36 projects were nominated for the International Highrise Award 2018/19. A jury of experts selected five buildings as finalists, and among them Torre Reforma in Mexico City was chosen as the award winner.
Best High-Rises 2018/19
Award Winner

Office tower Torre Reforma in Mexico City wins the International Highrise Award 2018/19

Conceived as a huge urban obelisk and defined by two exposed-concrete walls arranged as an open book, Torre Reforma stands out from the surrounding high-rises, and not only because of its height. With the massive walls, Benjamín Romano picks up on Aztec building traditions and interprets them in a modern way. Torre Reforma was the one building that delighted both the structural engineers and the architects of the jury in equal measure as a masterful demonstration of a new approach to the high-rise.

Torre Reforma
Mexico City, Mexico
Architecture
L. Benjamín
Romano,
Mexico City, Mexico
Client
Fondo Hexa, S.A. de C.V.
Function
Office
Height
246 m
Completion
December 2016

Nominations

36 outstanding projects from 15 countries were nominated for the International Highrise Award 2018/19.

  • 02 Ateliers Jean Nouvel Le Nouvel KLCC Ateliers Jean Nouvel
    Nominees
    Le Nouvel KLCC
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Architecture
    Ateliers Jean
    Nouvel,
    Paris, France
  • 10 Goettsch 150 North Riverside Tom Rossiter Photography
    Nominees
    150 North Riverside
    Chicago IL, USA
    Architecture
    Goettsch Partners,
    Chicago IL, USA
  • 12 Heller Manus Architects 181 Fremont Heller Manus Architects
    Nominees
    181 Fremont
    San Francisco CA, USA
    Architecture
    Heller Manus
    Architects,
    San Francisco CA, USA
  • 26 SHoP Architects 461 Dean Street Max Touhey
    Nominees
    461 Dean Street
    New York City NY, USA
    Architecture
    SHoP Architects,
    New York NY, USA
  • 16 JAHN 50 West TECTONIC
    Nominees
    50 West
    New York, USA
    Architecture
    JAHN,
    Chicago IL, USA
  • 13 Herzog de Meuron 56 Leonhard Street Iwan Baan
    Nominees
    56 Leonard Street
    New York NY, USA
    Architecture
    Herzog
    & de Meuron,
    Basel, Switzerland
  • 27 SHoP Architects American Copper Buildings SHoP Architects
    Nominees
    American Copper Buildings
    New York City, USA
    Architecture
    SHoP Architects,
    New York NY, USA
  • 05 David Chipperfield Architects Amorepacific Headquarters Noshe
    Nominees
    Amorepacific Headquarters
    Seoul, South Korea
    Architecture
    David Chipperfield Architects,
    London, UK
  • Finalists
    Beirut Terraces
    Beirut, Lebanon
    Architecture
    Herzog & de
    Meuron,
    Basel, Switzerland
  • 01 AL A Central Embassy Edward Barnieh
    Nominees
    Central Embassy
    Bangkok, Thailand
    Architecture
    AL_A,
    London, UK
  • Finalists
    Chaoyang Park Plaza
    Beijing, China
    Architecture
    MAD Architects,
    Bejing, China
  • 28 SimpsonHaugh Dollar Bay Hufton + Crow
    Nominees
    Dollar Bay
    London, UK
    Architecture
    SimpsonHaugh,
    London, UK
  • 03 Buro Ole Scheeren DUO Buro Ole Scheeren
    Nominees
    DUO
    Singapore
    Architecture
    Büro Ole
    Scheeren,
    Bejing, China
  • 25 SCDA Architects Echelon Aaron Pocock v2
    Nominees
    Echelon
    Singapore
    Architecture
    SCDA,
    Singapore
  • 07 Francis Jones Morehen Thorp EY Centre Rodrigo Vargas
    Nominees
    EY Centre
    Sydney, Australia
    Architecture
    Francis-Jones
    Morehen Thorp,
    Sydney, Australia
  • 35 Zaha Hadid Architects Generali Tower Hufton + Crow
    Nominees
    Generali Tower
    Milan, Italy
    Architecture
    Zaha Hadid
    Architects,
    London, UK
  • 08 gmp Architekten von Gerkan Marg und Partner Greenland Central Plaza Zeng Jianghe
    Nominees
    Greenland Central Plaza
    Zhengzhou, China
    Architecture
    gmp Architekten
    von Gerkan, Marg
    und Partner,
    Hamburg, Germany
  • 33 WOHA Architects Huaku Sky Garden Patrick Bingham Hall
    Nominees
    Huaku Sky Garden
    Taipei, Taiwan
    Architecture
    WOHA,
    Singapore
  • 17 Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates Lotte World Tower Tim Griffith v2
    Nominees
    Lotte World Tower
    Seoul, South Korea
    Architecture
    Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates,
    New York NY, USA
  • Finalists
    MahaNakhon
    Bangkok, Thailand
    Architecture
    Büro Ole Scheeren,
    Bejing, China;
    Office for
    Metropolitan
    Architecture (OMA),
    Bejing, China
  • 15 ingenhoven architects Marina One HG Esch
    Nominees
    Marina One
    Singapore
    Architecture
    ingenhoven
    architects,
    Dusseldorf, Germany
  • 09 gmp Architekten von Gerkan Marg und Partner Nanjing Financial City HG Esch
    Nominees
    Nanjing Financial City
    Nanjing, China
    Architecture
    gmp Architekten von Gerkan,
    Marg und Partner,
    Hamburg, Germany
  • 36 Zaha Hadid Architects Nanjing International Cultural Centre Hufton + Crow
    Nominees
    Nanjing International Cultural Centre
    Nanjing, China
    Architecture
    Zaha Hadid
    Architects,
    London, UK
  • 21 Meixner Schlueter Wendt Architekten Neuer Henninger Turm Christoph Kraneburg
    Nominees
    Neuer Henninger Turm
    Frankfurt / Main, Germany
    Architecture
    MEIXNER
    SCHLÜTER
    WENDT,
    Frankfurt / Main, Germany
  • Finalists
    Oasia Hotel
    Singapore
    Architecture
    WOHA,
    Singapore
  • 18 Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates Ping An Finance Center Tim Griffith
    Nominees
    Ping An Finance Center
    Shenzhen, China
    Architecture
    Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates,
    New York NY, USA
  • 29 Skidmore Owings Merrill LLP Poly International Plaza Bruce Damonte v2
    Nominees
    Poly International Plaza
    Bejing, China
    Architecture
    Skidmore, Owings & Merrill,
    San Francisco CA, USA
  • 31 UN Studio Raffles City Hangzhou Hufton + Crow
    Nominees
    Raffels City
    Hangzhou, China
    Architecture
    UNStudio,
    Amsterdam,
    Netherlands

