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Member Since: 2008

Member Offices: Chicago, San Francisco

As architects, designers, planners and consultants, Gensler partners with clients on some 3,000 projects every year. These projects can be as small as a wine label or as large as a new urban district.

With more than 4,000 professionals networked across 46 locations, they serve their clients as trusted advisors, combining localized expertise with global perspective wherever new opportunities arise.

Their work reflects an enduring commitment to sustainability, and the belief that design is one of the most powerful strategic tools for securing a lasting competitive advantage.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Cost Consulting; Interior Design; Marketing / Sales; Urban Design

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Gold

Member Since

2008

Member Offices

Chicago
San Francisco

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	Height
1	Shanghai Tower	632 m / 2,073 ft
2	Suzhou Zhongnan Center	499.2 m / 1,638 ft
3	Tower Fifth	474.4 m / 1,556 ft
4	International Land-Sea Center	458.2 m / 1,503 ft
5	Willis Tower	442.1 m / 1,451 ft
6	One Vanderbilt Avenue	427 m / 1,401 ft
7	Bank of America Tower	365.8 m / 1,200 ft
8	The St. Regis Chicago	362.9 m / 1,191 ft
9	Deji World Trade Center Tower 1	326.5 m / 1,071 ft
10	Huijin Center 1	320 m / 1,050 ft

Awards

Award of Excellence: The St. Regis Chicago

Best Tall Building 300-399 meters 2022

Ctbuh Leaders

Joe Fan

CTBUH Expert Chinese Translation Committee, 2016 – Present

Shanghai

Ashley Rogow

CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Chicago, 2019 – Present

Chicago

Reechal Mevada

CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee, 2021 – Present

New York City

Building Completions Timeline

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Videos

22 January 2021

Highlights - CTBUH China New Year Talk: Future City

Organized around the theme of the "future city," CTBUH held new year talk and Chinese book release in One Museum Place, Shanghai. The CTBUH China...

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Research

30 April 2018

Taking the Corporate Campus Vertical

The Tencent Seafront Towers bring a novel concept – the “vertical campus” – to Shenzhen. In housing the corporate headquarters of the fourth-largest internet company...

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Global News

22 June 2022

Laboratory Company Opening Office in Chicago's Tallest Building

Abbott Laboratories is opening a big new office at Willis Tower that could bring as many as 450 jobs downtown, a move meant to provide...

