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.

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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

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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

Book Tower

Winner: Book Tower

Repositioning Award 2024

Ctbuh Leaders

Anil Hira

Anil Hira

CTBUH India Chapter, 2012 – Present

Dubai

Suzanne Provanzana

Suzanne Provanzana

CTBUH Chicago Chapter, 2021 – Present

Chicago

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

16 May 2023

World Surpasses 2,000 Buildings of 200 Meters or Greater Height

This report shows that 147 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed in 2022, a 25 percent increase from 2021, when 118 such...

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Global News

04 September 2024

Investment Injected to Complete Construction of 300-Meter Building in Noida, India

After starting construction and being put on hold, the 300-meter Supernova Spira in Noida, India will receive funding from Kotak Investment Advisors Ltd to clear...

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Associated companies

Happold Consulting Engineers

Paladino (2021)

BuroHappold Engineering (2020)

Paladino and Company (2021)

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

700 m / 2,296 ft
2 Chicago Spire

610 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 m / 1,428 ft
8 Al Hamra Tower

413 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

338 m / 1,108 ft
14 Shimao International Plaza

333 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

321 m / 1,052 ft
19 Fanya International Finance Building North

318 m / 1,043 ft
20 Fanya International Finance Building South

318 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 m / 953 ft
30 Prestige Liberty North Tower

290 m / 951 ft
31 One Victoria

282 m / 926 ft
32 World One

280 m / 919 ft
33 World View

278 m / 911 ft
34 Icone Tower

275 m / 902 ft
35 Al Faisaliah Center

267 m / 876 ft
36 Suning Plaza Tower A

266 m / 873 ft
37 Riyad Bank Tower

264 m / 866 ft
38 Three Sixty West Tower B

260 m / 853 ft
39 Three Sixty West Tower A

256 m / 839 ft
40 Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre Tower 1

