List of tallest buildings designed by women

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At 262 metres (860 ft) tall, Aqua was the tallest building in the world designed by a woman. Designed by Jeanne Gang at Studio Gang Architects, she surpassed it with the St. Regis Chicago in 2020.[1]

This list ranks skyscrapers by height which were designed by women working as primary architects or design coordinators. Only buildings with continuously occupiable floors are included, thus non-building structures, including towers, are not included. (See List of tallest buildings and structures.)

Ranking criteria[]

This list includes all occupiable structures over 50-metre (160 ft) tall, including spires, that were designed by women in the roles of primary architect or design coordinator. Note that many of these buildings are designed by larger teams that include the female architects listed.

Tallest buildings in the world designed by women (50m+)[]

Rank Building[A] City Country Architect Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Built
1 St. Regis Chicago  United States Jeanne Gang 363 m 1,191 ft 101 2020
2 Aqua Chicago  United States Jeanne Gang 262 m 859 ft 87 2009
3 The Leonardo Johannesburg  South Africa Malika Walele, and others[2] 227 m 745 ft 55 2019
4 One Thousand Museum Miami  United States Zaha Hadid 216 m 709 ft 62 2019
5 270 Park Avenue New York City  United States Natalie de Blois 216 m 708 ft 52 1960
6 Leeza SOHO Beijing  China Zaha Hadid 207 m 679 ft 46 2019
7 Wangjing SOHO Tower 1 Beijing  China Zaha Hadid 200 m 656 ft 44 2014
8 Generali Tower Milan  Italy Zaha Hadid 191.5 m 628 ft 44 2017
9 Morpheus Macau  Macau Zaha Hadid 153 m 504 ft 40 2018
10 Montevideo Rotterdam  Netherlands Francine Houben 140 m 458 ft 43 2005
11 Equitable Building Chicago  United States Natalie de Blois 139 m 457 ft 35 1965
12 The Emerald Seattle  United States Julia Nagele 128 m 420 ft 40 2020
13 Kilbourn Tower Milwaukee  United States Grace La 115 m 380 ft 33[3] 2005
14 Wangjing SOHO Tower 2 Beijing  China Zaha Hadid 127 m 417 ft 26 2014
15 Vertical Courtyard Apartment 1[4] Hangzhou  China Lu Wenyu[5] 126 m 414 ft 31 2006
16 Vertical Courtyard Apartment 2 Hangzhou  China Lu Wenyu 126 m 414 ft 31 2006
17 Vertical Courtyard Apartment 4 Hangzhou  China Lu Wenyu 126 m 414 ft 31 2006
18 Vertical Courtyard Apartment 5 Hangzhou  China Lu Wenyu 126 m 414 ft 31 2006
19 Vertical Courtyard Apartment 5 Hangzhou  China Lu Wenyu 126 m 414 ft 31 2006
20 Vertical Courtyard Apartment 6 Hangzhou  China Lu Wenyu 118 m 387 ft 29 2006
21 Wangjing SOHO Tower 3 Beijing  China Zaha Hadid 118 m 387 ft 25 2014
22 Kölntriangle Cologne  Germany Dörte Gatermann 103 m 339 ft 29 2005
23 Lever House New York City  United States Natalie de Blois 94 m 307 ft 21 1952
24 Solstice on the Park Chicago  United States Jeanne Gang, Gabrielle Poirier, Margaret Cavenagh[6] 91 m 299 ft 27 2018
25 FiftyTwoDegrees Nijmegen  Netherlands Francine Houben 86 m 282 ft 20 2008
26 Crowne Plaza Cincinnati Cincinnati  United States Natalie de Blois 83 m 272 ft 19 1949
27 Jockey Club Innovation Tower Hong Kong  Hong Kong Zaha Hadid 76 m 249 ft 15 2013
28 Heydar Aliyev Center Baku  Azerbaijan Zaha Hadid 74 m 243 ft 2013
29 Atlantis Condominium Miami  United States Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk 69 m 227 ft 20 1982
30 888 Bellevue Bellevue  United States Julia Nagele 66 m 215 ft 20 2020
31 Library of Birmingham Birmingham  United Kingdom Francine Houben 60 m 200 ft 20 2013
32 40 Tenth Avenue New York City  United States Jeanne Gang 53 m 190 ft 12 2018
33 Paras Trinity Gurgaon  India Sonali Rastogi 53 m[7] 174 ft 14 2015

Gallery[]

  • Aqua in Chicago was once the world's tallest female-designed building, now beaten by St. Regis Chicago, designed by the same architect, Jeanne Gang.

  • 270 Park Avenue in New York City is the 3rd tallest female-designed building. It is slated to be demolished in 2018 and be replaced by a larger structure.[8]

  • Wangjing SOHO in Beijing is a complex designed by Zaha Hadid that includes the world's 4th, 7th, and 8th tallest female-designed towers.

  • Montevideo in Rotterdam is the 5th tallest female-designed building in the world.

  • The Equitable Building in Chicago is the 7th tallest female-designed building in the world.

  • The Cologne Triangle in Cologne is the 16th tallest female-designed building in the world.

  • The Lever House in New York City is the 17th tallest female-designed building in the world.

  • FiftyTwoDegrees in Nijmegen is the 18th tallest female-designed building in the world.

  • Terrace Plaza Hotel, now known as Crowne Plaza Cincinnati, is the 19th tallest female-designed building in the world.

  • Jockey Club Innovation Tower in Hong Kong is the 20th tallest female-designed building in the world.

  • Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku is the 21st tallest female-designed building in the world.

  • Atlantis Condominium in Miami is the 22nd tallest female-designed building in the world.

  • The Library of Birmingham in England is the 23rd tallest female-designed building in the world.

Buildings under construction[]

This is a list of buildings taller than 50 meters designed by women that are currently under construction.

Building City Country Architect Planned architectural height Floors Planned completion Ref.
Fereshteh Pasargad Hotel Tehran  Iran Zaha Hadid 188 m (617 ft) 46 2023
Central Bank of Iraq Tower Baghdad  Iraq Zaha Hadid 172 m (564 ft) 40 2022
MIRA San Francisco  United States Jeanne Gang 129 m (423 ft) 39 2020 [9]
One Hundred St. Louis  United States Jeanne Gang 117.3 m (385 ft) 36 2020 [10]
Skyglass Seattle  United States Julia Nagele 102.1 m (335 ft) 32 2023

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Chicks With Bricks: The World's Tallest Female-Designed Skyscraper". Fast Company. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  2. ^ "Africa's tallest building is set to open, and it's designed mostly by women". 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  3. ^ "Kilbourn Tower". LA DALLMAN. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Vertical Courtyard Hangzhou". 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  5. ^ "Pritzker Prize goes to Wang Shu, 48-year-old Chinese architect". 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  6. ^ "Soltice on the Park". StudioGang.com. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  7. ^ "Paras Trinity". Emporis. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  8. ^ "City's plan to demolish & replace SOM-designed 270 Park Avenue sparks criticism". 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  9. ^ "Studio Gang's Mira tower in San Francisco to feature twisting bay windows". Dezeen.com. 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  10. ^ "One Hundred Above the Park". Emporis.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

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