Pittsburgh

United States

Facts

First 150m+ Building

Gulf Tower (1932)

Tallest Building

U.S. Steel Tower (256 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

105

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

North America

Tallest City in

United States

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	U.S. Steel Tower	256.3 m / 841 ft
2	BNY Mellon Center	221 m / 725 ft
3	One PPG Place	193.6 m / 635 ft
4	Fifth Avenue Place	187.8 m / 616 ft
5	One Oxford Centre	187.5 m / 615 ft
6	Gulf Tower	177.4 m / 582 ft
7	The Tower at PNC Plaza	166 m / 544 ft
8	Cathedral of Learning	163.1 m / 535 ft
9	Three Mellon Center	158.5 m / 520 ft
10	K & L Gates Center	155.8 m / 511 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Pittsburgh 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
	Langan Engineering	Platinum	99	CIV • LAND • ENVE • ENGM • GEO • SEIS • SURV

CTBUH People & Events

CTBUH Names Tall Building Award Winners and Finalists

22 June 2016

CTBUH is proud to announce the winners and…

Videos

31 October 2017

Interview: Leslie Robertson

Leslie Robertson of See Robertson Structural Engineers is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.

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Research

17 October 2016

Sustainable Integration of Tall Buildings and the Urban Habitat for the Megacities of the Future

Tall buildings increasingly dominate our skylines as an almost inevitable response to urbanisation. They often do not integrate well with the urban habitat in which...

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Research

28 April 2016

Designing a Data-Driven, Humanistic High-Rise

Much attention has been given to how data and “the cloud” will revolutionize the workplace. Indeed, the way we work is rapidly changing, though many...

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