CTBUH Gold Member

Gensler

About

Member Since: 2008

Member Offices: Chicago, San Francisco

Website: http://www.gensler.com/

As architects, designers, planners and consultants, Gensler partners with clients on some 3,000 projects every year. These projects can be as small as a wine label or as large as a new urban district.

With more than 4,000 professionals networked across 46 locations, they serve their clients as trusted advisors, combining localized expertise with global perspective wherever new opportunities arise.

Their work reflects an enduring commitment to sustainability, and the belief that design is one of the most powerful strategic tools for securing a lasting competitive advantage.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Cost Consulting; Interior 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 Shanghai Tower
632 m / 2,073  ft
2 Suzhou Zhongnan Center
499.2 m / 1,638  ft
3 Tower Fifth
474.4 m / 1,556  ft
4 International Land-Sea Center
458.2 m / 1,503  ft
5 Willis Tower
442.1 m / 1,451  ft
6 One Vanderbilt Avenue
427 m / 1,401  ft
7 Bank of America Tower
365.8 m / 1,200  ft
8 The St. Regis Chicago
362.9 m / 1,191  ft
9 Deji World Trade Center Tower 1
326.5 m / 1,071  ft
10 Huijin Center 1
320 m / 1,050  ft

Awards

The St. Regis Chicago

Winner: The St. Regis Chicago

Best Tall Building 300-399 meters 2022

Ctbuh Leaders

Joe Fan

Joe Fan

CTBUH Expert Chinese Translation Committee, 2016 – Present

Shanghai

Ashley Rogow

Ashley Rogow

CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Chicago, 2019 – Present

Chicago

Reechal Mevada

Reechal Mevada

CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee, 2021 – Present

New York City

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

22 January 2021

Highlights - CTBUH China New Year Talk: Future City

Organized around the theme of the "future city," CTBUH held new year talk and Chinese book release in One Museum Place, Shanghai. The CTBUH China...

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Research

22 August 2022

The World’s Highest Pools: A Deep Dive

Tall building design has diversified and adapted to accommodate increased demand for distinctive amenities at a range of heights. Swimming pools are a classic feature...

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Research

22 August 2022

Structural Design of Iconic Tower, Egypt: Culmination of a Concrete Optimization Process

This paper presents an overview of a process of optimizing concrete mixture for tall buildings, culminating in the design of the Iconic Tower, the key...

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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
Height
1 Suzhou Zhongnan Center

