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Member Since: 1997
Member Offices: Shanghai, Tokyo
Mori Building has a unique vision of city-making, and they pride in the strength that derives from our decades long experience of creating and developing cities from a holistic approach.
Moreover, they have developed a corporate culture of independent thinking and action, without being constrained by conventional ideas, This is a source of power that has enabled them to produce new value and attractiveness, and to create cities; a stage for global players.
Their company's mission in society will remain unchanged: to revitalize people and businesses through the work of creating and developing cities. By watching the present and planning for the future, Mori Building is fulfilling its goal of shaping the urban landscape.
Developer; Property Management; Urban Design
Membership Level
Silver
Member Since
1997
Member Offices
Shanghai
Tokyo
Rank |
Name |
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Never Completed Proposed Vision Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
Height |
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1 |
492 m / 1,614 ft |
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2 |
325.2 m / 1,067 ft |
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3 |
266 m / 873 ft |
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4 |
265 m / 869 ft |
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5 |
262.8 m / 862 ft |
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6 |
255.5 m / 838 ft |
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7 |
238.1 m / 781 ft |
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8 |
237.2 m / 778 ft |
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9 |
220 m / 722 ft |
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10 |
206.7 m / 678 ft |
Winner: Shanghai World Financial Center
10 Year Award 2018
Award of Excellence: Toranomon Hills
Urban Habitat Award 2016
Winner: Minoru Mori
Lynn S. Beedle Achievement Award 2015
Award of Excellence: Ark Hills Sengokuyama Mori Tower
Innovation Award 2012
Winner: Shanghai World Financial Center
Best Tall Building Worldwide 2008
Winner: Shanghai World Financial Center
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 2008
Kazunari Kano
CTBUH Annual Conference, Presenter, 2014
CTBUH Annual Conference, Presenter, 2015
Minoru Mori
CTBUH Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award, 2015
William Pedersen, Principal, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, sat down with CTBUH to discuss his vision for the iconic Shanghai World Financial Center, which was recognized...
In the first edition of the 2012 Journal, CTBUH published a Tall Buildings in Numbers study titled Tallest 20 in 2020: Era of the Megatall—The...
Mori Building Co. recently unveiled updated design plans for a massive redevelopment project in central Tokyo, including the construction of what could become Japan’s tallest...
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Name |
City |
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Never Completed Proposed Vision Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition
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2008 |
492 m / 1,614 ft |
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2023 |
325 m / 1,067 ft |
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3 |
2021 |
266 m / 873 ft |
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4 |
2023 |
265 m / 869 ft |
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5 |
2023 |
263 m / 862 ft |
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6 |
2014 |
256 m / 838 ft |
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7 |
2003 |
238 m / 781 ft |
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8 |
2023 |
237 m / 778 ft |
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9 |
2021 |
220 m / 722 ft |
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10 |
2012 |
207 m / 678 ft |
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11 |
1998 |
203 m / 667 ft |
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12 |
2011 |
190 m / 622 ft |
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13 |
2001 |
187 m / 614 ft |
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14 |
2011 |
186 m / 609 ft |
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14 |
2011 |
186 m / 609 ft |
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16 |
2020 |
185 m / 607 ft |
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17 |
- |
180 m / 591 ft |
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18 |
2005 |
173 m / 568 ft |
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19 |
2007 |
163 m / 535 ft |
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20 |
2008 |
162 m / 531 ft |
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21 |
2003 |
159 m / 522 ft |
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21 |
2003 |
159 m / 522 ft |
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23 |
2002 |
158 m / 520 ft |
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24 |
2001 |
157 m / 515 ft |
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25 |
1986 |
153 m / 502 ft |
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26 |
2001 |
126 m / 413 ft |
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27 |
1977 |
122 m / 400 ft |
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28 |
2014 |
109 m / 358 ft |
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29 |
2013 |
108 m / 354 ft |
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30 |
2004 |
107 m / 350 ft |
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31 |
2000 |
105 m / 344 ft |
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32 |
2002 |
103 m / 338 ft |
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33 |
2003 |
100 m / 327 ft |
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34 |
1999 |
98 m / 322 ft |
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35 |
2003 |
96 m / 314 ft |
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36 |
1993 |
91 m / 299 ft |
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37 |
2000 |
82 m / 269 ft |
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38 |
1986 |
77 m / 252 ft |
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39 |
2018 |
75 m / 246 ft |
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40 |
1986 |
68 m / 223 ft |
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41 |
1993 |
63 m / 207 ft |
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150 m+ Buildings
300 m+ Buildings
Average Building Age*
18 Years
Most Common Function*
Mixed-use, 15 Buildings
Most Common Material*
Composite, 12 Buildings
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.
*Based on 42 Completed & Under Construction Buildings
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.
NOTE: Gross-to-Net Height is defined as architectural height minus height of highest occupied floor. Therefore, the Gross-to-Net Height is only calculated for buildings that have both the architectural height and the highest occupied floor height recorded.
