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Member Since: 1995

Member Offices: Shanghai

CallisonRTKL is a global architecture, planning and design practice. Over the last 70 years, we have created some of the world’s most memorable and successful environments for developers, retailers, investors, institutions and public entities. Our legacy provides us with the tools to respond to today’s needs and the insight to forecast future industry trends. We know that staying ahead is as much about mastering the bottom line as it is about understanding people and culture. That’s why our firm revels in disruption—in attacking old problems in new ways, in shifting paradigms and challenging conventional wisdom. With more than four decades of experience creating retail environments, platforms and solutions for some of the industry’s biggest disrupters, we understand what’s driving today’s market and tomorrow’s consumers.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Interior Design; Urban Design

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Gold

Member Since

1995

Member Offices

Shanghai

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Azure Coast Tower	Qingdao	-	400 m / 1,312 ft
2	Wuxi Suning Plaza 1	Wuxi	2014	328 m / 1,076 ft
3	Shimao Pingshan Center	Shenzhen	2023	302 m / 991 ft
4	Figueroa Centre	Los Angeles	2023	297.2 m / 975 ft
5	Kunming Rainbow Yunnan First City Tower 1	Kunming	2022	286 m / 938 ft
6	China Resources Center 2	Hefei	2017	280 m / 919 ft
7	Fortune Jinmao Tower A	Lanzhou	2020	278 m / 912 ft
8	Lotte Center Hanoi	Hanoi	2014	272 m / 892 ft
9	Naberezhnaya Tower Block C	Moscow	2007	268.4 m / 881 ft
10	66 Tower 1	Shanghai	2005	261.8 m / 859 ft

Building Completions Timeline

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Videos

26 October 2015

High-Density, Mixed-Use Developments and the Guiyang Riverside Theatre Project

This presentation examines the strategies necessary to create responsible and profitable high-density, mixed-use developments, specifically in the Asian market. Using the Guiyang Riverside Theatre project...

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Research

01 February 2017

From Unseen to Iconic: Contextual Designs For China’s Large-Scale Mixed-Use Complexes

As the high-rise phenomenon moves from first- to second- and third-tier cities in China, high-density vertical urban developments are shaping the future identities of these...

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Global News

16 December 2019

Site Acquired for Proposed Residential Complex in Los Angeles

Chinese developer City Century has acquired a prime development site across the street from L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, where it intends to build...

