The Skyscraper Center

Baise

Beihai

Beijing

Changchun

Changsha

Chengdu

Chongqing

Dalian

Dongguan

Fangchenggang

Foshan

Fuzhou

Guangzhou

Guigang

Guilin

Guiyang

Haikou

Hangzhou

Harbin

Hechi

Facts

Population

1,353,821,000 (2012)

Area

9,706,961 km²

3,747,858 mi²

Density

139.5 people per km²

361.2 people per mi²

GDP

$12.41 trillion (2012)

# of 150m+ buildings

2395 Completed • 476 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Jardine House (1973)

Tallest Building

Shanghai Tower (632 m)

Tallest City

Hong Kong

Average Building Age

11 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (43%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (62%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

1

Tallest Country in

the World

1

Tallest Country in

Asia

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Shanghai Tower	632 m / 2,073 ft
2	Ping An Finance Center	599.1 m / 1,965 ft
3	Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre	530 m / 1,739 ft
4	Tianjin CTF Finance Centre	530 m / 1,739 ft
5	CITIC Tower	527.7 m / 1,731 ft
6	TAIPEI 101	508 m / 1,667 ft
7	Greenland Jinmao International Financial Center	499.8 m / 1,640 ft
8	Suzhou Zhongnan Center	499.2 m / 1,638 ft
9	Greenland Centre	498 m / 1,634 ft
10	Shanghai World Financial Center	492 m / 1,614 ft

