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Member Offices: Hong Kong
Sun Hung Kai Properties puts its long-standing belief in Building Homes with Heart into practice, on the one hand by developing residences of the finest quality and offering first-class service to customers, and also by contributing to the good of the community to make Hong Kong a better home for everyone.
The Group understands that buying a home is one of the biggest decisions most people make in their lives, and so it spares no effort to deliver the very best. Vertical integration from planning, material sourcing and construction through to project monitoring and property management ensures high standards in every aspect of development.
The Group's seasoned management team follows prudent strategies for long-term business development and its philosophy includes a strong sense of social responsibility, both to customers and the public.
Developer; Owner (Buildings, Land)
Membership Level
Platinum
Member Since
2014
Member Offices
Hong Kong
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Status
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484 m / 1,588 ft |
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2 |
412 m / 1,352 ft |
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3 |
373.9 m / 1,227 ft |
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4 |
303.2 m / 995 ft |
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5 |
287.8 m / 944 ft |
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6 |
280 m / 919 ft |
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7 |
270 m / 886 ft |
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8 |
269.9 m / 886 ft |
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9 |
269.9 m / 886 ft |
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10 |
259.9 m / 853 ft |
Winner: International Commerce Centre
Performance Award 2014
Award of Excellence: International Commerce Centre
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 2011
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Eric Ma of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 6: Hong Kong...
This research paper undertakes a review of the 2012 report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, “Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the...
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...
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2010 |
484 m / 1,588 ft |
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2 |
2003 |
412 m / 1,352 ft |
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3 |
1992 |
374 m / 1,227 ft |
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4 |
2022 |
303 m / 995 ft |
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5 |
2021 |
288 m / 944 ft |
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6 |
2021 |
280 m / 919 ft |
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6 |
- |
280 m / 919 ft |
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8 |
2016 |
270 m / 886 ft |
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9 |
2008 |
270 m / 886 ft |
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9 |
2008 |
270 m / 886 ft |
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11 |
2010 |
260 m / 853 ft |
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12 |
2009 |
250 m / 820 ft |
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13 |
2005 |
231 m / 758 ft |
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14 |
2005 |
215 m / 705 ft |
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14 |
2005 |
215 m / 705 ft |
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16 |
1991 |
215 m / 704 ft |
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17 |
2010 |
211 m / 692 ft |
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18 |
1999 |
210 m / 689 ft |
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19 |
1992 |
209 m / 685 ft |
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20 |
2005 |
205 m / 673 ft |
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21 |
2007 |
193 m / 633 ft |
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22 |
2005 |
191 m / 628 ft |
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22 |
2005 |
191 m / 628 ft |
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24 |
- |
188 m / 617 ft |
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25 |
2004 |
187 m / 614 ft |
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26 |
2007 |
186 m / 612 ft |
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26 |
2007 |
186 m / 612 ft |
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26 |
2007 |
186 m / 612 ft |
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29 |
2005 |
182 m / 598 ft |
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30 |
- |
181 m / 595 ft |
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31 |
2003 |
181 m / 594 ft |
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31 |
2003 |
181 m / 594 ft |
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31 |
2003 |
181 m / 594 ft |
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34 |
2003 |
180 m / 591 ft |
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34 |
2003 |
180 m / 591 ft |
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36 |
2005 |
180 m / 589 ft |
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37 |
- |
178 m / 584 ft |
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37 |
- |
178 m / 584 ft |
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37 |
- |
178 m / 584 ft |
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40 |
- |
178 m / 584 ft |
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41 |
2002 |
175 m / 574 ft |
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42 |
2001 |
174 m / 572 ft |
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42 |
2003 |
174 m / 572 ft |
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42 |
2003 |
174 m / 572 ft |
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42 |
2001 |
174 m / 572 ft |
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42 |
2001 |
174 m / 572 ft |
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42 |
2002 |
174 m / 572 ft |
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42 |
2002 |
174 m / 572 ft |
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42 |
2002 |
174 m / 572 ft |
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50 |
2003 |
174 m / 572 ft |
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51 |
2004 |
174 m / 572 ft |
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52 |
1992 |
174 m / 571 ft |
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53 |
2005 |
172 m / 564 ft |
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54 |
2003 |
171 m / 562 ft |
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55 |
2003 |
171 m / 562 ft |
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55 |
2003 |
171 m / 562 ft |
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57 |
2007 |
171 m / 561 ft |
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57 |
2007 |
171 m / 561 ft |
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59 |
2007 |
170 m / 558 ft |