729 m / 2,392 ft
2 Shanghai Tower

632 m / 2,073 ft
3 Gateway Tower

610 m / 2,001 ft
4 Evergrande Hefei Center T1

518 m / 1,699 ft
5 Shimao Fuzhou Tower

518 m / 1,699 ft
6 The Constellation

500 m / 1,640 ft
7 Suzhou Zhongnan Center

499 m / 1,638 ft
8 Tower Fifth

474 m / 1,556 ft
9 International Land-Sea Center

458 m / 1,503 ft
10 Willis Tower

442 m / 1,451 ft
11 One Vanderbilt Avenue

427 m / 1,401 ft
12 2 World Trade Center

403 m / 1,323 ft
13 Bank of America Tower

366 m / 1,200 ft
14 The St. Regis Chicago

363 m / 1,191 ft
15 Four Seasons Hotel Tower 2

355 m / 1,165 ft
16 Xiamen Cross Strait Financial Centre

344 m / 1,128 ft
17 Deji World Trade Center Tower 1

327 m / 1,071 ft
18 Huijin Center 1

320 m / 1,050 ft
19 Chrysler Building

319 m / 1,046 ft
20 New York Times Tower

319 m / 1,046 ft
21 Fanya International Finance Building North

318 m / 1,043 ft
22 Fanya International Finance Building South

318 m / 1,043 ft
23 The Rainbow Gate Tower 1

316 m / 1,037 ft
24 Botai Tower

315 m / 1,033 ft
25 U.S. Bank Tower

310 m / 1,018 ft
26 KAFD World Trade Center

304 m / 997 ft
27 Tameer Commercial Tower

300 m / 984 ft
28 Xiamen Shimao Straits Tower B

295 m / 969 ft
29 Shimao Qianhai Center

294 m / 966 ft
30 Concord International Centre

290 m / 951 ft
31 Evergrande Hefei Center T5

290 m / 951 ft
32 Powerlong Center Tower 1

290 m / 951 ft
33 Lumina Shanghai

285 m / 935 ft
34 Rongmin Financial Center

270 m / 886 ft
35 Sixth & Guadalupe

267 m / 875 ft
36 Riyad Bank Tower

264 m / 866 ft
37 Evergrande Hefei Center T4

260 m / 853 ft
38 Devon Energy Center

257 m / 844 ft
39 Le Phare de Quebec Tour 1

250 m / 820 ft
40 Xiamen Shimao Straits Tower A

250 m / 820 ft
41 One Museum Place

249 m / 816 ft
42 Jia Fa Centre

247 m / 811 ft
43 Tencent Seafront Tower 1

246 m / 806 ft
44 The St. Regis Jakarta Hotel and Residences

244 m / 801 ft
45 Vanke Yun City

244 m / 800 ft
46 Waldorf Astoria + Magnolias Ratchaprasong

242 m / 794 ft
47 Z14 Plot Tower 1

238 m / 781 ft
47 Z14 Plot Tower 2

238 m / 781 ft
49 The Bow

237 m / 779 ft
50 Palm Tower

232 m / 760 ft
51 Tameer Tower A

227 m / 745 ft
51 Tameer Tower C

227 m / 745 ft
53 Dawangjing 618 Tower 1

227 m / 745 ft
54 Sapphire Residences

225 m / 738 ft
55 Block 16

220 m / 723 ft
56 Huijin Center 2

220 m / 722 ft
57 Dawangjing 626 Tower 1

220 m / 722 ft
58 Xiamen International Centre Hotel Tower

216 m / 709 ft
59 Dawangjing 626 Tower 2

216 m / 709 ft
60 JPMorgan Chase Tower

216 m / 707 ft
61 21st Century Mansion

210 m / 689 ft
62 Burj Alshaya West Tower

205 m / 673 ft
63 The Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles

203 m / 667 ft
64 BM Plaza Office Tower

203 m / 666 ft
65 SJC Tower

200 m / 656 ft
66 Phoenix International Book City East Tower

200 m / 656 ft
67 Beijing Capital Land Lize Financial Center Tower 3

200 m / 656 ft
67 Evergrande Hefei Center T3

200 m / 656 ft
69 One Market Square

198 m / 651 ft
70 550 Madison Avenue

197 m / 647 ft
71 Riverwalk Place

195 m / 640 ft
72 Tencent Seafront Tower 2

195 m / 639 ft
73 Thea at Metropolis Tower 3

191 m / 627 ft
74 Park Tower 1

191 m

627 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 49 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 394 other buildings of the same Residential / 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.
74 Park Tower 2

191 m

627 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 49 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 394 other buildings of the same Residential / 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.
76 Pujiang International Finance Plaza

