Bogota

Colombia

Facts

First 150m+ Building

Edificio Avianca (1969)

Tallest Building

BD Bacatá Torre Sur (216 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

South America

Tallest City in

Colombia

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	BD Bacatá Torre Sur	216 m / 709 ft
2	Atrio North Tower	201.6 m / 661 ft
3	Torre Colpatria	196 m / 643 ft
4	Centro de Comercio Internacional	192 m / 630 ft
5	Museo Parque Central	185 m / 607 ft
6	North Point V	184 m / 604 ft
7	Torre E	172 m / 564 ft
8	Ciudadela San Martin Torre Norte	171 m / 561 ft
9	America World Trade Center Tower I	168.9 m / 554 ft
10	BD Bacatá Torre Norte	167 m / 548 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Bogota CTBUH Members

Logo	Name	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
	Arup	Platinum	403	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC

CTBUH People & Events

1973 Bogota Conference: Tall Buildings in Latin America

24-29 September 1973

The 1973 Regional Conference on Tall Buildings…

Research

31 January 2019

Interactive Study on Tall Buildings in Numbers: 2018 Year in Review

In 2018, 143 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This is a slight decrease from 2017’s record-breaking total of 147, and it...

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Research

04 February 2016

The Power of the Crowd Rises

The 67-story, 240-meter BD Bacatá skyscraper in Bogotá architecturally topped out in September 2015, and is on track to become the city’s tallest building. Most...

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Research

16 September 2014

Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings

The latest CTBUH technical guide, Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings, provides a thorough investigation of the methods used around the world for implementation of vertical...

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