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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.
Architecture
Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid, Abu Dhabi
Comcast Technology Center, Philadelphia
50 Hudson Yards, New York City
Torre de Collserola, Barcelona
World Trade Center Abu Dhabi - The Offices, Abu Dhabi
Omkar 1973 Worli Tower A, Mumbai
Omkar 1973 Worli Tower B, Mumbai
425 Park Avenue, New York City
Commerzbank Tower, Frankfurt am Main
Emaar Square The Address Hotel & Residences, Istanbul
South Beach South Tower, Singapore
South Beach North Tower, Singapore
100 East 53rd Street, New York City
DJI Headquarters Tower 1, Shenzhen
China Resources Land Suhewan, Shanghai
The Troika Tower 3, Kuala Lumpur
DJI Headquarters Tower 2, Shenzhen
The Bund Finance Center North, Shanghai
The Bund Finance Center South, Shanghai
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters, Hong Kong
The Troika Tower 2, Kuala Lumpur
Jiushi Corporation Headquarters, Shanghai
50 United Nations Plaza, New York City
The Troika Tower 1, Kuala Lumpur
175-185 Castlereagh Street, Sydney
Saqqara Recidences 1, San Pedro Garza García
Saqqara Recidences 2, San Pedro Garza García
Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre, Nur-Sultan
CITIC Bank Headquarters, Hangzhou
AQWA Corporate, Rio de Janeiro
The Lily Repulse Bay, Hong Kong
551 West 21st Street, New York City
The Corniche, Building 2, London
The Corniche, Building 1, London
Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building, Toronto
Avenida Cordoba 120, Buenos Aires
Private Residences by Omniyat, Dubai
RMK Headquarters, Yekaterinburg
The Corniche, Building 3, London
Silken Puerta America Madrid, Madrid
World Trade Center East Building, Falciano
Membership Level
Silver
Member Since
2015
Member Offices
London
New York City
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 |
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1 |
381.2 m / 1,251 ft |
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2 |
339.1 m / 1,112 ft |
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3 |
326 m / 1,070 ft |
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4 |
310 m / 1,017 ft |
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5 |
308.6 m / 1,012 ft |
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6 |
308.2 m / 1,011 ft |
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7 |
300 m / 984 ft |
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8 |
288 m / 945 ft |
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9 |
279.1 m / 916 ft |
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10 |
276.8 m / 908 ft |
Award of Excellence: Comcast Technology Center
Best Tall Building 300-399 meters 2021
Award of Excellence: ICD Brookfield Place
Geotechnical Engineering Award 2021
10 Year Award 2017
10 Year Award 2016
Award of Excellence: South Beach
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 2016
Winner: Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid Tower
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa 2015
10 Year Award 2013
Best Tall Building Americas 2013
Award of Excellence: Jameson House
Best Tall Building Americas 2012
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa 2011
Best Tall Building Europe 2008
Best Tall Sustainable Building 2007
Winner: Lord Norman Foster
Lynn S. Beedle Achievement Award 2007
CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, United Kingdom, 2019 – Present
The construction and real estate industries, already in the midst of adjusting practices to an increasingly digital influence, realized a new urgency with the onset...
The future of humanity on this planet relies on the collective benefits of urban density; reducing both land consumption and the energy needed to construct...
Canadian-based Oxford Properties Group will move ahead on building a 38-story office tower above Sydney Metro’s future Pitt Street Station after the project was approved....
