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Brandston Partnership, Inc.

About

Member Since: 2019

Member Offices: New York City, Seoul, Shanghai

Website: http://www.bpi.co

Brandston Partnership Inc., BPI is one of the oldest and most important lighting consultants. Since founded in 1966, the company has been active in the field of lighting design. Now the company has more than 150 professional designer and offices in New York, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Singapore, and Seoul.

In the field of lighting design and project management, BPI has excellent experience. We have completed more than 5000 projects around the world. As small as jewelry shop and small apartment lighting or as large as urban planning, urban complexes and transportation hub lighting are all included in the scope of our service.

In the project, our primary role is to assist architects and client recognize the intention of the project. In each project, a team consists of a partner and leaded designers is responsible for the design.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Engineering, Multi-discipline; Engineering, Other

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
Height
2 Shanghai Tower

632 m / 2,073 ft
4 One World Trade Center

541 m / 1,776 ft
5 Tianjin CTF Finance Centre

530 m / 1,739 ft
6 CITIC Tower

528 m / 1,731 ft
8 Tianfu Center

489 m / 1,604 ft
9 SUNAC A-ONE Tower 1

470 m / 1,542 ft
11 International Land-Sea Center

458 m / 1,503 ft
12 Changsha IFS Tower T1

452 m / 1,483 ft
13 Suzhou IFS

450 m / 1,476 ft
14 Greenland Shandong International Financial Center

428 m / 1,404 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

31 October 2019

The Garden City in Three Dimensions

Moshe Safdie, Founder at Safdie Architects, speaks at the 2019 CTBUH International Congress in Chicago on 31 October 2019.

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Research

05 July 2023

Tall Buildings and City Development: Comparison of Five Case Studies

Skyscrapers commonly rise in major cities worldwide, but the difference is in how they are integrated into the urban plan. This paper provides a comprehSkyscrapers...

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Global News

17 February 2025

Residential Development by Yangtze River in Chongqing is Completed

Situated in the heart of Chongqing’s revitalized Shibati area, the recently completed 18T Mansion addresses the city's growing demand for quality housing while prioritizing well-being...

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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 Suzhou Zhongnan Center

729 m / 2,392 ft
2 Shanghai Tower

632 m / 2,073 ft
3 Global Financial Center Tower 1

568 m / 1,864 ft
4 One World Trade Center

541 m / 1,776 ft
5 Tianjin CTF Finance Centre

530 m / 1,739 ft
6 CITIC Tower

528 m / 1,731 ft
7 Suzhou Zhongnan Center

499 m / 1,638 ft
8 Tianfu Center

489 m / 1,604 ft
9 SUNAC A-ONE Tower 1

470 m / 1,542 ft
10 R&F Guangdong Building

468 m / 1,535 ft
11 International Land-Sea Center

458 m / 1,503 ft
12 Changsha IFS Tower T1

452 m / 1,483 ft
13 Suzhou IFS

450 m / 1,476 ft
14 Greenland Shandong International Financial Center

428 m / 1,404 ft
15 Two International Finance Centre

412 m / 1,352 ft
16 China Resources Tower

393 m / 1,288 ft
17 Eton Place Dalian Tower 1

383 m / 1,257 ft
18 1 Corporate Avenue

376 m / 1,234 ft
19 China Merchants Prince Bay Tower

374 m / 1,227 ft
20 Nanchang Ping An Financial Center

373 m / 1,224 ft
21 Shanghai International Trade Center Tower 2

370 m / 1,214 ft
22 Qingdao Hai Tian Center

369 m / 1,210 ft
23 Shenyang International Center Tower 1

366 m / 1,201 ft
24 Ping An Finance Center

360 m / 1,181 ft
25 Raffles City Chongqing T3N

354 m / 1,163 ft
26 Raffles City Chongqing T4N

354 m / 1,163 ft
27 Forum 66 Tower 1

351 m / 1,150 ft
28 SUNAC A-ONE Tower 4

349 m / 1,145 ft
29 Zhonghai City Plaza

340 m / 1,115 ft
30 Wuxi International Finance Square

339 m / 1,112 ft
31 Chongqing World Financial Center

339 m / 1,112 ft
32 Tianjin Modern City Office Tower

338 m / 1,109 ft
33 Wuxi Suning Plaza 1

328 m / 1,076 ft
34 Shimao Canton Financial Center

321 m / 1,052 ft
35 Chongqing IFS T1

316 m / 1,038 ft
36 Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre Tower 2

