CTBUH Gold Member

Zaha Hadid Architects

About

Member Since: 2015

Member Offices: London

Website: http://www.zaha-hadid.com/

Zaha Hadid Architects work at all scales and in all sectors. They create transformative cultural, corporate, residential and other spaces that work in synchronicity with their surroundings. Each of Zaha Hadid's, founding partner of Zaha Hadid Architects, dynamic and innovative projects builds on over thirty years of revolutionary experimentation and research in the interrelated fields of urbanism, architecture, and design.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Interior Design; Urban Design

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.

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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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Height
1 Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-1
394 m / 1,293  ft
2 Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-2
355.7 m / 1,167  ft
3 Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre Tower 2
315 m / 1,033  ft
4 Nile Tower
300 m / 984  ft
5 Taikang Online Headquarters Tower 1
270.8 m / 888  ft
6 Taikang Online Headquarters Tower 2
261.7 m / 859  ft
7 Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre Tower 1
255 m / 837  ft
8 Unicorn Island Tower 1
250 m / 820  ft
9 Taikang Online Headquarters Tower 3
238.6 m / 783  ft
10 One Thousand Museum
213.1 m / 699  ft

Awards

Studio City Phase 2

Award of Excellence: Studio City Phase 2

Best Tall Building, by Height, 100-199 meters 2024

Ctbuh Leaders

Viviana Muscettola

Viviana Muscettola

CTBUH Women Rising Committee, 2025 – Present

London

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

09 April 2019

A Fully Computational Workflow Enables Complexity at the City of Dreams, Macau

The Morpheus Hotel is within the City of Dreams resort of Macau, which includes a casino, two theaters, a shopping district, 20 restaurants and four...

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Research

20 March 2020

Tall + Urban Innovation 2020: Dominant Trends

Providing a global overview of tall building development, design and construction, the CTBUH Awards Program and related Tall + Urban Innovation Conference annually survey projects,...

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Global News

14 November 2024

31-Story Luxury Building in Malta Opens

Mercury Towers, standing at 31 stories and 122 meters in St Julian's has been completed and is now open. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects this...

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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
1 666 5th Avenue

427 m / 1,400 ft
2 Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-1

394 m / 1,293 ft
3 Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-2

356 m / 1,167 ft
4 Signature Towers Office

351 m / 1,152 ft
5 Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre Tower 2

315 m / 1,033 ft
6 Signature Towers Hotel

305 m / 1,001 ft
7 Nile Tower

300 m / 984 ft
8 Taikang Online Headquarters Tower 1

271 m / 888 ft
9 Taikang Online Headquarters Tower 2

262 m / 859 ft
10 Lilium Tower

257 m / 843 ft
11 Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre Tower 1

