Melbourne

Australia

Facts

Population

4,246,345 (2013)

Area

9,990 km²

3,857 mi²

Density

425.1 people per km²

1100.9 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

68 Completed • 10 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

140 William Street (1972)

Tallest Building

Australia 108 (317 m)

Most Common Function*

Residential (49%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (85%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

23

Tallest City in

the World

1

Tallest City in

Oceania

1

Tallest City in

Australia

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Australia 108	316.7 m / 1,039 ft
2	Eureka Tower	297.3 m / 975 ft
3	Aurora Melbourne Central	270.5 m / 887 ft
4	West Side Place Tower A	268.7 m / 882 ft
5	120 Collins Street	266.6 m / 875 ft
6	101 Collins Street	260 m / 853 ft
7	Prima Pearl Apartments	254 m / 833 ft
8	Queens Place North Tower	252.8 m / 829 ft
9	Rialto Towers	251.1 m / 824 ft
10	Victoria One	246.8 m / 810 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Melbourne 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
AECOM	Melbourne	Platinum	144	LAND • STRC • URB • BACS • ENVP • ENVE • PMNG • CON • COST • ENGM • MEP • TRAN
Arup	Abu Dhabi	Platinum	377	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Aurecon Pty Ltd	Adelaide	Gold	38	CIV • STRC • URB • WIND • BACS • ENVP • FIN • ENVE • ENGM • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • INSU • MEP • OTHR • SEC • SEIS • TRAN • VERC
Beca Group	Auckland	Gold	23	CIV • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVP • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • COST • ENGO • FIRE • GEO • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • SURV • TRAN • VERC
Stantec	Abu Dhabi	Gold	19	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • ENGM • FIRE • SEIS • TRAN
Webber Design	Melbourne	Gold	1	STRC
Aspect Studios	Melbourne	Silver	23	LAND • URB
CoxGomyl	Melbourne	Silver	105	BMNT • FACS
Decibel Architecture	Melbourne	Silver	2	INTR • URB • ARCH • FACS • OTHR
Duo Projects	Melbourne	Silver	3	PMNG
enstruct	Brisbane	Silver	6	CIV • STRC
Farrells	Hong Kong	Silver	23	INTR • URB • ARCH • TRAN
Fender Katsalidis	Melbourne	Silver	17	INTR • URB • ARCH • COST
Hickory	Melbourne	Silver	5	CON
Hume Partners	Melbourne	Silver	0	FIN
ICD Property	Melbourne	Silver	5	CON
Inhabit Group	Auckland	Silver	37	FAC
ISPT	Melbourne	Silver	3
Norman Disney & Young	Melbourne	Silver	29	FIRE • MEP • PROP • SEC • VERC
Plus Architecture	Brisbane	Silver	4	INTR • URB • ARCH • FAC
RED Fire Engineers Pty Ltd	Melbourne	Silver	0
ROTHELOWMAN	Melbourne	Silver	11	INTR • URB • ARCH
Woods Bagot	Abu Dhabi	Silver	72	INTR • URB • ARCH
WoodSolutions	Melbourne	Silver	0	ARCH • PMNG • CON • MATR • NONP
University of Melbourne	Melbourne	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	ACAD

CTBUH People & Events

City Committee

Marc Colella

AECOM

CTBUH 2021 International Conference

08-12 November 2021

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CTBUH Australia Symposium: Future Thinking For Our Cities

14 March 2020

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Videos

01 October 2020

Timber Rising | Philip Gardiner

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Research

04 April 2022

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