The architectural practice von Gerkan, Marg and Partners was founded by Meinhard von Gerkan and Volkwin Marg in 1965. gmp is one of the few practices with a generalist position, which takes responsibility for a project from the design idea and its realization right through to the interior design.
Their architectural interpretation is characterized by the Vitruvian ideals of solidity, longevity and beauty. Based on the understanding, architecture earns the quality of sustainability in the sense of permanence, when not only the climatic conditions and the corresponding use of materials are accounted for, but also when the house, as an envelope for the diversity of human existence, is designed in
Architecture
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
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Name
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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 |
Height
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1 |
426 m / 1,398 ft |
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2 |
360 m / 1,181 ft |
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3 |
283.9 m / 931 ft |
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4 |
283.9 m / 931 ft |
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5 |
264.1 m / 866 ft |
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6 |
250 m / 820 ft |
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7 |
247.2 m / 811 ft |
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8 |
242.8 m / 797 ft |
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9 |
242.8 m / 797 ft |
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10 |
240 m / 787 ft |
CTBUH Germany Chapter, 2022 – Present
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
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Name
|
City
|
Completion
|
Height
|
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1 |
- |
490 m / 1,608 ft |
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2 |
2024 |
426 m / 1,398 ft |
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3 |
- |
360 m / 1,181 ft |
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4 |
2017 |
284 m / 931 ft |
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4 |
2017 |
284 m / 931 ft |
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6 |
2022 |
264 m / 866 ft |
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7 |
2024 |
250 m / 820 ft |
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8 |
2023 |
247 m / 811 ft |
||
9 |
2010 |
243 m / 797 ft |
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9 |
2010 |
243 m / 797 ft |
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11 |
- |
240 m / 787 ft |
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12 |
2014 |
238 m / 782 ft |
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12 |
2014 |
238 m / 782 ft |
||
14 |
2020 |
217 m / 712 ft |
||
15 |
- |
210 m / 689 ft |
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16 |
2016 |
206 m / 674 ft |
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17 |
2021 |
203 m / 666 ft |
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18 |
2017 |
200 m / 656 ft |
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18 |
2016 |
200 m / 656 ft |
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20 |
2019 |
200 m / 656 ft |
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21 |
2023 |
189 m / 621 ft |
||
22 |
2021 |
184 m / 604 ft |
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23 |
2014 |
183 m / 600 ft |
||
24 |
- |
180 m / 591 ft |
||
25 |
2023 |
175 m / 575 ft |
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26 |
2020 |
173 m / 568 ft |
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27 |
2020 |
173 m / 566 ft |
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28 |
2017 |
169 m / 554 ft |
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29 |
2006 |
166 m / 545 ft |
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30 |
2020 |
157 m / 515 ft |
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31 |
2016 |
152 m / 499 ft |
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31 |
2016 |
152 m / 499 ft |
||
33 |
2004 |
150 m / 492 ft |
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34 |
- |
150 m / 492 ft |
||
35 |
2022 |
150 m / 492 ft |
||
35 |
- |
150 m / 492 ft |
||
37 |
2016 |
149 m / 489 ft |
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37 |
2016 |
149 m / 489 ft |
||
37 |
2016 |
149 m / 489 ft |
||
40 |
2020 |
143 m / 469 ft |
||
41 |
2020 |
136 m / 445 ft |
||
42 |
2015 |
136 m / 445 ft |
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43 |
2016 |
132 m / 433 ft |
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44 |
2019 |
130 m / 427 ft |
||
45 |
2023 |
129 m / 423 ft |
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46 |
2019 |
122 m / 400 ft |
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47 |
2020 |
120 m / 394 ft |
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48 |
2020 |
116 m / 381 ft |
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49 |
2017 |
107 m / 351 ft |
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50 |
2018 |
106 m / 346 ft |
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50 |
2018 |
106 m / 346 ft |
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52 |
2015 |
105 m / 344 ft |
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53 |
2011 |
100 m / 328 ft |
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54 |
- |
100 m / 328 ft |
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55 |
2007 |
88 m / 289 ft |
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56 |
2017 |
85 m / 279 ft |
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57 |
2019 |
82 m / 269 ft |
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58 |
- |
80 m / 262 ft |
||
59 |
2018 |
80 m / 262 ft |
||
60 |
2018 |
76 m / 250 ft |
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61 |
2015 |
73 m / 240 ft |
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62 |
2015 |
65 m / 213 ft |
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63 |
2022 |
64 m / 208 ft |
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64 |
2015 |
63 m / 207 ft |
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65 |
2015 |
61 m / 200 ft |
||
66 |
2018 |
60 m / 197 ft |
||
67 |
2022 |
60 m / 197 ft |
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68 |
2018 |
51 m / 166 ft |
||
69 |
2020 |
- m / - ft |
||
69 |
2020 |
- m / - ft |
||
71 |
2020 |
- m / - ft |
||
72 |
- |
- m / - ft |
||
72 |
- |
- m / - ft |
07 June 2017
CTBUH Italy co-hosted the seventh edition of the one-day International Tall Buildings Conference held in Milan, which focused on various challenges of tall buildings.
13 May 2016
The China Tall Building Awards Jury is pleased to announce the winner of the inaugural China Best Tall Building Overall Award: Bund SOHO, Shanghai.
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