CVU Gold Member
Mott MacDonald
About
Member Since: 2015
Member Offices: London, Los Angeles, New York City
Website: https://www.mottmac.com
Mott MacDonald is a global management, engineering, and development consultancy firm, serving a uniquely diverse range of consultants, delivering extremely high profile projects across the world, working to meet some of the world’s greatest challenges.
Fields of Expertise
Engineering, Multi-discipline; Project Management; Transportation / Urban Infrastructure
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Buildings
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.
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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 | Abu Dhabi Plaza | 310.8 m / 1,020 ft | |
| 2 | The Shard | 306 m / 1,004 ft | |
| 3 | Eureka Tower | 297.3 m / 975 ft | |
| 4 | Kingbridge Tower | 260 m / 853 ft | |
| 5 | Maike Centre Office Tower | 214.8 m / 705 ft | |
| 6 | Overseas Chinese Banking Corp. Centre | 197.7 m / 649 ft | |
| 7 | Seascape | 187.2 m / 614 ft | |
| 8 | Landmark East Tower 1 | 187 m / 614 ft | |
| 9 | Landmark East Tower 2 | 187 m / 614 ft | |
| 10 | PwC Tower at Commercial Bay | 175.2 m / 575 ft |
CVU Leaders
CVU City Committee, Sydney, 2017 – Present
CVU Advisory Group, 2017 – Present
Philip Alexander-Pye
CVU Australia Chapter, 2021 – Present
Global News
22 September 2021
Bangkok Office Building Project Moving Forward
The Saha Capital Tower Co., Ltd., held a ceremonial laying of the foundation stone for construction of KingBridge Tower in Bangkok. The planned commercial office...
26 May 2021
Pandemic Delay Leads to Redesign for Auckland Redevelopment
After a substantial redesign, construction is due to start on the One Queen Street redevelopment in Auckland. The 21-story, 5-Green Star building will include 139...
12 May 2021
Modular Residential Building Completed in London
The 41,819-square-meter scheme at 101 George Street, known as Ten Degrees Croydon, has completed with apartments available to rent. The 44-story building provides 546 homes...
Associated companies
Preece, Cardew and Rider (1983)
Ewbank Preece (1994)
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.
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RANK
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Name
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Completion
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Height
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Floors
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Function
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| 1 | Karachi Port Tower | Karachi | - |
352 m / 1,155 ft |
80 | Hotel / Office |
| 2 | Abu Dhabi Plaza | Astana | 2022 |
311 m / 1,020 ft |
75 | Residential / Office |
| 3 | The Shard | London | 2013 |
306 m / 1,004 ft |
73 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
| 4 | Dubai Pearl | Dubai | - |
300 m / 984 ft |
73 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
| 5 | Eureka Tower | Melbourne | 2006 |
297 m / 975 ft |
91 | Residential |
| 6 | Kingbridge Tower | Bangkok | 2024 |
260 m / 853 ft |
43 | Office |
| 7 | Maike Centre Office Tower | Xi’an | 2017 |
215 m / 705 ft |
45 | Office |
| 8 | Overseas Chinese Banking Corp. Centre | Singapore | 1976 |
198 m / 649 ft |
52 | Office |
| 9 | Seascape | Auckland | 2025 |
187 m / 614 ft |
50 | Residential |
| 10 | Landmark East Tower 1 | Hong Kong | 2008 |
187 m / 614 ft |
43 | Office |
| 10 | Landmark East Tower 2 | Hong Kong | 2008 |
187 m / 614 ft |
43 | Hotel / Office |
| 12 | PwC Tower at Commercial Bay | Auckland | 2020 |
175 m / 575 ft |
34 | Office |
| 13 | 5-15 Albert Street | Auckland | 2025 |
167 m / 548 ft |
37 | Office / Retail |
| 14 | Maike Centre Hotel Tower | Xi’an | 2017 |
161 m / 529 ft |
34 | Hotel |
| 15 | 51 Albert Street | Auckland | 2023 |
160 m / 525 ft |
41 | Residential / Hotel |
| 16 | Elizabeth Tower | Manchester | 2022 |
153 m / 501 ft |
52 | Residential |
| 17 | Lumiere | Sydney | 2007 |
152 m / 499 ft |
47 | Residential |
| 18 | Nuwa Macau | Macau | 2009 |
151 m / 495 ft |
36 | Hotel / Casino |
| 19 | Lawrence East TOC North Tower | Toronto | 2031 |
136 m / 445 ft |
36 | Residential |
| 20 | Ten Degrees Croydon | London | 2021 |
134 m / 439 ft |
44 | Residential |
| 21 | Hilton Sydney | Sydney | 1974 |
131 m / 430 ft |
45 | Hotel |
| 22 | Southport Central Tower B | Gold Coast | 2007 |
130 m / 427 ft |
40 | Residential |
| 23 | Fraser Suites | Sydney | 2006 |
115 m / 377 ft |
33 | Residential |
| 24 | Cubus Building | Hong Kong | 2010 |
113 m / 372 ft |
25 | Retail |
| 25 | Bridgewater Place | Leeds | 2007 |
112 m / 367 ft |
32 | Residential / Office |
| 26 | Festival Tower | Adelaide | 2024 |
108 m / 354 ft |
26 | Office / Retail |
| 27 | Lawrence East TOC Middle Tower | Toronto | 2031 |
94 m / 307 ft |
24 | Residential |
| 27 | Lawrence East TOC South Tower | Toronto | 2031 |
