Medellin

Colombia

Facts

First 150m+ Building

Tallest Building

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#
217

Tallest City in

the World

#
10

Tallest City in

South America
#
4

Tallest City in

Colombia

Buildings

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

Height
1 Edificio Coltejer
175 m / 574  ft
2 Torre del Cafe
160 m / 525  ft
3 Edificio Camara de Comercio
139 m / 456  ft
4 Plaza de La Libertad Civic Center
108 m / 354  ft
5 Palacio de Justicia de Medellín
97 m / 318  ft
6 Intermedica Centro de Especialistas
81 m / 266  ft
7 Edificio Vicente Uribe Rendon
69.7 m / 229  ft
8 Edificio Empresas Públicas de Medellín
61 m / 200  ft

Research

01 May 2012

Securing Iconic Structures

This paper emphasizes the importance of integrating security programming into building design, allowing for different uses and threat levels for the life of the building....

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