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Official Name
The current legal building name.
Union Square
Type
Complex
Status
Completed
Architecturally Topped Out
Structurally Topped Out
Under Construction
Proposed
On Hold
Never Completed
Vision
Competition Entry
Canceled
Proposed Renovation
Under Renovation
Renovated
Under Demolition
Demolished
Completed
Country
City
Function
hotel / office / residential
# of Apartments
2,176
# of Hotel Rooms
312
# of Parking Spaces
2,989
Map of Buildings in Complex
Note: Only buildings that have GPS coordinates recorded are displayed.
List of Buildings in Complex
|
Rank
|
Building Name
|
Status
Completed
Architecturally Topped Out
Structurally Topped Out
Under Construction
Proposed
On Hold
Never Completed
Vision
Competition Entry
Canceled
Proposed Renovation
Under Renovation
Renovated
Under Demolition
Demolished
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Material
|
Use
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Commerce Centre | 2010 | 480 m / 1,575 ft | 108 | composite | hotel / office | |
| 2 | The Cullinan I | 2008 | 269.9 m / 886 ft | 68 | concrete | residential | |
| 2 | The Cullinan II | 2008 | 269.9 m / 886 ft | 68 | concrete | residential / hotel | |
| 4 | Sorrento 1 | 2003 | 256.4 m / 841 ft | 75 | concrete | residential | |
| 5 | The Harbourside | 2003 | 251.2 m / 824 ft | 73 | concrete | residential | |
| 6 | Sorrento 2 | 2003 | 235.7 m / 773 ft | 66 | concrete | residential | |
| 7 | The Arch | 2005 | 231 m / 758 ft | 65 | concrete | residential | |
| 8 | Sorrento 3 | 2003 | 218 m / 715 ft | 64 | concrete | residential | |
| 9 | Sorrento 5 | 2003 | 212.1 m / 696 ft | 62 | concrete | residential | |
| 10 | Sorrento 6 | 2003 | 206.1 m / 676 ft | 60 | concrete | residential | |
| 11 | The Waterfront 1 | 2000 | 142.5 m / 467 ft | 46 | concrete | residential | |
| 11 | The Waterfront 2 | 2000 | 142.5 m / 467 ft | 46 | concrete | residential | |
| 11 | The Waterfront 3 | 2000 | 142.5 m / 467 ft | 46 | concrete | residential | |
| 11 | The Waterfront 5 | 2000 | 142.5 m / 467 ft | 46 | concrete | residential | |
| 11 | The Waterfront 6 | 2000 | 142.5 m / 467 ft | 46 | concrete | residential | |
| 11 | The Waterfront 7 | 2000 | 142.5 m / 467 ft | 46 | concrete | residential |
CTBUH Awards & Distinctions
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 2011 Award of Excellence
2011 CTBUH Awards
Performance Award 2014 Winner
2014 CTBUH Awards
10 Year Award 2021 Award of Excellence
2021 CTBUH Awards
CTBUH Initiatives
Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings
13 October 2016 - CTBUH Research
Inaugural Steering Committee Meetings in All Three Cities
10 January 2016 - Event
Videos
20 October 2016
ICC – Rising High for the Future of Hong Kong
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Research
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The Tallest 20 in 2020: Predictions vs. Reality
CTBUH Research
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Videos
20 October 2016
ICC – Rising High for the Future of Hong Kong
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Tony Tang of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 6: Hong Kong...
20 October 2016
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Eric Ma of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 6: Hong Kong...
19 October 2016
CTF Guangzhou - Efficiency in Mixed-Use Supertall
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Gaungzhou, China. Florence Chan of Kohn Pedersen Fox presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 4: "Guangzhou Developments" Since the reformation...
19 October 2016
From San Diego to Guangzhou: The Story of Marketing Tall Buildings
One of the keys to attracting buyers and tenants for a contemporary tall building is a succinct marketing strategy and a robust understanding of how...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Andrew Nicholson
Andrew Nicholson of CBRE is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Andrew discusses the building management of the Shanghai Tower.
26 October 2015
ICC Hong Kong: Exemplary Performance
The International Commerce Centre (ICC) is a landmark skyscraper located in Hong Kong. It is the tallest building in Hong Kong with office spaces, fine...
06 November 2014
CTBUH 13th Annual Awards Dinner
The 13th Annual Awards Ceremony & Dinner was held in Mies van der Rohe's iconic Crown Hall, on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, Chicago....