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Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Suzhou Zhongnan Center	Suzhou	-	729 m / 2,392 ft
2	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai	2015	632 m / 2,073 ft
3	Gateway Tower	Chicago	-	610 m / 2,001 ft
4	Evergrande Hefei Center T1	Hefei	2025	518 m / 1,699 ft
5	Shimao Fuzhou Tower	Fuzhou	-	518 m / 1,699 ft
6	The Constellation	Doha	-	500 m / 1,640 ft
7	Suzhou Zhongnan Center	Suzhou	2025	499 m / 1,638 ft
8	Tower Fifth	New York City	-	474 m / 1,556 ft
9	International Land-Sea Center	Chongqing	2024	458 m / 1,503 ft
10	Willis Tower	Chicago	1974	442 m / 1,451 ft
11	One Vanderbilt Avenue	New York City	2020	427 m / 1,401 ft
12	2 World Trade Center	New York City	-	403 m / 1,323 ft
13	Bank of America Tower	New York City	2009	366 m / 1,200 ft
14	The St. Regis Chicago	Chicago	2020	363 m / 1,191 ft
15	Four Seasons Hotel Tower 2	Mumbai	-	355 m / 1,165 ft
16	Xiamen Cross Strait Financial Centre	Xiamen	2025	344 m / 1,128 ft
17	Deji World Trade Center Tower 1	Nanjing	2022	327 m / 1,071 ft
18	Huijin Center 1	Guangzhou	2022	320 m / 1,050 ft
19	Chrysler Building	New York City	1930	319 m / 1,046 ft
20	New York Times Tower	New York City	2007	319 m / 1,046 ft
21	Fanya International Finance Building North	Kunming	2016	318 m / 1,043 ft
22	Fanya International Finance Building South	Kunming	2016	318 m / 1,043 ft
23	The Rainbow Gate Tower 1	Beijing	-	316 m / 1,037 ft
24	Botai Tower	Nanchang	-	315 m / 1,033 ft
25	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles	1990	310 m / 1,018 ft
26	KAFD World Trade Center	Riyadh	2022	304 m / 997 ft
27	Tameer Commercial Tower	Abu Dhabi	-	300 m / 984 ft
28	Xiamen Shimao Straits Tower B	Xiamen	2015	295 m / 969 ft
29	Shimao Qianhai Center	Shenzhen	2020	294 m / 966 ft
30	Concord International Centre	Chongqing	2017	290 m / 951 ft
31	Evergrande Hefei Center T5	Hefei	2023	290 m / 951 ft
32	Powerlong Center Tower 1	Tianjin	2019	290 m / 951 ft
33	Lumina Shanghai	Shanghai	2021	285 m / 935 ft
34	Rongmin Financial Center	Xi’an	2023	270 m / 886 ft
35	Sixth & Guadalupe	Austin	2023	267 m / 875 ft
36	GCC Bank Headquarters	Riyadh	2022	264 m / 866 ft
37	Evergrande Hefei Center T4	Hefei	2023	260 m / 853 ft
38	Devon Energy Center	Oklahoma City	2012	257 m / 844 ft
39	Le Phare de Quebec Tour 1	Quebec	-	250 m / 820 ft
40	Xiamen Shimao Straits Tower A	Xiamen	2015	250 m / 820 ft
41	One Museum Place	Shanghai	2018	249 m / 816 ft
42	Jia Fa Centre	Chongqing	2015	247 m / 811 ft
43	Tencent Seafront Tower 1	Shenzhen	2017	246 m / 806 ft
44	The St. Regis Jakarta Hotel and Residences	Jakarta	2021	244 m / 801 ft
45	Vanke Yun City	Shenzhen	2019	244 m / 800 ft
46	Waldorf Astoria + Magnolias Ratchaprasong	Bangkok	2016	242 m / 794 ft
47	Z14 Plot Tower 1	Beijing	2018	238 m / 781 ft
47	Z14 Plot Tower 2	Beijing	2018	238 m / 781 ft
49	The Bow	Calgary	2012	238 m / 779 ft
50	Palm Tower	Dubai	2020	232 m / 760 ft
51	Tameer Tower A	Abu Dhabi	-	227 m / 745 ft
51	Tameer Tower C	Abu Dhabi	-	227 m / 745 ft
53	Dawangjing 618 Tower 1	Beijing	2018	227 m / 745 ft
54	Sapphire Residences	Colombo	2022	225 m / 738 ft
55	Block 16	Austin	-	220 m / 723 ft
56	Huijin Center 2	Guangzhou	2022	220 m / 722 ft
57	Dawangjing 626 Tower 1	Beijing	2018	220 m / 722 ft
58	Xiamen International Centre Hotel Tower	Xiamen	2025	216 m / 709 ft
59	Dawangjing 626 Tower 2	Beijing	2018	216 m / 709 ft
60	JPMorgan Chase Tower	New York City	1960	216 m / 707 ft
61	21st Century Mansion	Shanghai	2009	210 m / 689 ft
62	Burj Alshaya West Tower	Kuwait City	2018	205 m / 673 ft
63	The Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles	Los Angeles	2010	203 m / 667 ft
64	BM Plaza Office Tower	Shanghai	2009	203 m / 666 ft
