The Skyscraper Center

Facts

Population

9,408,028

Area

438,574 km²

169,333 mi²

Tallest Building

Turning Torso (190 m)

First 150m+ Building

Turning Torso (2005)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

48

Tallest in

the World

11

Tallest in

Europe

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Karlatornet	245 m / 804 ft
2	Turning Torso	190 m / 623 ft
3	Kista Science Tower	124 m / 407 ft
4	Innovationen	121.1 m / 397 ft
5	Victoria Tower	117.6 m / 386 ft
6	Kista Torn	111.7 m / 366 ft
7	Point Hyllie	110 m / 361 ft
8	Helix	106 m / 348 ft
9	Sthlm 01	102.5 m / 336 ft
10	Gothia New Tower	100 m / 328 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Sweden 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
Brunkeberg Systems	Silver	CON • FAC • MATR
Ingrid Cloud	Silver	WIND • COMP
Manntech	Silver	BMNT • FACS
Alimak	Silver	CON • MATR
Sweco Structures AB	Silver	STRC

CTBUH People & Events

Pierre Palmberg

COWI

Tall Timber: A Global Audit

26 June 2017

The CTBUH has produced its latest Tall Buildings…

Twisting Tall Buildings

18 August 2016

CTBUH has released a study that looks at the…

Videos

18 October 2016

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What’s Next?: How Do We Make Vertical Urban Design?

It seems sometimes as if the further away from the ground we rise, the more architectonic and less urban our buildings become. Skyscrapers have always...

Research

30 October 2017

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Rethinking CTBUH Height Criteria In the Context of Tall Timber

Recent developments in the design and construction of progressively taller buildings using engineered timber as a structural material raise important questions about the language that...

Global News

07 December 2018

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“Brutalist-Inspired” Tower Completes in Stockholm

The first of two new OMA-designed Brutalist-inspired towers, known as Norra Tornen, has officially opened in Stockholm, Sweden. The 121-meter-tall residential tower when joined by...

Sweden