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Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Lotte World II Hotel	Seoul	-	800 m / 2,625 ft
2	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai	-	508 m / 1,667 ft
3	Kaisa Feng Long Centre	Shenzhen	-	500 m / 1,640 ft
4	Nantong 408	Nantong	-	408 m / 1,339 ft
4	Nantong Zhongnan Tower	Nantong	-	408 m / 1,339 ft
6	Net-Zero Tower	Qingdao	-	400 m / 1,312 ft
7	Azure Coast Tower	Qingdao	-	400 m / 1,312 ft
8	Imperial 3	Mumbai	-	355 m / 1,165 ft
9	Wuxi Suning Plaza 1	Wuxi	2014	328 m / 1,076 ft
10	Bashang Jie North Tower	Hefei	-	317 m / 1,040 ft
11	Bashang Jie South Tower	Hefei	-	310 m / 1,016 ft
12	Shimao Pingshan Center	Shenzhen	2023	302 m / 991 ft
13	Figueroa Centre	Los Angeles	2023	297 m / 975 ft
14	Kunming Rainbow Yunnan First City Tower 1	Kunming	2022	286 m / 938 ft
15	China Resources Center 2	Hefei	2017	280 m / 919 ft
15	One Liberty Tower (Sandton City)	Johannesburg	-	280 m / 919 ft
17	Fortune Jinmao Tower A	Lanzhou	2020	278 m / 912 ft
18	Landmark Riverside A1	Chongqing	-	276 m / 906 ft
19	Brickell Financial Centre Phase II	Miami	-	275 m / 902 ft
20	Lotte Center Hanoi	Hanoi	2014	272 m / 892 ft
21	Naberezhnaya Tower Block C	Moscow	2007	268 m / 881 ft
22	Shagang Tower 1	Zhangjiagang	-	268 m / 879 ft
23	66 Tower 1	Shanghai	2005	262 m / 859 ft
23	66 Tower 2	Shanghai	2005	262 m / 859 ft
25	Burj Vista Tower 1	Dubai	2018	255 m / 835 ft
26	Raffles Hotel	Jakarta	2015	253 m / 831 ft
27	Belgrade Tower at Belgrade on The Water	Belgrade	-	250 m / 820 ft
28	The 42	Kolkata	2019	249 m / 817 ft
29	Fifth & Hill	Los Angeles	-	241 m / 789 ft
30	Crescent Bay Tower 6	Mumbai	2019	240 m / 786 ft
31	Jinmao International Plaza Tower 1	Changsha	2017	238 m / 781 ft
32	Jinmao International Plaza Tower 2	Changsha	2017	237 m / 777 ft
33	Changsha Xinhe Delta Office	Changsha	2014	235 m / 771 ft
34	Shuibei Jewelry Headquarters Tower A	Shenzhen	2018	232 m / 762 ft
35	Menara BCA	Jakarta	2008	230 m / 755 ft
36	UNI-Center Tower A	Shenzhen	2017	225 m / 738 ft
37	China Resources Building	Chongqing	2016	224 m / 734 ft
38	Crescent Bay Tower 5	Mumbai	2019	223 m / 730 ft
39	Waldorf Astoria Chengdu	Chengdu	2017	220 m / 722 ft
40	CIMC Shenzhen Qianhai East Tower	Shenzhen	2021	220 m / 722 ft
41	China Resources Center 1	Hefei	2016	218 m / 716 ft
42	AVIC Center Office Tower	Shenzhen	2013	216 m / 710 ft
43	Kempinski Residences	Jakarta	2008	215 m / 705 ft
44	World Trade Center 1	Yiwu	2016	215 m / 705 ft
45	Maike Centre Office Tower	Xi’an	2017	215 m / 705 ft
46	Shenzhen Gemdale Viseen South Tower	Shenzhen	2021	212 m / 694 ft
47	Ciputra World Residential Tower	Jakarta	2014	207 m / 679 ft
48	Crescent Bay Tower 4	Mumbai	2019	207 m / 677 ft
49	Oceanwide Plaza Tower I	Los Angeles	2021	206 m / 677 ft
50	Union Bank Plaza	Pasig	2004	206 m / 676 ft
51	Eye Park 1	Dubai	-	206 m / 676 ft
51	Eye Park 2	Dubai	-	206 m / 676 ft
51	Eye Park 3	Dubai	-	206 m / 676 ft
51	Eye Park 4	Dubai	-	206 m / 676 ft
51	Eye Park 5	Dubai	-	206 m / 676 ft
51	Eye Park 6	Dubai	-	206 m / 676 ft
57	Chengdu Fantasia Meinian Plaza, Tower C	Chengdu	2016	204 m / 670 ft
57	Chengdu Fantasia Meinian Plaza, Tower D	Chengdu	2016	204 m / 670 ft
59	Huarun Tower	Chengdu	2012	201 m / 659 ft
60	Crescent Bay Tower 3	Mumbai	2022	200 m / 656 ft
61	Grand Hyatt Shenzhen	Shenzhen	2009	195 m / 639 ft
62	DBS Bank Tower	Jakarta	2013	194 m / 636 ft
