Des Moines

United States

Facts

First 150m+ Building

801 Grand (1991)

Tallest Building

801 Grand (192 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

263

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

North America

Tallest City in

United States

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	801 Grand	192 m / 630 ft
2	Ruan Center	140.1 m / 460 ft
3	Des Moines Marriott	111.3 m / 365 ft
4	Financial Center	105.2 m / 345 ft
5	The Plaza	103.6 m / 340 ft
6	HUB Tower	99.1 m / 325 ft
7	EMC Insurance Building	99.1 m / 325 ft
8	Equitable Building	96.9 m / 318 ft
9	Iowa State Capitol	83.5 m / 274 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Des Moines 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
	Leviat GmbH	Gold	14	STRC • FAC • FACS
	VDA Elevator and Escalator Consulting	Silver	18	VERC

Research

05 February 2018

Reconstruction as Research: Digital Modeling of Key Postwar Skyscrapers

The 2016 CTBUH Student Research Funding Program, kindly sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories, allowed researchers to use digital reconstructions from extant drawings and publications to research...

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