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Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.

About

Member Since: 1987

Member Offices: Atlanta, Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dallas, Denver, Dubai, Edinburgh, Fort Lauderdale, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Houston, Kansas City, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, Mississauga, Moscow, Mumbai, New York City, Newark, Ottawa, Perth, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, São Paulo, Seattle, Shanghai, Sydney, Tampa, Toronto, Washington D.C.

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.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Civil Engineering; Computers / IT / Software; Engineering, Multi-discipline; Engineering, Other; Environmental Engineering; Façade Design / Engineering; Façade Systems; Fire Engineering; Geotechnic / Foundations; Historical Preservation; Insurance / Risk; Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing; Project Management; Security Consultancy; Seismic Design; Structural Engineering; Transportation / Urban Infrastructure; Urban Design

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

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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

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Height
1 Uptown Dubai Tower 1
711 m / 2,333  ft
2 Signature Tower Jakarta
638 m / 2,093  ft
3 Shanghai Tower
632 m / 2,073  ft
4 Ping An Finance Center
599.1 m / 1,965  ft
5 Lotte World Tower
554.5 m / 1,819  ft
6 Jinan IFC Landmark Tower
518 m / 1,699  ft
7 TAIPEI 101
508 m / 1,667  ft
8 Tianfu Center
488.9 m / 1,604  ft
9 175 Park Avenue
480.1 m / 1,575  ft
10 North Bund Tower
480 m / 1,575  ft

Awards

CITYMARK CENTRE

Award of Excellence: CITYMARK CENTRE

Construction Award 2023

Ctbuh Leaders

Paul Fu

Paul Fu

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

New York City

Dennis Poon

Dennis Poon

CTBUH New York City Chapter, 2015 – Present

New York City

C.T. Tam

C.T. Tam

CTBUH Hong Kong Chapter, 2017 – Present

Hong Kong

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

24 May 2022

Stockholm Central Station: A Steel-Timber Transit-Oriented Development

A unique response to solving a complex master planning and over decking project, steel and timber are used in a hybrid fashion to provide ultimate...

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Research

22 December 2023

Remembering Charles H. Thornton, 2012 Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Awardee

This edition of Talking Tall is an interview from the CTBUH archives. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat would like to remember Charles...

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Global News

21 March 2024

42-Story Residential Building in Austin Tops Out

CTBUH has confirmed that 700 River in Austin has architecturally topped out. The building is a 42-story residential building that is expected to be completed...

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Associated companies

Cohen-Barreto-Marchertas (1993)

Ellisor & Tanner (1997)

Weidlinger Associates (2015)

BRZ-Experts

Lev Zetlin Associates (1977)

Simon & Associates, Inc. (2012)

Swallow Acoustic Consulting Limited (2017)

