Los Angeles

United States

Facts

Density

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# of 150m+ buildings

27 Completed • 5 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Union Bank Plaza (1967)

Tallest Building

Wilshire Grand Center (335 m)

Most Common Function*

Office (66%)

Most Common Material*

Steel (68%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

50

Tallest City in

the World

6

Tallest City in

North America

5

Tallest City in

United States

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Wilshire Grand Center	335.3 m / 1,100 ft
2	U.S. Bank Tower	310.3 m / 1,018 ft
3	Aon Center	261.5 m / 858 ft
4	Two California Plaza	228.6 m / 750 ft
5	Gas Company Tower	228.3 m / 749 ft
6	Wells Fargo North Tower	225.6 m / 740 ft
7	Bank of America Plaza	224 m / 735 ft
8	777 Tower	221 m / 725 ft
9	Figueroa at Wilshire	218.5 m / 717 ft
10	City National Tower	213.1 m / 699 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Los Angeles CTBUH Members

Name	City	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	Abu Dhabi	Platinum	369	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	Chicago	Platinum	338	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • MRKT • MEP • TRAN
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Atlanta	Platinum	141	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
Stantec	Abu Dhabi	Gold	18	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • ENGM • FIRE • SEIS • TRAN
Code Consultants, Inc.	Los Angeles	Silver	46	ENGO • FIRE • SEC
Enclos Corp.	Los Angeles	Silver	41	PMNG • FAC • MATR
GGLO	Los Angeles	Silver	1	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH
Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers	Calgary	Silver	3	STRC • SEIS
HKA Elevator Consulting	Los Angeles	Silver	3	VERC
HKS Architects	Dallas	Silver	26	INTR • URB • ARCH
Nabih Youssef & Associates	Los Angeles	Silver	3	STRC • SEIS
OLYMPIQUE Façade Access Consulting	Los Angeles	Silver	6	BMNT • FACS
Steinberg Hart	Los Angeles	Silver	0	INTR • ARCH
Van Deusen & Associates - VDA	Atlanta	Silver	17	VERC
Walter P Moore	Atlanta	Silver	34	STRC • FAC • HIST • SEIS
Woods Bagot	Abu Dhabi	Silver	69	INTR • URB • ARCH

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