255 m / 837 ft
41 Permata Sapura Tower

253 m / 828 ft
42 Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 1

250 m / 820 ft
43 Qianhai Prisma West Tower

250 m / 820 ft
44 One Canada Square

236 m / 774 ft
45 The Headquarters Business Park

236 m / 774 ft
46 Burj Daman

235 m / 771 ft
47 Samba Bank HQ Tower

231 m / 758 ft
48 Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 2

230 m / 755 ft
49 Al Faisal Tower

227 m / 745 ft
50 Lodha Venezia

227 m / 744 ft
51 Aro

225 m / 738 ft
52 World Crest

225 m / 737 ft
53 Two ICC

223 m / 732 ft
54 InterContinental Hotel West Bay

220 m / 722 ft
55 Unicredit Tower

218 m / 714 ft
56 100 East 53rd Street

217 m / 711 ft
57 Lodha Azzuro

213 m / 698 ft
58 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower A

212 m / 696 ft
58 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower B

212 m / 696 ft
58 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower C

212 m / 696 ft
61 Capital Plaza Residential Towers

210 m / 689 ft
62 Hotel America

210 m / 689 ft
62 Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 3

210 m / 689 ft
64 Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Tower

209 m / 684 ft
65 Hudson's Tower

207 m / 680 ft
66 25 Park Row

203 m / 666 ft
67 Kohinoor Square Tower A

202 m / 662 ft
68 Zhuhai Hengqin Xinqu Ahongda Finance Tower 1

200 m / 656 ft
69 Prestige Liberty South Tower

200 m / 656 ft
70 Capital Plaza Office Tower

200 m / 656 ft
71 Riviera Tower

198 m / 650 ft
72 One ICC

198 m / 648 ft
73 Heartland 66 Tower SA3

197 m / 648 ft
74 One Portal Way Building A

195 m / 641 ft
75 Miami Innovation Tower

193 m / 633 ft
76 Abdul Aziz Al Babtain Cultural WAQF

189 m / 619 ft
77 Varyap Meridian A Block

188 m / 618 ft
78 DUO Residences

186 m / 610 ft
79 Vauxhall Cross South Tower

186 m / 609 ft
80 One Portal Way Building C

185 m / 608 ft
81 ADIA Tower

185 m / 607 ft
82 Parnas Tower

185 m / 607 ft
83 One Portal Way Building E

182 m / 595 ft
84 Varyap Meridian C Block

180 m / 591 ft
85 Jordan Gate Tower 1

180 m / 591 ft
85 Jordan Gate Tower 2

180 m / 591 ft
85 Supertech Nova East

180 m / 591 ft
85 Supertech Nova West

180 m / 591 ft
89 30 St Mary Axe

180 m / 590 ft
90 DUO Tower

179 m / 589 ft
91 303 East 44th Street

179 m / 588 ft
92 Heartland 66 Tower SA2

177 m / 581 ft
93 The Ruby

174 m / 569 ft
94 National Bank of Abu Dhabi Headquarters

173 m / 568 ft
95 ONE

170 m / 558 ft
96 Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons

169 m / 554 ft
97 SBS Broadcasting Center

167 m / 548 ft
98 Capital Plaza Sofitel Hotel

166 m / 545 ft
99 The Tower at PNC Plaza

166 m / 544 ft
100 Maryah Plaza Residential Tower 1

165 m / 542 ft
101 Torre Iberdrola

165 m / 541 ft
102 American Copper Buildings West Tower

165 m / 540 ft
103 Varyap Meridian E Block

164 m / 538 ft
104 Heartland 66 Tower SA1

161 m / 529 ft
105 Southernwood Retail Park Block 1A

159 m / 522 ft
106 Kaishengyuan Plaza Tower A

159 m / 521 ft
106 Kaishengyuan Plaza Tower B

159 m / 521 ft
108 One Thames Quay

158 m / 517 ft
109 Q22 Tower

155 m / 509 ft
110 Morpheus

154 m / 504 ft
111 Vauxhall Cross North Tower

151 m / 496 ft
112 Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre

150 m / 492 ft
113 Tianfu Software Park Tower 1

150 m / 492 ft
114 PPA 30 Parcel 5.05 Residential Tower

149 m / 489 ft
115 BurJuman Centre

148 m / 486 ft
116 Commercialbank Plaza Tower

148 m / 486 ft
117 American Copper Buildings East Tower

143 m / 470 ft
118 Cheongdam Tower

143 m

469 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 42 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,358 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.
119 Book Tower

140 m / 460 ft
120 Oxford Tower

139 m / 456 ft
121 PPA 30 Parcel 3.09

138 m / 453 ft
122 2 Trafalgar Way, Building 2

138 m / 451 ft
123 Grove Tower 1

136 m / 446 ft
124 One Bishopsgate Plaza

136 m / 446 ft
125 500 Folsom

133 m / 435 ft
126 Ferry Island Building 1 North Tower

129 m / 423 ft
127 RWE Turm

127 m / 417 ft
128 Glasgow Tower

127 m / 417 ft
129 The Stage

126 m / 413 ft
130 PP 10 Parcel 4.08

126 m / 413 ft
131 PPA 30 Parcel 5.05 Office Tower

125 m / 410 ft
132 Kohinoor Square Tower B

124 m / 406 ft
133 One North Quay

124 m / 406 ft
134 Faria Lima B32 Office Tower

123 m / 404 ft
135 Chelsea Waterfront-West Tower

122 m / 402 ft
136 Port Baku Business Center

120 m / 394 ft
137 Supertech Astralis

120 m / 394 ft
138 Grove Tower 2

119 m / 391 ft
139 Jameson House

119 m / 389 ft
140 33-49 Des Voeux Road West

116 m / 381 ft
141 ToHa Tower 1

110 m / 362 ft
142 NOMA-Angel Gardens

110 m / 361 ft
143 2 Trafalgar Way, Building 3

109 m / 358 ft
144 The Helix

107 m / 352 ft
145 Zorlu Center Hotel Tower

107 m / 351 ft
145 Zorlu Center Tower A

107 m / 351 ft
145 Zorlu Center Tower B

107 m / 351 ft
145 Zorlu Center Tower C

107 m / 351 ft
149 LINEA

106 m / 348 ft
150 Hesperia Tower

105 m / 344 ft
151 PP 10 Parcel 2.14

105 m / 344 ft
152 Amazon PenPlace Site, Tower 2

105 m / 343 ft
153 One Horizon Center

104 m / 341 ft
154 UŠĆE Office Tower 2

104 m / 341 ft
155 The Power Station

104 m / 341 ft
156 Amazon PenPlace Site, Tower 1

103 m / 337 ft
157 Centre House North Building

102 m / 334 ft
158 Amazon PenPlace Site, Tower 3

101 m / 330 ft
159 Nanjing Nexus Tower 2

100 m / 328 ft
160 888 Boylston Street

99 m / 325 ft
161 Canaletto

96 m / 314 ft
162 LKF Square

94 m / 308 ft
163 Regency Heights-Prince Regent

91 m / 300 ft
164 Prince of Wales Drive Building A

90 m / 296 ft
165 Varso 2

90 m / 295 ft
166 BankMed HQ

88 m

289 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 20 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,028 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.
167 2 Trafalgar Way, Building 1