63	Viridian at Greenhills	San Juan (PH)	2016	190 m / 623 ft
64	CIMC Shenzhen Qianhai West Tower	Shenzhen	2021	189 m / 620 ft
65	Shagang Tower 2	Zhangjiagang	-	188 m / 617 ft
66	Crescent Bay Tower 2	Mumbai	2019	187 m / 615 ft
67	Warsaw Trade Tower	Warsaw	1999	187 m / 614 ft
68	COFCO Tianjin Joy City Office Tower	Tianjin	2015	186 m / 609 ft
69	City Centre	Seattle	1989	185 m / 606 ft
70	Gables Republic Tower	Dallas	1954	184 m / 602 ft
71	UNI-Center Tower 5	Shenzhen	2017	182 m / 598 ft
72	PPA 30 Parcel 4.09	Riyadh	2015	182 m / 597 ft
73	UNI-Center Tower 6	Shenzhen	2017	182 m / 596 ft
74	UNI-Center Tower 1	Shenzhen	2017	181 m / 594 ft
74	UNI-Center Tower 3	Shenzhen	2017	181 m / 594 ft
76	Crescent Bay Tower 1	Mumbai	2019	181 m / 594 ft
77	H Office Tower	Dubai	2007	174 m / 569 ft
78	Xi'an International Center, T6	Xi’an	2017	172 m / 564 ft
79	Xi'an International Center, T7	Xi’an	2017	172 m / 564 ft
80	Shenzhen Gemdale Viseen North Tower	Shenzhen	2021	171 m / 561 ft
81	Kunming Rainbow Yunnan First City Tower 2	Kunming	2022	171 m / 561 ft
82	Yintai Center Tower 2	Chengdu	2016	170 m / 558 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 39 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,230 other buildings of the same office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
82	Yintai Center Tower 3	Chengdu	2016	170 m / 558 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 39 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,230 other buildings of the same office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
84	Xi'an Yanzhan, T6	Xi’an	2017	170 m / 558 ft
84	Xi'an Yanzhan, T7	Xi’an	2017	170 m / 558 ft
86	Fortune Jinmao Tower B	Lanzhou	2020	170 m / 558 ft
87	Taskin City Plaza, B1	Changsha	2016	168 m / 552 ft
87	Taskin City Plaza, B2	Changsha	2016	168 m / 552 ft
89	Guro Center Tower I	Seoul	-	168 m / 551 ft
89	Guro Center Tower II	Seoul	-	168 m / 551 ft
89	Guro Center Tower III	Seoul	-	168 m / 551 ft
92	San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter	San Antonio	1988	166 m / 546 ft
93	Shuibei Jewelry Headquarters Block B	Shenzhen	2018	166 m / 546 ft
94	China Life Tower	Shenzhen	2016	165 m / 541 ft
94	Podium	Dubai	-	165 m / 541 ft
96	The Avenues T1	Riyadh	2023	164 m / 538 ft
97	Chengdu Fantasia Meinian Plaza, Tower B	Chengdu	2016	164 m / 537 ft
98	2929 Weslayan	Houston	2015	163 m / 533 ft
99	Oceanwide Plaza Tower II	Los Angeles	2021	162 m / 530 ft
99	Oceanwide Plaza Tower III	Los Angeles	2021	162 m / 530 ft
101	Maike Centre Hotel Tower	Xi’an	2017	161 m / 529 ft
102	UNI-Center Tower B	Shenzhen	2017	161 m / 529 ft
103	Plaza BII Tower II	Jakarta	-	160 m / 526 ft
104	The Avenues T2	Riyadh	2023	160 m / 525 ft
104	The Avenues T3	Riyadh	2023	160 m / 525 ft
106	Doyen ARC Central Square	Chongqing	2013	160 m / 525 ft
107	UNI-Center Tower 2	Shenzhen	2017	159 m / 521 ft
108	China Resources Plaza Block B	Chongqing	2015	159 m / 520 ft
109	Landmark Riverside T10	Chongqing	2016	158 m / 520 ft
109	Landmark Riverside T11	Chongqing	2020	158 m / 520 ft
109	Landmark Riverside T9	Chongqing	2014	158 m / 520 ft
112	UNI-Center Tower 7	Shenzhen	2017	158 m / 518 ft
113	UNI-Center Tower 4	Shenzhen	2017	158 m / 517 ft
114	Yintai Center Tower 4	Chengdu	2016	157 m / 515 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 46 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,139 other buildings of the same residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
