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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

About

Member Since: 1977

Member Offices: Chicago, Dubai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Washington D.C.

Website: http://www.som.com/

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) is one of the leading architecture, interior design, engineering, and urban planning firms in the world. Since its founding more than 80 years ago, SOM has earned a reputation for design excellence with a portfolio that includes some of the most important architectural accomplishments of the 20th and 21st centuries, and has been a leader in the research and development of specialized technologies, new processes and innovative ideas, many of which have had a palpable and lasting impact on the design profession and the physical environment.

The firm’s longstanding leadership in design and building technology has been honored with nearly 2,000 awards for quality, innovation, and management. The American Institute of Architects has recognized SOM twice with its highest honor, the Architecture Firm Award—in 1962 and again in 1996.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Civil Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Interior Design; Landscape Architecture; Marketing / Sales; Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing; Structural Engineering; Transportation / Urban Infrastructure; 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.

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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 Burj Khalifa
828 m / 2,717  ft
2 Burj Jumeira
550 m / 1,804  ft
3 One World Trade Center
541.3 m / 1,776  ft
4 Tianjin CTF Finance Centre
530 m / 1,739  ft
5 Guizhou Culture Plaza Tower
521 m / 1,709  ft
6 Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center
499.8 m / 1,640  ft
7 China International Silk Road Center
498 m / 1,634  ft
8 175 Park Avenue
480.1 m / 1,575  ft
9 Guohua Financial Center Tower 1
465 m / 1,526  ft
10 Suzhou Center North Tower
460 m / 1,509  ft

Awards

Beijing Lize Ping An Finance Centre

Winner: Beijing Lize Ping An Finance Centre

Interior Design Award 2022

Ctbuh Leaders

Luke Leung

Luke Leung

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

Chicago

Bin Pan

Bin Pan

CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Shanghai, 2017 – Present

Shanghai

Zhexiong Chai

Zhexiong Chai

CTBUH Chicago Chapter, 2018 – Present

Chicago

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

23 May 2022

Two Public Buildings, California: Using Steel & Timber To Achieve Weight Savings

The lightweight benefits of steel timber-hybrids are explored in this presentation through two projects; Billie Jean King Library, Long Beach, reuses existing foundations on-site to...

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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

Livable Density: The Hybrid Office Building

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...

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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 Houston Pinnacle

