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RANK
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Name
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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
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1 | Wuhan Tower | 443.1 m / 1,454 ft | |
2 | Guangzhou International Finance Center | 438.6 m / 1,439 ft | |
3 | CITYMARK CENTRE | 388.3 m / 1,274 ft | |
4 | Nanning Logan Century 1 | 381.3 m / 1,251 ft | |
5 | The Pinnacle | 350.3 m / 1,149 ft | |
6 | Poly Pazhou C2 | 311 m / 1,020 ft | |
7 | One Excellence Tower 1 | 283.8 m / 931 ft | |
8 | Bank of Guangzhou Tower | 267.8 m / 878 ft | |
9 | Lihe Tower | 230.9 m / 757 ft | |
10 | Kuantan-Chi Future Center Block A | 226.7 m / 744 ft |
19 October 2016
Exploring Geometry and Form in Tall Buildings
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Guangzhou, China. Chris Wilkinson of Wilkinson Eyre, presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 5: "Beyond Guangzhou: Other Settings" Using four...
16 May 2023
World Surpasses 2,000 Buildings of 200 Meters or Greater Height
This report shows that 147 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed in 2022, a 25 percent increase from 2021, when 118 such...
22 August 2022
The World’s Highest Pools: A Deep Dive
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...
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Name
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Completion
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Height
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Floors
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Function
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1 | Wuhan Tower | Wuhan | 2019 |
443 m / 1,454 ft |
88 | Hotel / Residential / Office |
2 | Guangzhou International Finance Center | Guangzhou | 2010 |
439 m / 1,439 ft |
101 | Hotel / Office |
3 | CITYMARK CENTRE | Shenzhen | 2022 |
388 m / 1,274 ft |
70 | Residential / Office |
4 | Nanning Logan Century 1 | Nanning | 2018 |
381 m / 1,251 ft |
82 | Hotel / Office |
5 | Guiyang World Trade Center Landmark Tower | Guiyang | - |
380 m / 1,247 ft |
92 | Serviced Apartments / Hotel / Office |
6 | The Pinnacle | Guangzhou | 2012 |
350 m / 1,149 ft |
60 | Office |
7 | Poly Pazhou C2 | Guangzhou | 2017 |
311 m / 1,020 ft |
65 | Office |
8 | One Excellence Tower 1 | Shenzhen | 2019 |
284 m / 931 ft |
59 | Office |
9 | Bank of Guangzhou Tower | Guangzhou | 2012 |
268 m / 878 ft |
57 | Office |
10 | Lihe Tower | Shenzhen | 2017 |
231 m / 757 ft |
48 | Office |
11 | Kuantan-Chi Future Center Block A | Shenzhen | 2021 |
227 m / 744 ft |
46 | Office |
12 | SINIC Center | Nanchang | 2017 |
210 m / 689 ft |
35 | Office |
13 | One Excellence Tower 3 | Shenzhen | 2019 |
200 m / 658 ft |
43 | Office |
14 | Intercontinental Guangzhou Exhibition Center | Guangzhou | 2017 |
198 m / 648 ft |
40 | Hotel / Serviced Apartments |
15 | Kuantan-Chi Future Center Block B | Shenzhen | 2021 |
87 m / 284 ft |
16 | Office |
Average Building Age*
7 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (62%)
Most Common Material*
Composite (77%)
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database
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.
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CTBUH China Office Board, 2021 – Present
19 October 2016
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Guangzhou, China. Chris Wilkinson of Wilkinson Eyre, presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 5: "Beyond Guangzhou: Other Settings" Using four...
26 October 2015
The acute global concern about resource depletion is driving a reconsideration of the tall building typology. Expectations for energy and material efficiencies are ever increasing...
11 June 2013
An increase in high-rise living in traditionally commerce-focused urban centers has been a key urban trend in cities across the entire globe. This has great...
20 September 2012
Chris Wilkinson of Wilkinson Eyre Architects is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Chris talks about...
20 September 2012
When a tower rises above the cityscape, it has a responsibility to make a positive contribution and a grouping of towers should make a visually...
03 November 2011
The 10th Annual Awards Ceremony & Dinner was held in Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Crown Hall, on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, Chicago....
03 November 2011
The tallest of the four regional winners this year at 440 meters, the Guangzhou International Finance Center utilizes the world’s tallest constructed diagrid structure, whose...
03 November 2011
Chris Wilkinson & Dominic Bettison of Wilkinson Eyre Architects, Michael Kwok & Craig Gibbons of Arup are interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2011 CTBUH...
05 March 2008
Sam Lee, of Guangzhou Scientific Computing Consultants, presented a solution on the ABAQUS platform at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai by selecting the...
16 May 2023
CTBUH Staff
This report shows that 147 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed in 2022, a 25 percent increase from 2021, when 118 such...
22 August 2022
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...
20 March 2020
CTBUH Research
Providing a global overview of tall building development, design and construction, the CTBUH Awards Program and related Tall + Urban Innovation Conference annually survey projects,...
12 December 2019
CTBUH Research
The year 2019 was remarkable for the tall building industry, with 26 supertall buildings (300 meters or taller) completed, the most in any year. This...
12 December 2018
CTBUH Research
The astronomical growth in tall building construction observed over the past decade continued in 2018, though the total number of completed buildings of 200 meters’...
01 September 2018
Kun Zhang & Hui Wang & Kaiqiang Wang & Jian Cui & Bo Chen and Di Li, China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd
The construction of rapid developing super high-rise buildings constantly faces great challenges and the innovation of construction equipment is a focus of these challenges. In...
05 February 2018
This 2017 Tall Building Year in Review / Tall Buildings in Numbers data analysis report shows that more buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater...
02 June 2017
Luke Leung, Yue Zhu, Stephen Ray & Adri Jevtic, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
A generation of tall buildings has been dominated by International Style with full height glazing that is often vision glass. Large glass was intended to...
25 January 2019
The CTBUH China Office successfully held a Symposium in Guangzhou revolving around the theme: "Spatial Design: Inside and Outisde of Skyscrapers."
21 January 2019
IIT-CTBUH High Rise Studio, led by CTBUH China Office Director and Academic Coordinator, Dr. Peng Du, visited various high-rises throughout Shenzen.
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