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Civil Engineering; Structural Engineering; Urban Design
RANK
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Name
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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
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---|---|---|---|
1 | Shanghai Tower | 632 m / 2,073 ft | |
2 | Vincom Landmark 81 | 461.2 m / 1,513 ft | |
3 | Empire 88 Tower | 333 m / 1,093 ft | |
4 | Australia 108 | 316.7 m / 1,039 ft | |
5 | MahaNakhon | 314 m / 1,030 ft | |
6 | Etihad Towers T2 | 305.3 m / 1,002 ft | |
7 | One Za'abeel The Tower | 301.4 m / 989 ft | |
8 | Eureka Tower | 297.3 m / 975 ft | |
9 | Soontareeya | 295.2 m / 969 ft | |
10 | Etihad Towers T1 | 277.6 m / 911 ft |
01 October 2020
Designing Tall Mass Timber Office Buildings: 25 King, Brisbane, & 55 Southbank, Melbourne
22 December 2023
Unraveling the Complexities of Integrated Infrastructure at Sydney Metro Pitt Street
This paper aims to unravel complexities faced by the designers and engineers on the Pitt Street Integrated Station Development (PSISD), also known as Gadigal Station,...
01 March 2024
Iconic Dubai Development with Cantilever is Inaugurated
The official opening of the One Za’abeel project, developed by the Investment Corporation of Dubai and designed by Japanese architectural consulting firm Nikken Sekkei, had...
RANK
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Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
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1 | Dubai Creek Tower | Dubai | - |
828 m / 2,717 ft |
N/A | Observation |
2 | Shanghai Tower | Shanghai | 2015 |
632 m / 2,073 ft |
128 | Hotel / Office |
3 | Vincom Landmark 81 | Ho Chi Minh City | 2018 |
461 m / 1,513 ft |
81 | Hotel / Residential |
4 | Ocean One | Pattaya | - |
367 m / 1,204 ft |
91 | Residential |
5 | Empire 88 Tower | Ho Chi Minh City | - |
333 m / 1,093 ft |
88 | Residential / Serviced Apartments / Hotel |
6 | Adventz Tower | Dubai | - |
328 m / 1,076 ft |
68 | Residential |
7 | Australia 108 | Melbourne | 2020 |
317 m / 1,039 ft |
100 | Residential |
8 | MahaNakhon | Bangkok | 2016 |
314 m / 1,030 ft |
79 | Residential / Hotel |
9 | Indonesia-1 North Tower | Jakarta | 2025 |
306 m / 1,004 ft |
63 | Serviced Apartments / Office |
10 | Etihad Towers T2 | Abu Dhabi | 2011 |
305 m / 1,002 ft |
80 | Residential |
11 | Indonesia-1 South Tower | Jakarta | 2025 |
304 m / 996 ft |
57 | Office |
12 | One Za'abeel The Tower | Dubai | 2023 |
301 m / 989 ft |
68 | Serviced Apartments / Hotel / Office |
13 | Eureka Tower | Melbourne | 2006 |
297 m / 975 ft |
91 | Residential |
14 | Soontareeya | Bangkok | 2025 |
295 m / 969 ft |
64 | Residential / Hotel |
15 | Etihad Towers T1 | Abu Dhabi | 2011 |
278 m / 911 ft |
69 | Hotel / Residential |
16 | 120 Collins Street | Melbourne | 1991 |
267 m / 875 ft |
52 | Office |
17 | Etihad Towers T3 | Abu Dhabi | 2011 |
260 m / 854 ft |
60 | Office |
18 | The Mega Tower | Mandaluyong | 2021 |
250 m / 819 ft |
50 | Office |
19 | Ningbo New World Plaza Tower 5 | Ningbo | 2021 |
250 m / 819 ft |
56 | Hotel / Office / Retail |
20 | Victoria One | Melbourne | 2018 |
247 m / 810 ft |
76 | Residential |
21 | The Sail @ Marina Bay | Singapore | 2008 |
245 m / 804 ft |
70 | Residential |
22 | One Za'abeel The Residences | Dubai | 2023 |
238 m / 782 ft |
59 | Residential |
23 | Brookfield Place | Perth | 2012 |
234 m / 769 ft |
45 | Office |
24 | Etihad Towers T4 | Abu Dhabi | 2011 |
234 m / 768 ft |
66 | Residential |
25 | Shangri-La by the Gardens | Melbourne | 2023 |
232 m / 760 ft |
59 | Hotel |
