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Arup

About

Member Since: 1983

Member Offices: Abu Dhabi, Adelaide, Amsterdam, Ankara, Auckland, Bangalore, Bangkok, Beijing, Belgrade, Berlin, Bogota, Boston, Brisbane, Canberra, Cape Town, Cardiff, Chicago, Chongqing, Dallas, Dubai, Dublin, Durban, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt am Main, Glasgow, Guangzhou, Hamburg, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Houston, Hyderabad, Istanbul, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Krakow, Kuala Lumpur, Lagos, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Macau, Manchester, Manila, Melbourne, Midland, Milan, Montreal, Mumbai, Nairobi, New Delhi, New York City, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham, Oakland, Penang, Perth, Phnom Penh, San Francisco, Seattle, Seoul, Shanghai, Sheffield, Shenzhen, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo, Toronto, Warsaw, Wuhan

Website: http://www.arup.com/

Arup is the creative force at the heart of many of the world’s most prominent projects in the built environment and across industry. We offer a broad range of professional services that combine to make a real difference to our clients and the communities in which we work. We are truly global. From 89 offices, in more than 33 countries, our over 15,000 engineers, planners, designers, and consultants deliver innovative projects across the world with creativity and passion.

Founded in 1946 with an enduring set of values, our unique trust ownership fosters a distinctive culture and an intellectual independence that encourages collaborative working. This is reflected in everything we do, allowing us to develop meaningful ideas, help shape agendas, and deliver results that frequently surpass the expectations of our clients.

Fields of Expertise

Civil Engineering; Cost Consulting; Environmental Engineering; Façade Design / Engineering; Fire Engineering; Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing; Project Management; Structural Engineering; Vertical Transportation Consultant; Wind Engineering

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

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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

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Height
1 Merdeka 118
678.9 m / 2,227  ft
2 Shanghai Tower
632 m / 2,073  ft
3 Canton Tower
604 m / 1,982  ft
4 Ping An Finance Center
599.1 m / 1,965  ft
5 Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
530 m / 1,739  ft
6 Tianjin CTF Finance Centre
530 m / 1,739  ft
7 CITIC Tower
527.7 m / 1,731  ft
8 Tianfu Center
488.9 m / 1,604  ft
9 International Commerce Centre
484 m / 1,588  ft
10 Wuhan CTF Finance Center
475 m / 1,558  ft

Awards

Quay Quarter Tower

Winner: Quay Quarter Tower

Best Tall Building Worldwide 2023

Ctbuh Leaders

Peng Liu

Peng Liu

CTBUH Regional Representative, Beijing, 2012 – Present

Caroline Field

Caroline Field

CTBUH Working Group: Security, 2014 – Present

London

Carsten Hein

Carsten Hein

CTBUH Working Group: Tall Timber, 2014 – Present

Berlin

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

24 May 2022

The AISC Design Guide To Hybrid Steel Frames With Wood Floors

Arup has collaborated with the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) to develop an upcoming Design Guide to support the use of hybrid steel frames...

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Research

05 July 2023

Tall Buildings and City Development: Comparison of Five Case Studies

Skyscrapers commonly rise in major cities worldwide, but the difference is in how they are integrated into the urban plan. This paper provides a comprehSkyscrapers...

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Global News

27 November 2023

Potential Acquisition for Halted Hamburg Skyscraper

German logistics entrepreneur Klaus-Michael Kuehne is exploring the possibility of acquiring the 57-story Elbtower high-rise project. On 7 November, CTBUH reported that the Elbtower came...

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Associated companies

Arup Associates (2000)

Ove Arup & Partners (1963)

