CTBUH Gold Member

Goettsch Partners

About

Member Since: 2004

Member Offices: Chicago

Website: http://www.gpchicago.com

Goettsch Partners (GP), through a progression of leadership transitions, traces its roots to 1938 when Mies van der Rohe established his design practice in Chicago. GP is an innovative architecture firm with a global perspective, emphasizing a singular design approach across offices in Chicago, Denver and Shanghai.

Focused on combining exceptional design, technical expertise and unmatched service, the firm creates measurable value and environmentally responsible solutions. Services include architecture, interiors, planning and building enclosure design. Diverse projects around the world share a consistent emphasis on bringing bold design clarity to complex challenges.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture

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.

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Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

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Height
1 Guangxi China Resources Tower
402.7 m / 1,321  ft
2 Greenland Optics Valley Center Landmark Tower
400 m / 1,312  ft
3 Nanjing International Center 3
306 m / 1,004  ft
4 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 1
298.5 m / 979  ft
5 R&F Yingkai Square
296.2 m / 972  ft
6 One Chicago - 14 West Superior
295.8 m / 971  ft
7 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Office Tower 1
293 m / 961  ft
8 Changchun China Resources Center Tower 1
282.7 m / 927  ft
9 Hangzhou R&F Center Tower 1
280 m / 919  ft
10 Wuhan China Resources Center Tower 1
260 m / 853  ft

Awards

Guangxi China Resources Tower

Award of Excellence: Guangxi China Resources Tower

Best Tall Building 400 meters and above 2023

Ctbuh Leaders

Patrick Loughran

Patrick Loughran

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

Chicago

Matthew Larson

Matthew Larson

CTBUH Chicago Chapter, 2018 – Present

Chicago

Travis Soberg

Travis Soberg

CTBUH Height and Data Committee, 2018 – Present

Chicago

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

19 November 2018

Five Minutes With: James Goettsch & Anthony Scacco

James Goettsch is the Chairman and Co-CEO of Goettsch Partners as well as the firm's design director, responsible for developing the firm's design talent and...

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Research

22 August 2022

Livable Density: The Hybrid Office Building

The recently completed One Vanderbilt Avenue tower has become the standard bearer for one of New York City’s most ambitious zoning initiatives of the past...

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Global News

04 August 2023

First-of-its-Kind Residential Tower Completed in Nashville

Global architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP) announces the completion of Alcove, a new residential tower in Nashville, Tennessee, developed by Giarratana LLC. Located at 900...

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Associated companies

Lohan Caprile Goettsch Architects (2005)

Lohan Associates (2002)

FCL Associates (1986)

Fujikawa Conterato Lohan & Associates (1982)

The Office of Mies van der Rohe (1975)

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1969)

