The Skyscraper Center

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
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
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
Architectus	Silver	INTR • URB • ARCH
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
Plus Architecture	Silver	INTR • URB • ARCH • FAC
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
Surface Design	Silver	STRC • ENVE • COST • FAC
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

Bates Smart

CTBUH Melbourne Hosts Seminar: Behind the Screen

28 August 2019

CTBUH Melbourne hosted Behind the Screen, an…

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...

Global News

18 January 2021

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Developer Lodges Plans for Synagogue Skyscraper in Brisbane

Melbourne developer John Kaias has lodged plans to build a 45-level commercial tower above a synagogue in central Brisbane. The developer struck a deal with...

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