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.

RANK
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

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 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 1
298.5 m / 979  ft
4 R&F Yingkai Square
296.2 m / 972  ft
5 One Chicago - 14 West Superior
295.8 m / 971  ft
6 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Office Tower 1
293 m / 961  ft
7 Changchun China Resources Center Tower 1
282.7 m / 927  ft
8 Hangzhou R&F Center Tower 1
280.1 m / 919  ft
9 Wuhan China Resources Center Tower 1
260 m / 853  ft
10 Suzhou Greenland Center Office Tower
250 m / 820  ft

Awards

1900 Lawrence

Award of Excellence: 1900 Lawrence

Best Tall Building, by Region, Americas 2025

Ctbuh Leaders

Patrick Loughran

Patrick Loughran

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

Chicago

Matthew Larson

Matthew Larson

CTBUH Chicago Chapter, 2018 – Present

Chicago

James Zheng

James Zheng

CTBUH Advisory Group, 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

01 May 2025

Scale and Integration of High-Rises in Cities

High-rise buildings routinely face criticism over their scale in an urban context and the means of their insertion into historic cities. The purpose of this...

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Global News

09 May 2025

Images Shared of Completed Dual-Tower Headquarters Complex in Shenzhen With Transparent "Sky Village"

The COFCO Qianhai Innovation Center in Shenzhen has been completed, bringing to the area a 190,000-square-meter multi-tenant office complex and includes the headquarters for bot...

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Associated companies

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

403 m / 1,321 ft

4 Greenland Optics Valley Center Landmark Tower

400 m / 1,312 ft

5 Nanjing International Center 3

346 m / 1,136 ft

6 Poly 335 Financial Center Tower 1

335 m / 1,100 ft

7 Nanjing International Center 3

306 m / 1,004 ft

8 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 1

299 m / 979 ft

9 R&F Yingkai Square

296 m / 972 ft

10 One Chicago - 14 West Superior

296 m / 971 ft

11 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Office Tower 1

293 m / 961 ft

12 Changchun China Resources Center Tower 1

283 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

251 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

249 m / 817 ft

19 Andaz Shenzhen Bay

246 m / 807 ft

20 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 2

231 m / 759 ft

21 Paramount Tower

229 m / 750 ft

22 1010 Church Street

229 m / 750 ft

23 Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower

227 m / 744 ft

24 TD Tower

223 m / 731 ft

25 BMO Tower

222 m / 729 ft

26 150 North Riverside

221 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 m / 700 ft

30 AMA Plaza

212 m / 695 ft

31 111 South Wacker

208 m / 681 ft

32 Rosewood Sanya and Sanya Forum

207 m / 680 ft

33 COFCO Qianhai Asia Pacific Building

200 m / 657 ft

34 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 4

200 m / 657 ft

35 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 1

200 m / 656 ft

36 UBS Tower

199 m / 652 ft

37 Wuhan China Resources Center Tower 2

196 m / 644 ft

38 Changchun China Resources Center Tower 2

196 m / 643 ft

39 Grand Hyatt Dalian

195 m / 641 ft

40 155 North Wacker

195 m / 638 ft

41 Changchun China Resources Center Tower 3

189 m / 620 ft

42 Poly 335 Financial Center Tower 3

189 m / 619 ft

43 800 Lea Avenue

186 m / 610 ft

44 Poly 335 Financial Center Tower 4

185 m / 606 ft

45 Park Tower at Transbay

185 m / 605 ft

46 TD North Tower

183 m / 600 ft

47 Chicony Electronics Headquarters

180 m / 592 ft

48 COFCO Qianhai Innovation Center West Tower

180 m / 592 ft

49 Zhengzhou Greenland New Metropolis Tower 9

180 m / 591 ft

50 55 East Monroe

178 m / 583 ft

51 590 West Madison

177 m / 582 ft

52 Hongwell International Plaza

176 m / 577 ft

53 222 West Randolph

175 m / 575 ft

54 One Chicago - 23 West Chicago Avenue

175 m / 574 ft

55 Kluczynski Federal Building

171 m / 562 ft

56 Nanjing International Center 1

169 m / 553 ft

57 Nanjing International Center 2

169 m / 553 ft

58 The Summit - Plot 554

167 m / 547 ft

59 Grand Hyatt Chengdu at Chicony Plaza

166 m / 545 ft

60 RBC Plaza

164 m / 539 ft

61 Beijing Nexus Center

164 m / 538 ft

62 Xi'an MixC Tower A

163 m / 534 ft

62 Xi'an MixC Tower B

163 m / 534 ft

64 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Office Tower 2

162 m

531 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 37 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,217 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.
65 East Finance & Choice Goods Commercial Building

