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CTBUH Silver Member

BuroHappold

About

Member Since: 1997

Member Offices: Bath

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

Membership details

Membership Level

Contributor

Member Since

1997

Member Offices

Bath

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Makkah Royal Clock Tower	601 m / 1,972 ft
2	111 West 57th Street	435.3 m / 1,428 ft
3	Al Hamra Tower	412.6 m / 1,354 ft
4	PIF Tower	385 m / 1,263 ft
5	Three Sixty West Tower B	361.2 m / 1,185 ft
6	ADNOC Headquarters	342 m / 1,122 ft
7	Hengqin International Finance Center	337.7 m / 1,108 ft
8	Shimao International Plaza	333.3 m / 1,094 ft
9	The Index	326 m / 1,070 ft
10	The Landmark	324 m / 1,063 ft

Awards

Award of Excellence: ToHA Tower 1

Best Tall Building 100-199 meters 2021

Ctbuh Leaders

Anil Hira

CTBUH Chapter Vice-Chair, 2015 – Present

Mumbai

Thomas Critchely

CTBUH City Representative, 2012 – 2013

Leeds

Erleen Hatfield

CTBUH City Representative, 2012 – 2014

New York City

Building Completions Timeline

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Videos

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...

Research

17 October 2016

Tall Versus Old? The Role of Historic Preservation in the Context of Rapid Urban Growth

As cities aspire to become global metropolises, older low-rise structures are getting torn down to make room for new, often tall, buildings and neighborhoods. What...

Global News

24 October 2019

New “Can of Ham” High-Rise Opens in Central London

Foggo Associates has designed a curved high-rise in central London at 70 St Mary Axe, which is widely known as the “Can of Ham” due...

