CTBUH Silver Member

Foster + Partners

About

Member Since: 2015

Member Offices: London, New York City

Website: http://www.fosterandpartners.com

Foster + Partners is one of the most innovative architecture and integrated design practices in the world. Over the past four decades the practice has pioneered a sustainable approach to architecture through a strikingly wide range of work, from urban masterplans, public infrastructure, airports, civic and cultural buildings, offices and workplaces to private houses and product design. Based in London, with offices worldwide, the practice has an international reputation, with buildings on six continents. Since its inception in 1967 it has received more than 620 awards for excellence and won over 100 national and international competitions.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height
1 JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters
423 m / 1,388  ft
2 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Main Tower
393 m / 1,289  ft
3 Penn 15
387.1 m / 1,270  ft
4 Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid
381.2 m / 1,251  ft
5 Comcast Technology Center
339.1 m / 1,112  ft
6 Yuexiu Global Financial Center
330 m / 1,083  ft
7 The Index
326 m / 1,070  ft
8 The Towers
319.7 m / 1,049  ft
9 1201 Brickell Bay Drive
313.3 m / 1,028  ft
10 Varso Tower
310 m / 1,017  ft

Awards

Battersea Power Station Phase Two

Winner: Battersea Power Station Phase Two

Construction Award 2024

Ctbuh Leaders

Elena Casini

Elena Casini

CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, United Kingdom, 2023 – Present