1,611 m / 5,285 ft

2 Burj Khalifa

828 m / 2,717 ft

3 Chow Tai Fook Centre

808 m / 2,651 ft

4 Chicago World Trade Center

701 m / 2,300 ft

5 Chicago World Trade Center

665 m / 2,182 ft

6 Tower of Russia

648 m / 2,126 ft

7 Seoul Light DMC Tower

640 m / 2,101 ft

8 Grand Rama 9 Tower

615 m / 2,018 ft

9 Diamond Mansion

600 m / 1,969 ft

10 Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center

600 m / 1,969 ft

11 Kowloon MTR Tower

574 m / 1,883 ft

12 Burj Jumeira

550 m / 1,804 ft

13 One World Trade Center

541 m / 1,776 ft

14 Wolf Point

532 m / 1,745 ft

15 Tianjin CTF Finance Centre

530 m / 1,739 ft

16 Pertamina Tower

523 m / 1,716 ft

17 Guizhou Culture Plaza Tower

521 m / 1,709 ft

18 Busan Lotte Town Tower

510 m / 1,674 ft

19 Songdo Daewoo Town

510 m / 1,673 ft

20 Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center

500 m / 1,640 ft

21 China International Silk Road Center

498 m / 1,634 ft

22 175 Park Avenue

480 m / 1,575 ft

23 7 South Dearborn

478 m / 1,567 ft

24 Columbus Circle Project

468 m / 1,535 ft

25 Guohua Financial Center Tower 1

465 m / 1,526 ft

26 Suzhou Center North Tower

460 m / 1,509 ft

27 Kuningan Persada Tower

451 m / 1,480 ft

28 Samsung Tower

450 m / 1,476 ft

29 Zifeng Tower

450 m / 1,476 ft

30 Willis Tower

442 m / 1,451 ft

31 One Bangkok O4H4

436 m / 1,431 ft

32 Greenland Shandong International Financial Center

428 m / 1,404 ft

33 Trump International Hotel & Tower

423 m / 1,389 ft

34 Jin Mao Tower

421 m / 1,380 ft

35 International Finance Square

420 m / 1,378 ft

36 Transbay Transit Center and Tower

419 m / 1,375 ft

37 Al Hamra Tower

413 m / 1,354 ft

38 LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower

412 m / 1,350 ft

39 Ningbo Central Plaza Tower 1

409 m / 1,342 ft

40 Bank of Southwest Tower

404 m / 1,325 ft

41 103 Tower

400 m / 1,312 ft

42 Lulu Island Tower

400 m / 1,312 ft

43 COFCO Landmark Tower

390 m / 1,280 ft

44 Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1

388 m / 1,273 ft

45 Saigon Centre 2

386 m / 1,266 ft

46 Plaza Rakyat Office Tower

382 m / 1,253 ft

47 Guiyang World Trade Center Landmark Tower

380 m / 1,247 ft

48 Platinum Tower

380 m / 1,247 ft

49 Lucheng Square

369 m / 1,211 ft

50 Al Sharq Tower

365 m / 1,198 ft

51 Post and Telecommunications Building

364 m / 1,193 ft

52 Greenland Group Suzhou Center

358 m / 1,175 ft

53 Naga 3 Tower A

358 m / 1,175 ft

54 OKO - Residential Tower

354 m / 1,162 ft

55 Guohong Center

350 m / 1,148 ft

56 Dearborn Center

346 m / 1,135 ft

57 875 North Michigan Avenue

344 m / 1,128 ft

58 Diagonal Tower

343 m / 1,127 ft

59 Nanjing Jinling Hotel Phase II

341 m / 1,119 ft

60 LCT The Sharp Residential Tower A

339 m / 1,113 ft

61 Tianjin Modern City Office Tower

338 m / 1,109 ft

62 Tianjin World Financial Center

337 m / 1,105 ft

63 400 North Lake Shore Drive South Tower

335 m / 1,100 ft

64 LCT The Sharp Residential Tower B

333 m / 1,093 ft

65 Tianjin Kerry Center

333 m / 1,093 ft

66 Shenzhen Foreign Trade Center

333 m / 1,093 ft

67 China World Tower

330 m / 1,083 ft

68 Qingdao Landmark Tower

327 m / 1,074 ft

69 Nanchang IFC

327 m / 1,073 ft

70 Crown Las Vegas

324 m / 1,063 ft

71 250 Water Street

321 m / 1,052 ft

72 Lopez Centre

320 m / 1,050 ft

72 Sinar Mas Center 1

320 m / 1,050 ft

74 Jiuzhou Bay Tower

319 m / 1,045 ft

75 Zhongtian Future Ark City Window Office Tower

314 m / 1,030 ft

76 Madison Square Garden Project Tower 1

312 m / 1,024 ft

77 CITIC Financial Center Tower 1

312 m / 1,024 ft

78 Poly Pazhou C2

311 m / 1,020 ft

79 New Port Tower

310 m / 1,017 ft

80 AVIC Plaza

310 m / 1,017 ft

81 Greenland Center 1

310 m / 1,017 ft

81 Greenland Center 2

310 m / 1,017 ft

83 Pearl River Tower

309 m / 1,015 ft

84 Chengdu Poly International Plaza

309 m / 1,014 ft

85 The Franklin - North Tower

307 m / 1,007 ft

86 Cayan Tower

306 m / 1,005 ft

87 35 Hudson Yards

305 m / 1,000 ft

88 One Manhattan West

304 m / 996 ft

89 Greenland Puli Center

303 m / 994 ft

90 Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, Parcel A

303 m / 994 ft

90 Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, Parcel B

