CTBUH Platinum Member

Buro Happold

About

Member Since: 1997

Member Offices: Bath, Chicago, Dubai, Mumbai, New York City

Website: http://www.burohappold.com

From their very first project, they have used their intricate knowledge of the industry to push the boundaries and achieve more. It is this commitment that sets them apart, that adds value, that makes them award winning.

They are at the forefront of low energy design: they deliver projects that have less carbon emissions and are more sustainable, they deliver projects that do not cost the earth.

Buro Happold understands what it takes to create a project that thrives; it takes great consideration of future use, building in the resilience that will allow it to operate for generations, it means creating something that engages communities and respects diversity.

Fields of Expertise

Building Maintenance; Civil Engineering; Computers / IT / Software; Engineering, Multi-discipline; Engineering, Other; Environmental Engineering; Environmental Protection; Façade Design / Engineering; Fire Engineering; Geotechnic / Foundations; Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing; Security Consultancy; Structural Engineering; Transportation / Urban Infrastructure

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
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
1 Makkah Royal Clock Tower
601 m / 1,972  ft
2 FORZA Tower
460 m / 1,509  ft
3 111 West 57th Street
435.3 m / 1,428  ft
4 Al Hamra Tower
412.6 m / 1,354  ft
5 PIF Tower
385 m / 1,263  ft
6 Nanjing Nexus Tower 1
350 m / 1,148  ft
7 ADNOC Headquarters
342 m / 1,122  ft
8 Hengqin International Finance Center
337.7 m / 1,108  ft
9 Shimao International Plaza
333.3 m / 1,094  ft
10 The Index
326 m / 1,070  ft

Awards

Ping An Asset Tower

Award of Excellence: Ping An Asset Tower

Best Tall Building Asia 2023

Ctbuh Leaders

Anil Hira

Anil Hira

CTBUH India Chapter, 2012 – Present

Mumbai

Suzanne Provanzana

Suzanne Provanzana

CTBUH Chicago Chapter, 2021 – Present

Chicago

Mark Lavery

Mark Lavery

CTBUH Awards Structure Jury, 2023

Dubai

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

27 May 2021

CTBUH Chicago + NYC FLC Presents The Jewel Changi Airport Presentation by Buro Happold

The new mixed-use complex at Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore delivers an exceptional experience for the 85 million passengers that pass through it every year....

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Research

22 August 2022

Structural Design of Iconic Tower, Egypt: Culmination of a Concrete Optimization Process

This paper presents an overview of a process of optimizing concrete mixture for tall buildings, culminating in the design of the Iconic Tower, the key...

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Global News

04 April 2023

Software Company Establishes Tenancy at Warsaw Tower

German software developer SAP is set to move into the 11th story of the Varso Tower building in central Warsaw. There, the Polish branch of...

