United Kingdom

Europe

London

Manchester

Salford

Birmingham

Cardiff

Glasgow

Leeds

Liverpool

Sheffield

Facts

Population

63,181,775 (2011)

Area

242,495 km² • 93,627 mi²

Density

260.5 people per km²

674.8 people per mi²

GDP

$2.32 trillion (2012)

First 150m+ Building

BT Tower (1965)

Tallest Building

The Shard (306 m)

Tallest City

London

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

Europe

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	The Shard	306 m / 1,004 ft
2	22 Bishopsgate	278.2 m / 913 ft
3	One Canada Square	236 m / 774 ft
4	Landmark Pinnacle	233.2 m / 765 ft
5	Salesforce Tower	230 m / 755 ft
6	The Leadenhall Building	224.5 m / 737 ft
7	Newfoundland Place	219.7 m / 721 ft
8	Aspen at Consort Place	215.8 m / 708 ft
9	Valiant Tower	214.5 m / 704 ft
10	One Park Drive	204.9 m / 672 ft

Building Completions Timeline

United Kingdom CTBUH Members

Name	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
Arup	Platinum	464	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Buro Happold	Platinum	116	CIV • STRC • ENVP • ENVE • BMNT • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • SEC • TRAN
KONE Corporation	Platinum	395	MATR • VERC • VERS
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates	Platinum	243	INTR • URB • ARCH • HIST • TRAN
Langan	Platinum	103	CIV • LAND • ENVE • ENGM • GEO • SEIS • SURV
Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd	Platinum	66	CON • ENGO • PROP
RWDI	Platinum	522	WIND • ENVE • ENGO
Siderise	Platinum	125	FACS • FIRE • MATR
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	Platinum	362	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Platinum	233	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
Turner & Townsend alinea	Platinum	18	COST • INSU • PROP
Turner Construction Company	Platinum	126	PMNG • CON
WSP	Platinum	678	CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN
Adamson Associates	Gold	59	ARCH
Charles Russell Speechlys	Gold	0	LEGL
Corgan	Gold	0	INTR • ARCH
Fujitec	Gold	2	VERC
Mott MacDonald	Gold	18	PMNG • ENGM • TRAN
NORR Group Consultants International Limited	Gold	23	INTR • STRC • ARCH
Ramboll	Gold	45	CIV • URB • ENVE
Tide Construction	Gold	2	DEV • CON
Zaha Hadid Architects	Gold	31	INTR • URB • ARCH
chapmanbdsp	Gold	8	BACS • ENGM • FAC
AKT II	Silver	13	CIV
Alison Brooks Architects	Silver	1	ARCH
Allies and Morrison Architects	Silver	9	ARCH
Arney Fender Katsalidis	Silver	3	ARCH
Atelier Ten	Silver	7	ENVE
Broadway Malyan	Silver	13	ARCH
Canary Wharf Group, PLC	Silver	18	DEV
Carlo Ratti Associati S.R.L.	Silver	2	ARCH
Cast Connex	Silver	7	MATR
Core Five	Silver	9	COST
Cundall Johnston & Partners LLP	Silver	9	ENGM
D2E International VT Consultants Ltd	Silver	1	FAC
DAMA Engineering Consultants	Silver	0	ENGM
DP9	Silver	33	URB
Eckersley O'Callaghan	Silver	5	ENGM
Engineered Vibration Solutions (CALMFLOOR)	Silver	0	MATR
Eric Parry Architects	Silver	2	ARCH
Fletcher Priest Architects	Silver	1	ARCH
Foster + Partners	Silver	119	ARCH
Grimshaw Architects	Silver	6	ARCH
Heatherwick Studio	Silver	6	ARCH
JRMI	Silver	0	CON
Keltbray	Silver	0	ENGM
Kettle Collective	Silver	3	ARCH
Laing O'Rourke	Silver	4	ENGO
Maconda Solutions	Silver	0	MATR
Make	Silver	10	ARCH
Maybourne Hotel Group	Silver	0	OWN
OFR Consultants Limited	Silver	6	FIRE
PLP Architecture	Silver	8	ARCH
Pell Frischmann Consultants	Silver	1	ENGM
Pilbrow & Partners	Silver	5	ARCH
Pool Re	Silver	0	INSU
RSHP	Silver	39	ARCH
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)	Silver	0	SURV
Securistyle	Silver	6	MATR
Semper Fire Engineering	Silver	1	FIRE
SimpsonHaugh	Silver	18	ARCH
Sir Robert Mcalpine	Silver	1	DEV
Smartspaces	Silver	0
Stanhope	Silver	4	DEV
The Vertical Transportation Studio Ltd	Silver	4	VERC
TÜV SÜD	Silver	3	FAC
UHA	Silver	8	ARCH
Weston Williamson+Partners	Silver	2	ARCH
Whitby Wood Mills	Silver	0	ENGM
WilkinsonEyre	Silver	12	ARCH
Cardiff University	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	ACAD

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Javier Quintana de Uña

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

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