The top ten skyscrapers in the world have been announced as part of the annual Emporis Skyscraper Awards, with One Barangaroo in Sydney, Australia taking the top spot. 

This is the first time in the more than 20-year-long history of the awards that the prize has gone to an Australian building. The 890-foot-tall, 71-story skyscraper, designed by British firm WilkinsonEyre, is the tallest building in Sydney and fourth tallest in Australia. It offers expansive views of Sydney Harbor and the Opera House. 

As per the award announcement: “According to the jury, the extravagant design of One Barangaroo’s exterior façade was the deciding factor for the building coming in at first place. It is inspired by natural shapes and resembles three petals rising slightly twisted into the sky. The magnificent tower stands on a four-story high podium, the outer walls of which are decorated with a mantle of marble. In addition to a casino, apartments and restaurants, the building also houses a luxury six-star hotel owned by the Crown Resort Group, Australia's largest entertainment conglomerate and developer of One Barangaroo.”

The Emporis Skyscraper Award was selected by an international jury of architectural experts out of 300 skyscrapers completed in 2020 with a minimum height of 100 meters (328 feet). 

Take a look at the top ten award winners below.

1. One Barangaroo
Height: 890 ft
Floors: 71
Location: Sydney, Australia
Architects: WilkinsonEyre; Bates Smart

2. TELUS Sky
Height: 729 ft
Floors: 59
Location: Calgary, Canada
Architects: BIG; Dialog

3. One Vanderbilt
Height: 1,401 ft
Floors: 77
Location: New York, NY
Architects: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

4. Libeskind Tower
Height: 574 ft
Floors: 34
Location: Milan, Italy
Architects: Studio Daniel Libeskind

5. Qiantan Center
Height: 919 ft
Floors: 56
Location: Shanghai, China
Architects: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd.

6. Tour Alto
Height: 525 ft
Floors: 38
Location: Courbevoie, France
Architects: IF Architectes; SRA Architectes

7. Australia 108
Height: 1,039 ft
Floors: 100
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Architects: Fender Katsalidis Architects

8. Central Park Tower
Height: 1,550 ft
Floors: 98
Location: New York, NY
Architects: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture; Adamson Associates

9. 110 North Wacker Drive
Height: 815 ft
Floors: 55
Location: Chicago, IL
Architects: Goettsch Partners

10. Grand Tower
Height: 590 ft
Floors: 51
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Architects: Magnus Kaminiarz & Cie. Architektur