List of tallest buildings designed by women
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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 |
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1 | St. Regis | Chicago | ![]() |
Jeanne Gang | 363 m | 1,191 ft | 101 | 2020 |
2 | Aqua | Chicago | ![]() |
Jeanne Gang | 262 m | 859 ft | 87 | 2009 |
3 | The Leonardo | Johannesburg | ![]() |
Malika Walele, and others[2] | 227 m | 745 ft | 55 | 2019 |
4 | One Thousand Museum | Miami | ![]() |
Zaha Hadid | 216 m | 709 ft | 62 | 2019 |
5 | 270 Park Avenue | New York City | ![]() |
Natalie de Blois | 216 m | 708 ft | 52 | 1960 |
6 | Leeza SOHO | Beijing | ![]() |
Zaha Hadid | 207 m | 679 ft | 46 | 2019 |
7 | Wangjing SOHO Tower 1 | Beijing | ![]() |
Zaha Hadid | 200 m | 656 ft | 44 | 2014 |
8 | Generali Tower | Milan | ![]() |
Zaha Hadid | 191.5 m | 628 ft | 44 | 2017 |
9 | Morpheus | Macau | ![]() |
Zaha Hadid | 153 m | 504 ft | 40 | 2018 |
10 | Montevideo | Rotterdam | ![]() |
Francine Houben | 140 m | 458 ft | 43 | 2005 |
11 | Equitable Building | Chicago | ![]() |
Natalie de Blois | 139 m | 457 ft | 35 | 1965 |
12 | The Emerald | Seattle | ![]() |
Julia Nagele | 128 m | 420 ft | 40 | 2020 |
13 | Kilbourn Tower | Milwaukee | ![]() |
Grace La | 115 m | 380 ft | 33[3] | 2005 |
14 | Wangjing SOHO Tower 2 | Beijing | ![]() |
Zaha Hadid | 127 m | 417 ft | 26 | 2014 |
15 | Vertical Courtyard Apartment 1[4] | Hangzhou | ![]() |
Lu Wenyu[5] | 126 m | 414 ft | 31 | 2006 |
16 | Vertical Courtyard Apartment 2 | Hangzhou | ![]() |
Lu Wenyu | 126 m | 414 ft | 31 | 2006 |
17 | Vertical Courtyard Apartment 4 | Hangzhou | ![]() |
Lu Wenyu | 126 m | 414 ft | 31 | 2006 |
18 | Vertical Courtyard Apartment 5 | Hangzhou | ![]() |
Lu Wenyu | 126 m | 414 ft | 31 | 2006 |
19 | Vertical Courtyard Apartment 5 | Hangzhou | ![]() |
Lu Wenyu | 126 m | 414 ft | 31 | 2006 |
20 | Vertical Courtyard Apartment 6 | Hangzhou | ![]() |
Lu Wenyu | 118 m | 387 ft | 29 | 2006 |
21 | Wangjing SOHO Tower 3 | Beijing | ![]() |
Zaha Hadid | 118 m | 387 ft | 25 | 2014 |
22 | Kölntriangle | Cologne | ![]() |
Dörte Gatermann | 103 m | 339 ft | 29 | 2005 |
23 | Lever House | New York City | ![]() |
Natalie de Blois | 94 m | 307 ft | 21 | 1952 |
24 | Solstice on the Park | Chicago | ![]() |
Jeanne Gang, Gabrielle Poirier, Margaret Cavenagh[6] | 91 m | 299 ft | 27 | 2018 |
25 | FiftyTwoDegrees | Nijmegen | ![]() |
Francine Houben | 86 m | 282 ft | 20 | 2008 |
26 | Crowne Plaza Cincinnati | Cincinnati | ![]() |
Natalie de Blois | 83 m | 272 ft | 19 | 1949 |
27 | Jockey Club Innovation Tower | Hong Kong | ![]() |
Zaha Hadid | 76 m | 249 ft | 15 | 2013 |
28 | Heydar Aliyev Center | Baku | ![]() |
Zaha Hadid | 74 m | 243 ft | 2013 | |
29 | Atlantis Condominium | Miami | ![]() |
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk | 69 m | 227 ft | 20 | 1982 |
30 | 888 Bellevue | Bellevue | ![]() |
Julia Nagele | 66 m | 215 ft | 20 | 2020 |
31 | Library of Birmingham | Birmingham | ![]() |
Francine Houben | 60 m | 200 ft | 20 | 2013 |
32 | 40 Tenth Avenue | New York City | ![]() |
Jeanne Gang | 53 m | 190 ft | 12 | 2018 |
33 | Paras Trinity | Gurgaon | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Zaha Hadid | 188 m (617 ft) | 46 | 2023 | |
Central Bank of Iraq Tower | Baghdad | ![]() |
Zaha Hadid | 172 m (564 ft) | 40 | 2022 | |
MIRA | San Francisco | ![]() |
Jeanne Gang | 129 m (423 ft) | 39 | 2020 | [9] |
One Hundred | St. Louis | ![]() |
Jeanne Gang | 117.3 m (385 ft) | 36 | 2020 | [10] |
Skyglass | Seattle | ![]() |
Julia Nagele | 102.1 m (335 ft) | 32 | 2023 |
See also[]
- History of the world's tallest buildings
- Women in architecture
- List of women architects
- List of tallest buildings by height to roof
- List of architects of supertall buildings
- List of cities with the most skyscrapers
- List of future tallest buildings
- List of tallest buildings and structures
- List of largest buildings
- List of tallest hotels
- List of tallest residential buildings
- List of tallest structures
- Skyscraper Index
References[]
- ^ "Chicks With Bricks: The World's Tallest Female-Designed Skyscraper". Fast Company. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^ "Africa's tallest building is set to open, and it's designed mostly by women". 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- ^ "Kilbourn Tower". LA DALLMAN. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Vertical Courtyard Hangzhou". 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^ "Pritzker Prize goes to Wang Shu, 48-year-old Chinese architect". 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^ "Soltice on the Park". StudioGang.com. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^ "Paras Trinity". Emporis. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "City's plan to demolish & replace SOM-designed 270 Park Avenue sparks criticism". 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^ "Studio Gang's Mira tower in San Francisco to feature twisting bay windows". Dezeen.com. 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^ "One Hundred Above the Park". Emporis.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
External links[]
- Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
- Emporis, international database and gallery of buildings
- Structurae, international database and gallery of structures
- BuildingHeights.org, alternative ranking of the world's 1000 tallest buildings
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