Bosco Verticale residential towers in Milan win International Highrise Award 2014/15
“Bosco Verticale is a marvelous project! It’s an expression of the extensive human need for green. The ‘wooded high-rises’ are a striking example of a symbiosis of architecture and nature,” pronounced the jury of experts chaired by the last IHP prize winner Christoph Ingenhoven. The project, they continued, is a definitive role model for construction in densely populated zones in other European cities.
The two relatively small residential towers are part of the comprehensive development of the district in northern Milan. Alongside the emphatic sculptural quality and the innovative greening, the twin towers devised by Stefano Boeri Architetti are likewise attractive for their context: The lobbies offer inhabitants not only an entrance zone for shared uses, but the directly adjoining future park blends visually with them and is the continuation of the vertical greenery.
Mailand, Italien
- Architecture
- Boeri Studio,
Mailand, Italien - Client
- Hines Italia SFR S.p.A.
- Function
- Wohnen
- Height
- 112 m, 74 m
- Completion
- June 2014
Finalists
The finalists of the International Highrise Award 2014/15 consisted of five extraordinary projects, very different in function and design.
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PREISTRÄGERBosco Verticale
Mailand, Italien- Architecture
- Boeri Studio,
Mailand, Italien - Client
- Hines Italia SFR S.p.A.
- Function
- Wohnen
- Height
- 112 m, 74 m
- Completion
- June 2014
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FinalistsSliced Porosity Block - Raffles City Chengdu
Chengdu, China- Architecture
- Steven Holl Architects,
New York NY, USA - Client
- CapitaLand
- Function
- Mischnutzung aus Büros, Wohnungen, Einzelhandel, Cafés
- Height
- 123 m
- Completion
- November 2013
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FinalistsOne Central Park
Sydney, Australien- Architecture
- Ateliers Jean Nouvel,
Paris, Frankreich - Client
- Frasers Property Australia; Sekisui House Australia
- Function
- Mischnutzung aus Wohnen und Einzelhandel
- Height
- 116 m
- Completion
- January 2014
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FinalistsRenaissance Barcelona Fira Hotel
L’Hospitalet de Llobregat bei Barcelona, Spanien- Architecture
- Ateliers Jean Nouvel,
Paris, Frankreich
- Client
- Hoteles Catalonia
- Function
- Hotel
- Height
- 105 m
- Completion
- September 2012
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FinalistsDe Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Niederlande- Architecture
- Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA),
Rotterdam, Niederlande - Client
- De Rotterdam CV
- Function
- Mischnutzung aus Büros, Wohnen, Hotel
- Height
- 151 m
- Completion
- November 2013
Nominations
26 outstanding projects from 17 countries were nominated for the International Highrise Award 2014/15.
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Nominees8 Chifley Square
Sydney, Australia- Architecture
- Rogers Stirk
Harbour
& Partners,
London, UK
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NomineesAl Bahr Towers
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates- Architecture
- Aedas,
Bejing, China
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NomineesArdmore Residence
Singapore- Architecture
- UN Studio,
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
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PREISTRÄGERBosco Verticale
Mailand, Italien- Architecture
- Boeri Studio,
Mailand, Italien
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NomineesCayan Tower
Dubai, United Arab Emirates- Architecture
- Skidmore, Owings
& Merrill,
Chicago IL,
USA
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NomineesCCTV Headquarters
Bejing, China- Architecture
- OMA Office
for Metropolitan
Architecture; Rem Koolhaas
and Ole Scheeren,
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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NomineesDC Tower I
Vienna, Austria- Architecture
- Dominique Perrault
Architecture,
Paris, France
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NomineesDe Kroon
Den Haag, Netherlands- Architecture
- Rapp und Rapp,
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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FinalistsDe Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Niederlande- Architecture
- Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA),
Rotterdam, Niederlande
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NomineesDoha Tower
Doha, Qatar- Architecture
- Ateliers Jean
Nouvel,
Paris,
France
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NomineesDumankaya Ikon
Istanbul , Turkey- Architecture
- Tago Architects,
Istanbul,
Turkey
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NomineesIdeo Morph 38
Bangkok, Thailand- Architecture
- Somdoon Architects,
Bangkok, Thailand
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NomineesMercedes House
New York, USA- Architecture
- TEN Arquitectos,
New York NY, USA
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NomineesMercury City Tower
Moscow, Russia- Architecture
- Frank Williams & Partners,
New York NY, USA;
G.L. Sirota;
M.M.Posokhin,
Moscow, Russia
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NomineesOne 57
New York City NY, USA- Architecture
- Atelier Christian
de Portzamparc,
Paris, France
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FinalistsOne Central Park
Sydney, Australien- Architecture
- Ateliers Jean Nouvel,
Paris, Frankreich
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NomineesPearl River Tower
Guangzhou, China- Architecture
- Skidmore, Owings
& Merrill.
Chicago IL, USA
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FinalistsRenaissance Barcelona Fira Hotel
L’Hospitalet de Llobregat bei Barcelona, Spanien- Architecture
- Ateliers Jean Nouvel,
Paris, Frankreich
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NomineesSheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort
Huzhou, China- Architecture
- MAD Architects
Co, Ltd.,
Bejing, China
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FinalistsSliced Porosity Block - Raffles City Chengdu
Chengdu, China- Architecture
- Steven Holl Architects,
New York NY, USA
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NomineesTaunusturm
Frankfurt / Main, Germany- Architecture
- Gruber
Kleine-Kraneburg
Architekten,
Frankfurt / Main,
Germany
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NomineesTehe Leadenhill Building
London, UK- Architecture
- Rogers Stirk
Harbour & Partners,
London, UK
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NomineesThe Bow
Calgary , Canada- Architecture
- Foster + Partners,
London, UK
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NomineesThe Shard London Bridge Tower
London, UK- Architecture
- Renzo Piano
Building
Workshop
Paris, France
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NomineesTorre Costanera
Santiago, Chile- Architecture
- Pelli Clarke
Pelli Architects
New Haven CT, USA
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NomineesZoofenster - Waldorf Astoria Berlin
Berlin, Germany- Architecture
- Prof. Christoph
Mäckler
Architekten,
Frankfurt / Main, Germany
An international jury of experts consisting of architects, structural engineers, and real estate specialists headed by Christoph Ingenhoven (ingenhoven architects, Düsseldorf) selected the five finalists and the winner from the nominees.
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Christoph Ingenhoven
Architect
ingenhoven architects
Dusseldorf -
Louisa Hutton
Architect
Sauerbruch Hutton
Berlin -
Jan Knippers
Structural Egineer
Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering
Stuttgart -
Swantje Kühn
Architect
Becker Gewers Kühn
Berlin -
Yew-Thong Leong
Professor of Engineering
and Architectural Science
Yeates School of Graduate
Studies der Ryerson University
Toronto -
Neil Thomas
Founder and Director
of Atelier One
Manchester -
Horst R. Muth
Head of Project Management Real Estate
DekaBank
Frankfurt / Main -
Peter Cachola Schmal
Director
Deutsches Architekturmuseum
(DAM)
Frankfurt / Main