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Arup
About
Member Since: 1983
Member Offices: Abu Dhabi, Adelaide, Amsterdam, Ankara, Auckland, Bangalore, Bangkok, Beijing, Belgrade, Berlin, Bogota, Boston, Brisbane, Canberra, Cape Town, Cardiff, Chicago, Chongqing, Dallas, Dubai, Dublin, Durban, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt am Main, Glasgow, Guangzhou, Hamburg, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Houston, Hyderabad, Istanbul, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Krakow, Kuala Lumpur, Lagos, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Macau, Manchester, Manila, Melbourne, Midland, Milan, Montreal, Mumbai, Nairobi, New Delhi, New York City, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham, Oakland, Penang, Perth, Phnom Penh, San Francisco, Seattle, Seoul, Shanghai, Sheffield, Shenzhen, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo, Toronto, Warsaw, Washington D.C., Wuhan
Website: http://www.arup.com/
Arup is the creative force at the heart of many of the world’s most prominent projects in the built environment and across industry. We offer a broad range of professional services that combine to make a real difference to our clients and the communities in which we work. We are truly global. From 89 offices, in more than 33 countries, our over 15,000 engineers, planners, designers, and consultants deliver innovative projects across the world with creativity and passion.
Founded in 1946 with an enduring set of values, our unique trust ownership fosters a distinctive culture and an intellectual independence that encourages collaborative working. This is reflected in everything we do, allowing us to develop meaningful ideas, help shape agendas, and deliver results that frequently surpass the expectations of our clients.
Fields of Expertise
Civil Engineering; Cost Consulting; Environmental Engineering; Façade Design / Engineering; Fire Engineering; Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing; Project Management; Structural Engineering; Vertical Transportation Consultant; Wind Engineering
Buildings
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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 | Ping An Finance Center | 599.1 m / 1,965 ft | |
| 3 | Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre | 530 m / 1,739 ft | |
| 4 | Tianjin CTF Finance Centre | 530 m / 1,739 ft | |
| 5 | CITIC Tower | 527.7 m / 1,731 ft | |
| 6 | International Commerce Centre | 484 m / 1,588 ft | |
| 7 | Lakhta Center | 462 m / 1,516 ft | |
| 8 | International Land-Sea Center | 458.2 m / 1,503 ft | |
| 9 | Changsha IFS Tower T1 | 452.1 m / 1,483 ft | |
| 10 | KK100 | 441.8 m / 1,449 ft |
Awards
Ctbuh Leaders
Peng Liu
CTBUH Regional Representative, Beijing, 2012 – Present
CTBUH Working Group: Security, 2014 – Present
CTBUH Working Group: Tall Timber, 2014 – Present
Videos
24 May 2022
The AISC Design Guide To Hybrid Steel Frames With Wood Floors
Arup has collaborated with the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) to develop an upcoming Design Guide to support the use of hybrid steel frames...
Research
08 November 2022
Case Study: DJI Sky City, Shenzhen
A new headquarters for DJI, a robotics company, was completed in Shenzhen in September 2022. Across the two towers, office and research spaces are arranged...
Global News
20 June 2022
Chongqing Skyscraper Tops Out at 458.2 Meters
The International Land-Sea Center, a 458.2-meter-tall skyscraper had its roof sealed on Saturday, 18 June 2022. The total length of the building’s butt welds is over...
