List of tallest buildings designed by women


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.

Ranking criteria

This list includes all occupiable structures over 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+)

RankBuildingCityCountryArchitectHeight Height FloorsBuilt
1AquaChicagoJeanne Gang262 m859 ft872009
2The LeonardoJohannesburgMalika Walele, and others227 m745 ft552019
3One Thousand MuseumMiamiZaha Hadid216 m709 ft622019
4270 Park AvenueNew York CityNatalie de Blois215 m707 ft521961
5Wangjing SOHO Tower 1BeijingZaha Hadid200 m656 ft442014
6MontevideoRotterdamFrancine Houben140 m458 ft432005
7Equitable BuildingChicagoNatalie de Blois139 m457 ft351965
8 The EmeraldSeattleJulia Nagele133.8 m439 ft402019
9Wangjing SOHO Tower 2BeijingZaha Hadid127 m417 ft262014
10Vertical Courtyard Apartment 1HangzhouLu Wenyu126 m414 ft312006
11Vertical Courtyard Apartment 2HangzhouLu Wenyu126 m414 ft312006
12Vertical Courtyard Apartment 4HangzhouLu Wenyu126 m414 ft312006
13Vertical Courtyard Apartment 5HangzhouLu Wenyu126 m414 ft312006
14Vertical Courtyard Apartment 5HangzhouLu Wenyu126 m414 ft312006
15Vertical Courtyard Apartment 6HangzhouLu Wenyu118 m387 ft292006
16Wangjing SOHO Tower 3BeijingZaha Hadid118 m387 ft252014
17Kilbourn TowerMilwaukeeGrace La115 m380 ft332005
18KölntriangleCologneDörte Gatermann103 m339 ft292005
19Lever HouseNew York CityNatalie de Blois94 m307 ft211952
20Solstice on the ParkChicagoJeanne Gang, Gabrielle Poirier, Margaret Cavenagh91 m299 ft272018
21FiftyTwoDegreesNijmegenFrancine Houben86 m282 ft202008
22Crowne Plaza CincinnatiCincinnatiNatalie de Blois83 m272 ft191949
23Jockey Club Innovation TowerHong KongZaha Hadid76 m249 ft152013
24Heydar Aliyev CenterBakuZaha Hadid74 m243 ft2013
25Atlantis CondominiumMiamiElizabeth Plater-Zyberk69 m227 ft201982
26Library of BirminghamBirminghamFrancine Houben60 m200 ft2013
2740 Tenth AvenueNew York CityJeanne Gang53 m190 ft122018
28Paras TrinityGurgaonSonali Rastogi53 m174 ft142015

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Buildings under construction

This is a list of buildings taller than 50 meters designed by women that are currently under construction.
BuildingCityCountryArchitectPlanned architectural heightFloorsPlanned completionRef.
Vista TowerChicagoJeanne Gang1012020
Fereshteh Pasargad HotelTehranZaha Hadid462020
MIRASan FranciscoJeanne Gang392020
One HundredSt. LouisJeanne Gang362020