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Beijing

China

Facts

Population

20,462,610 (2022)

Area

1,368 km² • 528 mi²

Density

14,958.0 people per km²

38,741.2 people per mi²

First 150m+ Building

Capital Mansion (1989)

Tallest Building

CITIC Tower (528 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

Asia

Tallest City in

China

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	CITIC Tower	527.7 m / 1,731 ft
2	China World Tower	330 m / 1,083 ft
3	China World Trade Center Phase 3B	295.6 m / 970 ft
4	Fortune Financial Center	267 m / 876 ft
5	Samsung China Headquarters	260 m / 853 ft
6	Beijing Greenland Center	260 m / 853 ft
7	Beijing Yintai Centre - Park Tower	250 m / 820 ft
8	Tongzhou Transportation Hub Tower 1	240 m / 787 ft
9	Beijing Television Center	239 m / 784 ft
10	Sino-Ocean Ledi Port Tower Two	239 m / 784 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Beijing CVU Members

Name	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
Arup	Platinum	470	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
China State Construction Engineering Corporation	Platinum	222	ENGM
RFR Asia Limited	Platinum	32	STRC • FAC
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Platinum	233	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
Aedas	Gold	132	LAND • URB • ARCH
Beijing Easyhome Vertical Forest Real Estate Co.,Ltd.	Silver	0	DEV
Büro Ole Scheeren	Silver	12	ARCH
China Academy of Building Research	Silver	39	RES
China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADI)	Silver	12	ARCH
MAD Architects	Silver	7	ARCH
OPEN Architecture	Silver	0	ARCH

Global News

10 November 2022

Beijing Planning to Raise Pork in High-Rise Buildings

Within it's 26 stories, a planned high-rise is going to host an unlikely occupant: pigs. As part of an effort to get more into vertical...

16 June 2020

In the Media: CTBUH Quoted in Daily Mail and CNN About China's Supertall Skyscraper Limits

The Daily Mail China has banned all cities from building new supertall skyscrapers except in "special" circumstances to improve urban landscapes, according to a directive....

19 November 2019

Signature Tower Opens in New Beijing Business District

Located on Lize Road in southwest Beijing, Leeza SOHO tower anchors the new Fengtai business district, a growing financial and transport hub between the city...

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