LERA Consulting Structural Engineers

CTBUH Silver Member

LERA Structural Engineers

About

Member Since: 1981

Member Offices: New York City

LERA is a MBE/WBE consulting engineering firm providing structural engineering design services for architects, developers, contractors and owners.

As structural engineers, they focus on providing their clients with imaginative and responsible solutions to engineering challenges. Their staff of experts is known for its innovative use of materials and for the development of new structural systems and concepts.

Their design philosophy recognizes that their work does not exist in a vacuum...that responsiveness to the architectural systems and needs of the owner/developer, combined with an understanding of fabrication and construction, is essential to the development of constructible and economical designs.

Fields of Expertise

Seismic Design; Structural Engineering; Wind Engineering

Membership details

Membership Level

Silver

Member Since

1981

Member Offices

New York City

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Merdeka PNB118	644 m / 2,113 ft
2	Lotte World Tower	554.5 m / 1,819 ft
3	One World Trade Center	541.3 m / 1,776 ft
4	Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre	530 m / 1,739 ft
5	Tianjin CTF Finance Centre	530 m / 1,739 ft
6	Shanghai World Financial Center	492 m / 1,614 ft
7	International Commerce Centre	484 m / 1,588 ft
8	Two International Finance Centre	412 m / 1,352 ft
9	Shun Hing Square	384 m / 1,260 ft
10	Bank of China Tower	367.4 m / 1,205 ft

