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Rider Levett Bucknall is an independent, global property and construction practice with over 3,500 people in more than 120 offices across Asia, Oceania, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Americas. Services provided include Cost Management, Project Management and Advisory Services.
The firm is committed to delivering high quality outcomes through advice focused on the cost, quality and sustainability of the built environment.
The Practice can trace its roots back to the 18th century and prides itself on its dedication to customer care and leading edge, quality service provision.
Construction / Contractor; Owner (Buildings, Land); Structural Engineering
Membership Level
Patron
Member Since
2013
Member Offices
Dubai
Hong Kong
London
Phoenix
Sydney
Rank |
Name |
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Never Completed Proposed Vision Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
Height |
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1 |
632 m / 2,073 ft |
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2 |
599.1 m / 1,965 ft |
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3 |
554.5 m / 1,819 ft |
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4 |
530 m / 1,739 ft |
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5 |
530 m / 1,739 ft |
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6 |
412 m / 1,352 ft |
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7 |
402.7 m / 1,321 ft |
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8 |
384 m / 1,260 ft |
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9 |
383.2 m / 1,257 ft |
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10 |
373.9 m / 1,227 ft |
Best Tall Building 100-199 meters 2021
Award of Excellence: Tianjin CTF Finance Centre
Best Tall Building 400 meters and above 2021
Winner: Ping An Finance Center
Best Tall Building 400 meters and above 2019
Award of Excellence: Ping An Finance Center
Fire & Risk Engineering Award 2019
Best Tall Building Worldwide 2018
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 2018
Award of Excellence: Ping An Finance Center
Construction Award 2018
Award of Excellence: Lotte World Tower
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 2018
Award of Excellence: Ping An Finance Center
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 2018
Award of Excellence: Oasia Hotel Downtown
Urban Habitat Award 2018
Best Tall Building Worldwide 2016
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 2016
common.china-winners: Mega-Suspended Curtain Wall
China Innovation 2016
Performance Award 2015
Winner: PARKROYAL on Pickering
Urban Habitat Award 2015
Award of Excellence: Jockey Club Innovation Tower
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 2014
Award of Excellence: PARKROYAL on Pickering
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 2013
Award of Excellence: Marina Bay Sands
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 2010
CTBUH Advisory Group, 2015 – 2018
CTBUH Annual Conference, Presenter, 2017
Kenneth Kwan
CTBUH Annual Conference, Presenter, 2014
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Eric Lee of JLL; Stephen Y.F. Lai of Rider Levett Bucknall; Jason Barr of Rutgers University; Brian Rignley of...
Sustainability is becoming more and more important in our everyday lives. Thus, it is apparent that more sustainable initiatives are incorporated in a building design...
Fund manager Charter Hall has submitted a development application for a property at the eastern end of the Melbourne CBD. The redevelopment is part of...
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2015 |
632 m / 2,073 ft |
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2 |
2017 |
599 m / 1,965 ft |
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3 |
2017 |
555 m / 1,819 ft |
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4 |
2016 |
530 m / 1,739 ft |
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5 |
2019 |
530 m / 1,739 ft |
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6 |
- |
523 m / 1,716 ft |
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7 |
2026 |
475 m / 1,558 ft |
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8 |
2003 |
412 m / 1,352 ft |
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9 |
2020 |
403 m / 1,321 ft |
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10 |
1996 |
384 m / 1,260 ft |
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11 |
2016 |
383 m / 1,257 ft |
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12 |
1992 |
374 m / 1,227 ft |
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13 |
1990 |
367 m / 1,205 ft |
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14 |
2019 |
355 m / 1,163 ft |
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14 |
2019 |
355 m / 1,163 ft |
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16 |
- |
333 m / 1,093 ft |
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17 |
2015 |
309 m / 1,015 ft |
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18 |
2014 |
308 m / 1,010 ft |
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19 |
2008 |
298 m / 978 ft |
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20 |
1999 |
283 m / 928 ft |
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21 |
2015 |
280 m / 917 ft |
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22 |
1996 |
276 m / 906 ft |
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23 |
2019 |
275 m / 902 ft |
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24 |
2017 |
273 m / 894 ft |
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25 |
2005 |
262 m / 859 ft |
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25 |
2005 |
262 m / 859 ft |
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27 |
2002 |
260 m / 853 ft |
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28 |
2009 |
257 m / 843 ft |
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29 |
2017 |
256 m / 840 ft |
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30 |
2019 |
256 m / 839 ft |
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31 |
2019 |
256 m / 839 ft |
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32 |
2019 |
256 m / 839 ft |
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33 |
2019 |
256 m / 839 ft |
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34 |
2004 |
255 m / 837 ft |
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35 |
2014 |
250 m / 820 ft |
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36 |
2021 |
250 m / 819 ft |
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37 |
2013 |
246 m / 806 ft |