115	Saitama-Shintoshin National Government Building Tower 1	Saitama	2000	154 m / 505 ft
116	China Resources Plaza Block A	Chongqing	2015	151 m / 496 ft
117	Co-op Starclass Residential Complex Tower 1	Seoul	2010	150 m / 493 ft
118	Dong Yang Group Headquarters	Seoul	-	150 m / 492 ft
119	Avila South Tower	Quezon City	2018	150 m / 492 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 44 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,139 other buildings of the same residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
120	Venetian Macau Hotel Tower	Macau	2007	148 m / 485 ft
121	Brickell World Plaza at 600 Brickell	Miami	2011	148 m / 484 ft
122	Talan Tower 1	Nur-Sultan	2017	146 m / 478 ft
123	PP 10 Parcel 3.04 Office Tower	Riyadh	2014	145 m / 474 ft
124	Co-op Starclass Residential Complex Tower 2	Seoul	2010	144 m / 472 ft
125	Hopson International Center Tower 1	Shanghai	2015	143 m / 469 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 33 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,230 other buildings of the same office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
126	H Hotel & Convention Center Hotel Tower	Dubai	2007	143 m / 468 ft
127	Jinmao Meixi Lake Residential Tower 19	Changsha	2017	140 m / 459 ft
127	Jinmao Meixi Lake Residential Tower 20	Changsha	2017	140 m / 459 ft
127	Jinmao Meixi Lake Residential Tower 21	Changsha	2017	140 m / 459 ft
130	Commerce Place	Baltimore	1992	138 m / 454 ft
131	PPA 30 Parcel 3.09	Riyadh	2017	138 m / 453 ft
132	Fifth Third Center	Cleveland	1991	136 m / 446 ft
133	Saudi British Bank Tower	Riyadh	2021	135 m / 443 ft
134	5 Corporate Avenue	Shanghai	2014	135 m / 441 ft
135	Jinmao Meixi Lake Residential Tower 17	Changsha	2017	134 m / 439 ft
135	Jinmao Meixi Lake Residential Tower 18	Changsha	2017	134 m / 439 ft
137	China Life Tower	Beijing	1998	131 m / 429 ft
138	Yongsan 3 District Dongbu Asterium 1	Seoul	2012	129 m / 423 ft
138	Yongsan 3 District Dongbu Asterium 2	Seoul	2012	129 m / 423 ft
140	Naberezhnaya Tower Block B	Moscow	2006	127 m / 417 ft
141	11th and B	San Diego	-	126 m / 414 ft
142	Park and Boulevard	San Diego	-	122 m / 400 ft
143	Perla	Los Angeles	2020	118 m / 388 ft
144	Alliance Bank Tower	Phoenix	2010	117 m / 385 ft
145	Changsha Xinhe Delta Hotel	Changsha	2014	117 m / 383 ft
146	Torre Europa	Madrid	1985	116 m / 381 ft
147	SunTrust International Center	Miami	1973	114 m / 375 ft
148	West 8th	Seattle	2009	110 m / 360 ft
149	City Center	Bellevue	1986	109 m / 358 ft
150	Crowne Plaza Hotel Downtown Seattle	Seattle	1980	107 m / 351 ft
151	Westlake Center	Seattle	1988	105 m / 345 ft
152	1801 North Lynn Street	Arlington	2002	105 m / 344 ft
153	Charles Center South	Baltimore	1975	101 m / 330 ft
153	Wells Fargo Tower	Baltimore	1985	101 m / 330 ft
155	Xi'an Yanzhan, T1	Xi’an	2017	100 m / 328 ft
155	Xi'an Yanzhan, T9	Xi’an	2017	100 m / 328 ft
157	Xi'an Yanzhan, T5	Xi’an	2017	100 m / 328 ft
158	Renaissance Seattle Hotel	Seattle	1983	99 m / 325 ft
159	Harmony Plaza Harbin- Parcel 4- (T2)	Harbin	2016	99 m / 325 ft
160	Harmony Plaza Harbin- Parcel 4- (T1)	Harbin	2016	99 m / 325 ft
161	360 Market Square	Indianapolis	2017	99 m / 324 ft
162	The Monarch	Austin	2008	99 m / 323 ft
163	PP 10 Parcel 3.04 Residential Tower	Riyadh	2014	98 m / 320 ft
164	120 East Baltimore Street	Baltimore	1989	98 m / 320 ft
