Facts
Tallest Building
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 | Old Post Office Building | 96 m / 315 ft | |
| 2 | United States Capitol | 87.8 m / 288 ft | |
| 3 | One Franklin Square | 64 m / 210 ft | |
| 4 | 700 Eleventh Street | 60.7 m / 199 ft |
Washington D.C. CTBUH Members
|
Logo
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Name
|
Level
|
# of 150m+ buildings
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Arup |
Platinum
|
403 | CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC |
 |
Langan Engineering |
Platinum
|
99 | CIV • LAND • ENVE • ENGM • GEO • SEIS • SURV |
 |
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 |
 |
Shalom Baranes Associates |
Gold
|
0 | ARCH |
 |
Carr Properties |
Silver
|
1 | |
 |
HKS Architects |
Silver
|
27 | INTR • URB • ARCH |
 |
Michael Blades & Associates |
Silver
|
0 | VERC |
 |
Michael Graves Architecture & Design |
Silver
|
2 | INTR • ARCH |
 |
Telgian Engineering & Consulting, LLC |
Silver
|
0 | FIRE • SEC |
 |
VDA Elevator and Escalator Consulting |
Silver
|
18 | VERC |
 |
Walter P Moore |
Silver
|
35 | FAC |
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