160 m / 525 ft

66 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 3

160 m / 523 ft

67 Seagram Building

157 m / 515 ft

68 321 North Clark Street

155 m / 510 ft

69 Al Khatem Tower

155 m / 509 ft

69 Al Maqam Tower

155 m / 509 ft

71 TD South Tower

154 m / 504 ft

72 China Resources Vanguard Headquarter Building

145 m / 476 ft

73 Mennica Legacy Tower, East Building

140 m / 459 ft

74 Prime

139 m / 456 ft

75 Rivere

139 m / 455 ft

76 Marriott Marquis Chicago

135 m / 444 ft

77 Wrigley Building

134 m / 438 ft

78 Al Sarab Tower

131 m / 430 ft

78 Al Sila Tower

131 m / 430 ft

80 1900 Lawrence

130 m / 427 ft

81 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 2

130 m / 427 ft

82 Market Tower

128 m / 421 ft

83 TD West Tower

128 m / 420 ft

84 Alcove

128 m / 419 ft

85 301 South Green Street

123 m / 404 ft

86 420 East Ohio

122 m / 400 ft

87 Al Maryah Tower

120 m / 394 ft

88 Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse

117 m / 383 ft

89 One Illinois Center

110 m / 362 ft

90 Conrad Shenzhen

108 m / 353 ft

91 Chancheng Greenland Center Phase 1 Office Tower

107 m / 352 ft

92 2345 Grand

107 m / 352 ft

93 Soochow Securities Headquarters

106 m / 349 ft

94 Poly Beijing Tongzhou Metropolitan North Tower

105 m / 345 ft

94 Poly Beijing Tongzhou Metropolitan South Tower

105 m / 345 ft

96 Grand Hyatt Hotel Guangzhou

104 m / 340 ft

97 Unlimited Center

104 m / 340 ft

98 LondonHouse Chicago

103 m / 338 ft

99 Chancheng Greenland Center Phase 2 Office Tower 3

100 m / 328 ft

100 Poly Puzhou Parcel 5, Tower 1

97 m

318 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,217 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.
100 Poly Puzhou Parcel 5, Tower 2

97 m

318 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,217 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 Hilton Riyadh Hotel

93 m / 306 ft

103 Wrigley Building North Addition

90 m / 294 ft

104 Wyndham Grand Riyadh

87 m / 286 ft

105 2400 North Lakeview Apartments

87 m / 284 ft

106 China Enterprise International Finance Center Tower A

86 m / 282 ft

106 China Enterprise International Finance Center Tower B

86 m / 282 ft

108 Poly Puzhou Parcel 5, Tower 3

83 m

272 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 19 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,217 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.
109 860 North Lake Shore Drive

82 m / 270 ft

109 880 North Lake Shore Drive

82 m / 270 ft

111 One Charles Center

82 m / 269 ft

112 Friedrichstraße Skyscraper

80 m / 262 ft

113 Esplanade Apartments I

79 m / 260 ft

113 Esplanade Apartments II

79 m / 260 ft

115 J.W. Marriott Grand Rapids

78 m / 256 ft

116 Commonwealth Promenade I

77 m / 253 ft

116 Commonwealth Promenade II

77 m / 253 ft

118 China Diamond Exchange Center

77 m / 251 ft

119 Hotel Kapok Shenzhen Bay

73 m

240 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 19 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,227 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.
120 Colonnade Park Apartments

72 m

236 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 21 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,585 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.
121 Hilton Riyadh Residences

71 m / 232 ft

122 Coppia

69 m / 226 ft

123 Lafayette Pavillion Apartments

67 m / 220 ft

124 Promontory Apartments

66 m / 218 ft

125 Lafayette Towers Apartments East

65 m / 213 ft

125 Lafayette Towers Apartments West

65 m / 213 ft

127 Pavilion Apartments - North Tower

65 m / 212 ft

127 Pavilion Apartments - South Tower

65 m / 212 ft

129 Viceroy Chicago

64 m / 212 ft

130 China Enterprise International Finance Center Tower C

60 m / 195 ft

131 The Summit - Plot 553

58 m

190 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 16 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 334 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.
132 Mennica Legacy Tower, West Building

43 m / 142 ft

133 Suzhou Greenland Center Apartment Tower 1

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134 Queensbridge Collective Residential Tower

