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Bangkok Facts

Population 8,280,925 (2010) Source: National Statistics Office
Area 1,569 km² • 606 mi² Source: BMA website
150m+ Buildings 79 Completed • 13 Under Constr.
300m+ Buildings 3 Completed
Tallest Building Magnolias Waterfront Residences Tower 1 (315 m)
Global Ranking #15 in the world by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Regional Ranking #12 in Asia by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Country Ranking #1 in Thailand by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
First 150m+ Building Baiyoke Tower I (1987)
Average Building Age 10 years
Most Common Function Residential, 58%
Most Common Material Concrete, 95%

All building-related facts are for 150m+ buildings.

Buildings See All Buildings in City

1   Magnolias Waterfront Residences Tower 1 2018 315 m
2   King Power MahaNakhon 2016 314 m
3   Baiyoke Tower II 1997 304 m
4   Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences and… 2019 300 m
5   Mandarin Oriental Residences Bangkok 2019 269 m
6   The River South Tower 2012 258 m
7   Canapaya Residences I 2019 253 m
8   State Tower 2001 247 m
9   Waldorf Astoria + Magnolias Ratchaprasong 2016 242 m
10   Eastin Grand Hotel Phayathai Bangkok 2019 240 m
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CTBUH Height Criteria
  Completed   Arch. Topped Out   Struct. Topped Out   Under Constr.
1   Grand Rama 9 Tower - 615 m
2   Circle36 - 447 m
3   One Bangkok Phase 3 Tower 1 2025 437 m
4   Magnolias Waterfront Residences Tower 1 2018 315 m
5   King Power MahaNakhon 2016 314 m
6   Baiyoke Tower II 1997 304 m
7   Soontareeya - 300 m
8   Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences and… 2019 300 m
9   Jumeirah Hotel and Residences - 286 m
10   One Bangkok Phase 3 Tower 2 2024 285 m
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CTBUH Height Criteria
  Completed   Arch. Topped Out   Proposed

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CTBUH Initiatives

CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018
12 Dec 2018 – CTBUH News Report

2018 Tall Building Predictions
17 Jan 2018 – CTBUH News

Asia Pacific Seminar
18 Aug 2017 – Event

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CTBUH Initiatives Related to Bangkok

CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018
12 Dec 2018 – CTBUH News Report
The astronomical growth in tall building construction observed over the past decade continued in 2018, though the total number of completed buildings of 200 meters’ or greater height leveled off at…
2018 Tall Building Predictions
17 Jan 2018, Chicago – CTBUH News
Check out all of our 2018 Tall Building Predictions, and dive into the full 2017 Tall Building Year in Review data report.
Asia Pacific Seminar
18 Aug 2017, Singapore – Event
CTBUH Singapore, in coordination with CTBUH Malaysia and CTBUH Thailand, hosted a multi-city seminar on sustainable design in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok.
Asia Pacific Seminar Series
3-5 Jul 2017 – Event Report
CTBUH Singapore, in coordination with CTBUH Malaysia and CTBUH Thailand, hosted a multi-city seminar on sustainable design in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok.
AITS: Design of Tall Buildings Seminar
7-12 Nov 2016, Bangkok – Event Report
A multi-day seminar and workshop on "The Design of Tall Buildings" was organized in Bangkok, Thailand. The event was in collaboration between AIT, CSI, and supported by CTBUH.
AITS: Design of Tall Buildings Seminar
7-12 Nov 2016, Bangkok – Event
AIT and AIT Solutions is hosting five days of comprehensive tall building seminars and workshops, as well as a one-day site tour.
CTBUH Thailand Chapter Launches
24 Jun 2013, Bangkok – Event Report
Part of a growing campaign of outreach in Southeast Asia, CTBUH Thailand laid out future plans for the Chapter on the site of Thailand’s next tallest building, MahaNakhon.
The Hansar Chosen as Featured Building
Feb 2012, Bangkok – Featured Tall Building
In the tall building world of so many often-ridiculous gestures, The Hansar has a fantastic balance and poise embodying principles of sustainable and tropical living.
CTBUH Meeting: Thailand
22 Jun 2011, Bangkok – Event Report
CTBUH Chairman Professor Sang Dae Kim held tall building lectures in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Russia with the dual purpose of promoting CTBUH and the 2011 Seoul Conference.
The Met Chosen as Featured Building
Feb 2011, Bangkok – Featured Tall Building
The Met demonstrates creative ideas for high-rise, high-density living in the tropics.
1974 Bangkok Regional Conference on Tall Buildings
23-25 Jan 1974, Bangkok – Conference
The 1974 International Regional Conference on Tall Buildings was held in Bangkok, Thailand from January 23rd-25th.