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City |
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900 m / 2,953 ft |
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2 |
- |
840 m / 2,756 ft |
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3 |
- |
700 m / 2,296 ft |
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4 |
- |
612 m / 2,008 ft |
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5 |
- |
538 m / 1,765 ft |
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6 |
- |
528 m / 1,732 ft |
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6 |
- |
528 m / 1,732 ft |
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8 |
- |
450 m / 1,476 ft |
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9 |
- |
411 m / 1,348 ft |
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10 |
- |
408 m / 1,339 ft |
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11 |
- |
400 m / 1,312 ft |
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12 |
- |
400 m / 1,312 ft |
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13 |
- |
388 m / 1,273 ft |
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14 |
- |
387 m / 1,270 ft |
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15 |
- |
386 m / 1,265 ft |
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16 |
2014 |
381 m / 1,251 ft |
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17 |
- |
363 m / 1,191 ft |
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18 |
- |
350 m / 1,148 ft |
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19 |
2018 |
339 m / 1,112 ft |
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20 |
- |
326 m / 1,070 ft |
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20 |
- |
326 m / 1,070 ft |
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22 |
2010 |
326 m / 1,070 ft |
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23 |
- |
320 m / 1,050 ft |
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24 |
- |
320 m / 1,050 ft |
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25 |
- |
320 m / 1,049 ft |
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26 |
2022 |
310 m / 1,017 ft |
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27 |
2022 |
309 m / 1,012 ft |
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28 |
2022 |
308 m / 1,011 ft |
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29 |
- |
305 m / 1,002 ft |
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30 |
2019 |
300 m / 984 ft |
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31 |
1992 |
288 m / 945 ft |
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32 |
- |
280 m / 919 ft |
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33 |
2020 |
279 m / 916 ft |
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34 |
- |
277 m / 910 ft |
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35 |
2023 |
277 m / 908 ft |
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36 |
2014 |
277 m / 907 ft |
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37 |
2015 |
274 m / 899 ft |
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38 |
2021 |
267 m / 876 ft |
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38 |
2021 |
267 m / 876 ft |
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38 |
2021 |
267 m / 876 ft |
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41 |
2000 |
267 m / 876 ft |
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42 |
2022 |
263 m / 863 ft |
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43 |
2021 |
262 m / 860 ft |
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44 |
1997 |
259 m / 850 ft |
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45 |
- |
257 m / 844 ft |
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46 |
- |
255 m / 837 ft |
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47 |
- |
254 m / 833 ft |
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48 |
- |
252 m / 827 ft |
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49 |
- |
250 m / 820 ft |
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50 |
- |
250 m / 820 ft |
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51 |
2008 |
248 m / 815 ft |
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52 |
- |
244 m / 801 ft |
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53 |
2005 |
240 m / 787 ft |
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54 |
2012 |
238 m / 779 ft |
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55 |
2020 |
231 m / 758 ft |
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56 |
2020 |
229 m / 753 ft |
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57 |
- |
222 m / 727 ft |
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58 |
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220 m / 722 ft |
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59 |
2015 |
218 m / 714 ft |
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60 |
2015 |
218 m / 714 ft |
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61 |
2018 |
217 m / 711 ft |
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62 |
- |
216 m / 709 ft |
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62 |
- |
216 m / 709 ft |
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64 |
2020 |
215 m / 704 ft |
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65 |
- |
212 m / 696 ft |
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66 |
2021 |
212 m / 696 ft |
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67 |
2022 |
206 m / 675 ft |
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68 |
2010 |
204 m / 669 ft |
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69 |
2002 |
200 m / 655 ft |
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70 |
- |
197 m / 645 ft |
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71 |
2021 |
194 m / 636 ft |
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72 |
2024 |
192 m / 631 ft |
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73 |
- |
192 m / 629 ft |
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74 |
- |
191 m / 627 ft |
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75 |
2006 |
182 m / 597 ft |
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76 |
2008 |
180 m / 591 ft |
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77 |
2008 |
180 m / 591 ft |
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78 |
2016 |
180 m / 591 ft |
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78 |
2016 |
180 m / 591 ft |
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80 |
- |
180 m / 591 ft |
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81 |
- |
180 m / 590 ft |
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81 |
- |
180 m / 590 ft |
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83 |
2004 |
180 m / 590 ft |
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84 |
