Emporis Skyscraper Award

The Emporis Skyscraper Award is an award for architectural excellence regarding the design of buildings and their functionality.

The award is presented annually by Emporis to the building representing the "Best new skyscraper for design and functionality". To qualify, nominated buildings must have been completed during the year of the award, and must be at least 100 meters in height. The award for each year is announced the following January and is usually presented at the following spring or summer. For 2000 and before, the award was known as the Skyscrapers.com Award.

Winners of the Emporis Skyscraper Award

Year First place Second place Third place
Building City Building City Building City
2000 Sofitel New York Hotel United States New York City – – – – – –
2001 One Wall Centre Canada Vancouver Millennium Point United States New York City Plaza 66 China Shanghai
2002 Kingdom Centre Saudi Arabia Riyadh Post Tower Germany Bonn 111 Huntington Avenue United States Boston
2003 30 St Mary Axe United Kingdom London Highcliff Hong Kong Hong Kong Skybridge United States Chicago
2004 Taipei 101 Taiwan Taipei Torre Agbar Spain Barcelona World Tower Australia Sydney
2005 Turning Torso Sweden Malmö Q1 Australia Gold Coast Montevideo Tower Netherlands Rotterdam
2006 Hearst Tower United States New York City The Wave Australia Gold Coast Eureka Tower Australia Melbourne
2007 Het Strijkijzer Netherlands The Hague Newton Suites Singapore Singapore Ontario Tower United Kingdom London
2008 Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower Japan Tokyo Boutique Monaco – South Korea Seoul Shanghai World Financial Center China Shanghai
2009 Aqua United States Chicago O-14 – United Arab Emirates Dubai The Met Thailand Bangkok
2010 Hotel Porta Fira Spain Barcelona Burj Khalifa United Arab Emirates Dubai Tour CMA CGM France Marseille
2011 8 Spruce Street United States New York City Al Hamra Tower Kuwait Kuwait City Etihad Towers United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
2012 Absolute World Towers Canada Mississauga Al Bahr Towers United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Burj Qatar Qatar Doha
2013 The Shard United Kingdom London DC Tower 1 Austria Vienna Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort China Huzhou
2014 Wangjing SOHO China Beijing Bosco Verticale Italy Milan Tour D2 France Courbevoie
2015 Shanghai Tower China Shanghai Evolution Tower Russia Moscow Il Dritto Italy Milan

See also

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