65	SJC Tower	Ho Chi Minh City	-	200 m / 656 ft
66	Phoenix International Book City East Tower	Suzhou	2013	200 m / 656 ft
67	Beijing Capital Land Lize Financial Center Tower 3	Beijing	-	200 m / 656 ft
67	Evergrande Hefei Center T3	Hefei	2023	200 m / 656 ft
69	One Market Square	Houston	-	198 m / 651 ft
70	550 Madison Avenue	New York City	1983	197 m / 647 ft
71	Riverwalk Place	Tampa	2022	195 m / 640 ft
72	Tencent Seafront Tower 2	Shenzhen	2017	195 m / 639 ft
73	Thea at Metropolis Tower 3	Los Angeles	2019	191 m / 627 ft
74	Park Tower 1	Dubai	2011	191 m / 627 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 49 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 393 other buildings of the same residential / 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.
74	Park Tower 2	Dubai	2011	191 m / 627 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 49 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 393 other buildings of the same residential / 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.
76	Pujiang International Finance Plaza	Shanghai	2014	190 m / 623 ft
77	79 Robinson Road	Singapore	2020	185 m / 607 ft
78	Aria Resort & Casino	Las Vegas	2009	183 m / 600 ft
79	The Iconic	Tysons Corner	-	183 m / 600 ft
80	Hearst Tower	New York City	2006	182 m / 597 ft
81	The Finance Centre	Taguig City	2018	180 m / 591 ft
82	Le Phare de Quebec Tour 2	Quebec	-	180 m / 591 ft
83	Wenzhou Donghai Square A	Wenzhou	2021	180 m / 591 ft
84	Citic Pacific Fortune Plaza 1	Shanghai	2021	180 m / 591 ft
85	Kamiyacho Trust Tower	Tokyo	2020	180 m / 591 ft
86	Fairmont Austin	Austin	2018	180 m / 591 ft
87	Powerlong Center Tower 2	Tianjin	2017	180 m / 590 ft
88	Citic Pacific Fortune Plaza 2	Shanghai	2021	177 m / 581 ft
89	Bank of America Tower	Houston	2019	177 m / 579 ft
90	Evergrande Hefei Center T2	Hefei	2023	170 m / 558 ft
91	Dawangjing 618 Tower 3	Beijing	2018	170 m / 557 ft
92	Deji World Trade Center Tower 2	Nanjing	2017	168 m / 551 ft
93	The Tower at PNC Plaza	Pittsburgh	2015	166 m / 544 ft
94	Lavenue Crown	Ho Chi Minh City	2023	160 m / 525 ft
95	399 Park Avenue	New York City	1961	160 m / 524 ft
96	RRI Energy Plaza	Houston	2003	158 m / 518 ft
97	The Hub on Causeway Office Tower	Boston	2021	155 m / 508 ft
98	One Indiana Square	Indianapolis	1969	154 m / 504 ft
99	Dawangjing 618 Tower 2	Beijing	2018	154 m / 504 ft
100	The Post Oak	Houston	2018	152 m / 499 ft
101	555 Collins Street	Melbourne	2023	152 m / 499 ft
102	388 Greenwich Street	New York City	1988	151 m / 496 ft
103	The Hub on Causeway Residential & Hotel Tower	Boston	2019	151 m / 495 ft
104	Ju Jie Financial Center Tower 1	Beijing	2019	150 m / 492 ft
105	Beijing Capital Land Lize Financial Center Hotel	Beijing	-	150 m / 492 ft
105	Beijing Capital Land Lize Financial Center Tower 1	Beijing	-	150 m / 492 ft
105	China Electronics Headquarters Tower 1	Shenzhen	-	150 m / 492 ft
108	WPP Campus	Shanghai	2015	150 m / 491 ft
109	Tameer Tower D	Abu Dhabi	-	150 m / 490 ft
110	Hess Tower	Houston	2010	149 m / 490 ft
111	1916 Boren Avenue	Seattle	-	148 m / 484 ft
112	Terrace Block	Los Angeles	2025	147 m / 483 ft
113	RASA Two	Bangkok	2021	147 m / 481 ft
114	Tameer Tower B	Abu Dhabi	-	146 m / 477 ft
115	Phoenix International Book City West Tower	Suzhou	2013	145 m / 476 ft
116	Moxy Los Angeles Downtown / AC Hotel Los Angeles Downtown	Los Angeles	2022	142 m / 465 ft
117	300 South Tryon	Charlotte	2017	141 m / 463 ft
118	Metropolis Tower 2	Los Angeles	2018	141 m / 461 ft
119	Custom House Tower	Cork	-	140 m / 459 ft
120	ITC One Hotel	Colombo	2021	140 m / 459 ft
121	The View at Tysons Building C-1	Tysons Corner	-	139 m / 455 ft
122	Aspire Post Oak	Houston	2021	138 m / 453 ft