Building Completions Timeline

China CTBUH Members

Name	City	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	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
Schindler	Shanghai	Platinum	171	MATR • VERC • VERS
Tsingtao Conson Haitian Center of China	Qingdao	Platinum	3	DEV • CON
Galaxy Industry Group	Shenzhen	Platinum	2	DEV
Shanghai Construction Group Co. Ltd.	Shanghai	Platinum	40	CON
Shanghai Tower Construction & Development	Shanghai	Platinum	1	ARCH • DEV • FIN • CON • OWN • PROP
Shenzhen Parkland Real Estate Development Co., Ltd	Shenzhen	Platinum	2	DEV • OWN • PROP
China State Construction Engineering Corporation	Beijing	Platinum	135	ENGM
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	Chicago	Platinum	319	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited	Hong Kong	Platinum	111	DEV • OWN
Taipei Financial Center Corporation	Taipei	Platinum	1	DEV • MRKT • OWN • PROP
Ping An Real Estate Co Ltd	Shenzhen	Platinum	10	DEV • FIN • OWN • PROP
CITIC HEYE Investment CO., LTD.	Beijing	Platinum	1	CIV • URB • DEV • FIN • MRKT • OWN • PROP
CCDI Group	Shanghai	Platinum	58	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • BMNT • COST • ENGO • GEO • MEP
Tongji University	Shanghai	Platinum	1	ACAD • RES
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Atlanta	Platinum	135	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
WSP	Chicago	Platinum	85	CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN
Yuanda Group (CNYD)	London	Platinum	15	MATR
Arup	Abu Dhabi	Platinum	339	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
YUAN LIH Construction Co., LTD.	Taipei	Platinum	0	DEV
China State Construction Overseas Development Co., Ltd.	Auckland	Gold	2	DEV • CON • ENGM
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat	Chicago	Gold	0	NONP
GOA	Hangzhou	Gold	9	LAND • STRC • ARCH • MATR
Schneider Electric	Beijing	Gold	8	ENGO • MEP
Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design & Research (Co., Ltd.)	Shanghai	Gold	26	STRC • URB • ARCH • PMNG • COST • MEP • SEIS
Aedas	Hong Kong	Gold	91	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH
Shenzhen Aube Architectural Engineering Design	Shenzhen	Gold	14	LAND • URB • ARCH
Yitian Design Group Co., Ltd.	Wuhan	Gold	8	INTR • LAND • FAC
East China Architectural Design & Research Institute	Shanghai	Gold	139	STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • GEO • MEP • RES
EID Architecture	Shanghai	Gold	5	INTR • URB • ARCH
Rider Levett Bucknall	Dubai	Gold	79	STRC • CON • OWN
RWDI	Guelph	Gold	282	WIND • ENVE • ENGO
CityGroup Design Co., Ltd	Guangzhou	Gold	13	URB • ARCH
Brandston Partnership, Inc.	Beijing	Gold	68	INTR • LAND • ARCH • FAC
RBS Architectural Engineering Design Associates	Guangzhou	Gold	29	STRC • ARCH
Aurecon Australia Pty Ltd	Abu Dhabi	Gold	35	CIV • STRC • URB • WIND • BACS • ENVP • FIN • ENVE • ENGM • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • INSU • MEP • OTHR • SEC • SEIS • TRAN • VERC
Tishman Speyer	Shanghai	Gold	38	DEV • FIN • OWN • PROP
Hongkong Land	Hong Kong	Gold	26	DEV • FIN • OWN • PROP
New Fortune Lighting L.L.C	Beijing	Gold	23	MATR
M Moser Associates	Hong Kong	Silver	0	INTR • ARCH • ENGO • MEP • OTHR
Mori Building Co., Ltd.	Shanghai	Silver	26	URB • DEV • PROP
Priedemann Holding GmbH	Beijing	Silver	25	FAC • FACS
Rocco Design Architects Associates Ltd	Hong Kong	Silver	23	ARCH
P&T Group	Hong Kong	Silver	97	STRC • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • MEP
Leigh & Orange, Ltd.	Hong Kong	Silver	16	INTR • URB • ARCH • TRAN
New World Development Company Limited	Hong Kong	Silver	38	FIN • PMNG • OWN
10 Design	Hong Kong	Silver	13	INTR • URB • ARCH
Ronald Lu & Partners	Hong Kong	Silver	44	INTR • ARCH
Shui On Management Limited	Hong Kong	Silver	9	DEV • CON
Kingold Group Companies LTD.	Guangzhou	Silver	1	DEV • PROP • TRAN
Stefano Boeri Architetti	Milan	Silver	1	INTR • URB • ARCH
Swire Properties Ltd	Hong Kong	Silver	38	DEV • OWN • PROP
Tengyuan Design Institute Co. Ltd	Qingdao	Silver	0	ARCH
Tianhua Architecture Planning & Engineering Co., Ltd.	Shanghai	Silver	7	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH
UrbanPlot	Shanghai	Silver	0	ARCH
VS-A Group	Hong Kong	Silver	4	FAC
WT Partnership	Beijing	Silver	53	COST
