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Best new skyscrapers recognized with CTBUH's 2021 Awards of Excellence
One Thousand Museum in Miami by Zaha Hadid Architects. Photo: Alena Graff, via One Thousand Museum/Facebook.
The latest Best Tall Building Award of Excellence winners have been announced as part of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's 2021 awards program.
Participating buildings were evaluated across five height thresholds: Under 100 meters, 100–199 meters, 200–299 meters, 300–399 meters, and 400 meters and above. Additionally, awards were given in the three functions categories: Office, Mixed-Use, and Residential/Hotel.
The Award of Excellence winners will now move on to compete for the coveted title of "2021 Overall Best Tall Building Worldwide" to be declared at the upcoming CTBUH 2021 Tall + Urban Innovation Conference in mid-May.
Following is the complete list of award winners.
U.S. Embassy, London in London, UK by KieranTimberlake. Photo: Richard Bryant.
Best Tall Building under 100 meters
- 25 King, Brisbane
- 271 Spring Street, Melbourne
- ARC by Crown Group, Sydney
- Asia Financial Center & AIIB Headquarters, Beijing
- Cardero, Vancouver
- Gala Avenue Westside, Shanghai
- Hourglass, Amsterdam
- Infinity, Sydney
- River City 3, Toronto
- Siamese Exclusive 31, Bangkok
- U.S. Embassy, London, London
- UTS Central, Sydney
- Walan, Brisbane
- White Tree, Montpellier
Mira in San Francisco by Studio Gang. Photo: Jason O'Rear.
Best Tall Building 100-199 meters
- 18 Robinson, Singapore
- Changsha Hua Center Phase II, Changsha
- EDEN, Singapore
- K11 ATELIER King’s Road, Hong Kong
- Mira, San Francisco
- Museum Tower Kyobashi, Tokyo
- OMNITURM, Frankfurt
- Rosewood Bangkok Hotel, Bangkok
- SHUIBEI International Center, Shenzhen
- Sixty Martin Place, Sydney
- Sky Green, Taichung
- ToHA Tower 1, Tel Aviv
- Tour Saint-Gobain, Courbevoie
- Vancouver House, Vancouver
EDEN in Singapore by Heatherwick Studio. Photo courtesy of Swire Properties.
Best Tall Building 200-299 meters
- 110 North Wacker, Chicago
- ARO, New York City
- Atrio North Tower, Bogota
- FIVE Jumeirah Village Dubai, Dubai
- Leeza SOHO, Beijing
- Maike Centre, Xi’an
- NEMA Chicago, Chicago
- Newfoundland, London
- One Barangaroo, Sydney
- One Thousand Museum, Miami
- Telus Sky, Calgary
Vancouver House in Vancouver, Canada by Bjarke Ingels Group. Photo: Haatu/Flickr.
Best Tall Building 300-399 meters
- Comcast Technology Center, Philadelphia
- Hanking Center, Shenzhen
- Hengqin International Financial Center, Zhuhai
- Jumeirah Gate, Dubai
- One Manhattan West, New York City
- Poly Pazhou, Guangzhou
- Raffles City Chongqing, Chongqing
- Zhuhai Tower, Zhuhai
Best Tall Building 400 meters and above
- Central Park Tower, New York City
- CITIC Tower, Beijing
- Lakhta Center, St. Petersburg
- Suzhou IFS, Suzhou
- The Exchange 106, Kuala Lumpur
- Tianjin CTF Finance Centre, Tianjin
- Wuhan Center Tower, Wuhan
Raffles City Chongqing in Chongqing, China by Safdie Architects. Photo: Safdie Architects/Instagram.
Best Tall Office Building
- 100 Bishopsgate, London
- Asia Financial Center & AIIB Headquarters, Beijing
- Atrio North Tower, Bogota
- Hanking Center, Shenzhen
- One Manhattan West, New York City
- Shimao Qianhai Center, Shenzhen
- ToHA Tower 1, Tel Aviv
- Tour Saint-Gobain, Courbevoie
Best Tall Mixed-Use Building
- 35 Hudson Yards, New York City
- Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex, Toronto
- Telus Sky, Calgary
Best Tall Residential/Hotel Building
- Arlozorov 17, Tel Aviv
- Mira, San Francisco
- Sky Green, Taichung
- Vancouver House, Vancouver
- Walan, Brisbane
To learn more about each winning project, click here.
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