Vancouver

Canada

Facts

Density

0 people per km²

0 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

5 Completed • 2 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Shangri-La Vancouver (2009)

Tallest Building

Shangri-La Vancouver (201 m)

Most Common Function*

Mixed-use (43%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (100%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

144

Tallest City in

the World

28

Tallest City in

North America

5

Tallest City in

Canada

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Shangri-La Vancouver	200.9 m / 659 ft
2	1133 West Georgia	187.8 m / 616 ft
3	The Butterfly	178.6 m / 586 ft
4	One Burrard Place	168 m / 551 ft
5	The Stack	162.3 m / 533 ft
6	Hotel Georgia	158.5 m / 520 ft
7	Vancouver House	155.6 m / 511 ft
8	One Wall Centre	149.8 m / 491 ft
9	Shaw Tower	149 m / 489 ft
10	Harbour Centre	147 m / 482 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Vancouver 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
Stantec	Abu Dhabi	Gold	19	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • ENGM • FIRE • SEIS • TRAN
Bastet Construction Management Solutions	Vancouver	Silver	0	PMNG • CON
Bosa Properties Inc.	Burnaby	Silver	3	DEV • MRKT • OWN • PROP
CadMakers	Tokyo	Silver	6	COMP
Fast+Epp	Vancouver	Silver	1	STRC
Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers	Calgary	Silver	4	STRC • SEIS
RJC Engineers	Vancouver	Silver	18	STRC • ENGO • FAC
Skyscraper Source Media Inc.	Vancouver	Silver	0	MRKT
StructureCraft	Seattle	Silver	0	STRC
University of British Columbia	Vancouver	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	ACAD

CTBUH People & Events

Chair

Jon Barratt

RWDI

2021 CTBUH Global Walking Tour: Vancouver

10 November 2021

Join CTBUH for the 2021 Vancouver Global Walking…

CTBUH 2021 International Conference

08-12 November 2021

The CTBUH 2021 International Conference is unlike…

Videos

24 May 2022

M5, Vancouver and Terraine, San Jose: Lessons Learned From Conception To Construction

Two residential structures, 18 and 20 stories respectively, in the seismically-active North American West Coast use steel columns in partitions for the gravity system and...

View all

Research

04 April 2022

Tall Timber Buildings: Innovative Building Design and Damping Considerations

The current trend in tall timber building design is a testament to the need for innovative structural systems. In this paper, a new, coupled cross-laminated...

View all

Global News

24 June 2022

Vancouver City Council Approves 557 Rental Homes for the West End

Twin towers on both eastern corners of the intersection of Thurlow Street and Harwood Street in downtown Vancouver’s West End neighborhood have been approved. On Tuesday,...

View all