303 m / 994 ft

92 1000 Louisiana

302 m / 992 ft

93 Wangjing City

300 m / 984 ft

94 Madison Square Garden Project Tower 2

300 m / 984 ft

95 Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 2

299 m / 982 ft

96 China World Trade Center Phase 3B

296 m / 970 ft

97 Block 319 Tower

294 m / 965 ft

98 Union Station Tower

292 m / 958 ft

99 625 Fulton Street

287 m / 942 ft

100 Two Manhattan West

285 m / 935 ft

101 One Bangkok Phase 3 Tower 2

285 m / 934 ft

102 Guoco Tower

284 m / 931 ft

103 Zhengdong Hotel

280 m / 919 ft

104 Zhengzhou Greenland Plaza

280 m / 919 ft

105 Hangzhou Wangchao Center

280 m / 919 ft

106 Guohua Financial Center Tower 2

279 m / 915 ft

107 One Bangkok Phase 2 Residential Tower

278 m / 911 ft

108 One City Centre

276 m / 905 ft

109 One Bangkok Phase 1 Office Tower 1

274 m / 900 ft

110 NYSE Tower

274 m / 899 ft

111 Renaissance Tower

270 m / 886 ft

112 Magic Tower

270 m / 886 ft

113 Four Seasons Hotel

270 m / 885 ft

114 Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Zifeng Tower

268 m / 879 ft

115 400 North Lake Shore Drive North Tower

267 m / 875 ft

116 First Canadian Centre Phase 2

265 m / 869 ft

117 The Address Residence Sky View Tower 1

264 m / 867 ft

118 Tower Palace Three, Tower G

264 m / 865 ft

119 One Bangkok Phase 2 Office Tower

264 m / 865 ft

120 4 Houston Center

262 m / 860 ft

121 Hytera Headquarters

262 m / 858 ft

122 Brookfield Place

261 m / 856 ft

123 Three California Plaza

260 m / 853 ft

124 Beijing Greenland Center

260 m / 853 ft

125 400 North Lake Shore Drive North Tower

259 m / 850 ft

126 Olympia Tower 1

259 m / 850 ft

127 Philippine Bank of Communications

259 m / 848 ft

128 Corporate Avenue 2

256 m / 839 ft

129 Shenzhen AVIC Plaza

254 m / 833 ft

130 1930 Broadway

252 m / 827 ft

131 One Bangkok Phase 3 Residential Tower

251 m / 824 ft

132 Corporate Avenue 10

250 m / 820 ft

133 Midtown Tower

248 m / 813 ft

134 28 Liberty

248 m / 813 ft

135 100 Leadenhall Street

247 m / 810 ft

136 Rolex Tower

247 m / 810 ft

137 Ningbo Bank of China Headquarters

246 m / 808 ft

138 Karlatornet

245 m / 804 ft

139 180 Allyn Street

244 m / 801 ft

140 International Commercial Trade Center

242 m / 794 ft

141 New World Center

238 m / 781 ft

142 555 California Street

237 m / 779 ft

143 1 Worldwide Plaza

237 m / 778 ft

144 The Address Residence Sky View Tower 2

236 m / 773 ft

145 WKL Hotel and Tropicana The Residences

235 m / 771 ft

146 Torre BBVA

235 m / 771 ft

147 Three First National Plaza

234 m / 767 ft

148 400 North Lake Shore Drive South Tower

233 m / 765 ft

149 Republic Bank Tower

233 m / 764 ft

150 Southeast Financial Center

233 m / 764 ft

151 Kingtown International Center

231 m / 759 ft

152 Enterprise Plaza

230 m / 756 ft

153 383 Madison Avenue

230 m / 755 ft

154 Zhenru Zhonghai Center Tower 1

230 m / 755 ft

155 Philippine Stock Exchange

230 m / 753 ft

156 Time Warner Center North Tower

228 m / 749 ft

156 Time Warner Center South Tower

228 m / 749 ft

158 Gas Company Tower

228 m / 749 ft

159 Kingold Century

228 m / 748 ft

160 7 World Trade Center

227 m / 743 ft

161 One Liberty Plaza

226 m / 743 ft

162 Wells Fargo North Tower

226 m / 740 ft

163 JPMorgan Chase Tower

225 m / 738 ft

164 OKO - Office Tower

224 m / 736 ft

165 1540 Broadway

223 m / 733 ft

166 Olympia Centre

223 m / 731 ft

167 3 Manhattan West

223 m / 730 ft

168 Times Square Tower

221 m / 726 ft

169 Istanbul Tower 205

220 m / 722 ft

170 685 1st Avenue

219 m / 719 ft

171 Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Financial Building

218 m / 715 ft

172 252 East 57th Street

218 m / 715 ft

173 Republic Plaza

218 m / 714 ft

174 One Shell Plaza

218 m / 714 ft

175 One Bangkok Phase 2 Tower 3

216 m / 710 ft

176 JPMorgan Chase Tower

216 m / 707 ft

177 Tianjin Kerry Center R1

215 m / 705 ft

177 Tianjin Kerry Center R2

215 m / 705 ft

177 Tianjin Kerry Center R3

215 m / 705 ft

180 Four Seasons Tower

214 m / 703 ft

181 Georgia Pacific Tower

212 m / 697 ft

181 Hancock Whitney Center

212 m / 697 ft

183 345 California Center

