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MKA’s passion is creating structural systems for buildings of all shapes, sizes, and complexities and civil site and infrastructure designs for architectural projects. In addition to traditional structural and civil engineering services, they offer enhanced expertise in seismic, wind, vibration, existing building, performance-based, and blast engineering and site strategies for low-impact design, site infrastructure planning, strategic water planning, and excavation shoring.
MKA has been presented with a top national ACEC engineering design award (the most significant recognition by their peers) 26 times in the last 29 years–three times more than any competitor engineering firm in the United States; and the ""Grand Conceptor"" award three times. Collectively, their projects have won 500+ awards from a variety of industry organizations. If it can be done, MKA can do it.
Civil Engineering; Seismic Design; Structural Engineering
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
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Name
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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
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1 |
362.9 m / 1,191 ft |
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2 |
338 m / 1,109 ft |
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3 |
326.1 m / 1,070 ft |
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4 |
320 m / 1,050 ft |
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5 |
306 m / 1,004 ft |
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6 |
302.7 m / 993 ft |
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7 |
302.4 m / 992 ft |
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8 |
300 m / 984 ft |
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9 |
295.8 m / 971 ft |
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10 |
288.7 m / 947 ft |
CTBUH Advisory Group, 2013 – Present
CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Seattle, 2017 – Present
CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Seattle, 2017 – Present
23 May 2022
Comparing Carbon Footprints of Steel & Timber Systems Equitably
A project between MKA and Nucor sought to determine: How do steel and timber systems compare when their quantities and carbon footprints are both measured?...
17 October 2016
Engineering Properties of Composite Mega-Columns with Separately Encased Hot Rolled Steel Profiles
This paper presents an experimental study on the behavior of composite mega-columns with separately encased steel profiles. Ten scaled composite columns were designed, including six...
07 March 2023
Construction Work Paused on Tech Giant's Arlington HQ
Construction has been paused on the Amazon HQ2 campus in Arlington, Virginia the company confirmed to News4 on Friday, 3 March, 2023. Not all phases...
Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire (2003)
Skilling Ward Rogers Barkshire (1987)
Skilling, Helle, Christiansen, Robertson (1983)
Worthington, Skilling, Helle, & Jackson (1967)
Worthington & Skilling (1960)
W.H. Witt Company (1955)
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
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City
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Completion
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Height
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1 |
- |
1000 m / 3,281 ft |
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2 |
- |
551 m / 1,808 ft |
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3 |
1972 |
417 m / 1,368 ft |
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4 |
1973 |
415 m / 1,362 ft |
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5 |
- |
388 m / 1,273 ft |
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6 |
- |
378 m / 1,240 ft |
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7 |
2020 |
363 m / 1,191 ft |
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8 |
- |
355 m / 1,165 ft |
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9 |
- |
346 m / 1,136 ft |
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10 |
2018 |
338 m / 1,109 ft |
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11 |
2018 |
326 m / 1,070 ft |
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12 |
- |
320 m / 1,050 ft |
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13 |
- |
317 m / 1,040 ft |
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14 |
2024 |
306 m / 1,004 ft |
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15 |
2012 |
303 m / 993 ft |
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16 |
- |
302 m / 992 ft |
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17 |
- |
302 m / 990 ft |
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18 |
- |
300 m / 984 ft |
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19 |
2022 |
296 m / 971 ft |
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20 |
1991 |
289 m / 947 ft |
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21 |
1984 |
284 m / 933 ft |
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22 |
- |
277 m / 910 ft |
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23 |
2019 |
273 m / 896 ft |
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24 |
- |
271 m / 888 ft |
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25 |
2021 |
266 m / 874 ft |
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26 |
- |
265 m / 869 ft |
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27 |
2009 |
262 m / 859 ft |
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28 |
- |
260 m / 853 ft |
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29 |
2020 |
258 m / 847 ft |
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30 |
2023 |
255 m / 835 ft |
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31 |
2003 |
252 m / 828 ft |
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32 |
2019 |
249 m / 817 ft |
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33 |
2024 |
245 m / 805 ft |
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34 |
2019 |
240 m / 787 ft |
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35 |
2008 |
239 m / 785 ft |
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36 |
2019 |
230 m / 755 ft |
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37 |
2010 |
227 m / 744 ft |
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38 |
1989 |
226 m / 740 ft |
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39 |
2017 |
226 m / 740 ft |
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40 |
2023 |
225 m / 738 ft |
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40 |
2018 |
225 m / 738 ft |
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42 |
2017 |
223 m / 732 ft |
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43 |
2021 |
222 m / 727 ft |
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44 |
2017 |
221 m / 724 ft |
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45 |
