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Adelaide

Brisbane

Canberra

Darwin

Gold Coast

Gosford

Melbourne

Newcastle

Parramatta

Perth

Sydney

Facts

Population

23,836,540 (2015)

Area

7,692,024 km²

2,969,890 mi²

Tallest Building

Q1 Tower (323 m)

First 150m+ Building

Australia Square Tower (1967)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

6

Tallest in

the World

1

Tallest in

Oceania

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Q1 Tower	322.5 m / 1,058 ft
2	Australia 108	316.7 m / 1,039 ft
3	Eureka Tower	297.3 m / 975 ft
4	One Barangaroo	271.3 m / 890 ft
5	Aurora Melbourne Central	270.5 m / 887 ft
6	Brisbane Skytower	269.6 m / 885 ft
7	West Side Place Tower A	268.7 m / 882 ft
8	120 Collins Street	266.6 m / 875 ft
9	The One	264 m / 866 ft
10	Salesforce Tower	263.1 m / 863 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Australia CTBUH Members

Name	Member Level	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
Mirvac Construction	Gold	INTR • URB • ARCH • DEV • CON
Altitude Façade Access Consulting	Silver	COST • FAC
Architectus	Silver	INTR • URB • ARCH
Conrad Gargett	Silver	LAND • URB • ARCH
Cox Architecture	Silver	INTR • URB • ARCH
CoxGomyl	Silver	BMNT • FACS
Hassell	Silver	INTR • LAND • ARCH
Hutchinson Builders	Silver	CON
Norman Disney & Young	Silver	FIRE • MEP • PROP • SEC • VERC
Plus Architecture	Silver	INTR • URB • ARCH • FAC
Surface Design	Silver	STRC • ENVE • COST • FAC
BVN	Silver	ARCH
Caydon Property Group	Silver	DEV
Crown Group	Silver	DEV
Duo Projects	Silver	PMNG
Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Pty Ltd	Silver	ARCH
Frasers Property	Silver	DEV • PMNG • OWN
Hede Architects	Silver	ARCH
Meld Strategies	Silver	BACS
Uniting Communities Incorporated	Media Institute/Association	NONP
University of Melbourne	Media Institute/Association	ACAD
University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)	Media Institute/Association	ARCH • ACAD
University of Technology Sydney	Media Institute/Association	ACAD
Arup	Platinum	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Aurecon	Gold	CIV • STRC • URB • WIND • BACS • ENVP • FIN • ENVE • ENGM • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • INSU • MEP • OTHR • SEC • SEIS • TRAN • VERC
Webber Design	Gold	STRC
AMP Capital Investors	Silver	FIN • OTHR • OWN
Aspect Studios	Silver	LAND • URB
Bates Smart	Silver	INTR • URB • ARCH
BG&E	Silver	CIV • STRC • ENGO • TRAN
City of Gold Coast	Silver	NONP • OTHR
Cottee Parker Architects	Silver	INTR • URB • ARCH
Crone Partners Pty Ltd	Silver	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH • PMNG
DBI	Silver	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH
Decibel Architecture	Silver	INTR • URB • ARCH • FACS • OTHR
DKO Architecture	Silver	ARCH
Ecosystem Architecture	Silver	ARCH • ENVE
Elenberg Fraser	Silver	INTR • URB • ARCH
Enstruct Group Pty Ltd	Silver	CIV • STRC
Ethos Urban	Silver	URB
Fender Katsalidis	Silver	INTR • URB • ARCH • COST
GHD	Silver	STRC
Global Wind Technology Services - GWTS	Silver	WIND • ENVE
Hera Engineering Pty Ltd	Silver	STRC • CON • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • SEIS
Hickory Group	Silver	CON
ICD Property	Silver	CON
Indochine Engineering	Silver	ENGM
Investa Property Group	Silver	OWN • PROP
Johnson Pilton Walker	Silver	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH
JQZ Group Pty Ltd	Silver	DEV • PMNG
Koichi Takada Architects	Silver	ARCH
LCI Consultants	Silver	BACS • ENVE • FACS • FIRE • MEP • SEC
Maddocks	Silver	LEGL
Mott MacDonald	Silver	PMNG • ENGO
PDS Group	Silver	PMNG
Philip Chun Group	Silver	FIRE
PTW Architects	Silver	ARCH
Robert Bird Group	Silver	STRC • ENGO
ROTHELOWMAN	Silver	INTR • URB • ARCH
S4B Studio	Silver	ENGM
SLR Consulting Australia Pty Ltd	Silver	ENVP • ENVE
Studor Australia	Silver	MATR • MEP
Taylor Thomson Whitting	Silver	CIV • STRC • FAC • TRAN
Turner Studio	Silver	INTR • URB • ARCH
Vipac Engineers & Scientists	Silver	STRC • WIND • COMP • MEP • RES • SEC • TRAN
Woods Bagot	Silver	INTR • URB • ARCH

CTBUH People & Events

Philip Vivian

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CTBUH Melbourne Hosts Seminar: Behind the Screen

28 August 2019

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CTBUH Australia Design Excellence Series: 32 Smith Street

21 August 2019

CTBUH Australia’s Sydney Committee held the year’s…

Videos

01 October 2020

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Timber Rising | Philip Gardiner

Engineering a 12-Story Mass Timber Building Over an Existing Retail Center: 500 Lonsdale Street in Melbourne, Australia

Research

23 September 2020

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Preparing Adelaide for the Next Crisis

Cities across the world are grappling with multiple crises at once, with the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change affecting virtually every place on earth. In...

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13 January 2021

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Sydney Hotel Project Announces New Construction Contractor

Following its recent purchase of the development and construction rights to The Ribbon hotel project in Sydney’s Darling Harbour from Grocon, leading Australian developer, Greaton,...

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