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38 |
1992 |
244 m / 801 ft |
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39 |
2017 |
238 m / 781 ft |
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40 |
2021 |
237 m / 776 ft |
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41 |
2014 |
235 m / 771 ft |
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42 |
2019 |
235 m / 769 ft |
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42 |
2019 |
235 m / 769 ft |
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44 |
2020 |
232 m / 760 ft |
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45 |
2014 |
231 m / 759 ft |
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46 |
2018 |
231 m / 757 ft |
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47 |
2018 |
229 m / 750 ft |
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48 |
- |
225 m / 738 ft |
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49 |
- |
224 m / 733 ft |
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50 |
2017 |
222 m / 729 ft |
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51 |
2013 |
211 m / 692 ft |
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52 |
2023 |
210 m / 690 ft |
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53 |
- |
210 m / 689 ft |
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54 |
2010 |
207 m / 679 ft |
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54 |
2010 |
207 m / 679 ft |
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56 |
2015 |
206 m / 676 ft |
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57 |
2010 |
203 m / 665 ft |
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58 |
- |
200 m / 656 ft |
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59 |
2026 |
196 m / 644 ft |
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59 |
2026 |
196 m / 644 ft |
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61 |
2014 |
195 m / 641 ft |
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62 |
2016 |
191 m / 626 ft |
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63 |
2014 |
180 m / 591 ft |
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64 |
1985 |
179 m / 587 ft |
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65 |
2016 |
170 m / 558 ft |
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66 |
2010 |
166 m / 545 ft |
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67 |
2014 |
165 m / 542 ft |
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68 |
2014 |
165 m / 542 ft |
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69 |
2003 |
160 m / 525 ft |
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70 |
2017 |
158 m / 518 ft |
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71 |
2017 |
157 m / 514 ft |
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72 |
2005 |
156 m / 512 ft |
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73 |
2017 |
155 m / 509 ft |
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73 |
2017 |
155 m / 509 ft |
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75 |
2014 |
155 m / 508 ft |
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76 |
2020 |
154 m / 504 ft |
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77 |
1993 |
152 m / 497 ft |
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78 |
2020 |
148 m / 486 ft |
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79 |
2007 |
148 m / 485 ft |
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80 |
2010 |
147 m / 482 ft |
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80 |
2010 |
147 m / 482 ft |
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80 |
2010 |
147 m / 482 ft |
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83 |
2014 |
121 m / 396 ft |
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84 |
2018 |
116 m / 380 ft |
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85 |
2015 |
111 m / 364 ft |
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86 |
2019 |
105 m / 343 ft |
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87 |
2009 |
96 m / 316 ft |
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88 |
2013 |
89 m / 292 ft |
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89 |
2013 |
89 m / 292 ft |
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90 |
2013 |
86 m / 283 ft |
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91 |
2017 |
76 m / 248 ft |
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92 |
2012 |
75 m / 246 ft |
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93 |
2019 |
74 m / 243 ft |
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94 |
2017 |
71 m / 234 ft |
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95 |
2013 |
71 m / 234 ft |
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96 |
2018 |
71 m / 232 ft |
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97 |
2013 |
70 m / 231 ft |
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98 |
2009 |
63 m / 207 ft |
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99 |
- |
63 m / 207 ft |
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100 |
2016 |
59 m / 194 ft |
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100 |
2016 |
59 m / 194 ft |
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100 |
2016 |
59 m / 194 ft |
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103 |
2010 |
58 m / 190 ft |
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104 |
2014 |
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105 |
2014 |
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106 |
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2008 |
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150 m+ Buildings
300 m+ Buildings
Average Building Age*
9 Years
Most Common Function*
Office, 38 Buildings
Most Common Material*
Concrete, 42 Buildings
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.
*Based on 110 Completed & Under Construction Buildings
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.
NOTE: Gross-to-Net Height is defined as architectural height minus height of highest occupied floor. Therefore, the Gross-to-Net Height is only calculated for buildings that have both the architectural height and the highest occupied floor height recorded.
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18 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Eric Lee of JLL; Stephen Y.F. Lai of Rider Levett Bucknall; Jason Barr of Rutgers University; Brian Rignley of...
18 October 2016 | Hong Kong
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Stephen Y.F. Lai of Rider Levett Bucknall presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 6c: Economic Considerations. Developers of...
