The most spectacular high-rise buildings in Asia, but also from the USA and Europe, innovative projects have been nominated. Design is not everything, social and environmental aspects are also crucial.
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MahaNakhon, Bangkok
The architecture büro Ole Scheeren has realized this spectacular design in the Thai capital, Bangkok. An eye-catcher from far away and sophisticated architectural language which is, in its futuristic shape unique. Nominated for the International highrise award in 2018.
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Huaku Sky Garden, Taipei
From the city image and the overall panorama of the Mega-City of Taipei in Taiwan, the building of the well-known architectural Bureau WOHA Architects stands out clearly. “Huaku Sky Garden” it is called there – “sky garden”. Also the Team of the German architecture Museum, the met, the first pre-selection, it was noticed.
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Ey Centre, Sydney
In the major Australian city of Sydney, the high-rise buildings and the modern skyscrapers are rather moderate, what is the height and facades for shaping. Not as spectacular as in Asia, the architecture projects of the Australian offices of Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp here-in somewhat old-Fashioned.
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New Hennniger Tower, Frankfurt
From Europe, only a few architectural designs are nominated. Two are in the UK, one in France in Paris, one in Italy and one in Germany. This high-rise office building in the City, the banking metropolis of Frankfurt am Main was developed by the local office Meixner Schlüter Wendt Architekten, and built.
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Generali Tower, Milan
The only for the nomination list to the selected high-rise, in Italy, in Milan. In the midst of an idyllic Park grounds, the administration building of the insurance group Generali rises far above the city. A bold curved design from the office of the late star architect Zaha Hadid.
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Beirut Terraces, Beirut
In a war torn country like Lebanon, it is not easy to design a modern, futuristic building. The renowned Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron is known for swashbuckling, very idiosyncratic buildings, which remind of distance to works of art. This terrace house price in 2018, as a nominated design of the favorites on the International High.
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Price Suspicious: Spectacular High-Rise Buildings
MahaNakhon, Bangkok
The architecture büro Ole Scheeren has realized this spectacular design in the Thai capital, Bangkok. An eye-catcher from far away and sophisticated architectural language which is, in its futuristic shape unique. Nominated for the International highrise award in 2018.
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Price Suspicious: Spectacular High-Rise Buildings
Huaku Sky Garden, Taipei
From the city image and the overall panorama of the Mega-City of Taipei in Taiwan, the building of the well-known architectural Bureau WOHA Architects stands out clearly. “Huaku Sky Garden” it is called there – “sky garden”. Also the Team of the German architecture Museum, the met, the first pre-selection, it was noticed.
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Price Suspicious: Spectacular High-Rise Buildings
Ey Centre, Sydney
In the major Australian city of Sydney, the high-rise buildings and the modern skyscrapers are rather moderate, what is the height and facades for shaping. Not as spectacular as in Asia, the architecture projects of the Australian offices of Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp here-in somewhat old-Fashioned.
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Price Suspicious: Spectacular High-Rise Buildings
New Hennniger Tower, Frankfurt
From Europe, only a few architectural designs are nominated. Two are in the UK, one in France in Paris, one in Italy and one in Germany. This high-rise office building in the City, the banking metropolis of Frankfurt am Main was developed by the local office Meixner Schlüter Wendt Architekten, and built.
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Price Suspicious: Spectacular High-Rise Buildings
Generali Tower, Milan
The only for the nomination list to the selected high-rise, in Italy, in Milan. In the midst of an idyllic Park grounds, the administration building of the insurance group Generali rises far above the city. A bold curved design from the office of the late star architect Zaha Hadid.
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Price Suspicious: Spectacular High-Rise Buildings
Beirut Terraces, Beirut
In a war torn country like Lebanon, it is not easy to design a modern, futuristic building. The renowned Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron is known for swashbuckling, very idiosyncratic buildings, which remind of distance to works of art. This terrace house price in 2018, as a nominated design of the favorites on the International High.
The international Prestige that is associated with the high house price, is high. More than 1000 applications and selected projects of high profile architectural offices were this time. 36 projects were at the end, in the final selection.
The German architecture Museum in Frankfurt (DAM) awards the International highrise award since 2004, every two years, together with the city of Frankfurt and the Sponsor DekaBank, also based in Frankfurt.
High-Profile Invitation To Tender
The initiator, together, get only the Best. A specialized Team of the DAM is scoured prior to the application phase, the international architecture scene to the outstanding construction projects that will invite you to the invitation to tender.
Large architectural firms, city planners and on-the-go and global design and build, often do not have the time to take care of deadlines and conditions of tender single architecture prices. In the case of the nominees, the selection of all at offices, and architects is, what has the world rank and name.
Ecological Models Of The Future
What is a high-rise building, defined as any municipal building code and national building code to the world in a different way. According to the tender of the DAM submitted to high-rise buildings at least 100 meters high, their use may, however, be variable: whether as a residence, library, office complex, Hotel, or mixed construction – everything is allowed.
Only the high quality criteria of the award, must be met: in terms of sustainability, artistic Form and the boldness of the design, as well as the energy technical and creative formation of high-rise buildings. As it was, especially in Asia found that nine of the nominees will be in China. From Europe five projects in the selection.
Award-winning architecture: The winner of the International highrise award 2016
The winners of the last few years have set the quality level high. In 2016, won the architecture firm BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, with its innovative New York city high-rise project VIA 57 West(see image). In 2014 the prize went to Milan, where one of the most innovative “green” high-rises in the world, the “Bosco Verticale” areas, with around 900 trees, on bold curved Balcony.
In the meantime, especially those of ecological and social aspects play a decisive role in the nomination: For the people is to be built, not for the competition. The high-rise buildings of the future should also be something like a social or a green biotope in the midst of the brutal inhospitality of the Mega-Cities.
The winning project will be on 1. November in the Frankfurt St. Paul’s Church elected and announced. The prize is endowed with 50,000 euros. In addition, undoped honorary recognitions for five more, exceptionally innovative will be awarded the high-rise buildings.