The International High-Rise Award is bestowed every two years for a high-rise that combines exemplary sustainability, outer shape, and internal use of space and takes full consideration of social and urban planning-related aspects in order to create an exemplary design. Further criteria are innovative engineering and cost-effectiveness.

November 2024 sees the 11th jubilee edition of the International High-Rise Award.

Since 2004, the prize has been organized and awarded jointly by the City of Frankfurt, Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM), and DekaBank. Since the beginning of the millennium, it has kept pace with the ongoing boom worldwide in what is clearly the prime field of architecture in the 21st century.

The winning project of the International High-Rise Award 2024/25 will be announced at a formal prize-giving ceremony in Frankfurt’s Paulskirche, followed by an exhibition at Deutsches Architekturmuseum  and an extensive book publication. 


Best High-Rises 2024/25

The finalists of this year's International High-Rise Award (IHA) have been determined.

The jury selected five buildings from Asia, Europe and South America from a total of 31 nominated high-rise buildings from 13 countries.
Got to Best High-Rises 2024/25
IHA2024 25 Finalist Capitaspring Aussen BIG Finbarr Fallon
BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark &
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Turin, Italy / New York, USA:
CapitaSpring, Singapore
Photo: Finbarr Fallon
IHA2024 25 Finalist Capitaspring Fassade BIG Finbarr Fallon
BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark &
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Turin, Italy / New York, USA:
CapitaSpring, Singapore
Photo: Finbarr Fallon
IHA2024 25 Finalist Capitaspring Innen BIG Finbarr Fallon
BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark &
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Turin, Italy / New York, USA:
CapitaSpring, Singapore
Photo: Finbarr Fallon
IHA2024 25 IQON Residences Aussen BIG PabloCasalsAguirreBICUBIK
BIG, Copenhagen, Denmark /
New York, USA:
Quito, Ecuador
Photo: Pablo Casals Aguirre;
BICUBIK
IHA2024 25 IQON Residences Fassade BIG PabloCasalsAguirr
BIG, Copenhagen, Denmark /
New York, USA:
IQON Residences, Quito, Ecuador
Photo: Pablo Casals Aguirre;
BICUBIK
IHA2024 25 IQON Residences Innen BIG PabloCasalsAguirre
BIG, Copenhagen, Denmark /
New York, USA::
IQON Residences, Quito, Ecuador
Photo: Pablo Casals Aguirre;
BICUBIK
IHA2024 25 MVRDV ShenzhenWomenChildrensCentre Aussen Xia Zh
MVRDV, Rotterdam, Netherlands:
Shenzhen Women & Children‘s Centre,
Shenzhen, China
Photo: Xia Zh
IHA2024 25 MVRDV ShenzhenWomenChildrensCentre Hof XiaZhi
MVRDV, Rotterdam, Netherlands:
Shenzhen Women & Children‘s Centre,
Shenzhen, China
Photo: Xia Zh
IHA2024 25 MVRDV ShenzhenWomenChildrensCentre Innen XiaZhi
MVRDV, Rotterdam, Netherlands:
Shenzhen Women & Children‘s Centre,
Shenzhen, China
Photo: Xia Zh
IHA2024 25 MVRDV Valley Aussen Ossip van Duivenbode
MVRDV, Rotterdam, Netherlands:
Valley, Amsterdam, Niederlande
Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode
IHA2024 25 MVRDV Valley Glasfassade Ossip van Duivenbode
MVRDV, Rotterdam, Netherlands:
Valley, Amsterdam, Niederlande
Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode
IHA2024 25 MVRDV Valley Innenhof Ossip van Duivenbode
MVRDV, Rotterdam, Netherlands:
Valley, Amsterdam, Niederlande
Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode
IHA2024 Powerhouse BunkerTower Aussen AnnaOdulinska
Powerhouse Company,
Rotterdam, Netherlands:
Bunker Tower,
Eindhoven, Netherlands,
Foto: Anna Odulinska
IHA2024 Powerhouse BunkerTower Bunker AnnaOdulinska
Powerhouse Company,
Rotterdam, Netherlands:
Bunker Tower,
Eindhoven, Netherlands,
Foto: Anna Odulinska
IHA2024 Powerhouse BunkerTower Fenster VanDamme
Powerhouse Company,
Rotterdam, Netherlands:
Bunker Tower,
Eindhoven, Netherlands,
Photo: Sebastian van Damme

Since 2004, the International High-Rise Award has been held every two years jointly by the City of Frankfurt, Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM), and DekaBank and conferred on a high-rise selected by the jury from a long list of international nominees.

WHAT
The International High-Rise Award is conferred on a building that combines exemplary sustainability, outer shape, inner spatial qualities, and social aspects to form a superior building.

HOW
The International High-Rise Award is conferred on the developer and the planning practice and includes a cash prize of EUR 50,000; it is based on a nomination process. Planning practices are invited to participate and can therefore not simply submit entries.

WHO
The composition of the jury changes for each new edition of the IHA. It is made up of renowned international architects, engineers, and architectural critics as well as representatives of the partners, namely DekaBank, the City of Frankfurt, and Deutsches Architekturmuseum.

Award ceremony in Frankfurt's Paulskirche on 8 November 2022

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