CTBUH Silver Member

Foster + Partners

About

Member Since: 2015

Member Offices: London, New York City

Website: http://www.fosterandpartners.com

Foster + Partners is one of the most innovative architecture and integrated design practices in the world. Over the past four decades the practice has pioneered a sustainable approach to architecture through a strikingly wide range of work, from urban masterplans, public infrastructure, airports, civic and cultural buildings, offices and workplaces to private houses and product design. Based in London, with offices worldwide, the practice has an international reputation, with buildings on six continents. Since its inception in 1967 it has received more than 620 awards for excellence and won over 100 national and international competitions.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

See all status definitions
Height
1 JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters
423 m / 1,388  ft
2 350 Park Avenue
411.5 m / 1,350  ft
3 Penn 15
387.1 m / 1,270  ft
4 Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid
381.2 m / 1,251  ft
5 Comcast Technology Center
339.1 m / 1,112  ft
6 The One
338.3 m / 1,110  ft
7 Yuexiu Global Financial Center
330 m / 1,083  ft
8 The Index
326 m / 1,070  ft
9 The Towers
319.7 m / 1,049  ft
10 Varso Tower
310 m / 1,017  ft

Awards

425 Park Avenue

Award of Excellence: 425 Park Avenue

Best Tall Building 200-299 meters 2023

Ctbuh Leaders

Elena Casini

Elena Casini

CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, United Kingdom, 2023 – Present