165	W Hotel	Seattle	1999	97 m / 318 ft
166	Macy's Building	Cincinnati	1978	97 m / 317 ft
167	Metropolitan Tower	Seattle	2001	93 m / 305 ft
168	Baccarat Residences Tower 1	Shanghai	2012	92 m / 302 ft
168	Baccarat Residences Tower 2	Shanghai	2012	92 m / 302 ft
170	The Beacon	Amsterdam	-	92 m / 302 ft
171	717 Olympic	Los Angeles	2008	90 m / 296 ft
172	Arora Tower	London	2016	87 m / 284 ft
173	Cityscape Tower 2	Phoenix	2014	86 m / 283 ft
174	Avila North Tower	Quezon City	2018	85 m / 279 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 25 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,139 other buildings of the same residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
175	PP 10 Parcel 3.05 Office Tower	Riyadh	2014	83 m / 274 ft
176	4th and Bell	Seattle	-	83 m / 273 ft
177	Park Place	Seattle	1972	83 m / 272 ft
178	750 East Pratt Street	Baltimore	2002	83 m / 272 ft
179	Harbor Steps Southeast	Seattle	1994	81 m / 267 ft
180	Seattle Sheraton Union Street Tower	Seattle	2007	81 m / 265 ft
181	The Martin	Seattle	2013	78 m / 255 ft
182	4040 Wilson Boulevard	Arlington	-	76 m / 250 ft
183	Hyatt Regency Shanghai, Wujiaochang	Shanghai	2015	76 m / 249 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 20 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,092 other buildings of the same hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
184	1800 Ninth Avenue	Seattle	1990	72 m / 236 ft
185	Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor	Baltimore	2008	68 m / 224 ft
186	PP 10 Parcel 3.05 Residential Tower	Riyadh	2014	67 m / 220 ft
187	Cosmopolitan	San Juan	2010	65 m / 213 ft
188	Enso at 2201 Westlake	Seattle	2009	63 m / 208 ft
189	Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner Center	Tysons Corner	2015	61 m / 200 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 16 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,092 other buildings of the same hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
190	Liberty Center South Secure Office	Arlington	2013	55 m / 180 ft
191	PPA 30 Parcel 2.05 Office Tower	Riyadh	2018	48 m / 157 ft
192	PPA 30 Parcel 2.05 Residential Tower	Riyadh	2018	40 m / 131 ft
193	Maven Tower 1	Pasig	-	- m / - ft
194	Balikpapan City Center Residential Tower 1	Balikpapan	2019	- m / - ft
194	Balikpapan City Center Residential Tower 2	Balikpapan	2019	- m / - ft
194	Shimao Pingshan Center Tower 2	Shenzhen	2023	- m / - ft
197	Maven Tower 2	Pasig	-	- m / - ft
198	Balikpapan City Center Office Tower 1	Balikpapan	2019	- m / - ft
198	Balikpapan City Center Office Tower 2	Balikpapan	2019	- m / - ft
200	Shanghai Changzheng Hospital Pudong Bed Tower	Shanghai	-	- m / - ft
201	Shanghai Changzheng Hospital Pudong Military Tower	Shanghai	-	- m / - ft
202	One Station Hill	Reading	-	- m / - ft
203	Shanghai Changzheng Hospital Pudong Administration Tower	Shanghai	-	- m / - ft
204	Shanghai Changzheng Hospital Pudong VIP Tower	Shanghai	-	- m / - ft
205	Al Khiran Development Hotel Tower	Al Wafrah	-	- m / - ft
205	Al Khiran Development Residential Tower 1	Al Wafrah	-	- m / - ft
205	Al Khiran Development Residential Tower 2	Al Wafrah	-	- m / - ft
205	Al Khiran Development Seviced Apartment Tower	Al Wafrah	-	- m / - ft
205	The Avenues T4	Riyadh	2023	- m / - ft
205	The Avenues T5	Riyadh	2023	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

