Xiamen, China

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Xiamen Facts

150m+ Buildings 26 Completed • 5 Under Constr.
Tallest Building Xiamen Shimao Straits Tower B (295 m)
Global Ranking #42 in the world by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Regional Ranking #29 in Asia by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Country Ranking #18 in China by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
First 150m+ Building International Trade Building (1995)
Average Building Age 8 years
Most Common Function Office, 55%
Most Common Material Composite, 58%

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

Buildings See All Buildings in City

1   Xiamen Shimao Straits Tower B 2015 295 m
2   Xinglin Bay Business Tower 2016 262 m
3   Dijing Park Tower 1 2019 258 m
4   Dijing Park Tower 2 2019 258 m
5   Dijing Park Tower 3 2019 258 m
6   Xiamen Shimao Straits Tower A 2015 250 m
7   Strait Pearl Plaza 2017 235 m
8   C&D International Tower 2013 219 m
9   Lucheng Plaza Tower 1 2018 217 m
10   Portman Fortune Center Tower A 2014 214 m
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CTBUH Height Criteria
  Completed   Arch. Topped Out   Struct. Topped Out   Under Constr.
1   Mindian Tower - 339 m
2   Xiamen Shimao Straits Tower B 2015 295 m
3   Xinglin Bay Business Tower 2016 262 m
4   Dijing Park Tower 1 2019 258 m
5   Dijing Park Tower 2 2019 258 m
6   Dijing Park Tower 3 2019 258 m
7   Xiamen Shimao Straits Tower A 2015 250 m
8   Strait Pearl Plaza 2017 235 m
9   C&D International Tower 2013 219 m
10   Lucheng Plaza Tower 1 2018 217 m
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CTBUH Height Criteria
  Completed   Arch. Topped Out   Proposed

Building Function More Charts

Based on 31 Buildings Over 150m Height

 

Structural Material More Charts

Based on 19 Buildings Over 150m Height

 

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CTBUH Initiatives

Twisting Tall Buildings
18 Aug 2016 – CTBUH Research

CITAB-CTBUH Name 2016 China Tall Building Award Recipients
25 Feb 2016 – CTBUH News

CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2015
Jan 2016 – CTBUH Journal Paper Report

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CTBUH Initiatives Related to Xiamen

Twisting Tall Buildings
18 Aug 2016, Chicago – CTBUH Research
CTBUH has released a study that looks at the recent proliferation of twisting towers creating a new generation of iconic buildings throughout the world.
CITAB-CTBUH Name 2016 China Tall Building Award Recipients
25 Feb 2016, Shanghai – CTBUH News
CITAB and CTBUH are pleased to announce the award recipients for the inaugural CITAB-CTBUH 2016 China Tall Building Awards.
CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2015
Jan 2016 – CTBUH Journal Paper Report
CTBUH has determined that 106 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed around the world in 2015 – setting a new record for annual tall building completions.
CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014
Dec 2014 – CTBUH Journal Paper
An All-Time Record 97 Buildings of 200 Meters or Higher Completed in 2014 and 2014 showed further shifts towards Asia, and also surprising developments in building functions and structural materials.
C&D International Tower Chosen as Featured Building
Dec 2013, Xiamen – Featured Tall Building
The C&D International Tower anchors a comprehensive project, with great potential to form the new Central Business District for Xiamen.

Videos

Best Tall Building Featured Finalist: C&D International Tower: Piercing the Xiamen Skyline
7 Nov 2013 – Roy Liu, Gravity Partnership

Interview: C&D International Tower
7 Nov 2013 – Roy Liu, Gravity Partnership

A Tale of Tier Two Cities
20 Sep 2012 – Jimmy Cheung, Eton Properties

Research Papers

Megacities: Setting the Scene
Oct 2016 – CTBUH Journal, 2016 Issue IV

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2015
Jan 2016 – CTBUH Journal, 2016 Issue I

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014
Dec 2014 – CTBUH Journal, 2015 Issue I

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Papers Related to Xiamen

Megacities: Setting the Scene
Oct 2016 – CTBUH Journal, 2016 Issue IV; Daniel Safarik, Shawn Ursini & Antony Wood; Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
The rise of the megacity presents unprecedented opportunities to understand the human urbanization phenomenon, and to observe the effects of multicore, polycentric cities…
Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2015
Jan 2016 – CTBUH Journal, 2016 Issue I; Jason Gabel, Marty Carver & Marshall Gerometta, CTBUH
CTBUH has determined that 106 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed around the world in 2015 – setting a new record for annual tall building…
Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014
Dec 2014 – CTBUH Journal, 2015 Issue I; Daniel Safarik, Antony Wood, Marty Carver & Marshall Gerometta, CTBUH
An All-Time Record 97 Buildings of 200 Meters or Higher Completed in 2014 and 2014 showed further shifts towards Asia, and also surprising developments in building…
Dream Deferred: Unfinished Tall Buildings
Nov 2014 – CTBUH Journal, 2014 Issue IV; CTBUH Research
Without big dreams, there would be no tall buildings. Conceiving, financing, designing, and constructing a skyscraper is no simple feat, even under the best of conditions…
A Tale of Tier Two Cities
Sep 2012 – CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai; Jimmy Cheung, Eton Properties; Timothy Johnson, NBBJ
The migration of Chinese residents to cities presents great challenges and opportunities. Large developments near the city core represent the best solution to the…

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