190 m / 623 ft
77 79 Robinson Road

185 m / 607 ft
78 Aria Resort & Casino

183 m / 600 ft
79 The Iconic

183 m / 600 ft
80 Hearst Tower

182 m / 597 ft
81 The Finance Centre

180 m / 591 ft
82 Le Phare de Quebec Tour 2

180 m / 591 ft
83 Wenzhou Donghai Square A

180 m / 591 ft
84 Citic Pacific Fortune Plaza 1

180 m / 591 ft
85 Kamiyacho Trust Tower

180 m / 591 ft
86 Fairmont Austin

180 m / 591 ft
87 Powerlong Center Tower 2

180 m / 590 ft
88 Citic Pacific Fortune Plaza 2

177 m / 581 ft
89 Bank of America Tower

176 m / 579 ft
90 Evergrande Hefei Center T2

170 m / 558 ft
91 Dawangjing 618 Tower 3

170 m / 557 ft
92 Deji World Trade Center Tower 2

168 m / 551 ft
93 The Tower at PNC Plaza

166 m / 544 ft
94 Lavenue Crown

160 m / 525 ft
95 399 Park Avenue

160 m / 524 ft
96 RRI Energy Plaza

158 m / 518 ft
97 The Hub on Causeway Office Tower

155 m / 508 ft
98 One Indiana Square

154 m / 504 ft
99 Dawangjing 618 Tower 2

154 m / 504 ft
100 The Post Oak

152 m / 499 ft
101 555 Collins Street

152 m / 499 ft
102 388 Greenwich Street

151 m / 496 ft
103 The Hub on Causeway Residential & Hotel Tower

151 m / 495 ft
104 Ju Jie Financial Center Tower 1

150 m / 492 ft
105 Beijing Capital Land Lize Financial Center Hotel

150 m / 492 ft
105 Beijing Capital Land Lize Financial Center Tower 1

150 m / 492 ft
105 China Electronics Headquarters Tower 1

150 m / 492 ft
108 WPP Campus

150 m / 491 ft
109 Tameer Tower D

149 m / 490 ft
110 Hess Tower

149 m / 490 ft
111 1916 Boren Avenue

148 m / 484 ft
112 Terrace Block

147 m / 483 ft
113 RASA Two

147 m / 481 ft
114 Tameer Tower B

145 m / 477 ft
115 Phoenix International Book City West Tower

145 m / 476 ft
116 Moxy Los Angeles Downtown / AC Hotel Los Angeles Downtown

142 m / 465 ft
117 300 South Tryon

141 m / 463 ft
118 Metropolis Tower 2

141 m / 461 ft
119 Custom House Tower

140 m / 459 ft
120 ITC One Hotel

140 m / 459 ft
121 The View at Tysons Building C-1

139 m / 455 ft
122 Aspire Post Oak

138 m / 453 ft
123 Block 162

138 m / 452 ft
124 Deji World Trade Center Tower 3

136 m / 446 ft
124 Deji World Trade Center Tower 4

136 m / 446 ft
126 Powerlong Center Tower 3

136 m / 446 ft
127 TKE Innovation and Qualification Center Tower

136 m / 446 ft
128 Marriott Marquis Chicago

135 m / 444 ft
129 Metropolis Tower 1

135 m / 442 ft
130 Rajawali Headquarters

132 m / 433 ft
131 Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

131 m / 431 ft
132 Central Park House

131 m / 430 ft
133 Phoenix Observation Tower

130 m / 427 ft
134 360 North Green

130 m / 425 ft
135 Northshore

129 m / 424 ft
136 One World Place

129 m / 424 ft
137 The View at Tysons Building C-2B

128 m / 421 ft
138 9950 Woodloch Forest Tower

126 m / 415 ft
139 Currency House Residence

126 m

413 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 37 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.
140 1901 Minor Avenue North Tower

126 m / 412 ft
140 1901 Minor Avenue South Tower

126 m / 412 ft
142 Niels Eperson Building

125 m / 410 ft
143 Galter Pavilion

123 m / 402 ft
144 Symphony Honolulu

122 m / 400 ft
145 Intercontinental Shanghai Puxi

122 m

400 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 32 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.
146 Manchester Pacific Gateway Block 1B

122 m / 400 ft
147 500 West 2nd Street

122 m / 400 ft
148 The View at Tysons Building D-1

120 m / 394 ft
149 Beijing Capital Land Lize Financial Center Tower 2

120 m / 394 ft
150 The View at Tysons Building C-2A

118 m / 389 ft
151 Third + Shoal

118 m / 387 ft
152 World Plaza

115 m / 377 ft
153 Azure

114 m / 375 ft
154 77 Water Street

114 m / 374 ft
155 501 Commerce

113 m

371 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 26 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.
156 222 Second Street

113 m / 370 ft
157 InterContinental New York Times Square

111 m / 363 ft
158 Le Phare de Quebec Tour 3

110 m / 361 ft
159 1111 Broadway

110 m / 360 ft
160 Amegy Tower

108 m / 354 ft
161 Manchester Pacific Gateway Hotel North Tower

107 m / 350 ft
161 Manchester Pacific Gateway Hotel South Tower

107 m / 350 ft
163 Landmark Two

106 m / 349 ft
164 AVIC International Finance Center Commercial Tower 1

105 m

344 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 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.
164 AVIC International Finance Center Commercial Tower 2

105 m

344 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 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.
166 Three PNC Plaza

105 m / 344 ft
167 One Fairchild

105 m / 343 ft
168 3 Columbus Circle

102 m / 335 ft
169 Tysons Overlook

101 m / 330 ft
170 Wanda Vista Hotel

100 m / 328 ft
171 Wanda International Decorated Apartment 1

100 m / 328 ft
171 Wanda International Decorated Apartment 2

100 m / 328 ft
173 Union Pacific Center

100 m / 328 ft
174 Guotai Junan Securities Tower

100 m / 327 ft
175 Two Gotham Center

100 m / 327 ft
176 1133-1157 West Lake Street

99 m / 325 ft
177 Mickey Leland Federal Building

98 m / 320 ft
178 Reynolds Building

96 m / 314 ft
179 Alina II

95 m / 312 ft
180 Four Seasons at Burj Alshaya

95 m

312 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 25 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.
181 301 Howard Street

