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	447	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	6	CIV

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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

22 December 2023

Remembering Charles H. Thornton, 2012 Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Awardee

This edition of Talking Tall is an interview from the CTBUH archives. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat would like to remember Charles...

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Global News

03 April 2024

Earthquake Rocks Tallest Building in Taipei and Surrounding Region

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook Taiwan on Wednesday morning, 3 April and is said to be the strongest to hit the island nation since 1999. During...

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