Associated companies

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BuroHappold

Formerly Named

BuroHappold

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Makkah Royal Clock Tower	Mecca	2012	601 m / 1,972 ft
2	111 West 57th Street	New York City	2021	435 m / 1,428 ft
3	Al Hamra Tower	Kuwait City	2011	413 m / 1,354 ft
4	PIF Tower	Riyadh	2021	385 m / 1,263 ft
5	Three Sixty West Tower B	Mumbai	-	361 m / 1,185 ft
6	ADNOC Headquarters	Abu Dhabi	2015	342 m / 1,122 ft
7	Hengqin International Finance Center	Zhuhai	2020	338 m / 1,108 ft
8	Shimao International Plaza	Shanghai	2006	333 m / 1,094 ft
9	The Index	Dubai	2010	326 m / 1,070 ft
10	The Landmark	Abu Dhabi	2013	324 m / 1,063 ft
11	Lamar Tower 1	Jeddah	-	322 m / 1,056 ft
12	Fanya International Finance Building North	Kunming	2016	318 m / 1,043 ft
13	Fanya International Finance Building South	Kunming	2016	318 m / 1,043 ft
14	Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre Tower 2	Nanjing	2015	315 m / 1,033 ft
15	MahaNakhon	Bangkok	2016	314 m / 1,030 ft
16	Varso Tower	Warsaw	2021	310 m / 1,017 ft
17	KAFD World Trade Center	Riyadh	2021	304 m / 997 ft
18	Supernova Spira	Noida	2021	300 m / 984 ft
19	NBK Tower	Kuwait City	2019	300 m / 984 ft
20	Aspire Tower	Doha	2007	300 m / 984 ft
21	Dayabumi	Kuala Lumpur	-	291 m / 953 ft
22	ToHA Tower 2	Tel Aviv	2024	285 m / 935 ft
23	World One	Mumbai	2020	280 m / 919 ft
24	Omkar 1973 Worli Tower A	Mumbai	2021	267 m / 876 ft
24	Omkar 1973 Worli Tower B	Mumbai	2021	267 m / 876 ft
24	Omkar 1973 Worli Tower C	Mumbai	2021	267 m / 876 ft
27	Al Faisaliah Center	Riyadh	2000	267 m / 876 ft
28	Suning Plaza Tower A	Xuzhou	2017	266 m / 873 ft
29	GCC Bank Headquarters	Riyadh	2021	264 m / 866 ft
30	Three Sixty West Tower A	Mumbai	2021	256 m / 839 ft
31	Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre Tower 1	Nanjing	2015	255 m / 837 ft
32	Permata Sapura Tower	Kuala Lumpur	2020	253 m / 828 ft
33	Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 1	Madrid	-	250 m / 820 ft
34	The Headquarters Business Park	Jeddah	2015	236 m / 774 ft
35	Burj Daman	Dubai	2014	235 m / 771 ft
36	Samba Bank HQ Tower	Riyadh	2020	231 m / 758 ft
37	Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 2	Madrid	-	230 m / 755 ft
38	Al Faisal Tower	Doha	2011	227 m / 745 ft
39	ARO	New York City	2018	225 m / 738 ft
40	Two ICC	Mumbai	2019	223 m / 732 ft
41	InterContinental Hotel West Bay	Doha	2012	220 m / 722 ft
42	Unicredit Tower	Milan	2012	218 m / 714 ft
43	100 East 53rd Street	New York City	2018	217 m / 711 ft
44	Capital Plaza Residential Towers	Abu Dhabi	2011	210 m / 689 ft
45	Hotel America	Dubai	-	210 m / 689 ft
45	Torre Madrid Nuevo Norte 3	Madrid	-	210 m / 689 ft
47	Hudsons Tower	Detroit	2023	207 m / 680 ft
48	Zhuhai Hengqin Xinqu Ahongda Finance Tower 1	Zhuhai	2018	200 m / 656 ft
49	Capital Plaza Office Tower	Abu Dhabi	2011	200 m / 656 ft
50	One ICC	Mumbai	2019	198 m / 648 ft
51	Miami Innovation Tower	Miami	-	193 m / 633 ft
52	Abdul Aziz Al Babtain Cultural WAQF	Kuwait City	2010	189 m / 619 ft
53	Varyap Meridian A Block	Istanbul	2012	188 m / 618 ft
54	DUO Residences	Singapore	2018	186 m / 610 ft
55	Vauxhall Cross South Tower	London	-	186 m / 609 ft
56	ADIA Tower	Abu Dhabi	2006	185 m / 607 ft
57	Parnas Tower	Seoul	2016	185 m / 607 ft
58	Varyap Meridian C Block	Istanbul	2013	180 m / 591 ft
59	Jordan Gate Tower 1	Amman	-	180 m / 591 ft
59	Jordan Gate Tower 2	Amman	-	180 m / 591 ft
59	Supertech Nova East	Noida	2018	180 m / 591 ft
59	Supertech Nova West	Noida	2018	180 m / 591 ft
63	30 St Mary Axe	London	2004	180 m / 590 ft
64	DUO Tower	Singapore	2018	179 m / 589 ft
65	303 East 44th Street	New York City	-	179 m / 588 ft
66	National Bank of Abu Dhabi Headquarters	Abu Dhabi	2002	173 m / 568 ft
67	One	Limassol	2021	170 m / 558 ft
68	Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons	Milwaukee	2017	169 m / 554 ft
69	SBS Broadcasting Center	Seoul	2003	167 m / 548 ft
70	Capital Plaza Sofitel Hotel	Abu Dhabi	2011	166 m / 545 ft
71	The Tower at PNC Plaza	Pittsburgh	2015	166 m / 544 ft
72	Torre Iberdrola	Bilbao	2011	165 m / 541 ft
73	American Copper Buildings West Tower	New York City	2017	165 m / 540 ft
74	Varyap Meridian E Block	Istanbul	2012	164 m / 538 ft
75	Southernwood Retail Park Block 1A	London	-	159 m / 522 ft
76	Kaishengyuan Plaza Tower A	Harbin	-	159 m / 521 ft
76	Kaishengyuan Plaza Tower B	Harbin	-	159 m / 521 ft
78	Q22 Tower	Warsaw	2016	155 m / 509 ft
79	Morpheus	Macau	2018	154 m / 504 ft
80	Vauxhall Cross North Tower	London	-	151 m / 496 ft
81	Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre	Nur-Sultan	2010	150 m / 492 ft
82	PPA 30 Parcel 5.05 Residential Tower	Riyadh	2018	149 m / 489 ft
83	BurJuman Centre	Dubai	2006	148 m / 486 ft
84	Commercialbank Plaza Tower	Doha	2006	148 m / 486 ft
85	Vancouver House	Vancouver	2020	145 m / 477 ft
86	Book Tower	Detroit	1926	145 m / 475 ft
87	American Copper Buildings East Tower	New York City	2017	143 m / 470 ft
88	Oxford Tower	Warsaw	1978	139 m / 456 ft
