bank	Utrecht	1995	85 m / 278 ft
260	Poly International Plaza Tower 2	Beijing	2016	84 m / 276 ft
261	Kennedy Toren	Eindhoven	2003	83 m / 272 ft
262		Salford	2010	82 m / 269 ft
263	Centro Empresarial e Cultural João Domingues Araújo	São Paulo	2005	81 m / 264 ft
264	Savelovskii City - Phase 1-1	Moscow	2015	75 m / 245 ft
264	Savelovskii City - Phase 1-2	Moscow	2015	75 m / 245 ft
264	Savelovskii City - Phase 2-1	Moscow	2016	75 m / 245 ft
267	Solea	Milan	2013	72 m / 235 ft
268	Philamlife Center	Cebu	2017	71 m / 234 ft
269	Torre Rohrmoser	San José	2017	71 m / 234 ft
270	DUO West	Sydney	2018	71 m / 232 ft
271	White Tower	Salford	2010	67 m / 221 ft
272	Poly International Plaza Tower 3	Beijing	2016	67 m / 220 ft
273	DUO East	Sydney	2018	66 m / 216 ft
274	Økernsenteret	Oslo	1969	65 m / 213 ft
275	Ministerie van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieu	The Hague	1992	60 m / 197 ft
276	Walterboschcomplex Toren E	Apeldoorn	2007	60 m / 197 ft
276	Walterboschcomplex Toren H	Apeldoorn	2005	60 m / 197 ft
278	KfW Westarkade	Frankfurt am Main	2010	56 m / 184 ft
279	RMIT Swanston Academic Building	Melbourne	2013	52 m / 171 ft
280	Scott Street Apartments	Brisbane	2010	50 m / 164 ft
281	Capital Place Tower 1	Hanoi	2020	- m / - ft
281	Capital Place Tower 2	Hanoi	2020	- m / - ft
283	NUH Medical Centre	Singapore	2013	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

18 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (53%), 143 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete (73%), 160 Buildings

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

Function
Material

Total: 272 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.

Total: 220 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.

*Based on 272 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

Building Completions Timeline

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09 April 2019 | Shenzhen

Panel Discussion: What Makes an Award-Winning Tall Building?

The expanded CTBUH Awards Program embraces the full breadth of interdisciplinary work that brings tall buildings to life, and sustains and prolongs their life cycles....

22 October 2018 | Dubai

What Does a Smart City Look Like?

The concept of a “smart city” includes a huge array of devices, technologies and concepts. How might it all work together in a cohesive way?...

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...

30 October 2017 | Sydney

Smart Urban Mobility

The objective of this presentation was to showcase solutions to the increasing need for extending the uptime of vertical transportation components and provide building insights...

27 October 2015 | Lucerne

How Transit Management Can Change the World

This presentation provides an overview of advancements in technology that will allow for more creative building designs. Smartphone-based technology tied with elevator destination technology can...

27 October 2015 | New York City

2015 New York Conference - Session 4d - Q&A

Markus Jetter & Stefan Gerstenmeyer, thyssenkrupp; Shelley Finnigan, ArcelorMittal; John Mizon, Schindler, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York Conference Session 4d: Technological...

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

Green Vertical Transportation: More Than Just a Concept

The environmental impact of high-rise buildings becomes a growing consideration as they multiply at an unprecedented scale to face the growing demands of global urbanization....

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

Modernization: Renewing the Lifecycle of Vertical Transportation

Traditionally much of the focus in the tall building sector has been centered on the ground breaking technology being put in place for the pioneering...

09 April 2019 | Shenzhen

Panel Discussion: What Makes an Award-Winning Tall Building?

The expanded CTBUH Awards Program embraces the full breadth of interdisciplinary work that brings tall buildings to life, and sustains and prolongs their life cycles....

22 October 2018 | Dubai

What Does a Smart City Look Like?

The concept of a “smart city” includes a huge array of devices, technologies and concepts. How might it all work together in a cohesive way?...

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...

