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.

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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 JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters
423 m / 1,388  ft
2 350 Park Avenue
411.5 m / 1,350  ft
3 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Main Tower
387.4 m / 1,271  ft
4 Penn 15
387.1 m / 1,270  ft
5 Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid
381.2 m / 1,251  ft
6 Comcast Technology Center
339.1 m / 1,112  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, by Height, 200-299 meters 2023

Ctbuh Leaders

Elena Casini

Elena Casini

CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, United Kingdom, 2023 – Present

London

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.

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Name
Height
1 M Tower

900 m / 2,953 ft
2 Millennium Tower

840 m / 2,756 ft
3 India Tower

700 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

450 m / 1,476 ft
9 JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters

423 m / 1,388 ft
10 350 Park Avenue

411 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 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Main Tower

387 m / 1,271 ft
18 Penn 15

387 m / 1,270 ft
19 London Millennium Tower

386 m / 1,265 ft
20 Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid

381 m / 1,251 ft
21 Hengli Global Operations Headquarters Tower 1

369 m / 1,211 ft
22 VietinBank Business Center Office Tower

363 m / 1,191 ft
23 Comcast Technology Center

339 m / 1,112 ft
24 Yuexiu Global Financial Center

330 m / 1,083 ft
25 Oxford Place East Office Tower

326 m / 1,070 ft
25 Oxford Place West Office Tower

326 m / 1,070 ft
27 The Index

326 m / 1,070 ft
28 Hermitage Plaza South Tower

320 m / 1,050 ft
29 Hermitage Plaza East Tower

320 m / 1,050 ft
30 The Towers

320 m / 1,049 ft
31 Varso Tower

310 m / 1,017 ft
32 The One

309 m / 1,012 ft
33 The Tulip

305 m / 1,002 ft
34 50 Main Street

302 m / 992 ft
35 Lusail Plaza Tower 3

301 m / 986 ft
35 Lusail Plaza Tower 4

301 m / 986 ft
37 NBK Tower

300 m / 984 ft
38 50 Hudson Yards

299 m / 981 ft
39 Torre de Collserola

288 m / 945 ft
40 Crystal Tower

280 m / 919 ft
41 ICD Brookfield Place

279 m / 916 ft
42 Oceanwide Center Tower 1

277 m / 910 ft
43 The Estate Makati

277 m / 908 ft
44 World Trade Center Abu Dhabi - The Offices

277 m / 907 ft
45 Ilham Tower

274 m / 899 ft
46 Al Faisaliah Center

267 m / 876 ft
47 Salesforce Tower

263 m / 863 ft
48 425 Park Avenue

262 m / 860 ft
49 Transamerica Pyramid Center

260 m / 853 ft
50 Commerzbank Tower

259 m / 850 ft
51 3 Sutton Place

257 m / 844 ft
52 Central Market Hotel Tower

255 m / 837 ft
53 Reforma 432

254 m / 833 ft
54 VietinBank Business Center Hotel Tower

252 m / 827 ft
55 Landmarkk Towers

250 m / 820 ft
56 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

250 m / 820 ft
57 Torre Cepsa

248 m / 815 ft
58 Emaar Square The Address Hotel & Residences

245 m / 802 ft
59 Elephant and Castle Main Tower

244 m / 801 ft
60 Deutsche Bank Place

240 m / 787 ft
61 The Bow

237 m / 779 ft
62 Samba Bank HQ Tower

231 m / 758 ft
63 North Quay R01

222 m / 727 ft
64 Capital Tower

220 m / 722 ft
65 Euro America Financial City Tower 1

220 m / 722 ft
65 Euro America Financial City Tower 2

220 m / 722 ft
67 South Beach South Tower

218 m / 714 ft
68 South Beach North Tower

218 m / 714 ft
69 100 East 53rd Street

217 m / 711 ft
70 AFD Tower 1

216 m / 709 ft
70 AFD Tower 2

216 m / 709 ft
72 Lusail Plaza Tower 1

216 m / 708 ft
72 Lusail Plaza Tower 2

216 m / 708 ft
74 Valiant Tower

215 m / 704 ft
75 DJI Sky City Tower 2

213 m / 699 ft
76 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower A

212 m / 696 ft
76 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower B

212 m / 696 ft
76 Omkar 1973 Worli Tower C

212 m / 696 ft
79 North Quay Office Tower

212 m / 696 ft
80 Suhe Centre

206 m / 675 ft
81 The Troika Tower 3

204 m / 669 ft
82 8 Canada Square

200 m / 655 ft
83 Riviera Tower

198 m / 650 ft
84 North Quay R02

197 m / 645 ft
85 DJI Sky City Tower 1

195 m / 640 ft
86 Harcourt Gardens

192 m / 631 ft
87 Third & Cherry

192 m / 629 ft
88 Oceanwide Center Tower 2

191 m / 627 ft
89 Hearst Tower

182 m / 597 ft
90 Residences Bel-Air Phase 6 8-9

180 m / 591 ft
91 Residences Bel-Air Phase 6 6-7

180 m / 591 ft
92 The Bund Finance Center North

180 m / 591 ft
92 The Bund Finance Center South

180 m / 591 ft
94 China Merchants Bank Headquarters Tower 2

180 m / 591 ft
95 King's Cross Twin Towers I

180 m / 590 ft
95 King's Cross Twin Towers II

180 m / 590 ft
97 30 St Mary Axe

180 m / 590 ft
98 Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters

179 m / 587 ft
99 The Troika Tower 2

177 m / 581 ft
100 Daewoo Tech Tower

172 m / 564 ft
101 Baltimore

170 m / 558 ft
102 Jiushi Corporation Headquarters

168 m / 551 ft
103 50 United Nations Plaza

167 m / 548 ft
104 Bishops Place Building 3

164 m / 539 ft
105 Principal Tower

161 m / 529 ft
106 Residences Bel-Air Phase 6 3 & 5

161 m / 528 ft
107 The Troika Tower 1

160 m / 525 ft
108 Parkline Place

155 m / 507 ft
109 Avenida Cordoba 120

153 m

502 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 35 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,889 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.
110 Lumiere

152 m / 499 ft
111 Saqqara Residences 2

150 m / 492 ft
111 Saqqara Residences 1

150 m / 492 ft
113 Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre

150 m / 492 ft
114 Carrara Tower

150 m / 491 ft
115 50 Scollard

147 m / 483 ft
116 Residences Bel-Air Phase 6 1-2

142 m / 466 ft
117 The Harmon

138 m / 453 ft
118 World Port Center

134 m / 438 ft
