Taipei

China

Facts

First 150m+ Building

Shin Kong Life Tower (1993)

Tallest Building

TAIPEI 101 (508 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

Asia

Tallest City in

China

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	TAIPEI 101	508 m / 1,667 ft
2	Taipei Sky Tower	280 m / 919 ft
3	Taipei Nanshan Plaza	271.5 m / 891 ft
4	Fubon Group Xinyi Headquarters	266.3 m / 874 ft
5	Shin Kong Life Tower	244.8 m / 803 ft
6	Cathay Landmark	212 m / 696 ft
7	Farglory Financial Center	208.3 m / 683 ft
8	Far Eastern Plaza 2	165 m / 541 ft
9	Far Eastern Plaza 1	165 m / 541 ft
10	Yihwa International Residential Tower A	160 m / 525 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Taipei CTBUH Members

Name	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	Platinum	435	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Taipei Financial Center Corporation	Platinum	1	DEV • MRKT • OWN • PROP
C.Y. Lee & Partners Architects/Planners	Silver	20	ARCH
Envision Engineering Consultants	Silver	3	STRC
Evergreen Consulting Engineering	Silver	5	CON

CTBUH People & Events

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11 November 2021

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Videos

03 November 2016

Building on Unprecedented Performance: TAIPEI 101

Perhaps what is most notable about the TAIPEI 101 performance upgrade is not its complexity, but rather that the tower was already relatively efficient. All...

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Research

16 May 2023

The Economics of Record-Breaking Height

This paper reviews the development history of record-breaking skyscrapers to better understand their economics. Given how tall they are, the supposed reason for their construction...

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Global News

09 August 2019

Taipei 101 Damper Experienced Record Movement Due to Earthquake

The tuned mass damper in the Taipei 101 skyscraper moved 15 centimeters due to an earthquake early Thursday, 8 August, according to the building management....

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