The final winner of the International High-Rise Award (IHRA) 2024–5 has now been chosen: The mixed-use CapitaSpring tower in Singapore, masterminded by architectural practices BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group and Carlo Ratti Associati has come out tops in the competition for the world’s most innovative high-rise. The local architects are RSP Architects Planners & Engineers, Singapore.
Best High-Rises 2024/25
#64

BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark / New York, USA &
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Turin, Italy / New York, USA: CapitaSpring, Singapore,
Photo: Finbarr Fallon

#65

BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group,
Copenhagen, Denmark / New York, USA &
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Turin, Italy / New York, USA: CapitaSpring, Singapore,
Photo: Finbarr Fallon

#66

BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark / New York, USA &
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Turin, Italy / New York, USA: CapitaSpring, Singapore,
Photo: Finbarr Fallon

#67

BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark / New York, USA &
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Turin, Italy / New York, USA: CapitaSpring, Singapore,
Photo: Finbarr Fallon

#68

BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark / New York, USA &
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Turin, Italy / New York, USA: CapitaSpring, Singapore,
Photo: Finbarr Fallon

#69

BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark / New York, USA &
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Turin, Italy / New York, USA: CapitaSpring, Singapore,
Photo: Finbarr Fallon

#70

BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark / New York, USA &
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Turin, Italy / New York, USA: CapitaSpring, Singapore,
Photo: Finbarr Fallon

#71

BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark / New York, USA &
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Turin, Italy / New York, USA: CapitaSpring, Singapore,
Photo: Finbarr Fallon

#72

BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark / New York, USA &
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Turin, Italy / New York, USA: CapitaSpring, Singapore,
Photo: Finbarr Fallon

#73

BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark / New York, USA &
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Turin, Italy / New York, USA: CapitaSpring, Singapore,
Photo: Finbarr Fallon

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BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark / New York, USA &
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Turin, Italy / New York, USA: CapitaSpring, Singapore,
Photo: Finbarr Fallon

#75

BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark / New York, USA &
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Turin, Italy / New York, USA: CapitaSpring, Singapore,
Photo: Finbarr Fallon

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BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark / New York, USA &
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Turin, Italy / New York, USA: CapitaSpring, Singapore,
Photo: Finbarr Fallon

Prize winner

CapitaSpring wins the International High-Rise Award 2024/25.

CapitaSpring, the jury concluded, is “the best high-rise building in the world at the moment”. The jurors chose it because it combines the best of two worlds, balancing the city’s interests with those of private developers in an ideal architectural solution. The International High-Rise Award 2024/25 is endowed with 50,000 euros - the prize money will be donated to the CapitaLand Hope Foundation by the client.

CapitaSpring
Singapore
Architecture
BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark / New York, USA;
CRA – Carlo Ratti Associati, Turin, Italiy / New York, USA
RSP Architects Planners
Client
CapitaLand; Mitsubishi Estate
Function
Offices, residential, gastronomy
Height
280 m
Completion
September 2022

Nominees

31 projects from 14 countries are nominated for the International High-Rise Award.

