Sydney

Australia

Facts

Population

4,627,345 (2011)

Area

12,145 km² • 4,689 mi²

Density

381.0 people per km²

986.8 people per mi²

First 150m+ Building

Australia Square Tower (1967)

Tallest Building

One Barangaroo (271 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

Oceania

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	55 Pitt Street	238.1 m / 781 ft
8	Sydney Greenland Centre	235.7 m / 773 ft
9	World Tower	230 m / 755 ft
10	Residences Two	230 m / 754 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Sydney CTBUH Members

Name	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	Platinum	381	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd	Platinum	29	CON • ENGO • PROP
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Platinum	149	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
WSP	Platinum	139	CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN
Aurecon Pty Ltd	Gold	38	CIV • STRC • URB
Beca Group	Gold	23	CIV • LAND • ARCH
Brookfield Properties Australia Pty Ltd.	Gold	54	DEV • PMNG • OWN
Leviat GmbH	Gold	0	STRC • FAC • FACS
Rider Levett Bucknall	Gold	83	PMNG • COST • SURV
Webber Design	Gold	1	STRC
Windtech Consultants	Gold	75	WIND • ENVE • ENGO
AMP Capital Investors	Silver	5	OWN
Architectus	Silver	14	ARCH
Bates Smart	Silver	26	ARCH
BG&E	Silver	28	ENGO
Charter Hall	Silver	8	OWN • PROP
Cox Architecture	Silver	22	ARCH
Crown Group	Silver	0	DEV
Dexus	Silver	15	OWN
Ecosystem Architecture	Silver	0	ARCH • ENVE
enstruct	Silver	8	CIV • STRC
Ethos Urban	Silver	5	URB
Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Pty Ltd	Silver	17	ARCH
Grimshaw Architects	Silver	7	INTR • URB • ARCH
Hassell	Silver	23	INTR • LAND • ARCH
HDR Inc.	Silver	0	ARCH
Investa Property Group	Silver	6	OWN • PROP
Johnson Pilton Walker	Silver	4	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH
JQZ Group Pty Ltd	Silver	1	DEV
LCI Consultants	Silver	3	BACS
Meld Strategies	Silver	0	BACS
Mirvac Construction	Silver	5	CON
Plus Architecture	Silver	4	INTR • URB • ARCH • FAC
PTW Architects	Silver	10	ARCH
Robert Bird Group	Silver	24	STRC • ENGO
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)	Silver	0	SURV
S4B Studio	Silver	0	ENGM
Studor Australia Pty Ltd	Silver	0	MATR • MEP
Surface Design	Silver	2	STRC • ENVE • COST • FAC
Taylor Thomson Whitting	Silver	8	CIV • STRC • FAC • TRAN
University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	ARCH • ACAD

CTBUH People & Events

City Committee

Toni Blume

Lendlease

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