Calgary - The Skyscraper Center

Facts

# of 150m+ buildings

18 Completed • 1 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Scotia Centre (1976)

Tallest Building

Brookfield Place Tower One (247 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

59

Tallest City in

the World

12

Tallest City in

North America

2

Tallest City in

Canada

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Brookfield Place Tower One	247 m / 810 ft
2	The Bow	237.5 m / 779 ft
3	Telus Sky	225.4 m / 740 ft
4	Suncor Energy Centre I	215.2 m / 706 ft
5	Eighth Avenue Place East Tower	212.3 m / 696 ft
6	Bankers Hall East Tower	197 m / 646 ft
7	Bankers Hall West Tower	197 m / 646 ft
8	Centennial Place I	182.6 m / 599 ft
9	Canterra Tower	177 m / 581 ft
10	TransCanada Tower	177 m / 581 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Calgary 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
Stantec	Abu Dhabi	Gold	11	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • ENGM • FIRE • SEIS • TRAN
DIALOG	Calgary	Silver	4	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH • ENGO
Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers	Calgary	Silver	3	STRC • SEIS
Salas O'Brien	Atlanta	Silver	16	CIV • STRC • ARCH • BACS • FIRE • HIST • MEP
Zeidler Architecture Inc.	Calgary	Silver	0	ARCH

CTBUH People & Events

2017 Global Walking Tours: The Space Within Tall Buildings

21 Jun-07 July 2017

The CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee…

Foster + Partners on The Bow

07 November 2013

Nigel Dancey, Senior Partner at Foster + Partners…

Videos

07 November 2013

Best Tall Building Americas: The Bow: Curvature, Sky Gardens & Diagrids

The winner of the Best Tall Building Americas award, The Bow is stunning as a form and functions well from an environmental and urban standpoint....

Research

26 October 2015

It’s Not About the Skyline, It’s About the Base Condition

The rapid densification of cities is a fairly recent phenomenon and seems in many cases to be progressing without regard to important already established urban...

Global News

14 November 2019

Calgary Tower Reopens Months After Elevator Incident

One of Calgary’s most recognizable landmarks reopened on 12 November 2019, nearly four months after an elevator plunged several stories with eight people inside. Calgary...