17 September 2014 | Shanghai
For tall buildings to be financially viable, effective cost planning and control of construction costs is essential in determining project feasibility. As demonstrated in the...
17 September 2014 | Shanghai
2014 Shanghai International Conference Ping An Tower Room, Session 1 Questions & Answers session with speakers Wai Ming (Thomas) Tsang, Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center...
18 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Eric Lee of JLL; Stephen Y.F. Lai of Rider Levett Bucknall; Jason Barr of Rutgers University; Brian Rignley of...
18 October 2016 | Hong Kong
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Stephen Y.F. Lai of Rider Levett Bucknall presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 6c: Economic Considerations. Developers of...
17 September 2014 | Shanghai
For tall buildings to be financially viable, effective cost planning and control of construction costs is essential in determining project feasibility. As demonstrated in the...
17 September 2014 | Shanghai
2014 Shanghai International Conference Ping An Tower Room, Session 1 Questions & Answers session with speakers Wai Ming (Thomas) Tsang, Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center...
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01 December 2017
Stephen Y. F. Lai, Rider Levett Bucknall Limited
Sustainability is becoming more and more important in our everyday lives. Thus, it is apparent that more sustainable initiatives are incorporated in a building design...
17 October 2016
Stephen Lai & Wei Qing Wang, Rider Levett Bucknall
Developers of super high-rise buildings in China often engage international designers for preliminary and schematic design, while Local Design Institutes in China are responsible for...
16 September 2014
Kenneth Kwan, Rider Levett Bucknall Ltd.
This chapter looks at the major cost drivers of tall buildings such as the overall design planning, foundation and substructure, structure, façade, architectural works, interior...
01 December 2017
Stephen Y. F. Lai, Rider Levett Bucknall Limited
Sustainability is becoming more and more important in our everyday lives. Thus, it is apparent that more sustainable initiatives are incorporated in a building design...
17 October 2016
Stephen Lai & Wei Qing Wang, Rider Levett Bucknall
Developers of super high-rise buildings in China often engage international designers for preliminary and schematic design, while Local Design Institutes in China are responsible for...
16 September 2014
Kenneth Kwan, Rider Levett Bucknall Ltd.
This chapter looks at the major cost drivers of tall buildings such as the overall design planning, foundation and substructure, structure, façade, architectural works, interior...
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25 October 2019 | Melbourne
Fund manager Charter Hall has submitted a development application for a property at the eastern end of the Melbourne CBD. The redevelopment is part of...
16 October 2019 | Melbourne
The highly-anticipated new addition to the Melbourne skyline, 435 Bourke Street, has undergone a significant design iteration process to ensure it meets council compliance and...
20 August 2019 | Dubai
Dubai’s Palm Tower, situated at the center of the “trunk” of the Palm Jumeirah, was visited in the wake of a recent announcement by the...
18 April 2019 | Singapore
Heatherwick Studio has revealed the first images of EDEN, a new residential tower in Singapore featuring a series of lush hanging gardens, the practice’s first...
28 March 2019 | Hong Kong
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) has completed the Rosewood Hotel in Hong Kong. The Rosewood Tower anchors the redeveloped Victoria Dockside, Hong Kong’s new creative...
27 March 2019 | Busan
POSCO Engineering & Construction has completed the structural work for Haeundae LCT The Sharp, a high-rise apartment complex in Busan, three-and-one-half years after the buildings’...
28 February 2019 | Seoul
The administrative procedures have been completed to erect what could be the new tallest building in Korea, after Hyundai Motor Group applied for the construction...
21 February 2019 | Nanning
One of the world’s tallest new skyscrapers is taking shape in the regional capital of Nanning in Southern China, where a 403-meter (1,322-foot) crystalline tower...
11 December 2019 | Sydney
The New South Wales (NSW) government has given in-principle approval to new planning controls that will see a 40-year cap on building heights in Sydney's...
23 January 2020 | Melbourne
Cbus Property has won approval from Victorian state planners for an AU$1-billion- (US$6.8-million-) plus office tower that will reach 49-stories in Melbourne’s CBD. Dubbed 435...
15 June 2020 | Melbourne
There is light at the end of the tunnel for Charter Hall's AU$1.5 billion Wesley Place precinct after the restoration of the neo-gothic Wesley Church...
16 June 2020 | Beijing
The Daily Mail China has banned all cities from building new supertall skyscrapers except in "special" circumstances to improve urban landscapes, according to a directive....
10 July 2020 | Shanghai
Videos surfaced on Monday 6 July, 2020 after tenants from the 9th to the 60th floors of Shanghai Tower, the tallest building in China, found...
