Hamburg

Germany

Facts

Buildings

RANK
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 Elbtower
245 m / 804  ft
2 Ruine St. Nikolai
147.9 m / 485  ft
3 Petrikirche
133 m / 436  ft
4 Michaeliskirche
132 m / 433  ft
5 Hauptkirche St. Jacobi
125 m / 410  ft
6 Katharinenkirche
115 m / 377  ft
7 Elbphilharmonie
110 m / 361  ft
8 Hamburg Rathaus
109.8 m / 360  ft
9 Radisson SAS Hamburg
108 m / 354  ft
10 Mundsburg Turm I
101.4 m / 333  ft

Research

15 December 2021

Reducing the Carbon Emissions of High-Rise Structures from the Very Beginning

Minimizing carbon emissions and reducing resource consumption in commercial high-rise buildings is an essential component of the building industry reducing its overall footprint. A concise...

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Research

01 June 2016

Three Points of the Residential High-Rise: Designing for Social Connectivity

In this paper we discuss the terms “exo-spatial design,” “solar carving,” and “bridging” as strategies for creating more socially connective tall buildings. As a typology,...

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Research

26 October 2015

Three Points of the Residential High-Rise: Designing for Social Connectivity

In this paper we discuss the terms “exo-spatial design,” “solar carving,” and “bridging” as strategies for creating more socially connective tall buildings. As a typology,...

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