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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.
RANK
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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 |
Height
|
---|---|---|---|
1 | Abu Dhabi Plaza | 310.8 m / 1,020 ft | |
2 | The Shard | 306 m / 1,004 ft | |
3 | Eureka Tower | 297.3 m / 975 ft | |
4 | Maike Centre Office Tower | 214.8 m / 705 ft | |
5 | Seascape | 187 m / 614 ft | |
6 | Landmark East Tower 1 | 187 m / 614 ft | |
7 | Landmark East Tower 2 | 187 m / 614 ft | |
8 | PwC Tower at Commercial Bay | 175.2 m / 575 ft | |
9 | 5-15 Albert Street | 167 m / 548 ft | |
10 | Maike Centre Hotel Tower | 161.4 m / 529 ft |
CTBUH City Committee, Sydney, 2017 – Present
CTBUH Advisory Group, 2017 – Present
Philip Alexander-Pye
CTBUH Australia Chapter, 2021 – Present
30 May 2018
Perhaps only a few could have predicted the degree to which Lumiere Residences would so thoroughly encapsulate an Australian sensibility toward vertical architecture when it...
05 July 2023
We All Love to Get High: Optimizing Observation Deck Design
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...
22 September 2021
Bangkok Office Building Project Moving Forward
The Saha Capital Tower Co., Ltd., held a ceremonial laying of the foundation stone for construction of KingBridge Tower in Bangkok. The planned commercial office...
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.
RANK
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Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
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1 | Karachi Port Tower | Karachi | - |
352 m / 1,155 ft |
80 | Hotel / Office |
2 | Abu Dhabi Plaza | Astana | 2022 |
311 m / 1,020 ft |
75 | Residential / Office |
3 | The Shard | London | 2013 |
306 m / 1,004 ft |
73 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
4 | Dubai Pearl | Dubai | - |
300 m / 984 ft |
73 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
5 | Eureka Tower | Melbourne | 2006 |
297 m / 975 ft |
91 | Residential |
6 | Maike Centre Office Tower | Xi’an | 2017 |
215 m / 705 ft |
45 | Office |
7 | Seascape | Auckland | 2024 |
187 m / 614 ft |
56 | Residential |
8 | Landmark East Tower 1 | Hong Kong | 2008 |
187 m / 614 ft |
43 | Office |
8 | Landmark East Tower 2 | Hong Kong | 2008 |
187 m / 614 ft |
43 | Hotel / Office |
10 | PwC Tower at Commercial Bay | Auckland | 2020 |
175 m / 575 ft |
34 | Office |
11 | 5-15 Albert Street | Auckland | 2025 |
167 m / 548 ft |
37 | Office / Retail |
12 | Maike Centre Hotel Tower | Xi’an | 2017 |
161 m / 529 ft |
34 | Hotel |
13 | 51 Albert Street | Auckland | 2023 |
160 m / 525 ft |
41 | Residential / Hotel |
14 | Elizabeth Tower | Manchester | 2022 |
153 m / 501 ft |
52 | Residential |
15 | Lumiere | Sydney | 2007 |
152 m / 499 ft |
47 | Residential |
16 | Nuwa Macau | Macau | 2009 |
151 m / 495 ft |
36 | Hotel / Casino |
17 | Ten Degrees Croydon | London | 2021 |
134 m / 439 ft |
44 | Residential |
18 | Southport Central Tower B | Gold Coast | 2007 |
130 m / 427 ft |
40 | Residential |
19 | Fraser Suites | Sydney | 2006 |
115 m / 377 ft |
33 | Residential |
20 | Cubus Building | Hong Kong | 2010 |
113 m / 372 ft |
25 | Retail |
21 | Bridgewater Place | Leeds | 2007 |
112 m / 367 ft |
32 | Residential / Office |
22 | No 1 Spinningfields | Manchester | 2017 |
92 m / 302 ft |
21 | Office |
23 | Shanghai Foxconn Plaza | Shanghai | 2017 |
92 m / 302 ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 21 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,880 other buildings of the same Office 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.
|
21 | Office |
24 | Bollo Lane Plot 3A | London | - |
86 m / 284 ft |
26 | Residential |
25 | Manchester Civil Justice Centre | Manchester | 2007 |
81 m / 266 ft |
17 | Government |
26 | Paddington Triangle OSD | London | - |
77 m / 252 ft |
20 | Office |
27 | 20-36 High Street | Manchester | - |
71 m / 233 ft |
22 | Residential |
28 | DUO West | Sydney | 2018 |
71 m / 232 ft |
20 | Hotel |
29 | DUO East | Sydney | 2018 |
66 m / 216 ft |
18 | Residential |
30 | McNamara Centre | Parramatta | 1982 |
64 m / 210 ft |
15 | Office |
31 | Tower Centre | Auckland | - |
63 m / 207 ft |
18 | Office |
32 | Kingbridge Tower | Bangkok | 2024 |
- |
43 | Office |
33 | Mozambique National Institute for Social Security Tower 1 | Maputo | - |
- |
20 | Residential |
34 | Bollo Lane Plot 2F | London | - |
- |
17 | Residential |
34 | Mozambique National Institute for Social Security Tower 2 | Maputo | - |
- |
17 | Office |
36 | Paddington Development | London | - |
- |
16 | Office |
37 | Bollo Lane Plot 2D | London | - |
- |
14 | Residential |
38 | Bollo Lane Plot 2C | London | - |
- |
13 | Residential |
39 | Bollo Lane Plot 2E | London | - |
- |
12 | Residential |
Average Building Age*
10 Years
Most Common Function*
Mixed-use (33%)
Most Common Material*
Concrete (50%)
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database
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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CTBUH City Committee, Sydney, 2017 – Present
CTBUH Steel-Timber Research Project Steering Committee, 2022 – Present
30 May 2018
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31 October 2017
Karl Fender of Fender Katsalidis Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
Steve Watts of alinea consulting and CTBUH Chairman-Elect is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
19 October 2016
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27 October 2015
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27 October 2015
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27 October 2015
Irvine Sellar of Sellar Property is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Irvine discusses...
27 October 2015
Karl Fender of Fender Katsalidis Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Karl...
16 September 2014
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07 November 2013
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05 July 2023
Terri Meyer Boake
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05 July 2023
Roberta dal Molin, Shenav Ragiv, &Elena Giacomello
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30 January 2020
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01 July 2018
Mohamed Imam & Branko Kolarevic, University of Calgary
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22 September 2021
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12 May 2021
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02 March 2021
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30 July 2020
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14 October 2019
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09 April 2019
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27 March 2019
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04 March 2019
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18 December 2018
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