London

Roland Schnizer

Roland Schnizer

CTBUH Awards Space Within Jury, 2023

Singapore

Associated companies

Foster Associates

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Height
1 M Tower

900 m

2,953 ft
2 Millennium Tower

840 m

2,756 ft
3 India Tower

699.7 m

2,296 ft
4 Russia Tower

612 m

2,008 ft
5 World Trade Center

538 m

1,765 ft
6 Chongqing International Commerce Centre T1

528 m

1,732 ft
6 Chongqing International Commerce Centre T2

528 m

1,732 ft
8 Crystal Island

449.9 m

1,476 ft
9 JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters

423 m

1,388 ft
10 350 Park Avenue

411.5 m

1,350 ft
11 2 World Trade Center

411 m

1,348 ft
12 Z6 Plot

408 m

1,339 ft
13 Lotus Tower

400 m

1,312 ft
14 Al Khozama Centre

400 m

1,312 ft
15 Suning Xinjiekou Plaza

388 m

1,273 ft
16 China Merchants Bank Headquarters Tower 1

388 m

1,273 ft
17 Penn 15

387.1 m

1,270 ft
18 London Millennium Tower

385.6 m

1,265 ft
19 Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid

381.2 m

1,251 ft
20 VietinBank Business Center Office Tower

363.2 m

1,191 ft
21 Comcast Technology Center

339.1 m

1,112 ft
22 The One

338.3 m

1,110 ft
23 Yuexiu Global Financial Center

330 m

1,083 ft
24 Oxford Place East Office Tower

326.1 m

1,070 ft
24 Oxford Place West Office Tower

326.1 m

1,070 ft
26 The Index

326 m

1,070 ft
27 Hermitage Plaza South Tower

320 m

1,050 ft
28 Hermitage Plaza East Tower

320 m

1,050 ft
29 The Towers

319.7 m

1,049 ft
30 Varso Tower

310 m

1,017 ft
31 The Tulip

305.3 m

1,002 ft
32 50 Main Street

302.4 m

992 ft
33 Lusail Plaza Tower 3

300.7 m

986 ft
33 Lusail Plaza Tower 4

300.7 m

986 ft
35 NBK Tower

300 m

984 ft
36 50 Hudson Yards

299 m

981 ft
37 Torre de Collserola

288 m

945 ft
38 Crystal Tower

280 m

919 ft
39 ICD Brookfield Place

279.1 m

916 ft
40 Oceanwide Center Tower 1

277.4 m

910 ft
41 The Estate Makati

276.8 m

908 ft
42 World Trade Center Abu Dhabi - The Offices

276.6 m

907 ft
43 Ilham Tower

274 m

899 ft
44 Al Faisaliah Center

266.9 m

876 ft
45 Salesforce Tower

263.1 m

863 ft
46 425 Park Avenue

262.2 m

860 ft
47 Transamerica Pyramid Center

260 m

853 ft
48 Commerzbank Tower

259 m

850 ft
49 3 Sutton Place

257.3 m

844 ft
50 Central Market Hotel Tower

255 m

837 ft
51 Reforma 432

254 m

833 ft
52 VietinBank Business Center Hotel Tower

252 m

827 ft
53 Landmarkk Towers

250 m

820 ft
54 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

249.9 m

820 ft
55 Torre Cepsa

248.3 m

815 ft
56 Emaar Square The Address Hotel & Residences

244.6 m

802 ft
57 Elephant and Castle Main Tower

244 m

801 ft
58 Deutsche Bank Place

240 m

787 ft
59 The Bow

237.5 m

779 ft
60 Samba Bank HQ Tower

231.2 m

758 ft
61 North Quay R01

221.7 m

727 ft
62 Capital Tower

220 m

722 ft
63 Euro America Financial City Tower 1

220 m

722 ft
63 Euro America Financial City Tower 2

220 m

722 ft
65 South Beach South Tower

217.5 m

714 ft
66 South Beach North Tower

217.5 m

714 ft
67 100 East 53rd Street

216.7 m

711 ft
68 AFD Tower 1

216 m

709 ft
68 AFD Tower 2

216 m

709 ft
70 Lusail Plaza Tower 1

215.7 m

708 ft
70 Lusail Plaza Tower 2

215.7 m

708 ft
72 Valiant Tower

214.5 m

704 ft
73 DJI Sky City Tower 2

213 m

699 ft
74 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower A

212 m

696 ft
74 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower B

212 m

696 ft
74 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower C

212 m

696 ft
77 North Quay Office Tower

212 m

696 ft
78 Suhe Centre

205.6 m

675 ft
79 The Troika Tower 3

204 m

669 ft
80 8 Canada Square

199.5 m

655 ft
81 Riviera Tower

198 m

650 ft
82 North Quay R02

196.6 m

645 ft
83 DJI Sky City Tower 1

195 m

640 ft
84 Harcourt Gardens

192.4 m

631 ft
85 Third & Cherry

191.7 m

629 ft
86 Oceanwide Center Tower 2

191 m

627 ft
87 Hearst Tower

182 m

597 ft
88 Residences Bel-Air Phase 6 8-9

180 m

591 ft
89 Residences Bel-Air Phase 6 6-7

180 m

591 ft
90 The Bund Finance Center North

180 m

591 ft
90 The Bund Finance Center South

180 m

591 ft
92 China Merchants Bank Headquarters Tower 2

180 m

591 ft
93 King's Cross Twin Towers I

179.8 m

590 ft
93 King's Cross Twin Towers II

179.8 m

590 ft
95 30 St Mary Axe

179.8 m

590 ft
96 Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters

178.8 m

587 ft
97 The Troika Tower 2

177 m

581 ft
98 Daewoo Tech Tower

172 m

564 ft
99 Baltimore

170 m

558 ft
100 Jiushi Corporation Headquarters

168 m

551 ft
101 50 United Nations Plaza

167 m

548 ft
102 Bishops Place Building 3

164.4 m

539 ft
103 Principal Tower

161.3 m

529 ft
104 Residences Bel-Air Phase 6 3 & 5

161 m

528 ft
105 The Troika Tower 1

160 m

525 ft
106 Parkline Place

154.6 m

507 ft
107 Avenida Cordoba 120

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 35 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,792 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
108 Lumiere

