Lakhta Center, the world's northernmost supertall tower, wins Emporis Skyscraper Award
The annual Emporis Skyscraper Awards unveiled ten winning tall projects today with the new Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg, Russia taking the top spot this year. Standing 1,515 feet (462 meters) tall, the GORPROJECT & RMJM-designed 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 façade prevents unnecessary heat loss and makes it extraordinarily energy efficient. In addition, thanks to the innovative use of infrared radiators, excess heat is not lost but fed back into the system." Winning designers of the last two top titles in 2019 and 2018, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, still managed to score two awards this year with innovative high-rises in Singapore and Bangkok. Other architects that had previously won top recognitions, BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group (in 2017) and Zaha Hadid Architects (2015), were among this year's honorees again. Take a look at the top ten award winners below. Read the full post on Bustler
The annual Emporis Skyscraper Awards unveiled ten winning tall projects today with the new Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg, Russia taking the top spot this year.
Standing 1,515 feet (462 meters) tall, the GORPROJECT & RMJM-designed 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 façade prevents unnecessary heat loss and makes it extraordinarily energy efficient. In addition, thanks to the innovative use of infrared radiators, excess heat is not lost but fed back into the system."
Winning designers of the last two top titles in 2019 and 2018, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, still managed to score two awards this year with innovative high-rises in Singapore and Bangkok. Other architects that had previously won top recognitions, BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group (in 2017) and Zaha Hadid Architects (2015), were among this year's honorees again.
Take a look at the top ten award winners below.
Read the full post on Bustler
