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Madrid Facts

150m+ Buildings 5 Completed • 1 Under Constr.
Tallest Building Torre de Cristal (249 m)
Global Ranking #125 in the world by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Regional Ranking #9 in Europe by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Country Ranking #1 in Spain by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
First 150m+ Building Torre Picasso (1989)
Average Building Age 15 years
Most Common Function Office, 67%
Most Common Material Concrete, 60%

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

Buildings See All Buildings in City

1   Torre de Cristal 2008 249 m
2   Torre Cepsa 2008 248 m
3   Torre PwC 2008 236 m
4   Torre Espacio 2008 224 m
5   Caleido 2020 181 m
6   Torre Picasso 1989 156 m
7   Torre de Madrid 1957 142 m
8   Torre Europa 1985 116 m
9   Puerta de Europa Torre I 1996 114 m
10   Puerta de Europa Torre II 1996 114 m
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CTBUH Height Criteria
  Completed   Arch. Topped Out   Struct. Topped Out   Under Constr.
1   Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 1 - 250 m
2   Torre de Cristal 2008 249 m
3   Torre Cepsa 2008 248 m
4   Torre PwC 2008 236 m
5   Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 2 - 230 m
6   Torre Espacio 2008 224 m
7   Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 3 - 210 m
8   Caleido 2020 181 m
9   Torre Picasso 1989 156 m
10   Torre de Madrid 1957 142 m
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CTBUH Height Criteria
  Completed   Under Constr.   Proposed

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CTBUH Initiatives

CTBUH Spain to Host Panel Discussion on Tall Buildings
12 Jan 2018 – Event Invite

CTBUH Spain: New Material Opportunities
30 Nov 2016 – Event Invite

CTBUH Spain Hosts "New Material Opportunities" Discussion
30 Nov 2016 – Event Report

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CTBUH Initiatives Related to Madrid

CTBUH Spain Hosts "New Material Opportunities" Discussion
30 Nov 2016, Madrid – Event Report
CTBUH Spain, with ENAR Façade Consultancy, organized a panel discussion on “New Material Opportunities in High-Rise Façades.” The event was moderated by Inigo Ortiz.
CTBUH Spain Tours BBVA Headquarters
19 Jun 2015, Madrid – Event Report
CTBUH Spain, along with Herzog & De Meuron, hosted a successful tour of the new BBVA Headquarters in Madrid, featuring a presentation on the evolution of the project.

Videos

What’s Next?: How Do We Make Vertical Urban Design?
18 Oct 2016 – Winy Maas, MVRDV

Modernization: Renewing the Lifecycle of Vertical Transportation
16 Sep 2014 – Franz Arnold, Schindler Elevators

Research Papers

What’s Next?: How Do We Make Vertical Urban Design?
17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism

A Smart Real-Time Monitoring GNSS System for High-Rise Buildings
17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism

Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP): A New Material Used in Façades of Tall Buildings
26 Oct 2015 – Global Interchanges: Resurgence of the Skyscraper City

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Papers Related to Madrid

What’s Next?: How Do We Make Vertical Urban Design?
17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism; Winy Mass, MVRDV
It seems sometimes as if the further away from the ground we rise, the more architectonic and less urban our buildings become. Skyscrapers have always been about power,…
A Smart Real-Time Monitoring GNSS System for High-Rise Buildings
17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism; Nieves Quesada Olmo & María Jesús Jiménez Martínez, Technical University of Valencia; Mercedes Farjas Abadía, Technical University of Madrid
This paper analyzes and develops a real-time GNSS monitoring system to evaluate the lateral and torsional displacement and wind-induced response of a high-rise building.…
Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP): A New Material Used in Façades of Tall Buildings
26 Oct 2015 – Global Interchanges: Resurgence of the Skyscraper City; Jesús M. Cerezo Miguel & Miguel Angel Núñez Díaz, ENvolventes ARquitectonicas - ENAR
Current architecture is changing the traditional concept of buildings meaning it is essential to rethink about the materials that are involved in construction. One of…
Architectural Comfort in Future Vertical Downtowns
16 Sep 2014 – CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference Proceedings; Iñigo Ortiz, Enrique León & Paloma Martín, Ortiz León Arquitectos SLP
The objective of this paper is to alert about how important is environmental comfort, as an architectural concept, in vertical urbanism and its perception by city…
Torre Caja, Madrid, Spain
13 Jan 2013 – Corporate Publication
As the tallest building in Spain, the Torre Caja Madrid is an iconic landmark. Norman Foster Architects designed an archway that rises from the ground, high above the…
Four Tall Buildings in Madrid – Study of the Wind-Induced Responses
Jan 2008 – Cuadernos Intemac; Peter Paul Hoogendoorn & Pamon Alvarez Cabal, INTEMAC
Limiting wind-induced building motion is one of the governing criteria in tall building design. Building motion should be limited, on the one hand, to prevent damage in…
An Aesthetics of Sustainability
Oct 2005 – CTBUH 2005 New York Conference; Lawrence S. Ng, Cesar Pelli & Associates
Cesar Pelli recently completed the design of two tall buildings: one in Madrid and one in the United Arab Emirates, both extreme climatic conditions. Both projects have…

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