1985 |
179 m / 587 ft |
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85 |
2010 |
177 m / 581 ft |
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86 |
- |
172 m / 564 ft |
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87 |
- |
170 m / 558 ft |
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88 |
2001 |
168 m / 551 ft |
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89 |
2015 |
167 m / 548 ft |
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90 |
- |
164 m / 539 ft |
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91 |
2019 |
161 m / 529 ft |
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92 |
2008 |
161 m / 528 ft |
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93 |
2010 |
160 m / 525 ft |
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94 |
2023 |
155 m / 507 ft |
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95 |
2007 |
152 m / 499 ft |
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96 |
2016 |
150 m / 492 ft |
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96 |
2022 |
150 m / 492 ft |
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98 |
2010 |
150 m / 492 ft |
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99 |
2020 |
150 m / 491 ft |
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100 |
- |
147 m / 483 ft |
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101 |
2008 |
142 m / 466 ft |
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102 |
- |
138 m / 453 ft |
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103 |
2001 |
134 m / 438 ft |
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104 |
2021 |
130 m / 426 ft |
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105 |
- |
128 m / 420 ft |
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106 |
2007 |
125 m / 409 ft |
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107 |
2021 |
120 m / 394 ft |
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108 |
2011 |
119 m / 389 ft |
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109 |
- |
115 m / 378 ft |
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110 |
2006 |
115 m / 377 ft |
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111 |
- |
107 m / 351 ft |
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112 |
2016 |
100 m / 328 ft |
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113 |
2017 |
95 m / 312 ft |
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114 |
1991 |
91 m / 299 ft |
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115 |
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90 m / 295 ft |
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116 |
2005 |
90 m / 294 ft |
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117 |
1970 |
89 m / 292 ft |
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118 |
2015 |
88 m / 290 ft |
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119 |
2007 |
87 m / 285 ft |
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120 |
2017 |
85 m / 279 ft |
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121 |
2005 |
82 m / 268 ft |
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122 |
2015 |
81 m / 265 ft |
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123 |
2017 |
76 m / 249 ft |
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124 |
2018 |
71 m / 232 ft |
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125 |
2016 |
68 m / 223 ft |
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126 |
2017 |
67 m / 221 ft |
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127 |
2018 |
66 m / 216 ft |
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128 |
2016 |
66 m / 215 ft |
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129 |
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63 m / 205 ft |
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130 |
2006 |
57 m / 187 ft |
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131 |
2018 |
49 m / 160 ft |
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2022 |
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2024 |
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150 m+ Buildings
300 m+ Buildings
Average Building Age*
11 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (46%), 43 Buildings
Most Common Material*
Concrete (65%), 53 Buildings
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.
*Based on 94 Completed & Under Construction Buildings
NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.
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27 May 2020 | Online Event
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30 May 2018 | Chicago
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30 October 2017 | Sydney
Circular Quay Tower will be the centerpiece of an urban regeneration precinct that will reshape Sydney’s iconic harbour area and central business district. Taking advantage...
30 October 2017 | Sydney
Ross Palmer & Gerard Evenden of Foster + Partners are interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017 | Sydney
Circular Quay Tower is an exceptional example of the private and public sectors working together to transform an area, breathing new life into George Street...
03 November 2016 | Chicago
Sophisticated, distinctive, and transformative, Hearst Tower has profoundly impacted the skyscraper typology through its first decade of existence. Rarely has a tower so successfully integrated...
12 November 2015 | Chicago
Toby Blunt, Partner, Foster + Partners, & Robert Halvorson, Principal, Halvorson and Partners, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the 2015 CTBUH Best Tall Building...
12 November 2015 | Chicago
Toby Blunt, Partner, Foster + Partners, and Robert Halvorson, Executive Vice President, Halvorson and Partners, speak at the 14th Annual Best Tall Building Symposium in...
12 November 2015 | Chicago
Yoram Eilon, Seinor Vice President, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, Kenneth Lewis, Managing Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Hin Kong Poon, Deputy Chief Development Officer, CapitaLand...
15 August 2014 | Chicago
Industry leaders answering this question include: Clyde Baker, AECOM; Nigel Dancey, Foster + Partners; Rem Koolhaas, OMA; Roy Liu, Gravity Partnership Ltd.; and Bill Price,...
07 November 2013 | Chicago
Jack Matthews and Nigel Dancey discuss The Bow, the Best Tall Building Americas Winner. The stunning form is discussed as a response to the site...
07 November 2013 | Chicago
The winner of the Best Tall Building Americas award, The Bow is stunning as a form and functions well from an environmental and urban standpoint....
20 December 2012 | Chicago
Industry leaders answering this question include: Adrian Smith, AS+GG; Joseph Rechichi, Forest City Ratner Companies;Toby Blunt, Foster + Partners; Werner Sobek, Werner Sobek Group; John...