Global News

Glass Floor Observatory Opens Atop King Power MahaNakhon in Bangkok
21 Nov 2018 – The 78-story King Power MahaNakhon has been…

Thailand's Largest Riverside Mall Adjoins Two High-Rise Buildings
11 Oct 2018 – Thailand’s largest riverside mall is scheduled to…

Kimpton Bangkok to Open in 2020
8 Oct 2018 – A new hotel with 225 guest rooms and 124…

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Glass Floor Observatory Opens Atop King Power MahaNakhon in Bangkok
21 Nov 2018
The 78-story King Power MahaNakhon has been outfitted with an outdoor glass observatory deck called SkyWalk, which juts out over the edge of the building, allowing…
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Thailand's Largest Riverside Mall Adjoins Two High-Rise Buildings
11 Oct 2018
Thailand’s largest riverside mall is scheduled to open in Bangkok on November 9th, 2018. The mall will include an indoor floating market, and adjoin the Icon Siam Complex…
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Kimpton Bangkok to Open in 2020
8 Oct 2018
A new hotel with 225 guest rooms and 124 residences is planned to open in 2020 in Bangkok. The hotel will be part of Sindhorn Village, an 8.9 hectare-mixed-use…
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Green Skin Connects Morph Tower to Landscape
17 Oct 2013
Somdoon Architects have completed the IDEO Morph 38 tower, a new green-walled high-rise that offers an escape from the congested streets of Bangkok. Located in the…
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Sales Start for MARQUE Sukhumvit
15 Oct 2013
Unit sales have begun for the MARQUE Sukhumvit residential skyscraper project in Bangkok. The 222-meter (728-foot) tower, developed by Major Development Public Company…
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Officials Concerned About High-rise Earthquake Vulnerability
14 Nov 2012
Bangkok officials have discovered that some 2,000 high-rises in the city do not have anti-quake features, but can reportedly endure minor quakes. Buildings constructed…

Videos

Bangkok and the MahaNakhon Tower
Oct 2016 – Kipsan Beck, PACE Development

MahaNakhon Observatory: Developing a Tourism Destination for Thailand's Tallest Building
17 Oct 2016 – Kipsan Beck, PACE Development

Other Asia Case Studies Q&A
17 Oct 2016 – Kipsan Beck, PACE; Karl Fender, Fender Katsalidis Architects