30 October 2017 | Sydney

Smart Urban Mobility

The objective of this presentation was to showcase solutions to the increasing need for extending the uptime of vertical transportation components and provide building insights...

27 October 2015 | Lucerne

How Transit Management Can Change the World

This presentation provides an overview of advancements in technology that will allow for more creative building designs. Smartphone-based technology tied with elevator destination technology can...

27 October 2015 | New York City

2015 New York Conference - Session 4d - Q&A

Markus Jetter & Stefan Gerstenmeyer, thyssenkrupp; Shelley Finnigan, ArcelorMittal; John Mizon, Schindler, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York Conference Session 4d: Technological...

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

Green Vertical Transportation: More Than Just a Concept

The environmental impact of high-rise buildings becomes a growing consideration as they multiply at an unprecedented scale to face the growing demands of global urbanization....

16 September 2014 | Shanghai

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

16 September 2014 | Shanghai

Modernization: Renewing the Lifecycle of Vertical Transportation

Traditionally much of the focus in the tall building sector has been centered on the ground breaking technology being put in place for the pioneering...

Research

17 October 2016

The City Re-Imagined

Paul Friedli, Schindler; Max Schwitalla, Studio Schwitalla

Current urban models no longer meets the needs of the massive growth in urban populations which is predicted to continue for the foreseeable future. To...

26 October 2015

How Transit Management Can Change the World

John Mizon, Schindler

Advancements in technology will ultimately allow for more creative building designs. Smartphone-based technology tied with elevator destination technology can be the glue to meld disjointed...

16 September 2014

Green Vertical Transportation: More Than Just a Concept

Robert Boog, Schindler Elevators

The environmental impact of high-rise buildings becomes a growing consideration as they multiply at an unprecedented scale to face the growing demands of global urbanization....

16 September 2014

Modernization: Renewing the Lifecycle of Vertical Transportation

Franz Arnold, Schindler Elevators

Traditionally much of the focus in the tall building sector has been centered on the ground breaking technology being put in place for the pioneering...

19 September 2012

Transit Care, an Opportunity for Multi-Function Tall Buildings

John Mizon, Schindler Limited

All tall buildings exhibit a degree of multi-functionalism whether it is simply, say, a cafeteria or trading floor within the context of one operation or...

17 October 2016

The City Re-Imagined

Paul Friedli, Schindler; Max Schwitalla, Studio Schwitalla

Current urban models no longer meets the needs of the massive growth in urban populations which is predicted to continue for the foreseeable future. To...

26 October 2015

How Transit Management Can Change the World

John Mizon, Schindler

Advancements in technology will ultimately allow for more creative building designs. Smartphone-based technology tied with elevator destination technology can be the glue to meld disjointed...

16 September 2014

Green Vertical Transportation: More Than Just a Concept

Robert Boog, Schindler Elevators

The environmental impact of high-rise buildings becomes a growing consideration as they multiply at an unprecedented scale to face the growing demands of global urbanization....

16 September 2014

Modernization: Renewing the Lifecycle of Vertical Transportation

Franz Arnold, Schindler Elevators

Traditionally much of the focus in the tall building sector has been centered on the ground breaking technology being put in place for the pioneering...

19 September 2012

Transit Care, an Opportunity for Multi-Function Tall Buildings

John Mizon, Schindler Limited

All tall buildings exhibit a degree of multi-functionalism whether it is simply, say, a cafeteria or trading floor within the context of one operation or...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Schindler

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 Hong Kong Chapter Inauguration

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.

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.

Robotics Research Project Holds First Meeting

19 October 2018

The CTBUH Robotics in Tall Building Construction research project steering committee held its initial kickoff meeting, just ahead of the 2018 Middle East Conference.

CTBUH Launches Two New Research Projects

24 September 2018

The CTBUH has launched two fantastic research projects on Skybridges and Robotics in Tall Building Construction. Get involved now and contribute to the research!

Asia Pacific Seminar Series

03–05 July 2017

CTBUH Singapore, in coordination with CTBUH Malaysia and CTBUH Thailand, hosted a multi-city seminar on sustainable design in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok.