Cape Town
Durban
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Population
49,991,300
Area
1,221,037 km²
471,442 mi²
Density
40.9 people per km²
106 people per mi²
# of 150m+ buildings
5 Completed • 0 Under Construction
First 150m+ Building
Tallest Building
Tallest City
Average Building Age
31 Years
Most Common Function*
Residential (40%)
Most Common Material*
Concrete (100%)
by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Tallest Country in
the World
Tallest Country in
Africa
Rank |
Name |
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Proposed Vision Never Completed Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
Height |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
227.9 m / 748 ft |
||
2 |
201.2 m / 660 ft |
||
3 |
172.8 m / 567 ft |
||
4 |
152.1 m / 499 ft |
||
5 |
152 m / 499 ft |
||
6 |
148 m / 486 ft |
||
7 |
146.5 m / 481 ft |
||
8 |
140 m / 459 ft |
||
9 |
140 m / 459 ft |
||
10 |
140 m / 459 ft |
Logo
|
Name
|
City
|
Level
|
# of 150m+ buildings
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
Platinum |
338 |
CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC |
||
![]() |
Silver |
0 |
INTR • URB • ARCH |
||
![]() |
Silver |
0 |
PMNG |
||
![]() |
Silver |
0 |
DEV |
CTBUH 2019 Global Walking Tour: 50 Forward | 50 Back
27 June 2019
The CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee…
Founding of CTBUH Chapter in South Africa
01 April 2010
In its move to expand tall building knowledge &…
The rise of the megacity presents unprecedented opportunities to understand the human urbanization phenomenon, and to observe the effects of multicore, polycentric cities growing together...
Construction recently completed on the 35 Lower Long building, an 86-meter glass-clad office tower, built in Cape Town’s city center. The building, developed by Abland...
Since 21 November 2020, residential property, Wedgewood Sandton has achieved record sales to date – a whopping R1 billion (US$65 million) sold in just 7...
Subscribe below to receive periodic updates from CTBUH on the latest Tall Building and Urban news and CTBUH initiatives, including our monthly newsletter. Fields with a red asterisk (*) next to them are required.
View our privacy policy