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Bangkok and the MahaNakhon Tower
Oct 2016 – Presentation at CTBUH 2016 China Conference; Kipsan Beck, PACE Development
When the developer and architect behind MahaNakhon Tower set out to design and build the tallest building in Bangkok, they were determined to construct a tower that would…
MahaNakhon Observatory: Developing a Tourism Destination for Thailand's Tallest Building
17 Oct 2016 – Presentation at CTBUH 2016 China Conference; Kipsan Beck, PACE Development
Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Kipsan Beck of PACE, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 4b: Bangkok and the MahaNakhon Tower. As Thailand’s…
Other Asia Case Studies Q&A
17 Oct 2016 – Presentation at CTBUH 2016 China Conference; Kipsan Beck, PACE; Karl Fender, Fender Katsalidis Architects
Monday, October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Kipsan Beck of MahaNakhon, PACE and Karl Fender, of Fender Katsalidis Architects, answer questions at the end of 2016 China…
Interview: Sorapoj Techakraisri
27 Oct 2015 – 2015 New York Conference Interviews; Sorapoj Techakraisri, PACE Development
Sorapoj Techakraisri of PACE Development is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Sorapoj discusses the…
MahaNakhon: A Pixelated Punctuation Mark on the Bangkok Skyline
27 Oct 2015 – Presentation at CTBUH 2015 New York Conference; Sorapoj Techakraisri, PACE Development
As Thailand becomes an increasingly important economic force in Asia, the quality of its architecture has risen to match the expectations of an increasingly sophisticated…
Regional Materiality in the Asian Context
26 Oct 2015 – Presentation at CTBUH 2015 New York Conference; Yuki Ikeguchi, Kengo Kuma and Associates
As the lead interior design architect in collaboration with Ian Schrager on the EDITION Hotel in the MahaNakhon, Kengo Kuma and Associates employed their extensive Asian…
2015 New York Conference - Session 1d - Q&A
26 Oct 2015 – Presentation at CTBUH 2015 New York Conference; Panel Questions & Answers
Ole Scheeren, Buro Ole Scheeren and Yuki Ikeguchi, Kengo Kuma and Associates, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York Conference Session 1d: The MahaNakhon Tower,…
Bangkok Rising
26 Oct 2015 – Presentation at CTBUH 2015 New York Conference; Ole Scheeren, Büro Ole Scheeren
As architecture keeps expanding vertically – with the skyscraper having long become the predominant typology of architectural production in most geographic regions of…
Monthly Video: Five Minutes with Mun Summ Wong
18 Sep 2014 – Monthly Video Series; Mun Summ Wong, WOHA Architects
Mun Summ Wong of WOHA Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. Mun Summ talks about the challenges of an…
Interview: Mun Summ Wong
18 Sep 2014 – 2014 Shanghai Conference Interviews; Mun Summ Wong, WOHA Architects
Mun Summ Wong of WOHA Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. Mun Summ talks about the challenges of an…
Monthly Video: Five Minutes with Ole Scheeren
17 Sep 2014 – Monthly Video Series; Ole Scheeren, Büro Ole Scheeren
Ole Scheeren of Büro Ole Scheeren is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. Ole talks about two projects he has…
Interview: Ole Scheeren
17 Sep 2014 – 2014 Shanghai Conference Interviews; Ole Scheeren, Büro Ole Scheeren
Ole Scheeren of Büro Ole Scheeren is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. Ole talks about two projects he has…
MahaNakhon Tower and the Use of CTBUH Seismic Guidelines
16 Sep 2014 – Presentation at CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference; Kanokpat Chanvaivit, Bouygues-Thai Co. Ltd.
MahaNakhon Tower developed by PACE Development Corporation PLC is a 77-Story mixed-use development in Bangkok, Thailand. It will be Bangkok’s tallest tower, standing at…
Asia Agenda
19 Sep 2012 – Presentation at CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai; Ole Scheeren, Büro Ole Scheeren
With Asia's unparalleled and continued pace of growth fueled by economic development, the world order has shifted eastwards, and China in particular has risen as the…
Newton Suites and Other Endeavors: High-Rise and the Organic Realm
23 Oct 2009 – Presentation at CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference; Mun Summ Wong, WOHA
As many projects struggle to justify the economic implications of ‘going green’ in the eyes of many developers, still others seem loaded with sustainable technologies…

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Research Papers

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018
12 Dec 2018 – CTBUH Journal, 2019 Issue I

Bangkok and the MahaNakhon Tower
17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism

MahaNakhon Observatory: Developing a Tourism Destination for Thailand’s Tallest Building | MahaNakhon
17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism

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Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018
12 Dec 2018 – CTBUH Journal, 2019 Issue I; CTBUH Research
The astronomical growth in tall building construction observed over the past decade continued in 2018, though the total number of completed buildings of 200 meters’ or…
Bangkok and the MahaNakhon Tower
17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism; Sorapoj Techakraisri, PACE Development Corporation
When the developer and architect behind MahaNakhon Tower set out to design and build the tallest building in Bangkok, they were determined to construct a tower that would…
MahaNakhon Observatory: Developing a Tourism Destination for Thailand’s Tallest Building | MahaNakhon
17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism; Kipsan Back, PACE Development Corporation
As Thailand’s tallest building, MahaNakhon seeks to redefine the skyline and create a beacon of expression for Thailand with the positioning of “Bangkok Rising.”…
Nimit Langsuan: High Performance High-Rise – Columns of Curved Glass
17 Oct 2016 – Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism; Richard Shonn Mills, Ramboll Group; Vanich Nopnirapath, Beca Group
Nimit Langsuan Residences project, located in Bangkok, Thailand, is a 210-meter-tall high end residential with over 50,000 square meters of accommodation. The tower will…
Megacities: Setting the Scene
Oct 2016 – CTBUH Journal, 2016 Issue IV; Daniel Safarik, Shawn Ursini & Antony Wood; Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
The rise of the megacity presents unprecedented opportunities to understand the human urbanization phenomenon, and to observe the effects of multicore, polycentric cities…
Cities to Megacities: Perspectives
Oct 2016 – CTBUH Journal, 2016 Issue IV; CTBUH 2016 Conference Speakers
The CTBUH 2016 International Conference is being held in the three cities of the Pearl River Delta, the world’s largest “megacity,” projected to have 120 million…
MahaNakhon: A Pixelated Punctuation Mark on the Bangkok Skyline
26 Oct 2015 – The Future of Tall: A Selection of Written Works on Current Skyscraper Innovations; Sorapoj Techakraisri, PACE Development
As Thailand becomes an increasingly important economic force in Asia, the quality of its architecture has risen to match the expectations of an increasingly sophisticated…
Bangkok Rising
26 Oct 2015 – The Future of Tall: A Selection of Written Works on Current Skyscraper Innovations; Ole Scheeren, Buro Ole Scheeren
As architecture keeps expanding vertically, with the skyscraper having long become the predominant typology of architectural production in most geographic regions of…
The Boutique Hotel Concept
26 Oct 2015 – The Future of Tall: A Selection of Written Works on Current Skyscraper Innovations; Ian Schrager, Ian Schrager Company
In addition to the 207 residential units in the tower, the MahaNakhon will feature the Bangkok EDITION, a 159-room boutique hotel catering to a growing global clientele…
Regional Materiality in the Asian Context
26 Oct 2015 – The Future of Tall: A Selection of Written Works on Current Skyscraper Innovations; Kengo Kuma, Kengo Kuma and Associates
As the lead interior design architect in collaboration with Ian Schrager on the EDITION Hotel in the MahaNakhon, Kengo Kuma and Associates employed their extensive Asian…
The Structural Design and Construction of the MahaNakhon Tower
26 Oct 2015 – The Future of Tall: A Selection of Written Works on Current Skyscraper Innovations; Kanokpat Chanvaivit, André Ly & Chloé Clair, Bouygues Thai Ltd
Bouygues-Thai was appointed by PACE Development Corporation PLC as the structural contractor for the design-build contract of MahaNakhon Tower, soon to be the tallest…
Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings
Sep 2014 – CTBUH Journal, 2014 Issue III; CTBUH Research
The latest CTBUH technical guide, Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings, provides a thorough investigation of the methods used around the world for implementation of…
MahaNakhon Tower and the Use of CTBUH Seismic Guidelines
16 Sep 2014 – CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference Proceedings; Kanokpat Chanvaivit, Bouygues-Thai Co. Ltd.
MahaNakhon Tower developed by PACE Development Corporation PLC is a 77-Story mixed-use development in Bangkok, Thailand. It will be Bangkok’s tallest tower, standing at…
Air Pollutant Dispersion Phenomena at a Street under a Sky Train Station in Bangkok, Thailand
Jun 2013 – International Journal of High-Rise Buildings Volume 2 Number 2; Kyosuke Hiyama, Yamaguchi University; Tomomi Hoshiko, The University of Tokyo; Tassanee Prueksasit, Chulalongkorn University; et al.
The ventilation performance of a street in Bangkok, Thailand, was investigated by performing measurements and conducting a CFD analysis. We focused on a street that was…
Asia Agenda
Sep 2012 – CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai; Ole Scheeren, Büro Ole Scheeren
With Asia’s unparalleled and continued pace of growth fueled by economic development, the world order has shifted eastwards, and China has risen as the defining place to…
Case Study: The Hansar, Bangkok
Jan 2012 – CTBUH Journal, 2012 Issue I; Mun Summ Wong & Richard Hassell, WOHA
High-rise, high-density living has been embraced as a positive housing solution for many millions of people living in Asia’s growing urban metropolises. The Hansar, a 45-…
Tall Buildings in Southeast Asia - A Humanist Approach to Tropical High-Rise
Aug 2009 – CTBUH Journal, 2009 Issue III; Mun Summ Wong & Richard Hassell, WOHA
High-rise, high-density living has been embraced as a positive accommodation solution for many millions of people living in Asia's growing urban metropolis. This paper…

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