1990 |
220 m / 722 ft |
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46 |
- |
220 m / 722 ft |
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47 |
2002 |
220 m / 721 ft |
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48 |
- |
212 m / 696 ft |
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49 |
1997 |
212 m / 696 ft |
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50 |
2009 |
210 m / 689 ft |
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51 |
2005 |
208 m / 681 ft |
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52 |
2007 |
205 m / 672 ft |
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53 |
2020 |
204 m / 668 ft |
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54 |
- |
200 m / 656 ft |
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55 |
2018 |
195 m / 640 ft |
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56 |
2009 |
195 m / 638 ft |
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57 |
- |
193 m / 634 ft |
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58 |
1969 |
192 m / 630 ft |
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59 |
2001 |
192 m / 630 ft |
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60 |
- |
191 m / 627 ft |
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61 |
2016 |
190 m / 623 ft |
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62 |
2019 |
188 m / 618 ft |
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63 |
2008 |
184 m / 605 ft |
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64 |
2006 |
182 m / 598 ft |
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65 |
1999 |
179 m / 587 ft |
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65 |
1999 |
179 m / 587 ft |
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67 |
2021 |
175 m / 574 ft |
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68 |
2000 |
174 m / 572 ft |
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68 |
- |
174 m / 572 ft |
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70 |
2015 |
173 m / 569 ft |
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71 |
2001 |
170 m / 558 ft |
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72 |
2017 |
169 m / 554 ft |
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73 |
2022 |
167 m / 549 ft |
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74 |
1981 |
166 m / 543 ft |
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75 |
2014 |
165 m / 541 ft |
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76 |
2022 |
164 m / 539 ft |
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77 |
2019 |
161 m / 527 ft |
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78 |
2016 |
160 m / 524 ft |
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79 |
- |
159 m / 522 ft |
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80 |
2017 |
159 m / 521 ft |
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81 |
2016 |
159 m / 520 ft |
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82 |
2019 |
159 m / 520 ft |
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83 |
2023 |
158 m / 518 ft |
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84 |
2018 |
158 m / 517 ft |
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85 |
2016 |
157 m / 516 ft |
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86 |
1977 |
157 m / 514 ft |
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87 |
2003 |
156 m / 512 ft |
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88 |
2020 |
156 m / 510 ft |
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89 |
2016 |
153 m / 503 ft |
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90 |
2018 |
153 m / 502 ft |
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90 |
2018 |
153 m / 502 ft |
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90 |
2018 |
153 m / 502 ft |
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90 |
2018 |
153 m / 502 ft |
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90 |
2018 |
153 m / 502 ft |
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90 |
2018 |
153 m / 502 ft |
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90 |
2019 |
153 m / 502 ft |
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97 |
2008 |
152 m / 500 ft |
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98 |
2013 |
152 m / 497 ft |
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99 |
2018 |
151 m / 494 ft |
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100 |
1992 |
150 m / 492 ft |
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101 |
2018 |
150 m / 492 ft |
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102 |
2016 |
147 m / 483 ft |
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103 |
2009 |
146 m / 478 ft |
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104 |
2014 |
145 m / 474 ft |
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105 |
Roosevelt University Academic, Student Life Residence Center |
2012 |
143 m / 469 ft |
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106 |
2013 |
140 m / 460 ft |
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107 |
1981 |
139 m / 456 ft |
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108 |
2005 |
137 m / 450 ft |
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109 |
2023 |
136 m / 447 ft |
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110 |
2012 |
136 m / 447 ft |
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111 |
2016 |
136 m / 444 ft |
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112 |
2017 |
135 m / 444 ft |
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113 |
2017 |
135 m / 442 ft |
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114 |
2016 |
134 m / 440 ft |
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115 |
2015 |
134 m / 440 ft |
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115 |
2018 |
134 m / 440 ft |
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117 |
2022 |
133 m / 435 ft |
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118 |
2020 |
130 m / 427 ft |
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119 |
- |
130 m / 427 ft |
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120 |
2009 |
128 m / 420 ft |
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121 |
2006 |
127 m / 418 ft |
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122 |
2019 |
127 m / 417 ft |
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123 |
2002 |
127 m / 415 ft |
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124 |
2015 |
125 m / 410 ft |
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125 |
2015 |
124 m / 408 ft |
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126 |
2010 |
124 m / 407 ft |
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127 |
2016 |
122 m / 400 ft |
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128 |
- |
121 m / 397 ft |
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129 |
2004 |
119 m / 390 ft |
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130 |
2018 |
118 m / 387 ft |