06 November 2014
Interview: International Commerce Centre
Thursday, 6th November 2014. Chicago, USA. Dakki Hui, Senior Property and Facility Manager, Kai Shing Management Services, discusses International Commerce Centre, the Performance Award Winner...
06 November 2014
Monthly Video: International Commerce Centre
Thursday, 6th November 2014. Chicago, USA. Dakki Hui, Senior Property and Facility Manager, Kai Shing Management Services, discusses International Commerce Centre, the Performance Award Winner...
06 November 2014
At 98 percent occupancy, the International Commerce Centre houses some of the most prominent financial institutions in the world. The building is routinely recognized as...
Research
20 March 2020
The Tallest 20 in 2020: Predictions vs. Reality
In the first edition of the 2012 Journal, CTBUH published a Tall Buildings in Numbers study titled Tallest 20 in 2020: Era of the Megatall—The...
20 March 2020
The Tallest 20 in 2020: Then and Now
This research paper undertakes a review of the 2012 report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, “Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the...
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29 July 2019
Highest Special-Purpose Spaces
Since humans first began constructing tall buildings, history has been cluttered with claims of all manner of “highest” records. In this study, we examine those...
01 July 2018
How Much Development Can a Rail Station Lead? A Case Study of Hong Kong
Since the concept was first introduced in the 1970s, transit-oriented-development (TOD) has greatly expanded in East Asian cities such as Hong Kong. Rail stations are...
17 October 2016
Cities to Megacities: Perspectives
The CTBUH 2016 International Conference is being held in the three cities of the Pearl River Delta, the world’s largest “megacity,” projected to have 120...
17 October 2016
ICC – Rising High for the Future of Hong Kong
Standing at 484 meters, Sun Hung Kai’s ICC is the tallest building in Hong Kong and currently the 7th tallest in the world. ICC does...
26 October 2015
ICC Hong Kong: Exemplary Performance
The International Commerce Centre (ICC) is a landmark skyscraper located in Hong Kong. It is the tallest building in Hong Kong, with office spaces, fine...
13 January 2013
International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong
As the tallest building in Hong Kong, the International Commerce Centre is an icon, not only for its scale, but also for its iconic ‘dragon...
23 September 2012
The Tallest 15 Cities in China
With over 1.3 billion citizens and a rapidly urbanizing population, China is developing tall buildings more than any other country globally. Currently it has 239...
31 December 2010
Tallest Buildings Completed in 2010
In a year dominated by news coverage of the new “World’s Tallest Building” – Burj Khalifa, Dubai – one may be surprised to learn that,...
CTBUH Initiatives
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13 October 2016
Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings
The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.
20 January 2016
Inaugural Steering Committee Meetings in All Three Cities
Plans for the 2016 CTBUH Conference are now well underway, beginning with initial meetings of the Conference Steering Committee in all three cities.
20 September 2014
Hong Kong Regional Tour Report
The tour began at Hong Kong’s One Island East, a 298-meter office building. After a day of activity and touring, the tour ended with an evening harbor cruise, on a Chinese junk.
23 September 2012
Hong Kong & Shenzhen Tour Report: Touring Two Tall Cities
Delegates from the Congress flew to Hong Kong to visit one of the tallest cities in the world. The second day included a side trip to Shenzhen, including a private tour of KK100.
1 January 2011
International Commerce Centre Chosen as Featured Building
Soaring 484 meters (1,588 feet) above Victoria Harbor, the International Commerce Centre (ICC) is the essence of Hong Kong in one destination.
31 December 2010
CTBUH Releases Tallest Buildings Completed in 2010
In a year dominated by news coverage of the new “World’s Tallest Building” – Burj Khalifa, Dubai – one may be surprised to learn that, besides being the year in which a building first surpassed the 600, 700, and 800-meter thresholds, 2010 has seen the completion of more skyscrapers than any previous year in history.
2 May 2009
Discovering Asia, from Moscow
Elena Shuvalova, the CTBUH Country Representative for Russia reports on the 4th Russian Intellectual Business.
31 December 2008
CTBUH Releases Tallest Buildings Completed in 2008
Against the backdrop of global economic crisis, 2008 witnessed the most successful year of skyscraper construction to date, with more skyscrapers constructed globally within a single year than ever before and the average height of the tallest ten constructed in 2008 rising to 319 meters.
29 April 2007
CTBUH / Nakheel Asia Tour Report
CTBUH collaborated with the Dubai-based developer Nakheel and architects Woods Bagot to facilitate a 5-nation tour of seminal tall buildings in south-east Asia.