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Height
1
To Tip:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest point of the building, irrespective of material or function of the highest element (i.e., including antennae, flagpoles, signage and other functional-technical equipment).
546.2 m
/ 1,792 ft
2
Architectural:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building, including spires, but not including antennae, signage, flag poles or other functional-technical equipment. This measurement is the most widely utilized and is employed to define the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) rankings of the "World's Tallest Buildings."
541.3 m
/ 1,776 ft
3
Occupied:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest occupied floor within the building.
386.5 m
/ 1,268 ft
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Floors
Above Ground
The number of floors above ground should include the ground floor level and be the number of main floors above ground, including any significant mezzanine floors and major mechanical plant floors. Mechanical mezzanines should not be included if they have a significantly smaller floor area than the major floors below. Similarly, mechanical penthouses or plant rooms protruding above the general roof area should not be counted. Note: CTBUH floor counts may differ from published accounts, as it is common in some regions of the world for certain floor levels not to be included (e.g., the level 4, 14, 24, etc. in Hong Kong).
94
Below Ground
The number of floors below ground should include all major floors located below the ground floor level.
5
Official Name
The current legal building name.
World Trade Center
Type
Complex
Status
Completed
Architecturally Topped Out
Structurally Topped Out
Under Construction
Proposed
On Hold
Never Completed
Vision
Competition Entry
Canceled
Proposed Renovation
Under Renovation
Renovated
Under Demolition
Demolished
Completed
Country
City
Function
office / residential
Master Planner
Studio Daniel Libeskind
# of Apartments
1,200
Map of Buildings in Complex
Note: Only buildings that have GPS coordinates recorded are displayed.
List of Buildings in Complex
|
RANK
|
Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One World Trade Center | 2014 |
541 m / 1,776 ft |
94 | Office |
| 2 | 2 World Trade Center | - |
403 m / 1,323 ft |
82 | Office |
| 3 | 3 World Trade Center | 2018 |
329 m / 1,079 ft |
69 | Office |
| 4 | 4 World Trade Center | 2014 |
298 m / 977 ft |
65 | Office |
| 5 | 5 World Trade Center | 2028 |
274 m / 900 ft |
80 | Residential / Office |
| 6 | 7 World Trade Center | 2006 |
227 m / 743 ft |
49 | Office |
CTBUH Awards & Distinctions
Urban Habitat Award 2018 Winner
2018 CTBUH Awards
10 Year Award 2024 Award of Excellence
2024 CTBUH Awards
Best Tall Building, by Region, Americas 2015 Winner
2015 CTBUH Awards
CTBUH Initiatives
Vertical Transportation: Ascent & Acceleration
12 September 2017 - CTBUH Research
Second CAF-CTBUH Event Examines Tall Building Safety
18 May 2017 - Event
Videos
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...
Research
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...
Global News
07 August 2023
5 World Trade Center to Offer Diverse Unit Mix Inclusive of 400 Affordable Units
5 World Trade Center originally housed the Deutsche Bank building, which was designed by Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon and demolished in 2011 due to damage...
Videos
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...
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...
19 October 2016
From San Diego to Guangzhou: The Story of Marketing Tall Buildings
One of the keys to attracting buyers and tenants for a contemporary tall building is a succinct marketing strategy and a robust understanding of how...
12 November 2015
2015 Awards - Session 3 Q&A
Yoram Eilon, Seinor Vice President, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, Kenneth Lewis, Managing Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Hin Kong Poon, Deputy Chief Development Officer, CapitaLand...
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12 November 2015
A New Icon for an Evolving City: One World Trade Center, New York City
Yoram Eilon, Senior Vice President, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, and Kenneth Lewis, Managing Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, speak at the 14th Annual Best Tall...
12 November 2015
Interview: One World Trade Center
Chicago, IL. Kenneth A. Lewis, Managing Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, & Yoram Eilon, Senior Vice President, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, are interviewed by Chris...
06 November 2014
Interview: Douglas Durst
Douglas Durst is the chairman and a member of the third generation to lead The Durst Organization, one of New York’s oldest and most respected...
06 November 2014
Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Medal: A Career of Foresight: Douglas Durst
Douglas Durst is the chairman and a member of the third generation to lead The Durst Organization, one of New York’s oldest and most respected...
06 November 2014
Monthly Video: Douglas Durst
Douglas Durst is the chairman and a member of the third generation to lead The Durst Organization, one of New York’s oldest and most respected...
16 September 2014
Energy-Efficient Elevator Solutions for High-Rise Buildings
Maximizing capacity with smart and energy-efficient elevator solutions for the high-rise buildings of the world’s inaugural metropolitan century.