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131 |
2014 |
118 m / 387 ft |
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132 |
2020 |
118 m / 386 ft |
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133 |
2020 |
116 m / 382 ft |
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134 |
1986 |
116 m / 381 ft |
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135 |
2020 |
116 m / 381 ft |
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136 |
2010 |
116 m / 380 ft |
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137 |
2016 |
116 m / 380 ft |
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138 |
2011 |
115 m / 376 ft |
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139 |
2004 |
114 m / 375 ft |
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140 |
2014 |
114 m / 374 ft |
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141 |
2015 |
112 m / 369 ft |
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142 |
2021 |
109 m / 357 ft |
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143 |
2027 |
107 m / 352 ft |
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144 |
2008 |
107 m / 350 ft |
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145 |
2020 |
106 m / 348 ft |
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146 |
2005 |
105 m / 344 ft |
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147 |
2027 |
105 m / 343 ft |
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148 |
2027 |
103 m / 337 ft |
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149 |
2027 |
101 m / 330 ft |
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150 |
2014 |
98 m / 320 ft |
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151 |
2023 |
91 m / 300 ft |
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152 |
2008 |
91 m / 298 ft |
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153 |
2019 |
91 m / 297 ft |
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154 |
2018 |
85 m / 279 ft |
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155 |
1964 |
84 m / 276 ft |
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156 |
2014 |
83 m / 274 ft |
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157 |
2001 |
83 m / 272 ft |
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158 |
- |
82 m / 270 ft |
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159 |
2011 |
81 m / 265 ft |
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160 |
2013 |
75 m / 245 ft |
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161 |
2016 |
73 m / 240 ft |
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162 |
2015 |
73 m / 238 ft |
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163 |
2017 |
70 m / 231 ft |
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164 |
2015 |
69 m / 226 ft |
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165 |
2014 |
67 m / 220 ft |
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166 |
1930 |
67 m / 220 ft |
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167 |
1973 |
65 m / 212 ft |
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168 |
2015 |
61 m / 201 ft |
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169 |
2004 |
60 m / 196 ft |
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170 |
Aloft Chicago City Center, Fairfield Inn River North, Hyatt Place River North |
2013 |
58 m / 190 ft |
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171 |
2016 |
52 m / 172 ft |
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172 |
2016 |
50 m / 164 ft |
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173 |
2023 |
40 m / 131 ft |
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174 |
2023 |
32 m / 104 ft |
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175 |
2016 |
26 m / 85 ft |
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175 |
2019 |
26 m / 85 ft |
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177 |
2022 |
- m / - ft |
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177 |
- |
- m / - ft |
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177 |
2019 |
- m / - ft |
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177 |
2019 |
- m / - ft |
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177 |
2019 |
- m / - ft |
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182 |
2020 |
- m / - ft |
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183 |
- |
- m / - ft |
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184 |
- |
- m / - ft |
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185 |
2019 |
- m / - ft |
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185 |
- |
- m / - ft |
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185 |
2024 |
- m / - ft |
Average Building Age*
13 Years
Most Common Function*
Residential (47%)
Most Common Material*
Concrete (59%)
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database
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.
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CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Seattle, 2017 – Present
CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Seattle, 2017 – Present
CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, Seattle, 2022 – Present
23 May 2022 | Chicago
A project between MKA and Nucor sought to determine: How do steel and timber systems compare when their quantities and carbon footprints are both measured?...
18 May 2017 | Chicago
Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the second event in the Building Tall lecture series featured presentations by...
18 May 2017 | Chicago
Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the second event in the Building Tall lecture series featured presentations by...
03 November 2016 | Chicago
As Chairman and CEO of Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Ron Klemencic has played an active role in shaping the direction of the structural engineering community. His...
03 November 2016 | Chicago
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
Ron Klemencic, Chairman & CEO, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, discusses some of his personal favorite projects with Chris Bentley, during the 2016 CTBUH Awards Symposium at...
18 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Ron Klemencic, Magnusson Klemencic Associates; Karl Almstead, Turner Construction Company; Andrew Nicholson, CBRE; Jon Pickard, Pickard Chilton; Ian Smith,...
16 September 2014 | Shanghai
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 04 Questions & Answers session with speakers Don Davies, MKA; Mark Sarkisian, SOM; Dario Trabucco, CTBUH / Iuav University...
16 September 2014 | Shanghai
To help advance Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) for building systems, this presentation reviews the history and state of LCA practice in the U.S. from a...
04 February 2013 | Chicago
The Young Professionals organized a Student Workshop at IIT to cover the design and construction of Roosevelt Tower. The presentation was led by: Joe Dietz,...