26 | Frasers Tower | Singapore | 2018 |
231 m / 757 ft |
36 | Office |
27 | Bourke Place | Melbourne | 1991 |
224 m / 735 ft |
49 | Office |
28 | Sapphire by the Gardens | Melbourne | 2022 |
219 m / 718 ft |
57 | Residential |
29 | Telstra Corporate Building | Melbourne | 1992 |
218 m / 715 ft |
47 | Office |
30 | Shenzhen Energy Headquarters North Tower | Shenzhen | 2017 |
218 m / 715 ft |
43 | Office |
31 | Etihad Towers T5 | Abu Dhabi | 2011 |
218 m / 714 ft |
61 | Residential |
32 | Yanlord Marina Center Tower 5 | Zhuhai | 2018 |
215 m / 705 ft |
47 | Residential / Retail / Hotel |
33 | The Suzhou Modern Media Plaza 1 | Suzhou | 2015 |
215 m / 705 ft |
45 | Office |
34 | Melbourne Central | Melbourne | 1991 |
211 m / 692 ft |
53 | Office |
35 | Singha Complex Tower 1 | Bangkok | 2018 |
201 m / 660 ft |
36 | Office |
36 | Evergrande Huazhi Residential Tower 1 | Chengdu | 2015 |
191 m / 625 ft |
53 | Residential |
36 | Evergrande Huazhi Residential Tower 2 | Chengdu | 2015 |
191 m / 625 ft |
53 | Residential |
38 | 600 Collins Street | Melbourne | - |
186 m / 609 ft |
54 | Office / Residential / Hotel / Office |
39 | Cockle Bay Park | Sydney | - |
181 m / 594 ft |
41 | Office |
40 | Casselden Place | Melbourne | 1992 |
166 m / 545 ft |
43 | Office |
41 | The SuzhouModern Media Plaza 2 | Suzhou | 2015 |
165 m / 541 ft |
38 | Hotel / Serviced Apartments |
42 | Paragon | Melbourne | 2021 |
163 m / 535 ft |
48 | Residential / Office |
43 | 100 Queen Street | Melbourne | 1993 |
161 m / 529 ft |
37 | Office |
44 | Lavenue Crown | Ho Chi Minh City | - |
160 m / 525 ft |
36 | Serviced Apartments / Hotel |
45 | 1 Denison Street | Sydney | 2020 |
159 m / 521 ft |
39 | Office |
46 | Guohua Financial Center North Tower | Shanghai | - |
156 m / 511 ft |
32 | Office |
47 | Parkline Place | Sydney | 2024 |
155 m / 507 ft |
38 | Office |
48 | Rosewood Bangkok Hotel | Bangkok | 2019 |
154 m / 507 ft |
32 | Hotel |
49 | 480 Queen Street | Brisbane | 2016 |
153 m / 502 ft |
33 | Office |
50 | Shanghai International Fortune Centre South Tower | Shanghai | 2021 |
151 m / 497 ft |
31 | Office |
51 | Commsec Tower | Sydney | 1999 |
145 m / 476 ft |
33 | Office |
52 | Evergrande Huazhi St. Regis Hotel | Chengdu | 2015 |
144 m / 471 ft |
29 | Hotel |
53 | Swissotel Sydney | Sydney | 1999 |
141 m / 463 ft |
36 | Residential / Hotel / Retail |
54 | One AIA Financial Center | Foshan | 2013 |
141 m / 461 ft |
28 | Office |
55 | 80 Ann Street | Brisbane | 2022 |
139 m / 456 ft |
32 | Office |
56 | Portside | Cape Town | 2014 |
136 m / 448 ft |
30 | Office |
57 | 420 George Street | Sydney | 2010 |
136 m / 447 ft |
36 | Office / Retail |
58 | Yanlord Marina Center Tower 1 | Zhuhai | 2016 |
133 m / 437 ft |
35 | Residential / Retail / Hotel |
58 | Yanlord Marina Center Tower 2 | Zhuhai | 2016 |
133 m / 437 ft |
35 | Residential / Retail / Hotel |
58 | Yanlord Marina Center Tower 3 | Zhuhai | 2016 |
133 m / 437 ft |
35 | Residential / Retail / Hotel |
58 | Yanlord Marina Center Tower 4 | Zhuhai | 2016 |
133 m / 437 ft |
35 | Residential / Retail / Hotel |
62 | Student One Wharf Street | Brisbane | 2017 |
126 m / 414 ft |
40 | Residential / Retail |
63 | Keppel Beijing Aether Square Tower B | Beijing | 2016 |
120 m / 394 ft |
19 | Office / Retail |
64 | Baosteel Shanghai Headquarters | Shanghai | 2016 |
120 m / 392 ft |
24 | Office |
65 | 16 on Bree | Cape Town | 2021 |
118 m / 387 ft |
36 | Residential |
66 | Swanston Square Apartment Tower | Melbourne | 2015 |
115 m / 377 ft |
33 | Residential |
67 | Keppel Beijing Aether Square Tower A | Beijing | 2016 |
112 m / 367 ft |
21 | Office / Retail |
