Front Inc.

About

Member Since: 2019

Member Offices: Hong Kong, London, New York City

Established in 2002, Front is a specialist façade consulting and engineering practice with offices in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, London and Hong Kong. We are a cross-disciplinary group of creative individuals with professional backgrounds in Architecture and Engineering. We work with owners, architects, engineers, construction managers, contractors, testing facilities and fabricators in a collaborative fashion. We are specialists in architectural façade systems for new and retrofit construction, including curtain wall, bespoke cladding systems and the use of structural glass, fabrics and related lightweight structures deploying a wide palette of materials. Our work ranges in size and complexity and includes large-scale high-rise projects, public and cultural institutions, additions to historically sensitive sites, as well as custom designed work for retail and private residences

Fields of Expertise

Façade Design / Engineering

Membership details

Membership Level

Silver

Member Since

2019

Member Offices

Hong Kong
London
New York City

Buildings

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	PIF Tower	Riyadh	2021	385 m / 1,263 ft
2	Salesforce Tower	San Francisco	2018	326.1 m / 1,070 ft
3	MahaNakhon	Bangkok	2016	314 m / 1,030 ft
4	10 Hudson Yards	New York City	2016	267.7 m / 878 ft
5	Brookfield Place Tower One	Calgary	2017	247 m / 810 ft
6	Shenzhen Stock Exchange	Shenzhen	2013	245.8 m / 806 ft
7	CCTV Headquarters	Beijing	2012	234 m / 768 ft
8	Shenzhen Energy Headquarters North Tower	Shenzhen	2017	218 m / 715 ft
9	Space Needle	Seattle	1962	184.4 m / 605 ft
10	Strata Tower	New York City	2022	168 m / 551 ft

Building Completions Timeline

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29 June 2020

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09 March 2020

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Global News

19 December 2019

Development Proposals in Brooklyn Move Forward

A new waterfront park and two mixed-use towers may soon come to the Brooklyn waterfront, north of the Domino Sugar Factory redevelopment site in the...

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Tower Fifth	New York City	-	474 m / 1,556 ft
2	World Business Center Solomon Tower	Busan	-	408 m / 1,339 ft
3	PIF Tower	Riyadh	2021	385 m / 1,263 ft
4	Equator Tower	Kuala Lumpur	-	380 m / 1,247 ft
5	Salesforce Tower	San Francisco	2018	326 m / 1,070 ft
6	MahaNakhon	Bangkok	2016	314 m / 1,030 ft
7	262 Fifth Avenue	New York City	-	308 m / 1,011 ft
8	Angkasa Raya	Kuala Lumpur	-	268 m / 879 ft
9	10 Hudson Yards	New York City	2016	268 m / 878 ft
10	80 Flatbush	New York City	2025	256 m / 840 ft
11	Brookfield Place Tower One	Calgary	2017	247 m / 810 ft
12	Shenzhen Stock Exchange	Shenzhen	2013	246 m / 806 ft
13	Ritz-Carlton Hotel Astana	Nur-Sultan	-	242 m / 794 ft
14	CCTV Headquarters	Beijing	2012	234 m / 768 ft
15	Perth+ West Tower	Perth	-	220 m / 722 ft
16	Shenzhen Energy Headquarters North Tower	Shenzhen	2017	218 m / 715 ft
17	Museum Plaza	Louisville	-	212 m / 696 ft
18	Atlantic Yards Building 1	New York City	-	189 m / 620 ft
19	Space Needle	Seattle	1962	184 m / 605 ft
20	Strata Tower	New York City	2022	168 m / 551 ft
21	Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas	Las Vegas	2009	164 m / 539 ft
22	TVCC	Beijing	2016	159 m / 522 ft
23	100 Flatbush	New York City	2023	156 m / 510 ft
24	Morpheus	Macau	2018	154 m / 504 ft
25	Reforma 342	Mexico City	2012	152 m / 499 ft
26	CassaNY	New York City	2010	146 m / 478 ft
27	Project R6	Seoul	-	144 m / 472 ft
28	500 Folsom	San Francisco	2019	133 m / 435 ft
29	Evo at Cira Centre South	Philadelphia	2014	130 m / 427 ft
30	CHOP Roberts Center for Pediatric Research Building 1	Philadelphia	2017	114 m / 375 ft
31	Shenzhen Energy Headquarters South Tower	Shenzhen	2017	111 m / 365 ft
32	300 Ashland	New York City	2016	111 m / 364 ft
33	Louis XIII Macau	Macau	2016	96 m / 315 ft
34	Perth+ East Tower	Perth	-	87 m / 284 ft
35	RB12	Rio de Janeiro	-	85 m / 279 ft
36	100 11th Avenue	New York City	2010	81 m / 265 ft
37	Five Manhattan West	New York City	2017	80 m / 262 ft
38	Rothschild Bank Headquarters	London	2011	75 m / 247 ft
39	Cooper Square Hotel	New York City	2008	73 m / 239 ft
40	Terrace House	Vancouver	-	71 m / 233 ft
41	Shinsegae International	Seoul	2015	69 m / 226 ft
42	San Francisco International Airport Traffic Control Tower	South San Francisco	2015	67 m / 221 ft
43	Linked Hybrid T1	Beijing	2009	66 m / 217 ft
43	Linked Hybrid T2	Beijing	2009	66 m / 217 ft
43	Linked Hybrid T3	Beijing	2009	66 m / 217 ft
43	Linked Hybrid T5	Beijing	2009	66 m / 217 ft
43	Linked Hybrid T6	Beijing	2009	66 m / 217 ft
43	Linked Hybrid T9	Beijing	2009	66 m / 217 ft
49	Opus Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2012	60 m / 197 ft
50	Linked Hybrid T8	Beijing	2009	60 m / 197 ft
51	Seattle Central Library	Seattle	2004	60 m / 196 ft
52	HL23	New York City	2011	54 m / 176 ft
53	The New Museum	New York City	2009	53 m / 174 ft
54	Linked Hybrid T7	Beijing	2009	45 m / 146 ft
55	Media Tower 1	Doha	-	- m / - ft
56	Alai Siete	Cancún	-	- m / - ft
56	Alai Cinco	Cancún	-	- m / - ft
56	Alai Cuatro	Cancún	-	- m / - ft
56	Alai Dos	Cancún	-	- m / - ft
56	Alai Seis	Cancún	-	- m / - ft
56	Alai Tres	Cancún	-	- m / - ft
56	Alai Uno	Cancún	-	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

10 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (30%), 12 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Composite (42%), 11 Buildings

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.

Function
Material

Total: 40 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.

Total: 26 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.

*Based on 40 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

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Building Completions Timeline

Global News

Luxury Condo Tower in Vancouver Hits Financial Challenge

Global News

New York City’s Highest Outdoor Skydeck Set to Open

Global News

Development Proposals in Brooklyn Move Forward

Statistics

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

Global News

Luxury Condo Tower in Vancouver Hits Financial Challenge

New York City’s Highest Outdoor Skydeck Set to Open

Development Proposals in Brooklyn Move Forward

Excavation Begins for New Residential Skyscraper in New York City

Foundation Work Begins For 29th & 5th, New York City’s Latest Skyscraper

New 28-Story Skyscraper to be Built in Oakland

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

Official Renderings Revealed for New Office Tower at 3 West 29th Street in New York City

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Front Inc.

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