212 m / 695 ft

184 Poly Cultural Plaza

212 m / 695 ft

185 China Merchants Tower

211 m / 692 ft

186 700 1st Avenue Tower 3

210 m / 689 ft

187 Maincourt Tower

210 m / 689 ft

188 Solow Building

210 m / 689 ft

189 Petron Megaplaza

210 m / 689 ft

190 Marine Midland Building

210 m / 688 ft

191 Trammel Crow Center

209 m / 686 ft

192 Random House Tower

208 m / 684 ft

193 Shangri-La Hotel

208 m / 682 ft

194 Crowne Plaza Hotel

208 m / 682 ft

195 Bay-Wellington Tower

207 m / 679 ft

196 Ningbo Guohua Financial Tower

206 m / 677 ft

197 AT&T Building

206 m / 677 ft

198 One Magnificent Mile

205 m / 673 ft

199 One Court Square

205 m / 673 ft

200 Al Rajhi Bank Tower

205 m / 673 ft

201 10 West 57th Street

205 m / 672 ft

202 Palace Hotel Residential Tower

204 m / 669 ft

203 Sichuan Airlines Center

204 m / 669 ft

204 33 South 6th Street

204 m / 668 ft

205 708 1st Avenue

203 m / 666 ft

206 Carlton Centre

201 m / 660 ft

207 Zhenru Zhonghai Center Tower 2

200 m / 657 ft

208 Longgang Tianan Cyberpark Phase 4

200 m / 656 ft

208 Philamlife Tower

200 m / 656 ft

210 DPC Tower

200 m / 656 ft

211 Jumeirah Hangzhou Hotel

200 m / 656 ft

212 Otemachi One Tower

200 m / 656 ft

213 CITIC Financial Center Tower 2

200 m / 656 ft

213 Corporate Avenue 9

200 m / 656 ft

215 Hangzhou GT Land Jumeirah

200 m / 656 ft

216 RAYZONE

200 m / 656 ft

217 Beijing Lize Ping An Finance Centre

200 m / 656 ft

218 1 Park Place

199 m / 653 ft

219 Olympia Tower 2

199 m / 653 ft

220 Intercontinental Guangzhou Exhibition Center

198 m / 648 ft

221 Wuhan Design Heart

195 m / 641 ft

222 Qingdao Landmark Center - Tower B

195 m / 640 ft

223 Ayala Triangle Gardens North

195 m / 638 ft

224 Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 1

194 m / 635 ft

225 Grace Plaza

192 m / 630 ft

226 700 1st Avenue Tower 2

192 m / 630 ft

227 RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower

192 m / 630 ft

228 NBC Tower

191 m / 627 ft

229 Waldorf Astoria New York

191 m / 625 ft

230 San Felipe Plaza

191 m / 625 ft

231 Agile Corporation Headquarters Tower

190 m / 622 ft

232 Olympic Tower

189 m / 620 ft

233 Techno Mart 21

189 m / 620 ft

234 Gold Peak Centre B

188 m / 616 ft

235 919 3rd Avenue

188 m / 615 ft

236 Tower 49®

187 m / 615 ft

237 Baccarat Hotel & Residences

186 m / 610 ft

238 Gold Peak Centre A

186 m / 609 ft

239 Chicago Place

185 m / 608 ft

240 AIA Central

185 m / 607 ft

241 Wells Fargo South Tower

185 m / 606 ft

242 415 Madison Avenue Redevelopment

184 m / 605 ft

243 250 West 55th Street

183 m / 602 ft

244 U.S. Bank Center

183 m / 601 ft

245 700 1st Avenue Tower 1

183 m / 600 ft

246 50 Fremont Center

183 m / 600 ft

247 1166 Avenue of the Americas

183 m / 600 ft

248 500 West Monroe Street

183 m / 600 ft

249 One Bangkok Phase 1 Office Tower 2

183 m / 599 ft

250 Madison Plaza

182 m / 599 ft

251 270 Greenwich Street

182 m / 597 ft

252 Tipco Tower

180 m / 591 ft

253 Jiang Dong Tower

180 m / 591 ft

253 Tour Charenton

180 m / 591 ft

255 Ping An Finance Centre Tower B

180 m / 590 ft

256 Tour Areva

178 m / 584 ft

257 LG Gangnam Tower

177 m / 581 ft

258 ASEM Tower

176 m / 579 ft

259 No.8 Thames City

176 m / 577 ft

260 300 Madison Avenue

175 m / 575 ft

261 Park Avenue Plaza

175 m / 574 ft

262 Chongqing International Trade and Commerce Center 3

175 m / 573 ft

263 One Roxas Triangle

174 m / 572 ft

263 Two Roxas Triangle

174 m / 572 ft

265 Onterie Center

174 m / 570 ft

266 780 3rd Avenue

174 m / 570 ft

267 450 Lexington Avenue

173 m / 568 ft

268 Masters Tower Cebu

172 m / 564 ft

269 Sinar Mas Center 2

172 m / 563 ft

270 US Bank Plaza I

171 m / 561 ft

271 RCBC Plaza Tower 2

170 m / 558 ft

272 Shanghai Grand Center

170 m / 558 ft

273 Olympia Tower 3

168 m / 551 ft

274 Kula Belgrade

168 m / 551 ft

275 Esentai Tower

168 m / 551 ft

276 Gemdale Plaza Tower A

168 m / 551 ft

277 Quantum 2

165 m / 541 ft

278 1285 Avenue of the Americas

165 m / 540 ft

279 The Avenues T1

164 m / 538 ft

280 Hollandse Meester

164 m / 538 ft

281 Shaklee Terrace Building

164 m / 538 ft

282 The Franklin - South Tower

164 m / 538 ft