315 m / 1,033 ft
37 Changsha IFS Tower T2

308 m / 1,010 ft
38 East Pacific Center Tower A

306 m / 1,004 ft
39 Leatop Plaza

303 m / 993 ft
40 SUNAC A-ONE Tower 2

302 m / 991 ft
41 Urban Lighthouse

300 m / 984 ft
42 Qianhai Prisma Residential Tower

300 m / 984 ft
43 R&F Yingkai Square

296 m / 972 ft
44 Lumina Shanghai

285 m / 935 ft
45 Axiom One

285 m / 935 ft
46 Cheung Kong Centre

283 m / 928 ft
47 Suzhou RunHua Global Building A

282 m / 925 ft
48 China Resources Center 2

280 m / 919 ft
49 Qiantan Center

280 m / 919 ft
50 One Century (Wangchao Center)

280 m / 919 ft
51 Eton Place Dalian Tower 2

279 m / 917 ft
52 Shanghai Wheelock Square

270 m / 887 ft
53 Tongde Kunming Plaza

269 m / 883 ft
54 East Pacific Center Tower B

261 m / 856 ft
55 Jing An Kerry Centre Tower 2

260 m / 853 ft
56 CITIC International Building

258 m / 846 ft
57 Raffles City Chongqing T5

256 m / 839 ft
58 Raffles City Chongqing T2

256 m / 839 ft
59 Raffles City Chongqing T4S

256 m / 839 ft
60 Raffles City Chongqing T3S

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

255 m / 837 ft
62 SUNAC A-ONE Tower 3

251 m / 823 ft
63 Center 66 Office 1

250 m / 820 ft
64 Axiom Two

250 m / 820 ft
64 Qianhai Prisma Office Tower

250 m / 820 ft
66 Ningbo New World Plaza Tower 5

250 m / 819 ft
67 Haitian Center Tower 3

245 m / 804 ft
68 Suzhou RunHua Global Building B

240 m / 787 ft
69 Kingtown International Center

231 m / 759 ft
70 Asia Square Tower 1

229 m / 751 ft
71 Raffles City Chongqing T1

228 m / 750 ft
71 Raffles City Chongqing T6

228 m / 750 ft
73 Kingold Century

228 m / 748 ft
74 Asia Square Tower 2

221 m / 727 ft
75 Huijin Center 2

220 m / 722 ft
76 Euro America Financial City Tower 1

220 m / 722 ft
76 Euro America Financial City Tower 2

220 m / 722 ft
78 Shanghai International Trade Center Tower 1

220 m / 722 ft
79 China Resources Center 1

218 m / 716 ft
80 China Merchants Tower

211 m / 692 ft
81 Haitian Center Tower 1

210 m / 689 ft
82 East Pacific Center Tower C

206 m / 676 ft
83 Sunshine Financial Center

205 m / 673 ft
84 RAYZONE

200 m / 656 ft
85 Beijing Lize Ping An Finance Centre

200 m / 656 ft
86 Jing An Kerry Centre Tower 3

198 m / 649 ft
87 SHUIBEI International Center

198 m / 648 ft
88 Evergrande Huazhi Residential Tower 1

191 m / 625 ft
88 Evergrande Huazhi Residential Tower 2

191 m / 625 ft
90 Riverview Plaza A3

186 m / 610 ft
91 China Resources Center

186 m / 610 ft
92 Wuxi Suning Plaza 2

183 m / 600 ft
93 8 Corporate Avenue

180 m / 591 ft
94 The Bund Finance Center North

180 m / 591 ft
94 The Bund Finance Center South

180 m / 591 ft
96 Ping An Finance Centre Tower B

180 m / 590 ft
97 18T Mansion Tower 3A

174 m

571 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 51 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,553 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.
97 18T Mansion Tower 3B

174 m

571 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 51 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,553 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.
99 Riverview Plaza A2

156 m / 512 ft
100 East Pacific Center Tower D

155 m / 509 ft
101 7 Corporate Avenue

155 m / 508 ft
102 One Future East Tower

150 m / 492 ft
102 One Future West Tower

150 m / 492 ft
104 Avary Time Center Tower A

149 m / 488 ft
105 Baoland Plaza

149 m / 487 ft
106 18T Mansion Tower 1

147 m

482 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 43 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,553 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.
106 18T Mansion Tower 2

