The Skyscraper of the Year

HAMBURG — The winner of the world's most renowned architecture prize for skyscrapers, the Emporis Skyscraper Award, is official: The building complex Wangjing SOHO in Beijing was chosen by an international panel of experts from more than 300 skyscrapers of at least 100 meters in height and which were completed during the previous calendar year. The award, given by Emporis (www.emporis.com), the international provider of building data, is now into its 15th year.
Winner Wangjing SOHO, consisting of three unique skyscrapers with a height of 118 meter, 127 meter and 200 meter each, impressed the jury by its excellent energy efficiency and its distinctive design, which gives the complex a harmonious and organic momentum. The soft and fluid forms were designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, making Wangjing SOHO an architectural landmark of the metropolis Beijing.