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Taipei Financial Center Corporation
About
Taipei Financial Center Corp. is the developer, owner and operator of TAIPEI 101, the icon of Taipei City and the pride of Taiwan. TAIPEI 101 TOWER, with a height of 508 meters, was the world’s first building to surpass 500 meter mark.
It is an office tower offering top quality accommodation to the most discerning tenants, including Taiwan Stock Exchange, multinational financial institutions and hi-tech companies. It also has three scenic restaurants on the 85th and 86th floor. TAIPEI 101 TOWER has achieved USGBC’s LEED EB: O&M certification at Platinum Level and is now acknowledged as the World’s Tallest Green Building.
The podium houses TAIPEI 101 MALL with the finest fashion brands and is specialized in luxury watch and jewelry. TAIPEI 101 Observatory is on 89F featuring the world’s fastest elevators and the largest passive wind damper that is exposed to visitors.
Fields of Expertise
Developer; Marketing / Sales; Owner (Buildings, Land); Property Management
Buildings
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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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508 m / 1,667 ft |
Awards
Ctbuh Leaders
CTBUH Expert Chinese Translation Committee, 2014 – Present
CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2018 – Present
CTBUH Advisory Group, 2022 – Present
Building Completions Timeline
Videos
03 November 2016
Ron Klemencic, Chairman & CEO, Magnusson Klemencic Associates; Joseph Chou, Chairman, Taipei Financial Center Corporation; Mark Sarkisian, Partner of Structural Engineering, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill;...
Research
20 March 2020
Interactive Study on The Tallest 20 in 2020: Then and Now
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...
Global News
30 July 2020
CTBUH In The Media: The Future of Skyscrapers: A Mile High, Slimmer Than Ever and Made from Wood
History does not want for dizzying fantasies of tall buildings. From the Tower of Babel onwards, humanity has dreamed of ever-more wondrous skyscrapers, whether we...
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2004 |
508 m / 1,667 ft |
Statistics
Average Building Age*
18 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (100%)
Most Common Material*
Composite (100%)
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database
Based on 1 buildings over 150 m height
with a function
Based on 1 buildings over 150 m height
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Designated Experts
Ctbuh Leaders At Taipei Financial Center Corporation
CTBUH Expert Chinese Translation Committee, 2014 – Present
Danny Shih
Tower Leasing Manager, Taipei Financial Center Corporation
CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2018 – Present
Iping Yang
Sustainability Manager, TAIPEI 101, Taipei Financial Center Corporation
CTBUH Advisory Group, 2022 – Present
Michael Liu
Chief Operation Officer, TAIPEI 101, Taipei Financial Center Corporation
Videos
03 November 2016 | Chicago
2016 Awards - Session 2 Q&A
Ron Klemencic, Chairman & CEO, Magnusson Klemencic Associates; Joseph Chou, Chairman, Taipei Financial Center Corporation; Mark Sarkisian, Partner of Structural Engineering, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill;...
03 November 2016 | Chicago
Building on Unprecedented Performance: TAIPEI 101
Perhaps what is most notable about the TAIPEI 101 performance upgrade is not its complexity, but rather that the tower was already relatively efficient. All...
03 November 2016 | Chicago
Interview: TAIPEI 101
Joseph Chou and Freda Tsai, Taipei Financial Center Corporation, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding TAIPEI 101 in Taipei, Taiwan, the recipient of the 2016...
19 October 2016 | Guangzhou
From San Diego to Guangzhou: The Story of Marketing Tall Buildings
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...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Mega Size Mixed-Use Projects: Redefining Vertical Urbanism
Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Dennis Poon of Thornton Tomasetti, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 4c: Structural & Geotechnic Engineering. As the...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
CTBUH Video Interview – Freda Tsai
Freda Tsai of Taipei Financial Center Corporation is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Freda discusses the retrofit and management strategy...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Session 3c: Building Operation Q&A
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Tim Neal, Arcadis; Samuel So, JLL; Joseph Chou, Taipei Financial Center Corporation; Zhao Ming Wang, CCDI answer questions at...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Joseph Chu, " TAIPEI 101’s Upgrade Recertification to LEED O+M v4"
Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Joseph Chu, Taipei Financial Center Corporation, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 3c: Building Operation. The sheer size...
