List of tallest buildings designed by women

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At 363 metres (1,191 ft) tall, Jeanne Gang's St. Regis Chicago is currently the tallest building in the world designed by a woman. Chicago in 2022 St. Regis Chicago skyscraper (52057790496).jpg
At 363 metres (1,191 ft) tall, Jeanne Gang's St. Regis Chicago is currently the tallest building in the world designed by a woman.

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.)

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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+)

RankBuilding [A] CityCountryArchitectHeight (m)Height (ft)FloorsBuilt
1 St. Regis Chicago Flag of the United States.svg  United States Jeanne Gang 363 m1,191 ft1012020
2 Aqua Chicago Flag of the United States.svg  United States Jeanne Gang 262 m859 ft872009
3 The Leonardo Johannesburg Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Malika Walele, and others [1] 227 m745 ft552019
4Trident Grand Residence Dubai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Hazel Wong 220 m720 ft452010
5 One Thousand Museum Miami Flag of the United States.svg  United States Zaha Hadid 216 m709 ft622019
6 270 Park Avenue New York City Flag of the United States.svg  United States Natalie de Blois 216 m708 ft521960
7 Leeza SOHO Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Zaha Hadid 207 m679 ft462019
8 Wangjing SOHO Tower 1 Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Zaha Hadid 200 m656 ft442014
9 Generali Tower Milan Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Zaha Hadid 191.5 m628 ft442017
10 Central Bank of Iraq Tower Baghdad Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Zaha Hadid 172 m564 ft402023
11 Morpheus Macau Flag of Macau.svg  Macau Zaha Hadid 153 m504 ft402018
12 Montevideo Rotterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Francine Houben 140 m458 ft432005
13 Equitable Building Chicago Flag of the United States.svg  United States Natalie de Blois 139 m457 ft351965
14 The Emerald Seattle Flag of the United States.svg  United States Julia Nagele 133.7 m439 ft402020
15 MIRA San Francisco Flag of the United States.svg  United States Jeanne Gang 129 m422 ft292021
16 Wangjing SOHO Tower 2 Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Zaha Hadid 127 m417 ft262014
17Vertical Courtyard Apartment 1 [2] Hangzhou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Lu Wenyu [3] 126 m414 ft312006
18Vertical Courtyard Apartment 2 Hangzhou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Lu Wenyu 126 m414 ft312006
19Vertical Courtyard Apartment 4 Hangzhou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Lu Wenyu 126 m414 ft312006
20Vertical Courtyard Apartment 5 Hangzhou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Lu Wenyu 126 m414 ft312006
21Vertical Courtyard Apartment 5 Hangzhou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Lu Wenyu 126 m414 ft312006
22Vertical Courtyard Apartment 6 Hangzhou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Lu Wenyu 118 m387 ft292006
23 Wangjing SOHO Tower 3 Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Zaha Hadid 118 m387 ft252014
24 One Hundred St. Louis Flag of the United States.svg  United States Jeanne Gang 117 m385 ft362021
25 Kilbourn Tower Milwaukee Flag of the United States.svg  United States Grace La 115 m380 ft33 [4] 2005
26 Kölntriangle Cologne Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Dörte Gatermann 103 m339 ft292005
27 Skyglass Seattle Flag of the United States.svg  United States Julia Nagele 102 m335 ft322023
28 Lever House New York City Flag of the United States.svg  United States Natalie de Blois 94 m307 ft211952
29The Opus Dubai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Zaha Hadid 93 m305 ft212018
30 Solstice on the Park Chicago Flag of the United States.svg  United States Jeanne Gang, Gabrielle Poirier, Margaret Cavenagh [5] 91 m299 ft272018
31 FiftyTwoDegrees Nijmegen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Francine Houben 86 m282 ft202008
32 Crowne Plaza Cincinnati Cincinnati Flag of the United States.svg  United States Natalie de Blois 83 m272 ft191949
33 Jockey Club Innovation Tower Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Zaha Hadid 76 m249 ft152013
34Q Residences Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jeanne Gang 77 m246 ft242022
35 Heydar Aliyev Center Baku Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Zaha Hadid 74 m243 ft2013
36 Atlantis Condominium Miami Flag of the United States.svg  United States Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk 69 m227 ft201982
37888 Bellevue Bellevue Flag of the United States.svg  United States Julia Nagele 66 m215 ft202020
38 Library of Birmingham Birmingham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Francine Houben 60 m200 ft202013
39 40 Tenth Avenue New York City Flag of the United States.svg  United States Jeanne Gang 53 m190 ft122018
40Paras Trinity Gurgaon Flag of India.svg  India Sonali Rastogi 53 m [6] 174 ft142015

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.
Fereshteh Pasargad Hotel Tehran Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Zaha Hadid 230 m (750 ft)462024
Central Bank of Iraq Tower Baghdad Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Zaha Hadid 172 m (564 ft)402023
One Delisle Toronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Jeanne Gang 155 m (509 ft)442025
Mercury Tower St. Julian's Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Zaha Hadid 122 m (400 ft)322023
Skyglass Seattle Flag of the United States.svg  United States Julia Nagele 102.1 m (335 ft)322023

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