London

Associated companies

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

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Name
Height
1 M Tower

900 m / 2,953 ft

2 Millennium Tower

840 m / 2,756 ft

3 India Tower

700 m / 2,296 ft

4 Russia Tower

612 m / 2,008 ft

5 World Trade Center

538 m / 1,765 ft

6 Chongqing International Commerce Centre T1

528 m / 1,732 ft

6 Chongqing International Commerce Centre T2

528 m / 1,732 ft

8 Crystal Island

450 m / 1,476 ft

9 JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters

423 m / 1,388 ft

10 2 World Trade Center

411 m / 1,348 ft

11 Z6 Plot

408 m / 1,339 ft

12 Lotus Tower

400 m / 1,312 ft

13 Al Khozama Centre

400 m / 1,312 ft

14 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Main Tower

393 m / 1,289 ft

15 Suning Xinjiekou Plaza

388 m / 1,273 ft

16 China Merchants Bank Headquarters Tower 1

388 m / 1,273 ft

17 Penn 15

387 m / 1,270 ft

18 London Millennium Tower

386 m / 1,265 ft

19 Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid

381 m / 1,251 ft

20 Hengli Global Operations Headquarters Tower 1

369 m / 1,211 ft

21 VietinBank Business Center Office Tower

363 m / 1,191 ft

22 Comcast Technology Center

339 m / 1,112 ft

23 Yuexiu Global Financial Center

330 m / 1,083 ft

24 Oxford Place East Office Tower

326 m / 1,070 ft

24 Oxford Place West Office Tower

326 m / 1,070 ft

26 The Index

326 m / 1,070 ft

27 Hermitage Plaza South Tower

320 m / 1,050 ft

28 Hermitage Plaza East Tower

320 m / 1,050 ft

29 The Towers

320 m / 1,049 ft

30 1201 Brickell Bay Drive

313 m / 1,028 ft

31 Varso Tower

310 m / 1,017 ft

32 The One

309 m / 1,012 ft

33 The Tulip

305 m / 1,002 ft

34 50 Main Street

302 m / 992 ft

35 Lusail Plaza Tower 3

301 m / 986 ft

35 Lusail Plaza Tower 4

301 m / 986 ft

37 NBK Tower

300 m / 984 ft

38 50 Hudson Yards

299 m / 981 ft

39 Torre de Collserola

288 m / 945 ft

40 Crystal Tower

280 m / 919 ft

41 ICD Brookfield Place

279 m / 916 ft

42 Oceanwide Center Tower 1

277 m / 910 ft

43 The Estate Makati

277 m / 908 ft

44 World Trade Center Abu Dhabi - The Offices

277 m / 907 ft

45 Ilham Tower

274 m / 899 ft

46 Al Faisaliah Center

267 m / 876 ft

47 425 Park Avenue

262 m / 860 ft

48 Transamerica Pyramid Center

260 m / 853 ft

49 Commerzbank Tower

259 m / 850 ft

50 Salesforce Tower

258 m / 845 ft

51 3 Sutton Place

257 m / 844 ft

52 Central Market Hotel Tower

255 m / 837 ft

53 Reforma 432

254 m / 833 ft

54 VietinBank Business Center Hotel Tower

252 m / 827 ft

55 Landmarkk Towers

250 m / 820 ft

56 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

250 m / 820 ft

57 Torre Cepsa

248 m / 815 ft

58 Emaar Square The Address Hotel & Residences

245 m / 802 ft

59 Elephant and Castle Main Tower

244 m / 801 ft

60 Deutsche Bank Place

240 m / 787 ft

61 The Bow

237 m / 779 ft

62 Samba Bank HQ Tower

231 m / 758 ft

63 North Quay R01

222 m / 727 ft

64 Capital Tower

220 m / 722 ft

65 Euro America Financial City Tower 1

220 m / 722 ft

65 Euro America Financial City Tower 2

220 m / 722 ft

67 South Beach South Tower

218 m / 714 ft

68 South Beach North Tower

218 m / 714 ft

69 100 East 53rd Street

217 m / 711 ft

70 AFD Tower 1

216 m / 709 ft

70 AFD Tower 2

216 m / 709 ft

72 Lusail Plaza Tower 1

216 m / 708 ft

72 Lusail Plaza Tower 2

216 m / 708 ft

74 Valiant Tower

215 m / 704 ft

75 DJI Sky City Tower 2

213 m / 699 ft

76 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower A

212 m / 696 ft

76 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower B

212 m / 696 ft

76 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower C

212 m / 696 ft

79 North Quay Office Tower

212 m / 696 ft

80 Suhe Centre

206 m / 675 ft

81 The Troika Tower 3

204 m / 669 ft

82 8 Canada Square

200 m / 655 ft

83 Riviera Tower

198 m / 650 ft

84 North Quay R02

197 m / 645 ft

85 DJI Sky City Tower 1

195 m / 640 ft

86 18 Blackfriars Road Office Tower

195 m / 639 ft

87 Harcourt Gardens

192 m / 631 ft

88 Third & Cherry

192 m / 629 ft

89 Oceanwide Center Tower 2

191 m / 627 ft

90 Xiamen Airlines Headquarters Building

185 m / 607 ft

91 Hearst Tower

182 m / 597 ft

92 Residences Bel-Air Phase 6 8-9

180 m / 591 ft

93 Residences Bel-Air Phase 6 6-7

180 m / 591 ft

94 The Bund Finance Center North

180 m / 591 ft

94 The Bund Finance Center South

180 m / 591 ft

96 China Merchants Bank Headquarters Tower 2

180 m / 591 ft

97 King's Cross Twin Towers I

180 m / 590 ft

97 King's Cross Twin Towers II

180 m / 590 ft

99 30 St Mary Axe

180 m / 590 ft

100 Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters

179 m / 587 ft

101 The Troika Tower 2

177 m / 581 ft

102 Daewoo Tech Tower

172 m / 564 ft

103 Baltimore

170 m / 558 ft

104 Jiushi Corporation Headquarters

168 m / 551 ft

105 50 United Nations Plaza

167 m / 548 ft

106 Bishops Place Building 3

164 m / 539 ft

107 Principal Tower

161 m / 529 ft

108 Residences Bel-Air Phase 6 3 & 5

161 m / 528 ft

109 The Troika Tower 1

160 m / 525 ft

110 Parkline Place

155 m / 507 ft

111 Avenida Cordoba 120

153 m

502 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 35 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,061 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
112 Lumiere

152 m / 499 ft

113 18 Blackfriars Road Stamford Building

151 m / 494 ft

114 Saqqara Residences 2

150 m / 492 ft

114 Saqqara Residences 1

150 m / 492 ft

116 Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre

150 m / 492 ft

117 Carrara Tower

150 m / 491 ft

118 50 Scollard

147 m / 483 ft

119 Residences Bel-Air Phase 6 1-2

142 m / 466 ft

120 The Harmon

138 m / 453 ft

121 World Port Center

134 m / 438 ft

122 Valencia Tower

130 m / 426 ft

123 Hellinikon Integrated Resort Casino Tower

128 m / 420 ft

124 One Beverly Hills Santa Monica Residence

125 m / 410 ft

125 The Willis Building

125 m / 409 ft

126 MOL Campus

120 m / 394 ft

127 Jameson House

119 m / 389 ft

128 Burlington Tower

115 m / 378 ft

129 Fraser Suites

115 m / 377 ft

130 3Beirut Tower 1

113 m

371 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 33 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,378 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
131 One Beverly Hills Garden Residence