11 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (47%), 74 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete (66%), 77 Buildings

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.

Function
Material

Total: 159 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.

Total: 116 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.

*Based on 160 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

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High-Density, Mixed-Use Developments and the Guiyang Riverside Theatre Project

26 October 2015 | New York City

2015 New York Conference - Session 1a - Q&A

2015 New York Conference Session 1a Questions & Answers session with speakers Scott Duncan, SOM, Greg Yager, RTKL, and Thomas Balsley, Thomas Balsley Associates.

03 March 2008 | Dubai

Sustainable Design in South Korea and Vietnam

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01 February 2017

From Unseen to Iconic: Contextual Designs For China’s Large-Scale Mixed-Use Complexes

Quanhong Li, CallisonRTKL

As the high-rise phenomenon moves from first- to second- and third-tier cities in China, high-density vertical urban developments are shaping the future identities of these...

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The Tower of the Future

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It’s a well-known and oft-quoted statistic: by the year 2050, 70 percent of the world’s population will live in urban areas. What we don’t yet...

17 October 2016

Changing Market Forces and Their Impacts on Tall Building Planning and Design: A Case Study

Ro Shroff, CallisonRTKL

This paper articulates how changing market conditions and other variables impact the design process for tall buildings in general and a 355m tall luxury residential...

17 October 2016

Cities to Megacities: Perspectives

CTBUH 2016 Conference Speakers

The CTBUH 2016 International Conference is being held in the three cities of the Pearl River Delta, the world’s largest “megacity,” projected to have 120...

26 October 2015

High-Density, Mixed-Use Developments and the Guiyang Riverside Theatre Project

Greg Yager, RTKL

Guiyang Riverside Theatre project illustrates the strategies necessary to create responsible and profitable high-density, mixed-use developments that capture the full potential of a site, specifically...

16 September 2014

Two-In-One Tower: An Expansion in Typology and Technology in Hanoi

Matthias Olt, Callison; Hi Sun Choi, Thornton Tomasetti

Standing 267m tall, Lotte Center Hanoi is Vietnam’s second tallest tower and set to open this summer. Innovative high-rise design solutions were incorporated that respond...

03 March 2008

Sustainable Design in South Korea and Vietnam

Matthias A. Olt & James P. Rothwell, Callison Architecture

In an age when high-rise design is driven by grandeur aspirations of tallest and biggest, 2 high-rise towers in South Korea and Vietnam provide examples...

26 February 2001

Emerging Trends in Retail and Entertainment Developments

Ro Shroff, Callison

As the world gets more urbanized and cities continue to be the experimental grounds for changing lifestyles, it is an appropriate juncture to step back,...

01 February 2017

From Unseen to Iconic: Contextual Designs For China’s Large-Scale Mixed-Use Complexes

Quanhong Li, CallisonRTKL

As the high-rise phenomenon moves from first- to second- and third-tier cities in China, high-density vertical urban developments are shaping the future identities of these...

17 October 2016

The Tower of the Future

Kenneth Turner, CallisonRTKL

It’s a well-known and oft-quoted statistic: by the year 2050, 70 percent of the world’s population will live in urban areas. What we don’t yet...

17 October 2016

Changing Market Forces and Their Impacts on Tall Building Planning and Design: A Case Study

Ro Shroff, CallisonRTKL

This paper articulates how changing market conditions and other variables impact the design process for tall buildings in general and a 355m tall luxury residential...

17 October 2016

Cities to Megacities: Perspectives

CTBUH 2016 Conference Speakers

The CTBUH 2016 International Conference is being held in the three cities of the Pearl River Delta, the world’s largest “megacity,” projected to have 120...

26 October 2015

High-Density, Mixed-Use Developments and the Guiyang Riverside Theatre Project

Greg Yager, RTKL

16 September 2014

Two-In-One Tower: An Expansion in Typology and Technology in Hanoi

Matthias Olt, Callison; Hi Sun Choi, Thornton Tomasetti

Standing 267m tall, Lotte Center Hanoi is Vietnam’s second tallest tower and set to open this summer. Innovative high-rise design solutions were incorporated that respond...

03 March 2008

Sustainable Design in South Korea and Vietnam

Matthias A. Olt & James P. Rothwell, Callison Architecture

In an age when high-rise design is driven by grandeur aspirations of tallest and biggest, 2 high-rise towers in South Korea and Vietnam provide examples...

26 February 2001

Emerging Trends in Retail and Entertainment Developments

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As the world gets more urbanized and cities continue to be the experimental grounds for changing lifestyles, it is an appropriate juncture to step back,...

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Site Acquired for Proposed Residential Complex in Los Angeles

Chinese developer City Century has acquired a prime development site across the street from L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, where it intends to build...