255 m / 837 ft
12 Signature Towers Residential

251 m / 823 ft
13 Unicorn Island Tower 1

250 m / 820 ft
14 Taikang Online Headquarters Tower 3

239 m / 783 ft
15 One Thousand Museum

213 m / 699 ft
16 Daxia Tower

210 m / 689 ft
17 Leeza SOHO

207 m / 679 ft
18 Dorobanti Tower

200 m / 656 ft
19 Wangjing SOHO T3

200 m / 656 ft
20 OPPO Headquarters

200 m / 656 ft
21 Futian Financial Technology Tower

200 m / 655 ft
22 The Henderson

190 m / 623 ft
23 Fereshteh Pasargad Hotel

188 m / 617 ft
24 Vauxhall Cross South Tower

186 m / 609 ft
25 600 Collins Street

186 m / 609 ft
26 Unicorn Island Tower 2

178 m / 584 ft
27 Generali Tower

177 m / 582 ft
28 Central Bank of Iraq

172 m / 564 ft
29 The PHI

160 m / 525 ft
30 Morpheus

154 m / 504 ft
31 Vauxhall Cross North Tower

151 m / 496 ft
32 Studio City Phase 2 North Tower

150 m / 490 ft
32 Studio City Phase 2 South Tower

150 m / 490 ft
34 Tour CMA-CGM

143 m / 469 ft
35 d'Leedon 05

137 m / 451 ft
35 d'Leedon 09

137 m / 451 ft
35 d'Leedon 15

137 m / 451 ft
38 d'Leedon 03

137 m / 449 ft
39 d'Leedon 07

135 m / 442 ft
40 Mariners Cove Tower 1

134 m / 438 ft
40 Mariners Cove Tower 2

134 m / 438 ft
42 Wangjing SOHO T2

127 m / 417 ft
43 d'Leedon 11

126 m / 412 ft
44 d'Leedon 13

124 m / 406 ft
45 Sky Park Tower

119 m / 390 ft
46 Wangjing SOHO T1

118 m / 387 ft
47 Mercury Tower

112 m / 367 ft
48 Sky Park Residential Tower 1

105 m / 344 ft
48 Sky Park Residential Tower 2

105 m / 344 ft
48 Sky Park Residential Tower 3

105 m / 344 ft
48 Sky Park Residential Tower 4

105 m / 344 ft
52 Torre BBK en Zorrozuarre

104 m / 342 ft
53 The Opus

93 m / 305 ft
54 The Jockey Club Innovation Tower

71 m / 234 ft
55 Galaxy SOHO 1

67 m / 220 ft
55 Galaxy SOHO 2

67 m / 220 ft
55 Galaxy SOHO 3

67 m / 220 ft
58 Galaxy SOHO 4

64 m

210 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 14 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 356 other buildings of the same Office / Retail 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.
59 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 1,223 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.
60 520 West 28th Street

41 m / 135 ft
61 Infinitus Plaza Building A

36 m / 117 ft
61 Infinitus Plaza Building B

36 m / 117 ft
63 East Gate Tower

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64 Bora Residential Tower

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65 Lusail Hotel

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66 Grace on Coronation Tower 1

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67 Le Schuylkill Renovation

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68 Grace on Coronation Tower 2

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69 Grace on Coronation Tower 3

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70 The Mayfair

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71 Admiral Serebryakov Embankment Tower 1

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72 Admiral Serebryakov Embankment Tower 2

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73 Alai Siete

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73 Alai Cinco

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73 Alai Cuatro

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73 Alai Dos

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73 Alai Seis

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73 Alai Tres

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73 Alai Uno

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73 China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group Headquarters

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73 Napoli Porta Est North Tower

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73 Napoli Porta Est South Tower

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73 Rublyovo-Arkhangelskoye Tower 1

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73 Rublyovo-Arkhangelskoye Tower 2

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

8 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (70%)

Most Common Material*

Composite (64%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 20 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 11 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

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.

Designated Experts

Paolo Zilli

Associate Director, Zaha Hadid Architects
London, United Kingdom

Ctbuh Leaders At Zaha Hadid Architects

CTBUH Women Rising Committee, 2025 – Present

Viviana Muscettola

Director, Zaha Hadid Architects
London, United Kingdom

Videos

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09 April 2019

A Fully Computational Workflow Enables Complexity at the City of Dreams, Macau

The Morpheus Hotel is within the City of Dreams resort of Macau, which includes a casino, two theaters, a shopping district, 20 restaurants and four...

31 January 2019

UK Chapter: Smart Cities / Smart Buildings

Peter Murray | New London Architecture Simon Giles | Tyrens London Carolyn Dwyer | City of London Corporation David Nicholl | ABB Patrik Schumacher |...

29 January 2018

"Geometry of Tall Buildings" - a CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter Event

The London Committee of the CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter recently hosted [i]Geometry of Tall Buildings[/i], a conversation between leading architects and engineers on the geometry...

03 November 2017

CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Melbourne Session 3A: Planning for Rapid Growth in a Multi-Modal City Q&A

Shaun Schroter, Principal, Architectus, chairs the question and answer session with Neil Stonell, Partner, Grimshaw Architects; Gianluca Racana, Director, Zaha Hadid Architects; and Toby Lodge,...

18 October 2016

Tall Buildings and Context: Appropriate High Rise Vernaculars

The issue of skyscraper form and expression being appropriate to cultural and social context is currently a hotly debated topic in China, as well as...

18 October 2016

CTBUH Video Interview – Patrik Schumacher

Patrik Schumacher of Zaha Hadid Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Patrik talks about the evolution of modernist design...

17 October 2016

Mixed Use Tall Buildings – The Challenges and Benefits of Vertical Urbanization

Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Samuel So, JLL, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 3c: Building Operation. China is the global epicenter of...

19 September 2012

Developing High Profile Branded Commercial Projects in China

This presentation examines SOHO China’s process of developing and realizing ideas and strategies, from the client’s perspective. Market analysis, urban relationship, design parametric, sustainability methodology...

25 October 2006

Keynote Talk - Thinking Outside the Box

Patrik Schumacher, Zaha Hadid Architects presents several high-rise projects by Zaha Hadid Architects including proposals in New York, Beijing, Marseilles, Milan, Moscow and Dubai at...

