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Melbourne Facts

Population 4,246,345 (2013)
Area 9,990 km² • 3,857 mi²
150m+ Buildings 45 Completed • 22 Under Constr.
300m+ Buildings None • 1 Under Constr.
Tallest Building Eureka Tower (297 m)
Global Ranking #25 in the world by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Regional Ranking #1 in Oceania by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Country Ranking #1 in Australia by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
First 150m+ Building 140 William Street (1972)
Average Building Age 16 years
Most Common Function Residential , 43%
Most Common Material Concrete , 82%

All building-related facts are for 150m+ buildings.

Buildings See All Buildings in City

1   Australia 108 2020 317 m
2   Eureka Tower 2006 297 m
3   Aurora Melbourne Central 2019 271 m
4   West Side Place Tower A 2022 269 m
5   120 Collins Street 1991 265 m
6   101 Collins Street 1991 260 m
7   Prima Pearl Apartments 2014 254 m
8   Rialto Towers 1986 251 m
9   Queens Place North Tower 2020 250 m
10   Premier Tower 2020 249 m
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CTBUH Height Criteria
  Completed   Arch. Topped Out   Struct. Topped Out   Under Constr.
1   Southbank by Beulah Tower 1 - 356 m
2   Australia 108 2020 317 m
3   Eureka Tower 2006 297 m
4   21-35 Power Avenue, Southbank - 280 m
5   Aurora Melbourne Central 2019 271 m
6   West Side Place Tower A 2022 269 m
7   120 Collins Street 1991 265 m
8   101 Collins Street 1991 260 m
9   Prima Pearl Apartments 2014 254 m
10   Southbank by Beulah Tower 2 - 252 m
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CTBUH Height Criteria
  Completed   Under Constr.   Proposed

Building Function More Charts

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Structural Material More Charts

Based on 57 Buildings Over 150m Height

 

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CTBUH Initiatives

CTBUH Melbourne Hosts Seminar: Behind the Screen
28 Aug 2019 – Event Report

2019 Tall Building Predictions for the Year to Come
22 Jan 2019 – CTBUH News

CTBUH Australia Explores the Design of Collins Arch
7 Jun 2018 – Event Report

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CTBUH Initiatives Related to Melbourne