87 m / 287 ft
168 MEBE One Khimki Plaza

87 m / 285 ft
169 Chelsea Waterfront East Tower

85 m / 279 ft
170 Lewisham Retail Park-Block A

84 m / 276 ft
171 PPA 30 Parcel 5.01

83 m / 272 ft
172 Varyap Meridian B Block

82 m

269 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,358 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.
172 Varyap Meridian D Block

82 m

269 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,358 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.
174 Mount Parker Residences

82 m / 268 ft
175 PP 10 Parcel 4.07

81 m / 266 ft
175 Varso 1

81 m / 266 ft
177 One Portal Way Building B

80 m / 263 ft
178 Porsche Design Tower

80 m / 262 ft
179 East Bank UAL London College of Fashion

80 m / 261 ft
180 Grand Central Apartments

78 m / 256 ft
181 Museum of The Future

78 m / 255 ft
182 PPA 30 Parcel 5.06

77 m / 253 ft
183 Thameside West-Phase 1 Building A

75 m / 247 ft
183 Thameside West-Phase 1 Building B

75 m / 247 ft
185 Southwark Station OSD

75 m / 247 ft
186 CandleHouse

73 m / 240 ft
187 Lodha Venezia Social Housing

73 m / 239 ft
188 The Cube

72 m / 237 ft
189 Centre House South Building

72 m / 235 ft
190 Prince of Wales Drive Building B

72 m / 235 ft
191 One Portal Way Building F

68 m / 222 ft
192 One Angel Square

68 m / 221 ft
193 Baltyk Tower

65 m / 213 ft
194 One Portal Way Building D1

64 m / 211 ft
195 101 Whitechapel High Street

63 m / 205 ft
196 Prince of Wales Drive Building F

62 m / 204 ft
197 Southernwood Retail Park Hotel

54 m / 178 ft
198 Oxo Tower Wharf

53 m / 175 ft
199 Minneapolis Public Service Building

53 m / 173 ft
200 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower A

49 m / 160 ft
201 Southernwood Retail Park Block 1B

47 m / 155 ft
202 Southernwood Retail Park Block 2A

41 m / 133 ft
203 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower B

39 m

128 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 9 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,028 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.
203 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower C

39 m

128 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 9 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,028 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.
205 Trafalgar Place

36 m / 119 ft
206 Infinitus Plaza Building A

36 m / 117 ft
206 Infinitus Plaza Building B

36 m / 117 ft
208 PP 10 Parcel 2.09

35 m / 113 ft
209 EDGE Suedkreuz

29 m / 94 ft
210 One Portal Way Building D2

28 m / 93 ft
211 The Financial Plaza

27 m / 88 ft
212 PVN Tower

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213 Monroe Block Office Tower

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214 West Harbin Station Tower 1

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214 West Harbin Station Tower 2

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216 Monroe Block Residential Tower

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217 Globe Road Tower 1

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218 Admiral Serebryakov Embankment Tower 1

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218 Ashley Road East

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218 Ferry Island Building 1 South Tower

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221 Elephant Park H1 Office

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221 North Island Tower

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221 Whitehall Road Tower

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224 Admiral Serebryakov Embankment Tower 2

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225 Welbourne Plot Tower

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226 Ashley Road West

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227 Globe Road Tower 2

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227 Globe Road Tower 3

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227 PPA 30 Parcel 2.08

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230 Ferry Island Building 2

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230 Sir Michael Uren Hub

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232 Hudson's North Tower

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233 Lankuaikei Agriculture Development Headquarters

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234 Bay Opera of Shenzhen

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234 Maryah Plaza Hotel Tower

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234 Maryah Plaza Residential Tower 2

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234 Maryah Plaza Residential Tower 3

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234 Tianfu Software Park Tower 2

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

9 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (37%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (71%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 79 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 69 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

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