PLP Architecture

CTBUH Silver Member

Overview
Buildings
Initiatives

About

Member Since: 2012

Member Offices: London

PLP Architecture is a London-based group of architects, designers and thinkers who value the transformative role of ideas and the capacity for architecture to inspire. The practice is led by a group of partners including Lee Polisano, David Leventhal, Karen Cook and Ron Bakker, who formerly were in charge of KPF’s London office for over 20 years.

While they bring a global perspective to their projects, their design resolutions are delivered through an understanding of local conditions. Design challenges are viewed not as a series of constraints but rather as opportunities for exciting, environmentally responsive architecture and sustainable urban design.

The foundation of their work lies in a commitment to the quality of life in the city, a delight in the handling of material, space and light and an optimism about architecture’s potential to enrich society.

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	Height
1	Nexus Tower	595 m / 1,952 ft
2	The Assima Tower	301.6 m / 990 ft
3	22 Bishopsgate	278.2 m / 913 ft
4	China Resources Shenrun Building	262 m / 860 ft
5	Western Yards-Tower B	162.9 m / 534 ft
6	Westferry Printworks T4	146.9 m / 482 ft
7	Four Seasons Abu Dhabi	144 m / 472 ft
8	Imperial West Tower	138.5 m / 454 ft
9	One Bishopsgate Plaza	135.9 m / 446 ft
10	Tree House	130 m / 427 ft

Awards

Award of Excellence: One Bishopsgate Plaza

Best Tall Building, by Region, Europe 2023

Ctbuh Leaders

Lars Hesselgren

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

London

Chiara Occhipinti

CTBUH Height and Data Committee, 2024 – Present

London

RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	Nexus Tower	Shenzhen	-	595 m / 1,952 ft	124	Hotel / Office / Retail
2	Lizhi Park Office Tower	Shenzhen	-	347 m / 1,138 ft	N/A	Office
3	Foshan Shuntie Holdings Tower	Foshan	2025	318 m / 1,043 ft	90	Hotel / Office
4	The Assima Tower	Kuwait City	2023	302 m / 990 ft	65	Office
5	Oakwood Tower	London	-	300 m / 984 ft	80	Residential
6	22 Bishopsgate	London	2020	278 m / 913 ft	62	Office
7	China Resources Shenrun Building	Shenzhen	2023	262 m / 860 ft	54	Office
8	Western Yards-Tower B	London	-	163 m / 534 ft	49	Residential
9	Westferry Printworks T4	London	-	147 m / 482 ft	44	Residential
10	Four Seasons Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi	2016	144 m / 472 ft	34	Serviced Apartments / Hotel
11	Imperial West Tower	London	2019	139 m / 454 ft	35	Residential
12	One Bishopsgate Plaza	London	2021	136 m / 446 ft	42	Serviced Apartments / Hotel
13	Tree House	Rotterdam	2025	130 m / 427 ft	37	Residential / Office
14	Eastern Yards-Building SH-5	London	-	120 m / 392 ft	34	Residential / Hotel
15	Stratford Collective	London	-	113 m / 370 ft	32	Office / Residential
16	Westferry Printworks T3	London	-	109 m / 359 ft	32	Residential
17	Westferry Printworks T5	London	-	109 m / 359 ft	31	Residential
18	Sampson House-Tower B	London	-	108 m / 353 ft	30	Residential
19	Westferry Printworks-Tower 4	London	-	106 m / 348 ft	30	Residential
20	Eastern Yards-Building SH-7	London	-	104 m / 340 ft	30	Residential
21	Sampson House-Tower C	London	-	94 m / 308 ft	26	Residential
22	Corso Como Place	Milan	2021	92 m / 302 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 21 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,067 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.	21	Office
23	Nova Victoria-South	London	2016	87 m / 284 ft	19	Office
24	Western Yards-The Arbor	London	2022	85 m / 278 ft	18	Office
25	Whitechapel Estate-Tower I	London	2025	82 m / 268 ft	24	Residential
26	Westferry Printworks T2	London	-	81 m / 265 ft	23	Residential
27	World Trade Center Amsterdam Tower 10	Amsterdam	2022	80 m / 262 ft	21	Office
28	The Collective Stratford	London	-	75 m / 247 ft	22	Hotel
29	Whitechapel Estate-Tower E	London	2025	69 m / 226 ft	20	Residential
30	Nova Victoria-North	London	2016	68 m / 224 ft	14	Office
31	Westferry Printworks T1	London	-	68 m / 223 ft	19	Residential
32	Westferry Printworks-Tower 3	London	-	64 m / 210 ft	17	Residential
33	The Edge	Amsterdam	2014	58 m / 190 ft	15	Office
34	Old Oak Common Tower 1	London	-	-	45	Residential
35	Bishopsgate Goodsyard Tower G	London	-	-	38	Residential
36	Bishopsgate Goodsyard Tower C1	London	-	-	30	Residential
36	Old Oak Common Tower 2	London	-	-	30	Residential
38	Bishopsgate Goodsyard Tower C2	London	-	-	26	Residential
39	Blackfriars Road Tower	London	-	-	22	Office
40	Park Nova	Singapore	2023	-	21	Residential
41	211 West 54th Street	New York City	-	-	N/A	Residential

CTBUH Initiatives Involving PLP Architecture

CTBUH Chief Executive Officer Conducts Speaking Tour of London

06 December 2018

CTBUH CEO Antony Wood traveled to his native UK for a speaking and listening tour, including a keynote address and several dinners with key figures of the tall building industry.

CTBUH UK Tours 22 Bishopsgate

23 February 2018

The CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter conducted an under-construction tour of 22 Bishopsgate, the tallest building under construction in the UK.

Debating Tall: A Skyline Commission for London?

28 July 2017

In the CTBUH Journal 2017, Issue III, two experts debate on the issues that the city of London faces regarding new tall building construction and protected historic views.

Does London Need Tall Buildings?

07 October 2015

The CTBUH UK Chapter hosted a successful panel discussion posing the question "Does London need tall buildings?" at Grimshaw's Clerkenwell studio.

Activity at the CTBUH London Conference: Day One

11 June 2013

See the highlights from the first day of the CTBUH 2013 London Conference including the Opening Plenary and Conference Dinner.