  • DAM IHP2024 25 Studio Gang 11 Hoyt Tom Harris
    Nominees
    11 Hoyt
    New York, USA
    Architecture
    Studio Gang, Chicago, USA
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Kohn Pedersen Fox 20 Granville Ema Peter
    Nominees
    320 Granville
    Vancouver, Canada
    Architecture
    Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, New York, USA
  • DAM IHP2024 25 COX Architecture Gensler 555 Collins Street Trevor Mein
    Nominees
    555 Collins Street
    Melbourne, Australia
    Architecture
    COX Architecture, Melbourne, Australia + Gensler, San Francisco, USA
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Alvaro Siza 611West56thStreet Nuno Grande
    Nominees
    611 West 56th Street
    New York, USA
    Architecture
    Álvaro Siza, Porto, Portugal
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Woods Bagot 80 Ann Street Trevor Mein
    Nominees
    80 Ann Street-Heritage Lanes
    Brisbane, Australia
    Architecture
    Woods Bagot, Adelaide, Australia
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Snohetta Airside Kevin Mak
    Nominees
    Airside
    Hong Kong, China
    Architecture
    Snøhetta, Oslo, Norway
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Kengo Kuma Associates Alberni Graham Handford
    Nominees
    Alberni
    Vancouver, Canada
    Architecture
    Kengo Kuma & Associates, Tokyo, Japan
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Kohn Pedersen Fox Atlantis The Royal HG Esch
    Nominees
    Atlantis The Royal Resort
    Dubai, UAE
    Architecture
    Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, New York, USA
  • Finalists
    Bunker Tower
    Eindhoven, Netherlands
    Architecture
    Powerhouse Company, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • PREISTRÄGER
    CapitaSpring
    Singapore
    Architecture
    BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark / New York, USA;
    CRA – Carlo Ratti Associati, Turin, Italiy / New York, USA
    RSP Architects Planners
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture Central Park Tower AS+GG Extell Development Company
    Nominees
    Central Park Tower
    New York, USA
    Architecture
    Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill Architecture, Chicago, USA
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Kohn Pedersen Fox CitymarkTower Justin Szeremeta
    Nominees
    Citymark Tower
    Shenzhen, China
    Architecture
    Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, New York, USA
  • DAM IHP2024 25 OMA Eagle West Jason ORear
    Nominees
    Eagle + West
    New York, USA
    Architecture
    Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • DAM IHP2024 25 OMA Hangzhou Prism Xia Zhi courtesy of OMA
    Nominees
    Hangzhou Prism
    Hangzhou, China
    Architecture
    Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Skidmore Owings Merrill Hangzhou Wangchao Center Qingyan Zhu
    Nominees
    Hangzhou Wangchao Center
    Hangzhou, China
    Architecture
    Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago, USA
  • Finalists
    IQON Residences
    Quito, Ecuador
    Architecture
    BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark / New York, USA
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Skidmore Owings Merrill Karlatornet Kasper Dudzik
    Nominees
    Karlatornet
    Gothenburg, Sweden
    Architecture
    Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago, USA
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Pelle Clarke Pelli Mori Tower Jason O Rear
    Nominees
    Mori Tower
    Tokyo, Japan
    Architecture
    Pelli Clarke & Partners, New Haven, USA
  • DAM IHP2024 25 StefanoBoeriArchitetti Nanjing Vertical Forest Stefano Boeri Architetti PhQian Xirui
    Nominees
    Nanjing Vertical Forest
    Nanjing, China
    Architecture
    Stefano Boeri Architetti, Milan, Italy
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Skidmore Owings Merrill One and Two Manhattan West Dave Burk courtesy SOM
    Nominees
    One and Two Manhattan West
    New York, USA
    Architecture
    Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago, USA
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Nikken Sekkei One Za abeel Tower Hufton Crow
    Nominees
    One Za’abeel Tower
    Dubai, UAE
    Architecture
    Nikken Sekkei, Tokyo, Japan
  • DAM IHP2024 25 WOHA Pan Pacific Orchard Darren Soh
    Nominees
    Pan Pacific Orchard
    Singapore
    Architecture
    WOHA, Singapore
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Schneider Schumacher Shenzhen Qianhai Telecommunication Center schneider+schumacher
    Nominees
    Qianhai Telecommunication Center
    Shenzhen , China
    Architecture
    Schneider + Schumacher, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
  • Finalists
    Shenzhen Women & Children’s Center
    Shenzhen, China
    Architecture
    MVRDV, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Zaha Hadid Architects The Henderson Virgile Simon Bertrand
    Nominees
    The Henderson
    Hong Kong, China
    Architecture
    Zaha Hadid Architects, London, UK
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Studio Vlay Streeruwitz The One Bruno Klomfar
    Nominees
    The One
    Vienna, Austria
    Architecture
    StudioVlayStreeruwitz, Vienna, Austria
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Bjarke Ingels Group the Spiral copyright Laurian Ghinitoiu
    Nominees
    The Spiral
    New York, USA
    Architecture
    BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark / New York, USA
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Yuko Nagayama Associates Tokyu Kabukicho Tower Daici Ano
    Nominees
    Tokyu Kabukicho Tower
    Tokyo, Japan
    Architecture
    Yuko Nagayama & Associates, Tokyo, Japan
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Ateliers Jean Nouvel Tours Duo FredericBetsch
    Nominees
    Tours Duo
    Paris, France
    Architecture
    Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Paris, France
  • Finalists
    Valley
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Architecture
    MVRDV, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • DAM IHP2024 25 Foster Partners Varso Tower Aaron Hargreaves Foster Partners
    Nominees
    Varso Tower
    Warsaw, Poland
    Architecture
    Foster + Partners, London, UK
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
Jury

The international jury is made up of experts from architecture and engineering practice, education and the partners of the IHA, namely DekaBank, the City of Frankfurt, and Deutsches Architekturmuseum.

  • WIW Kim Herforth Nielsen 3XN 1

    Kim Herforth Nielsen (jury chairmann)

    Founding partner 3XN, Copenhagen

  • Yasmin Al Ani Spence

    Yasmin Al-Ani Spence

    Director WilkinsonEyre, London

  • Roland Bachmann

    Roland Bechmann

    Partner Werner Sobek, Stuttgart

  • Profile Pic J Heinzel UNS

    Jürgen Heinzel,

    Associate Design Director UN Studio, Amsterdam

  • Christopher Lee

    Christopher Lee

    Managing founding partner Serie Architects, London

  • Cobe 010 1280x1920 portrait

    Mari Randsborg

    CEO Cobe Architect, Copenhagen

  • Ina Hartwig 02

    Dr. Ina Hartwig

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

  • DAM PeterCacholaSchmal 2023 Foto KirstenBucher 8967

    Peter Cachola Schmal

    Peter Cachola Schmal, Director Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM),
    Frankfurt / Main

  • Victor Stoltenburg Deka Immobilien

    Victor Stoltenburg

    Managing Director Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH,
    Frankfurt / Main

  • DAM AndreaJuerges Foto KirstenBucher 7292

    Andrea Jürges (deputy jury member)

    Deputy director Deutsches Architekturmuseum
    (DAM), Frankfurt am Main

  • Horst Muth 074 edited

    Horst R. Muth (deputy jury member)

    Head of Real Estate Project Management, Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH, Frankfurt / Main