Beijing

China

Facts

Population

20,693,000 (2012)

Area

1,368 km² • 528 mi²

Density

15,126.5 people per km²

39,177.4 people per mi²

First 150m+ Building

Capital Mansion (1989)

Tallest Building

CITIC Tower (528 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

Asia

Tallest City in

China

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	CITIC Tower	527.7 m / 1,731 ft
2	China World Tower	330 m / 1,083 ft
3	China World Trade Center Phase 3B	295.6 m / 970 ft
4	Xingguang Center Tower 1	275 m / 902 ft
5	Fortune Financial Center	267 m / 876 ft
6	Samsung China Headquarters	260 m / 853 ft
7	Beijing Greenland Center	260 m / 853 ft
8	Beijing Yintai Centre - Park Tower	250 m / 820 ft
9	Tongzhou Transportation Hub Tower 1	240 m / 787 ft
10	Beijing Television Center	239 m / 784 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Beijing 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
Arup	Platinum	438	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
China State Construction Engineering Corporation	Platinum	179	ENGM
RFR Asia Limited	Platinum	26	STRC • FAC
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Platinum	200	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
Aedas	Gold	120	LAND • URB • ARCH
Aurecon Pty Ltd	Gold	50	CIV • STRC • URB
Leviat GmbH	Gold	14	STRC • FAC • FACS
Rider Levett Bucknall	Gold	89	PMNG • COST • SURV
Architectural Design & Research Institute of Tsinghua University	Silver	2	ARCH
Beijing Easyhome Vertical Forest Real Estate Co.,Ltd.,	Silver	0	DEV
Beijing Institute of Architectural Design - BIAD	Silver	28	ARCH
Beijing Tsinghua Tongheng Urban Planning & Design Institute	Silver	3	ARCH
Büro Ole Scheeren	Silver	8	ARCH
China Academy of Building Research	Silver	31	RES
China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADI)	Silver	10	ARCH
Hill International	Silver	32	CON
Woods Bagot	Silver	78	ARCH
WT Partnership	Silver	64	COST

CTBUH People & Events

Healthy & Sustainable City Development

12 November 2020

This event explores how health and sustainability…

Post-Pandemic High-Rise Operation & Development

16 June 2020

This virtual event focuses on the future of post-…

Videos

10 April 2019

Reconnecting the City Grid With a Porous Urban Space

The pedestrian-oriented Linked Hybrid complex, sited adjacent to the old city wall of Beijing, was among the first new-build projects to counter the predominant trend...

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Research

16 May 2023

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

10 November 2022

Beijing Planning to Raise Pork in High-Rise Buildings

Within it's 26 stories, a planned high-rise is going to host an unlikely occupant: pigs. As part of an effort to get more into vertical...

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