94 m / 307 ft |
24 | Residential |
| 29 | No 1 Spinningfields | Manchester | 2017 |
92 m / 302 ft |
21 | Office |
| 30 | Shanghai Foxconn Plaza | Shanghai | 2017 |
92 m / 302 ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 21 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,257 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
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21 | Office |
| 31 | Bollo Lane Plot 3A | London | - |
86 m / 284 ft |
26 | Residential |
| 32 | Deloitte Centre | Auckland | 2023 |
84 m / 275 ft |
22 | Hotel / Office |
| 33 | PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay | Singapore | 1987 |
83 m / 273 ft |
21 | Hotel |
| 34 | Manchester Civil Justice Centre | Manchester | 2007 |
81 m / 266 ft |
17 | Government |
| 35 | Paddington Triangle OSD | London | - |
77 m / 252 ft |
20 | Office |
| 36 | Rochester Commons | Singapore | 2022 |
75 m / 246 ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 17 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,257 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
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17 | Office |
| 37 | 20-36 High Street | Manchester | - |
71 m / 233 ft |
22 | Residential |
| 38 | DUO West | Sydney | 2018 |
71 m / 232 ft |
20 | Hotel |
| 39 | DUO East | Sydney | 2018 |
66 m / 216 ft |
18 | Residential |
| 40 | McNamara Centre | Parramatta | 1982 |
64 m / 210 ft |
15 | Office |
| 41 | Tower Centre | Auckland | - |
63 m / 207 ft |
18 | Office |
| 42 | Canada Square | Toronto | 1963 |
58 m / 190 ft |
17 | Office / Retail |
| 43 | Mozambique National Institute for Social Security Tower 1 | Maputo | - |
- |
20 | Residential |
| 44 | Bollo Lane Plot 2F | London | - |
- |
17 | Residential |
| 44 | Mozambique National Institute for Social Security Tower 2 | Maputo | - |
- |
17 | Office |
| 46 | Paddington Development | London | - |
- |
16 | Office |
| 47 | Bollo Lane Plot 2D | London | - |
- |
14 | Residential |
| 48 | Bollo Lane Plot 2C | London | - |
- |
13 | Residential |
| 49 | Bollo Lane Plot 2E | London | - |
- |
12 | Residential |
Statistics
Average Building Age*
14 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (36%)
Most Common Material*
Concrete (50%)
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database
Building Completions Timeline
Building Map
Construction Time Chart
NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.
Create your own charts using the Explore Data tool.
Designated Experts
CVU Leaders At Mott MacDonald
CVU City Committee, Sydney, 2017 – Present
Stephen Giblett
CVU Awards Best Tall Building Oceania Jury, 2025
Nick Gillespie
Global News
22 September 2021
Bangkok Office Building Project Moving Forward
The Saha Capital Tower Co., Ltd., held a ceremonial laying of the foundation stone for construction of KingBridge Tower in Bangkok. The planned commercial office...
12 May 2021
Modular Residential Building Completed in London
The 41,819-square-meter scheme at 101 George Street, known as Ten Degrees Croydon, has completed with apartments available to rent. The 44-story building provides 546 homes...
02 March 2021
Buyers in Gold Rush for Tower Skydeck in Melbourne
Investors could strike gold with the iconic gold-plated Eureka Skydeck and Eureka 89 restaurant going to market. Levels 88 and 89 have been opened up...
30 July 2020
CTBUH In The Media: The Future of Skyscrapers: A Mile High, Slimmer Than Ever and Made from Wood
History does not want for dizzying fantasies of tall buildings. From the Tower of Babel onwards, humanity has dreamed of ever-more wondrous skyscrapers, whether we...
14 October 2019
New Residential Towers Coming to London
A tower containing more than 800 co-living flats could be coming to Croydon town center, one of the largest commercial districts outside Central London. On...
09 April 2019
New Tower in Auckland Reaches Top Level
Commercial Bay is the grand scheme to capitalize on Auckland’s seaside location, bringing together commercial space, public transport, retail, public spaces and hospitality environments. A...
27 March 2019
Tulip Tower Set for City of London Approval
City of London planning officers have recommended approval for Foster + Partners’ opinion-splitting Tulip on a site next to the Gherkin. The planned 305-meter-tall tourist...
04 March 2019
As Plans for Melbourne’s One Queensbridge Tower Become Cloudy, Developer Ponders Next Steps
James Packer-backed casino giant Crown Resorts has been forced to rethink plans for a site in Melbourne’s Southbank, where it hoped to build Australia’s tallest...
18 December 2018
Modular Towers Complete Core Structures in London
Tide Construction has reached a new milestone in delivering two modular towers in Croydon, by completing their core structures. Tide Construction’s offsite construction company...
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