94 m / 307 ft
182 200 Park Avenue

91 m / 300 ft
183 Feinberg Pavillion

91 m / 297 ft
184 167 North Green

88 m / 290 ft
185 Gr333n

88 m / 288 ft
186 Boro Tower

87 m / 286 ft
187 22 West Washington

84 m / 276 ft
188 Sunset + Wilcox

84 m / 275 ft
189 PPA 30 Parcel 5.01

83 m / 272 ft
190 400 Record Street

82 m / 268 ft
191 Torre Universal

81 m / 265 ft
192 The Laura Hotel

80 m / 263 ft
193 The Gate

80 m / 262 ft
194 Hotel Indigo at Metropolis

79 m / 260 ft
195 The Key at 12th

78 m

256 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 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.
196 Manchester Pacific Gateway Navy Building

76 m / 250 ft
197 400 Hillsborough

74 m / 244 ft
198 Homewood Suites Hotel Chicago Downtown

74 m / 241 ft
199 LX57

73 m / 239 ft
200 Michigan Central Station

70 m / 230 ft
201 WSFS Bank Center

70 m / 230 ft
202 Vagelos Education Center

70 m / 230 ft
203 1101 West Van Buren Street

69 m / 226 ft
204 Vantage Oak Park

68 m / 223 ft
205 Inter-Continental Hotel-Houston

68 m / 222 ft
206 The Post Office

66 m / 215 ft
207 U.S. Embassy, London

65 m / 214 ft
208 TriBca

65 m / 213 ft
209 MI Mobile Internet Technology Park East Building

63 m / 208 ft
209 MI Mobile Internet Technology Park North Building

63 m / 208 ft
209 MI Mobile Internet Technology Park South Building

63 m / 208 ft
212 Le Phare de Quebec Tour 4

60 m / 197 ft
213 Century Plaza Hotel & Spa

54 m / 178 ft
214 The New Museum

53 m / 174 ft
215 ALLY

44 m / 144 ft
216 209 North Racine Avenue

42 m / 137 ft
217 The Landing

41 m / 133 ft
218 Stephen Avenue Quarter Tower 1

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219 Stephen Avenue Quarter Tower 2

-
220 1300 South Figueroa

-
221 1600 South Figueroa

-
222 The Rainbow Gate Tower 2

-
223 Innovation Tower

-
224 Four Seasons Private Residences

-
225 Hazens LA Center Tower 2

-
225 JW Marriott Addition

-
227 W Hotel Downtown Los Angeles

-
228 55 King Street

-
228 Hazens LA Center Tower 1

-
228 One Beverly Hills South Tower

-
231 222 West 2nd Street

-
232 Hazens LA Center Tower 2

-
233 One Beverly Hills North Tower

-
234 FNB Financial Center

-
235 Fairmont Phoenix

-
235 Fig + Pico Tower 2

-
237 Stephen Avenue Quarter Tower 3

-
238 Vermont Corridor Tower

-
239 845 South Olive Street

-
240 23rd and Market

-
241 One Station Hill

-
242 Business Headquarters (BHQ)

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

14 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (66%)

Most Common Material*

Composite (43%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 74 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 67 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

Russell Gilchrist

Principal, Gensler
Chicago, United States

Stephen Katz

Senior Associate, Gensler
Chicago, United States

Peter Cho

Technical Director, Gensler
San Jose, United States

Raymon Chen

Technical Director, Gensler
Shanghai, China

Jared Davis

Designer, Gensler
Chicago, United States

Rebecca Callcott

Technical Director, Gensler
Chicago, United States

Jennifer Liu

Managing Director Shanghai Office, Gensler
Shanghai, China

Ctbuh Leaders At Gensler

CTBUH Expert Chinese Translation Committee, 2016 – Present

Joe Fan

Principal / Technical Director, Gensler
Shanghai, China

CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Chicago, 2019 – Present

Ashley Rogow

Designer, Gensler
Chicago, United States

CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee, 2021 – Present

Reechal Mevada

NYC Job Captain, Gensler
New York City, https://skyscrapercenter.xyz

CTBUH New York City Chapter, 2021 – Present

Aysu Unal

architect, Gensler
New York City, United States

CTBUH Skyscraper Center Editorial Board, 2022 – Present

Jared Davis

Designer, Gensler
Chicago, United States

Videos

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22 January 2021

Highlights - CTBUH China New Year Talk: Future City

Organized around the theme of the "future city," CTBUH held new year talk and Chinese book release in One Museum Place, Shanghai. The CTBUH China...

31 May 2018

Linked-Up Thinking Drives the Design of a Tech Company’s Headquarters

The Tencent Seafront Towers were constructed in a special zone of Shenzhen, the Software Industry Base. The project represents a new vision of the workplace,...

30 May 2018

For a Modern Media Company, a Tower of Clarity and Transparency

Over the past 10 years, the New York Times Tower has become a landmark worthy of the institution that commissioned it, particularly because of its...