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59 |
2007 |
170 m / 558 ft |
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61 |
2002 |
170 m / 556 ft |
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62 |
2015 |
168 m / 551 ft |
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63 |
2002 |
168 m / 551 ft |
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63 |
2002 |
168 m / 551 ft |
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63 |
2003 |
168 m / 551 ft |
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63 |
2002 |
168 m / 551 ft |
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63 |
2002 |
168 m / 551 ft |
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63 |
2002 |
168 m / 551 ft |
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63 |
2002 |
168 m / 551 ft |
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70 |
2002 |
168 m / 551 ft |
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70 |
2002 |
168 m / 551 ft |
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72 |
2007 |
166 m / 543 ft |
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73 |
2002 |
165 m / 542 ft |
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74 |
2005 |
165 m / 541 ft |
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75 |
2011 |
165 m / 541 ft |
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76 |
2002 |
162 m / 533 ft |
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76 |
2002 |
162 m / 533 ft |
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76 |
2002 |
162 m / 533 ft |
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76 |
2002 |
162 m / 533 ft |
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80 |
2002 |
160 m / 525 ft |
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81 |
1991 |
159 m / 522 ft |
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82 |
2014 |
158 m / 517 ft |
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83 |
2014 |
157 m / 516 ft |
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84 |
2000 |
157 m / 514 ft |
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85 |
2011 |
157 m / 514 ft |
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86 |
2003 |
156 m / 513 ft |
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87 |
2003 |
153 m / 503 ft |
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88 |
2014 |
153 m / 502 ft |
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89 |
1999 |
152 m / 498 ft |
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90 |
1975 |
152 m / 498 ft |
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91 |
2014 |
151 m / 496 ft |
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92 |
2002 |
151 m / 496 ft |
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93 |
1992 |
151 m / 495 ft |
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94 |
2000 |
151 m / 494 ft |
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94 |
2000 |
151 m / 494 ft |
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94 |
2000 |
151 m / 494 ft |
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94 |
2000 |
151 m / 494 ft |
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94 |
2000 |
151 m / 494 ft |
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94 |
2000 |
151 m / 494 ft |
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94 |
2000 |
151 m / 494 ft |
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101 |
2001 |
151 m / 494 ft |
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102 |
1991 |
150 m / 493 ft |
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102 |
1991 |
150 m / 493 ft |
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102 |
1991 |
150 m / 493 ft |
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102 |
1991 |
150 m / 493 ft |
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102 |
1991 |
150 m / 493 ft |
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102 |
1991 |
150 m / 493 ft |
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102 |
1991 |
150 m / 493 ft |
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102 |
1991 |
150 m / 493 ft |
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102 |
1991 |
150 m / 493 ft |
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111 |
2001 |
148 m / 486 ft |
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111 |
2001 |
148 m / 486 ft |
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111 |
2001 |
148 m / 486 ft |
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111 |
2001 |
148 m / 486 ft |
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115 |
2014 |
147 m / 483 ft |
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116 |
1983 |
146 m / 479 ft |
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116 |
1983 |
146 m / 479 ft |
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118 |
2014 |
145 m / 477 ft |
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119 |
2020 |
145 m / 476 ft |
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120 |
2001 |
143 m / 468 ft |
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120 |
2001 |
143 m / 468 ft |
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120 |
2001 |
143 m / 468 ft |
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120 |
2001 |
143 m / 468 ft |
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124 |
2002 |
141 m / 463 ft |
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125 |
2001 |
141 m / 461 ft |
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125 |
2001 |
141 m / 461 ft |
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127 |
2002 |
140 m / 461 ft |
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128 |
2012 |
140 m / 459 ft |
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128 |
2012 |
140 m / 459 ft |
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128 |
2012 |
140 m / 459 ft |
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128 |
2012 |
140 m / 459 ft |
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128 |
2012 |
140 m / 459 ft |
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133 |
2011 |
140 m / 459 ft |
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133 |
2011 |
140 m / 459 ft |
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135 |
2014 |
139 m / 457 ft |
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136 |
2011 |
137 m / 448 ft |
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137 |
2013 |
106 m / 346 ft |
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138 |
2009 |
105 m / 346 ft |
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139 |
2021 |
101 m / 331 ft |
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140 |
2022 |
72 m / 237 ft |
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141 |
2022 |
56 m / 184 ft |
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2012 |
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2011 |
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2021 |
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150 m+ Buildings
300 m+ Buildings
Average Building Age*
18 Years
Most Common Function*
Residential, 115 Buildings
Most Common Material*
Concrete, 119 Buildings
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.