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 R&F Guangdong Building

468 m

1,535 ft
2 Nanning China Resources Tower

445 m

1,460 ft
3 Guangxi China Resources Tower

402.7 m

1,321 ft
4 Greenland Optics Valley Center Landmark Tower

400 m

1,312 ft
5 Nanjing International Center 3

346.3 m

1,136 ft
6 Poly 335 Financial Center Tower 1

335.2 m

1,100 ft
7 Nanjing International Center 3

306 m

1,004 ft
8 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 1

298.5 m

979 ft
9 R&F Yingkai Square

296.2 m

972 ft
10 One Chicago - 14 West Superior

295.8 m

971 ft
11 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Office Tower 1

293 m

961 ft
12 Changchun China Resources Center Tower 1

282.7 m

927 ft
13 Hangzhou R&F Center Tower 1

280 m

919 ft
14 Wuhan China Resources Center Tower 1

260 m

853 ft
15 4th & Brazos

250.9 m

823 ft
16 Suzhou Greenland Center Office Tower

250 m

820 ft
17 110 North Wacker

249 m

817 ft
18 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 5

248.9 m

817 ft
19 Andaz Shenzhen Bay

246 m

807 ft
20 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 2

231.3 m

759 ft
21 1000 Church Street

228.6 m

750 ft
21 Paramount Tower

228.6 m

750 ft
23 Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower

226.7 m

744 ft
24 TD Tower

222.8 m

731 ft
25 BMO Tower

222.2 m

729 ft
26 150 North Riverside

220.8 m

724 ft
27 Poly Shunde Business Tower

220 m

722 ft
28 Chancheng Greenland Center Phase 2 Office Tower 1

214 m

702 ft
29 Cityfront Center Plaza

213.4 m

700 ft
30 AMA Plaza

211.8 m

695 ft
31 111 South Wacker

207.6 m

681 ft
32 Rosewood Sanya and Sanya Forum

207.2 m

680 ft
33 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 4

200.2 m

657 ft
34 COFCO Qianhai Asia Pacific Headquarters

200 m

656 ft
35 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 1

200 m

656 ft
36 UBS Tower

198.6 m

652 ft
37 Wuhan China Resources Center Tower 2

196.4 m

644 ft
38 Changchun China Resources Center Tower 2

196 m

643 ft
39 Grand Hyatt Dalian

195.4 m

641 ft
40 155 North Wacker

194.6 m

638 ft
41 Changchun China Resources Center Tower 3

189.1 m

620 ft
42 Poly 335 Financial Center Tower 3

188.8 m

619 ft
43 800 Lea Avenue

185.9 m

610 ft
44 Poly 335 Financial Center Tower 4

184.7 m

606 ft
45 Park Tower at Transbay

184.5 m

605 ft
46 TD North Tower

182.9 m

600 ft
47 Chicony Electronics Headquarters

180.5 m

592 ft
48 Aviva-COFCO Life Insurance Company Tower

180 m

591 ft
48 Zhengzhou Greenland New Metropolis Tower 9

180 m

591 ft
50 55 East Monroe

177.6 m

583 ft
51 590 West Madison

177.4 m

582 ft
52 Hongwell International Plaza

176 m

577 ft
53 222 West Randolph

175.2 m

575 ft
54 One Chicago - 23 West Chicago Avenue

175 m

574 ft
55 Kluczynski Federal Building

171.3 m

562 ft
56 Nanjing International Center 1

168.6 m

553 ft
57 Nanjing International Center 2

168.6 m

553 ft
58 The Summit - Plot 554

166.9 m

547 ft
59 Grand Hyatt Chengdu at Chicony Plaza

166 m

545 ft
60 RBC Plaza

164.1 m

539 ft
61 Beijing Nexus Center

163.9 m

538 ft
62 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Office Tower 2

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 37 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,871 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.
63 East Finance & Choice Goods Commercial Building