89	PPA 30 Parcel 3.09	Riyadh	2017	138 m / 453 ft
90	Grove Tower 1	Mumbai	-	136 m / 446 ft
91	500 Folsom	San Francisco	2019	133 m / 435 ft
92	Ferry Island Building 1 North Tower	London	-	129 m / 423 ft
93	RWE Turm	Essen	1996	127 m / 417 ft
94	Glasgow Tower	Glasgow	2001	127 m / 417 ft
95	The Stage	London	2021	126 m / 413 ft
96	PP 10 Parcel 4.08	Riyadh	2018	126 m / 413 ft
97	PPA 30 Parcel 5.05 Office Tower	Riyadh	2018	125 m / 410 ft
98	Faria Lima B32 Office Tower	São Paulo	2020	124 m / 407 ft
99	Chelsea Waterfront-West Tower	London	2019	123 m / 402 ft
100	Port Baku Business Center	Baku	2011	120 m / 394 ft
101	Supertech Astralis	Noida	2020	120 m / 394 ft
102	Grove Tower 2	Mumbai	-	119 m / 391 ft
103	Jameson House	Vancouver	2011	119 m / 389 ft
104	33-49 Des Voeux Road West	Hong Kong	2018	116 m / 381 ft
105	ToHA Tower 1	Tel Aviv	2019	110 m / 362 ft
106	NOMA-Angel Gardens	Manchester	2019	110 m / 361 ft
107	Zorlu Center Hotel Tower	Istanbul	2012	107 m / 351 ft
107	Zorlu Center Tower A	Istanbul	2012	107 m / 351 ft
107	Zorlu Center Tower B	Istanbul	2012	107 m / 351 ft
107	Zorlu Center Tower C	Istanbul	2013	107 m / 351 ft
111	LINEA	Chicago	2017	106 m / 348 ft
112	PP 10 Parcel 2.14	Riyadh	2018	105 m / 344 ft
113	One Horizon Center	Gurgaon	2014	104 m / 341 ft
114	UŠĆE Office Tower 2	Belgrade	2020	104 m / 341 ft
115	The Power Station	London	2021	104 m / 341 ft
116	888 Boylston Street	Boston	2017	99 m / 325 ft
117	Canaletto	London	2017	96 m / 314 ft
118	LKF Square	Macau	-	94 m / 308 ft
119	Varso 2	Warsaw	2020	90 m / 295 ft
120	MEBE One Khimki Plaza	Khimki	2014	87 m / 285 ft
121	Chelsea Waterfront East Tower	London	2021	85 m / 279 ft
122	PPA 30 Parcel 5.01	Riyadh	2018	83 m / 272 ft
123	Mount Parker Residences	Hong Kong	2014	82 m / 268 ft
124	PP 10 Parcel 4.07	Riyadh	2018	81 m / 266 ft
124	Varso 1	Warsaw	2020	81 m / 266 ft
126	Porsche Design Tower	Frankfurt am Main	-	80 m / 262 ft
127	East Bank UAL London College of Fashion	London	2023	80 m / 261 ft
128	Brill Place Tower	London	-	78 m / 256 ft
129	Museum of The Future	Dubai	2020	78 m / 255 ft
130	PPA 30 Parcel 5.06	Riyadh	2018	77 m / 253 ft
131	CandleHouse	Leeds	2010	73 m / 240 ft
132	The Cube	Birmingham	2010	72 m / 237 ft
133	One Angel Square	Manchester	2013	68 m / 221 ft
134	Baltyk Tower	Poznan	2017	65 m / 213 ft
135	Southernwood Retail Park Hotel	London	-	54 m / 178 ft
136	Oxo Tower Wharf	London	1929	53 m / 175 ft
137	PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower A	Riyadh	2018	49 m / 160 ft
138	Southernwood Retail Park Block 1B	London	-	47 m / 155 ft
139	Southernwood Retail Park Block 2A	London	-	41 m / 133 ft
140	Trafalgar Place	London	2015	36 m / 119 ft
141	PP 10 Parcel 2.09	Riyadh	2014	35 m / 113 ft
142	The Financial Plaza	Riyadh	2016	27 m / 88 ft
143	PVN Tower	Hanoi	-	- m / - ft
144	Monroe Block Office Tower	Detroit	-	- m / - ft
145	West Harbin Station Tower 1	Harbin	-	- m / - ft
145	West Harbin Station Tower 2	Harbin	-	- m / - ft
147	Monroe Block Residential Tower	Detroit	-	- m / - ft
148	Varyap Meridian B Block	Istanbul	2012	- m / - ft
148	Varyap Meridian D Block	Istanbul	2012	- m / - ft
150	Globe Road Tower 1	Leeds	2021	- m / - ft
151	Admiral Serebryakov Embankment Tower 1	Novorossiysk	-	- m / - ft
151	Ashley Road East	London	-	- m / - ft
151	Ferry Island Building 1 South Tower	London	-	- m / - ft
154	North Island Tower	London	-	- m / - ft
154	Whitehall Road Tower	Leeds	2021	- m / - ft
156	Admiral Serebryakov Embankment Tower 2	Novorossiysk	-	- m / - ft
157	Welbourne Plot Tower	London	-	- m / - ft
158	Ashley Road West	London	-	- m / - ft
159	Globe Road Tower 2	Leeds	2021	- m / - ft
159	Globe Road Tower 3	Leeds	2021	- m / - ft
159	PPA 30 Parcel 2.08	Riyadh	2018	- m / - ft
162	Ferry Island Building 2	London	-	- m / - ft
162	Sir Michael Uren Hub	London	2019	- m / - ft
164	PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower B	Riyadh	2018	- m / - ft
164	PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower C	Riyadh	2018	- m / - ft
166	Maryah Plaza Hotel Tower	Abu Dhabi	-	- m / - ft
166	Maryah Plaza Residential Tower 1	Abu Dhabi	-	- m / - ft
166	Maryah Plaza Residential Tower 2	Abu Dhabi	-	- m / - ft
166	Maryah Plaza Residential Tower 3	Abu Dhabi	-	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

10 Years

Most Common Function*

Mixed-use, 42 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete, 82 Buildings

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

Function
Material

*Based on 169 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

Building Completions Timeline

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.

Gross-to-Net Height

NOTE: Gross-to-Net Height is defined as architectural height minus height of highest occupied floor. Therefore, the Gross-to-Net Height is only calculated for buildings that have both the architectural height and the highest occupied floor height recorded.

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