London

United Kingdom

Facts

First 150m+ Building

Tower 42 (1980)

Tallest Building

The Shard (306 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

Europe

Tallest City in

United Kingdom

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	The Shard	306 m / 1,004 ft
2	22 Bishopsgate	278.2 m / 913 ft
3	One Canada Square	236 m / 774 ft
4	Landmark Pinnacle	233.2 m / 765 ft
5	Salesforce Tower	230 m / 755 ft
6	The Leadenhall Building	224 m / 735 ft
7	Newfoundland Place	219.7 m / 721 ft
8	Aspen at Consort Place	215.8 m / 708 ft
9	Valiant Tower	214.5 m / 704 ft
10	One Park Drive	204.9 m / 672 ft

Building Completions Timeline

London CVU Members

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
alinea Consulting	Platinum	11	COST • INSU • PROP
Arup	Platinum	403	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
KONE	Platinum	385	MATR • VERC • VERS
Langan Engineering	Platinum	99	CIV • LAND • ENVE • ENGM • GEO • SEIS • SURV
Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd	Platinum	58	CON • ENGO • PROP
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	Platinum	342	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Platinum	183	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
WSP	Platinum	536	CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN
Yuanda Group (CNYD)	Platinum	40	MATR
Aedas	Gold	113	LAND • URB • ARCH
AXA IM Alts	Gold	3	DEV
chapmanbdsp	Gold	8	FIRE • MEP • VERC
Charles Russell Speechlys	Gold	0	LEGL
Dar	Gold	12	ARCH • ENGM • TRAN
Leviat GmbH	Gold	14	STRC • FAC • FACS
Mott MacDonald	Gold	16	PMNG • ENGM • TRAN
Ramboll	Gold	29	CIV • URB • ENVE
Rider Levett Bucknall	Gold	86	PMNG • COST • SURV
RWDI	Gold	310	WIND • ENVE • ENGO
Tide Construction	Gold	1	DEV • CON
Zaha Hadid Architects	Gold	30	INTR • URB • ARCH
AET Flexible Space	Silver	0	MATR
AKT II Limited	Silver	8	CIV
Alison Brooks Architects	Silver	0	ARCH
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris	Silver	0	ARCH
Arcadis UK	Silver	283	CIV
Arney Fender Katsalidis	Silver	2	INTR • ARCH
Barrett Mahony Consulting Engineers UK	Silver	1	ENGO
Bjarke Ingels Group	Silver	17	ARCH
Bogle Architects	Silver	0	URB • ARCH
Broadway Malyan	Silver	12	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH
Canary Wharf Group, PLC	Silver	18	DEV • CON • OWN
Careys	Silver	2	CIV
Core Five	Silver	9	COST
Cundall Johnston & Partners LLP	Silver	7	ENGM
D2E International VT Consultants Ltd	Silver	0	FAC
Dunbar & Boardman	Silver	0	FAC • VERC
Eckersley O'Callaghan	Silver	3	ENGM
Eric Parry Architects	Silver	1	ARCH
Farrells	Silver	33	INTR • URB • ARCH • TRAN
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios	Silver	0	INTR • URB • ARCH
Fletcher Priest Architects	Silver	0	INTR • URB • ARCH
Foster + Partners	Silver	110	ARCH
Front Inc.	Silver	28	FAC
Getjar Limited	Silver	0	CON • MATR
Grimshaw Architects	Silver	7	INTR • URB • ARCH
Heatherwick Studio	Silver	5	ARCH
Hilson Moran	Silver	8	ENVE
HKS Architects	Silver	27	INTR • URB • ARCH
IDOM	Silver	2	ARCH
JRMI	Silver	0	PMNG • CON
Laing O'Rourke	Silver	3	FIN • CON • ENGO
Make	Silver	10	INTR • URB • ARCH
PLP Architecture	Silver	8	INTR • URB • ARCH • TRAN
Rise Management Consulting Ltd	Silver	0	PMNG
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)	Silver	0	SURV
RSHP	Silver	37	INTR • URB • ARCH
Semper Fire Engineering	Silver	1	FIRE
Stanhope	Silver	2	DEV
Terrell Group	Silver	7	ENGM
The Vertical Transportation Studio Ltd	Silver	3	VERC
U+A	Silver	1	ARCH
Warringtonfire	Silver	7	BMNT • FIRE • INSU
Waugh Thistleton Architects	Silver	0	ARCH
WilkinsonEyre	Silver	12	URB • ARCH

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