Research
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...
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...
31 January 2019
Interactive Study on Tall Buildings in Numbers: 2018 Year in Review
CTBUH Research
In 2018, 143 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This is a slight decrease from 2017’s record-breaking total of 147, and it...
28 July 2018
Using Height-Relative Variables To Design Tall Buildings
John Jory, Queensland University of Technology
This paper investigates height-variable phenomena in the urban context, and their relevance to the design and performance of tall buildings. It proposes a design approach...
01 July 2018
Towards Resource-Generative Skyscrapers
Mohamed Imam & Branko Kolarevic, University of Calgary
Rapid urbanization, resource depletion, and limited land are further increasing the need for skyscrapers in city centers; therefore, it is imperative to enhance tall building...
08 August 2017
Ten Significant Tall Buildings, and the Significant Women Behind Them
Leading Women in Tall Buildings
Recently, there has been a growing and overdue recognition in the architecture discipline that women are under-represented, not just in terms of leadership positions held,...
17 October 2016
The Space Between: Urban Spaces Surrounding Tall Buildings
James Parakh, City of Toronto Planning Division
This paper is intended to introduce the upcoming CTBUH technical guide titled “The Space Between,” which investigates the importance of publicly accessible spaces surrounding tall...
17 October 2016
Towards Resource Generative Skyscrapers
Mohamed Imam & Branko Kolarevic, University of Calgary
Rapid urbanization, resource depletion, and limited land are further increasing the need for skyscrapers in city centers; therefore, it is imperative to enhance tall building...
26 October 2015
The Rise of One World Trade Center
Ahmad Rahimian & Yoram Eilon, WSP Group
One World Trade Center (1WTC) totaling 3.5 mil square feet of area is the tallest of the four buildings planned as part of the World...
22 October 2015
New York: The Ultimate Skyscraper Laboratory
CTBUH Research
A timeline of skyscraper completions in New York uncannily resembles the boom and bust cycles of the United States in the 20th and early 21st...
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Global News
07 August 2023
5 World Trade Center to Offer Diverse Unit Mix Inclusive of 400 Affordable Units
5 World Trade Center originally housed the Deutsche Bank building, which was designed by Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon and demolished in 2011 due to damage...
08 November 2021
Proposed World Trade Center Residential Supertall Caught in Battle Over Affordable Housing
A proposed residential supertall at Site 5 of the World Trade Center in New York City would include 300 below-market value units, as well as...
18 February 2021
Port Authority Taps Developers for Another World Trade Center Building in New York City
One of the final undeveloped World Trade Center parcels will give rise to a residential skyscraper with more than 1,300 apartments.The Port Authority of New...
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...
12 February 2019
Two World Trade Center in New York City May Rise Without an Anchor Tenant
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...
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...
CTBUH Initiatives
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12 September 2017
Vertical Transportation: Ascent & Acceleration
CTBUH partnered with Guinness World Records to identify the commercial building with the fastest elevator speeds and longest vertical runs.
18 May 2017
Second CAF-CTBUH Event Examines Tall Building Safety
The CTBUH, in conjunction with the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF), held the second of the four-part “Building Tall” lecture series, this time focused on "Securing Tall."
13 October 2016
Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings
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.
28 October 2015
World Trade Center: One WTC Office Building Tour
CTBUH 2015 delegates toured One World Trade Center Office Building which is the current tallest building in the Americas.
28 October 2015
World Trade Center: Urban Domain Tour
CTBUH 2015 delegates toured 30 Park Place which will house the Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Downtown New York.
25 October 2015
Opening VIP Reception
This special reception held on the eve of the Conference gave VIPs a unique opportunity to mingle in the fantastic setting of the new One World Trade Center.
17 November 2014
One World Trade Center is Now the World’s Third-Tallest Building
The 541-meter (1,776-foot) One World Trade Center has now become the world’s third-tallest building, according to the height criteria set by the CTBUH.
16 September 2014
Building Movement and Damping Workshop, Shanghai 2014
The Building Movement and Damping Technical Workshop reviewed some of the latest strategies and concepts for helping tall buildings avoid movement in seismic and wind events.
21 May 2014
CTBUH Visits 1WTC, 4WTC and 7WTC
Just six months after CTBUH confirmed One World Trade Center's height, Executive Director Antony Wood and Events Manager Jessica Rinkel toured the building.
12 November 2013
CTBUH Affirms One World Trade Center Height of 1776'
The CTBUH Height Committee reached a consensus that One World Trade Center’s height to its architectural top is 1,776 feet (541.3 meters).