68 | Shenzhen Energy Headquarters South Tower | Shenzhen | 2017 |
111 m / 365 ft |
20 | Office |
69 | Guohua Financial Center South Tower | Shanghai | - |
110 m / 360 ft |
21 | Office / Retail |
70 | 161 Sussex Street Redevelopment | Sydney | 2016 |
103 m / 338 ft |
26 | Office / Hotel / Exhibition |
71 | ANZ House | Adelaide | 2007 |
99 m / 325 ft |
21 | Office |
72 | Crown Metropol | Melbourne | 2010 |
99 m / 323 ft |
28 | Hotel |
73 | Gramercy Park I | Singapore | 2016 |
98 m / 322 ft |
24 | Residential |
73 | Gramercy Park II | Singapore | 2016 |
98 m / 322 ft |
24 | Residential |
75 | Shanghai International Fortune Centre North Tower | Shanghai | 2021 |
97 m / 320 ft |
19 | Office |
76 | 175 Eagle Street | Brisbane | 2002 |
96 m / 315 ft |
20 | Office |
77 | Keppel Beijing Aether Square Tower C | Beijing | 2016 |
95 m / 312 ft |
21 | Office / Retail |
78 | Solo Sokos Hotel Tower | Tammerfors (Tampere) | 2014 |
89 m / 291 ft |
25 | Hotel |
79 | 35 Lower Long | Cape Town | 2020 |
86 m / 282 ft |
23 | Office |
80 | 41X | Melbourne | 2014 |
85 m / 279 ft |
22 | Office |
81 | 60 Bathurst Street | Sydney | 2020 |
84 m / 276 ft |
25 | Residential / Hotel |
82 | Brookfield Place Tower 2 | Perth | 2015 |
83 m / 272 ft |
18 | Office |
83 | 5 Martin Place | Sydney | 2015 |
83 m / 271 ft |
20 | Office |
84 | Ark | Sydney | 2010 |
82 m / 269 ft |
21 | Office |
85 | George Place | Sydney | 2019 |
76 m / 249 ft |
20 | Office |
86 | The Miller | Sydney | 2019 |
74 m / 243 ft |
23 | Residential / Serviced Apartments |
87 | 717 Bourke Street | Melbourne | 2010 |
71 m / 233 ft |
18 | Office |
88 | Le Pont Tower 6A & 6B | Hong Kong | 2020 |
70 m / 231 ft |
21 | Residential |
89 | 137 Market Street | Singapore | 2012 |
68 m / 223 ft |
16 | Office |
90 | Le Pont Tower 1A & 1B | Hong Kong | 2020 |
67 m / 220 ft |
19 | Residential |
90 | Le Pont Tower 2A & 2B | Hong Kong | 2020 |
67 m / 220 ft |
19 | Residential |
92 | Le Pont Tower 3A & 3B | Hong Kong | 2020 |
67 m / 218 ft |
20 | Residential |
92 | Le Pont Tower 5A & 5B | Hong Kong | 2020 |
67 m / 218 ft |
20 | Residential |
94 | SUASANA PjH (Putrajaya Lot 2C5) North Block | Putrajaya | 2017 |
65 m / 215 ft |
14 | Office / Retail |
94 | SUASANA PjH (Putrajaya Lot 2C5) South Block | Putrajaya | 2017 |
65 m / 215 ft |
14 | Office / Retail |
96 | UTS Broadway Building | Sydney | 2014 |
57 m / 188 ft |
12 | Education |
97 | Scott Street Apartments | Brisbane | 2010 |
50 m / 164 ft |
15 | Residential |
98 | 25 King | Brisbane | 2018 |
47 m / 153 ft |
10 | Office |
99 | 380 Collins Street | Melbourne | 1891 |
47 m / 153 ft |
7 | Office |
100 | Monterey | Brisbane | 2021 |
39 m / 129 ft |
12 | Residential |
101 | 90 Queen Street | Melbourne | 1890 |
33 m / 107 ft |
7 | Office |
102 | Jiangbei New Financial Center Project C | Nanjing | - |
- |
57 | Hotel / Office |
103 | Landmark 55 Tower 1 | Hanoi | - |
- |
55 | Hotel / Residential |
104 | Landmark 55 Tower 2 | Hanoi | - |
- |
41 | Office |
105 | The Hudson Tower | Ho Chi Minh City | 2021 |
- |
22 | Residential |
106 | Abdul Latif Jameel Headquarters | Jeddah | 2019 |
- |
21 | Office |
107 | The Thames Tower | Ho Chi Minh City | 2021 |
- |
18 | Residential |
108 | The Seine Tower | Ho Chi Minh City | 2021 |
- |
12 | Residential |
109 | Empire City Tower 2 | Ho Chi Minh City | - |
- |
N/A | Residential |
109 | Empire City Tower 3 | Ho Chi Minh City | - |
- |
N/A | Office |
Average Building Age*
11 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (44%)
Most Common Material*
Concrete (63%)
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database
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.