06 November 2014 | Chicago
Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Achievement Award: Wind Engineering the World’s Tallest
Peter Irwin, one of the founding partners of Rowan Williams Davies and Irwin Inc. (RWDI), has led wind engineering on many of the world’s tallest...
16 September 2014 | Shanghai
Taipei 101: Tall Building Operation Towards Sustainability
To take TAIPEI 101 TOWER as an example that will showcase the various aspects of managing a tall building, satisfying tenant requirements, stakeholders expectations, and...
Research
20 March 2020
Interactive Study on The Tallest 20 in 2020: Then and Now
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...
28 October 2019
Aesthetics of Chinese Tall Buildings
Richard Lee, C.Y. Lee & Partners Architects/ Planners
While Western aesthetics dominate the world at this time, the rise of the East has led China to reexamine its Eurocentric view towards aesthetics. China...
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...
31 January 2019
Interactive Study on Tall Buildings in Numbers: 2018 Year in Review
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...
31 January 2019
How Do Outdoor Pollutant Concentrations Vary Along the Height of a Tall Building?
Dr. Brent Stephens & Dr. Parham Azimi, Illinois Institute of Technology; Luke Leung, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
It is generally assumed that vertical pollutant dispersion can reduce exposures to ambient pollutants in tall buildings, as concentrations of some ground-source pollutants are diluted...
20 October 2018
Polycentric Cities: The Future of Vertical Urbanism
CTBUH 2018 Conference Speakers
As we approach the new normality of cities housing 10 million or more inhabitants, those best positioned for the future are evolving along polycentric, multi-nodal...
30 July 2018
World’s Tallest Buildings with Dampers
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...
17 October 2016
A Perspective on TAIPEI 101’s Decision to Upgrade Recertification to LEED O+M v4
Freda Tsai & Joseph Chou, Taipei Financial Center Corporation
The sheer size and complexity of a building like TAIPEI 101, along with the international nature of the project and newness of LEED v4, can...
17 October 2016
Cities to Megacities: Perspectives
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...
16 September 2014
Taipei 101: Tall Building Operation Towards Sustainability
Cathy Yang, Taipei Financial Center Corporation
To take TAIPEI 101 TOWER as an example that will showcase the various aspects of managing a tall building, satisfying tenant requirements, stakeholders expectations, and...
Global News
30 July 2020
CTBUH In The Media: The Future of Skyscrapers: A Mile High, Slimmer Than Ever and Made from Wood
History does not want for dizzying fantasies of tall buildings. From the Tower of Babel onwards, humanity has dreamed of ever-more wondrous skyscrapers, whether we...
09 August 2019
Taipei 101 Damper Experienced Record Movement Due to Earthquake
The tuned mass damper in the Taipei 101 skyscraper moved 15 centimeters due to an earthquake early Thursday, 8 August, according to the building management....
CTBUH Initiatives Involving Taipei Financial Center Corporation
TAIPEI 101 Hosts "Global Tall: Trends, Drivers and Challenges"
28 June 2018
TAIPEI 101 hosted an event called “Global Tall: Skyscraper Trends, Drivers and Challenges” to discuss the global trends of skyscraper construction, the forum saw valued guests from industry participants, government agencies and academia, including: CTBUH Advisory Board member Joseph Chou and CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood.
CTBUH 2016 Conference Gold 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.
IIT Professor Wins Research Seed Funding
09 August 2016
Brent Stephens, an associate professor of architectural engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology, has been awarded the CTBUH’s 2016 Research Seed Funding.
Research Seed Funding Draws Diverse Proposals From 12 Countries
13 June 2016
The CTBUH’s fifth Research Seed Funding Initiative has received 30 proposals from applicants at research institutions, universities, and private companies worldwide.
CTBUH 2016 Research Seed Funding
07 March 2016
CTBUH is pleased to announce the "Call for Proposals" for its 2016 International Research Seed Funding – culminating with an award of US$20,000.
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