CTBUH Gold Member

CallisonRTKL

About

Member Since: 1995

Member Offices: Shanghai

Website: http://www.callisonRTKL.com

CallisonRTKL is a global architecture, planning and design practice. Over the last 70 years, we have created some of the world’s most memorable and successful environments for developers, retailers, investors, institutions and public entities. Our legacy provides us with the tools to respond to today’s needs and the insight to forecast future industry trends. We know that staying ahead is as much about mastering the bottom line as it is about understanding people and culture. That’s why our firm revels in disruption—in attacking old problems in new ways, in shifting paradigms and challenging conventional wisdom. With more than four decades of experience creating retail environments, platforms and solutions for some of the industry’s biggest disrupters, we understand what’s driving today’s market and tomorrow’s consumers.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Interior Design; Urban Design

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

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

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Height
1 Azure Coast Tower
400 m / 1,312  ft
2 Wuxi Suning Plaza 1
328 m / 1,076  ft
3 Changsha Fuxing World Financial Center T2
300 m / 984  ft
4 Figueroa Centre
297.2 m / 975  ft
5 Kunming Rainbow Yunnan First City Tower 1
286 m / 938  ft
6 China Resources Center 2
280 m / 919  ft
7 Fortune Jinmao Tower A
278 m / 912  ft
8 Lotte Center Hanoi
272 m / 892  ft
9 Naberezhnaya Tower Block C
268.4 m / 881  ft
10 66 Tower 1
261.8 m / 859  ft

Awards

Shenzhen Gemdale Viseen Tower

Award of Excellence: Shenzhen Gemdale Viseen Tower

Best Tall Building, by height, 200-299 meters 2022

Ctbuh Leaders

May Wei

May Wei

CTBUH Advisory Group, 2022 – Present

Shanghai

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

26 October 2015

2015 New York Conference - Session 1a - Q&A

2015 New York Conference Session 1a Questions & Answers session with speakers Scott Duncan, SOM, Greg Yager, RTKL, and Thomas Balsley, Thomas Balsley Associates.

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Research

20 March 2020

Interactive Study on The Tallest 20 in 2020: Then and Now

This research paper undertakes a review of the 2012 report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, “Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the...

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Research

12 December 2019

Interactive Study on Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2019

The year 2019 was remarkable for the tall building industry, with 26 supertall buildings (300 meters or taller) completed, the most in any year. This...

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Associated companies

Arcadis

Arcadis | IBI Group (2022)

Callison

RTKL

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

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Name
Height
1 Lotte World II Hotel

800 m / 2,625 ft
2 Shanghai Tower

508 m / 1,667 ft
3 Kaisa Feng Long Centre

500 m / 1,640 ft
4 Nantong Zhongnan Tower

408 m / 1,339 ft
5 Net-Zero Tower

400 m / 1,312 ft
6 Azure Coast Tower

400 m / 1,312 ft
7 Imperial 3

355 m / 1,165 ft
8 Wuxi Suning Plaza 1

328 m / 1,076 ft
9 Bashang Jie North Tower

317 m / 1,040 ft
10 Bashang Jie South Tower

310 m / 1,016 ft
11 Shimao Pingshan Center

302 m / 991 ft
12 Changsha Fuxing World Financial Center T2

300 m / 984 ft
13 Figueroa Centre

297 m / 975 ft
14 Kunming Rainbow Yunnan First City Tower 1

286 m / 938 ft
15 China Resources Center 2

280 m / 919 ft
15 One Liberty Tower (Sandton City)

