CVU Silver Member

Foster + Partners

Overview
Buildings

About

Member Since: 2015

Member Offices: London

Website: http://www.fosterandpartners.com

Foster + Partners is one of the most innovative architecture and integrated design practices in the world. Over the past four decades the practice has pioneered a sustainable approach to architecture through a strikingly wide range of work, from urban masterplans, public infrastructure, airports, civic and cultural buildings, offices and workplaces to private houses and product design. Based in London, with offices worldwide, the practice has an international reputation, with buildings on six continents. Since its inception in 1967 it has received more than 620 awards for excellence and won over 100 national and international competitions.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture Design

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK	Name	Height
1	350 Park Avenue	431 m / 1,414 ft
2	JPMorganChase Tower	423.1 m / 1,388 ft
3	China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Main Tower	393 m / 1,289 ft
4	Penn 15	387.1 m / 1,270 ft
5	Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid	381.2 m / 1,251 ft
6	2 World Trade Center	373.7 m / 1,226 ft
7	Comcast Technology Center	339.1 m / 1,112 ft
8	Yuexiu Global Financial Center	330 m / 1,083 ft
9	The Index	326 m / 1,070 ft
10	1201 Brickell Bay Drive	313.3 m / 1,028 ft

Awards

Award of Excellence: 270 Park Avenue

Systems Award 2026

CVU Leaders

Elena Casini

CVU Future Leaders Committee, United Kingdom, 2023 – Present

London

Associated companies

Formerly Named

Foster Associates

Formerly Named

Foster Associates

RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	M Tower	Shanghai	-	900 m / 2,953 ft	N/A	N/A
2	Millennium Tower	Tokyo	-	840 m / 2,756 ft	180	Residential / Office
3	India Tower	Mumbai	-	700 m / 2,296 ft	126	Residential / Hotel / Office
4	Russia Tower	Moscow	-	612 m / 2,008 ft	118	Residential / Hotel / Office
5	World Trade Center	New York City	-	538 m / 1,765 ft	98	Office
6	Chongqing International Commerce Centre T1	Chongqing	-	528 m / 1,732 ft	N/A	Hotel / Residential / Office / Retail
6	Chongqing International Commerce Centre T2	Chongqing	-	528 m / 1,732 ft	N/A	Hotel / Residential / Office / Retail
8	Crystal Island	Moscow	-	450 m / 1,476 ft	N/A	Residential / Hotel / Education / Exhibition
9	350 Park Avenue	New York City	2032	431 m / 1,414 ft	64	Office
10	JPMorganChase Tower	New York City	2025	423 m / 1,388 ft	61	Other
11	2 World Trade Center	New York City	-	411 m / 1,348 ft	79	Office
12	Z6 Plot	Beijing	-	408 m / 1,339 ft	76	Office
13	Lotus Tower	Hanoi	-	400 m / 1,312 ft	100	Residential / Hotel / Office
14	Al Khozama Centre	Riyadh	-	400 m / 1,312 ft	63	Hotel / Office
15	China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Main Tower	Shenzhen	2025	393 m / 1,289 ft	77	Office
16	Suning Xinjiekou Plaza	Nanjing	-	388 m / 1,273 ft	84	Residential / Hotel
17	China Merchants Bank Headquarters Tower 1	Shenzhen	-	388 m / 1,273 ft	74	Office
18	Penn 15	New York City	-	387 m / 1,270 ft	61	Office
19	London Millennium Tower	London	-	386 m / 1,265 ft	92	Residential / Hotel / Office
20	Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid	Abu Dhabi	2014	381 m / 1,251 ft	88	Residential
21	2 World Trade Center	New York City	2031	374 m / 1,226 ft	55	Office
22	Hengli Global Operations Headquarters Tower 1	Suzhou	2027	369 m / 1,211 ft	N/A	Hotel / Office
23	VietinBank Business Center Office Tower	Hanoi	-	363 m / 1,191 ft	68	Office