25 October 2006

Session 3 Q&A

The Session 3 speaker panel consisting of Shahab Lutfi, Dubai Properties and Patrik Schumacher, Founding Partner, Zaha Hadid Architects; took questions from the CTBUH Chicago...

Research

20 March 2020

Tall + Urban Innovation 2020: Dominant Trends

CTBUH Research

Providing a global overview of tall building development, design and construction, the CTBUH Awards Program and related Tall + Urban Innovation Conference annually survey projects,...

12 December 2019

Interactive Study on Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2019

CTBUH Research

The year 2019 was remarkable for the tall building industry, with 26 supertall buildings (300 meters or taller) completed, the most in any year. This...

28 October 2019

After Machine-À-Habiter

Paolo Zilli, Zaha Hadid Architects

The technological component in architecture has dramatically increased during the last 50 years. Buildings react automatically to various inputs and the machine-à-habiter—a main concept of...

25 April 2019

What Makes for Tall Building Innovation?

Daniel Safarik, CTBUH

In this paper, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat seeks to define “innovation” in terms of the potentially transformative technologies and practices for...

25 April 2019

Best Tall Buildings 2019: Dominant Trends

CTBUH

This year, CTBUH has vastly expanded its Awards program to consider the Best Tall Building category through several classes of height, rather than geographic regions,...

Global News

14 November 2024

31-Story Luxury Building in Malta Opens

Mercury Towers, standing at 31 stories and 122 meters in St Julian's has been completed and is now open. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects this...

30 September 2024

Curving Glass-Enclosed High-Rises in Wuhan Have Structurally Topped Out

Construction progress on the Taikang Financial Centre in Wuhan, has been shared by Zaha Hadid Architects on their instagram account. CTBUH has confirmed that the...

12 February 2024

Hong Kong Sustainable Office Building is Closer to Completion

With the facade in place, The Henderson, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, is a landmark building in the city of Hong Kong and getting closer...

10 November 2021

New Medical Headquarters Opens in Guangzhou

Infinitus Plaza was inaugurated early in the week of 8 November. This project is the new headquarters for Infinitus China and will hold the company’s...

23 September 2020

Office Tower Planned for Hong Kong Block Dubbed the "World's Most Expensive Site"

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has revealed its plans for a 190-meter-tall office tower on the world’s most expensive plot of land – a public car...

30 January 2020

New Headquarters Planned for Growing Tech Company in Shenzhen

Following the international competition, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been selected to build mobile telecommunications giant, OPPO’s new headquarters in Shenzhen, China. OPPO launched its...

19 November 2019

Signature Tower Opens in New Beijing Business District

Located on Lize Road in southwest Beijing, Leeza SOHO tower anchors the new Fengtai business district, a growing financial and transport hub between the city...

29 July 2019

A 194-Meter Tower has Reached Completion in Beijing

Straddling the new subway tunnel that diagonally divides its site, the Leeza SOHO tower in Beijing rises as a single volume divided into two halves...

05 July 2019

One Thousand Museum in Downtown Miami Has Officially Opened for Business

One Thousand Museum, the late Zaha Hadid’s final residential tower in the United States, is the newest high-end condominium to grace Biscayne Boulevard in the...

02 January 2019

Vauxhall Skyscraper Duo Gets the Greenlight in London

Zaha Hadid Architects has received the go-ahead for their Vauxhall Cross Island towers, a duo of skyscrapers sited adjacent to Vauxhall Station. The scheme, which...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Zaha Hadid Architects

ETEM Façade Conference

16 November 2019

Supported by CTBUH, the ETEM Façade Conference is a global forum for the latest façade technologies designed for creative architecture.

CTBUH Holds Half-Day Skybridges Symposium

18 July 2019

More than 100 attendees gathered at Linked Hybrid for a symposium held in conjunction with the forthcoming skybridge research project, “Bringing the Horizontal Into the Vertical Realm.”

CTBUH UK Hosts Panel Discussion: Smart Cities / Smart Buildings

31 January 2019

The CTBUH UK Chapter hosted a panel discussion, speculating on the future of our built environment by reflecting on the lessons learned over the past 50 years.

Regional Representatives Meet at 2018 Middle East Conference

20 October 2018

CTBUH Chapters, Regional Representatives, and Future Leaders Committees met during the Middle East Conference for a discussion on the Council's regional growth and global initiatives.

CTBUH UK Chapter Hosts: Geometry of Tall Buildings

29 January 2018

The CTBUH UK Chapter recently hosted a conversation between architects and engineers on the geometry of tall buildings and its impact on the design trends of the future.

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.