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

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Name
Height
1 Jeddah Tower

1,000 m / 3,281 ft
2 Miapolis

914 m / 3,000 ft
3 Suzhou Zhongnan Center

729 m / 2,392 ft
4 Uptown Dubai Tower 1

711 m / 2,333 ft
5 Ping An Finance Center

660 m / 2,165 ft
6 Signature Tower Jakarta

638 m / 2,093 ft
7 Wuhan Greenland Center

636 m / 2,087 ft
8 Shanghai Tower

632 m / 2,073 ft
9 Chicago Spire

610 m / 2,000 ft
10 Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle

609 m / 2,000 ft
11 Ping An Finance Center

599 m / 1,965 ft
12 Legends Tower

581 m / 1,907 ft
13 Lotte World Tower

555 m / 1,819 ft
14 Jinan IFC Landmark Tower

518 m / 1,699 ft
15 Evergrande Hefei Center T1

518 m / 1,699 ft
16 TAIPEI 101

508 m / 1,667 ft
17 Federation Tower Spire

506 m / 1,660 ft
18 Suzhou Zhongnan Center

499 m / 1,638 ft
19 Tianfu Center

489 m / 1,604 ft
20 Incheon Tower

487 m / 1,598 ft
21 175 Park Avenue

480 m / 1,575 ft
22 North Bund Tower

480 m / 1,575 ft
23 Wuhan Greenland Center

476 m / 1,560 ft
24 SUNAC A-ONE Tower 1

470 m / 1,542 ft
25 Chengdu Greenland Tower

468 m / 1,535 ft
26 FORZA Tower

460 m / 1,509 ft
27 Petronas Twin Tower 1

452 m / 1,483 ft
27 Petronas Twin Tower 2

452 m / 1,483 ft
29 Wuhan Tower

443 m / 1,454 ft
30 Willis Tower

442 m / 1,451 ft
31 Wuhan World Trade Center

438 m / 1,437 ft
32 Multifunctional Highrise Complex - Akhmat Tower

435 m / 1,427 ft
33 Haikou Tower 1

428 m / 1,404 ft
34 One Vanderbilt Avenue

427 m / 1,401 ft
35 Kamal Tower

408 m / 1,339 ft
36 Tianfu Center Headquarters Tower

396 m / 1,299 ft
37 CITYMARK CENTRE

388 m / 1,274 ft
38 30 Hudson Yards

387 m / 1,270 ft
39 Federation Tower

374 m / 1,226 ft
40 Nanchang Ping An Financial Center

373 m / 1,224 ft
41 Çamlıca Radio & TV Tower

369 m / 1,211 ft
42 Hengli Global Operations Headquarters Tower 1

369 m / 1,211 ft
43 Qingdao Hai Tian Center

369 m / 1,210 ft
44 SUNAC A-ONE Tower 4

349 m / 1,145 ft
45 One Shenzhen Bay Tower 7

341 m / 1,120 ft
46 Zhonghai City Plaza

340 m / 1,115 ft
47 Comcast Technology Center

339 m / 1,112 ft
48 Wilshire Grand Center

335 m / 1,100 ft
49 Uptown Tower

333 m / 1,094 ft
50 3 World Trade Center

329 m / 1,079 ft
51 New York Times Tower

319 m / 1,046 ft
52 Eurasia Tower

309 m / 1,013 ft
53 One Manhattan West

304 m / 996 ft
54 SUNAC A-ONE Tower 2

302 m / 991 ft
55 Doosan Haeundae We've the Zenith Tower A

300 m / 984 ft
56 Torre Costanera

300 m / 984 ft
57 Qianhai Prisma East Tower

300 m / 984 ft
58 Comcast Center

297 m / 974 ft
59 Evergrande Hefei Center T5

290 m / 951 ft
60 Busan International Finance Center Landmark Tower

289 m / 948 ft
61 Plaza 66

288 m / 945 ft
62 One Liberty Place

288 m / 945 ft
63 Ping An Finance Center South

286 m / 938 ft
64 Tomorrow Square

285 m / 934 ft
65 Three International Finance Center

284 m / 932 ft
66 Doosan Haeundae We've the Zenith Tower B

282 m / 924 ft
67 Torre KOI

279 m / 916 ft
68 OCT Wuhan Tower

275 m / 902 ft
69 2nd & 2nd Tower

274 m / 898 ft
70 Lotte Center Hanoi

272 m / 892 ft
71 Renaissance Tower

270 m / 886 ft
72 Naberezhnaya Tower Block C

268 m / 881 ft
73 Diamond of Istanbul

268 m / 879 ft
74 10 Hudson Yards

268 m / 878 ft
75 Fubon Group Xinyi Headquarters

266 m / 874 ft
76 Doosan Haeundae We've the Zenith Tower C

265 m / 869 ft
77 Nathani Heights

262 m / 858 ft
78 Evergrande Hefei Center T4

260 m / 853 ft
79 Devon Energy Center

257 m / 844 ft
80 One Bennett Park

255 m / 836 ft
81 SUNAC A-ONE Tower 3

251 m / 823 ft
82 Qianhai Prisma West Tower

250 m / 820 ft
83 110 North Wacker

249 m / 817 ft
84 One Museum Place

249 m / 816 ft
85 Hwaseong Dongtan Metapolis 101

249 m / 816 ft
86 Hwaseong Dongtan Metapolis 104

247 m / 812 ft
87 Tencent Seafront Tower 1

246 m / 806 ft
88 Bloomberg Tower

246 m / 806 ft
89 FKI Tower

245 m / 805 ft
90 Haitian Center Tower 3

245 m / 804 ft
91 Federation Tower - Zapad Tower

243 m / 796 ft
92 Q.1

242 m / 793 ft
93 Fifth & Hill

240 m / 789 ft
94 30 Hudson Street

238 m / 781 ft
95 Z14 Plot Tower 2

238 m / 781 ft
96 The First World Tower 1

237 m / 776 ft
96 The First World Tower 2

237 m / 776 ft
96 The First World Tower 3

237 m / 776 ft
96 The First World Tower 4

237 m / 776 ft
100 AI W Tower

231 m / 758 ft
101 130 North Franklin

229 m / 752 ft
102 River Beech Tower

228 m / 748 ft
103 One Liberty Plaza

226 m / 743 ft
104 Three World Financial Center

225 m / 739 ft
105 Sapphire Residences

225 m / 738 ft
106 Hwaseong Dongtan Metapolis 102

224 m / 734 ft
107 Taikang Headquarters Building

223 m / 733 ft
108 FMC Tower at Cira Centre South

223 m / 730 ft
109 Times Square Tower

221 m / 726 ft
110 BNY Mellon Center

221 m / 725 ft
111 Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 1

215 m / 705 ft
112 Blu Estate & Club - Sky Blu

214 m / 701 ft
113 Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir

213 m / 700 ft
114 Georgia Pacific Tower

212 m / 697 ft
115 Menara Maxis

212 m / 696 ft
116 Taikoo Hui Tower 1

212 m / 695 ft
117 Americas Tower

211 m / 692 ft
118 Solow Building

210 m / 689 ft
119 Haitian Center Tower 1

210 m / 689 ft
120 Random House Tower

208 m / 684 ft
121 AT&T Building

206 m / 677 ft
122 Sequis Tower

206 m / 677 ft
123 Golden Tower

205 m / 673 ft
124 77 West Wacker Drive

204 m / 668 ft
125 Hwaseong Dongtan Metapolis 103

203 m / 667 ft
126 Great American Tower at Queen City Square

203 m / 665 ft
127 Kohinoor Square Tower A

202 m / 662 ft
128 Carlton Centre

201 m / 660 ft
129 1180 Peachtree

200 m / 657 ft
130 Evergrande Hefei Center T3

200 m / 656 ft
131 AI X Tower

200 m / 656 ft
132 295 Jarvis Street

199 m / 654 ft
133 Conrad Seoul

199 m / 654 ft
134 1 Park Place

199 m / 653 ft
135 599 Lexington Avenue

199 m / 653 ft
136 UBS Tower

199 m / 652 ft
137 119 Church Street

198 m / 650 ft
138 55 East Erie

197 m / 647 ft
139 Two World Financial Center

197 m / 645 ft
140 SOCAR Tower

196 m / 643 ft
141 Raheja Revanta

196 m / 642 ft
142 Grand Plaza Apartments

195 m / 641 ft
143 The Ritz-Carlton Residences

195 m / 640 ft
144 Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 2

195 m / 640 ft
145 Tencent Seafront Tower 2

195 m / 639 ft
146 Rhodes State Office Tower

190 m / 624 ft
147 Blu Estate & Club - Vista Blu

187 m / 614 ft
148 One International Finance Center

185 m / 605 ft
149 Eleven Times Square

183 m / 601 ft
150 31 Bury Street

183 m / 600 ft
151 The Finance Centre

180 m / 591 ft
152 Fairmont Austin

180 m / 591 ft
153 One Financial Center

180 m / 590 ft
154 The Clare

179 m / 589 ft
155 Accenture Tower

179 m / 588 ft
156 Hasune Housing Project

178 m / 585 ft
157 Tour Areva

178 m / 584 ft
158 474 North Lake Shore Drive

177 m / 581 ft
159 Citadel Center

177 m / 580 ft
160 One World Financial Center

176 m / 577 ft
161 Block 185

176 m / 577 ft
162 5 Times Square

175 m / 575 ft
163 Lehman Building

175 m / 575 ft
164 New York Marriott Marquis Hotel

175 m / 574 ft
165 190 South LaSalle

175 m / 573 ft
166 Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 2

173 m / 568 ft
167 Blu Estate & Club - Iris Blu

172 m / 566 ft
168 Cirrus

171 m / 562 ft
169 Rams Beyond

171 m / 562 ft
170 Trilogy Limassol Seafront West Tower

170 m / 558 ft
171 Evergrande Hefei Center T2

170 m / 558 ft
172 Continental Center

169 m / 554 ft
173 Soyak Kristalkule | Finansbank Headquarters

169 m / 554 ft
174 Newberry Plaza

169 m / 553 ft
175 Ministry of Taxes

168 m / 552 ft
176 252 Church

166 m / 545 ft
177 Chengdu Greenland Center Tower 3

166 m / 545 ft
178 Tour Gan

166 m / 545 ft
179 Indeed Tower

165 m / 542 ft
180 Taikoo Hui Tower 2

165 m / 541 ft
181 Couture

164 m / 537 ft
182 One Tampa City Center

164 m / 537 ft
183 Palazzo Lombardia

161 m / 529 ft
184 654-668 Danforth Avenue

161 m / 527 ft
185 601 West Monroe Phase 1

161 m / 527 ft
186 Trilogy Limassol Seafront East Tower

160 m / 525 ft
187 Villas in the Sky

160 m / 525 ft
188 River Plaza

160 m / 524 ft
189 10 South Wacker

159 m / 520 ft
189 30 South Wacker

159 m / 520 ft
191 Dongbu Finance Building

158 m / 519 ft
192 The Residences at the Ritz-Carlton

158 m / 518 ft
193 191 North Wacker Drive

157 m / 516 ft
194 401 East Ontario Street

157 m / 515 ft
195 Trilogy Limassol Seafront North Tower

155 m / 509 ft
196 Al Khatem Tower

155 m / 509 ft
196 Al Maqam Tower

155 m / 509 ft
198 United Nations Secretariat Building

154 m / 506 ft
199 State Street Financial Center

153 m / 503 ft
200 10 South LaSalle

153 m / 501 ft
201 28 State Street

152 m / 500 ft
202 Four World Financial Center

152 m / 500 ft
203 Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 3

152 m / 499 ft
204 700 River

151 m / 497 ft
205 55 West Monroe

151 m / 495 ft
206 One Broadway Plaza

150 m / 493 ft
207 Sabana Capital

150 m / 492 ft
208 411 King

150 m / 491 ft
209 CBS Building

150 m / 491 ft
210 33 Arch Street

149 m / 489 ft
211 1 Bank of America Center

148 m / 484 ft
212 Harborside Plaza 5

146 m / 480 ft
213 W Austin Hotel & Residences

145 m / 477 ft
214 Daily News Building

145 m / 476 ft
215 VIA 57 WEST

142 m / 467 ft
216 Leighton House Residence Tower

140 m / 460 ft
217 Chicago Marriott

140 m / 460 ft
218 ITC One Hotel

140 m / 459 ft
219 The Residences at Grand Plaza

140 m / 458 ft
220 601 West Monroe Phase 2

140 m / 458 ft
221 Swissotel Chicago

139 m / 457 ft
222 7 Bryant Park

138 m / 454 ft
223 717 Texas Avenue

138 m / 453 ft
224 540 West Madison Street

138 m / 453 ft
225 PPA 30 Parcel 3.10

138 m / 453 ft
226 The Harmon

138 m / 453 ft
227 David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care

137 m / 450 ft
228 Casablanca Finance City Tower

136 m / 446 ft
229 444 North Michigan

136 m / 445 ft
230 85 Broad Street

135 m / 443 ft
231 Xerox Tower

135 m / 443 ft
232 Crystal Tower 1

135 m / 443 ft
233 5 Corporate Avenue

135 m / 441 ft
234 Hartford 21

134 m / 440 ft
235 Eagle + West Tower 1

133 m

436 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 39 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,182 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
236 745 5th Avenue

133 m / 435 ft
237 180 North LaSalle

133 m / 435 ft
238 Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

131 m / 431 ft
239 Al Sarab Tower

131 m / 430 ft
239 Al Sila Tower

131 m / 430 ft
241 Mira

130 m / 427 ft
242 Evo at Cira Centre South

130 m / 427 ft
243 Five One Five North State

130 m / 427 ft
243 Lujiazui JuYuan Project

130 m / 427 ft
245 The Clair

128 m / 421 ft
246 10 George Street

128 m / 420 ft
247 Taikoo Hui Mandarin Oriental Hotel

128 m / 420 ft
248 Naberezhnaya Tower Block B

127 m / 417 ft
249 MoMo

125 m / 411 ft
250 1100 North Lake Shore Drive

125 m / 410 ft
251 Euston Tower Renovation

124 m / 407 ft
252 Kohinoor Square Tower B

124 m / 406 ft
253 Fifty South Sixth

123 m / 404 ft
254 Cascade

123 m / 403 ft
255 420 East Ohio

122 m / 400 ft
256 Monarch Place

122 m / 400 ft
257 10 Rittenhouse Square

121 m / 396 ft
258 Metcalfe Federal Building

121 m / 396 ft
259 Westin Hotel at Copley Place

120 m / 395 ft
260 Eastern Yards-Building SH-5

120 m / 392 ft
261 420 5th Avenue

119 m / 391 ft
262 Carlton Hotel

119 m / 390 ft
263 The Carlyle

118 m / 388 ft
264 The Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza

118 m / 387 ft
265 Northwestern Medicine 259 East Erie

117 m / 385 ft
266 101 Federal Street

116 m / 382 ft
267 Bally`s Atlantic City

114 m / 375 ft
268 633 North St. Clair

114 m / 375 ft
269 Ayia Napa Marina East Tower

114 m / 374 ft
270 Ayia Napa Marina West Tower

114 m / 374 ft
271 The Admiral at the Lake

112 m / 368 ft
272 1111 South Wabash

112 m / 367 ft
273 One Flagler

111 m / 365 ft
274 141 Willoughby Street

110 m / 360 ft
275 2 East Oak Street

110 m / 360 ft
276 625 North Michigan

107 m / 350 ft
277 Eight O Five

106 m / 348 ft
278 Shimizu Corporation Tokyo Headquarters

106 m / 348 ft
279 Park Alexandria

106 m / 347 ft
280 Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex

105 m / 345 ft
281 PPA 30 Parcel 5.03 Tower 1

105 m / 344 ft
282 Hilton New Orleans Riverside

104 m / 341 ft
283 Eastern Yards-Building SH-7

104 m / 340 ft
284 Richmond Yards Building A

103 m / 339 ft
285 The Dylan

103 m / 338 ft
286 200 East Delaware

102 m / 336 ft
287 Elm Street Plaza

102 m / 335 ft
288 840 North Lake Shore Drive

100 m / 329 ft
289 Guotai Junan Securities Tower

100 m / 327 ft
290 Metropolitan Park Building 6

99 m / 325 ft
290 Metropolitan Park Building 7/8

99 m / 325 ft
292 Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II Tower A

99 m / 325 ft
292 Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II Tower B

99 m / 325 ft
294 Eagle + West Tower 2

99 m

325 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 29 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,182 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
295 1133 North Dearborn

98 m / 321 ft
296 Prentice Women's Hospital

96 m / 316 ft
297 Shard Place

96 m / 316 ft
298 100 West Chestnut

96 m / 315 ft
299 Kingsbury on the Park

92 m / 301 ft
300 601 City Center

92 m / 300 ft
301 Parkline

89 m / 293 ft
302 Erie on the Park

89 m / 292 ft
303 Heron East Tower

89 m / 291 ft
304 Ascent

87 m / 284 ft
305 22 West Washington

84 m / 276 ft
306 Chicago Board of Trade Addition

84 m / 275 ft
307 Prairie Pointe

83 m / 271 ft
308 50 East Bellevue

82 m / 269 ft
309 241 West 28th Street

81 m / 265 ft
310 Optima Views

81 m / 265 ft
311 Torre Universal

81 m / 265 ft
312 Crystal Tower 2

80 m / 262 ft
313 330 Hudson

79 m / 259 ft
314 546 5th Avenue

79 m / 258 ft
315 J.W. Marriott Grand Rapids

78 m / 256 ft
316 AMLI 900

78 m / 256 ft
317 Rush University Medical Center Hospital Tower

77 m / 252 ft
318 10 World Trade

77 m / 251 ft
319 Westin River North

76 m / 248 ft
320 Eastern Yards-Building SH-4

75 m / 246 ft
321 AI W Aviation Station

75 m / 246 ft
322 The Leo

73 m / 239 ft
323 Signature at Reston - West Tower

72 m

236 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 21 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,182 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
324 Obama Presidential Center

72 m / 235 ft
325 World Trade Center West

69 m / 225 ft
326 626 South Wabash

67 m / 219 ft
327 Dwight Building

67 m / 219 ft
328 U.S. Embassy, London

65 m / 214 ft
329 eXchange

63 m / 207 ft
330 633 South LaSalle

62 m / 203 ft
331 One Oak Brook Commons

61 m / 199 ft
332 WH Arena Big Timber Tower

59 m / 194 ft
333 Aloft Chicago Magnificent Mile

59 m / 194 ft
334 AI X Plaza

54 m / 178 ft
335 2330 Broadway

53 m / 173 ft
336 Limberlost Place

53 m / 172 ft
337 The David Rubenstein Forum

52 m / 171 ft
338 Edition Hotel & Residences

48 m / 158 ft
339 Richmond Yards Building C

47 m / 156 ft
340 Vessel

46 m / 150 ft
341 ALLY

44 m / 144 ft
342 Richmond Yards Building D

42 m / 137 ft
343 Richmond Yards Building E

41 m / 133 ft
344 WH Arena

39 m / 128 ft
345 Richmond Yards Building B

32 m / 105 ft
346 Freedom Plaza Residential Tower 1

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347 Banyan Tree & Mohegan Hotel

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348 Freedom Plaza Residential Tower 2

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349 670 Mesquit North Tower

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349 670 Mesquit South Tower

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351 The Edison

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352 Assemble Chicago

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353 K-Project

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354 555 Greenwhich+345 Hudson

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354 88 Seaport

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354 Elephant Park H1 Office

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357 The Gem Building

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358 Al Wasl Plaza

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358 Hyatt Dream Hotel

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358 Las Vegas Athletics Stadium

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358 The Boardwalk at Bricktown Phase 1 Residential Tower

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358 The Boardwalk at Bricktown Phase 2 Residential Tower

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358 The Boardwalk at Bricktown Phase 3 Residential Tower

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

19 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (55%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (43%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 154 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 138 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

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.