CTBUH Melbourne Hosts Seminar: Behind the Screen
28 Aug 2019, Melbourne – Event Report
CTBUH Melbourne hosted Behind the Screen, an evening seminar on construction management, organized in collaboration with the University of Melbourne.
2019 Tall Building Predictions for the Year to Come
22 Jan 2019, Chicago – CTBUH News
Check out our monthly predictions based on our industry intelligence to see what trends and milestones will shape the industry in the year to come!
CTBUH Australia Explores the Design of Collins Arch
7 Jun 2018, Melbourne – Event Report
CTBUH Melbourne hosted its first event of 2018, a case study of Collins Arch, composed as two buildings with linked floor plates in the center of Melbourne's Central Business District.
CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference
30 Oct-3 Nov 2017, Sydney – Conference
We have a responsibility to ensure that permanent urban structures engender a future-oriented urban response to the greatest challenges of our time.
CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference
30 Oct-3 Nov 2017, Sydney – Conference
With its 230-year history in urban development, Sydney is at the nexus of much of the current debate about cities, such as density vs. suburbanization and infrastructure vs. urban life.
CTBUH 2017 Conference Daily Highlights
29 Oct-3 Nov 2017, Sydney – Conference Activity Report
From October 29 to November 3, over 1,000 delegates convened in Australia to discuss the most important themes in the tall building industry.
CTBUH Façade Fire Performance Workshop at University of Sydney
29 Oct 2017, Sydney – Event Report
One day before the CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference, delegates convened at the University of Sydney facilities in Darlington for the Fire Performance of Façades workshop.
Tall Timber: A Global Audit
26 Jun 2017, Chicago – CTBUH Research
The CTBUH has produced its latest Tall Buildings in Numbers research study, entitled "Tall Timber: A Global Audit."
2017 Global Walking Tours: The Space Within Tall Buildings
21 Jun-7 Jul 2017 – Tour Report
The CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee organized its fourth annual Global Walking Tours, which took place in 15 cities around the world.
CTBUH Executive Director Presents at Chapter Events in Australia
7-9 Mar 2017, Sydney – Event Report
Executive Director Antony Wood delivered two well attended lectures in Sydney and Melbourne, organized by the respective local CTBUH committees.
Executive Director Visits Sydney and Melbourne
6-10 Mar 2017, Sydney – Event Report
CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood traveled to Sydney and Melbourne to build support for the 2017 conference through meetings and lectures.
Debating Tall: Melbourne’s New Skyscraper Guidelines
27 Jan 2017, Chicago – CTBUH Journal Paper
In the CTBUH Journal 2017 Issue I, two experts debate on Melbourne's new amendment on skyscrapers which may be seen as too restrictive and pose limitations to new and future development
CTBUH 'UH'PDATE October 2016
4 Oct 2016, Toronto – CTBUH News
The fourth issue of CTBUH 'UH'PDATE provides information on some of the early events and studies of the Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee.
Global Twilight Walking Tours
25 Aug 2016, Chicago – Tour Report
The CTBUH UH/UD Committee organized its third annual Global Walking Tours in 13 cities around the world, examining public spaces in a twilight setting.
CTBUH Melbourne Hosts Aviation Discussion
1 Jun 2016, Melbourne – Event Report
CTBUH Melbourne welcomed over 50 industry professionals to a talk on "Aviation Challenges with Building Tall."
Warm Weather Spaces Walking Tours 2015
17 Sep 2015 – Tour Report
The CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee organized guided walking tours of 16 cities around the globe, focusing on urban habitats around tall buildings.
How are Cities Responding to Urbanism?
1 Sep 2015, Brisbane – Event Report
CTBUH Australia held its first national symposium in Brisbane entitled “How are Cities Responding to Urbanism?” where both local and international speakers presented.
Urban Regeneration: Gold Coast Cultural Centre
23 Jul 2015, Melbourne – Event Report
More than 100 people attended an engaging presentation on the design competition for the Gold Coast Cultural Centre as part of the Urban Regeneration series.
Making High-Rise Work
11 Jun 2015, Melbourne – Event Report
CTBUH Melbourne hosted their second lecture of 2015 entitled “Making High-Rises* Work,” which attracted nearly 50 industry supporters representing a wide range of expertise.
Green Cities 2015
17-19 Mar 2015, Melbourne – Event
Green Cities 2015 explores the theme Connect – how sustainable cities are connected cites which connect people, places, and opportunities.
CTBUH Australia Packs House for “Superslim” Lecture
5 Mar 2015, Melbourne – Event Report
“Superslims: Collins House and The Phoenix” attracted a full house, representing more than 120 industry supporters.
CTBUH Melbourne Committee Hosts Holiday Celebration
4 Dec 2014, Melbourne – Event Report
CTBUH Australia Chapter, Melbourne Committee celebrated its second anniversary by hosting an informal holiday celebration.
Melbourne Committee Reaches for the Clouds
4 Sep 2014, Melbourne – Event Report
The CTBUH Australia Chapter’s Melbourne Committee held its first public lecture, drawing more than 120 people to a discussion on high-rise steel and concrete.
CTBUH Melbourne Committee Launches
31 Jul 2013, Melbourne – Event Report
Close to 70 people attended the meeting where CTBUH representatives from Melbourne presented on the history and mission of the CTBUH, and plans for upcoming events.
First Wave of City Representatives Appointed
1 Jul 2012, Chicago – CTBUH News
More than 35 City Representatives have been appointed in 13 countries as the CTBUH expands its network at a grass roots level.
CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014
Dec 2014 – CTBUH Journal Paper
An All-Time Record 97 Buildings of 200 Meters or Higher Completed in 2014 and 2014 showed further shifts towards Asia, and also surprising developments in building functions and structural materials.
CTBUH Releases Tallest Buildings Completed in 2006
Dec 2006 – CTBUH Journal Paper
Nina Tower 1 in Hong Kong, at 319 meters high, leads the list of the ten tallest buildings completed in 2006. The Sports City Tower/Aspire Tower (Doha, United Arab Emirates) at 300 meters, and Eureka…

Videos

The Future of Constructing Tall Buildings
2 Nov 2018 – George Argyrou, Hickory Group

Prefabrication and Night Construction Accelerate Delivery
31 May 2018 – George Argyrou, Hickory Group

