Werner Sobek AG

CTBUH Silver Member

Overview
Buildings
Initiatives

About

Member Since: 1990

Member Offices: Berlin, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen, Dubai, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Istanbul, New York City, Stuttgart, Vienna

Website: https://www.wernersobek.com

Werner Sobek is internationally synonymous with engineering, design, and sustainability. Our company is active across the globe and is home to more than 350 employees. Our staff originates from more than 40 countries and speaks just as many languages. We work on all kinds of structures and materials. We particularly pride ourselves on the sophisticated designs we develop for load-bearing structures, technical building services, and facades. Our aim is to create a built environment that is breathtakingly beautiful while also serving the interests of future generations. We want to make emissions-free structures for more people with less material by producing exceptional designs, innovative structural solutions, and holistic concepts that minimise our impact on the environment.

Werner Sobek collaborates with leading architectural practices such as Henn, Ingenhoven, Jahn, JSWD, Populous, Sauerbruch Hutton, Ole Scheeren, UNStudio, and Zaha Hadid Architects. We support architects, commissioning clients, contractors, and property developers at every stage of the construction process, ranging from the very first conceptual deliberations right through to execution planning and on-site quality assurance. Our interdisciplinary team also develops unique concepts that draw on our core competencies of engineering, design, and sustainability to create optimal, integrated solutions for a wide spectrum of structures, including specialist projects such as trade fair stands, smaller experimental buildings, and lightweight building envelopes and roofs.

Our company was founded in 1992 by Prof. Dr. Dr. E.h. Dr. h.c. Werner Sobek, the firm’s creative mastermind. He brings his considerable expertise to bear in his role as chairman of the organization’s supervisory board. Operational and strategic leadership is provided by the four members of our executive board. Like the vast majority of our management personnel, these executives have all been linked with the company for many years. It is crucial to us that our colleagues feel connected with their firm, so we give key personnel the opportunity to acquire shares in the company themselves. Werner Sobek is proud of being an independent, ‘people-owned’ organisation!

Fields of Expertise

Architecture

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	ADNOC Headquarters	342 m / 1,122 ft
2	Al Wasl Tower	300.6 m / 986 ft
3	Grand Tower	283 m / 928 ft
4	Four Seasons Hotel	269.7 m / 885 ft
5	Aufzugstestturm	246 m / 807 ft
6	FOUR Frankfurt 1	233 m / 764 ft
7	DC Tower I	220 m / 722 ft
8	Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 1	215 m / 705 ft
9	Iset Tower	209 m / 686 ft
10	Southern Bosera Building	208 m / 682 ft

Awards

Award of Excellence: Ministry of Taxes

Best Tall Building 100-199 meters 2022

Ctbuh Leaders

Roland Bechmann

CTBUH Germany Chapter, 2013 – Present

Stuttgart

Associated companies

Formerly Named

Werner Sobek Group GmbH (2020)

Formerly Named

Werner Sobek Group GmbH (2020)

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Doha Convention Center Tower	Doha	-	551 m / 1,808 ft
2	Dancing Dragon Tower 1	Seoul	-	446 m / 1,463 ft
3	Nanjing Olympic Suning Tower	Nanjing	2025	420 m / 1,377 ft
4	Dancing Dragon Tower 2	Seoul	-	378 m / 1,240 ft
5	ADNOC Headquarters	Abu Dhabi	2015	342 m / 1,122 ft
6	Al Wasl Tower	Dubai	2023	301 m / 986 ft
7	Grand Tower	Moscow	2023	283 m / 928 ft
8	Four Seasons Hotel	Manama	2015	270 m / 885 ft
9	Aufzugstestturm	Rottweil	2017	246 m / 807 ft
10	FOUR Frankfurt 1	Frankfurt am Main	2023	233 m / 764 ft
11	Victory Tower 1	Kyiv	-	229 m / 751 ft
12	DC Tower I	Vienna	2013	220 m / 722 ft
13	Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 1	Shanghai	2020	215 m / 705 ft
14	Iset Tower	Yekaterinburg	2015	209 m / 686 ft
15	Southern Bosera Building	Shenzhen	2018	208 m / 682 ft
16	Japan Post Tower	Tokyo	2012	200 m / 656 ft
17	Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 2	Shanghai	2020	195 m / 640 ft
18	Flame Tower 1	Baku	2013	182 m / 596 ft
19	FOUR Frankfurt 2	Frankfurt am Main	2023	172 m / 564 ft
20	Ministry of Taxes	Baku	2021	168 m / 552 ft
21	Cosmopolitan Twarda 2/4	Warsaw	2014	165 m / 543 ft
22	Flame Tower 2	Baku	2013	165 m / 540 ft
23	Post Turm	Bonn	2002	163 m / 533 ft
24	Flame Tower 3	Baku	2013	161 m / 528 ft
25	Dubai Frame	Dubai	2018	153 m / 501 ft
26	Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 3	Shanghai	2020	152 m / 499 ft
27	One Forty West	Frankfurt am Main	2020	145 m / 476 ft
28	600 North Fairbanks	Chicago	2008	140 m / 458 ft
29	Highlight I	Munich	2004	126 m / 413 ft
30	FOUR Frankfurt 3	Frankfurt am Main	2023	120 m / 394 ft
31	Highlight II	Munich	2004	113 m / 371 ft
32	GEWA Tower	Fellbach	2021	107 m / 351 ft
33	FOUR Frankfurt 4	Frankfurt am Main	2023	100 m / 328 ft
34	ADAC Headquarters	Munich	2012	93 m / 305 ft
35	Torre Interbank	Lima	2000	88 m / 289 ft
36	OSRAM Lighthouse	Munich	2010	84 m / 276 ft
37	SIGN Dusseldorf	Düsseldorf	2010	75 m / 247 ft
38	Hegau Tower	Singen	2008	68 m / 221 ft
39	KfW Westarkade	Frankfurt am Main	2010	56 m / 184 ft
40	Mercury Towers	Saint Julian's	2022	- m / - ft
41	KoolKiel Hotel Tower	Kiel	-	- m / - ft
42	KoolKiel Office Tower	Kiel	-	- m / - ft

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Werner Sobek AG

CTBUH Berlin Event 2019: Urban Densification

18 September 2019

The latest CTBUH Berlin Event addressed the question of how architects and designers can manage urban densification, while at the same time ensuring high standards of quality.

CTBUH Germany Hosts Symposium on Technical Innovation

22 June 2017

CTBUH Germany held a symposium to discuss the role of technical and technological innovation and its effect on the various disciplines within the construction industry.

What is the Future of Berlin’s Urban Development?

29 March 2017

CTBUH and CallisonRTKL, a design consultancy of Arcadis, organized a debate to discuss the future of development in Berlin and the role of the tall building.

CTBUH Meeting Frankfurt

28 November 2016

A preparatory meeting for the creation of a CTBUH Germany Chapter was held on the 7th floor of the TaunusTurm in Frankfurt, kindly sponsored by Werner Sobek.

Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings

13 October 2016

The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.

Werner Sobek Presents on Engineering High-Rises for Sustainable Cities

11 June 2013

High-rise buildings make an important contribution in the design of sustainable cities – provided they are planned accordingly and with a holistic perspective. In this context, the design of structural systems and façades make a vital contribution. In this presentation, from one of the world’s most distinguished engineers, we see selected research and completed projects demonstrating how we can not only use significantly less materials and energy, but also achieve a considerable rise in user comfort and functionality through innovative design concepts. The resulting buildings are truly sustainable – especially when taking into consideration their whole life-cycle.