International High-Rise Award 2022/23: 34 High-Rise Projects Nominated Globally

The buildings nominated for the International High-Rise Award 2022/23 have now been announced. Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) has selected them from more than 1,000 new high-rises worldwide dating from the past two years. In autumn, the five finalists will be announced. Then, on November 8, 2022, the winner of the International High-Rise Award will be presented in the Paulskirche (St. Paul’s Church) in Frankfurt/Main.

Projects from 13 countries were nominated for the International High-Rise Award 2022/23. The candidates are 23 high-rises from four continents. Four of the towers are located in Europe, two of these in Germany – One and Senckenberg Quartier, both in Frankfurt/Main. In a similar way to the situation two years ago, a considerable decline in high-rises completed was to be observed. In many countries, delays occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with both the associated supply chain problems and labor shortages.

Nevertheless, as in previous years, it was still the case that nowhere in the world were as many high-rises erected as in China. It was here that approximately every third new building which meets the brief of being at least 100 meters high was to be found and nowadays it is increasingly local architectural practices that are being commissioned with the designs. However, in other parts of the world, too, the “high-rise” is becoming an ever-more established type, as is obvious from a glance at the buildings nominated.

Geographical distribution of the 34 nominees:

9x China
8x USA
2x Canada

7 x from other parts of Asia:
2x Japan
2x Saudi Arabia
1x Singapore
1x Sri Lanka
1x South Korea

4x Europe:
2x Germany
1x UK
1x Austria
3x Australia

1x Afrika:
Algeria

The Award

The International High-Rise Award is presented for a high-rise that combines sustainability, external design, and internal use of space and takes full consideration of social and urban planning-related aspects in order to create an exemplary design. Further criteria are innovative engineering and cost-effectiveness. The International High-Rise Award is considered one of the world’s most important architecture awards for high-rises. It is aimed at architects and developers whose buildings are at least 100 meters in height and were completed over the past two years.

The award has been organized jointly by the City of Frankfurt/Main, Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) and DekaBank since 2004. It was initiated in response to the global boom in this key discipline that has been observable since the start of the new millennium. The International High-Rise Award will be presented for the 10^th time in November 2022 which makes this a jubilee year for the award.

The nominated projects at a glance:

Quay Quarter Tower, Sydney, Australia
Architektur: 3XN, Copenhagen, Denmark

130 William, New York NY, USA
Architektur: Adjaye Associates, London, UK

Telus Sky, Calgary, Canada
Architektur: BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark / New York NY, USA

Vancouver House, Vancouver, Canada
Architektur: BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark / New York NY, USA

Senckenberg Quartier, Frankfurt / Main, Germany
Architektur: Cyrus Moser Architekten, Frankfurt / Main, Germany

The Bryant, New York NY, USA
Architektur: David Chipperfield Architects, London, UK

425 Park Avenue, New York NY, USA
Architektur: Foster + Partners, London, UK

DJI Headquarters, Shenzhen, China
Architektur: Foster + Partners, London, UK

Samba Bank HQ Tower, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Architektur: Foster + Partners, London, UK

The Grand and Conrad Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA, USA
Architektur: Gehry Partners, Los Angeles CA, USA

Shandong Port Tower, Qingdao, China
Architektur: gmp Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner, Hamburg, Germany

Vipshop Headquarters, Guangzhou, China
Architektur: gmp Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner, Hamburg, Germany

TrIIIple Towers, Vienna, Austria
Architektur: Henke Schreieck Architekten, Vienna, Germany

PIF Tower, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Architektur: HOK, Houston TX, USA / Omrania & Associates, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Toranomon Hills Towers, Tokyo, Japan
Architektur: ingenhoven architects, Dusseldorf, Germany

Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza, Shanghai, China
Architektur: Jahn, Chicago IL, USA / FGP Atelier, Chicago IL, USA

Bundang Doosan Tower, Seoul, South Korea
Architektur: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, New York NY, USA

One Crown Place, London, UK
Architektur: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, New York NY, USA

One Vanderbilt, New York NY, USA
Architektur: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, New York NY, USA

Great Mosque of Algiers Tower, Algiers, Algeria
Architektur: KSP ENGEL, Frankfurt / Main, Germany

Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center, Nanjing, China
Architektur: MAD Architects, Bejing, China

One, Frankfurt / Main, Germany
Architektur: Meurer Architekten, Frankfurt / Main, Germany

Hanking Center, Shenzhen, China
Architektur: Morphosis, Culver City CA, USA

Museum Tower Kyobashi, Tokyo, Japan
Architektur: Nikken Sekkei, Tokyo, Japan

Altair, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Architektur: Safdie Architects, Somerville MA, USA

Raffles City Chongqing, Chongqing, China
Architektur: Safdie Architects, Somerville MA, USA

Singapore State Courts, Singapore
Architektur: Serie Architects, London, UK / Multiply Architects, Singapore

111 West 57th Street, New York NY, USA
Architektur: SHoP Architects, New York NY, USA

Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank HQ, Shenzhen, China
Architektur: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Chicago IL, USA

One Hundred, St. Louis MO, USA
Architektur: Studio Gang, Chicago IL, USA

The St. Regis Chicago, Chicago IL, USA
Architektur: Studio Gang, Chicago IL, USA

One Barangaroo, Sydney, Australia
Architektur: WilkinsonEyre Architects, London, UK

Hills and Valleys, Shenzhen, China
Architektur: WOHA, Singapore

Collins Arch, Melbourne, Australia
Architektur: Woods Bagot, Melbourne, Australien / SHoP Architects, New York NY, USA

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www.international-highrise-award.com 

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