AKTII - The Skyscraper Center

About

Member Since: 2013

Member Offices: London

AKT II is a progressive design-led firm of structural and civil engineers. Their practice is based in London, whilst trading throughout the world, where they have current and completed projects in over twenty-five countries.

Their experience is extensive, covering the commercial, residential, retail, leisure, educational, health and transportation sectors of the market.

They are aware that the innovative design solutions demanded in the real world can only be achieved by maintaining an open mind to the issue of problem solving through imaginative input and judgement beyond engineering science.

Fields of Expertise

Civil Engineering; Structural Engineering

Membership details

Membership Level

Silver

Member Since

2013

Member Offices

London

Buildings

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	One Park Drive	London	2021	204.9 m / 672 ft
2	City Tower	London	2021	199.4 m / 654 ft
3	River Tower	London	2021	160.1 m / 525 ft
4	South Bank Tower	London	2016	150.4 m / 494 ft
5	Copenhill	Copenhagen	2017	124 m / 407 ft
6	HYLO	London	2021	104.7 m / 344 ft
7	240 Blackfriars Road	London	2014	85.5 m / 281 ft
8	Sienna Alto	London	2013	78.3 m / 257 ft
9	White Collar Factory	London	2017	75.3 m / 247 ft
10	KX200 Tower 1	London	2008	61.9 m / 203 ft

Building Completions Timeline

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Videos

31 May 2018

Lean Core + Prefab Blade Wall System

The development of the lean-core + blade-wall system grew out of a brief to create a new high-rise living typology that was lean, flexible and...

Research

20 April 2017

Bioclimatic Comfort Design for High-Rises

Building in an ever more urbanized world, with high-rise buildings increasing in both height and number, makes it essential to ensure we create comfortable urban...

Global News

28 January 2021

City of London to Get New 30-Story Office Tower

Hong Kong developer Tenacity International Group has won approval to build a new skyscraper in the City of London, betting demand for office space will...

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	One Park Drive	London	2021	205 m / 672 ft
2	City Tower	London	2021	199 m / 654 ft
3	River Tower	London	2021	160 m / 525 ft
4	South Bank Tower	London	2016	150 m / 494 ft
5	New City Court	London	-	139 m / 456 ft
6	55 Gracechurch Street	London	-	130 m / 427 ft
7	Copenhill	Copenhagen	2017	124 m / 407 ft
8	Eastern Yards-Building SH-5	London	-	120 m / 392 ft
9	HYLO	London	2021	105 m / 344 ft
10	Eastern Yards-Building SH-7	London	-	104 m / 340 ft
11	240 Blackfriars Road	London	2014	86 m / 281 ft
12	Ravens Works	London	-	84 m / 275 ft
13	Vinegar Yard	London	-	82 m / 268 ft
14	Sienna Alto	London	2013	78 m / 257 ft
15	White Collar Factory	London	2017	75 m / 247 ft
16	Eastern Yards-Building SH-4	London	-	75 m / 246 ft
17	KX200 Tower 1	London	2008	62 m / 203 ft
18	Roma Corte	London	2015	61 m / 201 ft
19	KX200 Tower 2	London	2008	60 m / 196 ft
20	Tuscany Corte	London	2012	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

2 Completed

2 Under Constr.

Average Building Age*

7 Years

Most Common Function*

Residential (54%), 7 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete (75%), 3 Buildings

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

Function
Material

Total: 13 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.

Total: 4 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.

*Based on 13 Completed & Under Construction Buildings