Designated Experts

Hi Sun Choi

Senior Principal RET, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
New York City, United States

Ctbuh Leaders At Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

Paul Fu

Senior Principal, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
New York City, United States

CTBUH New York City Chapter, 2015 – Present

Dennis Poon

Managing Principal, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
New York City, United States

CTBUH Hong Kong Chapter, 2017 – Present

C.T. Tam

Project Manager, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
Hong Kong, China

CTBUH Height and Data Committee, 2018 – Present

Joseph Burns

Managing Principal, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
Chicago, United States

CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Chicago, 2019 – Present

Nuria Sanz

Associate, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
Chicago, United States

CTBUH New York City Chapter, 2021 – Present

Charles Portelli

Senior Associate, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
New York City, United States

CTBUH Steel-Timber Research Project Steering Committee, 2022 – Present

Eddie Jump

Director, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
London, United Kingdom

CTBUH College of Fellows, 2023 – Present

Hi Sun Choi

Senior Principal RET, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
New York City, United States

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24 May 2022

Stockholm Central Station: A Steel-Timber Transit-Oriented Development

A unique response to solving a complex master planning and over decking project, steel and timber are used in a hybrid fashion to provide ultimate...

23 May 2022

Santander Bank, London: Raising Head Heights and Lowering Embodied Carbon

A system of steel columns and beams with shear studs, overlaid with CLT routed with grooves for composite action and a concrete topping slab cast...

22 January 2021

Highlights - CTBUH China New Year Talk: Future City

Organized around the theme of the "future city," CTBUH held new year talk and Chinese book release in One Museum Place, Shanghai. The CTBUH China...

01 October 2020

Timber Rising | Erica Spiritos

Toward a Factory Approach to Tall Timber Building Construction

28 April 2020

Agile AEC

The pandemic crisis of COVID-19 has catalyzed a shockwave of action throughout the AEC industry like never before. The CTBUH Chicago Chapter presents a virtual...

21 October 2018

A Monument to the World: Dubai Creek Tower

The Dubai Creek Tower’s monumental design is influenced by the natural forms of the lily and evokes the shape of a minaret, a distinctive architectural...

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.

31 May 2018

Vertical Village as National Symbol

Joining the ranks of the world’s top ten tallest buildings, the 123-story Lotte World Tower rises to 555 meters and offers one of the world’s...

31 May 2018

The Axis Mundi of the Pearl River Delta Megacity

The Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center (PAFC) is a transit-integrated, 600-meter-tall building that occupies a major node in the increasingly connected megacity of Hong Kong-Shenzhen-Guangzhou....

31 May 2018

Linked-Up Thinking Drives the Design of a Tech Company’s Headquarters

The Tencent Seafront Towers were constructed in a special zone of Shenzhen, the Software Industry Base. The project represents a new vision of the workplace,...

Research

22 December 2023

Remembering Charles H. Thornton, 2012 Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Awardee

Charles Thornton & Richard Tomasetti

This edition of Talking Tall is an interview from the CTBUH archives. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat would like to remember Charles...

05 July 2023

We All Love to Get High: Optimizing Observation Deck Design

Terri Meyer Boake

Height is aspirational, and having the best view from that height has become a driver in contemporary tall building design. Likewise, observation decks are a...

16 May 2023

The Economics of Record-Breaking Height

Jason Barr & Peter A. Weismantle

This paper reviews the development history of record-breaking skyscrapers to better understand their economics. Given how tall they are, the supposed reason for their construction...

16 May 2023

World Surpasses 2,000 Buildings of 200 Meters or Greater Height

CTBUH Staff

This report shows that 147 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed in 2022, a 25 percent increase from 2021, when 118 such...

15 May 2023

Forging Vertical Neighborhoods

Sean Gallagher & Michael Hopper

The David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago is a space of discourse and intellectual exchange aimed at fostering the outward engagement of visiting...

