CTBUH Platinum Member

Arup

About

Member Since: 1983

Member Offices: Abu Dhabi, Adelaide, Amsterdam, Ankara, Auckland, Bangalore, Bangkok, Beijing, Belgrade, Berlin, Bogota, Boston, Brisbane, Canberra, Cape Town, Cardiff, Chicago, Chongqing, Dallas, Dubai, Dublin, Durban, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt am Main, Glasgow, Guangzhou, Hamburg, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Houston, Hyderabad, Istanbul, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Krakow, Kuala Lumpur, Lagos, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Macau, Manchester, Manila, Melbourne, Midland, Milan, Montreal, Mumbai, Nairobi, New Delhi, New York City, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham, Oakland, Penang, Perth, Phnom Penh, San Francisco, Seattle, Seoul, Shanghai, Sheffield, Shenzhen, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo, Toronto, Warsaw, Washington D.C., Wuhan

Website: http://www.arup.com/

Arup is the creative force at the heart of many of the world’s most prominent projects in the built environment and across industry. We offer a broad range of professional services that combine to make a real difference to our clients and the communities in which we work. We are truly global. From 89 offices, in more than 33 countries, our over 15,000 engineers, planners, designers, and consultants deliver innovative projects across the world with creativity and passion.

Founded in 1946 with an enduring set of values, our unique trust ownership fosters a distinctive culture and an intellectual independence that encourages collaborative working. This is reflected in everything we do, allowing us to develop meaningful ideas, help shape agendas, and deliver results that frequently surpass the expectations of our clients.

Fields of Expertise

Civil Engineering; Cost Consulting; Environmental Engineering; Façade Design / Engineering; Fire Engineering; Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing; Project Management; Structural Engineering; Vertical Transportation Consultant; Wind Engineering

Membership details

Membership Level

Platinum

Member Since

1983

Member Offices

  • Abu Dhabi

  • Adelaide

  • Amsterdam

  • Ankara

  • Auckland

  • Bangalore

  • Bangkok

  • Beijing

  • Belgrade

  • Berlin

  • Bogota

  • Boston

  • Brisbane

  • Canberra

  • Cape Town

  • Cardiff

  • Chicago

  • Chongqing

  • Dallas

  • Dubai

  • Dublin

  • Durban

  • Düsseldorf

  • Edinburgh

  • Frankfurt am Main

  • Glasgow

  • Guangzhou

  • Hamburg

  • Ho Chi Minh City

  • Hong Kong

  • Houston

  • Hyderabad

  • Istanbul

  • Jakarta

  • Johannesburg

  • Krakow

  • Kuala Lumpur

  • Lagos

  • Leeds

  • Liverpool

  • London

  • Los Angeles

  • Macau

  • Manchester

  • Manila

  • Melbourne

  • Midland

  • Milan

  • Montreal

  • Mumbai

  • Nairobi

  • New Delhi

  • New York City

  • Newcastle upon Tyne

  • Nottingham

  • Oakland

  • Penang

  • Perth

  • Phnom Penh

  • San Francisco

  • Seattle

  • Seoul

  • Shanghai

  • Sheffield

  • Shenzhen

  • Singapore

  • Sydney

  • Taipei

  • Tokyo

  • Toronto

  • Warsaw

  • Washington D.C.

  • Wuhan

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

Rank
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

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Height

1

Merdeka PNB118

678.9 m / 2,227 ft

2

Shanghai Tower

632 m / 2,073 ft

3

Canton Tower

604 m / 1,982 ft

4

Ping An Finance Center

599.1 m / 1,965 ft

5

Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre

530 m / 1,739 ft

6

Tianjin CTF Finance Centre

530 m / 1,739 ft

7

CITIC Tower

527.7 m / 1,731 ft

8

Guizhou Culture Plaza Tower

521 m / 1,709 ft

9

International Commerce Centre

484 m / 1,588 ft

10

Wuhan CTF Finance Center

475 m / 1,558 ft

Awards

CITIC Tower

Winner: CITIC Tower

Best Tall Building 400 meters and above 2021

Ctbuh Leaders

Peng Liu

Peng Liu

CTBUH Regional Representative, Beijing, 2012 – Present

Craig Gibbons

Craig Gibbons

CTBUH Regional Representative, 2013 – Present

Brisbane

Caroline Field

Caroline Field

CTBUH Working Group: Security, 2014 – Present

London

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

31 May 2018

Delivering the World’s Tallest Volumetric Modular Apartment Building

461 Dean is the world’s tallest volumetric modular apartment building. Its success hinged on careful pre-planning of construction activities, as well as the introduction of...