20 December 2012 | Chicago
Industry leaders answering this question include: Werner Sobek, Werner Sobek Group; Chris Wilkinson, Wilkinson Eyre Architects; Adrian Smith, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture; Dr....
20 December 2012 | Chicago
Industry leaders answering this question include: Adrian Smith, AS+GG; Craig Webb, Gehry Partners; Matthias Sauerbruch, Sauerbruch Hutton; Chris Wilkinson, Wilkinson Eyre Architects; Craig Gibbons, Arup;...
03 November 2011 | Chicago
Toby speaks about The Index in Dubai which is the 2011 Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa winner. He speaks about the inspirations and...
03 November 2011 | Chicago
The Index has a long but narrow profile which houses its mixed residential-over-office functions within its coherent but well articulated form. The tower has been...
04 February 2010 | Mumbai
In the early part of 2009, twelve students from the Illinois Institute of Technology, under the tutelage of Professor Antony Wood and working together with...
03 February 2010 | Mumbai
Sustainability has been a central theme of Foster + Partners’ work for more than 40 years,with buildings like the Reichstag in Berlin (1992-99) and Commerzbank...
31 October 2008 | Chicago
Eminent academic and author Chris Abel presents a detailed overview of the Chinese work of architecture firm Norman Foster and Partners at S. R. Crown...
05 March 2008 | Dubai
Robert Halvorson, of Halvorson and Partners, presented a number of tall buildings created through the collaboration of the practices of his firm and Lord Foster's,...
25 October 2007 | Chicago
The CTBUH 6th Annual Awards Dinner, set within the atmospheric setting of Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology,...
25 October 2006 | Chicago
Robert A. Halvorson, Halvorson & Partners discusses the design process between Foster and Halvorson that led to the unique Moscow City Tower design at the...
27 May 2020 | Online Event
The construction and real estate industries, already in the midst of adjusting practices to an increasingly digital influence, realized a new urgency with the onset...
30 May 2018 | Chicago
Perhaps only a few could have predicted the degree to which Lumiere Residences would so thoroughly encapsulate an Australian sensibility toward vertical architecture when it...
30 October 2017 | Sydney
Circular Quay Tower will be the centerpiece of an urban regeneration precinct that will reshape Sydney’s iconic harbour area and central business district. Taking advantage...
30 October 2017 | Sydney
Ross Palmer & Gerard Evenden of Foster + Partners are interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
30 October 2017 | Sydney
Circular Quay Tower is an exceptional example of the private and public sectors working together to transform an area, breathing new life into George Street...
03 November 2016 | Chicago
Sophisticated, distinctive, and transformative, Hearst Tower has profoundly impacted the skyscraper typology through its first decade of existence. Rarely has a tower so successfully integrated...
12 November 2015 | Chicago
Toby Blunt, Partner, Foster + Partners, & Robert Halvorson, Principal, Halvorson and Partners, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the 2015 CTBUH Best Tall Building...
12 November 2015 | Chicago
Toby Blunt, Partner, Foster + Partners, and Robert Halvorson, Executive Vice President, Halvorson and Partners, speak at the 14th Annual Best Tall Building Symposium in...
12 November 2015 | Chicago
Yoram Eilon, Seinor Vice President, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, Kenneth Lewis, Managing Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Hin Kong Poon, Deputy Chief Development Officer, CapitaLand...
15 August 2014 | Chicago
Industry leaders answering this question include: Clyde Baker, AECOM; Nigel Dancey, Foster + Partners; Rem Koolhaas, OMA; Roy Liu, Gravity Partnership Ltd.; and Bill Price,...
07 November 2013 | Chicago
Jack Matthews and Nigel Dancey discuss The Bow, the Best Tall Building Americas Winner. The stunning form is discussed as a response to the site...
07 November 2013 | Chicago
The winner of the Best Tall Building Americas award, The Bow is stunning as a form and functions well from an environmental and urban standpoint....
20 December 2012 | Chicago
Industry leaders answering this question include: Adrian Smith, AS+GG; Joseph Rechichi, Forest City Ratner Companies;Toby Blunt, Foster + Partners; Werner Sobek, Werner Sobek Group; John...