283 City Place I

163 m / 535 ft

284 Ernst & Young Plaza

163 m / 534 ft

285 One America Tower

162 m / 533 ft

286 The Broadgate Tower

161 m / 529 ft

287 Seneca One

161 m / 529 ft

288 Arcos Torre II East

161 m / 529 ft

288 Arcos Torre II West

161 m / 529 ft

290 Poly International Plaza – Dawangjing

161 m / 529 ft

291 708 1st Avenue Tower B

161 m / 528 ft

292 Poly Real Estate Headquarters Tower 1

161 m / 527 ft

292 Poly Real Estate Headquarters Tower 2

161 m / 527 ft

294 JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Shanghai Pudong

160 m / 526 ft

295 New Futura North Tower

160 m / 525 ft

295 New Futura South Tower

160 m / 525 ft

297 Ayala Tower One

160 m / 525 ft

297 The Avenues T2

160 m / 525 ft

297 The Avenues T3

160 m / 525 ft

300 425 Market Street

160 m / 524 ft

301 Rondo 1

159 m / 522 ft

302 Goodwin Square

159 m / 522 ft

303 Financial Centre D

159 m / 520 ft

304 Zhong Hong Tower

158 m / 518 ft

305 Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank Headquarters

158 m / 518 ft

306 Mitsui & Co. Building

158 m / 518 ft

307 Two Financial Place

157 m / 515 ft

308 The Atrium Serviced Apartments

157 m / 515 ft

309 Espacio Condesa Corporativo

157 m / 515 ft

310 One Financial Place

157 m / 515 ft

311 No.10 Thames City

157 m / 514 ft

312 1300 West Carroll Avenue Phase 2

157 m / 514 ft

313 Huntington Center

156 m / 512 ft

314 Rizal Tower

156 m / 512 ft

315 321 North Clark Street

155 m / 510 ft

316 Harris Bank Bank Addition II

155 m / 510 ft

317 Sixty State Street

155 m / 509 ft

318 2 Times Square

155 m / 509 ft

318 600 Lonsdale

155 m / 509 ft

318 The Atrium Residences

155 m / 509 ft

321 Zuellig Building

155 m / 509 ft

322 555 17th Street

155 m / 507 ft

323 One Beacon Street

155 m / 507 ft

324 10 Universal City Plaza

154 m / 506 ft

325 Parkline South

154 m / 506 ft

326 616 1st Avenue Tower 1

154 m / 505 ft

327 Hotel de las Artes

154 m / 505 ft

328 Central Place Sydney South Tower

154 m / 505 ft

329 El Paso Energy Building

153 m / 502 ft

330 One George Street

153 m / 502 ft

331 Tower 46

153 m / 501 ft

332 Telesis Tower

152 m / 500 ft

333 The World Centre

152 m / 500 ft

334 Symphony Towers

152 m / 499 ft

335 100 Mount Street

152 m / 498 ft

336 Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel

151 m / 497 ft

337 Beijing Goldfield Plaza Tower A

151 m / 497 ft

338 388 Greenwich Street

151 m / 496 ft

339 333 Bush Street

151 m / 495 ft

340 PNC Centre

151 m / 494 ft

341 Mashreq Bank Headquarters

150 m / 493 ft

342 Rembrandt Tower

150 m / 492 ft

343 PNC Bank Building

150 m / 491 ft

344 Arena Tower

149 m / 489 ft

345 Pan Peninsula East Tower

148 m / 486 ft

346 Central Place Sydney North Tower

148 m / 486 ft

347 Webank Headquaters

148 m / 486 ft

348 St. Regis San Francisco

148 m / 484 ft

349 Talan Tower 1

146 m / 478 ft

350 Parkline North

145 m / 476 ft

351 Itaú Fidelité Marginal Pinheiros

145 m / 476 ft

352 45 Fremont Center

145 m / 476 ft

353 Cook County Administration Building

145 m / 475 ft

354 Mindet 6

144 m / 472 ft

355 250 Water Street North Tower

143 m / 470 ft

355 250 Water Street South Tower

143 m / 470 ft

357 Skipton House Redevelopment-Tower A

143 m / 468 ft

358 The Stratford

142 m / 466 ft

359 650 California Street

142 m / 466 ft

360 1301 Market Street

140 m / 460 ft

361 Equitable Building

139 m / 457 ft

362 Wells Fargo Tower

138 m / 454 ft

363 Equitable Building

138 m / 453 ft

364 William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower

138 m / 452 ft

365 Fifth Third Center

137 m / 450 ft

366 Centro Operativo BBVA Bancomer

137 m / 449 ft

366 The Curve

137 m / 449 ft

368 Shaoxing City Tower

137 m / 449 ft

369 St. Michael's Tower

137 m / 448 ft

370 Providence Tower

136 m / 446 ft

371 University Club Tower

136 m / 446 ft

372 18 India Street Tower 1

136 m / 445 ft

373 One Main Place

136 m / 445 ft

373 Two PNC Plaza

136 m / 445 ft

375 85 Broad Street

135 m / 443 ft

376 Corporate Avenue 3

135 m / 443 ft

377 Luna Gardens

135 m / 443 ft

378 Texaco Center

135 m / 442 ft

379 200 South Orange

134 m / 441 ft