08 September 2020 | Sydney
Greenland Australia is one step closer to unveiling its latest contribution to the evolving Sydney skyline, following a "topping out" ceremony at the company’s landmark...
23 September 2020 | Hong Kong
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has revealed its plans for a 190-meter-tall office tower on the world’s most expensive plot of land – a public car...
28 September 2020 | Shanghai
Construction will start in early 2021 on what could be Shanghai's third tallest skyscraper on the North Bund waterfront in Hongkou District. The 480-meter landmark...
19 November 2020 | Nanning
Opening ceremonies were held 2 November 2020 for the Nanning China Resources Center Tower, developed by CR Land and designed by Goettsch Partners (GP). At...
11 December 2020 | Melbourne
Charter Hall has secured global tech giant Amazon as the anchor tenant for its AU$750 million (US$566 million) office at 555 Collins Street, Melbourne. The...
25 October 2019 | Melbourne
Fund manager Charter Hall has submitted a development application for a property at the eastern end of the Melbourne CBD. The redevelopment is part of...
16 October 2019 | Melbourne
The highly-anticipated new addition to the Melbourne skyline, 435 Bourke Street, has undergone a significant design iteration process to ensure it meets council compliance and...
20 August 2019 | Dubai
Dubai’s Palm Tower, situated at the center of the “trunk” of the Palm Jumeirah, was visited in the wake of a recent announcement by the...
18 April 2019 | Singapore
Heatherwick Studio has revealed the first images of EDEN, a new residential tower in Singapore featuring a series of lush hanging gardens, the practice’s first...
28 March 2019 | Hong Kong
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) has completed the Rosewood Hotel in Hong Kong. The Rosewood Tower anchors the redeveloped Victoria Dockside, Hong Kong’s new creative...
27 March 2019 | Busan
POSCO Engineering & Construction has completed the structural work for Haeundae LCT The Sharp, a high-rise apartment complex in Busan, three-and-one-half years after the buildings’...
28 February 2019 | Seoul
The administrative procedures have been completed to erect what could be the new tallest building in Korea, after Hyundai Motor Group applied for the construction...
21 February 2019 | Nanning
One of the world’s tallest new skyscrapers is taking shape in the regional capital of Nanning in Southern China, where a 403-meter (1,322-foot) crystalline tower...
11 December 2019 | Sydney
The New South Wales (NSW) government has given in-principle approval to new planning controls that will see a 40-year cap on building heights in Sydney's...
23 January 2020 | Melbourne
Cbus Property has won approval from Victorian state planners for an AU$1-billion- (US$6.8-million-) plus office tower that will reach 49-stories in Melbourne’s CBD. Dubbed 435...
15 June 2020 | Melbourne
There is light at the end of the tunnel for Charter Hall's AU$1.5 billion Wesley Place precinct after the restoration of the neo-gothic Wesley Church...
16 June 2020 | Beijing
The Daily Mail China has banned all cities from building new supertall skyscrapers except in "special" circumstances to improve urban landscapes, according to a directive....
10 July 2020 | Shanghai
Videos surfaced on Monday 6 July, 2020 after tenants from the 9th to the 60th floors of Shanghai Tower, the tallest building in China, found...
08 September 2020 | Sydney
Greenland Australia is one step closer to unveiling its latest contribution to the evolving Sydney skyline, following a "topping out" ceremony at the company’s landmark...
23 September 2020 | Hong Kong
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has revealed its plans for a 190-meter-tall office tower on the world’s most expensive plot of land – a public car...
28 September 2020 | Shanghai
Construction will start in early 2021 on what could be Shanghai's third tallest skyscraper on the North Bund waterfront in Hongkou District. The 480-meter landmark...
19 November 2020 | Nanning
Opening ceremonies were held 2 November 2020 for the Nanning China Resources Center Tower, developed by CR Land and designed by Goettsch Partners (GP). At...
11 December 2020 | Melbourne
Charter Hall has secured global tech giant Amazon as the anchor tenant for its AU$750 million (US$566 million) office at 555 Collins Street, Melbourne. The...
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29 October 2017
The day before the CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference, delegates gathered for the Calculating Floor Areas in Skyscrapers Workshop.
04 April 2017
CTBUH has recognized the completion of Lotte World Tower, now the fifth tallest building worldwide at 555 meters.
27 March 2017
CTBUH has certified the completion of Ping An Finance Center. At 599 meters it is the tallest building in Shenzhen, second tallest in China, and fourth tallest worldwide.
16–21 October 2016
Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism takes place progressively across three Chinese cities: Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong.
CTBUH Annual Conference, Presenter, 2014
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