280 m / 919 ft
17 Fortune Jinmao Tower A

278 m / 912 ft
18 Landmark Riverside A1

276 m / 906 ft
19 Brickell Financial Centre Phase II

275 m / 902 ft
20 Lotte Center Hanoi

272 m / 892 ft
21 Naberezhnaya Tower Block C

268 m / 881 ft
22 Shagang Tower 1

268 m / 879 ft
23 66 Tower 1

262 m / 859 ft
23 66 Tower 2

262 m / 859 ft
25 Burj Vista Tower 1

255 m / 835 ft
26 Raffles Hotel

253 m / 831 ft
27 Belgrade Tower at Belgrade on The Water

250 m / 820 ft
28 The 42

249 m / 817 ft
29 Fifth & Hill

240 m / 789 ft
30 Crescent Bay Tower 6

240 m / 786 ft
31 Jinmao International Plaza Tower 1

238 m / 781 ft
32 Jinmao International Plaza Tower 2

237 m / 777 ft
33 Changsha Xinhe Delta Office

235 m / 771 ft
34 Shuibei Jewelry Headquarters Tower A

232 m / 762 ft
35 Menara BCA

230 m / 755 ft
36 Maven Tower 1

225 m / 738 ft
37 UNI-Center Tower A

225 m / 738 ft
38 China Resources Building

224 m / 734 ft
39 Crescent Bay Tower 5

223 m / 730 ft
40 Waldorf Astoria Chengdu

220 m / 722 ft
41 Panyu Agile Plaza Tower A

220 m / 722 ft
42 CIMC Shenzhen Qianhai East Tower

220 m / 722 ft
43 Changsha Fuxing World Financial Center T1

219 m / 719 ft
44 China Resources Center 1

218 m / 716 ft
45 AVIC Center Office Tower

216 m / 710 ft
46 Kempinski Residences

215 m / 705 ft
47 World Trade Center 1

215 m / 705 ft
48 Maike Centre Office Tower

215 m / 705 ft
49 Shenzhen Gemdale Viseen South Tower

212 m / 694 ft
50 Ciputra World Residential Tower

207 m / 679 ft
51 Crescent Bay Tower 4

207 m / 677 ft
52 Oceanwide Plaza Tower I

206 m / 677 ft
53 Union Bank Plaza

206 m / 676 ft
54 Eye Park 1

206 m / 676 ft
54 Eye Park 2

206 m / 676 ft
54 Eye Park 3

206 m / 676 ft
54 Eye Park 4

206 m / 676 ft
54 Eye Park 5

206 m / 676 ft
54 Eye Park 6

206 m / 676 ft
60 Chengdu Fantasia Meinian Plaza, Tower C

204 m / 670 ft
60 Chengdu Fantasia Meinian Plaza, Tower D

204 m / 670 ft
62 Huarun Tower

201 m / 659 ft
63 Crescent Bay Tower 3

200 m / 656 ft
64 Changsha Fuxing World Financial Center T3

200 m / 656 ft
65 Grand Hyatt Shenzhen

195 m / 639 ft
66 China Overseas Center (Wuhan)

194 m / 637 ft
67 DBS Bank Tower

194 m / 636 ft
68 Viridian at Greenhills

190 m / 623 ft
69 CIMC Shenzhen Qianhai West Tower

189 m / 620 ft
70 Shagang Tower 2

188 m / 617 ft
71 Crescent Bay Tower 2

187 m / 615 ft
72 Warsaw Trade Tower

187 m / 614 ft
73 COFCO Tianjin Joy City Office Tower

186 m / 609 ft
74 Grand Emporium Tower 2

185 m / 607 ft
75 City Centre

185 m / 606 ft
76 Gables Republic Tower

184 m / 602 ft
77 UNI-Center Tower 5

182 m / 598 ft
78 PPA 30 Parcel 4.09

182 m / 597 ft
79 UNI-Center Tower 6

182 m / 596 ft
80 UNI-Center Tower 1

181 m / 594 ft
80 UNI-Center Tower 3

181 m / 594 ft
82 Crescent Bay Tower 1

181 m / 594 ft
83 Grand Emporium Tower 1

180 m / 591 ft
84 H Office Tower

174 m / 569 ft
85 Xi'an International Center, T6

172 m / 564 ft
86 Xi'an International Center, T7

172 m / 564 ft
87 Shenzhen Gemdale Viseen North Tower

171 m / 561 ft
88 Kunming Rainbow Yunnan First City Tower 2

171 m / 561 ft
89 Yintai Center Tower 2

170 m

558 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 39 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,728 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
89 Yintai Center Tower 3

