Nominaties International High Rise Award

10 September 2010

The 2010 Finalists:

• Aqua Tower, Chicago by Studio Gang Architects (developer: Magellan Development Group)
• Burj Khalifa, Dubai by SOM Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (developer: EMAAR Properties)
• Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower, Tokyo by Tange Associates (developer: Mode Gakuen)
• The Met, Bangkok by WOHA Architects/ associated architects: Tandem Architects  (developer: Pebble Bay Thailand)
• Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (developer: Mori Building Company).

 

The most important international architectural prize for high-rises is open to architects and developers, whose buildings must be at least 100 meters high and have been commissioned within the last two years. On the basis of extensive research, in 2010 Deutsches Architekturmuseum nominated 27 high-rise projects from 16 different countries for the competition; the jury then judged them in line with six fundamental criteria:

• pioneering design
• aesthetics
• integration into the urban setting
• sustainability
• innovative technology
• cost efficiency.

 - Aqua Tower, Chicago door Studio Gang Architects
- Burj Khalifa, Dubai door SOM Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
- Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower, Tokio door Tange Associates
- The Met, Bangkok door WOHA Architects/associated architects: Tandem Architects
- Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai door Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates