Hamburg

Germany

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

347

Tallest City in

the World

39

Tallest City in

Europe

5

Tallest City in

Germany

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Elbtower	245 m / 804 ft
2	Ruine St. Nikolai	147.9 m / 485 ft
3	Petrikirche	133 m / 436 ft
4	Michaeliskirche	132 m / 433 ft
5	Hauptkirche St. Jacobi	125 m / 410 ft
6	Katharinenkirche	115 m / 377 ft
7	Elbphilharmonie	110 m / 361 ft
8	Hamburg Rathaus	109.8 m / 360 ft
9	Radisson SAS Hamburg	108 m / 354 ft
10	Mundsburg Turm I	101.4 m / 333 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Hamburg 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
Arup	Abu Dhabi	Platinum	369	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
gmp · Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner	Hamburg	Silver	33	INTR • URB • ARCH
Werner Sobek AG	Berlin	Silver	26	STRC • ARCH • ENVE • FAC • TRAN
WTM Engineers International GmbH	Hamburg	Silver	0	CIV • STRC • ENVP • PMNG • ENGO • FIRE • TRAN

Research

15 December 2021

Reducing the Carbon Emissions of High-Rise Structures from the Very Beginning

Minimizing carbon emissions and reducing resource consumption in commercial high-rise buildings is an essential component of the building industry reducing its overall footprint. A concise...

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Research

01 June 2016

Three Points of the Residential High-Rise: Designing for Social Connectivity

In this paper we discuss the terms “exo-spatial design,” “solar carving,” and “bridging” as strategies for creating more socially connective tall buildings. As a typology,...

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Global News

01 October 2019

HafenCity District of Hamburg to See New Hotel Tower

The HafenCity district of Hamburg-Mitte is currently undergoing expansion in the Elbbrücken Quarter. In the summer of 2018, the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners...

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