Residential tower VIA 57 West in New York wins the International Highrise Award 2016/17
In the west the site is separated from the Hudson River by a multi-lane motorway, in the north stands a historical electricity plant, in the south there are the noises and smell of the newly built waste sorting center, while a conventional, blue-glazed, 130-metre-high residential tower rises up in the east, whose view of the Hudson River may not be obstructed – these were the unattractive framework conditions for this project in the very mixed district of Hell’s Kitchen. The BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group responded to this with the innovative concept of a “courtscraper”.
New York, USA
- Architecture
- BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group,
Copenhagen, Denmark
- Client
- The Durst Organization
- Function
- Residential
- Height
- 142 m
- Completion
- December 2016
Finalists
The finalists of the International Highrise Award 2016/17 consisted of five extraordinary projects, very different in function and design.
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Got to VIA 57 West
PREISTRÄGERVIA 57 West
New York, USA- Architecture
- BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group,
Copenhagen, Denmark
- Client
- The Durst Organization
- Function
- Residential
- Height
- 142 m
- Completion
- December 2016
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Got to Four World Trade Center
FinalistsFour World Trade Center
New York, USA- Architecture
- Maki & Associates,
Tokyo, Japan - Client
- Silverstein Properties
- Function
- Office, retail
- Height
- 142 m
- Completion
- November 2013
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Got to Skyhabitat
FinalistsSkyhabitat
Singapore- Architecture
- Safdie Architects,
Somerville MA, USA - Client
- CapitaLand Limited; Mitsuhbishi Estate Asia Pte. Ltd; Shimizu Investment (Asia) Pte. Ltd.
- Function
- Residential
- Height
- 133 m
- Completion
- April 2015
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Got to 432 Park Avenue
Finalists432 Park Avenue
New York NY, USA- Architecture
- Rafael Viñoly Architects,
New York NY, USA - Client
- CIM Group, Macklowe Properties
- Function
- Residential
- Height
- 426 m
- Completion
- April 2016
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Got to Skyville @ Dawson
FinalistsSkyville @ Dawson
Singapore- Architecture
- WOHA,
Singapore - Client
- Housing & Development Board
- Function
- Residential
- Height
- 148 m
- Completion
- December 2015
Nominations
30 outstanding projects from 14 countries were nominated for the International Highrise Award 2016/17.
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Finalists432 Park Avenue
New York NY, USA- Architecture
- Rafael Viñoly Architects,
New York NY, USA
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Nominees50 United Nations Plaza
London, UK- Architecture
- Foster + Partners, London, UK
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NomineesAbeno Harukas
Osaka, Japan- Architecture
- Takenaka
Corporation,
Osaka, Japan
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NomineesAllianz Tower
Milan, Italy- Architecture
- Andrea Maffei
Architects,
Milan, Itly;
Arata Isozaki
& Associates,
Tokyo, Japan
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NomineesBaccarat Hotel & Residences
New York NY, USA- Architecture
- Skidmore, Owings
& Merril,
Chicago IL, USA
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NomineesBund Soho
Shanghai, China- Architecture
- gmp Architekten
von Gerkan, Marg
und Partner,
Hamburg, Germany
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NomineesBurj Mohammed Bin Rashid & World Trade Center Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, Unitede Arab Emirates- Architecture
- Foster + Partners,
London, UK
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NomineesCapitagreen
Singapore- Architecture
- Toyo Ito
& Associates,
Tokyo, Japan
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NomineesCitygate Tower & Leopod Tower Complex
Vienna, Austria- Architecture
- querkraft
architekten,
Vienna, Austria
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NomineesCosmopolitan Twarda 2/4
Warsaw, Poland- Architecture
- JAHN Architecture,
Chicago IL, USA
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NomineesD'Leedon
Singapore- Architecture
- Zaha Hadid
Architects,
London, UK
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NomineesECB European Central Bank
Frankfurt / Main, Germany- Architecture
- Coop Himmelb(l)au, Vienna, Austria
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NomineesFake Hills
Beihai, China- Architecture
- MAD Architects,
Bejing, China
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NomineesFederation Towers
Moscow, Russia- Architecture
- nps tchoban voss,
Hamburg, Germany;
SAA Schweger
Associated
Architects,
Hamburg,
Germany
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FinalistsFour World Trade Center
New York, USA- Architecture
- Maki & Associates,
Tokyo, Japan
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NomineesIntesa Sanapolo
Turin, Italy- Architecture
- Renzo Piano
Building
Workshop,
Genoa, Italy
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NomineesJiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza
Nanchang, China- Architecture
- Skidmore, Owings
& Merril,
Chicago IL, USA
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NomineesLe Nouvel Ardmore
Singapore- Architecture
- Ateliers Jean
Nouvel,
Paris, France
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NomineesMetro Residences Chatswood
Sydney, Australia- Architecture
- Cox Richardson
Architects
& Planners,
Sydney, Australia
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NomineesOne World Trade Center
Chicago IL, USA- Architecture
- Skidmore, Owings & Merril,
Chicago IL, USA
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NomineesRothschild Tower
Tel Aviv, Israel- Architecture
- Richard Meier & Partners Architects, New York NY, USA
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NomineesShanghai Tower
Shanghai, China- Architecture
- Gensler,
San Francisco CA,
USA
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FinalistsSkyhabitat
Singapore- Architecture
- Safdie Architects,
Somerville MA, USA
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NomineesSkyterrace@Dawson
Singapore- Architecture
- SCDA Archictects Pte Ltd,
Singapore
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FinalistsSkyville @ Dawson
Singapore- Architecture
- WOHA,
Singapore
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NomineesSouth Beach
Singapore- Architecture
- Foster + Partners,
London, UK
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NomineesTorre BBVA Bancomer
Mexico City, Mexico- Architecture
- Legorreta,
Mexico City,
Mexico;
Rogers Stirk
Harbour + Partners,
London, UK
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NomineesTorun Tower
Istanbul, Turkey- Architecture
- Arquitectonica, Miami FL, USA
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PREISTRÄGERVIA 57 West
New York, USA- Architecture
- BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group,
Copenhagen, Denmark
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NomineesWangjing Soho
Bejing, China- Architecture
- Zaha Hadid
Architects,
London, UK
An international jury of experts consisting of architects, structural engineers, and real estate specialists headed by Stefano Boeri (managing partner and founder of Stefano Boeri Architetti in Milan, Shanghai, and Doha) selected the five finalists and the winner from the nominees.
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Stefano Boeri
Architect
Stefano Boeri Architetti
Milan -
Lamia Messari-Becker
Professor and Director
of the Institute of Building Technology
and Construction Physics
at the University of Siegen
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Horst R. Muth
Head of Project Managment Real Estate
Deka
Frankfurt / Main -
Ole Scheeren
Architect
Büro Ole Scheeren
Hongkong -
Peter Cachola Schmal
Director
Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM)
Frankfurt / Main -
Thomas Schmengler
Head of Real Estate Project Management
Deka
Frankfurt / Main -
Prof. Dr. Felix Semmelroth
from 2006 bis 2016
Deputy Mayor in charge
of Culture of the City of Frankfurt -
Brigitte Shim
Architect
Shim-Sutcliffe Architects
Toronto -
Claudia Meixner
Architect
MEIXNER SCHLÜTER WENDT
Frankfurt / Main
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Holger Techen
Structural Engineer
imagine structure GmbH
Frankfurt / Main
