CTBUH Silver Member

PLP Architecture

About

Member Since: 2012

Member Offices: London

Website: http://www.plparchitecture.com

PLP Architecture is a London-based group of architects, designers and thinkers who value the transformative role of ideas and the capacity for architecture to inspire. The practice is led by a group of partners including Lee Polisano, David Leventhal, Karen Cook and Ron Bakker, who formerly were in charge of KPF’s London office for over 20 years.

While they bring a global perspective to their projects, their design resolutions are delivered through an understanding of local conditions. Design challenges are viewed not as a series of constraints but rather as opportunities for exciting, environmentally responsive architecture and sustainable urban design.

The foundation of their work lies in a commitment to the quality of life in the city, a delight in the handling of material, space and light and an optimism about architecture’s potential to enrich society.

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

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Height

1

Nexus Tower

595 m / 1,952 ft

2

Foshan Shuntie Holdings Tower

318 m / 1,043 ft

3

The Assima Tower

301.6 m / 990 ft

4

22 Bishopsgate

278.2 m / 913 ft

5

China Resources Shennan Road No. 1

262 m / 860 ft

6

Western Yards-Tower B

162.9 m / 534 ft

7

Westferry Printworks T4

146.9 m / 482 ft

8

Four Seasons Abu Dhabi

144 m / 472 ft

9

Imperial West Tower

138.5 m / 454 ft

10

One Bishopsgate Plaza

135.3 m / 444 ft

Awards

22 Bishopsgate

Award of Excellence: 22 Bishopsgate

Best Tall Building 200-299 meters 2022

Ctbuh Leaders

Lars Hesselgren

Lars Hesselgren

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

London

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
City
Height

1

Nexus Tower

Shenzhen

595 m

1,952 ft

2

Lizhi Park Office Tower

Shenzhen

347 m

1,138 ft

3

Foshan Shuntie Holdings Tower

Foshan

318 m

1,043 ft

4

The Assima Tower

Kuwait City

302 m

990 ft

5

Oakwood Tower

London

300 m

984 ft

6

22 Bishopsgate

London

278 m

913 ft

7

China Resources Shennan Road No. 1

Shenzhen

262 m

860 ft

8

Western Yards-Tower B

London

163 m

534 ft

9

Westferry Printworks T4

London

147 m

482 ft

10

Four Seasons Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi

144 m

472 ft

11

Imperial West Tower

London

139 m

454 ft

12

One Bishopsgate Plaza

London

135 m

444 ft

13

Tree House

Rotterdam

130 m

427 ft

14

Eastern Yards-Building SH-5

London

120 m

392 ft

15

Stratford Collective

London

113 m

370 ft

16

Westferry Printworks T3

London

109 m

359 ft

17

Westferry Printworks T5

London

109 m

359 ft

18

Sampson House-Tower B

London

108 m

353 ft

19

Westferry Printworks-Tower 4

London

106 m

348 ft

20

Eastern Yards-Building SH-7

London

104 m

340 ft

21

Sampson House-Tower C

London

94 m

308 ft

22

Corso Como Place

Milan

92 m

302 ft

23

Nova Victoria-South

London

87 m

284 ft

24

Western Yards-The Arbor

London

85 m

278 ft

25

Whitechapel Estate-Tower I

London

82 m

268 ft

26

Westferry Printworks T2

London

81 m

265 ft

27

World Trade Center Amsterdam Tower 10

Amsterdam

80 m

262 ft

28

The Collective Stratford

London

75 m

247 ft

29

Whitechapel Estate-Tower E

London

69 m

226 ft

30

Nova Victoria-North

London

68 m

224 ft

31

Westferry Printworks T1

London

68 m

223 ft

32

Westferry Printworks-Tower 3

London

64 m

210 ft

33

The Edge

Amsterdam

58 m

190 ft

34

Old Oak Common Tower 1

London

- m

- ft

35

Bishopsgate Goodsyard Tower G

London

- m

- ft

36

Bishopsgate Goodsyard Tower C1

London

- m

- ft

36

Old Oak Common Tower 2

London

- m

- ft

38

Bishopsgate Goodsyard Tower C2

London

- m

- ft

39

Blackfriars Road Tower

London

- m

- ft

40

Park Nova

Singapore

- m

- ft

41

211 West 54th Street

New York City

- m

- ft

CTBUH Initiatives Involving PLP Architecture

CTBUH Chief Executive Officer Conducts Speaking Tour of London

06 December 2018

CTBUH CEO Antony Wood traveled to his native UK for a speaking and listening tour, including a keynote address and several dinners with key figures of the tall building industry.

CTBUH UK Tours 22 Bishopsgate

23 February 2018

The CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter conducted an under-construction tour of 22 Bishopsgate, the tallest building under construction in the UK.

Debating Tall: A Skyline Commission for London?

28 July 2017

In the CTBUH Journal 2017, Issue III, two experts debate on the issues that the city of London faces regarding new tall building construction and protected historic views.

Does London Need Tall Buildings?

07 October 2015

The CTBUH UK Chapter hosted a successful panel discussion posing the question "Does London need tall buildings?" at Grimshaw's Clerkenwell studio.

Activity at the CTBUH London Conference: Day One

11 June 2013

See the highlights from the first day of the CTBUH 2013 London Conference including the Opening Plenary and Conference Dinner.