123	Block 162	Denver	2021	138 m / 452 ft
124	Deji World Trade Center Tower 3	Nanjing	2016	136 m / 446 ft
124	Deji World Trade Center Tower 4	Nanjing	2016	136 m / 446 ft
126	Powerlong Center Tower 3	Tianjin	2015	136 m / 446 ft
127	TKE Innovation and Qualification Center Tower	Vinings	2023	136 m / 446 ft
128	Marriott Marquis Chicago	Chicago	2017	135 m / 444 ft
129	Metropolis Tower 1	Los Angeles	2017	135 m / 442 ft
130	Rajawali Headquarters	Jakarta	2021	132 m / 433 ft
131	Shirley Ryan AbilityLab	Chicago	2016	132 m / 431 ft
132	Central Park House	Burnaby	2025	131 m / 430 ft
133	Phoenix Observation Tower	Phoenix	-	130 m / 427 ft
134	360 North Green	Chicago	2024	130 m / 425 ft
135	Northshore	Austin	2016	129 m / 424 ft
136	One World Place	Taguig City	2015	129 m / 424 ft
137	The View at Tysons Building C-2B	Tysons Corner	-	128 m / 421 ft
138	Hackett Tower	The Woodlands	2014	127 m / 415 ft
139	Currency House Residence	Dubai	2009	126 m / 413 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 37 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,504 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.
140	1901 Minor Avenue North Tower	Seattle	-	126 m / 412 ft
140	1901 Minor Avenue South Tower	Seattle	-	126 m / 412 ft
142	Galter Pavilion	Chicago	1999	123 m / 402 ft
143	Symphony Honolulu	Honolulu	2016	122 m / 400 ft
144	Intercontinental Shanghai Puxi	Shanghai	2009	122 m / 400 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 32 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,123 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.
145	Manchester Pacific Gateway Block 1B	San Diego	2022	122 m / 400 ft
146	500 West 2nd Street	Austin	2017	122 m / 400 ft
147	The View at Tysons Building D-1	Tysons Corner	-	120 m / 394 ft
148	Beijing Capital Land Lize Financial Center Tower 2	Beijing	-	120 m / 394 ft
149	The View at Tysons Building C-2A	Tysons Corner	-	119 m / 389 ft
150	Third + Shoal	Austin	2018	118 m / 387 ft
151	World Plaza	Taguig City	-	115 m / 377 ft
152	Azure	Dallas	2007	114 m / 375 ft
153	77 Water Street	New York City	1970	114 m / 374 ft
154	501 Commerce	Nashville	2020	113 m / 371 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 26 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,691 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.
155	222 Second Street	San Francisco	2015	113 m / 370 ft
156	InterContinental New York Times Square	New York City	2010	111 m / 363 ft
157	Le Phare de Quebec Tour 3	Quebec	-	110 m / 361 ft
158	1111 Broadway	Oakland	1990	110 m / 360 ft
159	Amegy Tower	Houston	2016	108 m / 354 ft
160	Manchester Pacific Gateway Hotel North Tower	San Diego	2022	107 m / 350 ft
160	Manchester Pacific Gateway Hotel South Tower	San Diego	2022	107 m / 350 ft
162	Landmark Two	Los Angeles	2021	106 m / 349 ft
163	AVIC International Finance Center Commercial Tower 1	Chengdu	2017	105 m / 344 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,691 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.
163	AVIC International Finance Center Commercial Tower 2	Chengdu	2017	105 m / 344 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,691 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.
165	Three PNC Plaza	Pittsburgh	2010	105 m / 344 ft
166	One Fairchild	London	-	105 m / 343 ft
167	3 Columbus Circle	New York City	2011	102 m / 335 ft
168	Tysons Overlook	Tysons Corner	-	101 m / 330 ft
169	Wanda Vista Hotel	Kunming	2014	100 m / 328 ft
170	Wanda International Decorated Apartment 1	Kunming	2014	100 m / 328 ft
170	Wanda International Decorated Apartment 2	Kunming	2014	100 m / 328 ft
172	Union Pacific Center	Omaha	2004	100 m / 328 ft
173	Guotai Junan Securities Tower	Shanghai	2017	100 m / 327 ft
