CTBUH Silver Member

PLP Architecture

About

Member Since: 2012

Member Offices: London

Website: http://www.plparchitecture.com

PLP Architecture is a London-based group of architects, designers and thinkers who value the transformative role of ideas and the capacity for architecture to inspire. The practice is led by a group of partners including Lee Polisano, David Leventhal, Karen Cook and Ron Bakker, who formerly were in charge of KPF’s London office for over 20 years.

While they bring a global perspective to their projects, their design resolutions are delivered through an understanding of local conditions. Design challenges are viewed not as a series of constraints but rather as opportunities for exciting, environmentally responsive architecture and sustainable urban design.

The foundation of their work lies in a commitment to the quality of life in the city, a delight in the handling of material, space and light and an optimism about architecture’s potential to enrich society.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture

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
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

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Height
1 Nexus Tower
595 m / 1,952  ft
2 Foshan Shuntie Holdings Tower
318 m / 1,043  ft
3 The Assima Tower
301.6 m / 990  ft
4 22 Bishopsgate
278.2 m / 913  ft
5 China Resources Shenrun Building
262 m / 860  ft
6 Western Yards-Tower B
162.9 m / 534  ft
7 Westferry Printworks T4
146.9 m / 482  ft
8 Four Seasons Abu Dhabi
144 m / 472  ft
9 Imperial West Tower
138.5 m / 454  ft
10 One Bishopsgate Plaza
135.9 m / 446  ft

Awards

One Bishopsgate Plaza

Award of Excellence: One Bishopsgate Plaza

Best Tall Building, by Region, Europe 2023

Ctbuh Leaders

Lars Hesselgren

Lars Hesselgren

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2014 – Present

London

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 Nexus Tower

595 m / 1,952 ft
2 Lizhi Park Office Tower

347 m / 1,138 ft
3 Foshan Shuntie Holdings Tower

318 m / 1,043 ft
4 The Assima Tower

302 m / 990 ft
5 Oakwood Tower

300 m / 984 ft
6 22 Bishopsgate

278 m / 913 ft
7 China Resources Shenrun Building

262 m / 860 ft
8 Western Yards-Tower B

163 m / 534 ft
9 Westferry Printworks T4

147 m / 482 ft
10 Four Seasons Abu Dhabi

144 m / 472 ft
11 Imperial West Tower

139 m / 454 ft
12 One Bishopsgate Plaza

136 m / 446 ft
13 Tree House

130 m / 427 ft
14 Eastern Yards-Building SH-5

120 m / 392 ft
15 Stratford Collective

113 m / 370 ft
16 Westferry Printworks T3

109 m / 359 ft
17 Westferry Printworks T5

109 m / 359 ft
18 Sampson House-Tower B

108 m / 353 ft
19 Westferry Printworks-Tower 4

106 m / 348 ft
20 Eastern Yards-Building SH-7

104 m / 340 ft
21 Sampson House-Tower C

94 m / 308 ft
22 Corso Como Place

92 m

302 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 21 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,917 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.
23 Nova Victoria-South

87 m / 284 ft
24 Western Yards-The Arbor

85 m / 278 ft
25 Whitechapel Estate-Tower I

82 m / 268 ft
26 Westferry Printworks T2

81 m / 265 ft
27 World Trade Center Amsterdam Tower 10

80 m / 262 ft
28 The Collective Stratford

75 m / 247 ft
29 Whitechapel Estate-Tower E

69 m / 226 ft
30 Nova Victoria-North

68 m / 224 ft
31 Westferry Printworks T1

68 m / 223 ft
32 Westferry Printworks-Tower 3

64 m / 210 ft
33 The Edge

58 m / 190 ft
34 Old Oak Common Tower 1

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35 Bishopsgate Goodsyard Tower G

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36 Bishopsgate Goodsyard Tower C1

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36 Old Oak Common Tower 2

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38 Bishopsgate Goodsyard Tower C2

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39 Blackfriars Road Tower

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40 Park Nova

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41 211 West 54th Street

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CTBUH Initiatives Involving PLP Architecture

CTBUH Chief Executive Officer Conducts Speaking Tour of London

06 December 2018

CTBUH CEO Antony Wood traveled to his native UK for a speaking and listening tour, including a keynote address and several dinners with key figures of the tall building industry.

CTBUH UK Tours 22 Bishopsgate

23 February 2018

The CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter conducted an under-construction tour of 22 Bishopsgate, the tallest building under construction in the UK.

Debating Tall: A Skyline Commission for London?

28 July 2017

In the CTBUH Journal 2017, Issue III, two experts debate on the issues that the city of London faces regarding new tall building construction and protected historic views.

Does London Need Tall Buildings?

07 October 2015

The CTBUH UK Chapter hosted a successful panel discussion posing the question "Does London need tall buildings?" at Grimshaw's Clerkenwell studio.

Activity at the CTBUH London Conference: Day One

11 June 2013

See the highlights from the first day of the CTBUH 2013 London Conference including the Opening Plenary and Conference Dinner.