30 October 2017

Rethinking CTBUH's Height Criteria in the Context of Tall Timber

Recent developments in the design and construction of progressively taller buildings using engineered timber as a structural material raise important questions about the language that...

21 August 2017

Flyover of The Finance Centre in Taguig City, Philippines

An aerial view of The Finance Centre in Taguig City, Philippines, while the building was topped out in 2017.

16 March 2017

Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series: How High Can We Go?

Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first lecture of the series Building Tall...

03 November 2016

Integrating Old with New: Hearst Tower

Sophisticated, distinctive, and transformative, Hearst Tower has profoundly impacted the skyscraper typology through its first decade of existence. Rarely has a tower so successfully integrated...

03 November 2016

A Vernacular Megatall: Shanghai Tower

As the tallest building in China upon completion, Shanghai Tower has had an immediate and profound impact on the country’s perceptions of how a skyscraper...

03 November 2016

2016 Awards - Session 3 Q&A

Alexander Durst, Chief Development Officer, The Durst Organization; Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Partner, Bjarke Ingels Group; Jianping Gu, General Manager, Shanghai Tower C&D; Grant Uhlir, Managing Director,...

03 November 2016

Interview: Shanghai Tower

Jianping Gu, General Manager, Shanghai Tower C&D, & Grant Uhlir, Managing Director, Gensler, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, the 2016 CTBUH...

Research

22 August 2022

The World’s Highest Pools: A Deep Dive

S. Isaac Work & Shawn Ursini, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

Tall building design has diversified and adapted to accommodate increased demand for distinctive amenities at a range of heights. Swimming pools are a classic feature...

22 August 2022

Structural Design of Iconic Tower, Egypt: Culmination of a Concrete Optimization Process

Tarek Hassan, Yehia El-Ezaby & Charles Malek, rector Dar Al Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners)

This paper presents an overview of a process of optimizing concrete mixture for tall buildings, culminating in the design of the Iconic Tower, the key...

22 August 2022

Livable Density: The Hybrid Office Building

James von Klemperer & Andrew Cleary, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

The recently completed One Vanderbilt Avenue tower has become the standard bearer for one of New York City’s most ambitious zoning initiatives of the past...

03 January 2022

Interactive Study on Tall Buildings in 2021: A State of Current Construction

CTBUH Research

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has released its annual report, CTBUH Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2021, part of the Tall...

17 September 2021

Sustainable Tall Building Design Exemplars

Will Miranda & Daniel Safarik, CTBUH

Some 97 cities worldwide, including most of the world’s megacities with a population of 10 million or more, have signed onto the C40 Cities Climate...

12 January 2021

Interactive Study on Tall Buildings in 2020: COVID-19 Contributes To Dip in Year-On-Year Completions

CTBUH Research

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has released its annual report, CTBUH Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2020, part of the Tall...

25 June 2020

Curtain Wall Façades on the New Generation of Supertall Buildings Present and Future Directions

Sae Hwang Oh, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

Beginning in the late 19th century, construction of skyscrapers spread throughout Chicago, New York City, and then the world as demand of space in buildings...

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...

20 March 2020

Tall + Urban Innovation 2020: Dominant Trends

CTBUH Research

Providing a global overview of tall building development, design and construction, the CTBUH Awards Program and related Tall + Urban Innovation Conference annually survey projects,...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Gensler

SEA Chapter presents: The Future City - Reaching for the Skies

09 December 2021

This webinar will cover a wide range of topics relevant to the challenges of tall building construction - from planning and design to finding the right place and finishing the job.

The CTBUH Chicago Chapter Presents: Design at its Finest: In the Neighborhoods First

25 August 2020

The CTBUH Chicago Chapter presents a virtual town panel discussion, where panelists will discuss inclusivity in design in the AEC industry.

Post-Pandemic High-Rise Operation & Development

16 June 2020

This virtual event focuses on the future of post-pandemic high-rise office building operation and development.

CTBUH Chicago FLC Office Tour Series: Gensler

23 January 2020

Join the CTBUH Chicago Future Leaders Committee for a tour of Gensler's downtown Chicago office space! The afternoon event will feature a short presentation on Gensler's current work.

CTBUH Chicago Tours Willis Tower Renovations

28 August 2019

CTBUH Chicago led an illuminating tour of the wholesale renovation of the base of Willis Tower, the largest such construction project to take place since the building’s completion

CTBUH China Hosts Smart Technology Symposium

29 January 2019

CTBUH China hosted a symposium which explored the development of smart offices, addressing challenges brought by rapid technological advancements and growing populations.

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