Sydney

Australia

Facts

Population

4,627,345 (2011)

Area

12,145 km²

4,689 mi²

Density

381 people per km²

986.8 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

39 Completed • 10 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Australia Square Tower (1967)

Tallest Building

One Barangaroo (271 m)

Most Common Function*

Office (60%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (77%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

42

Tallest City in

the World

2

Tallest City in

Oceania

2

Tallest City in

Australia

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	One Barangaroo	271.3 m / 890 ft
2	Salesforce Tower	263.1 m / 863 ft
3	Residences One	247 m / 810 ft
4	Chifley Tower	244 m / 801 ft
5	Citigroup Centre	243 m / 797 ft
6	Deutsche Bank Place	240 m / 787 ft
7	Sydney Greenland Centre	235.7 m / 773 ft
8	World Tower	230 m / 755 ft
9	Residences Two	230 m / 754 ft
10	MLC Centre	228 m / 748 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Sydney 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
Arup	Abu Dhabi	Platinum	377	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd	London	Platinum	27	CON • ENGO • PROP
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	125	CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN
Aurecon Pty Ltd	Adelaide	Gold	38	CIV • STRC • URB • WIND • BACS • ENVP • FIN • ENVE • ENGM • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • INSU • MEP • OTHR • SEC • SEIS • TRAN • VERC
Beca Group	Auckland	Gold	23	CIV • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVP • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • COST • ENGO • FIRE • GEO • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • SURV • TRAN • VERC
Brookfield Properties Australia Pty Ltd.	Sydney	Gold	54	DEV • PMNG • OWN
Mott MacDonald	London	Gold	9	PMNG • ENGO
Rider Levett Bucknall	Beijing	Gold	83	PMNG • COST • SURV
Stantec	Abu Dhabi	Gold	19	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • ENGM • FIRE • SEIS • TRAN
Webber Design	Melbourne	Gold	1	STRC
Windtech Consultants	Sydney	Gold	74	WIND • ENVE • OTHR
AMP Capital Investors	Sydney	Silver	5	FIN • OTHR • OWN
Architectus	Sydney	Silver	13	INTR • URB • ARCH
Bates Smart	Sydney	Silver	23	INTR • URB • ARCH
BG&E	Sydney	Silver	28	CIV • STRC • ENGO • TRAN
Crown Group	Sydney	Silver	0	DEV
Dexus	Sydney	Silver	15	OWN • PROP
Ecosystem Architecture	Sydney	Silver	0	ARCH • ENVE
enstruct	Brisbane	Silver	6	CIV • STRC
Ethos Urban	Sydney	Silver	5	URB
Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Pty Ltd	Sydney	Silver	16	ARCH
Grimshaw Architects	London	Silver	7	INTR • URB • ARCH
Hassell	Sydney	Silver	23	INTR • LAND • ARCH
HDR Inc.	New York City	Silver	0	ARCH
Inhabit Group	Auckland	Silver	37	FAC
Investa Property Group	Sydney	Silver	6	OWN • PROP
Johnson Pilton Walker	Sydney	Silver	4	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH
JQZ Group Pty Ltd	Sydney	Silver	1	DEV • PMNG
LCI Consultants	Sydney	Silver	3	BACS • ENVE • FACS • FIRE • MEP • SEC
Meld Strategies	Sydney	Silver	0	BACS
Mirvac Construction	Sydney	Silver	5	INTR • URB • ARCH • DEV • CON
Plus Architecture	Brisbane	Silver	4	INTR • URB • ARCH • FAC
PTW Architects	Sydney	Silver	9	ARCH
Robert Bird Group	Sydney	Silver	25	STRC • ENGO
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)	Birmingham	Silver	0	SURV
S4B Studio	Sydney	Silver	0	ENGM
Studor Australia Pty Ltd	Sydney	Silver	0	MATR • MEP
Surface Design	Sydney	Silver	2	STRC • ENVE • COST • FAC
Taylor Thomson Whitting	Sydney	Silver	8	CIV • STRC • FAC • TRAN
Woods Bagot	Abu Dhabi	Silver	72	INTR • URB • ARCH
University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)	Sydney	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	ARCH • ACAD

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