Walton Design & Consulting Engineering Co., Ltd.	Beijing	Silver	0	INTR • LAND • ARCH
Wharf China Development Limited	Hong Kong	Silver	3	DEV
Zhubo Design	Shenzhen	Silver	14	ARCH
LWK + PARTNERS	Beijing	Silver	29	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH
Inhabit Group	Auckland	Silver	33	FAC
Jotun	Dubai	Silver	88	ENVE • FAC • MATR
Broad Sustainable Building Co., Ltd.	Changsha	Silver	2	DEV • BMNT • CON • MATR • SEIS
EFC Engineering Consulting Company, Ltd	Shanghai	Silver	18	FAC
China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Corp. LTD	Chengdu	Silver	17	ARCH
China Academy of Building Research	Beijing	Silver	23	PMNG • RES
Chengdu Wide Horizon Investment Group Co., Ltd.	Chengdu	Silver	0	DEV
Cheng Chung Design	Shenzhen	Silver	16	INTR
CSSC Complex Property Co.,Ltd	Shanghai	Silver	1	DEV
C.Y. Lee & Partners Architects/Planners	Taipei	Silver	20	URB • ARCH
Buro Ole Scheeren	Beijing	Silver	7	INTR • URB • ARCH
Benoy	Hong Kong	Silver	47	INTR • URB • ARCH • BACS
Far East Aluminium Works Co., Ltd.	Concord	Silver	0	STRC • PMNG • FAC • MATR
Beijing Tsinghua Tongheng Urban Planning & Design Institute	Beijing	Silver	2	LAND • URB • ARCH • TRAN
Beijing Institute of Architectural Design - BIAD	Beijing	Silver	18	CIV • INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH • PMNG • COMP • COST
Architectural Design and Research Institute of South China Univ. of Technology	Guangzhou	Silver	15	ARCH
Architectural Design & Research Institute of Tsinghua University	Beijing	Silver	2	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • ARCH • HIST • MEP
Archilier Architecture	New York City	Silver	6	INTR • URB • ARCH
Andrew Lee King Fun & Associates Architects Ltd.	Hong Kong	Silver	12	URB • ARCH • INSU
Access Advisors	Hong Kong	Silver	18	BMNT • FAC • FACS
AET Flexible Space	Hong Kong	Silver	0	MATR
Evergreen Consulting Engineering	Taipei	Silver	5	STRC • WIND • CON • SEIS
Envision Engineering Consultants	Taipei	Silver	2	STRC • WIND • SEIS
Farrells	Hong Kong	Silver	4	INTR • URB • ARCH
Forster Architecture Technology Co., Ltd.	Nanjing	Silver	5	STRC
Jinmao (China) Hotel Investments Management Limited	Shanghai	Silver	6	OWN
Jiang Architects & Engineers	Shanghai	Silver	2	ARCH • ENGO
Jaeger Kahlen Partners Architects	Aachen	Silver	1	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH • FAC
J. Roger Preston Limited	Hong Kong	Silver	46	ENGO • FIRE • MEP • VERC
3MIX	Hong Kong	Silver	0	ARCH
Hill International	Abu Dhabi	Silver	26	FIN • PMNG • CON • COST • INSU • LEGL
Henderson Land Development Company Limited	Hong Kong	Silver	56	DEV
Hanking Group	Shenzhen	Silver	1	PROP
Hangzhou Zhijiang Silicone Chemicals Co., Ltd.	Hangzhou	Silver	0	MATR
HKS Architects	Dallas	Silver	27	INTR • URB • ARCH
Guangzhou Yuexiu City Construction Jones Lang LaSalle Property Management	Guangzhou	Silver	1	PROP
Guangzhou Jianke Citiexpo Co.,Ltd	Guangzhou	Silver	0	LAND • URB • ARCH • CON • FAC
Guangdong JMA Aluminum Profile Factory (Group) Co., Ltd.	Foshan	Silver	25	MATR
Gravity Partnership Ltd.	Hong Kong	Silver	8	INTR • URB • ARCH
Golden Jade Construction & Development Corp	Taichung	Silver	0	INTR • DEV • CON
Front Inc.	Hong Kong	Silver	25	FAC
Zhuhai Huafa Urban Operations & Investment Holdings Co., Ltd	Hong Kong	Silver	0	ARCH
China International Marine Containers (CIMC)	Shenzhen	Gold	0	MATR
Silkroad Visual Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai Branch	Shanghai	Gold	0	ARCH • COMP
CallisonRTKL	Shanghai	Silver	35	INTR • URB • ARCH
China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADI)	Beijing	Silver	3	CIV • INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • CON • COST • ENGO
China Construction First Group Construction & Development Co. Ltd.	Beijing	Silver	8	CON
Maike Centre	Xi’an	Silver	2	OWN
King-Le Chang & Associates	Taipei	Silver	11	STRC
Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd.	Shanghai	Media Institute/Association	16	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • MEP
Qingdao Technological University	Qingdao	Media Institute/Association	0	ACAD
General Research Institute of Architecture & Planning Design Co.	Chongqing	Media Institute/Association	0	BACS • ACAD

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