Sydney Tower Wins International High-Rise Award

Quay Tower, designed by 3XN; image via Arch Daily © Adam Mork

The Danish architectural practice 3XN won the 10th International High-Rise Award (IHA) for the office tower Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney, Australia, the world’s most innovative high-rise in 2022/23, Arch Daily reports. The 206-m tall Quay Quarter Tower completed in April 2022 was selected out of 1,000 high rises completed in the last two years because it implemented innovative solutions in a time of increased ecological challenges by integrating a large proportion of the existing 1970s high-rise structure into the new building. The international jury gave sustainability the highest evaluation priority, in addition to other factors such as extraordinary aesthetics, trailblazing design, innovative technology and economic efficiency. From the list, the jury announced the 5 World’s Best Finalists, including the Vancouver House by BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, TrIIIple Towers in Austria by Henke Schreieck Architekten, The Bryant in the U.S. by David Chipperfield Architects, Singapore State Courts by Serie Architects+ Multiply Architects and the winner, Quay Quarter Tower. Architects Kim Herforth Nielsen (founder and creative director of 3XN) and Fred Holt (3XN partner and Australian studio director) will receive the prize at the IHA 10th edition ceremony in Frankfurt’s Paulskirche, joining the laureates’ list.

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