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Calgary Facts

150m+ Buildings 17 Completed • 2 Under Constr.
Tallest Building Brookfield Place Tower One (247 m)
Global Ranking #58 in the world by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Regional Ranking #12 in North America by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Country Ranking #2 in Canada by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
First 150m+ Building Scotia Centre (1976)
Average Building Age 21 years
Most Common Function Office, 89%
Most Common Material Concrete, 50%

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

Buildings See All Buildings in City

1   Brookfield Place Tower One 2017 247 m
2   The Bow 2012 237 m
3   Telus Sky 2019 222 m
4   Suncor Energy Centre I 1984 215 m
5   Eighth Avenue Place East Tower 2011 212 m
6   Bankers Hall East Tower 1989 197 m
7   Bankers Hall West Tower 2000 197 m
8   Centennial Place I 2010 183 m
9   Canterra Tower 1988 177 m
10   TransCanada Tower 2001 177 m
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CTBUH Height Criteria
  Completed   Arch. Topped Out   Struct. Topped Out   Under Constr.
1   Brookfield Place Tower One 2017 247 m
2   The Bow 2012 237 m
3   Telus Sky 2019 222 m
4   Suncor Energy Centre I 1984 215 m
5   Eighth Avenue Place East Tower 2011 212 m
6   Bankers Hall East Tower 1989 197 m
7   Bankers Hall West Tower 2000 197 m
8   Centennial Place I 2010 183 m
9   Brookfield Place Tower Two - 178 m
10   Canterra Tower 1988 177 m
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CTBUH Height Criteria
  Completed   Arch. Topped Out   Proposed

Building Function More Charts

Based on 19 Buildings Over 150m Height

 

Structural Material More Charts

Based on 10 Buildings Over 150m Height

 

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CTBUH Initiatives

2017 Global Walking Tours: The Space Within Tall Buildings
21 Jun-7 Jul 2017 – Tour Report

Foster + Partners Present on The Bow
7 Nov 2013 – Awards Symposium Video

Foster + Partners Present on The Bow
7 Nov 2013 – Awards Symposium Video

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CTBUH Initiatives Related to Calgary

2017 Global Walking Tours: The Space Within Tall Buildings
21 Jun-7 Jul 2017 – Tour Report
The CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee organized its fourth annual Global Walking Tours, which took place in 15 cities around the world.
Foster + Partners Present on The Bow
7 Nov 2013 – Awards Symposium Video & PPT
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. It serves as a rare example of an iconic design…
Foster + Partners on The Bow
7 Nov 2013, Chicago – Awards Symposium Video
Nigel Dancey, Senior Partner at Foster + Partners, presents on The Bow, the CTBUH Best Tall Buildings Americas 2013 Winner at this year's awards symposium.
The Bow Chosen as Featured Building
1 Nov 2013, Calgary – Featured Tall Building
The Bow is both stunning as a form and functions well from an environmental and urban standpoint, especially in the context of a harsh northern climate.
CTBUH Releases Case Study on The Bow
Sep 2013 – CTBUH Journal Paper
The Bow is the latest and most ambitious high-rise development in the Canadian city of Calgary. The client’s aim was to create a world-class building that would be a defining landmark on the city’s…
CTBUH Research: Canada Grows Taller
Dec 2012 – CTBUH Research
Twenty-six buildings taller than 150 meters have been built in Canada since 2005 and it added four buildings taller than 200 meters in 2012, the most ever in a single year.
Paper on The Bow's Unique Diagrid Structural System by Halcrow Yolles
Mar 2008 – Conference Paper
The Bow features a distinctive design that not only caters to occupants and surrounding residents, but also reduces energy consumption compared to a conventional tower.
Halcrow Yolles Presents on The Bow
3 Mar 2008 – Conference Video
Barry Charnish, Halcrow Yolles presented the new 59 story “Bow” project for EnCana Corporation at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai. Once complete, it will be the tallest building in Calgary and…
The Bow Structural System
1 Mar 2008, Kuala Lumpur – CTBUH Research
The Bow features a distinctive design that not only caters to occupants and surrounding residents, but also reduces energy consumption compared to a conventional tower.

Videos

Best Tall Building Americas: The Bow: Curvature, Sky Gardens & Diagrids
7 Nov 2013 – Jack Matthews, Matthews Southwest

Interview: The Bow
7 Nov 2013 – Jack Matthews, Matthews Southwest

The Bow: Unique Diagrid Structural System for a Sustainable Tall Building
3 Mar 2008 – Barry Charnish & Terry McDonnell, Halcrow Yolles

Research Papers

It’s Not About the Skyline, It’s About the Base Condition
26 Oct 2015 – Global Interchanges: Resurgence of the Skyscraper City

Case Study: The Bow, Calgary
Sep 2013 – CTBUH Journal, 2013 Issue III

Canada Grows Taller
Dec 2012 – CTBUH Journal, 2012 Issue IV

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Papers Related to Calgary

It’s Not About the Skyline, It’s About the Base Condition
26 Oct 2015 – Global Interchanges: Resurgence of the Skyscraper City; Terri Boake, University of Waterloo
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 theory…
Case Study: The Bow, Calgary
Sep 2013 – CTBUH Journal, 2013 Issue III; James Barnes, Foster + Partners; Jonathan Hendricks, Yolles
The Bow is the latest and most ambitious high-rise development in the Canadian city of Calgary. The client’s aim was to create a world-class building that would be a…
Canada Grows Taller
Dec 2012 – CTBUH Journal, 2012 Issue IV; CTBUH Research
Twenty-six buildings taller than 150 meters have been built in Canada since 2005 and it added four buildings taller than 200 meters in 2012, the most ever in a single…
The Bow: Unique Diagrid Structural System for a Sustainable Tall Building
Mar 2008 – CTBUH 2008 8th World Congress, Dubai; Barry Charnish & Terry McDonnell, Halcrow Yolles
The Bow features a distinctive design that not only caters to occupants and surrounding residents, but also reduces energy consumption compared to a conventional tower.

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