20 December 2012 | Chicago
Industry leaders answering this question include: Werner Sobek, Werner Sobek Group; Chris Wilkinson, Wilkinson Eyre Architects; Adrian Smith, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture; Dr....
20 December 2012 | Chicago
Industry leaders answering this question include: Adrian Smith, AS+GG; Craig Webb, Gehry Partners; Matthias Sauerbruch, Sauerbruch Hutton; Chris Wilkinson, Wilkinson Eyre Architects; Craig Gibbons, Arup;...
03 November 2011 | Chicago
Toby speaks about The Index in Dubai which is the 2011 Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa winner. He speaks about the inspirations and...
03 November 2011 | Chicago
The Index has a long but narrow profile which houses its mixed residential-over-office functions within its coherent but well articulated form. The tower has been...
04 February 2010 | Mumbai
In the early part of 2009, twelve students from the Illinois Institute of Technology, under the tutelage of Professor Antony Wood and working together with...
03 February 2010 | Mumbai
Sustainability has been a central theme of Foster + Partners’ work for more than 40 years,with buildings like the Reichstag in Berlin (1992-99) and Commerzbank...
31 October 2008 | Chicago
Eminent academic and author Chris Abel presents a detailed overview of the Chinese work of architecture firm Norman Foster and Partners at S. R. Crown...
05 March 2008 | Dubai
Robert Halvorson, of Halvorson and Partners, presented a number of tall buildings created through the collaboration of the practices of his firm and Lord Foster's,...
25 October 2007 | Chicago
The CTBUH 6th Annual Awards Dinner, set within the atmospheric setting of Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology,...
25 October 2006 | Chicago
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30 October 2017
CTBUH 2017 Conference Speakers
The future of humanity on this planet relies on the collective benefits of urban density; reducing both land consumption and the energy needed to construct...
20 April 2017
Roland Schnizer, Irene Gallou & Adam Davis, Foster + Partners; Chia Wah Kam, Arup; Ho Weng Hin, Studio Lapis
After more than 100 years, an area of Singapore formerly off-limits to the public has been transformed into a new mixed-use development that combines two...
26 October 2015
Stephan Reinke, Stephan Reinke Architects
This paper will reveal the importance of integrating the Ground Plane, Mid-Level and Rooftop Urban Public Spaces in the City. We will explore the NYLON...
26 October 2015
Mark Lavery, Tim Kelly & Anil Hira
As the trend for complex architectural forms continues, the relationship between design and construction has become ever more interdependent. Where this interdependency was once limited...
26 October 2015
Joern Teipel, Outokumpu
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01 September 2013
James Barnes, Foster + Partners; Jonathan Hendricks, Yolles
The Bow is the latest and most ambitious high-rise development in the Canadian city of Calgary. The client’s aim was to create a world-class building...
21 September 2012
John Viise, Yantong Zhao & Robert Halvorson, Halvorson and Partners
As tall buildings grow to greater heights and strive to incorporate more unique forms, clarity in the development of the structural system at conceptual design...
16 October 2005
Antony Wood & Philip Oldfield, University of Nottingham
This paper proposes to analyse in detail the skybridge links of the WTC replacement designs – impact on evacuation, structure, façade, tower operation etc –...
10 October 2004
Keizo Shimizu, Nippon ERI Co
The paper provides images that relate to the 150-Story Millennium Tower, proposed by Foster and Partners in 1989.
30 October 2017
CTBUH 2017 Conference Speakers
The future of humanity on this planet relies on the collective benefits of urban density; reducing both land consumption and the energy needed to construct...
20 April 2017
Roland Schnizer, Irene Gallou & Adam Davis, Foster + Partners; Chia Wah Kam, Arup; Ho Weng Hin, Studio Lapis
After more than 100 years, an area of Singapore formerly off-limits to the public has been transformed into a new mixed-use development that combines two...
26 October 2015
Stephan Reinke, Stephan Reinke Architects
This paper will reveal the importance of integrating the Ground Plane, Mid-Level and Rooftop Urban Public Spaces in the City. We will explore the NYLON...
26 October 2015
Mark Lavery, Tim Kelly & Anil Hira
As the trend for complex architectural forms continues, the relationship between design and construction has become ever more interdependent. Where this interdependency was once limited...
