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List of tallest buildings designed by women

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At 363 metres (1,191 ft) tall, Jeanne Gang's St. Regis Chicago is currently the tallest building in the world designed by a woman.

This list ranks skyscrapers by height which were designed by women working as primary architects or design coordinators. Only buildings with continuously occupiable floors are included, thus non-building structures, including towers, are not included. (See List of tallest buildings and structures.)

Ranking criteria

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This list includes all occupiable structures over 50-metre (160 ft) tall, including spires, that were designed by women in the roles of primary architect or design coordinator. Note that many of these buildings are designed by larger teams that include the female architects listed.

Tallest buildings in the world designed by women (50m+)

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Rank Building[A] City Country Architect Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Built
1 St. Regis Chicago  United States Jeanne Gang 363 m 1,191 ft 101 2020
2 Aqua Chicago  United States Jeanne Gang 262 m 859 ft 87 2009
3 The Leonardo Johannesburg  South Africa Malika Walele, and others[1] 227 m 745 ft 55 2019
4 Trident Grand Residence Dubai  United Arab Emirates Hazel Wong 220 m 720 ft 45 2010
5 One Thousand Museum Miami  United States Zaha Hadid 216 m 709 ft 62 2019
6 270 Park Avenue New York City  United States Natalie de Blois 216 m 708 ft 52 1960
7 Leeza SOHO Beijing  China Zaha Hadid 207 m 679 ft 46 2019
8 Wangjing SOHO Tower 1 Beijing  China Zaha Hadid 200 m 656 ft 44 2014
9 Generali Tower Milan  Italy Zaha Hadid 191.5 m 628 ft 44 2017
10 Central Bank of Iraq Tower Baghdad  Iraq Zaha Hadid 172 m 564 ft 40 2023
11 Morpheus Macau  Macau Zaha Hadid 153 m 504 ft 40 2018
12 Montevideo Rotterdam  Netherlands Francine Houben 140 m 458 ft 43 2005
13 Equitable Building Chicago  United States Natalie de Blois 139 m 457 ft 35 1965
14 The Emerald Seattle  United States Julia Nagele 133.7 m 439 ft 40 2020
15 MIRA San Francisco  United States Jeanne Gang 129 m 422 ft 29 2021
16 Wangjing SOHO Tower 2 Beijing  China Zaha Hadid 127 m 417 ft 26 2014
17 Vertical Courtyard Apartment 1[2] Hangzhou  China Lu Wenyu[3] 126 m 414 ft 31 2006
18 Vertical Courtyard Apartment 2 Hangzhou  China Lu Wenyu 126 m 414 ft 31 2006
19 Vertical Courtyard Apartment 4 Hangzhou  China Lu Wenyu 126 m 414 ft 31 2006
20 Vertical Courtyard Apartment 5 Hangzhou  China Lu Wenyu 126 m 414 ft 31 2006
21 Vertical Courtyard Apartment 5 Hangzhou  China Lu Wenyu 126 m 414 ft 31 2006
22 Vertical Courtyard Apartment 6 Hangzhou  China Lu Wenyu 118 m 387 ft 29 2006
23 Wangjing SOHO Tower 3 Beijing  China Zaha Hadid 118 m 387 ft 25 2014
24 One Hundred St. Louis  United States Jeanne Gang 117 m 385 ft 36 2021
25 Kilbourn Tower Milwaukee  United States Grace La 115 m 380 ft 33[4] 2005
26 Kölntriangle Cologne  Germany Dörte Gatermann 103 m 339 ft 29 2005
27 Skyglass Seattle  United States Julia Nagele 102 m 335 ft 32 2023
28 Lever House New York City  United States Natalie de Blois 94 m 307 ft 21 1952
29 The Opus Dubai  United Arab Emirates Zaha Hadid 93 m 305 ft 21 2018
30 Solstice on the Park Chicago  United States Jeanne Gang, Gabrielle Poirier, Margaret Cavenagh[5] 91 m 299 ft 27 2018
31 FiftyTwoDegrees Nijmegen  Netherlands Francine Houben 86 m 282 ft 20 2008
32 Crowne Plaza Cincinnati Cincinnati  United States Natalie de Blois 83 m 272 ft 19 1949
33 Jockey Club Innovation Tower Hong Kong  Hong Kong Zaha Hadid 76 m 249 ft 15 2013
34 Q Residences Amsterdam  Netherlands Jeanne Gang 77 m 246 ft 24 2022
35 Heydar Aliyev Center Baku  Azerbaijan Zaha Hadid 74 m 243 ft 2013
36 Atlantis Condominium Miami  United States Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk 69 m 227 ft 20 1982
37 888 Bellevue Bellevue  United States Julia Nagele 66 m 215 ft 20 2020
38 Library of Birmingham Birmingham  United Kingdom Francine Houben 60 m 200 ft 20 2013
39 40 Tenth Avenue New York City  United States Jeanne Gang 53 m 190 ft 12 2018
40 Paras Trinity Gurgaon  India Sonali Rastogi 53 m[6] 174 ft 14 2015
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Buildings under construction

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This is a list of buildings taller than 50 meters designed by women that are currently under construction.

Building City Country Architect Planned architectural height Floors Planned completion Ref.
Fereshteh Pasargad Hotel Tehran  Iran Zaha Hadid 230 m (750 ft) 46 2024
Central Bank of Iraq Tower Baghdad  Iraq Zaha Hadid 172 m (564 ft) 40 2023
One Delisle Toronto  Canada Jeanne Gang 155 m (509 ft) 44 2025
Mercury Tower St. Julian's  Malta Zaha Hadid 122 m (400 ft) 32 2023
Skyglass Seattle  United States Julia Nagele 102.1 m (335 ft) 32 2023

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Africa's tallest building is set to open, and it's designed mostly by women". 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  2. ^ "Vertical Courtyard Hangzhou". 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2018-09-17.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Pritzker Prize goes to Wang Shu, 48-year-old Chinese architect". 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  4. ^ "Kilbourn Tower". LA DALLMAN. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Soltice on the Park". StudioGang.com. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  6. ^ "Paras Trinity". Emporis. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "City's plan to demolish & replace SOM-designed 270 Park Avenue sparks criticism". 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
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