Pittsburgh, United States

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Pittsburgh Facts

150m+ Buildings 10 Completed
Tallest Building U.S. Steel Tower (256 m)
Global Ranking #89 in the world by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Regional Ranking #17 in North America by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Country Ranking #14 in USA by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
First 150m+ Building Gulf Tower (1932)
Average Building Age 48 years
Most Common Function Office, 90%
Most Common Material Steel, 88%

All building-related facts are for 150m+ buildings.

Buildings See All Buildings in City

1   U.S. Steel Tower 1970 256 m
2   BNY Mellon Center 1983 221 m
3   One PPG Place 1984 194 m
4   Fifth Avenue Place 1987 188 m
5   One Oxford Centre 1983 187 m
6   Gulf Tower 1932 177 m
7   The Tower at PNC Plaza 2015 166 m
8   Cathedral of Learning 1936 163 m
9   Three Mellon Center 1951 159 m
10   K & L Gates Center 1968 156 m
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CTBUH Height Criteria
  Completed   Arch. Topped Out   Struct. Topped Out   Under Constr.
1   350 Fifth - -
CTBUH Height Criteria
  Proposed
1   U.S. Steel Tower 1970 256 m
2   BNY Mellon Center 1983 221 m
3   One PPG Place 1984 194 m
4   Fifth Avenue Place 1987 188 m
5   One Oxford Centre 1983 187 m
6   Gulf Tower 1932 177 m
7   The Tower at PNC Plaza 2015 166 m
8   Cathedral of Learning 1936 163 m
9   Three Mellon Center 1951 159 m
10   K & L Gates Center 1968 156 m
See full building list
CTBUH Height Criteria
  Completed

Building Function More Charts

Based on 10 Buildings Over 150m Height

 

Structural Material More Charts

Based on 8 Buildings Over 150m Height

 

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CTBUH Initiatives

CTBUH Names Tall Building Award Winners and Finalists
22 Jun 2016 – Awards Event

Videos

Interview: Leslie Robertson
31 Oct 2017 – Leslie Robertson, See Robertson Structural Engineers

Research Papers

Sustainable Integration of Tall Buildings and the Urban Habitat for the Megacities of the Future
17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism

Designing a Data-Driven, Humanistic High-Rise
Apr 2016 – CTBUH Journal, 2016 Issue II

Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings
Sep 2014 – CTBUH Journal, 2014 Issue III