The crystalline form of the One World Trade Center in New York City by SOM scooped the regional award for the Americas.
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.
The dramatic angled cantilever of the Torre Virreyes in Mexico City by Teodoro González de León was a finalist in the Americas category.
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.
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.
The sleek 88-storey residential Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid Tower in the heart of Aby Dhabi by Foster + Partners claimed the Middle East & Africa regional award.
The elegant and twisting ribbon-like form of the Evolution Tower office building in Moscow by RMJM was a finalist in the European category.
The Leadenhall Building, aka ‘The Cheesegrater’ on account of its tapering wedged form, by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners was a finalist in the European category. The innovative mixed use office and retail building joins a growing list of landmark towers in the City of London.
The smooth cylindrical form of the Police Headquarters & Charleroi Danses in Belgium by Ateliers Jean Nouvel & MDW Architecture creates a new urban landmark for Charleroi. Finalist in the European category, the mixed use building encourages diversity, combining the police headquarters with a dance company.
Malmö Live, a cultural centre by Schmidt Hammer Lassen is a collection of rectilinear volumes accommodating a concert hall, congress and hotel complex. A finalist in the European category, the interconnecting volumes are united by a well-ordered homogeneous exterior.
Swanston Square Apartment Tower in Melbourne by ARM Architecture is a mixed use development incorporating a striking balcony profile that defines the exterior. A finalist in the Asia & Australasia category, the tower creates an urban anchor on the northern end of Swanston Street.
The sustainable design for CapitaGreen in Singapore by Toyo Ito & Associates scooped the Asia & Australasia regional award.
The imposing glazed disc of Sunrise Kempinski Hotel in Beijing by Shanghai Huadu Architecture & Urban Planning Co. was a finalist in the Asia & Australasia category.
Five striking residential towers, linked by green bridges form Sky Terrace@Dawson in Singapore by SCDA Architects, a finalist in the Asia & Australasia category.
Siamese Ratchakru in Bangkok by Spaceshift Studio comprises of a 15-storey mixed use tower and a 28-storey residential tower. A finalist in the Asia & Australasia category, both volumes incorporate elevated greenery.
A blue ribbon-like profile defines this 28 storey Phoenix residential building in Melbourne by Fender Katsalidis Architects, finalist in the Asia & Australasia category.
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