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Innovative towers are transforming skylines worldwide, shifting the focus from record breaking spires to imaginative solutions that embrace sustainability and economic conditions. The race to scrape the skies has taken a refreshing turn, and congratulations are in order for Bosco Verticale in Milan by Stefano Boeri Architetti, recipient of the 2015 Best Tall Building Worldwide.
Four regional winners representing the America’s, Asia & Australasia, Europe, and Middle East & Africa were selected in July from a pool of 123 entries by The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). The not-for-profit organisation is the world's leading resource for skyscraper design, with a prestigious panel of expert judges. SOM scooped the regional prize for the America’s with the crystalline form of One World Trade Center in New York City. The environmentally conscious design for CapitaGreen by Toyo Ito & Associates in Singapore’s business district won the Asia & Australasia category, and the undulating façade of Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid Tower by Foster + Partners claimed the Middle East & Africa category.
Bosco Verticale, the European victor was announced as overall winner at the 14th annual CTBUH International Best Building Awards Symposium. Chicago, the birthplace of the skyscraper played host to the awards ceremony and dinner, celebrated on 12 November in Mies van der Rohe’s iconic S.R. Crown Hall, at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Bosco Verticale, which translates as ‘Vertical Forest,’ was considered ‘ground-breaking’ by the judges for the viability of incorporating a multi-storey intensive living façade. The two residential towers are screened by trees and vegetation, inspiring interaction with the surrounding environment, while creating a protective micro-climate. With not a spire in sight, this year's winner is living proof that vertical forests are not such a tall order after all.
The crystalline form of the One World Trade Center in New York City by SOM scooped the regional award for the Americas. Photography: James Ewing | OTTO
The crystalline form of the One World Trade Center in New York City by SOM scooped the regional award for the Americas. Photography: James Ewing | OTTO
A second appearance for skyscraper aficionados SOM - the mixed use Bacarat Hotel and Residences in New York City was a finalist in the Americas category. Photography: Albert Vecerka | Esto
A second appearance for skyscraper aficionados SOM - the mixed use Bacarat Hotel and Residences in New York City was a finalist in the Americas category. Photography: Albert Vecerka | Esto
The dramatic angled cantilever of the Torre Virreyes in Mexico City by Teodoro González de León was a finalist in the Americas category. Photography: Pedro Hiriart
The dramatic angled cantilever of the Torre Virreyes in Mexico City by Teodoro González de León was a finalist in the Americas category. Photography: Pedro Hiriart
B.S.R.Towers in Tel Aviv, Israel by Moshe Zur Architects, comprising two residential 30-storey towers, was a finalist in the Middle East & Africa category. Photography: Amit Geron
B.S.R.Towers in Tel Aviv, Israel by Moshe Zur Architects, comprising two residential 30-storey towers, was a finalist in the Middle East & Africa category. Photography: Amit Geron
The sophisticated push and pull effect of the glazed façades breaks up the 24-storey massing of the Al Hilal Bank Tower in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The tower by Goettsch Partners was a finalist in the Middle East & Africa category. Photography: Lester Ali
The sophisticated push and pull effect of the glazed façades breaks up the 24-storey massing of the Al Hilal Bank Tower in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The tower by Goettsch Partners was a finalist in the Middle East & Africa category. Photography: Lester Ali
