2012 International Highrise Award and Exhibition

A new award for architects Christoph Ingenhoven and Ray Brown: the skyscraper they designed at "1 Bligh Street" in Sydney has won the International Highrise Award 2012, chosen over four other finalists:
The Pinnacle @Duxton (Singapore) by ARC Studio Architecture + Urbanism,
The Troika (Kuala Lumpur) by Foster + Partners,
Eight Spruce Street (New York) by Gehry Partners,
Absolute Towers (Mississauga, Canada) by MAD.

The prize jury acknowledged the exceptional architectural quality of "1 Bligh Street", a project that aims to meet the inhabitants? needs rather than create an architectural landmark.
For the first time in the history of the Highrise Award, a special mention has been awarded for renovation of an existing skyscraper, the Deutsche Bank Tower in Frankfurt, designed by gmp – von Gerkan, Marg und Partner + Mario Bellini Architects.
An exhibition underway at DAM in Frankfurt presents the award-winning highrises in large-scale models, photographs, drawings and videos.

(Agnese Bifulco)

Title: International Highrise Award 2012
Dates: 17 November 2012 - 13 Jnauary 2013
Location: Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM), Frankfurt, Germany
Images: Courtesy of DAM

http://www.dam-online.de

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