380 1010 Common

134 m / 438 ft

381 Financial Centre C

133 m / 437 ft

382 Annenberg Building

133 m / 436 ft

383 500 Folsom

133 m / 435 ft

384 4 Metrotech Center

131 m / 429 ft

385 101 Warren Street

130 m / 428 ft

386 Toren

130 m / 427 ft

387 Bell Tower

130 m / 426 ft

388 Milwaukee Center

130 m / 426 ft

389 505 Montgomery

130 m / 425 ft

390 Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center

129 m / 424 ft

391 Fifteen Fifty

129 m / 422 ft

392 100 East Pratt Street

128 m / 418 ft

393 1300 West Carroll Avenue Phase 1

127 m / 418 ft

394 1865 Broadway

127 m / 416 ft

395 Hartford Plaza South

126 m / 415 ft

396 Richardson Building

126 m / 414 ft

397 Quantum

126 m / 413 ft

398 National Commercial Bank

126 m / 413 ft

399 350 Mission Street

126 m / 413 ft

400 PNC Center

125 m / 410 ft

401 One City Centre

125 m / 410 ft

402 595 Market Street

125 m / 410 ft

403 707 Fifth Street

125 m / 410 ft

404 No.9 Thames City

125 m / 409 ft

405 Ordway Building

123 m / 404 ft

406 Fifty South Sixth

123 m / 404 ft

407 Pan Peninsula West Tower

122 m / 400 ft

408 875 3rd Avenue

122 m / 400 ft

409 One Congress Plaza

121 m / 398 ft

410 One Maritime Plaza

121 m / 398 ft

411 1500 Mission Street

121 m / 396 ft

412 The Plaza on Dewitt

120 m / 395 ft

413 Northlight Theatre Tower

120 m / 395 ft

414 Talan Tower 2

120 m / 393 ft

415 95 State at City Creek

120 m / 393 ft

416 225 West Washington Street

120 m / 393 ft

417 Marriott Hotel City Center

119 m / 392 ft

418 Carlton Hotel

119 m / 390 ft

419 The Atrium Office Tower

119 m / 390 ft

420 75 State Street

119 m / 390 ft

421 380 Stuart Street

118 m / 388 ft

422 Elizabeth House North Tower

118 m / 387 ft

423 The Superior Court of California - San Diego

118 m / 387 ft

424 111 Main

118 m / 387 ft

425 Chronicle Tower

115 m / 377 ft

426 Canadian Pacific Plaza

115 m / 377 ft

427 461 5th Avenue

115 m / 376 ft

428 Bally`s Atlantic City

114 m / 375 ft

429 33 West Monroe

114 m / 375 ft

430 388 Market Street

114 m / 375 ft

431 AMP Square

113 m / 372 ft

432 Midtown East

113 m / 372 ft

433 303 West Madison

113 m / 372 ft

434 Standard Insurance Center

112 m / 367 ft

435 One Flagler

111 m / 365 ft

436 B & W Tower

111 m / 363 ft

436 Meidinger Tower

111 m / 363 ft

438 88 Kearny Street

111 m / 363 ft

439 1125 17th Street

111 m / 363 ft

440 1201 North Market Street

110 m / 360 ft

441 250 West Pratt Street

110 m / 360 ft

442 Denver Energy Center Tower II

109 m / 357 ft

443 Eaton Center

109 m / 356 ft

444 3300 North Central Avenue

109 m / 356 ft

445 Il Matitone

109 m / 356 ft

446 Grand Hyatt San Francisco

108 m / 355 ft

447 Gemdale Plaza Tower B

108 m / 354 ft

447 PNC Center

108 m / 354 ft

449 101 Second Street

108 m / 354 ft

450 Amorsolo West

107 m / 351 ft

451 Atrium Two

107 m / 351 ft

452 33 North Dearborn

106 m / 348 ft

453 Poly Corporation Headquarters

106 m / 348 ft

454 Ontario Tower

106 m / 346 ft

455 Skipton House Redevelopment-Tower B

105 m / 346 ft

456 250 Water Street

105 m / 345 ft

457 Bank of Beijing Mansion

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.
457 China Life Insurance Center

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.
459 222 North LaSalle

104 m / 342 ft

460 1515 Poydras

104 m / 341 ft

461 Two Shell Plaza

104 m / 341 ft

462 University Hall

103 m / 338 ft

463 Wells Fargo Plaza

103 m / 338 ft

464 Loop Transportation Center

102 m / 336 ft

465 Kaiser Engineering Building

102 m / 336 ft

466 No.5 Upper Riverside

102 m / 335 ft

467 Denver Energy Center Tower I

102 m / 335 ft

468 Hartford Plaza

102 m / 334 ft

469 Arkes Family Pavilion

101 m / 333 ft

470 Inland Steel Building

101 m / 332 ft

471 One Bangkok Phase 1 Hotel Tower

101 m / 330 ft

472 525 West Monroe Street

101 m / 330 ft

473 Bremer Tower

100 m / 328 ft

474 One Brickell Square

100 m / 328 ft

475 Bechtel Building

100 m / 328 ft

475 One Blue Hill Plaza

100 m

328 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 23 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.
477 Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 2