26 October 2015
Joern Teipel, Outokumpu
Stainless steel is a key material in modern skyscraper architecture, exploiting the material’s sustainability, functionality and aesthetics. After an outline on some general features of...
01 September 2013
James Barnes, Foster + Partners; Jonathan Hendricks, Yolles
The Bow is the latest and most ambitious high-rise development in the Canadian city of Calgary. The client’s aim was to create a world-class building...
21 September 2012
John Viise, Yantong Zhao & Robert Halvorson, Halvorson and Partners
As tall buildings grow to greater heights and strive to incorporate more unique forms, clarity in the development of the structural system at conceptual design...
16 October 2005
Antony Wood & Philip Oldfield, University of Nottingham
This paper proposes to analyse in detail the skybridge links of the WTC replacement designs – impact on evacuation, structure, façade, tower operation etc –...
10 October 2004
Keizo Shimizu, Nippon ERI Co
The paper provides images that relate to the 150-Story Millennium Tower, proposed by Foster and Partners in 1989.
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05 March 2021 | Sydney
Canadian-based Oxford Properties Group will move ahead on building a 38-story office tower above Sydney Metro’s future Pitt Street Station after the project was approved....
05 March 2021 | New York City
A new set of renderings has been released for Vornado Realty Trust‘s 7.4-million-square-foot (687,482-square-meter) Penn District redevelopment in Midtown. Created by DBOX, the images highlight...
19 February 2021 | New York City
50 Hudson Yards, the practice’s latest building in New York has officially topped out. The LEED Gold-designed, 58-story office development forms an integral part of...
12 February 2021 | London
Foster + Partners has resubmitted scaled-down plans for an office scheme on a corner site in Whitechapel, east London. The project for developer South Street Asset...
25 January 2021 | New York City
Updated renderings created by DBOX for Vornado Realty Trust showcase The Penn District, a 7.4-million-square-foot (687,482 square meters) development in Midtown, Manhattan. Located within the...
12 January 2021 | Toronto
Mizrahi Developments' The One kicked off 2021 with proposed changes to its height. Approved at 85 stories and 308.6 meters, the plan would add nine...
05 October 2020 | Buenos Aires
Construction on Avenida Cordoba 120 is underway. The 35-story office tower located at a key junction between the traditional city center and the main entrance...
23 September 2020 | Dubai
ICD Brookfield Place opened its doors to the public and its first wave of tenants the week of 21 September, 2020. The 54-story, 1.1 million...
06 July 2020 | Athens
The Hellinikon Project broke ground Friday 3 July 2020. The project, on the site of Athens’ former international airport, undertaken by Lamda Development, will turn...
07 May 2020 | Yekaterinburg
Foster + Partners first built project in Russia is set to be completed later in 2020, as construction work for the RMK headquarters in Yekaterinburg...
20 January 2020 | London
New Approval Being Sought for Residential Tower After Design Changes Controversial plans to build a 27-story tower and 462 new homes at 100 West Cromwell...
07 January 2020 | Doha
Hyundai Engineering and Construction, a major construction firm in South Korea, said on 2 January 2020 it has clinched a ₩613 billion (US$530 million) order...
18 October 2019 | San Francisco
Chinese developer Oceanwide Holdings suspended construction on a 605-foot (184-meter) tower in San Francisco’s Transbay district, one of the city’s largest projects, as it grapples...
10 October 2019 | Sydney
Sydney’s tallest building will be dubbed the “Salesforce Tower Sydney” after its newly-announced anchor tenant, with the US software giant taking up nearly 50 percent...
26 August 2019 | Warsaw
The Varso Place complex, named after Varsovia, the Latin name for Warsaw, is being built next to the capital’s central station. Three buildings will be...
06 August 2019 | London
Asian developer Perennial Real Estate Holdings has dealt a blow to Eric Parry Architects’ approved plans to build the tallest building in the City of...
06 August 2019 | New York City
A yellow safety cocoon has been installed around the perimeter of the floor plates at Sutton 58 (also known as 3 Sutton Place and 426-432...
16 July 2019 | London
London mayor Sadiq Khan has refused the Foster + Partners designed Tulip Tower saying the 304-meter-tall tourist attraction could harm the city’s skyline. Overturning the...