174	Two Gotham Center	New York City	2011	100 m / 327 ft
175	1133-1157 West Lake Street	Chicago	-	99 m / 325 ft
176	Mickey Leland Federal Building	Houston	1983	98 m / 320 ft
177	Reynolds Building	Winston-Salem	1929	96 m / 314 ft
178	Alina II	Los Angeles	2018	95 m / 312 ft
179	Four Seasons at Burj Alshaya	Kuwait City	2017	95 m / 312 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 25 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,123 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.
180	301 Howard Street	San Francisco	1988	94 m / 307 ft
181	200 Park Avenue	San Jose	2023	91 m / 300 ft
182	Feinberg Pavillion	Chicago	1999	91 m / 297 ft
183	167 North Green	Chicago	2021	88 m / 290 ft
184	Gr333n	Chicago	2020	88 m / 288 ft
185	Boro Tower	Tysons Corner	2019	87 m / 286 ft
186	22 West Washington	Chicago	2008	84 m / 276 ft
187	PPA 30 Parcel 5.01	Riyadh	2018	83 m / 272 ft
188	400 Record Street	Dallas	1984	82 m / 268 ft
189	Torre Universal	San José	2020	81 m / 265 ft
190	The Laura Hotel	Houston	2017	80 m / 263 ft
191	The Gate	Dubai	2004	80 m / 262 ft
192	Hotel Indigo at Metropolis	Los Angeles	2017	79 m / 260 ft
193	The Key at 12th	Oakland	2020	78 m / 256 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,691 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.
194	Manchester Pacific Gateway Navy Building	San Diego	2020	76 m / 250 ft
195	400 Hillsborough	Raleigh	-	74 m / 244 ft
196	Homewood Suites Hotel Chicago Downtown	Chicago	1999	74 m / 241 ft
197	LX57	New York City	1931	73 m / 239 ft
198	Michigan Central Station	Detroit	1913	70 m / 230 ft
199	WSFS Bank Center	Wilmington	2006	70 m / 230 ft
200	Vagelos Education Center	New York City	2016	70 m / 230 ft
201	Vantage Oak Park	Oak Park	2016	68 m / 223 ft
202	Inter-Continental Hotel-Houston	Houston	2002	68 m / 222 ft
203	The Post Office	Chicago	1932	66 m / 215 ft
204	U.S. Embassy, London	London	2018	65 m / 214 ft
205	TriBca	San José	2019	65 m / 213 ft
206	Le Phare de Quebec Tour 4	Quebec	-	60 m / 197 ft
207	MI Mobile Internet Technology Park	Beijing	2019	60 m / 197 ft
208	Century Plaza Hotel & Spa	Los Angeles	1966	54 m / 178 ft
209	The New Museum	New York City	2009	53 m / 174 ft
210	ALLY	Chicago	2022	44 m / 144 ft
211	209 North Racine Avenue	Chicago	-	42 m / 137 ft
212	The Landing	Tysons Corner	-	41 m / 133 ft
213	Stephen Avenue Quarter Tower 1	Calgary	-	- m / - ft
214	Stephen Avenue Quarter Tower 2	Calgary	-	- m / - ft
215	1300 South Figueroa	Los Angeles	-	- m / - ft
216	1600 South Figueroa	Los Angeles	-	- m / - ft
217	The Rainbow Gate Tower 2	Beijing	-	- m / - ft
218	Innovation Tower	Houston	2023	- m / - ft
219	Four Seasons Private Residences	Mumbai	2022	- m / - ft
220	Hazens LA Center Tower 2	Los Angeles	-	- m / - ft
220	JW Marriott Addition	Los Angeles	2023	- m / - ft
222	W Hotel Downtown Los Angeles	Los Angeles	-	- m / - ft
223	55 King Street	Melbourne	-	- m / - ft
223	Hazens LA Center Tower 1	Los Angeles	-	- m / - ft
223	One Beverly Hills South Tower	Beverly Hills	2024	- m / - ft
226	222 West 2nd Street	Los Angeles	-	- m / - ft
227	Hazens LA Center Tower 2	Los Angeles	-	- m / - ft
228	One Beverly Hills North Tower	Beverly Hills	2024	- m / - ft
229	FNB Financial Center	Pittsburgh	2022	- m / - ft
230	Fairmont Phoenix	Phoenix	2025	- m / - ft
230	Fig + Pico Tower 2	Los Angeles	2022	- m / - ft
232	Stephen Avenue Quarter Tower 3	Calgary	-	- m / - ft
233	Vermont Corridor Tower	Los Angeles	-	- m / - ft
234	845 South Olive Street	Los Angeles	-	- m / - ft
235	23rd and Market	Philadelphia	-	- m / - ft
236	One Station Hill	Reading	-	- m / - ft
237	Business Headquarters (BHQ)	Vinings	2021	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

