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november 20, 2014

The International Highrise Award 2014: Five buildings in the final for the world’s best highrise

The International Highrise Award (IHA) 2014 is entering its decisive phase – the jury has chosen five highrises for the final round. The award comes with prize money of €50,000 and will be presented by the City of Frankfurt/Main together with Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) and DekaBank at Frankfurt’s Paulskirche on November 19, 2014.

The 2014 finalists at a glance:
- Bosco Verticale (Milan, Italy) by Boeri Studio, Milan
- De Rotterdam (Rotterdam, Netherlands) by Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Rotterdam
- One Central Park (Sydney, Australia) by Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Paris
- Renaissance Barcelona Fira Hotel, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona, Spain) by Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Paris
- Sliced Porosity Block (Raffles City Chengdu, Chengdu, China) by Steven Holl Architects, New York

The IHA is considered the world’s most important architecture prize for highrises. It is aimed at architects and developers whose buildings are at least 100 meters high and have been completed in the past two years. The jury consists of architects, structural engineers, real-estate experts and architecture critics. It judges the nominated projects according to the following criteria: future-oriented design, functionality, innovative building technology, integration into urban development schemes, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness. This year’s five finalists were selected from 26 nominees from 17 countries.

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