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United Kingdom

Europe

London

Manchester

Birmingham

Cardiff

Glasgow

Leeds

Liverpool

Salford

Sheffield

Facts

Population

63,181,775 (2011)

Area

242,495 km²

93,627 mi²

Density

260.5 people per km²

674.8 people per mi²

GDP

$2.32 trillion (2012)

# of 150m+ buildings

34 Completed • 14 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

NatWest Tower (1980)

Tallest Building

The Shard (306 m)

Tallest City

London

Average Building Age

11 Years

Most Common Function*

Residential (49%)

Most Common Material*

Composite (45%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

22

Tallest Country in

the World

3

Tallest Country in

Europe

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

United Kingdom 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
WSP	Chicago	Platinum	134	CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN
Buro Happold	Bath	Platinum	23	CIV • STRC • ENVP • ENVE • BMNT • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • SEC • TRAN
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	Chicago	Platinum	342	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN
Yuanda Group (CNYD)	London	Platinum	16	MATR
Alinea Consulting	London	Platinum	11	COST • INSU • PROP
Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd	London	Platinum	29	CON • ENGO • PROP
Langan Engineering	Athens	Platinum	98	CIV • LAND • ENVE • ENGM • GEO • SEIS • SURV
Arup	Abu Dhabi	Platinum	378	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
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
Dar	Amman	Gold	12	URB • ARCH • PMNG • ENGM • TRAN
Rider Levett Bucknall	Beijing	Gold	83	PMNG • COST • SURV
Stantec	Abu Dhabi	Gold	23	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • ENGM • FIRE • SEIS • TRAN
Charles Russell Speechlys	London	Gold	0	LEGL
Ramboll	Copenhagen	Gold	26	CIV • STRC • URB • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • SEIS • VERC
Tide Construction	London	Gold	1	DEV • CON
chapmanbdsp	London	Gold	7	URB • WIND • ENVE • FIRE • MEP • VERC
RWDI	Guelph	Gold	310	WIND • ENVE • ENGO
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
Mott MacDonald	London	Gold	9	PMNG • ENGM • TRAN
Aedas	Abu Dhabi	Gold	111	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH
AXA IM Alts	London	Gold	3	DEV
Zaha Hadid Architects	London	Gold	30	INTR • URB • ARCH
Securistyle	Gloucester	Silver	6	MATR
RSHP	London	Silver	8	INTR • URB • ARCH
PLP Architecture	London	Silver	8	INTR • URB • ARCH • TRAN
OFR Consultants Limited	Manchester	Silver	4	FIRE
Rise Management Consulting Ltd	London	Silver	0	PMNG
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)	Birmingham	Silver	0	SURV
Terrell Group	Dubai	Silver	7	STRC • ENGM • FAC • MEP
Semper Fire Engineering	London	Silver	0	FIRE
Siderise	Cardiff	Silver	5	MATR
SimpsonHaugh	Manchester	Silver	11	ARCH
Stanhope	London	Silver	2	DEV
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
Wirth Research	Oxford	Silver	1	WIND • ENGO • RES
Woods Bagot	Abu Dhabi	Silver	72	INTR • URB • ARCH
Make	London	Silver	10	INTR • URB • ARCH
AESG	Abu Dhabi	Silver	12	URB • ENVE • ENGM • FAC • FIRE
Kettle Collective	Edinburgh	Silver	2	ARCH
Cundall Johnston & Partners LLP	London	Silver	7	CIV • STRC • URB • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN • VERC
AKT II Limited	London	Silver	7	CIV • STRC
Access Advisors	Hong Kong	Silver	17	BMNT • FAC • FACS
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
CCL	Beirut	Silver	24	CIV • STRC • CON • ENGO • MATR
Canary Wharf Group, PLC	London	Silver	17	DEV • CON • OWN
Careys Group Plc	London	Silver	2	CIV
Core Five	London	Silver	9	COST
D2E International VT Consultants Ltd	London	Silver	0	FAC • VERC
JRMI	London	Silver	0	PMNG • CON
Getjar Limited	London	Silver	0	CON • MATR
Inhabit Group	Auckland	Silver	39	FAC
IDOM	London	Silver	1	STRC • ARCH • ENGO • MEP
AET Flexible Space	Hong Kong	Silver	0	MATR
Heatherwick Studio	London	Silver	5	ARCH
HKS Architects	Dallas	Silver	26	INTR • URB • ARCH
Grimshaw Architects	London	Silver	7	INTR • URB • ARCH
Front Inc.	Hong Kong	Silver	28	FAC
Dunbar & Boardman	London	Silver	0	FAC • VERC
Foster + Partners	London	Silver	109	ARCH
Fletcher Priest Architects	London	Silver	0	INTR • URB • ARCH
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios	London	Silver	0	INTR • URB • ARCH
Farrells	Hong Kong	Silver	23	INTR • URB • ARCH • TRAN
Eric Parry Architects	London	Silver	1	ARCH
Hilson Moran	Cambridge	Silver	8	WIND • BACS • ENVE • FIRE • MEP • PROP • SEC • VERC
Cardiff University	Cardiff	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	ARCH • ACAD

CTBUH People & Events

Chair

Javier Quintana de Uña

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

CTBUH 2022 Global Walking Tour: London

14 October 2022

Join Dominic Bettison, Director at Wilkinson Eyre…

CTBUH 2022 Global Walking Tour: Manchester

14 October 2022

Please join us for Manchester, England’s first…

Videos

01 December 2021

The Making of 22 Bishopsgate

Gain an insider's perspective on 22 Bishopsgate, the second tallest building in London. The video provides insights on all stages of the process from key...

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Research

15 December 2021

Overcoming Carbon, Climate, and Societal Challenges in Cities

The tall building, the city, and by extension, urban life, are all facing unprecedented challenges, in multiple aspects—carbon, climate, and societal. The planet’s rapid urbanization...

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Global News

29 September 2022

1950s Manchester Block to be Replaced with 45-Story Tower

Studio Egret West has unveiled plans to demolish a Modernist office tower in Manchester and replace it with a 45-story residential tower The practice is...

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