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Research

20 April 2017

South Beach Towers, Singapore

After more than 100 years, an area of Singapore formerly off-limits to the public has been transformed into a new mixed-use development that combines two...

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Global News

05 January 2022

"Breathable" Bank Headquarters Building Opens in Shenzhen

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill completed a new 518-foot-high (157-meter-tall), 33-story tower located on the edge of a public park in the center of one of...

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Associated companies

Arup Associates (2000)

Ove Arup & Partners (1963)

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

Rank
Name
City
Height

1

Merdeka PNB118

Kuala Lumpur

679 m

2,227 ft

2

Dream Hub Archipelago Main Tower

Seoul

665 m

2,182 ft

3

Ping An Finance Center

Shenzhen

660 m

2,165 ft

4

Wuhan CTF Finance Center

Wuhan

648 m

2,126 ft

5

Shanghai Tower

Shanghai

632 m

2,073 ft

6

Canton Tower

Guangzhou

604 m

1,982 ft

7

Ping An Finance Center

Shenzhen

599 m

1,965 ft

8

Goldin Finance 117

Tianjin

597 m

1,957 ft

9

Rose Rock International Finance Center

Tianjin

588 m

1,929 ft

10

Doha Convention Center Tower

Doha

551 m

1,808 ft

11

Dubai Towers, Tower 1

Dubai

550 m

1,804 ft

12

Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre

Guangzhou

530 m

1,739 ft

13

Tianjin CTF Finance Centre

Tianjin

530 m

1,739 ft

14

CITIC Tower

Beijing

528 m

1,731 ft

15

Guizhou Culture Plaza Tower

Guiyang

521 m

1,709 ft

16

Burj Al Alam

Dubai

510 m

1,673 ft

17

International Commerce Centre

Hong Kong

484 m

1,588 ft

18

Wuhan CTF Finance Center

Wuhan

475 m

1,558 ft

19

Vanke Center

Chongqing

468 m

1,535 ft

20

R&F Guangdong Building

Tianjin

468 m

1,535 ft

21

QI Tower

Doha

466 m

1,529 ft

22

Lakhta Center

St. Petersburg

462 m

1,516 ft

23

Vincom Landmark 81

Ho Chi Minh City

461 m

1,513 ft

24

Evergrande City Light

Ningbo

454 m

1,488 ft

25

Changsha IFS Tower T1

Changsha

452 m

1,483 ft

26

KK100

Shenzhen

442 m

1,449 ft

27

Guangzhou International Finance Center

Guangzhou

439 m

1,439 ft

28

Haikou Tower 1

Haikou

428 m

1,404 ft

29

Nanjing Financial City Phase II Plot C Tower 1

Nanjing

426 m

1,398 ft

30

Tour Sans Fins

Puteaux

426 m

1,396 ft

31

Minying International Trade Center T2

Dongguan

423 m

1,386 ft

32

Al Hamra Tower

Kuwait City

413 m

1,354 ft

33

Two International Finance Centre

Hong Kong

412 m

1,352 ft

34

World Business Center Solomon Tower

Busan

408 m

1,339 ft

35

Z6 Plot

Beijing

408 m

1,339 ft

36

Guangxi Beibu Gulf Bank Headquarters

Nanning

402 m

1,319 ft

37

China Resources Tower

Shenzhen

393 m

1,288 ft

38

Peruri 88

Jakarta

389 m

1,276 ft

39

Chongqing Centre T1

Chongqing

388 m

1,273 ft

40