112 m / 369 ft

132 Two Transamerica Plaza

110 m / 362 ft

133 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Lot 2 North Building

109 m / 357 ft

133 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Lot 3 North Building

109 m / 357 ft

135 North Quay R03

107 m / 351 ft

136 The Power Station

104 m / 341 ft

137 CITIC Bank Headquarters

100 m / 328 ft

138 Colechurch House Redevelopment

100 m / 327 ft

139 AQWA Corporate

95 m / 312 ft

140 Century Tower

91 m / 299 ft

141 18 Blackfriars Road Paris Building

91 m / 298 ft

142 AQWA Corporate 2

90 m / 295 ft

143 The Lily Repulse Bay

90 m / 294 ft

144 The Murray

89 m / 292 ft

145 551 West 21st Street

88 m / 290 ft

146 RMK Headquarters

88 m / 290 ft

147 Ernst & Young

87 m / 285 ft

148 The Corniche, Building 2

85 m / 279 ft

149 Moor House

82 m / 268 ft

150 North Wing

81 m / 265 ft

151 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Lot 2 South Building

80 m / 262 ft

151 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Lot 3 South Building

80 m / 262 ft

153 3Beirut Tower 2

79 m

259 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 23 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,378 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
154 The Corniche, Building 1

76 m / 249 ft

155 Thameside West-Phase 1 Building A

75 m / 247 ft

155 Thameside West-Phase 1 Building B

75 m / 247 ft

157 DUO West

71 m / 232 ft

158 Vita

68 m / 223 ft

159 Principal Place

67 m / 221 ft

160 DUO East

66 m / 216 ft

161 Faena House

66 m / 215 ft

162 Battersea Roof Gardens

64 m

210 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 17 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 343 other buildings of the same Residential / Hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
163 101 Whitechapel High Street

63 m / 205 ft

164 3Beirut Tower 3

61 m

200 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,378 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
165 Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building

57 m / 187 ft

166 Silken Puerta America Madrid

54 m

177 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 14 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,211 other buildings of the same Hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
167 The Corniche, Building 3

51 m

167 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 15 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,378 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
168 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower A

49 m / 160 ft

169 World Trade Center East Building

48 m

157 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 11 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,061 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
169 World Trade Center West Building

48 m

157 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 11 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,061 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
171 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower B

39 m

128 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 9 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,061 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
171 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower C

39 m

128 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 9 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,061 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
173 Aman Hotel

38 m / 124 ft

174 350 Park Avenue

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175 BWDC Residential Tower

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176 The Lana Hotel & Residences

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177 The Star

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178 Goldsun Group Headquarters

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179 Waldorf Astoria

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180 The Pavilion

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181 VIP Office

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182 Shibuya Marui Department Store

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183 Hellinikon Mall Hotel Tower

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183 Hellinikon Office Tower

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183 Hellinikon Promenade Residential Tower

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183 Jabal Omar Development Hotel Tower 1

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183 Jabal Omar Development Hotel Tower 2

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183 Midtown Bus Terminal 10th Avenue Tower

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183 Midtown Bus Terminal 11th Avenue Tower

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183 Midtown Bus Terminal 8th Avenue Tower

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183 Midtown Bus Terminal 9th Avenue Tower

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CTBUH Initiatives Involving Foster + Partners

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18 June 2020

The CTBUH Turkey Committee presents a discussion on the implications of COVID-19 on the design of construction projects.

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Given the rapidly shifting work environment brought by COVID-19, a panel of industry leaders will share their experiences & views on its lasting influence over the future of working.

CTBUH Serbia Conference: Going Tall in Southeast Europe

19 June 2019

Join CTBUH Serbia for a regional conference, which promises to assemble leading architects, designers, construction experts, and developers for an engaging series of presentations.

CTBUH Team Travels to Dubai

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CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood and Events Manager Jessica Rinkel-Miller traveled to Dubai in preparation for the 2018 Middle East Conference.

CTBUH Canada: Supertall Toronto

29 November 2017

CTBUH Canada held a breakfast event to showcase Toronto's first supertall, The One, which will stand at 307 meters tall and is currently under construction.

CTBUH Israel’s Tel Aviv Regional Conference

13–15 November 2017

The city of Tel Aviv was honored to host the CTBUH Tel Aviv Regional Conference in collaboration with the annual IACIE conference and CTBUH Israel.