Twin towers Norra Tornen in Stockholm win the International Highrise Award 2020/21
The winning building, the Norra Tornen (which translates to “northern towers”), convinced the jury with its timeless yet pioneering architecture. The combination of high-quality prefabricated concrete elements, their skillful arrangement into individual loggias, and the contrast with the fine details of the interiors are definitive features of this high-rises. Furthermore, the appearance of the Norra Tornen makes an important contribution to a coherent urban fabric.
Stockholm, Sweden
- Architecture
- Office for
Metropolitan
Architecture (OMA),
Rotterdam, Netherlands;
Bejing, China
- Client
- Oscar Properties
- Function
- Residential
- Height
- 110
- Completion
- June 2020
Finalists
The finalists of the International Highrise Award 2020/21 consisted of five extraordinary projects, very different in function and design.
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Got to Norra Tornen
PREISTRÄGERNorra Tornen
Stockholm, Sweden- Architecture
- Office for
Metropolitan
Architecture (OMA),
Rotterdam, Netherlands;
Bejing, China
- Client
- Oscar Properties
- Function
- Residential
- Height
- 110
- Completion
- June 2020
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Got to Omniturm
FinalistsOmniturm
Frankfurt / Main, Germany- Architecture
- BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group,
Copenhagen, Denmark - Client
- Tishman Speyer Properties; Commerzbank, Frankfurt / Main
- Function
- Mixed use compromising offices and apartments
- Height
- 190 m
- Completion
- December 2019
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Got to EDEN
FinalistsEDEN
Singapore- Architecture
- Heatherwick Studio,
London, UK - Client
- Swire Properties and Celestial Fortune, Singapore
- Function
- Residential
- Height
- 105 m
- Completion
- December 2019
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Got to The Stratford
FinalistsThe Stratford
London, UK- Architecture
- Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM),
London, UK - Client
- Manhattan Loft Corporation (MLC), London, UK
- Function
- Mixes use compromising hotel, gastronomy and apartments
- Height
- 143 m
- Completion
- October 2019
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Got to Leeza SOHO
FinalistsLeeza SOHO
Peking, China- Architecture
- Zaha Hadid
Architects,
London, UK - Client
- SOHO China Ltd., Peking, China
- Function
- Office
- Height
- 200 m
- Completion
- November 2019
Nominations
31 outstanding projects from 14 countries were nominated for the International Highrise Award 2020/21.
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Nominees15 Hudson Yards
New York NY, USA- Architecture
- Diller Scofidio + Renfro,
New York NY, USA
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Nominees3 World Trade Center
New York NY, USA- Architecture
- Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners,
London, UK
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Nominees5th Extension of the European Court of Justice
Luxembourg- Architecture
- Dominique Perrault Architecture,
Paris, France
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NomineesARO
New York NY, USA- Architecture
- CetraRuddy Architecture,
New York NY, USA
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NomineesBacatá Tower
Bogotá, Columbia- Architecture
- Estudio de Arquitectura Alonso Balaguer,
Barcelona, Spain
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NomineesCasablanca Finance City Tower
Casablanca, Marocco- Architecture
- Morphosis,
Culver City CA, USA
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NomineesChina Resources Tower
Shenzhen, China- Architecture
- Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates,
New York NY, USA
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NomineesComcast Technology Center
Philadelphia PA, USA- Architecture
- Foster + Partners,
London, UK
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FinalistsEDEN
Singapore- Architecture
- Heatherwick Studio,
London, UK
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NomineesGolden Dream Bay
Qinhuangdao, China- Architecture
- Safdie Architects,
Somerville MA, USA
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NomineesGrand Tower
Frankfurt / Main, Deutschland- Architecture
- Architekturbüro Magnus Kaminiarz & Cie,
Frankfurt / Main, Germany
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NomineesLa Marseillaise
Marseille, France- Architecture
- Ateliers Jean Nouvel,
Paris, France
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NomineesLandmark 81
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam- Architecture
- Atkins,
London, UK
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FinalistsLeeza SOHO
Peking, China- Architecture
- Zaha Hadid
Architects,
London, UK
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NomineesLuxe Lake Towers
Chengdu, China- Architecture
- GRAFT,
Berlin, Germany
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NomineesMGM Cotai
Macau, China- Architecture
- Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates,
New York NY, USA
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NomineesMIRA
San Francisco CA, USA- Architecture
- Studio Gang,
Chicago IL, USA
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NomineesMiyana, Torre Chapulín
Mexico City, Mexico- Architecture
- Legorreta,
Mexico City, Mexico
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NomineesMorpheus Hotel & Resorts at City of Dreams
Macau, China- Architecture
- Zaha Hadid Architects,
London, UK
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NomineesNational Bank of Kuwait – NBK Tower
Kuwait City, Kuwait- Architecture
- Foster + Partners,
London, UK
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NomineesNEMA Chicago
Chicago IL, USA- Architecture
- Rafael Viñoly Architects,
New York NY, USA
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PREISTRÄGERNorra Tornen
Stockholm, Sweden- Architecture
- Office for
Metropolitan
Architecture (OMA),
Rotterdam, Netherlands;
Bejing, China
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FinalistsOmniturm
Frankfurt / Main, Germany- Architecture
- BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group,
Copenhagen, Denmark
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NomineesPoly Greenland Plaza
Shanghai, China- Architecture
- gmp Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner,
Hamburg, Germany
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NomineesRobinson Tower
Singapore- Architecture
- Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates,
New York NY, USA
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NomineesShenzhen Baidu Headquarters
Shenzhen, China- Architecture
- CCDI Group,
Shenzhen, China
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NomineesShenzhen Energy Headquarters
Shenzhen, China- Architecture
- BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group,
Copenhagen, Denmark
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NomineesSky Green
Taichung, Taiwan- Architecture
- WOHA,
Singapore
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FinalistsThe Stratford
London, UK- Architecture
- Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM),
London, UK
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NomineesTianjin CTF Finance Center
Tianjin, China- Architecture
- Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM),
Chicago IL, USA
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NomineesTorres Cuarzo
Mexico City, Mexico- Architecture
- Richard Meier & Partners Architects,
New York City, USA
An international jury of experts consisting of architects, structural engineers, and real estate specialists headed by Anett-Maud Joppien (architect at Dietz Joppien Architekten AG in Frankfurt am Main/Potsdam) selected the five finalists and the winner from the nominees.
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Anett-Maud Joppien
Architect
Dietz Joppien Architekten AG
Frankfurt/Potsdam
(Jury Chairman) -
Klaus Fäth
Structural Engineer
osd – office for structural design
Frankfurt / Main und Hamburg -
Dr. Ina Hartwig
Deputy Mayor in Charge
of Culture and Science
City of Frankfurt / Main -
Andreas Moser
Architect
ma cyrus | moser | architekten
Frankfurt / Main -
L. Benjamín Romano
ARchitect
LBR&A Arquitectos
Mexico City, Mexico -
Peter Cachola Schmal
Director
Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM)
Frankfurt / Main -
Victor Stoltenburg
Managing Director
Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH
Frankfurt / Main -
Horst Muth
Graduate Engineer
Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH
Frankfurt / Main
(Consultant without voting rights) -
Rudi Scheuermann
Architect and Structural Engineer
Arup Deutschland GmbH
Berlin
(Consultant without voting rightst)