-

135 Hsinchu High-Speed Rail Station TOD Tower 1

-

135 Suzhou Greenland Center Apartment Tower 2

-

135 Suzhou Greenland Center Apartment Tower 3

-

138 1111 South Tryon Street

-

139 Poly International Finance Center Tower 1

-

139 Poly International Finance Center Tower 2

-

141 590 West Madison

-

142 Hsinchu High-Speed Rail Station TOD Tower 2

-

143 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 3

-

144 Suzhou Greenland Center Hotel Tower

-

145 Qingjian Lake Redevelopment North Tower

-

146 Poly International Finance Center Tower 3

-

146 Poly International Finance Center Tower 4

-

148 Poly 335 Financial Center Tower 2

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148 Qingjian Lake Redevelopment South Tower

-

150 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 4

-

151 Jinan Honglou Plaza

-

152 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Apartment Tower 1

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152 China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Apartment Tower 2

-

152 Financial Street Shanghai Building 1

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152 Financial Street Shanghai Building 2

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152 Financial Street Shanghai Building 3

-

152 Financial Street Shanghai Building 4

-

152 Financial Street Shanghai Building 5

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152 Greenland Optics Valley Center Tower 2

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152 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 5

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152 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 6

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152 Shanghai Lujiazui Roncheng Changyi Tower 7

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

15 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (58%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (49%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 57 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 49 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

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.

Designated Experts

Ctbuh Leaders At Goettsch Partners

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

Patrick Loughran

Principal, Goettsch Partners

CTBUH Chicago Chapter, 2018 – Present

Matthew Larson

Chief Marketing Officer, Goettsch Partners

CTBUH Advisory Group, 2018 – Present

James Zheng

CEO & President, Goettsch Partners

CTBUH Awards Construction Jury, 2025

Paul De Santis

Partner & Design Director, Goettsch Partners

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...

30 May 2018

A Generous Public Domain at an Urban Crossroads

The 150 North Riverside site is located prominently at the confluence of the three branches of the Chicago River and less than one block away...

09 March 2017

Building Maintenance Units Reach Great Lengths at Hilal Bank, UAE

Al Hilal Bank is a progressive Islamic bank headquartered in Abu Dhabi. It is an architectural accomplishment quite different from other buildings in Abu Dhabi....

03 November 2016

Finding Tailored Solutions to Common Problems

As Chairman and CEO of Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Ron Klemencic has played an active role in shaping the direction of the structural engineering community. His...

18 October 2016

Public Realm Q&A

Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Javier Quintana de Una, IDOM; Albert Chan, Shui on Land Limited; James Parakh, City of Toronto Planning Department; Martin...

17 October 2016

Megacities - Setting the Scene Q&A

Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Daniel Safarik, CTBUH; Peter Kindel, Skidmore Owings & Merrill; Travis Soberg, Goettsch Partners, answer questions at the end of...

17 October 2016

Dense Downtown vs. Suburban Dispersed: A Pilot Study on Sustainability

This research is focused on quantitatively investigating and comparing the environmental and social sustainability of people’s lifestyles in terms of embodied energy, operational energy use,...

17 October 2016

From Meadows to Megacities: Creating Urban Density in the Pearl River Region

The Greater Pearl River Delta region emerged as a result of China's 1979 reform policies. Within the last 20 years, the GPRD has grown from...

12 November 2015

Rethinking Office Space Through Creative Design: Al Hilal Bank Tower, Abu Dhabi

James Goettsch, CEO & Partner, Goettsch Partners, speaks at the 14th Annual Best Tall Building Symposium – Session 1 in a presentation entitled "Rethinking Office...

12 November 2015

2015 Awards - Session 1 Q&A

Hiroo Mori, Director & Executive VP, Mori Building, Philip Nikandrov, Chief Architect, Gorproject, James Goettsch, CEO & Partner, Goettsch Partners, Jan Andersson, Senior Advisor, HSB...

01 May 2025

Scale and Integration of High-Rises in Cities

High-rise buildings routinely face criticism over their scale in an urban context and the means of their insertion into historic cities. The purpose of this...

16 October 2023

Humanizing High Density

CTBUH Research

The theme “Humanizing High Density—People, Nature & the Urban Realm” for the CTBUH 2023 International Conference comes at a pertinent moment: Today intersecting are a...

22 August 2022

Livable Density: The Hybrid Office Building

James von Klemperer & Andrew Cleary, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

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...

22 August 2022

The World’s Highest Pools: A Deep Dive

S. Isaac Work & Shawn Ursini, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

Tall building design has diversified and adapted to accommodate increased demand for distinctive amenities at a range of heights. Swimming pools are a classic feature...