100 m / 328 ft

477 Pudong Financial Plaza Office Tower 3

100 m / 328 ft

479 Corporate Avenue 4

100 m / 327 ft

479 Corporate Avenue 5

100 m / 327 ft

481 500 North Michigan Avenue

99 m / 325 ft

482 101 Barclay Street

99 m / 325 ft

483 River North Point

99 m / 325 ft

484 Union Bank Building

99 m / 325 ft

485 Financial Centre B

99 m / 325 ft

486 235 Pine Street

99 m / 324 ft

487 Harris Bank Addition I

98 m / 322 ft

488 US Bank Plaza II

98 m / 321 ft

489 300 South Riverside

98 m / 320 ft

490 570 Broome Street

97 m / 317 ft

491 PNC Bank Building

97 m / 317 ft

492 Genesis North Tower

97 m / 317 ft

493 No.4 Upper Riverside

96 m / 315 ft

494 222 South Main

96 m / 315 ft

495 Lincoln Yards North Building A.2

96 m / 315 ft

496 1455 Market Street

96 m / 315 ft

497 353 Sacramento Street

95 m / 313 ft

498 Breitner Center

95 m / 312 ft

499 No.3 Upper Riverside

94 m / 309 ft

500 Oval Tower

94 m / 308 ft

501 One Bush Street

94 m / 308 ft

502 Lever House

94 m / 307 ft

503 Ten Penn Center

93 m / 306 ft

504 Europoint II

93 m / 305 ft

504 Europoint III

93 m / 305 ft

504 Europoint IV

93 m / 305 ft

507 UBS Plaza

93 m / 305 ft

508 Bank of America Center

93 m / 304 ft

509 One State Street

91 m / 300 ft

510 800 West Fulton Market

91 m / 300 ft

511 Financial Centre A

91 m / 299 ft

512 La Guardia Plaza 4

90 m / 295 ft

513 Eighth and Main Building

88 m / 290 ft

514 Ayala Triangle Gardens South

88 m

289 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 23 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.
515 1000 West Carroll Avenue

88 m / 288 ft

516 330 North Green

88 m / 288 ft

517 Hidalgo Place

88 m / 287 ft

518 10 South Riverside Plaza

87 m / 285 ft

518 120 South Riverside Plaza

87 m / 285 ft

520 One HSBC Plaza

87 m / 284 ft

521 555 Montgomery Street

86 m / 282 ft

522 Pendry Manhattan West

86 m / 281 ft

523 Zuidoost Toren A

85 m / 279 ft

524 Poly International Plaza Tower 2

84 m / 276 ft

525 One Park Place

83 m / 273 ft

526 2 MiamiCentral

83 m / 273 ft

527 Terrace Plaza Hotel

83 m / 272 ft

528 Thrivent Financial Building

81 m / 264 ft

529 Zuidoost Toren B

80 m / 262 ft

530 Five Manhattan West

80 m / 262 ft

531 555 West Monroe Street

79 m / 260 ft

532 Faraday Wood

79 m / 260 ft

533 No.2 Upper Riverside

79 m / 260 ft

534 Manhattan House

78 m / 256 ft

535 Atrium One

77 m / 252 ft

536 Hartford Plaza North

74 m / 244 ft

537 No.1 Upper Riverside

74 m / 243 ft

538 20 Stanwix Street

74 m / 243 ft

539 Pudong Financial Plaza L+Mall

74 m / 243 ft

540 Marriott World Trade Center

74 m / 242 ft

541 San Francisco Planning, Building and Public Works Departments

73 m / 238 ft

542 Public Safety Answering Center II

73 m / 238 ft

543 Fargo Block 9

71 m / 234 ft

544 Royal Eden Docks

69 m / 227 ft

545 Lincoln Yards North Building A.1

69 m / 225 ft

546 Poly International Plaza Tower 3

67 m / 220 ft

547 One Steuart Lane

67 m / 220 ft

548 Vertical Medina

66 m / 218 ft

549 Westin Houston Medical Center

66 m / 216 ft

550 Lincoln Common Tower 1

65 m / 214 ft

550 Lincoln Common Tower 2

65 m / 214 ft

552 135-175 Bishopsgate

64 m / 211 ft

553 375 Hudson Street

64 m / 210 ft

554 Pilkington Building

64 m / 210 ft

555 City Island-Grantham House

63 m / 206 ft

556 700 Eleventh Street

61 m / 199 ft

557 La Guardia Plaza 1

60 m / 197 ft

558 28&7

57 m / 188 ft

559 Défense Plaza

57 m

187 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 13 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.
560 The Dalton School

55 m / 181 ft

561 ARC Innovation Center

54 m / 178 ft

562 Elizabeth House South Tower

53 m / 174 ft

563 KAFD Conference Centre

42 m / 137 ft

564 KL Metropolis Landmark Tower

-

565 8 Shenton Way Redevelopment

-

566 Naga 3 Tower B

-

566 Naga 3 Tower C

-

568 1111 Sunset Residential Tower 1

-

569 SOM Timber Tower

-

570 1706-1726 Sherman Avenue

-

571 Muqarnas Tower

-

572 1111 Sunset Residential Tower 2

-

572 Crossroads Hollywood Apartment Tower

-

574 Crossroads Hollywood Condo Tower

-

574 Xuhui Vanke Center Phase III Tower 3

-

574 Xuhui Vanke Center Phase III Tower 4

-

577 Catalinas Rio North Tower

-

578 Crossroads Hollywood Hotel Tower

-

579 Catalinas Rio South Tower

-

580 The Collective Canary Wharf

-

581 18 India Street Tower 2

-

581 Cook County Hospital Redevopment Phase 1B

-

581 Cook County Hospital Redevopment Phase 4 East Tower

-

581 Cook County Hospital Redevopment Phase 4 West Tower

-

581 Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 3

-

581 Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 4

-

581 Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 5

-

581 Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 6

-

581 Elephant & Castle Tube Station Tower 7

-

581 No Height Building

-

581 Post Oak & Richmond Tower 1

-

581 Post Oak & Richmond Tower 2

-

581 Post Oak & Richmond Tower 3

-

581 The Avenues T4

-

581 The Avenues T5

-

Statistics

Average Building Age*

25 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (62%)