17 October 2016
Congzhen Xiao & Chen Tao, China Academy of Building Research; Fei Deng, Tsinghua University; et al
This paper presents an experimental study on the behavior of composite mega-columns with separately encased steel profiles. Ten scaled composite columns were designed, including six...
26 October 2015
Shelley Finnigan, ArcelorMittal; Barry Charnish, Entuitive; Robert Chmielowski, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
At the turn of the century, building design began to evolve. Improvements included indoor plumbing, the advent of escalators, and creation of the “Chicago window.”...
16 September 2014
Donald Davies & Ron Klemencic, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
To help advance Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) for building systems, this paper reviews the history and state of LCA practice in the U.S. from a...
14 September 2014
Daniel Safarik, CTBUH
The survival of humanity on this planet relies on a radical repositioning of our cities. In the face of unprecedented global population growth, urbanization, pollution...
19 September 2012
Ron Klemencic & J. Andrew Fry, MKA; Guo-Qiang Li, Tongji University
A summary and synthesis of the Performance-Based Seismic Design (PBSD) procedures and standards around the world is presented. The summary information draws from the papers...
19 September 2012
Christopher Groesbeck, VOA Associates; Jon DeVries & John McDonald, Roosevelt University; Ron Klemencic, MKA
In the future, the University will need to consider vertical models to co-exist within their urban cores and create a living and working balance. With...
19 September 2012
Ron Klemencic, Donald Davies, Derek Beaman & Ola Jonhansson, MKA
This paper explores the sustainability and longevity of today’s residential building construction. It makes the case for 100-year design criteria for building frames and enclosure...
01 September 2012
Ron Klemencic, J. Andrew Fry, John Hooper, et al., Magnusson Klemencic Associates
This paper presents a summary of the state of the practice for Performance Based Seismic Design (PBSD) in the United States. While it is not...
03 March 2008
John Lahey & Martin Wolf, Solomon Cordwell Buenz; Ron Klemencic & Ola Johansson, MKA
Policies in a number of American cities encourage increased residential density and height, as well as new standards for sustainability. However, creative and sensitive responses...
01 December 2006
Ron Klemencic & J. Andrew Fry, MKA; Gabriel Hurtado & Jack P. Moehle, University of California Berkeley
The use of post-tensioned floor slabs and reinforced concrete core walls has become increasingly popular in highrise construction. Questions have arisen concerning the performance of...
13 June 2022
A condominium nearly at the top of the new St. Regis sold for US$9.2 million, the highest recorded sale price so far in the Studio...
07 March 2022
A condominium on the 80th floor of the new St. Regis tower, formerly known as Vista, sold for nearly US$8.85 million. The condo, about 6,400 square...
25 November 2020
The soaring Vista Tower, the newest addition to Chicago’s famed skyline, now has a new name: St. Regis Chicago. The skyscraper also has a new...
20 October 2020
James Loewenberg, a Chicago architect-turned-developer with a portfolio that includes the Aqua and Vista Tower skyscrapers in downtown Chicago, has died at age 86 after...
31 July 2020
The Chicago developer building the 101-story Vista Tower on the Chicago River has agreed to buy out its majority Chinese partner for US$270 million, ending...
20 June 2019
The CEO of Kaiser Permanente announced 17 June 2019 that the company will be constructing a new headquarters in Oakland and will call it The...
30 April 2019
Vista Tower reached its final height on April 26 2019, when construction workers poured concrete to form the Chicago skyscraper’s 101st and final floor. That...
12 February 2019
One of the final pieces of the World Trade Center puzzle may be put into place—albeit in a somewhat risky fashion. Bloomberg reports that Larry...
12 February 2019
One of the final pieces of the World Trade Center puzzle may be put into place—albeit in a somewhat risky fashion. Bloomberg reports that Larry...
04 April 2018
Swire Properties has once again filed plans with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to build a supertall tower at Brickell City Centre in Miami. According...
14 May 2019
Join the Seattle Chapter of the CTBUH for a site tour of the unique 2+U office development, featuring a blend of completed and in-progress spaces throughout the tower.
21 February 2019
CTBUH Malaysia hosted a seminar exploring the relationship between the design and planning of high-rise structures with the life and energy of the city that surrounds them.
20 October 2018
The CTBUH Performance-Based Seismic Design Working Group reconvened at the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference in Dubai to outline an approach for updating their 2017 technical guide.
06 April 2018
Former CTBUH Chairman Ron Klemencic has been awarded the ENR 2018 Award of Excellence for his relentless pursuit of a better built environment.