Associated companies
Arup Associates (2000)
Ove Arup & Partners (1963)
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RANK
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Name
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Completion
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Height
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Floors
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Function
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| 1 | Shanghai Tower | Shanghai | 2015 |
632 m / 2,073 ft |
128 | Hotel / Office |
| 2 | Ping An Finance Center | Shenzhen | 2017 |
599 m / 1,965 ft |
115 | Office |
| 3 | Goldin Finance 117 | Tianjin | - |
597 m / 1,957 ft |
128 | Hotel / Office |
| 4 | Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre | Guangzhou | 2016 |
530 m / 1,739 ft |
111 | Hotel / Residential / Office |
| 5 | Tianjin CTF Finance Centre | Tianjin | 2019 |
530 m / 1,739 ft |
97 | Hotel / Serviced Apartments / Office |
| 6 | CITIC Tower | Beijing | 2018 |
528 m / 1,731 ft |
109 | Office |
| 7 | International Commerce Centre | Hong Kong | 2010 |
484 m / 1,588 ft |
108 | Hotel / Office |
| 8 | R&F Guangdong Building | Tianjin | - |
468 m / 1,535 ft |
91 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
| 9 | Lakhta Center | St. Petersburg | 2019 |
462 m / 1,516 ft |
87 | Office |
| 10 | International Land-Sea Center | Chongqing | 2024 |
458 m / 1,503 ft |
98 | Hotel / Office |
| 11 | Changsha IFS Tower T1 | Changsha | 2018 |
452 m / 1,483 ft |
94 | Hotel / Office |
| 12 | KK100 | Shenzhen | 2011 |
442 m / 1,449 ft |
98 | Hotel / Office |
| 13 | Guangzhou International Finance Center | Guangzhou | 2010 |
439 m / 1,439 ft |
101 | Hotel / Office |
| 14 | Minying International Trade Center T2 | Dongguan | 2021 |
423 m / 1,386 ft |
85 | Office |
| 15 | Al Hamra Tower | Kuwait City | 2011 |
413 m / 1,354 ft |
80 | Office |
| 16 | Two International Finance Centre | Hong Kong | 2003 |
412 m / 1,352 ft |
88 | Office |
| 17 | China Resources Tower | Shenzhen | 2018 |
393 m / 1,288 ft |
68 | Office |
| 18 | Eton Place Dalian Tower 1 | Dalian | 2016 |
383 m / 1,257 ft |
80 | Hotel / Office |
| 19 | Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid | Abu Dhabi | 2014 |
381 m / 1,251 ft |
88 | Residential |
| 20 | 1 Corporate Avenue | Wuhan | 2021 |
376 m / 1,234 ft |
73 | Office |
| 21 | Dabaihui Plaza | Shenzhen | 2021 |
376 m / 1,232 ft |
70 | Serviced Apartments / Office |
| 22 | Central Plaza | Hong Kong | 1992 |
374 m / 1,227 ft |
78 | Office |
| 23 | Forum 66 Tower 1 | Shenyang | 2015 |
351 m / 1,150 ft |
68 | Hotel / Office |
| 24 | The Pinnacle | Guangzhou | 2012 |
350 m / 1,149 ft |
60 | Office |
| 25 | ADNOC Headquarters | Abu Dhabi | 2015 |
342 m / 1,122 ft |
65 | Office |
| 26 | Chongqing World Financial Center | Chongqing | 2015 |
339 m / 1,112 ft |
72 | Hotel / Office |
| 27 | Twin Towers Guiyang, East Tower | Guiyang | 2020 |
335 m / 1,099 ft |
74 | Office |
| 27 | Twin Towers Guiyang, West Tower | Guiyang | 2020 |
335 m / 1,099 ft |
74 | Hotel / Office |
| 29 | Thamrin Nine Tower 1 | Jakarta | - |
334 m / 1,094 ft |
70 | Hotel / Office |
Statistics
Average Building Age*
9 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (47%)
Most Common Material*
Composite (46%)
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database
Based on 342 buildings over 150 m height
with a function
Based on 314 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.
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Designated Experts
Ctbuh Leaders At Arup
CTBUH Working Group: Fire Performance of Façades, 2018 – Present
Susan Lamont
Associate Director, Arup
CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, United Kingdom, 2022 – Present
Tom Clewlow
Senior Structural Engineer, Arup
CTBUH Steel-Timber Research Project Steering Committee, 2022 – Present
Michelle Roelofs
Associate Principal, Arup
Videos
24 May 2022
The AISC Design Guide To Hybrid Steel Frames With Wood Floors
Arup has collaborated with the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) to develop an upcoming Design Guide to support the use of hybrid steel frames...
10 April 2019
Ceremonial Influences Form a Modern Flagship Building for Beijing’s CBD
China Zun is the flagship building of Beijing’s comprehensively planned 30-hectare central business district core. Its gently rising and curving form embodies the historic capital’s...
31 May 2018
Delivering the World’s Tallest Volumetric Modular Apartment Building
461 Dean is the world’s tallest volumetric modular apartment building. Its success hinged on careful pre-planning of construction activities, as well as the introduction of...