14 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (55%), 88 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete (48%), 61 Buildings

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

Function
Material

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

Total: 126 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.

*Based on 159 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

Create your own charts using the Explore Data tool.

Designated Experts

Russell Gilchrist

Principal, Gensler

Chicago, United States

Stephen Katz

Senior Associate, Gensler

Chicago, United States

Peter Cho

Technical Director, Gensler

San Jose, United States

Sean O'Gorman

Design Manager, Gensler

Chicago, United States

Raymon Chen

Technical Director, Gensler

Shanghai, China

Jared Davis

Designer, Gensler

Chicago, United States

Rebecca Callcott

Technical Director, Gensler

Chicago, United States

Jennifer Liu

Managing Director Shanghai Office, Gensler

Shanghai, China

Ctbuh Leaders At Gensler

CTBUH Expert Chinese Translation Committee, 2016 – Present

Joe Fan

Principal / Technical Director, Gensler

Shanghai, China

CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Chicago, 2019 – Present

Ashley Rogow

Technical Director, Gensler

Chicago, United States

CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee, 2021 – Present

Reechal Mevada

NYC Job Captain, Gensler

New York City, https://www.skyscrapercenter.com

CTBUH New York City Chapter, 2021 – Present

Aysu Unal

architect, Gensler

New York City, United States

CTBUH Skyscraper Center Editorial Board, 2022 – Present

Jared Davis

Designer, Gensler

Chicago, United States

CTBUH Awards Renovation Jury, 2022

Stephen Katz

Senior Associate, Gensler

Chicago, United States

CTBUH Awards Best Tall Building Mixed-Use Jury, 2022

Xiaomei Lee

Regional Managing Principal, Greater China, Gensler

Shanghai, China

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22 January 2021 | Shanghai

Highlights - CTBUH China New Year Talk: Future City

Organized around the theme of the "future city," CTBUH held new year talk and Chinese book release in One Museum Place, Shanghai. The CTBUH China...

21 August 2017 | Taguig City

Flyover of The Finance Centre in Taguig City, Philippines

An aerial view of The Finance Centre in Taguig City, Philippines, while the building was topped out in 2017.

03 November 2016 | Chicago

2016 Awards - Session 3 Q&A

Alexander Durst, Chief Development Officer, The Durst Organization; Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Partner, Bjarke Ingels Group; Jianping Gu, General Manager, Shanghai Tower C&D; Grant Uhlir, Managing Director,...

03 November 2016 | Chicago

A Vernacular Megatall: Shanghai Tower

As the tallest building in China upon completion, Shanghai Tower has had an immediate and profound impact on the country’s perceptions of how a skyscraper...

03 November 2016 | Chicago

Interview: Shanghai Tower

Jianping Gu, General Manager, Shanghai Tower C&D, & Grant Uhlir, Managing Director, Gensler, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, the 2016 CTBUH...

17 October 2016 | London

Panel Discussion: Future Cities: What are the Biggest Threats and Opportunities?

Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. A panel discussing the challenges of growing urban populations throughout the globe.

18 September 2014 | Shanghai

Zhongnan Center Elevator System and Elevator Evacuation Design

Because super high-rise buildings are a very recent phenomenon, there are no specific building codes written for them. For any building over 50 stories, direct...

18 September 2014 | Shanghai

2014 Shanghai International Conference - Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 5 - Q & A

2014 Shanghai International Conference Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 5 Questions & Answers session with speakers Xiaomei Lee & Frederick Liu, Gensler, Kam Chuen (Vincent) Tse...

17 September 2014 | Shanghai

The ROI of User Experience

Although there has been much research on the performance of double skin façades, there are still arguments that challenge their costs-effectiveness. Using the Shanghai Tower...

17 September 2014 | Shanghai

2014 Shanghai International Conference - Shanghai Tower Room, Session 1 - Q & A

2014 Shanghai International Conference Shanghai Tower Room, Session 1 Questions & Answers session with speakers Jiang Wu, Tongji University, Benedict Tranel & Xiaomei Lee, Gensler...

22 January 2021 | Shanghai

Highlights - CTBUH China New Year Talk: Future City

Organized around the theme of the "future city," CTBUH held new year talk and Chinese book release in One Museum Place, Shanghai. The CTBUH China...

