The International Highrise Award (German: Internationaler Hochhaus Preis) 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.[1] The prize, a statuette by artist Thomas Demand and EUR 50,000 is awarded to the planners and developers jointly.
Recipients
| Year | Recipients | Image |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Norra Tornen, Stockholm, Sweden Architects: OMA Developer: Oscar Properties |  |
| 2018 | Torre Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico Architects: L. Benjamín Romano, Developer: Fondo Hexa |  |
| 2016 | VIA 57 West, New York City, United States Architects: Bjarke Ingels Group, Developer: The Durst Organization |  |
| 2014 | Bosco Verticale, Milan, Italy Architects: Stefano Boeri Architetti, Barreca & La Varra Developer: Hines Italia SGR S.p.A. |  |
| 2012 | 1 Bligh Street, Sydney, Australia Architects: Ingenhoven Architects, Architectus Developer: DEXUS |  |
| 2010 | The Met, Bangkok, Thailand Architects: WOHA, Singapore, Tandem Architects, Bangkok Client: Pebble Bay Thailand Co. Ltd., Singapore |  |
| 2008 | Hearst Tower, New York City, United States Architects: Foster and Partners, London Client: Hearst Corporation, New York |  |
| 2006 | Torre Agbar, Barcelona, Spain Architects: Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Paris, France, with B720, Fermin Vasquez, Barcelona, Spain Client: Layetana Developments, Barcelona, Spain |  |
| 2004 | Hoftoren, The Hague, Netherlands Architects: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PA, London Developer: ING Vastgoed, The Hague |  |
Bibliography
- Michaela Busenkell (Hrsg.), Peter Cachola Schmal (Hrsg.): Best Highrises 2012/2013: Internationaler Hochhauspreis / The International Highrise Award 2012. Katalog zur Ausstellung im Deutschen Architekturmuseum Frankfurt am Main vom 17. November 2012 bis 13. Januar 2013. Edition Detail, München 2012, ISBN 978-3-920034-70-6.
References
External links
- Official website
- Offizielle Seite zum Internationalen Hochhauspreis
- Internationaler Hochhaus Preis - DekaBank (Preis-Sponsor und Mitbegründer)