Urban Forest

Chongqing

385 m

1,263 ft

41

Forum 66 Tower 2

Shenyang

384 m

1,260 ft

42

Eton Place Dalian Tower 1

Dalian

383 m

1,257 ft

43

Autograph Tower

Jakarta

383 m

1,256 ft

44

Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid

Abu Dhabi

381 m

1,251 ft

45

1 Corporate Avenue

Wuhan

376 m

1,234 ft

46

Central Plaza

Hong Kong

374 m

1,227 ft

47

Fairmont Kuala Lumpur Tower 1

Kuala Lumpur

370 m

1,214 ft

48

Shanghai International Trade Center Tower 1

Shanghai

370 m

1,214 ft

49

Southbank by Beulah Tower 1

Melbourne

366 m

1,201 ft

50

Sama Gardens

Dubai

360 m

1,181 ft

51

Ping An Finance Center Tower 1

Jinan

360 m

1,181 ft

52

Xiamen State Grid Cultural Exchange Center

Xiamen

357 m

1,171 ft

53

Raffles City Chongqing T3N

Chongqing

355 m

1,163 ft

54

Raffles City Chongqing T4N

Chongqing

355 m

1,163 ft

55

Signature Towers Office

Dubai

351 m

1,152 ft

56

Forum 66 Tower 1

Shenyang

351 m

1,150 ft

57

The Pinnacle

Guangzhou

350 m

1,149 ft

58

Faros de Panama Torre Central

Panama City

346 m

1,135 ft

59

ADNOC Headquarters

Abu Dhabi

342 m

1,122 ft

60

Zhonghai City Plaza

Tianjin

340 m

1,115 ft

61

Chongqing World Financial Center

Chongqing

339 m

1,112 ft

62

Twin Towers Guiyang, East Tower

Guiyang

335 m

1,099 ft

62

Twin Towers Guiyang, West Tower

Guiyang

335 m

1,099 ft

64

Thamrin Nine Tower 1

Jakarta

334 m

1,094 ft

65

China World Tower

Beijing

330 m

1,083 ft

66

Yuexiu Fortune Center Tower 1

Wuhan

330 m

1,083 ft

67

Salesforce Tower

San Francisco

326 m

1,070 ft

68

Q1 Tower

Gold Coast

323 m

1,058 ft

69

Parc1 Tower I

Seoul

322 m

1,056 ft

70

Nina Tower

Hong Kong

320 m

1,051 ft

71

Chongqing IFS T1

Chongqing

316 m

1,038 ft

72

MahaNakhon

Bangkok

314 m

1,030 ft

73

Changsha IFS Tower T2

Changsha

308 m

1,010 ft

74

East Pacific Center Tower A

Shenzhen

306 m

1,004 ft

75

The Shard

London

306 m

1,004 ft

76

Northeast Asia Trade Tower

Incheon

305 m

1,001 ft

77

Signature Towers Hotel

Dubai

305 m

1,001 ft

78

Kingdom Centre

Riyadh

302 m

992 ft

79

Capital City Moscow Tower

Moscow

302 m

990 ft

80

Al Wasl Tower

Dubai

301 m

986 ft

81

Aspire Tower

Doha

300 m

984 ft

82

One Island East

Hong Kong

298 m

978 ft

83

R&F Yingkai Square

Guangzhou

296 m

972 ft

84

Shimao Qianhai Center

Shenzhen

294 m

966 ft

85

Haeundae I Park Marina Tower 2

Busan

292 m

958 ft

86

Chongqing Centre T4

Chongqing

291 m

955 ft

87

Faros de Panama Torre 2

Panama City

290 m

951 ft

87

Faros de Panama Torre 3

Panama City

290 m

951 ft

89

1 Undershaft

London

290 m

951 ft

90

Torre de Collserola

Barcelona

288 m

945 ft

91

The Pinnacle

London

288 m

945 ft

92

Lumina Shanghai

Shanghai

285 m

935 ft

93

Guoco Tower

Singapore

284 m

931 ft

94

Cheung Kong Centre

Hong Kong

283 m

928 ft

95

Beijing Sihuiqiao Intelligent Grid Exchange Centre East Tower

Beijing

280 m

919 ft

95

United Overseas Bank Plaza One

Singapore

280 m

919 ft

97

CapitaSpring

Singapore

280 m

919 ft

98

Eton Place Dalian Tower 2

Dalian

280 m

917 ft

99

Hong Kong New World Tower

Shanghai

278 m

913 ft

100

World Trade Center Abu Dhabi - The Offices

Abu Dhabi

277 m

907 ft

101

Shanghai SK Group Tower

Shanghai

275 m

902 ft

102

Southbank by Beulah Tower 2

Melbourne

273 m

896 ft

103

Haeundae I Park Marina Tower 1

Busan

273 m

895 ft

104

Victoria Dockside

Hong Kong

273 m

894 ft

105

One Barangaroo

Sydney

271 m

890 ft

106

Shanghai Wheelock Square

Shanghai

271 m

887 ft

107

The Cullinan I

Hong Kong

270 m

886 ft

107

The Cullinan II

Hong Kong

270 m

886 ft

109

Atrio South Tower

Bogota

268 m

879 ft

110

Fortune Financial Center

Beijing

267 m

876 ft

111

Fubon Group Xinyi Headquarters

Taipei

266 m

874 ft

112

Star Harbor International Centre East Tower

Shanghai

263 m

863 ft

113

Belle van Zuylen

Utrecht

262 m

860 ft

114

Menara Astra

Jakarta

262 m

858 ft

115

East Pacific Center Tower B

Shenzhen

261 m

856 ft

116

Jing An Kerry Centre Tower 2

Shanghai

260 m

853 ft

117

Samsung China Headquarters

Beijing

260 m

853 ft

118

Beijing Sihuiqiao Intelligent Grid Exchange Centre West Tower

Beijing

260 m

853 ft

119

101 Collins Street

Melbourne

260 m

853 ft

120

Commerzbank Tower

Frankfurt am Main

259 m

850 ft

121

Grand Hyatt Metrocenter

Taguig City

259 m

848 ft

122

Capital City St. Petersburg Tower

Moscow

257 m

844 ft

123

Lilium Tower

Warsaw

257 m

843 ft

124

The Masterpiece

Hong Kong

257 m

843 ft

125

Raffles City Hangzhou Tower 2

Hangzhou

257 m

841 ft

126

Raffles City Hangzhou Tower 1

Hangzhou

256 m

841 ft

127

Corporate Avenue 2

Chongqing

256 m

839 ft

128

Raffles City Chongqing T5

Chongqing

256 m

839 ft

129

Raffles City Chongqing T2

Chongqing

256 m

839 ft

130

Raffles City Chongqing T4S

Chongqing

256 m

839 ft

131

Raffles City Chongqing T3S

Chongqing

256 m

839 ft

132

Langham Place Office Tower

Hong Kong

255 m

837 ft

133

Permata Sapura Tower

Kuala Lumpur

253 m

828 ft

134

The Harbourside

Hong Kong

251 m

824 ft

135

Signature Towers Residential

Dubai

251 m

823 ft

136

Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 1

Madrid

250 m

820 ft

137

Vanke 3D City

Shenzhen

250 m

820 ft

138

Nanjing Financial City Phase II Plot C Tower 2

Nanjing

247 m

811 ft

139

Parc1 Tower II

Seoul

247 m

811 ft

140

181 Fremont

San Francisco

247 m

810 ft

141

Torre Reforma

Mexico City

246 m

807 ft

142

Shenzhen Stock Exchange

Shenzhen

246 m

806 ft

143

Tencent Seafront Tower 1

Shenzhen

246 m

806 ft

144

Elbtower

Hamburg

245 m

804 ft

145

Gramercy Residences

Makati

244 m

800 ft

146

Harmony Tower

Seoul

243 m

799 ft

147

CapitaGreen

Singapore

242 m

794 ft