*Based on 149 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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20 October 2016 | Hong Kong
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Eric Ma of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 6: Hong Kong...
20 October 2016 | Bangkok
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20 October 2016 | Hong Kong
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Antony Wood of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat; Eric Ma of Hong Kong Special Administrative...
19 October 2016 | Guangzhou
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Gaungzhou, China. Florence Chan of Kohn Pedersen Fox presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 4: "Guangzhou Developments" Since the reformation...
19 October 2016 | Guangzhou
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18 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Andrew Nicholson of CBRE is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Andrew discusses the building management of the Shanghai Tower.
27 October 2015 | New York City
Irvine Sellar of Sellar Property is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Irvine discusses...
26 October 2015 | New York City
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26 October 2015 | New York City
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06 November 2014 | Chicago
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06 November 2014 | Chicago
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06 November 2014 | Chicago
Thursday, 6th November 2014. Chicago, USA. Dakki Hui, Senior Property and Facility Manager, Kai Shing Management Services, discusses International Commerce Centre, the Performance Award Winner...
06 November 2014 | Chicago
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16 September 2014 | Shanghai
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21 September 2012 | Shanghai
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20 September 2012 | Shanghai
David Malott of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. David discusses...
20 September 2012 | Shanghai
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19 September 2012 | Shanghai
This presentation discussed an advanced engineering evaluation using nonlinear analysis to improve structural silicone glazing (SSG) design in high performance curtain wall systems. High wind...
19 September 2012 | Shanghai
Tall buildings are important brands – creating both value and recognition for the cities and countries that create them. We have a duty to ensure...
21 October 2010 | Chicago
William Pedersen, Partner, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. Mr. Pedersen’s approach to design has been one that weds formal and technical originality with a modesty informed...
03 February 2010 | Mumbai
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20 October 2016 | Hong Kong
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Eric Ma of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 6: Hong Kong...
20 October 2016 | Bangkok
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20 October 2016 | Hong Kong
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Antony Wood of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat; Eric Ma of Hong Kong Special Administrative...
19 October 2016 | Guangzhou
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Gaungzhou, China. Florence Chan of Kohn Pedersen Fox presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 4: "Guangzhou Developments" Since the reformation...
19 October 2016 | Guangzhou
One of the keys to attracting buyers and tenants for a contemporary tall building is a succinct marketing strategy and a robust understanding of how...
18 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Andrew Nicholson of CBRE is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Andrew discusses the building management of the Shanghai Tower.
27 October 2015 | New York City
Irvine Sellar of Sellar Property is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Irvine discusses...
26 October 2015 | New York City
Patrick Leung, Sun Hung Kai Properties; Kelly Romano, United Technologies Corporation; and Michael Rudin, Rudin Management Company, Inc, answer questions at the end of 2015...
26 October 2015 | New York City
The International Commerce Centre (ICC) is a landmark skyscraper located in Hong Kong. It is the tallest building in Hong Kong with office spaces, fine...
06 November 2014 | Chicago
The 13th Annual Awards Ceremony & Dinner was held in Mies van der Rohe's iconic Crown Hall, on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, Chicago....
06 November 2014 | Chicago
Thursday, 6th November 2014. Chicago, USA. Dakki Hui, Senior Property and Facility Manager, Kai Shing Management Services, discusses International Commerce Centre, the Performance Award Winner...
06 November 2014 | Chicago
Thursday, 6th November 2014. Chicago, USA. Dakki Hui, Senior Property and Facility Manager, Kai Shing Management Services, discusses International Commerce Centre, the Performance Award Winner...
06 November 2014 | Chicago
At 98 percent occupancy, the International Commerce Centre houses some of the most prominent financial institutions in the world. The building is routinely recognized as...
16 September 2014 | Shanghai
Traditionally much of the focus in the tall building sector has been centered on the ground breaking technology being put in place for the pioneering...
21 September 2012 | Shanghai
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20 September 2012 | Shanghai
David Malott of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. David discusses...
20 September 2012 | Shanghai
Facades form the identity and functionality of high-rise buildings. The “design process” for complex bespoke architectural high-rise facades is an abstract term that in reality...
19 September 2012 | Shanghai
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03 February 2010 | Mumbai
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20 March 2020
CTBUH Research
This research paper undertakes a review of the 2012 report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, “Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the...