Most Common Material*

Composite (37%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 234 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 193 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

Ctbuh Leaders At Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

Luke Leung

CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Shanghai, 2017 – Present

Bin Pan

Senior Structural Engineer, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

CTBUH Chicago Chapter, 2018 – Present

Zhexiong Chai

CTBUH Chapter Board Member, 2018 – Present

Yue Zhu

CTBUH Skybridges Research Project Steering Committee, 2019 – Present

Aaron Mazeika

Structural Engineering Principal, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

CTBUH Board of Trustees, 2020 – Present

Scott Duncan

23 May 2022

Two Public Buildings, California: Using Steel & Timber To Achieve Weight Savings

The lightweight benefits of steel timber-hybrids are explored in this presentation through two projects; Billie Jean King Library, Long Beach, reuses existing foundations on-site to...

06 November 2020

10° Convegno Internazionale Tall Buildings

CTBUH coordinates with Università Iuav di Venezia and Politecnico di Milano for the 10° Convegno Internazionale Tall Buildings (10th International Tall Buildings Conference). With the...

22 October 2018

The Future of Tall Building Technology

Since their earliest form, tall buildings have stood as technological marvels, reflecting the latest advancements in materials, methodologies, and tools. These two technologies continue to...

09 July 2018

Five Minutes With: Carla Swickerath

Carla Swickerath, Partner, Studio Libeskind, sat down with CTBUH to discuss the design approach and urban impact of the World Trade Center complex in New...

31 May 2018

An Office Tower That ‘Hangs’ from its ‘Hat’ Over an Adjacent Theater

The construction of 111 Main, a 25-story office tower, followed a parallel timeline with the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater, designed by a...

31 May 2018

A Diagrid of Distinction Enables a Sun-Lit, Social Skyscraper

Poly International Plaza is the first structure of its kind – incorporating a four-story, pure-axial load, super-diagrid frame without perimeter columns. Through its technical and...

30 May 2018

Bringing Office Space Up into the Light

Poly International Plaza is an office and trade center development consisting of two towers, each coupled with a low-rise podium that accommodates exhibition and retail...

28 March 2018

Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series: Naturalizing the Vertical Realm

Thursday, February 1, 2018. Chicago, United States of America. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) held...

31 October 2017

New Net-Zero Matrix – Including Nature in Tall Buildings

In the building design community, the most common definition of “Net-Zero Building” is a building that generates an amount of energy on-site that is equal...

31 October 2017

CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Session 7B: Greening the Vertical Realm Q&A

Liz Westgarth, Principal, HASSELL, chairs the question and answer session with Alfredo Ramirez, Codes and Advisory Services Manager, Underwriters Laboratories; Luke Leung, Director, Skidmore, Owings...

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

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...

15 August 2022

Measuring the Economic Premium for Height

Grant Mosey & Brian Deal, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

In this study, the authors examine the sale and rent prices for units in the 10 tallest for-sale and for-rent residential buildings in Chicago. Statistical...

15 December 2021

Overcoming Carbon, Climate, and Societal Challenges in Cities

Daniel Safarik, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)

The tall building, the city, and by extension, urban life, are all facing unprecedented challenges, in multiple aspects—carbon, climate, and societal. The planet’s rapid urbanization...

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...

01 August 2020

Skybridges: State of the Art

Antony Wood, Peng Du & Daniel Safarik, CTBUH

For more than a century, architects and urban visionaries have foretold of three-dimensional cities, with tall buildings linked by skybridges forming a new kind of...

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...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

ETEM Façade Conference

16 November 2019

Supported by CTBUH, the ETEM Façade Conference is a global forum for the latest façade technologies designed for creative architecture.

CTBUH NY Chapter Holds Demolition Seminar

25 September 2019

Over 50 attendees enjoyed a networking reception followed by engaging presentations and Q&A with panelists, discussing demolition strategies in New York City.

In Their Own Words: The Story of the John Hancock Building

12 September 2019

Members of the original architecture and engineering team behind Chicago’s John Hancock Center shared the story of the creation of one of the city’s best-known landmarks.

IIT Final Reviews and Annual Open House

03 May 2019

Final reviews were held for the “Sustainable Vertical Urbanism: Towards Net-Zero Carbon Skyscrapers”, undertaken by the IIT College of Architecture, with assistance from CTBUH and SOM.

IIT-CTBUH High Rise Studio Trip in China

21 January 2019

IIT-CTBUH High Rise Studio, led by CTBUH China Office Director and Academic Coordinator, Dr. Peng Du, visited various high-rises throughout Shenzen.

CTBUH Earmarks $85,000 to Support Research & Academic Programs

06 November 2018

During the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference, awards were conferred in relation to five CTBUH Research and Academic programs that will produce a number of important future outputs.

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