147 m

482 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 43 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,553 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.
108 China Resources Vanguard Headquarter Building

145 m / 476 ft
109 Hangzhou Xizi International Center Building 1

145 m / 476 ft
110 Evergrande Huazhi St. Regis Hotel

144 m / 471 ft
111 VIA 57 WEST

142 m / 467 ft
112 Hangzhou Xizi International Center Building 2

125 m / 410 ft
113 Avary Time Center Tower B

122 m / 401 ft
114 6 Corporate Avenue

121 m / 396 ft
115 Fubon Fuzhou Financial Center

118 m / 387 ft
116 Shangri-La Qiantan

111 m / 364 ft
117 Lakeville Regency Tower 1

109 m

358 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 32 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,553 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.
117 Lakeville Regency Tower 2

109 m

358 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 32 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,553 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 Shenzhen Women & Children’s Centre

108 m / 355 ft
120 Poly Beijing Tongzhou Metropolitan North Tower

105 m / 345 ft
120 Poly Beijing Tongzhou Metropolitan South Tower

105 m / 345 ft
122 Lakeville Regency Tower 4

103 m

338 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 30 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,553 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.
123 The Langham Shenzhen

100 m

328 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 26 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,227 other buildings of the same Hotel 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.
124 Hangzhou Xizi International Center Building 3

100 m / 328 ft
125 Habitat Qinhuangdao Phase 1

100 m / 328 ft
125 Habitat Qinhuangdao Phase 2

100 m / 328 ft
127 Lakeville Regency Tower 3

89 m

292 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 26 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,553 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.
128 BelView

85 m / 280 ft
129 Lakeville Regency Tower 6

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 9,553 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.
130 Lakeville Regency Tower 7

75 m

246 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,553 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.
131 Zhuhai Civil Service Centre

73 m / 240 ft
132 18T Mansion Tower 3C

65 m

213 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 19 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,553 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.
133 Yintech Financial Center

63 m / 207 ft
134 Lakeville Regency Tower 5

48 m

157 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 14 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,553 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.
135 Jiangbei New Financial Center Project C

-
136 O-Tower

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

8 Years

Most Common Function*

Mixed-use (45%)

Most Common Material*

Composite (75%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 89 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 84 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

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.

Designated Experts

Yilin Li

bpi, Brandston Partnership, Inc.
Shanghai, China

Chiming Lin

President, Brandston Partnership, Inc.
New York City, United States

Chao Chen

Brandston Partnership, Inc.
https://www.skyscrapercenter.com, https://www.skyscrapercenter.com

Videos

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31 October 2019

The Garden City in Three Dimensions

Moshe Safdie, Founder at Safdie Architects, speaks at the 2019 CTBUH International Congress in Chicago on 31 October 2019.

10 April 2019

Ceremonial Influences Form a Modern Flagship Building for Beijing’s CBD

China Zun is the flagship building of Beijing’s comprehensively planned 30-hectare central business district core. Its gently rising and curving form embodies the historic capital’s...

09 July 2018

Five Minutes With: Carla Swickerath

Carla Swickerath, Partner, Studio Libeskind, sat down with CTBUH to discuss the design approach and urban impact of the World Trade Center complex in New...

29 January 2018

"Geometry of Tall Buildings" - a CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter Event

The London Committee of the CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter recently hosted [i]Geometry of Tall Buildings[/i], a conversation between leading architects and engineers on the geometry...

30 October 2017

Quay Quarter Tower: Humanizing the High-Rise

Quay Quarter Tower (QQT) will create a stunning new building on the Sydney skyline that sets new benchmarks in office tower design globally and creates...

03 November 2016

Best of Both Worlds: VIA 57 WEST

By incorporating the social sustainability of a mid-rise structure with the efficiency and density of a high-rise, the distinctive massing and appearance of VIA 57...

03 November 2016

A Vernacular Megatall: Shanghai Tower

As the tallest building in China upon completion, Shanghai Tower has had an immediate and profound impact on the country’s perceptions of how a skyscraper...

