International Highrise Award
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 and EUR 50,000 is awarded to the planners and developers jointly.
Recipients
| Year | Recipients | Image |
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| 2014 | Bosco Verticale, Milan, Italy Architects: Stefano Boeri Architetti, Barreca & La Varra Developer: Hines Italia SGR S.p.A. |
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| 2012 | 1 Bligh Street, Sydney, Australia Architects: ingenhoven architects, Architectus Developer: DEXUS |
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| 2010 | The Met, Bangkok, Thailand Architects: WOHA, Singapore, Tandem Architects, Bangkok Client: Pebble Bay Thailand Co. Ltd., Singapore |
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| 2008 | Hearst Tower , New York City, United States Architects: Foster + Partners, London Client: Hearst Corporation, New York |
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| 2006 | Torre Agbar, Barcelona, Spain Architects: Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Paris, Frankreich, with B720, Fermin Vasquez, Barcelona, Spain Client: Layetana Developments, Barcelona, Spain |
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| 2004 | Hoftoren, The Hague, Netherlands Architects: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PA, London Developer: ING Vastgoed, The Hague |
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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)