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Associated companies

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Height
1 India Tower

699.7 m

2,296 ft

2 Chicago Spire

609.6 m

2,000 ft

3 Makkah Royal Clock Tower

601 m

1,972 ft

4 Alrriyadah Ritz Carlton

494 m

1,621 ft

5 FORZA Tower

460 m

1,509 ft

6 World One

442 m

1,450 ft

7 111 West 57th Street

435.3 m

1,428 ft

8 Al Hamra Tower

412.6 m

1,354 ft

9 Suning Xinjiekou Plaza

388 m

1,273 ft

10 PIF Tower

385 m

1,263 ft

11 Nanjing Nexus Tower 1

350 m

1,148 ft

12 ADNOC Headquarters

342 m

1,122 ft

13 Hengqin International Finance Center

337.7 m

1,108 ft

14 Shimao International Plaza

333.3 m

1,094 ft

15 The Index

326 m

1,070 ft

16 The Landmark

324 m

1,063 ft

17 Sumo Tower 1

322 m

1,056 ft

18 Heartland 66 Office Tower

320.7 m

1,052 ft

19 Fanya International Finance Building North

317.8 m

1,043 ft

20 Fanya International Finance Building South

317.8 m

1,043 ft

21 Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre Tower 2

315 m

1,033 ft

22 MahaNakhon

314 m

1,030 ft

23 Varso Tower

310 m

1,017 ft

24 KAFD World Trade Center

304 m

997 ft

25 Supernova Spira

300 m

984 ft

26 NBK Tower

300 m

984 ft

27 Aspire Tower

300 m

984 ft

28 Qianhai Prisma East Tower

300 m

984 ft

29 Dayabumi

290.5 m

953 ft

30 Prestige Liberty North Tower

290 m

951 ft

31 One Victoria

282.3 m

926 ft

32 World One

280.2 m

919 ft

33 Icone Tower

275 m

902 ft

34 Al Faisaliah Center

266.9 m

876 ft

35 Suning Plaza Tower A

266 m

873 ft

36 Riyad Bank Tower

264 m

866 ft

37 Three Sixty West Tower B

260 m

853 ft

38 Three Sixty West Tower A

255.6 m

839 ft

39 Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre Tower 1

255 m

837 ft

40 Permata Sapura Tower

252.5 m

828 ft

41 Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 1

250 m

820 ft

42 Qianhai Prisma West Tower

250 m

820 ft

43 The Headquarters Business Park

235.9 m

774 ft

44 Burj Daman

235 m

771 ft

45 Samba Bank HQ Tower

231.2 m

758 ft

46 Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 2

230 m

755 ft

47 Al Faisal Tower

227 m

745 ft

48 Aro

224.8 m

738 ft

49 Two ICC

223.2 m

732 ft

50 InterContinental Hotel West Bay

220 m

722 ft

51 Unicredit Tower

217.7 m

714 ft

52 100 East 53rd Street

216.7 m

711 ft

53 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower A

212 m

696 ft

53 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower B

212 m

696 ft

53 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower C

212 m

696 ft

56 Capital Plaza Residential Towers

210 m

689 ft

57 Hotel America

210 m

689 ft

57 Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 3

210 m

689 ft

59 Ping An Asset Tower

208.5 m

684 ft

60 Hudsons Tower

207.3 m

680 ft

61 Zhuhai Hengqin Xinqu Ahongda Finance Tower 1

200 m

656 ft

62 Prestige Liberty South Tower

200 m

656 ft

63 Capital Plaza Office Tower

200 m

656 ft

64 Riviera Tower

198 m

650 ft

65 One ICC

197.6 m

648 ft

66 Heartland 66 Tower SA3

197.4 m

648 ft

67 One Portal Way Building A

195.3 m

641 ft

68 Miami Innovation Tower

192.9 m

633 ft

69 Abdul Aziz Al Babtain Cultural WAQF

188.8 m

619 ft

70 Varyap Meridian A Block

188.4 m

618 ft

71 DUO Residences

186 m

610 ft

72 Vauxhall Cross South Tower

185.6 m

609 ft

73 One Portal Way Building C

185.2 m

608 ft

74 ADIA Tower

185 m

607 ft

75 Parnas Tower

185 m

607 ft

76 One Portal Way Building E

181.5 m

595 ft

77 Varyap Meridian C Block

180 m

591 ft

78 Jordan Gate Tower 1

180 m

591 ft

78 Jordan Gate Tower 2

180 m

591 ft

78 Supertech Nova East

180 m

591 ft

78 Supertech Nova West

180 m

591 ft

82 30 St Mary Axe

179.8 m

590 ft

83 DUO Tower

179.4 m

589 ft

84 303 East 44th Street

179.2 m

588 ft

85 Heartland 66 Tower SA2

177 m

581 ft

86 The Ruby

173.6 m

569 ft

87 National Bank of Abu Dhabi Headquarters

173 m

568 ft

88 ONE

170 m

558 ft

89 Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons

169 m

554 ft

90 SBS Broadcasting Center

167 m

548 ft

91 Capital Plaza Sofitel Hotel

166 m

545 ft

92 The Tower at PNC Plaza

166 m

544 ft

93 Maryah Plaza Residential Tower 1

165.3 m

542 ft

94 Torre Iberdrola

165 m

541 ft

95 American Copper Buildings West Tower

164.6 m

540 ft

96 Varyap Meridian E Block

164 m

538 ft

97 Heartland 66 Tower SA1

161.3 m

529 ft

98 Southernwood Retail Park Block 1A

159 m

522 ft

99 Kaishengyuan Plaza Tower A

158.8 m

521 ft

99 Kaishengyuan Plaza Tower B

158.8 m

521 ft

101 Q22 Tower

155 m

509 ft

102 Morpheus

153.7 m

504 ft

103 Vauxhall Cross North Tower

151.2 m

496 ft

104 Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre

150 m

492 ft

105 PPA 30 Parcel 5.05 Residential Tower

149 m

489 ft

106 BurJuman Centre

148 m

486 ft

107 Commercialbank Plaza Tower

148 m

486 ft

108 Book Tower

144.8 m

475 ft

109 American Copper Buildings East Tower

143.1 m

470 ft

110 Oxford Tower

139 m

456 ft

111 PPA 30 Parcel 3.09

138 m

453 ft

112 2 Trafalgar Way, Building 2

137.5 m

451 ft

113 Grove Tower 1

136 m

446 ft

114 One Bishopsgate Plaza

135.9 m

446 ft

115 500 Folsom

132.6 m

435 ft

116 Ferry Island Building 1 North Tower

128.9 m

423 ft

117 RWE Turm

127 m

417 ft

118 Glasgow Tower

127 m

417 ft