16 December 2019

Site Acquired for Proposed Residential Complex in Los Angeles

Chinese developer City Century has acquired a prime development site across the street from L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, where it intends to build...

16 December 2019

Site Acquired for Proposed Residential Complex in Los Angeles

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13 September 2019

Proposed Skyscraper Glides through Los Angeles Planning Commission

Plans for what could become one of Downtown’s most unique-looking skyscrapers received unanimous approval today from the Los Angeles city planning commission. With cantilevered swimming...

20 March 2019

Proposed San Diego Tower Moves Closer to Approval

A proposed 40-story apartment development in the East Village community of San Diego got high marks from the design committee of downtown’s planning agency, Civic...

20 March 2019

Proposed San Diego Tower Moves Closer to Approval

A proposed 40-story apartment development in the East Village community of San Diego got high marks from the design committee of downtown’s planning agency, Civic...

30 January 2019

Work On Hold at Oceanwide Plaza in Los Angeles

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02 November 2018

New Details Emerge for 53-Story Los Angeles Project

Arquitectonica and JMF Development Co. are moving forward with their plans to build a 53-story tower adjacent to Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles. The City...

16 December 2019

Site Acquired for Proposed Residential Complex in Los Angeles

Chinese developer City Century has acquired a prime development site across the street from L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, where it intends to build...

16 December 2019

Site Acquired for Proposed Residential Complex in Los Angeles

Chinese developer City Century has acquired a prime development site across the street from L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, where it intends to build...

16 December 2019

Site Acquired for Proposed Residential Complex in Los Angeles

Chinese developer City Century has acquired a prime development site across the street from L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, where it intends to build...

13 September 2019

Proposed Skyscraper Glides through Los Angeles Planning Commission

Plans for what could become one of Downtown’s most unique-looking skyscrapers received unanimous approval today from the Los Angeles city planning commission. With cantilevered swimming...

20 March 2019

Proposed San Diego Tower Moves Closer to Approval

A proposed 40-story apartment development in the East Village community of San Diego got high marks from the design committee of downtown’s planning agency, Civic...

20 March 2019

Proposed San Diego Tower Moves Closer to Approval

A proposed 40-story apartment development in the East Village community of San Diego got high marks from the design committee of downtown’s planning agency, Civic...

30 January 2019

Work On Hold at Oceanwide Plaza in Los Angeles

Construction on one of the largest projects under construction in Downtown Los Angeles, Oceanwide Plaza, has ground to a halt, according to The Los Angeles...

30 January 2019

Work On Hold at Oceanwide Plaza in Los Angeles

Construction on one of the largest projects under construction in Downtown Los Angeles, Oceanwide Plaza, has ground to a halt, according to The Los Angeles...

30 January 2019

Work On Hold at Oceanwide Plaza in Los Angeles

Construction on one of the largest projects under construction in Downtown Los Angeles, Oceanwide Plaza, has ground to a halt, according to The Los Angeles...

02 November 2018

New Details Emerge for 53-Story Los Angeles Project

Arquitectonica and JMF Development Co. are moving forward with their plans to build a 53-story tower adjacent to Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles.  The City...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving CallisonRTKL

Skybridges: Bringing the Horizontal into the Vertical Realm

02 July 2020

This symposium gathered many successful practitioners sharing their experiences and discussing the recreation of the urban realm in the sky through connections between buildings at height.

CTBUH Holds Half-Day Skybridges Symposium

18 July 2019

More than 100 attendees gathered at Linked Hybrid for a symposium held in conjunction with the forthcoming skybridge research project, “Bringing the Horizontal Into the Vertical Realm.”

CTBUH China Participates in Vertical Marathon

25 November 2018

CTBUH China participated in the Shanghai Tower International Vertical Marathon, climbing to the 119th floor of the building.

CTBUH Trustees Convene in Dubai

21 October 2018

The CTBUH Board of Trustees met for the second time in 2018, just prior to the 2018 Middle East Conference, to undertake high level discussions on the Council's future.

Regional Representatives Meet at 2018 Middle East Conference

20 October 2018

CTBUH Chapters, Regional Representatives, and Future Leaders Committees met during the Middle East Conference for a discussion on the Council's regional growth and global initiatives.