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	The 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
University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	ACAD
Arup	Platinum	419	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd	Platinum	59	CON • ENGO • PROP
PERI	Platinum	20	MATR
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Platinum	194	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
WSP	Platinum	571	CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN
Aqualand	Gold	0
Aurecon Pty Ltd	Gold	48	CIV • STRC • URB
Brookfield Properties Australia Pty Ltd.	Gold	61	DEV • PMNG • OWN
Leviat GmbH	Gold	14	STRC • FAC • FACS
Rider Levett Bucknall	Gold	89	PMNG • COST • SURV
Webber Design	Gold	1	STRC
Windtech Consultants	Gold	76	WIND • ENVE • ENGM
Architectus	Silver	15	ARCH
Bates Smart	Silver	29	ARCH
BG&E	Silver	31	ENGO
Built	Silver	1	CON
Charter Hall	Silver	7	OWN
Cox Architecture	Silver	24	ARCH
Dexus	Silver	15	OWN
enstruct	Silver	8	CIV
Ethos Urban	Silver	9	URB
Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Pty Ltd	Silver	18	ARCH
Grimshaw Architects	Silver	7	ARCH
Hassell	Silver	24	ARCH
JPW	Silver	4	ARCH
JQZ Group Pty Ltd	Silver	1	DEV
LCI Consultants	Silver	4	BACS
Mirvac Construction	Silver	11	CON
PTW Architects	Silver	16	ARCH
Robert Bird Group	Silver	28	STRC • ENGO
S4B Studio	Silver	0	ENGM
Studor Australia Pty Ltd	Silver	0	MATR
Surface Design	Silver	2	STRC
Taylor Thomson Whitting	Silver	8	CIV
Warren and Mahoney	Silver	2	ARCH
Woods Bagot	Silver	73	ARCH

CTBUH People & Events

City Committee

Toni Blume

Lendlease

CTBUH Sydney Design Excellence Series - 55 Pitt Street

15 March 2023

CTBUH Sydney invites you to come and share in the…

CTBUH Australia Chapter Presents: Design Excellence Series | Atlassian Central

22 November 2022

CTBUH Sydney invites you to come and share in the…

Videos

21 November 2018

CTBUH Sydney Design Excellence: 210 George Street

For the final 2018 Design Excellence Series event, the CTBUH Australia Committee, along with event sponsors Poly Australia and annual sponsors Lendlease, hosted the largest...

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Research

03 April 2023

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2022: World Surpasses 2,000 Buildings of 200 Meters or Greater Height

This report shows that 147 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed in 2022, a 25 percent increase from 2021, when 118 such...

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Global News

21 December 2022

Design Firm Chosen for Chatswood Tower Project in Sydney

An AJC Architects' design has been selected for a 24-story mixed-use tower in Chatswood, Sydney by the NSW government architect. Holding 86 residences, the stepped...

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