31 May 2018
The Axis Mundi of the Pearl River Delta Megacity
The Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center (PAFC) is a transit-integrated, 600-meter-tall building that occupies a major node in the increasingly connected megacity of Hong Kong-Shenzhen-Guangzhou....
31 May 2018
A Milestone in Supertall Construction
Ping An Finance Center (PAFC) is an extraordinary project, which responds to the challenges of constructing in dense urban environments. PAFC advanced nearly every dimension...
29 January 2018
"Geometry of Tall Buildings" - a CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter Event
The London Committee of the CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter recently hosted [i]Geometry of Tall Buildings[/i], a conversation between leading architects and engineers on the geometry...
03 November 2017
Outrigger Systems for Tall Buildings
The structural efficiency of tall buildings heavily depends on lateral stiffness and resistance capacity. Among structural systems for tall buildings, outriggers are one of the...
03 November 2017
CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Melbourne Session 4B: New Challenges & Opportunities for Engineers Q&A
Phil Gardiner, Managing Director, Irwinconsult, chairs the question and answer session with Goman Wai-Ming Ho, Director, Arup; Barry Roben, Director, Irwinconsult Pty; and Rob DiBlasi,...
03 November 2017
CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Melbourne Session 3B: Challenging Sites in Compact Urban Cities Q&A
Glen Pederick, Associate Director, Waterman Group, chairs the question and answer session with George Argyrou, Director, Hickory Group; Richard Salter, Structures Leader, Victoria and South...
02 November 2017
Intelligent Analytic Techniques Optimizing Development Over Complex, Ground-Level Infrastructure
This presentation demonstrated how to enable viable commercial developments in our cities – on sites with rich history and complex in-ground and ground-level constraints –...
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Research
08 November 2022
Case Study: DJI Sky City, Shenzhen
Grant Brooker & Hai Lin
A new headquarters for DJI, a robotics company, was completed in Shenzhen in September 2022. Across the two towers, office and research spaces are arranged...
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
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...
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...
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...
23 September 2020
The Structural Engineering Design And Construction Of The Tallest Building In Europe Lakhta Center, St. Peters
Ahmad Abdelrazaq, Vladimir Travush, PhD, Alexey Shakhvorostov, PhD, et al., Samsung C&T
The 2020 National Building Code of Canada (NBC) and the 2021 International Building Code (IBC) both include Tall Wood Buildings (TWB) and are hailed as...
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,...
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...
30 January 2020
Tall Buildings’ Lower Public Spaces: Impact on Health and Behavior
Yu Ye, Zhendong Wang, Nannan Dong & Xihui Zhou, Tongji University
Tall buildings unquestionably need to improve their impact on the urban habitat. A human-focused approach to measuring the social impact of tall buildings’ ground conditions,...
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Global News
20 June 2022
Chongqing Skyscraper Tops Out at 458.2 Meters
The International Land-Sea Center, a 458.2-meter-tall skyscraper had its roof sealed on Saturday, 18 June 2022. The total length of the building’s butt welds is over...
25 October 2021
Dongguan Skyscraper Celebrates Opening
The opening ceremony for the 85-story Minying International Trade Center T2 in Dongguan, China, was held on 26 September. At 426.9 meters, the building features...
08 July 2019
Plans for 101-Story Apartment Building Revealed in Moscow
The 405-meter One Tower in Moscow is set to become one of the tallest residential buildings in Europe, the deputy mayor of Moscow announced as...
CTBUH Initiatives Involving Arup
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.
CTBUH UK Future Leaders Committee Presents: How Have We Adapted to Become Resilient During our Toughest Time?
17 June 2020
The CTBUH UK Chapter hosts a discussion on how different industries have adapted and what they have learned during current challenging times
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.”
Seismic Resilience of Buildings
17 April 2019
CTBUH Turkey held a seminar discussing seismic resilience strategies, featuring presentations from a panel of experts in engineering, design, and financial sectors.
Digital Master Planning for the Built Environment
07 March 2019
Join the Chicago Chapter of the CTBUH for an event that will explore digital enablement of the built environment, featuring an interactive Q&A session and networking reception.
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.
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