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Height
1 Merdeka 118

678.9 m

2,227 ft
2 Dream Hub Archipelago Main Tower

665 m

2,182 ft
3 Ping An Finance Center

660 m

2,165 ft
4 Wuhan CTF Finance Center

648 m

2,126 ft
5 Shanghai Tower

632 m

2,073 ft
6 Canton Tower

604 m

1,982 ft
7 Ping An Finance Center

599.1 m

1,965 ft
8 Goldin Finance 117

596.6 m

1,957 ft
9 Rose Rock International Finance Center

588 m

1,929 ft
10 Doha Convention Center Tower

551 m

1,808 ft
11 Dubai Towers, Tower 1

550 m

1,804 ft
12 Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre

530 m

1,739 ft
13 Tianjin CTF Finance Centre

530 m

1,739 ft
14 CITIC Tower

527.7 m

1,731 ft
15 Shimao Fuzhou Tower

518 m

1,699 ft
16 Burj Al Alam

510 m

1,673 ft
17 Tianfu Center

488.9 m

1,604 ft
18 International Commerce Centre

484 m

1,588 ft
19 Wuhan CTF Finance Center

475 m

1,558 ft
20 R&F Guangdong Building

468 m

1,535 ft
21 QI Tower

466 m

1,529 ft
22 Lakhta Center

462 m

1,516 ft
23 Vincom Landmark 81

461.2 m

1,513 ft
24 China Overseas Suzhou Supertall Project

460 m

1,509 ft
25 International Land-Sea Center

458.2 m

1,503 ft
26 Evergrande City Light

453.5 m

1,488 ft
27 Changsha IFS Tower T1

452.1 m

1,483 ft
28 Guizhou Culture Plaza Tower

450 m

1,476 ft
29 Nanning China Resources Tower

445 m

1,460 ft
30 KK100

441.8 m

1,449 ft
31 Guangzhou International Finance Center

438.6 m

1,439 ft
32 Haikou Tower 1

428 m

1,404 ft
33 Nanjing Financial City Phase II Plot C Tower 1

426 m

1,398 ft
34 Tour Sans Fins

425.6 m

1,396 ft
35 Minying International Trade Center T2

422.6 m

1,386 ft
36 Al Hamra Tower

412.6 m

1,354 ft
37 Two International Finance Centre

412 m

1,352 ft
38 World Business Center Solomon Tower

408 m

1,339 ft
39 Z6 Plot

408 m

1,339 ft
40 Guangxi China Resources Tower

402.7 m

1,321 ft
41 Guangxi Beibu Gulf Bank Headquarters

402 m

1,319 ft
42 China Resources Tower

392.5 m

1,288 ft
43 Peruri 88

389 m

1,276 ft
44 Chongqing Centre T1

388 m

1,273 ft
45 Urban Forest

385 m

1,263 ft
46 Forum 66 Tower 2

384 m

1,260 ft
47 Eton Place Dalian Tower 1

383.2 m

1,257 ft
48 Autograph Tower

382.9 m

1,256 ft
49 Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid

381.2 m

1,251 ft
50 1 Corporate Avenue

376 m

1,234 ft
51 Dabaihui Plaza

375.6 m

1,232 ft
52 China Merchants Prince Bay Tower

374 m

1,227 ft
53 Central Plaza

373.9 m

1,227 ft
54 Fairmont Kuala Lumpur Tower 1

370 m

1,214 ft
55 Shanghai International Trade Center Tower 1

370 m

1,214 ft
56 Sama Gardens

360 m

1,181 ft
57 Ping An Finance Center Tower 1

360 m

1,181 ft
58 Xiamen State Grid Cultural Exchange Center

356.8 m

1,171 ft
59 STH BNK by Beulah Tower 1

356.2 m

1,169 ft
60 Raffles City Chongqing T3N

354.5 m

1,163 ft
61 Raffles City Chongqing T4N

354.5 m

1,163 ft
62 Signature Towers Office

351 m

1,152 ft
63 Forum 66 Tower 1

350.6 m

1,150 ft
64 The Pinnacle

350.3 m

1,149 ft
65 Glory・Xi’an International Financial Center

350 m

1,148 ft
66 Nanjing Nexus Tower 1

350 m

1,148 ft
67 Faros de Panama Torre Central

346 m

1,135 ft
68 ADNOC Headquarters

342 m

1,122 ft
69 Zhonghai City Plaza

339.9 m

1,115 ft
70 Chongqing World Financial Center

338.9 m

1,112 ft
71 Twin Towers Guiyang, East Tower

335 m

1,099 ft
71 Twin Towers Guiyang, West Tower

335 m

1,099 ft
73 Thamrin Nine Tower 1

333.5 m

1,094 ft
74 Empire 88 Tower

333 m

1,093 ft
75 China World Tower

330 m

1,083 ft
76 Yuexiu Fortune Center Tower 1

330 m

1,083 ft
77 Salesforce Tower

326.1 m

1,070 ft
78 Q1 Tower

322.5 m

1,058 ft
79 Parc1 Tower I

322 m

1,056 ft
80 Nina Tower

320.4 m

1,051 ft
81 Chongqing IFS T1

316.3 m

1,038 ft
82 MahaNakhon

314 m

1,030 ft
83 Changsha IFS Tower T2

308 m

1,010 ft
84 East Pacific Center Tower A

306 m

1,004 ft
85 The Shard

306 m

1,004 ft
86 Northeast Asia Trade Tower

305 m

1,001 ft
87 Signature Towers Hotel

305 m

1,001 ft
88 Kingdom Centre

302.3 m

992 ft