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» Architectural Issues The annual Emporis Skyscraper Awards unveiled ten winning tall projects » Buildings today with the new Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg, Russia taking the top » Culture spot this year. » Architects » Design Standing 1,515 feet (462 meters) tall, the GORPROJECT & RMJM-designed ↓ More headquarters for natural gas giant Gazprom is the tallest building in Russia as well as in Europe and ranks number 14 worldwide.

Besides its unusual design, the jury praised Lakhta Center also for its energy-efficient technologies: "As the northernmost supertall skyscraper in the world, the building is exposed to extreme temperatures. A double skin NEWS FROM THE FIRMS façade prevents unnecessary heat loss and makes it extraordinarily energy efficient. In addition, thanks to the innovative use of infrared radiators, excess Tai Mahmuti Promoted to Senior Engineer heat is not lost but fed back into the system." Hoffmann Architects Can architecture exist in a world of Winning designers of the last two top titles in 2019 and 2018, Kohn Pedersen reduced growth? Hames Sharley Fox Associates, still managed to score two awards this year with innovative high-rises in and . Other architects that had previously A year like no other… Hames Sharley won top recognitions, BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group (in 2017 with VIA 57 West)

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Junior 1. Lakhta Center Designer/Architect McBride Architects, New Height: 1,515 ft / 462 m York, NY, US Floors: 87 Senior Project Architect Location: St. Petersburg, Russia - Single Family Residential Design Architects: GORPROJECT; RMJM McBride Architects, New York, NY, US

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Leeza SOHO © Hufton+Crow

2. Leeza SOHO Height: 679 ft / 207 m Floors: 46 Location: , China Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects; Beijing Institute of Architectural Design

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3. Height: 1,010 ft / 308 m Floors: 72 Location: New York, NY Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

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4. Tianjin CTF Finance Center Height: 1,739 ft / 530 m Floors: 97 Location: Tianjin, China Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd.; Ronald Lu & Partners

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5. Aurora Melbourne Central Height: 887 ft / 270 m Floors: 84 Location: Melbourne, Australia Architects: Elenberg Fraser

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6. 18 Robinson Height: 591 ft / 180 m Floors: 28 https://archinect.com/news/bustler/7999/lakhta-center-the-world-s-northernmost-supertall-tower-wins-emporis-skyscraper-award 5/10 1/7/2021 Lakhta Center, the world's northernmost supertall tower, wins Emporis Skyscraper Award | News | Archinect Location: Singapore Architects: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Architects 61 Pte Ltd.

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7. The Paragon Height: 515 ft / 157 m Floors: 48 Location: , IL Architects: Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB)

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8. One Thousand Museum Height: 706 ft / 215 m Floors: 62 Location: Miami, FL Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects; O'Donnell, Dannwolf & Partners Architects

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