24	Comcast Technology Center	Philadelphia	2018	339 m / 1,112 ft	59	Hotel / Office
25	Yuexiu Global Financial Center	Wuhan	2025	330 m / 1,083 ft	68	Office
26	Oxford Place East Office Tower	Toronto	-	326 m / 1,070 ft	N/A	Residential / Office
26	Oxford Place West Office Tower	Toronto	-	326 m / 1,070 ft	N/A	Residential / Office
28	The Index	Dubai	2010	326 m / 1,070 ft	80	Residential / Office
29	Hermitage Plaza South Tower	Courbevoie	-	320 m / 1,050 ft	86	Residential / Hotel
30	Hermitage Plaza East Tower	Courbevoie	-	320 m / 1,050 ft	85	Residential / Office
31	The Towers	Miami	-	320 m / 1,049 ft	81	Residential
32	1201 Brickell Bay Drive	Miami	-	313 m / 1,028 ft	54	Hotel / Office
33	Varso Tower	Warsaw	2022	310 m / 1,017 ft	53	Office
34	One Bloor West	Toronto	2028	309 m / 1,012 ft	85	Residential / Hotel
35	The Tulip	London	-	305 m / 1,002 ft	12	Observation
36	50 Main Street	San Francisco	-	302 m / 992 ft	89	Residential
37	Lusail Plaza Tower 3	Doha	2023	301 m / 986 ft	66	Office
37	Lusail Plaza Tower 4	Doha	2023	301 m / 986 ft	66	Office
39	NBK Tower	Kuwait City	2019	300 m / 984 ft	61	Office
40	50 Hudson Yards	New York City	2022	299 m / 981 ft	58	Office
41	Torre de Collserola	Barcelona	1992	288 m / 945 ft	13	Telecommunications / Observation
42	Crystal Tower	Khanty-Mansiysk	-	280 m / 919 ft	56	Residential / Office / Hotel
43	ICD Brookfield Place	Dubai	2020	279 m / 916 ft	54	Office
44	Oceanwide Center Tower 1	San Francisco	-	277 m / 910 ft	61	Residential / Office
45	The Estate Makati	Makati	2026	277 m / 908 ft	54	Residential
46	World Trade Center Abu Dhabi - The Offices	Abu Dhabi	2014	277 m / 907 ft	60	Office
47	Ilham Tower	Kuala Lumpur	2015	274 m / 899 ft	58	Residential / Office
48	Al Faisaliah Center	Riyadh	2000	267 m / 876 ft	30	Office / Hotel
49	Salesforce Tower	Sydney	2022	263 m / 863 ft	56	Office
50	425 Park Avenue	New York City	2021	262 m / 860 ft	41	Office
51	Transamerica Pyramid Center	San Francisco	1972	260 m / 853 ft	48	Office
52	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt am Main	1997	259 m / 850 ft	56	Office
53	3 Sutton Place	New York City	-	257 m / 844 ft	67	Residential
54	Central Market Hotel Tower	Abu Dhabi	-	255 m / 837 ft	58	Hotel
55	Reforma 432	Mexico City	-	254 m / 833 ft	57	Office
56	VietinBank Business Center Hotel Tower	Hanoi	-	252 m / 827 ft	48	Hotel
57	Landmarkk Towers	Istanbul	-	250 m / 820 ft	52	Multiple
58	Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly	Amaravati	-	250 m / 820 ft	N/A	Observation / Museum / Government
59	Torre Cepsa	Madrid	2008	248 m / 815 ft	49	Office
60	Emaar Square The Address Hotel & Residences	Istanbul	2020	245 m / 802 ft	51	Hotel / Serviced Apartments / Residential
61	Elephant and Castle Main Tower	London	-	244 m / 801 ft	N/A	Residential
62	Deutsche Bank Place	Sydney	2005	240 m / 787 ft	39	Office
63	1 Nanjing Road	Qingdao	2027	240 m / 787 ft	N/A	Residential / Office
64	The Bow	Calgary	2012	237 m / 779 ft	57	Office
65	Samba Bank HQ Tower	Riyadh	2020	231 m / 758 ft	40	Office
66	383 Madison Avenue	New York City	2001	231 m / 758 ft	47	Office
67	North Quay R01	London	-	222 m / 727 ft	67	Residential
68	Capital Tower	Amman	-	220 m / 722 ft	52	Office
69	Euro America Financial City Tower 1	Hangzhou	2021	220 m / 722 ft	43	Residential / Office
69	Euro America Financial City Tower 2	Hangzhou	2021	220 m / 722 ft	43	Residential / Office
71	South Beach South Tower	Singapore	2015	218 m / 714 ft	45	Residential / Hotel
72	South Beach North Tower	Singapore	2015	218 m / 714 ft	35	Office
73	BWDC Residential Tower	Taguig City	2027	217 m / 712 ft	45	Residential