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CTBUH South East Asia (SEA) Chapter, 2023 – Present
CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2023 – Present
01 October 2020
Designing Tall Mass Timber Office Buildings: 25 King, Brisbane, & 55 Southbank, Melbourne
20 May 2019
Aurecon describes some of the principles that helped provide environmental sustainability, health and wellness, and occupant comfort through their structural design of 25 King, Brisbane.
10 April 2019
The Shenzhen Energy HQ is based on an efficient and well-proven floor plan, enclosed in a skin specifically modified and optimized for the local subtropical...
21 October 2018
The Dubai Creek Tower’s monumental design is influenced by the natural forms of the lily and evokes the shape of a minaret, a distinctive architectural...
03 November 2017
The structural design for 308 Exhibition Street produces some unique challenges. The twin towers of 61 and 59 levels, respectively, house a hotel and residential...
31 October 2017
Karl Fender of Fender Katsalidis Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017
While there have been many proposals for tall timber buildings around the world, they are typically residential or student accommodation. Australia is at the forefront...
30 October 2017
Philip Vivian of Bates Smart is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
03 November 2016
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
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...
22 December 2023
Bill Mason & Emily Lau
This paper aims to unravel complexities faced by the designers and engineers on the Pitt Street Integrated Station Development (PSISD), also known as Gadigal Station,...
05 July 2023
Terri Meyer Boake
Height is aspirational, and having the best view from that height has become a driver in contemporary tall building design. Likewise, observation decks are a...
22 August 2022
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
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...
23 May 2022
CTBUH Research
This data study represents the significant recent momentum of the mass-timber movement worldwide. There are now 139 mass timber buildings around the world of eight...
04 April 2022
Daniel Safarik, Jacob Elbrecht & William Miranda, CTBUH
The past few years have seen tremendous interest in the development of mass timber buildings of increasing height, in urban settings, many of which are...
12 January 2021
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...
20 March 2020
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
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,...
01 March 2024
The official opening of the One Za’abeel project, developed by the Investment Corporation of Dubai and designed by Japanese architectural consulting firm Nikken Sekkei, had...
31 August 2023
Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported that the Dubai Creek Tower is currently undergoing a redesign after a competition which saw several renowned international companies participate....
21 February 2023
One Za’abeel, the iconic mixed-use development located at the heart of Dubai, achieved a new milestone with the completion of its full glass cladding work...
12 May 2021
Located in Southbank, adjacent to Melbourne CBD, Australia 108 has achieved final completion with the conclusion of interior construction. The building has 100 floors and...
02 March 2021
Investors could strike gold with the iconic gold-plated Eureka Skydeck and Eureka 89 restaurant going to market. Levels 88 and 89 have been opened up...
10 September 2020
Eversendai Corp passed a significant milestone in the construction of the One Za'abeel, a high-rise mixed-use luxury development in Dubai featuring one of the longest...
09 June 2020
Australia’s newest skyscraper, Australia 108, is officially topped out, making it among Melbourne's tallest residential towers, soaring 316.7 meters high. With its roof complete and...
17 September 2019
Ithra Dubai, a leading developer of community-oriented real estate projects, announced the start of the first phase of sliding “The Link”, a cantilevering skybridge, on...
09 April 2018
New photos reveal that Vincom Landmark 81 in Ho Chi Minh City, set to become Vietnam’s tallest building upon completion, has architecturally topped out. Rising...
26 July 2018
The CTBUH Australia Chapter investigated commercial timber projects through 25 King Street, which will be the world's tallest timber office building upon completion.
29 October 2017
The CTBUH Passivhaus for High-Rise Workshop, supported by the Australian Passive House Association, convened at the University of New South Wales (UNSW).
13 October 2016
The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.
17 September 2015
The CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee organized guided walking tours of 16 cities around the globe, focusing on urban habitats around tall buildings.
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