Outrigger Systems for Tall Buildings
3 Nov 2017 – Goman Wai-Ming Ho, Arup

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The Future of Constructing Tall Buildings
2 Nov 2018 – Presentation at CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference; George Argyrou, Hickory Group
This presentation examined an innovative construction method to deliver tall buildings in a more sustainable and energy efficient manner. Utilizing a flexible, "best for…
Prefabrication and Night Construction Accelerate Delivery
31 May 2018 – Presentation at CTBUH 2018 Chicago Tall + Urban Conference; George Argyrou, Hickory Group
The 133-meter, 44-level La Trobe Tower apartment building has used an innovative new prefabricated construction method in order to become Australia’s tallest…
Outrigger Systems for Tall Buildings
3 Nov 2017 – Presentation at CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference; Goman Wai-Ming Ho, Arup
The structural efficiency of tall buildings heavily depends on lateral stiffness and resistance capacity. Among structural systems for tall buildings, outriggers are one…
Design for a 61-Level, Linked, Twin-Tower Structure Built Above Underground Rail Tunnels
3 Nov 2017 – Presentation at CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference; Barry Roben, Irwinconsult Pty
The structural design for 308 Exhibition Street produces some unique challenges. The twin towers of 61 and 59 levels, respectively, house a hotel and residential…
447 Collins St – Linking of Towers via Skybridge
3 Nov 2017 – Presentation at CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference; Rob DiBlasi, 4D Workshop
447 Collins Street is a significant mixed-use precinct development comprising commercial office, 5-star hotel, luxury apartments, basement car parking and extensive…
Melbourne's High-Rise Future
2 Nov 2017 – Presentation at CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference; Larry Parsons, Ethos Urban
Plan Melbourne foresees Melbourne growing from 4.5 to 8 million by 2050, confirmed by census data showing a 300 people/day increase. This growth obliges a dramatic…
Victoria's 30-Year Infrastructure Strategy
2 Nov 2017 – Presentation at CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference; Jonathan Spear, Infrastructure Victoria
This presentation provided an overview of the State of Victoria's 30-year Infrastructure Strategy, with an emphasis on its implications for people, density and…
Transport and City Making
2 Nov 2017 – Presentation at CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference; Toby Lodge, HASSELL
Transport is one of the key infrastructure assets of any city, ultimately underpinning liveability, connectedness and economic performance. In Australia, our biggest…
Intelligent Analytic Techniques Optimizing Development Over Complex, Ground-Level Infrastructure
2 Nov 2017 – Presentation at CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference; Richard Salter, Arup
This presentation demonstrated how to enable viable commercial developments in our cities – on sites with rich history and complex in-ground and ground-level constraints…
A Sustainable & Adaptable Tall Building in the World’s Most Livable City
2 Nov 2017 – Presentation at CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference; Matt Stapleton, WSP
Like many cities, Melbourne needs to accommodate a growing population while struggling with issues such as housing affordability and quality. This is a challenge that…
CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Melbourne Session 1: Melbourne: World's Most Livable City Q&A
2 Nov 2017 – Presentation at CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference; Chair: Antony Wood, CTBUH; Larry Parsons, Ethos Urban; Jonathan Spear, Infrastructure Victoria; Giorgio Marfella, University of Melbourne
Antony Wood, CTBUH Executive Director, chairs the question and answer session with Larry Parsons, Director of Design, Ethos Urban; Jonathan Spear, Executive Director,…
Interview: Karl Fender
31 Oct 2017 – 2017 Australia Conference Interviews; Karl Fender, Fender Katsalidis Architects
Karl Fender of Fender Katsalidis Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
Urban Policy Towards Tall Buildings Globally: The Architect’s Perspective
30 Oct 2017 – Presentation at CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference; Chris Wilkinson, Wilkinson Eyre
Tall buildings have an important role in defining the character of the City and they help reduce urban sprawl. However, when a building rises above the others on the…
Overview of the Handbook for the Design of Modular Structures
30 Oct 2017 – Presentation at CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference; Anthony Sertorio, Multiplex Engineering Innovations Group
Buildings expend a significant amount of the world’s resources in both construction and operation. Modular construction techniques have been advanced as a viable way to…
Manufactured Architecture: Light-Weight Prefabrication in High-Rise Buildings
30 Oct 2017 – Presentation at CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference; Nonda Katsalidis, Fender Katsalidis Architects
This presentation explored the approaches to custom prefabricating high-rise structures that over the last eight years have been designed and built as prefabricated…
From Where to Where for Modular Construction?
30 Oct 2017 – Presentation at CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference; Phil Gardiner, Irwinconsult
Like most modern forms of construction, modular has been around for longer than we think. Modular homes were shipped from England by the Bell Company to Melbourne and…
Interview: Matthew Khoo
30 Oct 2017 – Video Interviews; Matthew Khoo, ICD Property
Matthew Khoo of ICD Property is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
Interview: Carl Schibrowski
29 Oct 2017 – 2017 Australia Conference Interviews; Carl Schibrowski, Brookfield Properties
Carl Schibrowski of Brookfield Property Partners Australia is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
Interview: Karl Fender
27 Oct 2015 – 2015 New York Conference Interviews; Karl Fender, Fender Katsalidis Architects
Karl Fender of Fender Katsalidis Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Karl discusses the high…
Urban Regeneration – Gold Coast Cultural Centre: Introduction
23 Jul 2015 – CTBUH Leader Presentations & Meetings; John Flynn, CTBUH Australia Country Representative
John Flynn, CTBUH Australia Country Representative, presents at the second CTBUH Australia Urban Regeneration Seminar on the Gold Coast Cultural Centre.
Urban Regeneration – Gold Coast Cultural Centre: Tory Jones
23 Jul 2015 – CTBUH Leader Presentations & Meetings; Tory Jones, GCCC
Tory Jones, Executive Coordinator Major Projects, GCCC, presents at the second CTBUH Australia Urban Regeneration Seminar her journey with tall buildings on the Gold…
Urban Regeneration – Gold Coast Cultural Centre: Howard Raggatt
23 Jul 2015 – CTBUH Leader Presentations & Meetings; Howard Raggatt, ARM Architecture
Howard Raggatt, Director, ARM Architecture, presents at the second CTBUH Australia Urban Regeneration Seminar on the Gold Coast Cultural Centre and other projects from…
How Vertical Transportation is Helping Transform the Modern City
16 Sep 2014 – Presentation at CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference; Glen Pederick, Meinhardt Group
Elevators are the most important service in modern high-rise buildings, occupying more space than any other service. With increasing land and construction costs and the…