74	100 East 53rd Street	New York City	2018	217 m / 711 ft	61	Residential
75	AFD Tower 1	Almaty	-	216 m / 709 ft	42	Office
75	AFD Tower 2	Almaty	-	216 m / 709 ft	42	Office
77	Lusail Plaza Tower 1	Doha	2023	216 m / 708 ft	46	Office
77	Lusail Plaza Tower 2	Doha	2023	216 m / 708 ft	46	Office
79	Valiant Tower	London	2020	215 m / 704 ft	68	Residential
80	DJI Sky City Tower 2	Shenzhen	2022	213 m / 699 ft	47	Laboratory / Office
81	Omkar 1973 Worli Tower A	Mumbai	2026	212 m / 696 ft	54	Residential
81	Omkar 1973 Worli Tower B	Mumbai	2026	212 m / 696 ft	54	Residential
81	Omkar 1973 Worli Tower C	Mumbai	2026	212 m / 696 ft	54	Residential
84	North Quay Office Tower	London	-	212 m / 696 ft	47	Office
85	Suhewan Centre	Shanghai	2022	205 m / 672 ft	42	Office
86	The Troika Tower 3	Kuala Lumpur	2010	204 m / 669 ft	50	Residential
87	8 Canada Square	London	2002	200 m / 655 ft	42	Office
88	Riviera Tower	Elliniko-Argyroupoli	2027	198 m / 650 ft	45	Residential
89	North Quay R02	London	-	197 m / 645 ft	61	Residential
90	DJI Sky City Tower 1	Shenzhen	2022	195 m / 640 ft	42	Office
91	18 Blackfriars Road Office Tower	London	-	195 m / 639 ft	48	Office
92	Harcourt Gardens	London	2024	192 m / 631 ft	56	Residential
93	Third & Cherry	Seattle	-	192 m / 629 ft	57	Residential
94	Oceanwide Center Tower 2	San Francisco	-	191 m / 627 ft	54	Residential / Hotel
95	Xiamen Airlines Headquarters Building	Xiamen	2022	185 m / 607 ft	35	Office
96	Hearst Tower	New York City	2006	182 m / 597 ft	46	Office
97	Residences Bel-Air Phase 6 8-9	Hong Kong	2008	180 m / 591 ft	49	Residential
98	Residences Bel-Air Phase 6 6-7	Hong Kong	2008	180 m / 591 ft	48	Residential
99	The Bund Finance Center North	Shanghai	2016	180 m / 591 ft	40	Office
99	The Bund Finance Center South	Shanghai	2016	180 m / 591 ft	40	Office
101	China Merchants Bank Headquarters Tower 2	Shenzhen	-	180 m / 591 ft	N/A	Hotel / Office
102	King's Cross Twin Towers I	London	-	180 m / 590 ft	N/A	Office
102	King's Cross Twin Towers II	London	-	180 m / 590 ft	N/A	Office
104	30 St Mary Axe	London	2004	180 m / 590 ft	40	Office
105	Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters	Hong Kong	1985	179 m / 587 ft	43	Office
106	The Troika Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	2010	177 m / 581 ft	44	Residential
107	Daewoo Tech Tower	Seoul	-	172 m / 564 ft	36	Office
108	Baltimore	Rotterdam	-	170 m / 558 ft	N/A	Office
109	Jiushi Corporation Headquarters	Shanghai	2001	168 m / 551 ft	39	Office
110	50 United Nations Plaza	New York City	2015	167 m / 548 ft	44	Residential
111	Bishops Place Building 3	London	-	164 m / 539 ft	51	Hotel / Office
112	Principal Tower	London	2019	161 m / 529 ft	50	Residential
113	Residences Bel-Air Phase 6 3 & 5	Hong Kong	2008	161 m / 528 ft	42	Residential
114	The Troika Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	2010	160 m / 525 ft	38	Residential
115	Central Crossing South Tower	Hong Kong	2027	160 m / 525 ft	35	Office
116	Parkline Place	Sydney	2024	155 m / 507 ft	38	Office
117	Avenida Cordoba 120	Buenos Aires	2026	153 m / 502 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 35 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,325 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.	35	Office
118	Lumiere	Sydney	2007	152 m / 499 ft	47	Residential
119	18 Blackfriars Road Stamford Building	London	-	151 m / 494 ft	43	Residential
120	Saqqara Residences 1	San Pedro Garza García	2016	150 m / 492 ft	38	Residential
120	Saqqara Residences 2	San Pedro Garza García	2025	150 m / 492 ft	38	Residential
122	Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre	Astana	2010	150 m / 492 ft	5	Retail
