Washington D.C.

Facts

Tallest Building

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	Old Post Office Building	96 m / 315 ft
2	United States Capitol	87.8 m / 288 ft
3	One Franklin Square	64 m / 210 ft
4	700 Eleventh Street	60.7 m / 199 ft

Washington D.C. 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	383	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Langan Engineering	Platinum	98	CIV • LAND • ENVE • ENGM • GEO • SEIS • SURV
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	Platinum	343	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Platinum	154	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
Carr Properties	Silver	1
Michael Blades & Associates	Silver	0	VERC
Michael Graves Architecture & Design	Silver	2	INTR • ARCH
Shalom Baranes Associates	Silver	0	ARCH
Walter P Moore	Silver	34	FAC

CTBUH People & Events

CTBUH Involved in Re-Measurement of Washington Monument Height

17 February 2015

CTBUH height criteria was used by the National…

Hot to Cold: An Odyssey of Architectural Adaptation

24 Jan-30 August 2015

The Hot to Cold exhibition showcases the harsh…

Research

29 July 2019

Hanging Out With Façade Inspectors

Among the hazards of cities with tall buildings is the prospect of objects falling to the streets below. After a woman was killed by a...

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Global News

02 July 2020

US House of Representatives Passes Bird-Safe Buildings Act

American Bird Conservancy (ABC) applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing H.R 2, which includes H.R. 919 – Bird-Safe Buildings Act, today. This bipartisan...

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Global News

05 June 2020

City of D.C. Names Street to White House After Black Lives Matter

The city of Washington, D.C., is echoing a call for justice by naming a road and painting an unmissable message on a street that leads...

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