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Research Papers

The Post-Miesian Office Tower and the Global Issue of Its Interpretation
Jul 2018 – International Journal of High-Rise Buildings Volume 7 Number 2

Empirically Evaluating the Livability Of Local Neighborhoods and Global Cities
30 Oct 2017 – CTBUH Journal, 2017 Issue IV

Shaping Australia’s Tall Tower Design And High Livability Standards
30 Oct 2017 – CTBUH Journal, 2017 Issue IV

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The Post-Miesian Office Tower and the Global Issue of Its Interpretation
Jul 2018 – International Journal of High-Rise Buildings Volume 7 Number 2; Giorgio Marfella, University of Melbourne
The skylines of many cities worldwide are still defined by the dominant and ubiquitous office blocks of the twentieth century. While there is consensus stating that…
Empirically Evaluating the Livability Of Local Neighborhoods and Global Cities
30 Oct 2017 – CTBUH Journal, 2017 Issue IV; Christian Derix, Lucy Helme, Fabio Galicia & Alexander Kachkaev, Woods Bagot
CIVITAS is a search engine for urban conditions, developed to allow stakeholders to identify qualities of livability and urban experiences that suit their tacit desires…
Shaping Australia’s Tall Tower Design And High Livability Standards
30 Oct 2017 – CTBUH Journal, 2017 Issue IV; Guy Lake, Katie Rathbone, Philip Vivian & Kristen Whittle, Bates Smart
With nearly 90% of its population expected to live in its state-capital cities by 2053, Australia is on track to become one of the world’s most urbanized nations. Cities…
Debating Tall: Melbourne's New Skyscraper Guidelines: Too Restrictive?
27 Jan 2017 – CTBUH Journal, 2017 Issue I; Larry Parsons, Victorian State Government; Danni Addison, Urban Development Institute of Australia
A new amendment to Melbourne’s local planning scheme imposes limitations on tower setbacks and introduces floor area ratio (FAR) restrictions in the central business…
The Future of Skyscrapers in Melbourne: From Hyper-Density to the Uplift Principle
17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism; Giorgio Marfella, The University of Melbourne
Melbourne is theater to an ongoing skyscraper boom. Considering the recent projects completed, under construction, approved, or under proposal, the outlook of high-rise…
A Case Study on Designing Superslim in Melbourne
17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism; Kristen Whittle, Bates Smart
Collins House Melbourne, the newest super slim tower to hit the global stage, will be the most slender tower in Australia and the fourth globally. The momentous ultra-…
The Logic of Rapid Extrusion Produces the “Jumping” Phoenix
Apr 2016 – CTBUH Journal, 2016 Issue II; Giorgio Marfella, Steven Richardson & Paulo Vaz-Serra, The University of Melbourne
In inner cities worldwide, there is limited availability of large land parcels apt for high-rise development. Yet, given the seemingly global trend of “superslim”…
Skyscraper Citymaker
26 Oct 2015 – Asia & Australasia: A Selection of Written Works on the World's Tall Building Forefront; Karl Fender, Fender Katsalidis
Tall buildings can amplify the positive physical and symbolic impact on a city. Fender Katsalidis has been at the forefront of high-density, high-rise residential…
Tall Buildings, Operable Facades, Wind, Life Safety – Designing for the Risks
26 Oct 2015 – Global Interchanges: Resurgence of the Skyscraper City; Tom Neudorfl & Ross Murchie, Murchie Consulting
2015 records an unprecedented number of tall and super-tall buildings completed worldwide. Furthermore, residential buildings with operable facades form an increasing…
A “Flight Manual” for Air Plants
Aug 2015 – CTBUH Journal, 2015 Issue III; Lloyd Godman, Ecological Artist; Stuart Jones, Hyder Consulting; Grant Harris, Ironbark Environmental Arboriculture
The green fabric that clothes the earth is fraying. Sadly, through overuse, the garment we depend upon is wearing out. The construction of buildings and urban…
Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014
Dec 2014 – CTBUH Journal, 2015 Issue I; Daniel Safarik, Antony Wood, Marty Carver & Marshall Gerometta, CTBUH