152 m

499 ft
109 Saqqara Residences 2

150 m

492 ft
109 Saqqara Residences 1

150 m

492 ft
111 Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre

150 m

492 ft
112 Carrara Tower

149.6 m

491 ft
113 50 Scollard

147.2 m

483 ft
114 Residences Bel-Air Phase 6 1-2

142 m

466 ft
115 The Harmon

138 m

453 ft
116 World Port Center

133.6 m

438 ft
117 Valencia Tower

129.9 m

426 ft
118 Hellinikon Integrated Resort Casino Tower

128 m

420 ft
119 The Willis Building

124.8 m

409 ft
120 MOL Campus

120 m

394 ft
121 Jameson House

118.6 m

389 ft
122 Burlington Tower

115.2 m

378 ft
123 Fraser Suites

115 m

377 ft
124 3Beirut Tower 1

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 33 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,677 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
125 North Quay R03

107 m

351 ft
126 CITIC Bank Headquarters

100 m

328 ft
127 Colechurch House Redevelopment

99.6 m

327 ft
128 AQWA Corporate

95 m

312 ft
129 Century Tower

91.1 m

299 ft
130 AQWA Corporate 2

90 m

295 ft
131 The Lily Repulse Bay

89.5 m

294 ft
132 The Murray

89 m

292 ft
133 551 West 21st Street

88.4 m

290 ft
134 RMK Headquarters

88.4 m

290 ft
135 Ernst & Young

87 m

285 ft
136 The Corniche, Building 2

85 m

279 ft
137 Moor House

81.7 m

268 ft
138 North Wing

80.8 m

265 ft
139 Two Transamerica Plaza

80.2 m

263 ft
140 3Beirut Tower 2

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 23 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,677 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
141 The Corniche, Building 1

76 m

249 ft
142 Thameside West-Phase 1 Building A

75.2 m

247 ft
142 Thameside West-Phase 1 Building B

75.2 m

247 ft
144 DUO West

70.8 m

232 ft
145 Vita

68 m

223 ft
146 Principal Place

67.4 m

221 ft
147 DUO East

65.7 m

216 ft
148 Faena House

65.5 m

215 ft
149 Battersea Roof Gardens

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 17 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 311 other buildings of the same Residential / Hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
150 101 Whitechapel High Street

62.6 m

205 ft
151 3Beirut Tower 3

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,677 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
152 Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building

57 m

187 ft
153 Silken Puerta America Madrid

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 14 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,129 other buildings of the same Hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
154 The Corniche, Building 3

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 15 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,677 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
155 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower A

48.8 m

160 ft
156 World Trade Center East Building

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 11 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,792 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
156 World Trade Center West Building

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 11 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,792 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
158 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower B

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 9 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,792 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
158 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower C

m

ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 9 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,792 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
160 BWDC Residential Tower

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161 One Beverly Hills South Tower

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162 Private Residences by Omniyat

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163 One Beverly Hills North Tower

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164 Goldsun Group Headquarters

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165 Waldorf Astoria

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166 The Pavilion

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167 Shibuya Marui Department Store

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168 18 Blackfriars Office Building

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168 18 Blackfriars Paris Building

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168 18 Blackfriars Stamford Building

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168 Hellinikon Mall Hotel Tower

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168 Hellinikon Office Tower

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168 Hellinikon Promenade Residential Tower

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168 Jabal Omar Development Hotel Tower 1

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168 Jabal Omar Development Hotel Tower 2

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168 Midtown Bus Terminal 10th Avenue Tower

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168 Midtown Bus Terminal 11th Avenue Tower

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168 Midtown Bus Terminal 8th Avenue Tower

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168 Midtown Bus Terminal 9th Avenue Tower

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CTBUH Initiatives Involving Foster + Partners

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The CTBUH Turkey Committee presents a discussion on the implications of COVID-19 on the design of construction projects.

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CTBUH Canada: Supertall Toronto

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CTBUH Israel’s Tel Aviv Regional Conference

13–15 November 2017

The city of Tel Aviv was honored to host the CTBUH Tel Aviv Regional Conference in collaboration with the annual IACIE conference and CTBUH Israel.