03 July 2019 | Makati
Property firm SM Development Corp. (SMDC) and Federal Land Inc. have sold approximately 40 percent of space available within The Estate, a luxury residential project...
16 April 2019 | Toronto
Toronto’s crowded skyline could see scores of new skyscrapers sprouting up in the next few years, more than doubling the number of tall buildings in...
02 April 2019 | London
The City of London’s planning committee has approved Foster + Partners’ controversial Tulip Tower next to the Gherkin despite significant opposition from heritage campaigners. Following...
27 March 2019 | London
City of London planning officers have recommended approval for Foster + Partners’ opinion-splitting Tulip on a site next to the Gherkin. The planned 305-meter-tall tourist...
15 March 2019 | New York City
At noon on March 15, 2019, New York’s newest neighborhood ceremonially opened for business. Hudson Yards‘ first public-facing attractions, the Shops & Restaurants and Thomas...
26 February 2019 | Taipei
Foster + Partners has unveiled its plans for a new headquarters in Taipei for Taiwanese mega-conglomerate Goldsun Group. An existing factory will be replaced with...
10 December 2018 | London
Historic England has objected to Foster + Partners’ proposed 305-meter-tall Tulip tower saying its “unusual eye-catching form” could harm views of the Tower of London. ...
05 March 2021 | Sydney
Canadian-based Oxford Properties Group will move ahead on building a 38-story office tower above Sydney Metro’s future Pitt Street Station after the project was approved....
05 March 2021 | New York City
A new set of renderings has been released for Vornado Realty Trust‘s 7.4-million-square-foot (687,482-square-meter) Penn District redevelopment in Midtown. Created by DBOX, the images highlight...
19 February 2021 | New York City
50 Hudson Yards, the practice’s latest building in New York has officially topped out. The LEED Gold-designed, 58-story office development forms an integral part of...
12 February 2021 | London
Foster + Partners has resubmitted scaled-down plans for an office scheme on a corner site in Whitechapel, east London. The project for developer South Street Asset...
25 January 2021 | New York City
Updated renderings created by DBOX for Vornado Realty Trust showcase The Penn District, a 7.4-million-square-foot (687,482 square meters) development in Midtown, Manhattan. Located within the...
12 January 2021 | Toronto
Mizrahi Developments' The One kicked off 2021 with proposed changes to its height. Approved at 85 stories and 308.6 meters, the plan would add nine...
05 October 2020 | Buenos Aires
Construction on Avenida Cordoba 120 is underway. The 35-story office tower located at a key junction between the traditional city center and the main entrance...
23 September 2020 | Dubai
ICD Brookfield Place opened its doors to the public and its first wave of tenants the week of 21 September, 2020. The 54-story, 1.1 million...
06 July 2020 | Athens
The Hellinikon Project broke ground Friday 3 July 2020. The project, on the site of Athens’ former international airport, undertaken by Lamda Development, will turn...
07 May 2020 | Yekaterinburg
Foster + Partners first built project in Russia is set to be completed later in 2020, as construction work for the RMK headquarters in Yekaterinburg...
20 January 2020 | London
New Approval Being Sought for Residential Tower After Design Changes Controversial plans to build a 27-story tower and 462 new homes at 100 West Cromwell...
07 January 2020 | Doha
Hyundai Engineering and Construction, a major construction firm in South Korea, said on 2 January 2020 it has clinched a ₩613 billion (US$530 million) order...
18 October 2019 | San Francisco
Chinese developer Oceanwide Holdings suspended construction on a 605-foot (184-meter) tower in San Francisco’s Transbay district, one of the city’s largest projects, as it grapples...
10 October 2019 | Sydney
Sydney’s tallest building will be dubbed the “Salesforce Tower Sydney” after its newly-announced anchor tenant, with the US software giant taking up nearly 50 percent...
26 August 2019 | Warsaw
The Varso Place complex, named after Varsovia, the Latin name for Warsaw, is being built next to the capital’s central station. Three buildings will be...
06 August 2019 | London
Asian developer Perennial Real Estate Holdings has dealt a blow to Eric Parry Architects’ approved plans to build the tallest building in the City of...