22 August 2022

The World’s Highest Pools: A Deep Dive

S. Isaac Work & Shawn Ursini, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

Tall building design has diversified and adapted to accommodate increased demand for distinctive amenities at a range of heights. Swimming pools are a classic feature...

22 August 2022

Structural Design of Iconic Tower, Egypt: Culmination of a Concrete Optimization Process

Tarek Hassan, Yehia El-Ezaby & Charles Malek, rector Dar Al Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners)

This paper presents an overview of a process of optimizing concrete mixture for tall buildings, culminating in the design of the Iconic Tower, the key...

22 August 2022

Livable Density: The Hybrid Office Building

James von Klemperer & Andrew Cleary, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

The recently completed One Vanderbilt Avenue tower has become the standard bearer for one of New York City’s most ambitious zoning initiatives of the past...

15 August 2022

Measuring the Economic Premium for Height

Grant Mosey & Brian Deal, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

In this study, the authors examine the sale and rent prices for units in the 10 tallest for-sale and for-rent residential buildings in Chicago. Statistical...

Global News

13 March 2024

Funding is Acquired for Proposed 500+ Meter Building in Oklahoma City

The developer for the Boardwalk at Bricktown in downtwon Oklahoma City has said to have secured financing in order to build the proposed country's tallest...

18 December 2023

Vision for High-Rise Over 100 Floors in Oklahoma City

The proposed Oklahoma City complex, The Boardwalk at Bricktown, has been expanded and revised by the developer to include a new vision for a 134-story...

15 September 2023

Firms Race to Finish the World’s Tallest Tower in Jeddah

The company responsible for constructing the Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia has restarted work on the project and has compiled a list of contractors who...

21 December 2021

City Council Approves Hotel Redevelopment at 175 Park Avenue in New York City

The New York City Council voted on Wednesday to allow the proposed development at the site currently occupied by the Grand Hyatt Hotel at 175...

16 April 2021

New Renderings Revealed for Mixed-Use New York City Tower

A new batch of renderings were released about Project Commodore, Skidmore Owings & Merrill‘s upcoming mixed-use supertall at 175 Park Avenue in Midtown East. The...

30 July 2020

CTBUH In The Media: The Future of Skyscrapers: A Mile High, Slimmer Than Ever and Made from Wood

History does not want for dizzying fantasies of tall buildings. From the Tower of Babel onwards, humanity has dreamed of ever-more wondrous skyscrapers, whether we...

09 August 2019

Taipei 101 Damper Experienced Record Movement Due to Earthquake

The tuned mass damper in the Taipei 101 skyscraper moved 15 centimeters due to an earthquake early Thursday, 8 August, according to the building management....

01 March 2019

As One Chicago Lakefront Project Gets a New Deadline, Another is Announced

The owner of the Chicago Spire site could have another year to begin developing the lakefront site, four months after a downtown alderman rejected a...

28 February 2019

Regulatory Hurdles Cleared for Seoul’s Next Tallest Building

The administrative procedures have been completed to erect what could be the new tallest building in Korea, after Hyundai Motor Group applied for the construction...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Thornton Tomasetti

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 Chicago Tours Willis Tower Renovations

28 August 2019

CTBUH Chicago led an illuminating tour of the wholesale renovation of the base of Willis Tower, the largest such construction project to take place since the building’s completion

Tour 110 North Wacker with CTBUH Chicago (Sold Out)

25 July 2019

Join the Chicago Chapter of the CTBUH in exploring the design and construction of 110 North Wacker, an under-construction 57-story office tower.

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.

CTBUH New York Holiday Party

05 December 2018

The CTBUH New York Chatper kicked off the holiday season with a fun, spirited party and celebration of a successful year.

CTBUH Trustees Convene in Dubai

21 October 2018

The CTBUH Board of Trustees met for the second time in 2018, just prior to the 2018 Middle East Conference, to undertake high level discussions on the Council's future.