123	Carrara Tower	London	2020	150 m / 491 ft	43	Residential / Office / Retail
124	50 Scollard	Toronto	2026	147 m / 483 ft	41	Residential
125	Residences Bel-Air Phase 6 1-2	Hong Kong	2008	142 m / 466 ft	36	Residential
126	The Harmon	Las Vegas	-	138 m / 453 ft	27	Residential / Hotel
127	World Port Center	Rotterdam	2001	134 m / 438 ft	38	Office
128	Valencia Tower	London	2023	130 m / 426 ft	37	Residential / Office
129	Hellinikon Integrated Resort Casino Tower	Elliniko-Argyroupoli	-	128 m / 420 ft	45	Hotel
130	One Beverly Hills Santa Monica Residence	Beverly Hills	2028	125 m / 410 ft	32	Residential
131	The Willis Building	London	2007	125 m / 409 ft	28	Office
132	Central Crossing North Tower	Hong Kong	2027	122 m / 400 ft	29	Hotel
133	MOL Campus	Budapest	2022	120 m / 394 ft	28	Office
134	Jameson House	Vancouver	2011	119 m / 389 ft	36	Residential / Office
135	Burlington Tower	London	-	115 m / 378 ft	36	Residential
136	Fraser Suites	Sydney	2006	115 m / 377 ft	33	Residential
137	3Beirut Tower 1	Beirut	2017	113 m / 371 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 33 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,870 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.	33	Residential
138	One Beverly Hills Garden Residence	Beverly Hills	2028	112 m / 369 ft	28	Residential
139	Two Transamerica Plaza	San Francisco	1980	110 m / 362 ft	20	Office
140	China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Lot 2 North Building	Shenzhen	2025	109 m / 357 ft	21	Office
140	China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Lot 3 North Building	Shenzhen	2025	109 m / 357 ft	21	Office
142	North Quay R03	London	-	107 m / 351 ft	30	Residential
143	The Power Station	London	2022	104 m / 341 ft	14	Observation / Residential / Office / Retail
144	CITIC Bank Headquarters	Hangzhou	2016	100 m / 328 ft	20	Office
145	Colechurch House Redevelopment	London	-	100 m / 327 ft	23	Office
146	AQWA Corporate	Rio de Janeiro	2017	95 m / 312 ft	22	Office
147	Century Tower	Tokyo	1991	91 m / 299 ft	21	Education
148	18 Blackfriars Road Paris Building	London	2028	91 m / 298 ft	24	Residential
149	AQWA Corporate 2	Rio de Janeiro	-	90 m / 295 ft	21	Office
150	The Lily Repulse Bay	Hong Kong	2005	90 m / 294 ft	28	Hotel
151	The Murray	Hong Kong	1970	89 m / 292 ft	27	Hotel
152	551 West 21st Street	New York City	2015	88 m / 290 ft	19	Residential
153	RMK Headquarters	Yekaterinburg	2021	88 m / 290 ft	15	Office
154	Ernst & Young	Amsterdam	2007	87 m / 285 ft	23	Office
155	The Corniche, Building 2	London	2017	85 m / 279 ft	18	Residential
156	Moor House	London	2005	82 m / 268 ft	19	Office
157	North Wing	Copenhagen	2015	81 m / 265 ft	22	Office
158	China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Lot 2 South Building	Shenzhen	2025	80 m / 262 ft	18	Office
158	China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Lot 3 South Building	Shenzhen	2025	80 m / 262 ft	18	Office
160	3Beirut Tower 2	Beirut	2017	79 m / 259 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 23 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,870 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.	23	Residential
161	The Corniche, Building 1	London	2017	76 m / 249 ft	27	Residential
162	Thameside West-Phase 1 Building A	London	-	75 m / 247 ft	22	Residential
162	Thameside West-Phase 1 Building B	London	-	75 m / 247 ft	22	Residential
164	DUO West	Sydney	2018	71 m / 232 ft	20	Hotel
165	Vita	London	2016	68 m / 223 ft	22	Residential
166	Principal Place	London	2017	67 m / 221 ft	15	Office
167	DUO East	Sydney	2018	66 m / 216 ft	18	Residential