21 August 2017 | Taguig City

Flyover of The Finance Centre in Taguig City, Philippines

An aerial view of The Finance Centre in Taguig City, Philippines, while the building was topped out in 2017.

03 November 2016 | Chicago

2016 Awards - Session 3 Q&A

03 November 2016 | Chicago

A Vernacular Megatall: Shanghai Tower

As the tallest building in China upon completion, Shanghai Tower has had an immediate and profound impact on the country’s perceptions of how a skyscraper...

03 November 2016 | Chicago

Interview: Shanghai Tower

Jianping Gu, General Manager, Shanghai Tower C&D, & Grant Uhlir, Managing Director, Gensler, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, the 2016 CTBUH...

17 October 2016 | London

Panel Discussion: Future Cities: What are the Biggest Threats and Opportunities?

Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. A panel discussing the challenges of growing urban populations throughout the globe.

18 September 2014 | Shanghai

Zhongnan Center Elevator System and Elevator Evacuation Design

Because super high-rise buildings are a very recent phenomenon, there are no specific building codes written for them. For any building over 50 stories, direct...

18 September 2014 | Shanghai

2014 Shanghai International Conference - Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 5 - Q & A

2014 Shanghai International Conference Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 5 Questions & Answers session with speakers Xiaomei Lee & Frederick Liu, Gensler, Kam Chuen (Vincent) Tse...

17 September 2014 | Shanghai

The ROI of User Experience

Although there has been much research on the performance of double skin façades, there are still arguments that challenge their costs-effectiveness. Using the Shanghai Tower...

17 September 2014 | Shanghai

2014 Shanghai International Conference - Shanghai Tower Room, Session 1 - Q & A

2014 Shanghai International Conference Shanghai Tower Room, Session 1 Questions & Answers session with speakers Jiang Wu, Tongji University, Benedict Tranel & Xiaomei Lee, Gensler...

Research

30 April 2018

Taking the Corporate Campus Vertical

Jonathan Ward, NBBJ; Jiemin Ding, TJAD; Tim Etherington, Gensler

The Tencent Seafront Towers bring a novel concept – the “vertical campus” – to Shenzhen. In housing the corporate headquarters of the fourth-largest internet company...

17 October 2016

Façade Construction in China: Journey to Lean Design

Allan Chung, Gensler; Ivan Mutis, Illinois Institute of Technology

There is a recent trend in the construction industry to implement “lean concepts,” a management strategy based upon the Toyota Production System philosophy. While the...

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...

28 April 2016

Designing a Data-Driven, Humanistic High-Rise

Ben Tranel & Hao Ko, Gensler

Much attention has been given to how data and “the cloud” will revolutionize the workplace. Indeed, the way we work is rapidly changing, though many...

26 October 2015

Base Instincts

Tom Ford & Russell Gilchrist, Gensler

Recent development has included significant advancement in the development of tall buildings. While the design achievement and skyline contributions have been significant, there has been...

26 October 2015

Context, Climate, Culture – Investigating Place in Tall Building Design

Robert Goodwin, Perkins + Will

Should a tower in Moscow look like one in Dubai? Once one entered a city and marveled at the unique magic of its architecture –...

16 September 2014

The Payoff for Investing in the Human Experience

Benedict Tranel & Xiaomei Lee, Gensler

In this chapter, Shanghai Tower is introduced along side The Tower at PNC Plaza, to posit that economic propositions for double-façade design solutions must go...

16 September 2014

The Parametric Design of Shanghai Tower’s Form and Façade

Jun Xia & Michael Peng, Gensler

The Shanghai Tower was only made possible by using innovative design ideas, integrated technology, and advanced tools. This paper is centered around the project as...

16 September 2014

Design for Vertical Habitation

Jun Xia, Elizabeth Michalska, Wendy Wong & Raymon Chen, Gensler

This chapter describes the main principles behind the architectural design of the building. Its architectural expression and functional organization achieve not only iconic landmark status,...

16 September 2014

Elevator Systems and Elevator Evacuation Design

Xiaomei Lee, Frederick Liu & Liming Zhou, Gensler; Steve Edgett, Edgett Williams Consulting Group, Inc.

Because supertall and megatall buildings are a very recent phenomenon, there are no specific building codes written for them. For any building over 50 stories,...