170 m

558 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 39 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,728 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
91 Panyu Agile Plaza Tower B

170 m / 558 ft
92 Xi'an Yanzhan, T6

170 m / 558 ft
92 Xi'an Yanzhan, T7

170 m / 558 ft
94 Fortune Jinmao Tower B

170 m / 558 ft
95 Taskin City Plaza, B1

168 m / 552 ft
95 Taskin City Plaza, B2

168 m / 552 ft
97 Guro Center Tower I

168 m / 551 ft
97 Guro Center Tower II

168 m / 551 ft
97 Guro Center Tower III

168 m / 551 ft
100 San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter

166 m / 546 ft
101 Shuibei Jewelry Headquarters Block B

166 m / 546 ft
102 China Life Tower

165 m / 541 ft
102 Podium

165 m / 541 ft
104 The Avenues T1

164 m / 538 ft
105 Chengdu Fantasia Meinian Plaza, Tower B

164 m / 537 ft
106 2929 Weslayan

163 m / 533 ft
107 Oceanwide Plaza Tower II

162 m / 530 ft
107 Oceanwide Plaza Tower III

162 m / 530 ft
109 Maike Centre Hotel Tower

161 m / 529 ft
110 UNI-Center Tower B

161 m / 529 ft
111 Plaza BII Tower II

160 m / 526 ft
112 The Avenues T2

160 m / 525 ft
112 The Avenues T3

160 m / 525 ft
114 Changsha Fuxing World Financial Center T6

160 m / 525 ft
115 Doyen ARC Central Square

160 m / 525 ft
116 UNI-Center Tower 2

159 m / 521 ft
117 China Resources Plaza Block B

159 m / 520 ft
118 Landmark Riverside T10

158 m / 520 ft
118 Landmark Riverside T11

158 m / 520 ft
118 Landmark Riverside T9

158 m / 520 ft
121 UNI-Center Tower 7

158 m / 518 ft
122 UNI-Center Tower 4

158 m / 517 ft
123 Yintai Center Tower 4

157 m

515 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 46 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,559 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
124 Guohua Financial Center North Tower

156 m / 511 ft
125 Saitama-Shintoshin National Government Building Tower 1

154 m / 505 ft
126 China Resources Plaza Block A

151 m / 496 ft
127 Co-op Starclass Residential Complex Tower 1

150 m / 493 ft
128 Dong Yang Group Headquarters

150 m / 492 ft
129 Avila South Tower

150 m

492 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 44 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,559 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
130 The Bayview B

150 m / 492 ft
130 The Bayview D

150 m / 492 ft
130 The Bayview E

150 m / 492 ft
133 Panyu Agile Plaza Tower C

150 m / 492 ft
134 Venetian Macau Hotel Tower

148 m / 485 ft
135 Brickell World Plaza at 600 Brickell

148 m / 484 ft
136 Talan Tower 1

146 m / 478 ft
137 PP 10 Parcel 3.04 Office Tower

145 m / 474 ft
138 Hopson International Center Tower 1

144 m

472 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 33 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,728 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
139 Co-op Starclass Residential Complex Tower 2

144 m / 472 ft
140 H Hotel & Convention Center Hotel Tower

143 m / 468 ft
141 Jinmao Meixi Lake Residential Tower 19

140 m / 459 ft
141 Jinmao Meixi Lake Residential Tower 20

140 m / 459 ft
141 Jinmao Meixi Lake Residential Tower 21

140 m / 459 ft
141 The Bayview A

140 m

459 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 41 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,559 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
141 The Bayview C

140 m

459 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 41 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,559 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
146 IM Shanghai South Office Tower