160 m

525 ft
64 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 3

159.5 m

523 ft
65 Seagram Building

157 m

515 ft
66 Al Khatem Tower

155 m

509 ft
66 Al Maqam Tower

155 m

509 ft
68 TD South Tower

153.6 m

504 ft
69 China Resources Vanguard Headquarter Building

145.1 m

476 ft
70 Mennica Legacy Tower, East Building

140 m

459 ft
71 Prime

139 m

456 ft
72 Rivere

138.7 m

455 ft
73 Marriott Marquis Chicago

135.2 m

444 ft
74 Wrigley Building

133.5 m

438 ft
75 Al Sarab Tower

131 m

430 ft
75 Al Sila Tower

131 m

430 ft
77 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 2

130 m

427 ft
78 Market Tower

128.2 m

421 ft
79 TD West Tower

128 m

420 ft
80 Alcove

126.8 m

416 ft
81 301 South Green Street

123.1 m

404 ft
82 420 East Ohio

122 m

400 ft
83 Al Maryah Tower

120 m

394 ft
84 Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse

116.7 m

383 ft
85 One Illinois Center

110.3 m

362 ft
86 Chancheng Greenland Center Phase 1 Office Tower

107.4 m

352 ft
87 Mutual Benefit Life Building

107.3 m

352 ft
88 Soochow Securities Headquarters

106.4 m

349 ft
89 Poly Beijing Tongzhou Metropolitan North Tower

105.3 m

345 ft
89 Poly Beijing Tongzhou Metropolitan South Tower

105.3 m

345 ft
91 Grand Hyatt Hotel Guangzhou

103.6 m

340 ft
92 Unlimited Center

103.6 m

340 ft
93 LondonHouse Chicago

102.9 m

338 ft
94 Chancheng Greenland Center Phase 2 Office Tower 3

100 m

328 ft
95 Poly Puzhou Parcel 5, Tower 1

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,871 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.
95 Poly Puzhou Parcel 5, Tower 2

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,871 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.
97 Hilton Riyadh Hotel

93.2 m

306 ft
98 Wrigley Building North Addition

89.6 m

294 ft
99 Conrad Hotel

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 23 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,140 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.
100 Wyndham Grand Riyadh

87.3 m

286 ft
101 Poly Puzhou Parcel 5, Tower 3

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 19 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,871 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.
102 860 North Lake Shore Drive

82.3 m

270 ft
102 880 North Lake Shore Drive

82.3 m

270 ft
104 One Charles Center

82 m

269 ft
105 Friedrichstraße Skyscraper

80 m

262 ft
106 Esplanade Apartments I

79.3 m

260 ft
106 Esplanade Apartments II

79.3 m

260 ft
108 J.W. Marriott Grand Rapids

78.1 m

256 ft
109 Commonwealth Promenade I

77.1 m

253 ft
109 Commonwealth Promenade II

77.1 m

253 ft
111 China Diamond Exchange Center

76.7 m

251 ft
112 Colonnade Park Apartments

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 21 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,783 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.
113 Hotel Kapok Shenzhen Bay

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 19 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,140 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.
114 Hilton Riyadh Residences

70.7 m

232 ft
115 Coppia

68.8 m

226 ft
116 Lafayette Pavillion Apartments

67 m

220 ft
117 Promontory Apartments

66.5 m

218 ft
118 Lafayette Towers Apartments East

65 m

213 ft
118 Lafayette Towers Apartments West

65 m

213 ft
120 Pavilion Apartments - North Tower

64.6 m

212 ft
120 Pavilion Apartments - South Tower

64.6 m

212 ft
122 Viceroy Chicago

64.5 m

212 ft
123 The Summit - Plot 553

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 16 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 312 other buildings of the same Retail / 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.
124 Mennica Legacy Tower, West Building

43.4 m

142 ft
125 Suzhou Greenland Center Apartment Tower 1

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126 Queensbridge Collective Residential Tower

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127 Hsinchu High-Speed Rail Station TOD Tower 1

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127 Suzhou Greenland Center Apartment Tower 2

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127 Suzhou Greenland Center Apartment Tower 3

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130 1111 South Tryon Street

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131 1900 Lawrence

-
132 Poly International Finance Center Tower 1

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132 Poly International Finance Center Tower 2

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134 Hsinchu High-Speed Rail Station TOD Tower 2

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135 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 3

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136 Suzhou Greenland Center Hotel Tower

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137 Poly International Finance Center Tower 3

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137 Poly International Finance Center Tower 4

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139 Poly 335 Financial Center Tower 2

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140 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 4

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141 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Apartment Tower 1

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141 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Apartment Tower 2

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141 Financial Street Shanghai Building 1

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141 Financial Street Shanghai Building 2

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141 Financial Street Shanghai Building 3

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141 Financial Street Shanghai Building 4

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141 Financial Street Shanghai Building 5

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141 Greenland Optics Valley Center Tower 2

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141 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 5

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141 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 6

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141 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 7

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

14 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (59%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (46%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 54 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 46 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

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