119 Valencia Tower

130 m / 426 ft
120 Hellinikon Integrated Resort Casino Tower

128 m / 420 ft
121 One Beverly Hills Santa Monica Residence

125 m / 410 ft
122 The Willis Building

125 m / 409 ft
123 MOL Campus

120 m / 394 ft
124 Jameson House

119 m / 389 ft
125 Burlington Tower

115 m / 378 ft
126 Fraser Suites

115 m / 377 ft
127 3Beirut Tower 1

113 m

371 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 33 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,186 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.
128 One Beverly Hills Garden Residence

112 m / 369 ft
129 North Quay R03

107 m / 351 ft
130 The Power Station

104 m / 341 ft
131 CITIC Bank Headquarters

100 m / 328 ft
132 Colechurch House Redevelopment

100 m / 327 ft
133 AQWA Corporate

95 m / 312 ft
134 Century Tower

91 m / 299 ft
135 AQWA Corporate 2

90 m / 295 ft
136 The Lily Repulse Bay

90 m / 294 ft
137 The Murray

89 m / 292 ft
138 551 West 21st Street

88 m / 290 ft
139 RMK Headquarters

88 m / 290 ft
140 Ernst & Young

87 m / 285 ft
141 The Corniche, Building 2

85 m / 279 ft
142 Moor House

82 m / 268 ft
143 North Wing

81 m / 265 ft
144 Two Transamerica Plaza

80 m / 263 ft
145 3Beirut Tower 2

78 m

256 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 23 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,186 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.
146 The Corniche, Building 1

76 m / 249 ft
147 Thameside West-Phase 1 Building A

75 m / 247 ft
147 Thameside West-Phase 1 Building B

75 m / 247 ft
149 DUO West

71 m / 232 ft
150 Vita

68 m / 223 ft
151 Principal Place

67 m / 221 ft
152 DUO East

66 m / 216 ft
153 Faena House

66 m / 215 ft
154 Battersea Roof Gardens

64 m

210 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 17 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 334 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.
155 101 Whitechapel High Street

63 m / 205 ft
156 3Beirut Tower 3

61 m

200 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,186 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.
157 Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building

57 m / 187 ft
158 Silken Puerta America Madrid

54 m

177 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 14 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,189 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.
159 The Corniche, Building 3

51 m

167 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 15 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,186 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.
160 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower A

49 m / 160 ft
161 World Trade Center East Building

48 m

157 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 11 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,889 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.
161 World Trade Center West Building

48 m

157 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 11 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,889 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.
163 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower B

39 m

128 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 9 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,889 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.
163 PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower C

39 m

128 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 9 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,889 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.
165 Aman Hotel

38 m / 124 ft
166 BWDC Residential Tower

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167 The Lana Hotel & Residences

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168 The Star

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169 Goldsun Group Headquarters

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170 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Tower 2

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170 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Tower 3

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170 Waldorf Astoria

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173 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Tower 4

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173 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Tower 5

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175 The Pavilion

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176 Shibuya Marui Department Store

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177 18 Blackfriars Office Building

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177 18 Blackfriars Paris Building

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177 18 Blackfriars Stamford Building

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177 Hellinikon Mall Hotel Tower

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177 Hellinikon Office Tower

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177 Hellinikon Promenade Residential Tower

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177 Jabal Omar Development Hotel Tower 1

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177 Jabal Omar Development Hotel Tower 2

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177 Midtown Bus Terminal 10th Avenue Tower

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177 Midtown Bus Terminal 11th Avenue Tower

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177 Midtown Bus Terminal 8th Avenue Tower

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177 Midtown Bus Terminal 9th Avenue Tower

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