03 November 2016

Interview: Shanghai Tower

Jianping Gu, General Manager, Shanghai Tower C&D, & Grant Uhlir, Managing Director, Gensler, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, the 2016 CTBUH...

03 November 2016

Interview: VIA 57 WEST

Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Partner, BIG, and Alexander Durst, Chief Development Officer, The Durst Organization, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding VIA 57 WEST, New York City,...

20 October 2016

Skyscrapers in 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...

Research

05 July 2023

Tall Buildings and City Development: Comparison of Five Case Studies

Roberta dal Molin, Shenav Ragiv, &Elena Giacomello

Skyscrapers commonly rise in major cities worldwide, but the difference is in how they are integrated into the urban plan. This paper provides a comprehSkyscrapers...

05 July 2023

We All Love to Get High: Optimizing Observation Deck Design

Terri Meyer Boake

Height is aspirational, and having the best view from that height has become a driver in contemporary tall building design. Likewise, observation decks are a...

22 August 2022

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

Tarek Hassan, Yehia El-Ezaby & Charles Malek, rector Dar Al Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners)

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...

03 January 2022

Interactive Study on Tall Buildings in 2021: A State of Current Construction

CTBUH Research

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has released its annual report, CTBUH Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2021, part of the Tall...

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...

20 March 2020

Tall + Urban Innovation 2020: Dominant Trends

CTBUH Research

Providing a global overview of tall building development, design and construction, the CTBUH Awards Program and related Tall + Urban Innovation Conference annually survey projects,...

30 January 2020

Determinism, Integration, and Articulation Lead Up to a Landmark

Brian Lee, Thomas Kinzl, Inho Rhee & Ronald Johnson, SOM

Completed in 2019, the Tianjin Chow Tai Fook (CTF) Finance Centre is currently the seventh-tallest building in the world, tied with the Guangzhou CTF Finance...

12 December 2019

Interactive Study on Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2019

CTBUH Research

The year 2019 was remarkable for the tall building industry, with 26 supertall buildings (300 meters or taller) completed, the most in any year. This...

11 October 2019

The Garden City in Three Dimensions

Moshe Safdie, Safdie Architects

With a career spanning back to the Habitat ’67 residential complex in Montréal, Moshe Safdie’s work has always evoked images of utopian science fiction, yet...

Global News

21 January 2025

Shanghai Tower Will Light Up to Celebrate the Spring Festival

On 4 December 2024, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed the Spring Festival, the social practices of the Chinese people in...

19 October 2023

Mixed-use complex finishing Construction in Jinan

According to available information, the Jinan Ping An Financial Center project is being invested in and constructed by Ping An Real Estate. It is a...

20 June 2022

Chongqing Skyscraper Tops Out at 458.2 Meters

The International Land-Sea Center, a 458.2-meter-tall skyscraper had its roof sealed on Saturday, 18 June 2022. The total length of the building’s butt welds is over...

16 September 2021

Luxury Hotel Planned in Changsha

Launching the debut of the luxury hotel brand Park Hyatt Central China, a new Park Hyatt hotel is planned for Changsha, the capital of Hunan...

16 April 2020

Shanghai's Xuhui District Presses Ahead on Landmark Projects

The Xuhui district government released its major construction plans for 2020 on 1 April with 61 projects with an investment of 16.5 billion yuan (US$2.34...

15 April 2019

New Architects Brought in for Manchester’s St. Michael’s Tower

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been brought in to deliver Hodder + Partners’ controversial Saint Michael’s tower in Manchester, with the local practice kept...

01 March 2019

As One Chicago Lakefront Project Gets a New Deadline, Another is Announced

The owner of the Chicago Spire site could have another year to begin developing the lakefront site, four months after a downtown alderman rejected a...

21 January 2019

“Tower Fifth” Could Become New York City’s Second-Tallest

For decades, the New York City skyline was dominated by one building, the 1,250-foot-tall (381-meter) Empire State Building. But 17 “supertall” skyscrapers — defined as...

04 April 2018

Design Revealed for Hangzhou Wangchao Center

On April 4, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) released its design for the Hangzhou Wangchao Center, a new mixed-use tower in Hangzhou, China. Designed...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Brandston Partnership, Inc.

CTBUH China: Smart City, Intelligent Building

07 November 2019

This CTBUH International Symposium brings together innovators from the fields of information technology, architectural design, structural technology, materials and equipment, and more.

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.