Awards

Award of Excellence: Tianjin CTF Finance Centre

Best Tall Building 400 meters and above 2021

Ctbuh Leaders

Leslie E. Robertson

CTBUH Chairman, 1985 – 1990

San Francisco

Daniel Sesil

CTBUH Awards Jury, 2008

New York City

Richard Garlock

CTBUH Awards Structural Engineering Jury, 2020

New York City

Building Completions Timeline

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Videos

17 October 2016

Structural Design Challenges of Minmetals Capital Tower, Shenzhen

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Research

01 March 2018

Embossed Structural Skin for Tall Buildings

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Global News

06 September 2019

Bright Red Skyscraper to Anchor Neighborhood-Making Project in Philadelphia

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Associated companies

Formerly Named

Leslie E. Robertson Associates

Formerly Named

Leslie E. Robertson Associates

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Merdeka PNB118	Kuala Lumpur	2022	644 m / 2,113 ft
2	Tradewinds Square Tower A	Kuala Lumpur	-	608 m / 1,995 ft
3	Lotte World Tower	Seoul	2017	555 m / 1,819 ft
4	One World Trade Center	New York City	2014	541 m / 1,776 ft
5	Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre	Guangzhou	2016	530 m / 1,739 ft
6	Tianjin CTF Finance Centre	Tianjin	2019	530 m / 1,739 ft
7	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	2008	492 m / 1,614 ft
8	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	2010	484 m / 1,588 ft
9	Wuhan CTF Finance Center	Wuhan	2026	475 m / 1,558 ft
10	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	2003	412 m / 1,352 ft
11	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	1996	384 m / 1,260 ft
12	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	1990	367 m / 1,205 ft
13	Three Sixty West Tower B	Mumbai	-	361 m / 1,185 ft
14	Emirates Tower One	Dubai	2000	355 m / 1,163 ft
15	Hermitage Plaza South Tower	Courbevoie	-	320 m / 1,050 ft
16	Hermitage Plaza East Tower	Courbevoie	-	320 m / 1,050 ft
17	Hong Plaza Main Tower	Jinan	-	317 m / 1,040 ft
17	Sentra BDNI Tower A	Jakarta	-	317 m / 1,040 ft
19	Emirates Tower Two	Dubai	2000	309 m / 1,014 ft
20	OCT Tower	Shenzhen	2020	300 m / 984 ft
21	4 World Trade Center	New York City	2014	298 m / 977 ft
22	Lokhandwala Minerva	Mumbai	2023	296 m / 972 ft
23	World One	Mumbai	2020	280 m / 919 ft
24	Shimao Hangzhou Twin Tower A	Hangzhou	2022	279 m / 916 ft
24	Shimao Hangzhou Twin Tower B	Hangzhou	2022	279 m / 916 ft
26	World View	Mumbai	2020	278 m / 911 ft
27	Bitexco Financial Tower	Ho Chi Minh City	2010	263 m / 861 ft
28	U.S. Steel Tower	Pittsburgh	1970	256 m / 841 ft
29	Three Sixty West Tower A	Mumbai	2021	256 m / 839 ft
30	Permata Sapura Tower	Kuala Lumpur	2020	253 m / 828 ft
31	Sentra BDNI Tower B	Jakarta	-	240 m / 788 ft
32	Crescent Bay Tower 6	Mumbai	2019	240 m / 786 ft
33	Crescent Bay Tower 5	Mumbai	2019	223 m / 730 ft
34	World Crest	Mumbai	2017	223 m / 730 ft
35	Shangri-La Hotel	Hong Kong	1991	213 m / 699 ft
36	One International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	1999	210 m / 689 ft
37	Crescent Bay Tower 4	Mumbai	2019	207 m / 677 ft
38	Four Seasons Place	Hong Kong	2005	205 m / 673 ft
39	Crescent Bay Tower 3	Mumbai	2022	200 m / 656 ft
40	Conrad Hong Kong	Hong Kong	1990	199 m / 653 ft
41	550 Madison Avenue	New York City	1983	197 m / 647 ft
42	Wuhan CTF Finance Center Residential Tower 1	Wuhan	2026	196 m / 644 ft
42	Wuhan CTF Finance Center Residential Tower 2	Wuhan	2026	196 m / 644 ft
44	One PPG Place	Pittsburgh	1984	194 m / 635 ft
45	Safeco Plaza	Seattle	1969	192 m / 630 ft
46	Ruby Mills Tower	Mumbai	2013	191 m / 627 ft
47	2 Murray Road	Hong Kong	2022	190 m / 623 ft
48	Crescent Bay Tower 2	Mumbai	2019	187 m / 615 ft
49	AIA Central	Hong Kong	2005	185 m / 607 ft
50	Three Pacific Place	Hong Kong	2004	182 m / 597 ft
51	Crescent Bay Tower 1	Mumbai	2019	181 m / 594 ft
52	One Central Residences 1-3	Macau	2010	171 m / 562 ft
53	Esentai Tower	Almaty	2008	168 m / 551 ft
54	One Central Residences 4-6	Macau	2010	167 m / 548 ft
55	United Nations Consolidation Building	New York City	-	166 m / 546 ft
56	Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2005	165 m / 541 ft
57	J.W. Marriott and The Upper House	Hong Kong	1988	165 m / 540 ft
58	One Pacific Place	Hong Kong	1988	162 m / 531 ft
59	Torre Repsol YPF	Buenos Aires	2008	160 m / 525 ft
60	Torre Picasso	Madrid	1989	156 m / 513 ft
61	3001 John F Kennedy Boulevard	Philadelphia	-	156 m / 512 ft
62	Espirito Santo Plaza	Miami	2004	148 m / 487 ft
63	One Central Residences 7	Macau	2010	148 m / 487 ft
64	Minmetals Financial Center	Shenzhen	2019	145 m / 476 ft
65	Columbia University Site O	New York City	-	130 m / 427 ft
66	Two Tequesta Point	Miami	1999	125 m / 410 ft
67	Puerta de Europa Torre I	Madrid	1996	114 m / 373 ft
67	Puerta de Europa Torre II	Madrid	1996	114 m / 373 ft
69	3025 John F Kennedy Boulevard	Philadelphia	-	110 m / 361 ft
70	The Floridian	Miami Beach	1997	103 m / 337 ft
71	NASCAR Plaza	Charlotte	2009	89 m / 293 ft
72	Shimao Hangzhou Tower C	Hangzhou	2018	89 m / 292 ft
73	Cooper Square Hotel	New York City	2008	73 m / 239 ft
74	Naman Habitat	Mumbai	2019	70 m / 230 ft
75	Marquette Plaza	Minneapolis	1973	65 m / 212 ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

17 Years

Most Common Function*

Office, 28 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete, 28 Buildings

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

Function
Material

*Based on 75 Completed & Under Construction Buildings