List of tallest buildings designed by women
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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
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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Aqua in Chicago was once the world's tallest female-designed building, now beaten by St. Regis Chicago, designed by the same architect, Jeanne Gang.
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270 Park Avenue in New York City is the 3rd tallest female-designed building. It is slated to be demolished in 2018 and be replaced by a larger structure.[7]
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Wangjing SOHO in Beijing is a complex designed by Zaha Hadid that includes the world's 4th, 7th, and 8th tallest female-designed towers.
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Montevideo in Rotterdam is the 5th tallest female-designed building in the world.
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The Equitable Building in Chicago is the 7th tallest female-designed building in the world.
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The Cologne Triangle in Cologne is the 16th tallest female-designed building in the world.
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The Lever House in New York City is the 17th tallest female-designed building in the world.
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FiftyTwoDegrees in Nijmegen is the 18th tallest female-designed building in the world.
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Terrace Plaza Hotel, now known as Crowne Plaza Cincinnati, is the 19th tallest female-designed building in the world.
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Jockey Club Innovation Tower in Hong Kong is the 20th tallest female-designed building in the world.
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Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku is the 21st tallest female-designed building in the world.
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Atlantis Condominium in Miami is the 22nd tallest female-designed building in the world.
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The Library of Birmingham in England is the 23rd tallest female-designed building in the world.
Buildings under construction
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. |
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Fereshteh Pasargad Hotel | Tehran | ![]() |
Zaha Hadid | 230 m (750 ft) | 46 | 2024 | |
Central Bank of Iraq Tower | Baghdad | ![]() |
Zaha Hadid | 172 m (564 ft) | 40 | 2023 | |
One Delisle | Toronto | ![]() |
Jeanne Gang | 155 m (509 ft) | 44 | 2025 | |
Mercury Tower | St. Julian's | ![]() |
Zaha Hadid | 122 m (400 ft) | 32 | 2023 | |
Skyglass | Seattle | ![]() |
Julia Nagele | 102.1 m (335 ft) | 32 | 2023 |
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