03 January 2022

Interactive Study on Tall Buildings in 2021: A State of Current Construction

CTBUH Research

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has released its annual report, CTBUH Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2021, part of the Tall...

17 September 2021

Emissions-Reduction Strategies

The construction sector accounts for 39 percent of all global emissions, but to avoid catastrophic climate-related disasters, these emissions must be reduced significantly, with many...

12 January 2021

Interactive Study on Tall Buildings in 2020: COVID-19 Contributes To Dip in Year-On-Year Completions

CTBUH Research

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has released its annual report, CTBUH Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2020, part of the Tall...

25 June 2020

Curtain Wall Façades on the New Generation of Supertall Buildings Present and Future Directions

Sae Hwang Oh, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

Beginning in the late 19th century, construction of skyscrapers spread throughout Chicago, New York City, and then the world as demand of space in buildings...

11 October 2019

Tall Buildings in Numbers: 50 Years of Tall Building Evolution

CTBUH Research

The default image of the skyscraper for the past 50 years in the public imagination has likely been the extruded, rectilinear corporate “box,” derived from...

11 October 2019

CTBUH 2019 Congress Special

On the 50th anniversary of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s founding, the CTBUH 10th World Congress returns to the Council’s home: Chicago....

27 October 2022

Nanning Supertall with World's Highest Outdoor Pool Reaches Completion

Global architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP) has announced the completion of Guangxi China Resources Tower, a new 402.7-meter-tall (1,321-foot-tall) skyscraper in Nanning, China, that is also...

01 April 2022

Chicago Investor in Megadeal for Wacker Drive Tower

Chicago real estate investor Tim Callahan has returned to the downtown office market, partnering with a New York firm to buy the 55-story tower at...

13 April 2021

Chicago Office Tower Tops Out

Construction has topped out for the 50-story, 727-foot-tall (221-meter-tall) office tower at 320 S Canal Street in the West Loop. Also known as BMO Tower,...

18 November 2020

Supertall Tower Opens in Nanning

Opening ceremonies were held 2 November 2020 for the Nanning China Resources Center Tower, developed by CR Land and designed by Goettsch Partners (GP). At...

26 March 2020

Under-Construction Chicago Skyscrapers Acquire New Tenants

Real estate investment firm Heitman has inked a lease for 60,000 square feet (5,600 square meters) at Riverside Investment & Development and Howard Hughes’ under-construction...

26 March 2020

Under-Construction Chicago Skyscrapers Acquire New Tenants

Real estate investment firm Heitman has inked a lease for 60,000 square feet (5,600 square meters) at Riverside Investment & Development and Howard Hughes’ under-construction...

26 February 2020

Design Unveiled for Financial Complex in Guangzhou

A design for Poly 335 Financial Center, a 300,000-square-meter mixed-use complex in the Zengcheng district of Guangzhou, China, has been unveiled by Goettsch Partners. Set...

20 December 2019

Skyscraper Projects in Chicago’s Near West Side Move Forward

Global architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP) announced the groundbreaking on 20 December 2019 for Union Station Tower, also known as BMO Tower, a new 50-story...

22 March 2019

Luxury Co-Working Firm Leases Penthouse in New Wacker Drive Tower in Chicago

The development team behind the new Bank of America Tower going up at 110 N. Wacker Drive today announced a 58,000-square-foot (5,388-square-meter) lease with No18,...

21 February 2019

New Supertall Tops Out in Nanning

One of the world’s tallest new skyscrapers is taking shape in the regional capital of Nanning in Southern China, where a 403-meter (1,322-foot) crystalline tower...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Goettsch Partners

CTBUH Chicago Presents: A Panel Discussion on Chicago Building Code Modernization

18 February 2020

The CTBUH Chicago Chapter held for a panel discussion focused on the latest Chicago Building Code Modernization as it relates to high-rise building design.

Tour 110 North Wacker with CTBUH Chicago (Sold Out)

25 July 2019

Join the Chicago Chapter of the CTBUH in exploring the design and construction of 110 North Wacker, an under-construction 57-story office tower.

CTBUH Guangzhou Symposium : Spatial Design

25 January 2019

The CTBUH China Office successfully held a Symposium in Guangzhou revolving around the theme: "Spatial Design: Inside and Outisde of Skyscrapers."

150 North Riverside Holiday Tour

16 December 2016

As an annual tradition, CTBUH HQ staff are given a tour of tall building during their holiday celebrations. This year, the staff visited 150 North Riverside by Goettsch Partners.

CTBUH 2016 Conference Silver Sponsor

16–21 October 2016

Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism takes place progressively across three Chinese cities: Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong.

Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings

13 October 2016

The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.