An All-Time Record 97 Buildings of 200 Meters or Higher Completed in 2014 and 2014 showed further shifts towards Asia, and also surprising developments in building…
Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings
Sep 2014 – CTBUH Journal, 2014 Issue III; CTBUH Research
The latest CTBUH technical guide, Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings, provides a thorough investigation of the methods used around the world for implementation of…
Interactions Between Residential and Office Towers in Melbourne
16 Sep 2014 – CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference Proceedings; Giorgio Marfella, University of Melbourne
Cities interact with commercial real estate forces using spatial and construction models which may become more or less viable with time. Melbourne is an interesting case-…
Can Tall Buildings be Child-Friendly? The Vertical Living Kids Research Project
Nov 2010 – CTBUH Journal, 2010 Issue IV; Carolyn Whitzman, University of Melbourne
With the emergence of new high-rise residential developments occurring in tandem with economic restructuring and changing household demographics. The Vertical Living Kids…
The Race for the Sky: Unbuilt Skyscrapers
Feb 2008 – CTBUH Journal, 2008 Issue I; Mohamad Kashef, East Carolina University
Unbuilt skyscraper designs are noted by many architecture critics as the best in the genre of tall buildings. This paper provides an exposition of various iconic and “…
Advances in the Structural Design of High-Rise Residential Buildings in Australia
Oct 2007 – CTBUH 2005 7th World Congress, New York; Owen Martin, Connell Mott MacDonald
This paper examines developments in the structural design of high rise concrete residential buildings in Australia’s two major cities, Sydney and Melbourne. Reference is…
Tallest Buildings Completed in 2006
Dec 2006 – CTBUH Research
Nina Tower 1 in Hong Kong, at 319 meters high, leads the list of the ten tallest buildings completed in 2006. The Sports City Tower/Aspire Tower (Doha, United Arab…
Two Examples of Urban Renewal: Melbourne and Coolangatta, Australia
Oct 2005 – CTBUH 2005 7th World Congress, New York; Omiros Emmanouilides, Omiros One Architecture
The proposed paper will examine and compare two recent and totally different examples of urban renewal in these two Australian cities. The area to be examined in…
Tall Building Design Innovations in Australia
Feb 2001 – CTBUH 2001 6th World Congress, Melbourne; Brian Dean, Owen Martin, David Emery & Peter Chancellor
This paper describes three examples of innovative tall building designs undertaken by the authors' firm in Australasia. These involve the design of building structures up…
Analysis and Model Techniques for Determining Dynamic Behaviour of Civil Structures with Various Damping Systems
Feb 2001 – CTBUH 2001 6th World Congress, Melbourne; B. Breukelman, T. Haskett, S. Gamble, & P. Irwin, RWDI
Controlling vibrations of structures through the use of damping systems continues to increase as structures become lighter and more slender. As a result, the tools used…
Recent Applications of Damping Systems for Wind Response
Feb 2001 – CTBUH 2001 6th World Congress, Melbourne; Peter Irwin & Brian Breukelman, RWDI
A traditional solution to the problem of excessive motion of tall buildings under wind action is to add more structure so as to stiffen the building and increase the mass…
Tall Buildings in Melbourne: Challenging Policy Frameworks
Feb 2001 – CTBUH 2001 6th World Congress, Melbourne; Lyndsay Neilson, Nielsen Associates
This paper provides a brief overview of the history of tall buildings in Melbourne, Australia, and discusses the policy context within which they have developed through…
A Third Millennium City Prototype – Melbourne Docklands
Feb 2001 – CTBUH 2001 6th World Congress, Melbourne; John Tabart, Barangaroo Delivery Authority
This paper introduces the theme of ‘New Cities’ applied in the design process for Melbourne Docklands –Victoria’s new waterfront, a 220–hectare waterfront precinct at the…

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