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14 March 2019
Xihui Zhou & Yu Ye & Zhendong Wang, Tongji University
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31 January 2019
CTBUH Research
In 2018, 143 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This is a slight decrease from 2017’s record-breaking total of 147, and it...
01 July 2018
Charlie Qiuli Xue & Cong Sun, City University of Hong Kong
Since the concept was first introduced in the 1970s, transit-oriented-development (TOD) has greatly expanded in East Asian cities such as Hong Kong. Rail stations are...
01 February 2018
CTBUH Staff, CTBUH
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17 October 2016
Tony Tang, Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited
Standing at 484 meters, Sun Hung Kai’s ICC is the tallest building in Hong Kong and currently the 7th tallest in the world. ICC does...
17 October 2016
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01 December 2015
James Sze, Arup
Hong Kong is a renowned small city with densely placed skyscrapers. It is no surprise that heavy duty or even mega foundations are built over...
26 October 2015
Patrick Leung & Howard Yeung, Sun Hung Kai Properties
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13 January 2013
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23 September 2012
CTBUH Research
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19 September 2012
Edward Chan & Wing Leung, AECOM
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01 August 2012
Junjie Zhang, ECADI
Modern supertall buildings have become one of the vital symbols of economic development and the urbanization progress in mainland China, as well as one of...
31 December 2010
CTBUH Research
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01 December 2010
David Malott, KPF
Soaring 484 meters (1,588 feet) above Victoria Harbor, the International Commerce Centre (ICC) is the essence of Hong Kong in one destination: high-powered finance, global...
31 December 2009
CTBUH Research
Trump International Hotel & Tower named tallest building completed in 2009; Successful year for the American high-rise. Over half of all buildings 200m or taller...
31 December 2008
CTBUH Research
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16 October 2005
John W. K. Luk, Julia M.K. Lau & Tim M.T. Mak; Lau Sun Hung Kai Properties
The paper goes over Sun Hung Kai Properties Group as the developer/co-developer of three major tall building commercial complexes in Hong Kong: the Central Plaza,...
10 October 2004
Andrew Luong, Craig Gibbons, Alexis Lee & John MacArthur, Ove Arup & Partners
This paper describes the some of the geotechnical design considerations, the structural design development and construction of the 420m tower, Two International Finance Centre in...
10 October 2004
John Davies, James Lui, Jack Pappin, et al., Ove Arup & Partners
This paper examines the foundation design for the IFC Tower II and Union Square, 420 meters tall and 480 meters tall, respectively.
20 March 2020
CTBUH Research
This research paper undertakes a review of the 2012 report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, “Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the...
20 March 2020
CTBUH Research
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...
30 January 2020
Yu Ye, Zhendong Wang, Nannan Dong & Xihui Zhou, Tongji University
Tall buildings unquestionably need to improve their impact on the urban habitat. A human-focused approach to measuring the social impact of tall buildings’ ground conditions,...
29 July 2019
Since humans first began constructing tall buildings, history has been cluttered with claims of all manner of “highest” records. In this study, we examine those...
14 March 2019
Xihui Zhou & Yu Ye & Zhendong Wang, Tongji University
After decades of high-speed development, designing tall buildings as critical components of urban habitat, rather than simply standing aloof from their environments, has become an...
31 January 2019
CTBUH Research
In 2018, 143 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This is a slight decrease from 2017’s record-breaking total of 147, and it...
01 July 2018
Charlie Qiuli Xue & Cong Sun, City University of Hong Kong
Since the concept was first introduced in the 1970s, transit-oriented-development (TOD) has greatly expanded in East Asian cities such as Hong Kong. Rail stations are...
01 February 2018
CTBUH Staff, CTBUH
In 2017, 144 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This is the fourth record-breaking year in a row, and it brings the...
17 October 2016
Tony Tang, Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited
Standing at 484 meters, Sun Hung Kai’s ICC is the tallest building in Hong Kong and currently the 7th tallest in the world. ICC does...
17 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 Conference Speakers
The CTBUH 2016 International Conference is being held in the three cities of the Pearl River Delta, the world’s largest “megacity,” projected to have 120...
01 December 2015
James Sze, Arup
Hong Kong is a renowned small city with densely placed skyscrapers. It is no surprise that heavy duty or even mega foundations are built over...
26 October 2015
Patrick Leung & Howard Yeung, Sun Hung Kai Properties
The International Commerce Centre (ICC) is a landmark skyscraper located in Hong Kong. It is the tallest building in Hong Kong, with office spaces, fine...