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12 November 2015 | Chicago
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12 November 2015 | Chicago
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27 October 2015 | New York City
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17 September 2014 | Shanghai
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18 October 2016 | Toronto
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12 November 2015 | Chicago
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12 November 2015 | Chicago
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12 November 2015 | Chicago
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27 October 2015 | New York City
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27 October 2015 | New York City
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27 October 2015 | New York City
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17 September 2014 | Shanghai
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17 September 2014 | Shanghai
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17 September 2014 | Shanghai
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16 September 2014 | Shanghai
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20 September 2012 | Shanghai
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20 September 2012 | Shanghai
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19 September 2012 | Shanghai
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01 September 2018
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30 July 2018
CTBUH Research
As tall buildings continue to be built in seismically-active and cyclone-prone areas, the need to augment the structures of these buildings with dynamic modification devices...
01 February 2018
CTBUH Staff, CTBUH
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Toru Tsuchihashi & Masaharu Yasuda, Mori Building
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01 September 2014
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23 September 2012
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18 January 2012
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31 December 2008
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22 August 2019 | Tokyo
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20 June 2019 | Tokyo
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08 March 2019 | Tokyo
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06 March 2019 | Tokyo
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02 December 2019 | Tokyo
Groundwork on the OMA-designed Toranomon Hills Station Tower in downtown Tokyo officially started on 25 November 2019. The high-rise forms part of Mori Building’s US$3.6...
24 January 2020 | Tokyo
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12 May 2020 | Tokyo
Yoshiko Mori’s fortune fell 19 percent to $1.4 billion, dropping along with the turmoil that has rocked global markets. The Japanese property developer she controls,...
28 September 2020 | Shanghai
Construction will start in early 2021 on what could be Shanghai's third tallest skyscraper on the North Bund waterfront in Hongkou District. The 480-meter landmark...
20 November 2020 | Tokyo
Construction has started on a 180-meter-tall office tower in Tokyo's Toranomon district. The Toranomon 2-Chome district Redevelopment project is located on the same block as...
12 January 2021 | Tokyo
According to a survey by Mori Building of companies with headquarters in Tokyo's 23 wards, 24 percent of them have plans to lease new office...
22 August 2019 | Tokyo
Mori Building Co. recently unveiled updated design plans for a massive redevelopment project in central Tokyo, including the construction of what could become Japan’s tallest...
20 June 2019 | Tokyo
The tentatively-named Takeshiba Area Development Plan A Block is projected to be 208 meters tall and is currently under construction in Tokyo. This building will...
08 March 2019 | Tokyo
Mori Building’s “Tokyo World Gate” project in Toranomon, Tokyo, topped out in early February. The 180-meter tall mixed-use tower is expected to open in March...
06 March 2019 | Tokyo
A penthouse in Toranomon is rumored to have sold off-the-plan for 5 billion Yen (US$45 million), making it potentially one of the most expensive apartments...
02 December 2019 | Tokyo
Groundwork on the OMA-designed Toranomon Hills Station Tower in downtown Tokyo officially started on 25 November 2019. The high-rise forms part of Mori Building’s US$3.6...
24 January 2020 | Tokyo
Leading urban landscape developer Mori Building Co Ltd announced Tuesday that it has completed construction of the Toranomon Hills Business Tower, part of the Toranomon...
12 May 2020 | Tokyo
Yoshiko Mori’s fortune fell 19 percent to $1.4 billion, dropping along with the turmoil that has rocked global markets. The Japanese property developer she controls,...
28 September 2020 | Shanghai
Construction will start in early 2021 on what could be Shanghai's third tallest skyscraper on the North Bund waterfront in Hongkou District. The 480-meter landmark...
20 November 2020 | Tokyo
Construction has started on a 180-meter-tall office tower in Tokyo's Toranomon district. The Toranomon 2-Chome district Redevelopment project is located on the same block as...
12 January 2021 | Tokyo
According to a survey by Mori Building of companies with headquarters in Tokyo's 23 wards, 24 percent of them have plans to lease new office...
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16–21 October 2016
Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism takes place progressively across three Chinese cities: Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong.
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.
22 May 2015
CTBUH held its inaugural Japan Symposium at the Academy Hills lecture hall of the Mori Tower in Roppongi Hills, bringing together leading experts
19 September 2014
Delegates met at the lobby of the Shanghai World Financial Center for a tour, led by executives of Mori Building, of one of Shanghai’s most recognizable landmarks.
16–19 September 2014
The survival of humanity relies on a radical repositioning of our cities to develop them beyond a collection of disparate icons, towards a vision of a Sustainable Vertical Urbanism.
14–18 October 2013
Preparations for the 2014 CTBUH Conference are now underway. Executive Director Antony Wood embarked on a four-city tour, meeting with more than 30 companies over the course of 10 days.
20 September 2012
The current tallest building in China at 492 meters, the World Financial Center offers unparalleled views from its skybridge.
13 April 2011
Tall buildings are spreading across the globe at an ever-increasing rate. This study demonstrates the relationship between population and tall buildings across those countries and presents information on the average height and age of each country’s tallest buildings.
08 May 2010
Executive Director Antony Wood visited China to attend and speak at the Shanghai Expo. While in China, the foundation was set for the CTBUH 9th World Congress.
23 April–02 May 2009
Elena Shuvalova, the CTBUH Country Representative for Russia reports on the 4th Russian Intellectual Business.
31 December 2008
Against the backdrop of global economic crisis, 2008 witnessed the most successful year of skyscraper construction to date, with more skyscrapers constructed globally within a single year than ever before and the average height of the tallest ten constructed in 2008 rising to 319 meters.
CTBUH Annual Conference, Presenter, 2014
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