119 The Stage

126 m

413 ft

120 PP 10 Parcel 4.08

126 m

413 ft

121 PPA 30 Parcel 5.05 Office Tower

125 m

410 ft

122 Faria Lima B32 Office Tower

123 m

404 ft

123 Chelsea Waterfront-West Tower

122.5 m

402 ft

124 Port Baku Business Center

120 m

394 ft

125 Supertech Astralis

120 m

394 ft

126 Grove Tower 2

119.2 m

391 ft

127 Jameson House

118.6 m

389 ft

128 33-49 Des Voeux Road West

116 m

381 ft

129 ToHa Tower 1

110.3 m

362 ft

130 NOMA-Angel Gardens

110.1 m

361 ft

131 2 Trafalgar Way, Building 3

109.2 m

358 ft

132 The Helix

107.4 m

352 ft

133 Zorlu Center Hotel Tower

107 m

351 ft

133 Zorlu Center Tower A

107 m

351 ft

133 Zorlu Center Tower B

107 m

351 ft

133 Zorlu Center Tower C

107 m

351 ft

137 LINEA

106.2 m

348 ft

138 Hesperia Tower

105 m

344 ft

139 PP 10 Parcel 2.14

104.9 m

344 ft

140 Amazon PenPlace Site, Tower 2

104.6 m

343 ft

141 One Horizon Center

104 m

341 ft

142 UŠĆE Office Tower 2

103.9 m

341 ft

143 The Power Station

103.8 m

341 ft

144 Amazon PenPlace Site, Tower 1

102.6 m

337 ft

145 Centre House North Building

102 m

334 ft

146 Amazon PenPlace Site, Tower 3

100.6 m

330 ft

147 888 Boylston Street

99 m

325 ft

148 Canaletto

95.6 m

314 ft

149 LKF Square

94 m

308 ft

150 Regency Heights-Prince Regent

91.4 m

300 ft

151 Prince of Wales Drive Building A

90.2 m

296 ft

152 Varso 2

90 m

295 ft

153 2 Trafalgar Way, Building 1

87.3 m

287 ft

154 BankMed HQ

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 20 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,792 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
154 MEBE One Khimki Plaza

87 m

285 ft

156 Chelsea Waterfront East Tower

85 m

279 ft

157 Lewisham Retail Park-Block A

84 m

276 ft

158 PPA 30 Parcel 5.01

83 m

272 ft

159 Varyap Meridian B Block

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,679 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
159 Varyap Meridian D Block

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,679 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
161 Mount Parker Residences

81.6 m

268 ft

162 PP 10 Parcel 4.07

81 m

266 ft

162 Varso 1

81 m

266 ft

164 One Portal Way Building B

80.2 m

263 ft

165 Porsche Design Tower

80 m

262 ft

166 East Bank UAL London College of Fashion

79.5 m

261 ft

167 Brill Place Tower

77.9 m

256 ft

168 Museum of The Future

77.8 m

255 ft

169 PPA 30 Parcel 5.06

77 m

253 ft

170 Thameside West-Phase 1 Building A

75.2 m

247 ft

170 Thameside West-Phase 1 Building B

75.2 m

247 ft

172 Southwark Station OSD

75.1 m

247 ft

173 CandleHouse

73.3 m

240 ft

174 The Cube

72.1 m

237 ft

175 Centre House South Building

71.7 m

235 ft

176 Prince of Wales Drive Building B

71.5 m

235 ft

177 One Portal Way Building F

67.7 m

222 ft

178 One Angel Square

67.5 m

221 ft

179 Baltyk Tower

65 m

213 ft

180 One Portal Way Building D1

64.2 m

211 ft

181 101 Whitechapel High Street

62.6 m

205 ft

182 Prince of Wales Drive Building F

62.1 m

204 ft

183 Southernwood Retail Park Hotel

54.3 m

178 ft

184 Oxo Tower Wharf

53.3 m

175 ft

185 Minneapolis Public Service Building

52.7 m

173 ft

186 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower A

48.8 m

160 ft

187 Southernwood Retail Park Block 1B

47.2 m

155 ft

188 Southernwood Retail Park Block 2A

40.6 m

133 ft

189 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower B

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 9 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,792 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
189 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower C

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 9 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,792 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
191 Trafalgar Place

36.3 m

119 ft

192 Infinitus Plaza Building A

35.8 m

117 ft

192 Infinitus Plaza Building B

35.8 m

117 ft

194 PP 10 Parcel 2.09

34.5 m

113 ft

195 EDGE Suedkreuz

28.7 m

94 ft

196 One Portal Way Building D2

28.4 m

93 ft

197 The Financial Plaza

26.7 m

88 ft

198 PVN Tower

-

199 Monroe Block Office Tower

-

200 West Harbin Station Tower 1

-

200 West Harbin Station Tower 2

-

202 Monroe Block Residential Tower

-

203 Globe Road Tower 1

-

204 Admiral Serebryakov Embankment Tower 1

-

204 Ashley Road East

-

204 Ferry Island Building 1 South Tower

-

207 Elephant Park H1 Office

-

207 North Island Tower

-

207 Whitehall Road Tower

-

210 Admiral Serebryakov Embankment Tower 2

-

211 Welbourne Plot Tower

-

212 Ashley Road West

-

213 Globe Road Tower 2

-

213 Globe Road Tower 3

-

213 PPA 30 Parcel 2.08

-

216 Ferry Island Building 2

-

216 Sir Michael Uren Hub

-

218 Lankuaikei Agriculture Development Headquarters

-

219 Maryah Plaza Hotel Tower

-

219 Maryah Plaza Residential Tower 2

-

219 Maryah Plaza Residential Tower 3

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

8 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (38%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (70%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 71 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 63 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

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