13 January 2013
As the tallest building in Hong Kong, the International Commerce Centre is an icon, not only for its scale, but also for its iconic ‘dragon...
23 September 2012
CTBUH Research
With over 1.3 billion citizens and a rapidly urbanizing population, China is developing tall buildings more than any other country globally. Currently it has 239...
19 September 2012
Edward Chan & Wing Leung, AECOM
Shanghai ifc, a landmark mixed-use development located in the heart of Lujiazui, Shanghai includes a 250-meter multi-function tower (South Tower), a 260-meter office tower (North...
01 August 2012
Junjie Zhang, ECADI
Modern supertall buildings have become one of the vital symbols of economic development and the urbanization progress in mainland China, as well as one of...
31 December 2010
CTBUH Research
In a year dominated by news coverage of the new “World’s Tallest Building” – Burj Khalifa, Dubai – one may be surprised to learn that,...
01 December 2010
David Malott, KPF
Soaring 484 meters (1,588 feet) above Victoria Harbor, the International Commerce Centre (ICC) is the essence of Hong Kong in one destination: high-powered finance, global...
31 December 2009
CTBUH Research
Trump International Hotel & Tower named tallest building completed in 2009; Successful year for the American high-rise. Over half of all buildings 200m or taller...
31 December 2008
CTBUH Research
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...
16 October 2005
John W. K. Luk, Julia M.K. Lau & Tim M.T. Mak; Lau Sun Hung Kai Properties
The paper goes over Sun Hung Kai Properties Group as the developer/co-developer of three major tall building commercial complexes in Hong Kong: the Central Plaza,...
10 October 2004
Andrew Luong, Craig Gibbons, Alexis Lee & John MacArthur, Ove Arup & Partners
This paper describes the some of the geotechnical design considerations, the structural design development and construction of the 420m tower, Two International Finance Centre in...
10 October 2004
John Davies, James Lui, Jack Pappin, et al., Ove Arup & Partners
This paper examines the foundation design for the IFC Tower II and Union Square, 420 meters tall and 480 meters tall, respectively.
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06 November 2018
During the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference, awards were conferred in relation to five CTBUH Research and Academic programs that will produce a number of important future outputs.
13 September 2018
The results are now available for the CTBUH 2017 Research Seed Funding program, sponsored by Sun Hung Kai Properties, which centered around façade fires and machine learning.
29 August 2018
The winner of the CTBUH 2018 Research Seed Funding, sponsored by Sun Hung Kai Properties, is Dr. Ye Yu, who will research the health impacts of public spaces.
12 June 2018
The CTBUH 2018 Research Seed Funding Initiative, kindly sponsored by Sun Hun Kai Properties, has received a diverse set of proposals from 13 countries.
10 May 2018
Submissions for the CTBUH 2018 Research Seed Funding and 2018 Student Research Competition, each offering $20,000 in prizes, are due 31 May.
29 October 2017
The Annual Leaders Meeting was held the day before the start of the CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference, bringing together the Council’s leaders.
19 October 2017
CTBUH is pleased to announce the awarding of the 2017 International Research Seed Funding grant to Dr. Kate Swinburne, a Senior Fire Engineer at Olsson Fire & Risk.
25 June 2017
CTBUH’s sixth Research Seed Funding Initiative has received 35 proposals from applicants at research institutions, universities, and private companies worldwide.
21 March 2017
CTBUH is pleased to announce the "Call for Proposals" for its 2017 International Research Seed Funding – culminating with an award of US$20,000.
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.
10–20 January 2016
Plans for the 2016 CTBUH Conference are now well underway, beginning with initial meetings of the Conference Steering Committee in all three cities.
26–30 October 2015
After a post-recession hiatus in tall building construction in many countries lasting several years, numerous cities are again resurgent.
19 September 2014
At the Shanghai International Finance Center, attendees toured hotel spaces, an unoccupied office floor, technical facilities including a mechanical floor, and the top floor restaurant.
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.
31 December 2010
In a year dominated by news coverage of the new “World’s Tallest Building” – Burj Khalifa, Dubai – one may be surprised to learn that, besides being the year in which a building first surpassed the 600, 700, and 800-meter thresholds, 2010 has seen the completion of more skyscrapers than any previous year in history.
31 December 2009
Trump International Hotel & Tower named tallest building completed in 2009; Successful year for the American high-rise. Over half of all buildings 200m or taller completed in the past twelve months were located in Asia, with some 36% being in China alone.
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.
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