06 August 2019 | New York City
A yellow safety cocoon has been installed around the perimeter of the floor plates at Sutton 58 (also known as 3 Sutton Place and 426-432...
16 July 2019 | London
London mayor Sadiq Khan has refused the Foster + Partners designed Tulip Tower saying the 304-meter-tall tourist attraction could harm the city’s skyline. Overturning the...
03 July 2019 | Makati
Property firm SM Development Corp. (SMDC) and Federal Land Inc. have sold approximately 40 percent of space available within The Estate, a luxury residential project...
16 April 2019 | Toronto
Toronto’s crowded skyline could see scores of new skyscrapers sprouting up in the next few years, more than doubling the number of tall buildings in...
02 April 2019 | London
The City of London’s planning committee has approved Foster + Partners’ controversial Tulip Tower next to the Gherkin despite significant opposition from heritage campaigners. Following...
27 March 2019 | London
City of London planning officers have recommended approval for Foster + Partners’ opinion-splitting Tulip on a site next to the Gherkin. The planned 305-meter-tall tourist...
15 March 2019 | New York City
At noon on March 15, 2019, New York’s newest neighborhood ceremonially opened for business. Hudson Yards‘ first public-facing attractions, the Shops & Restaurants and Thomas...
26 February 2019 | Taipei
Foster + Partners has unveiled its plans for a new headquarters in Taipei for Taiwanese mega-conglomerate Goldsun Group. An existing factory will be replaced with...
10 December 2018 | London
Historic England has objected to Foster + Partners’ proposed 305-meter-tall Tulip tower saying its “unusual eye-catching form” could harm views of the Tower of London. ...
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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.
27 May 2020
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.
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.
31 January 2018
CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood and Events Manager Jessica Rinkel-Miller traveled to Dubai in preparation for the 2018 Middle East Conference.
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.
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.
18 August 2017
A joint venture between the Urban Taskforce and CTBUH delivered a successful “warm-up” event in advance of the CTBUH 2017 Conference in Australia on August 18, 2017.
13 October 2016
The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.
17 August 2016
CTBUH Sydney held a collaborative event with UNSW Built Environment, welcoming British architect Ken Shuttleworth, founder of Make, to Australia.
16 March 2016
CTBUH YPC held their first meeting of 2016 on March 16 at the offices of SOM to discuss the success of the past events and plans for future initiatives.
12 February 2016
CTBUH YPC kicked off their educational outreach initiative with a mentorship program at Pratt Institute, to teach students how to unlock synergistic potential in their designs.
13 January 2016
CTBUH YPC hosted an event on wind engineering and understanding its effects on tall buildings as well as to provide insight into the engineering efforts in design of shorter buildings.
16–20 February 2015
Daniel Safarik, CTBUH China Office Director & Journal Editor, visited Miami to engage with firms, welcome new members, and gain a understanding of a fast growing tall building market.
07 November 2013
The CTBUH 12th Annual awards ceremony and dinner was held immediately after the afternoon Symposium in nearby S.R. Crown Hall.
07 November 2013
The winner of the Best Tall Building Americas award, The Bow is stunning as a form and functions well from an environmental and urban standpoint. It serves as a rare example of an iconic design resulting from the most practical, yet creative, response to site constraints.
01 September 2013
The Bow is the latest and most ambitious high-rise development in the Canadian city of Calgary. The client’s aim was to create a world-class building that would be a defining landmark on the city’s skyline.
20 September 2012
The Jiushi Corporation Headquarters in Shanghai, now over 10 years old, still stands out within its urban context.
03 February 2010
Sustainability has been a central theme of Foster + Partners’ work for more than 40 years,with buildings like the Reichstag in Berlin (1992-99) and Commerzbank Headquarters in Frankfurt (1991-1997). Most recently, the design of Masdar, a 1,483-acre, carbon-neutral, zero-waste planned community in Abu Dhabi shows how holistic environmental thinking is now being applied at an urban scale. David Nelson presented the Masdar scheme, alongside a number of other sustainable planning projects, which reflect the practice’s commitment to designing for a sustainable future.
01 October 2008
Eminent academic and author Chris Abel presents a detailed overview of the Chinese work of architecture firm Norman Foster and Partners.
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