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Chengdu Facts

Population 7,677,100 (2010) Source: Government of Chengdu
Area 2,129 km² • 822 mi² Source: Government of Chengdu
150m+ Buildings 79 Completed • 9 Under Constr.
300m+ Buildings None • 3 Under Constr.
Tallest Building Chengdu International Finance Square Tower 2 (247 m)
Global Ranking #12 in the world by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Regional Ranking #9 in Asia by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Country Ranking #6 in China by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
First 150m+ Building Sichuan Bank of China (1994)
Average Building Age 5 years
Most Common Function Office, 52%
Most Common Material Composite, 54%

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

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CTBUH Initiatives

CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2016
10 Jan 2017 – CTBUH News Report

Twisting Tall Buildings
18 Aug 2016 – CTBUH Research

CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014
Dec 2014 – CTBUH Journal Paper

Global News

Two Design Proposals Revealed for Tech-Focused “Unicorn Island” in Chengdu
17 May 2018 – Designs for two of the four winning entries for…

Mountain-Inspired Skyscraper Precinct Set for Chengdu
18 Apr 2018 – Plans for Vanke Tianfu Cloud City, a new mixed-use…

Chengdu Opens "City within a City"
10 Feb 2014 – The International Finance Square, which opened…

Videos

Mega Size Mixed-Use Projects: Redefining Vertical Urbanism
17 Oct 2016 – Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti

Designing a Non-coplanar Exoskeleton Supertall Tower that Transforms the Skyline of Chengdu
26 Oct 2015 – Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti

Research Papers

Designing High Performance MEP Systems for Supertall Buildings: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities
Dec 2017 – International Journal of High-Rise Buildings Volume 6 Number 4

From Unseen to Iconic: Contextual Designs For China’s Large-Scale Mixed-Use Complexes
1 Feb 2017 – CTBUH Journal, 2017 Issue I

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2016
10 Jan 2017 – CTBUH Journal, 2017 Issue I

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Papers Related to Chengdu

Designing High Performance MEP Systems for Supertall Buildings: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities
Dec 2017 – International Journal of High-Rise Buildings Volume 6 Number 4; Craig Burton, Interface Engineering, Inc.
The design and construction of supertall buildings has grown dramatically in recent years. This area of practice has traditionally fallen within the purview of a very…
From Unseen to Iconic: Contextual Designs For China’s Large-Scale Mixed-Use Complexes
1 Feb 2017 – CTBUH Journal, 2017 Issue I; Quanhong Li, CallisonRTKL
As the high-rise phenomenon moves from first- to second- and third-tier cities in China, high-density vertical urban developments are shaping the future identities of…
Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2016
10 Jan 2017 – CTBUH Journal, 2017 Issue I; Jason Gabel, Annan Shehadi, Shawn Ursini & Marshall Gerometta, CTBUH
CTBUH has determined that 128 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed around the world in 2016 – setting a new record for annual tall building…
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…
Designing a Non-coplanar Exoskeleton Supertall Tower that Transforms the Skyline of Chengdu
26 Oct 2015 – Asia & Australasia: A Selection of Written Works on the World's Tall Building Forefront; Dennis Poon, Yi Zhu, Paul Fu & Jianhai Liang, Thornton Tomasetti
The city of Chengdu is quickly becoming the center for high-rise development in southwest China. The focal point of this new vertical landscape will be the Chengdu…
Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014
Dec 2014 – CTBUH Journal, 2015 Issue I; Daniel Safarik, Antony Wood, Marty Carver & Marshall Gerometta, CTBUH
An All-Time Record 97 Buildings of 200 Meters or Higher Completed in 2014 and 2014 showed further shifts towards Asia, and also surprising developments in building…
The Synergy of a Destination: Three Successful Techniques in Global Mixed-Use Design
Oct 2011 – CTBUH 2011 Seoul Conference; Ming Zhang, MulvannyG2 Architecture
The central business district is a feature common in nearly all modern cities. Regardless of location or cultural background, all successful CBDs share common aspects…

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