London

United Kingdom

Facts

Density

0 people per km²

0 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

30 Completed • 10 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

NatWest Tower (1980)

Tallest Building

The Shard (306 m)

Most Common Function*

Office (46%)

Most Common Material*

Composite (54%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

50

Tallest City in

the World

3

Tallest City in

Europe

1

Tallest City in

United Kingdom

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	The Shard	306 m / 1,004 ft
2	22 Bishopsgate	278.2 m / 913 ft
3	One Canada Square	236 m / 774 ft
4	Landmark Pinnacle	233.2 m / 765 ft
5	Salesforce Tower	230 m / 755 ft
6	The Leadenhall Building	224 m / 735 ft
7	Newfoundland Place	219.7 m / 721 ft
8	Aspen at Consort Place	215.8 m / 708 ft
9	Valiant Tower	214.5 m / 704 ft
10	One Park Drive	204.9 m / 672 ft

Building Completions Timeline

London CTBUH Members

Name	City	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
Alinea Consulting	London	Platinum	11	COST • INSU • PROP
Arup	Abu Dhabi	Platinum	378	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Langan Engineering	Athens	Platinum	98	CIV • LAND • ENVE • ENGM • GEO • SEIS • SURV
Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd	London	Platinum	29	CON • ENGO • PROP
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	Chicago	Platinum	342	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Atlanta	Platinum	145	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
WSP	Chicago	Platinum	134	CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN
Yuanda Group (CNYD)	London	Platinum	16	MATR
Aedas	Abu Dhabi	Gold	111	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH
AXA IM Alts	London	Gold	3	DEV
chapmanbdsp	London	Gold	7	URB • WIND • ENVE • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Charles Russell Speechlys	London	Gold	0	LEGL
Dar	Amman	Gold	12	URB • ARCH • PMNG • ENGM • TRAN
Mott MacDonald	London	Gold	9	PMNG • ENGM • TRAN
Ramboll	Copenhagen	Gold	26	CIV • STRC • URB • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • SEIS • VERC
Rider Levett Bucknall	Beijing	Gold	83	PMNG • COST • SURV
RWDI	Guelph	Gold	310	WIND • ENVE • ENGO
Stantec	Abu Dhabi	Gold	22	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • ENGM • FIRE • SEIS • TRAN
Tide Construction	London	Gold	1	DEV • CON
Zaha Hadid Architects	London	Gold	30	INTR • URB • ARCH
Access Advisors	Hong Kong	Silver	17	BMNT • FAC • FACS
AESG	Abu Dhabi	Silver	12	URB • ENVE • ENGM • FAC • FIRE
AET Flexible Space	Hong Kong	Silver	0	MATR
AKT II Limited	London	Silver	7	CIV • STRC
Alison Brooks Architects	London	Silver	0	ARCH
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris	London	Silver	0	INTR • URB • ARCH
Arcadis UK	London	Silver	33	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • WIND • ARCH • ENVP • FIN • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • COST • ENGO • FIRE • GEO • OTHR • PROP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
Arney Fender Katsalidis	London	Silver	2	INTR • ARCH
Bjarke Ingels Group	Copenhagen	Silver	17	STRC • URB • ARCH
Bogle Architects	Hong Kong	Silver	0	URB • ARCH
Broadway Malyan	London	Silver	12	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH
Canary Wharf Group, PLC	London	Silver	17	DEV • CON • OWN
Careys Group Plc	London	Silver	2	CIV
Core Five	London	Silver	9	COST
Cundall Johnston & Partners LLP	London	Silver	7	CIV • STRC • URB • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN • VERC
D2E International VT Consultants Ltd	London	Silver	0	FAC • VERC
Dunbar & Boardman	London	Silver	0	FAC • VERC
Eric Parry Architects	London	Silver	1	ARCH
Farrells	Hong Kong	Silver	23	INTR • URB • ARCH • TRAN
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios	London	Silver	0	INTR • URB • ARCH
Fletcher Priest Architects	London	Silver	0	INTR • URB • ARCH
Foster + Partners	London	Silver	109	ARCH
Front Inc.	Hong Kong	Silver	28	FAC
Getjar Limited	London	Silver	0	CON • MATR
Grimshaw Architects	London	Silver	7	INTR • URB • ARCH
Heatherwick Studio	London	Silver	5	ARCH
Hilson Moran	Cambridge	Silver	8	WIND • BACS • ENVE • FIRE • MEP • PROP • SEC • VERC
HKS Architects	Dallas	Silver	26	INTR • URB • ARCH
IDOM	London	Silver	1	STRC • ARCH • ENGO • MEP
Inhabit Group	Auckland	Silver	39	FAC
JRMI	London	Silver	0	PMNG • CON
Make	London	Silver	10	INTR • URB • ARCH
PLP Architecture	London	Silver	8	INTR • URB • ARCH • TRAN
Rise Management Consulting Ltd	London	Silver	0	PMNG
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)	Birmingham	Silver	0	SURV
RSHP	London	Silver	8	INTR • URB • ARCH
Semper Fire Engineering	London	Silver	0	FIRE
Stanhope	London	Silver	2	DEV
Terrell Group	Dubai	Silver	7	STRC • ENGM • FAC • MEP
The Vertical Transportation Studio Ltd	London	Silver	3	VERC
U+A	Abu Dhabi	Silver	1	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH
Warringtonfire	London	Silver	5	BMNT • FIRE • INSU
Waugh Thistleton Architects	London	Silver	0
WilkinsonEyre	London	Silver	12	URB • ARCH
Woods Bagot	Abu Dhabi	Silver	72	INTR • URB • ARCH

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