  • 23 Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects Salesforce Tower Tim Griffith
    Nominees
    Salesforce Tower
    San Francisco, USA
    Architecture
    Pelli Clarke Pelli
    Architects,
    New Haven CT, USA
  • 22 NBBJ Tencent Seafront Tower Tim Griffith
    Nominees
    Tencent Seafront Headquarters
    Shenzhen, China
    Architecture
    NBBJ,
    Los Angeles CA, USA
  • 06 Foster + Partners The Bund Finance Center Foster + Partners
    Nominees
    The Bund Finance Center
    Shanghai, China
    Architecture
    Foster + Partners,
    London,
    UK;
    Heatherwick
    Studio,
    London,
    UK
  • 11 Harry Gugger Studio The Exchange Credit Suisse
    Nominees
    The Exchange
    Vancouver, Canada
    Architecture
    Harry Gugger
    Studio,
    Basel, Switzerland
  • 30 Skidmore Owings Merrill LLP The Lexicon Ben Veasey
    Nominees
    The Lexicon
    London, UK
    Architecture
    Skidmore, Owings & Merrill,
    London, UK
  • 32 UN Studio The Scotts Tower Darren Soh
    Nominees
    The Scotts Tower
    Singapore
    Architecture
    UNStudio,
    Amsterdam,
    Netherlands
  • PREISTRÄGER
    Torre Reforma
    Mexico City, Mexico
    Architecture
    L. Benjamín
    Romano,
    Mexico City, Mexico
  • 24 Renzo Piano Building Workshop Tribunal de Paris Philippe Guignard air images.net
    Nominees
    Tribunal de Paris
    Paris, France
    Architecture
    Renzo Piano
    Building
    Workshop,
    Paris, France
Jury

An international jury of experts consisting of architects, structural engineers, and real estate specialists headed by Kai-Uwe Bergmann (Partner, BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group, New York / Copenhagen and winner of the International Highrise Award 2016/17) selected the five finalists and the winner from the nominees.

  • 01 Sean Anderson

    Sean Anderson

    Curator Architecture and Design
    Museum of Modern Art
    New York

  • 02 Kai Uwe Bergmann  Andrejs Strokins

    Kai Uwe Bergmann

    Architect
    BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group
    New York

  • 03 Ina Hartwig  juergen bauer

    Dr. Ina Hartwig

    Deputy Mayor in Charge
    of Culture and Science
    City of Frankfurt / Main

  • 04 Jette Cathrin Hopp

    Jette Cathrin Hopp

    Architect
    Snøhetta
    Oslo

  • 05 Ulrike Lauber

    Ulrike Lauber

    Architect
    lauber, zottmann, blank architekten
    Munich

  • 06 Muth Horst R

    Horst R. Muth

    Head of Project Menagement Real Estate
    Deka
    Frankfurt / Main

  • 07 Peter Schmal Foto Bernd Gabriel

    Peter Cachola Schmal

    Director
    Deutsches Architekturmuseum
    (DAM)
    Frankfurt / Main

  • 08 Schmengler Thomas DekaBank

    Thomas Schmengler

    Head of Real Estate Acquisitions and Sales
    Deka
    Frankfurt / Main

  • 09 Knut Stockhusen

    Knut Stockhusen

    Structural Engineer
    schlaich bergermann partner
    Stuttgart

Ausstellung

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