168	Faena House	Miami Beach	2016	66 m / 215 ft	18	Residential
169	Battersea Roof Gardens	London	2022	64 m / 210 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 17 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 356 other buildings of the same Residential / Hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.	17	Residential / Hotel
170	101 Whitechapel High Street	London	-	63 m / 205 ft	15	Office
171	3Beirut Tower 3	Beirut	2017	62 m / 203 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,870 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.	18	Residential
172	Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building	Toronto	2006	57 m / 187 ft	12	Education
173	Silken Puerta America Madrid	Madrid	2011	54 m / 177 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 14 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,240 other buildings of the same Hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.	14	Hotel
174	The Corniche, Building 3	London	2017	51 m / 167 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 15 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,870 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.	15	Residential
175	PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower A	Riyadh	2018	49 m / 160 ft	11	Residential
176	World Trade Center East Building	Falciano	2004	48 m / 157 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 11 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,325 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.	11	Office
176	World Trade Center West Building	Falciano	2004	48 m / 157 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 11 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,325 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.	11	Office
178	PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower B	Riyadh	2018	40 m / 131 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 9 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,325 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.	9	Office
178	PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower C	Riyadh	2018	40 m / 131 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 9 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,325 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.	9	Office
180	Aman Hotel	Beverly Hills	2026	38 m / 124 ft	10	Hotel
181	The Lana Hotel & Residences	Dubai	2023	-	31	Serviced Apartments / Hotel
182	The Star	Los Angeles	2029	-	26	Office
183	AVA at Palm Jumeirah	Dubai	2025	-	24	Residential
184	Goldsun Group Headquarters	Taipei	-	-	22	Residential / Office
185	Waldorf Astoria	San Francisco	-	-	21	Hotel
186	The Pavilion	Philadelphia	2021	-	17	Hospital
187	VIP Office	Seoul	-	-	15	SOHO
188	Safra National Bank	Aventura	2026	-	12	Office
189	Shibuya Marui Department Store	Tokyo	-	-	9	Retail
190	Hellinikon Office Tower	Elliniko-Argyroupoli	-	-	N/A	Office
190	Hellinikon Promenade Residential Tower	Elliniko-Argyroupoli	-	-	N/A	Residential
190	Jabal Omar Development Hotel Tower 1	Mecca	-	-	N/A	Hotel
190	Jabal Omar Development Hotel Tower 2	Mecca	-	-	N/A	Hotel
190	Midtown Bus Terminal 10th Avenue Tower	New York City	-	-	N/A	N/A
190	Midtown Bus Terminal 11th Avenue Tower	New York City	-	-	N/A	N/A
190	Midtown Bus Terminal 8th Avenue Tower	New York City	-	-	N/A	N/A
190	Midtown Bus Terminal 9th Avenue Tower	New York City	-	-	N/A	N/A
190	Riviera Galleria Hotel Tower	Elliniko-Argyroupoli	-	-	N/A	Hotel
190	Zayed National Museum	Abu Dhabi	2025	-	N/A	Museum

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