140 m / 459 ft
147 Commerce Place

138 m / 454 ft
148 PPA 30 Parcel 3.09

138 m / 453 ft
149 Fifth Third Center

136 m / 446 ft
150 Saudi British Bank Tower

135 m / 443 ft
151 5 Corporate Avenue

135 m / 441 ft
152 Jinmao Meixi Lake Residential Tower 17

134 m / 439 ft
152 Jinmao Meixi Lake Residential Tower 18

134 m / 439 ft
154 China Life Tower

131 m / 429 ft
155 Yongsan 3 District Dongbu Asterium 1

129 m / 423 ft
155 Yongsan 3 District Dongbu Asterium 2

129 m / 423 ft
157 Naberezhnaya Tower Block B

127 m / 417 ft
158 11th and B

124 m / 407 ft
159 Park and Boulevard

122 m / 402 ft
160 Maven Tower 2

121 m / 397 ft
161 Perla

118 m / 388 ft
162 Alliance Bank Tower

117 m / 385 ft
163 Changsha Xinhe Delta Hotel

117 m / 383 ft
164 Torre Europa

116 m / 381 ft
165 SunTrust International Center

114 m / 375 ft
166 Guohua Financial Center South Tower

110 m / 360 ft
167 West 8th

110 m / 360 ft
168 City Center

109 m / 358 ft
169 Crowne Plaza Hotel Downtown Seattle

107 m / 351 ft
170 Westlake Center

105 m / 345 ft
171 1801 North Lynn Street

105 m / 344 ft
172 Charles Center South

101 m / 330 ft
172 Wells Fargo Tower

101 m / 330 ft
174 Xi'an Yanzhan, T1

100 m / 328 ft
174 Xi'an Yanzhan, T9

100 m / 328 ft
176 Xi'an Yanzhan, T5

100 m / 328 ft
177 Renaissance Seattle Hotel

99 m / 325 ft
178 Harmony Plaza Harbin- Parcel 4- (T2)

99 m / 325 ft
179 Harmony Plaza Harbin- Parcel 4- (T1)

99 m / 325 ft
180 360 Market Square

99 m / 324 ft
181 The Monarch

98 m / 323 ft
182 PP 10 Parcel 3.04 Residential Tower

98 m / 320 ft
183 120 East Baltimore Street

98 m / 320 ft
184 W Hotel

97 m / 318 ft
185 Macy's Building

97 m / 317 ft
186 Metropolitan Tower

93 m / 305 ft
187 Baccarat Residences Tower 1

92 m / 302 ft
187 Baccarat Residences Tower 2

92 m / 302 ft
189 The Beacon

92 m / 302 ft
190 717 Olympic

90 m / 296 ft
191 Arora Tower

87 m / 284 ft
192 Cityscape Tower 2

86 m / 283 ft
193 Avila North Tower

85 m

279 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 25 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,559 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
194 PP 10 Parcel 3.05 Office Tower

83 m / 274 ft
195 4th and Bell

83 m / 273 ft
196 Park Place

83 m / 272 ft
197 750 East Pratt Street

83 m / 272 ft
198 Harbor Steps Southeast

81 m / 267 ft
199 Seattle Sheraton Union Street Tower

81 m / 265 ft
200 The Martin

78 m / 255 ft
201 4040 Wilson Boulevard

76 m / 250 ft
202 Hyatt Regency Shanghai, Wujiaochang

76 m

249 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 20 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,126 other buildings of the same Hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
203 1800 Ninth Avenue

72 m / 236 ft
204 Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor

68 m / 224 ft
205 PP 10 Parcel 3.05 Residential Tower

67 m / 220 ft
206 Cosmopolitan

65 m / 213 ft
207 Enso at 2201 Westlake

63 m / 208 ft
208 Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner Center

61 m

200 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 16 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,126 other buildings of the same Hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
209 GSA (DARPA) Headquarters

