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Facts
Population
Source: Statistics Bureau of Guangzhou
11,070,654 (2011)
Area
3,843 km² • 1,484 mi²
Density
2,880.7 people per km²
7,461.1 people per mi²
First 150m+ Building
Tallest Building
Rankings
by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Tallest City in
the World
Tallest City in
Tallest City in
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 | Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre | 530 m / 1,739 ft | |
| 2 | Guangzhou International Finance Center | 438.6 m / 1,439 ft | |
| 3 | CITIC Plaza | 390.2 m / 1,280 ft | |
| 4 | Guangdong Business Center | 375.5 m / 1,232 ft | |
| 5 | The Pinnacle | 350.3 m / 1,149 ft | |
| 6 | Baolixian Village Old Reform Project Main Building | 350 m / 1,148 ft | |
| 7 | Guangjian Financial Center | 333 m / 1,093 ft | |
| 8 | Jiulong Lake Knowledge Tower | 330 m / 1,083 ft | |
| 9 | Huijin Center 1 | 320 m / 1,050 ft | |
| 10 | Junchao Plaza | 320 m / 1,050 ft |
Building Completions Timeline
Guangzhou CTBUH Members
|
Logo
|
Name
|
Level
|
# of 150m+ buildings
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Arup |
Platinum
|
438 | CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC |
 |
Hitachi Elevator (China) Co,. Ltd |
Platinum
|
37 | MATR • VERC |
 |
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
Platinum
|
348 | CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN |
 |
CityGroup Design Collective CO., LTD |
Gold
|
14 | URB • ARCH |
 |
Architectural Design and Research Institute of South China Univ. of Technology |
Silver
|
18 | ARCH |
 |
Guangzhou Jianke Citiexpo Co.,Ltd |
Silver
|
0 | ARCH |
 |
Guangzhou Pearl River Tower Properties Co., Ltd |
Silver
|
1 | DEV |
 |
Kingold Group Companies LTD. |
Silver
|
1 | DEV |
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