Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

Facts

Population

8,993,082 (2023)

First 150m+ Building

Bitexco Financial Tower (2010)

Tallest Building

Vincom Landmark 81 (461 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

Asia

Tallest City in

Vietnam

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	Vincom Landmark 81	461.2 m / 1,513 ft
2	Bitexco Financial Tower	262.5 m / 861 ft
3	Spirit of Saigon West Tower	240 m / 787 ft
4	The Sun Tower	240 m / 787 ft
5	Spirit of Saigon East Tower	218 m / 715 ft
6	Vietcombank Tower	206 m / 676 ft
7	Saigon Centre 2	193.7 m / 635 ft
8	The Landmark 2	184.5 m / 605 ft
9	The Park 6	184 m / 604 ft
10	The Landmark 3	180 m / 591 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Ho Chi Minh City 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	458	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Platinum	210	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
Quan Dat Trading & Production Co., Ltd	Gold	2	CON • FACS • MATR
Archetype Group	Silver	4	ARCH

CTBUH People & Events

City Representative

Pierre-Jean Malgouyres

Archetype Group

2019 Global Walking Tour: 50 Forward | 50 Back

27 Jun-09 August 2019

Join the CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design…

2018 Global Walking Tour: Walking on Water Reports

02 August 2018

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Videos

03 March 2008

Ecoskyscrapers and Ecomimesis: New Tall Building Typologies

Ken Yeang, Llewelyn Davies Yeang, discussed the design process of an ecoskyscraper at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai. The design involves configuring the...

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Research

17 October 2016

Megacities: Setting the Scene

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...

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Global News

08 March 2022

New Neighborhood Master Plan Revealed in Ho Chi Minh City

Foster + Partners will act as Architectural Advisors on a new master plan in Ho Chi Minh city. The Global City will integrate a full range...

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