55 m / 180 ft
210 PPA 30 Parcel 2.05 Office Tower

48 m / 157 ft
211 PPA 30 Parcel 2.05 Residential Tower

40 m / 131 ft
212 Balikpapan City Center Residential Tower 1

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212 Balikpapan City Center Residential Tower 2

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212 Shimao Pingshan Center Tower 2

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215 Balikpapan City Center Office Tower 1

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215 Balikpapan City Center Office Tower 2

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217 Shanghai Changzheng Hospital Pudong Bed Tower

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218 Shanghai Changzheng Hospital Pudong Military Tower

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219 One Station Hill

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220 Shanghai Changzheng Hospital Pudong Administration Tower

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221 Shanghai Changzheng Hospital Pudong VIP Tower

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222 Al Khiran Development Hotel Tower

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222 Al Khiran Development Residential Tower 1

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222 Al Khiran Development Residential Tower 2

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222 Al Khiran Development Seviced Apartment Tower

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222 The Avenues T4

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222 The Avenues T5

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

11 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (51%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (69%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 98 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 77 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

Designated Experts

May Wei

APAC Office Leader, Shanghai Office Director, and Principal, CallisonRTKL
Shanghai, China

Ctbuh Leaders At CallisonRTKL

CTBUH Advisory Group, 2022 – Present

May Wei

APAC Office Leader, Shanghai Office Director, and Principal, CallisonRTKL
Shanghai, China

Videos

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26 October 2015

2015 New York Conference - Session 1a - Q&A

2015 New York Conference Session 1a Questions & Answers session with speakers Scott Duncan, SOM, Greg Yager, RTKL, and Thomas Balsley, Thomas Balsley Associates.

26 October 2015

High-Density, Mixed-Use Developments and the Guiyang Riverside Theatre Project

This presentation examines the strategies necessary to create responsible and profitable high-density, mixed-use developments, specifically in the Asian market. Using the Guiyang Riverside Theatre project...

03 March 2008

Sustainable Design in South Korea and Vietnam

Matthias A. Olt & James P. Rothwell of Callison, discussed two high-rise towers in South Korea and Vietnam at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in...

Research

20 March 2020

Interactive Study on The Tallest 20 in 2020: Then and Now

CTBUH Research

This research paper undertakes a review of the 2012 report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, “Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the...

12 December 2019

Interactive Study on Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2019

CTBUH Research

The year 2019 was remarkable for the tall building industry, with 26 supertall buildings (300 meters or taller) completed, the most in any year. This...

12 December 2018

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018

CTBUH Research

The astronomical growth in tall building construction observed over the past decade continued in 2018, though the total number of completed buildings of 200 meters’...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving CallisonRTKL

Skybridges: Bringing the Horizontal into the Vertical Realm

02 July 2020

This symposium gathered many successful practitioners sharing their experiences and discussing the recreation of the urban realm in the sky through connections between buildings at height.

CTBUH Holds Half-Day Skybridges Symposium

18 July 2019

More than 100 attendees gathered at Linked Hybrid for a symposium held in conjunction with the forthcoming skybridge research project, “Bringing the Horizontal Into the Vertical Realm.”

CTBUH China Participates in Vertical Marathon

25 November 2018

CTBUH China participated in the Shanghai Tower International Vertical Marathon, climbing to the 119th floor of the building.

CTBUH Trustees Convene in Dubai

21 October 2018

The CTBUH Board of Trustees met for the second time in 2018, just prior to the 2018 Middle East Conference, to undertake high level discussions on the Council's future.

Regional Representatives Meet at 2018 Middle East Conference

20 October 2018

CTBUH Chapters, Regional Representatives, and Future Leaders Committees met during the Middle East Conference for a discussion on the Council's regional growth and global initiatives.

Record Numbers Convene at 2018 Leaders Meeting

20 October 2018

CTBUH Leaders convened on Day 1 of the 2018 Middle East Conference for updates on the year's developments and to plan for 2019.

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