International Highrise Award


The International Highrise Award is an international award in architectural design. The award is bestowed to "a structure that combines exemplary sustainability, external shape and internal spatial quality, not to mention social aspects, to create a model design."
Initiated in 2003 by the City of Frankfurt, German Architecture Museum and DekaBank it is granted in Frankfurt am Main every two years. The prize, a statuette and EUR 50,000 is awarded to the planners and developers jointly.

Recipients

YearRecipientsImage
2018Torre Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico
Architects: L. Benjamín Romano,
Developer: Fondo Hexa
2016VIA 57 West, New York City, United States
Architects: Bjarke Ingels Group,
Developer: The Durst Organization
2014Bosco Verticale, Milan, Italy
Architects: Stefano Boeri Architetti, Barreca & La Varra
Developer: Hines Italia SGR S.p.A.
20121 Bligh Street, Sydney, Australia
Architects: ingenhoven architects, Architectus
Developer: DEXUS
2010The Met, Bangkok, Thailand
Architects: WOHA, Singapore, Tandem Architects, Bangkok
Client: Pebble Bay Thailand Co. Ltd., Singapore
2008Hearst Tower, New York City, United States
Architects: Foster + Partners, London
Client: Hearst Corporation, New York
2006Torre Agbar, Barcelona, Spain
Architects: Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Paris, France, with B720, Fermin Vasquez, Barcelona, Spain
Client: Layetana Developments, Barcelona, Spain
2004Hoftoren, The Hague, Netherlands
Architects: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PA, London
Developer: ING Vastgoed, The Hague