PLP Architecture

CTBUH Gold Member

About

Member Since: 2012

Member Offices: London

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; Interior Design; Transportation / Urban Infrastructure; Urban Design

Membership details

Membership Level

Donor

Member Since

2012

Member Offices

London

Buildings

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Foshan Suning Plaza Tower 1	Foshan	-	318 m / 1,043 ft
2	The Assima Tower	Kuwait City	2022	301.6 m / 990 ft
3	Twentytwo	London	2020	278.2 m / 913 ft
4	Four Seasons Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi	2016	144 m / 472 ft
5	Imperial West Tower	London	2019	138.5 m / 454 ft
6	One Bishopgate Plaza	London	2020	135.3 m / 444 ft
7	Nova Victoria-South	London	2016	86.7 m / 284 ft
8	Nova Victoria-North	London	2016	68.2 m / 224 ft
9	The Edge	Amsterdam	2014	58 m / 190 ft
10	China Resources Shennan Road No. 1	Shenzhen	2023	0 m / - ft

Building Completions Timeline

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Videos

01 October 2020

Timber Rising | Kevin Flanagan

Pushing the Conceptual Limits of Mass Timber: The Oakwood Towers Series

Research

31 December 2014

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014

An All-Time Record 97 Buildings of 200 Meters or Higher Completed in 2014 and 2014 showed further shifts towards Asia, and also surprising developments in...

Global News

16 September 2019

Plans for London Co-Living Tower Resubmitted as Hotel

PLP Architecture has reworked its plans for a co-living tower for developer The Collective in Stratford, east London, submitting new designs for a hotel on...

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Nexus Tower	Shenzhen	-	595 m / 1,952 ft
2	Lizhi Park Office Tower	Shenzhen	-	347 m / 1,138 ft
3	Foshan Suning Plaza Tower 1	Foshan	-	318 m / 1,043 ft
4	The Assima Tower	Kuwait City	2022	302 m / 990 ft
5	Twentytwo	London	2020	278 m / 913 ft
6	Ludgate House-Tower B	London	-	163 m / 534 ft
7	Westferry Printworks T4	London	-	147 m / 482 ft
8	Four Seasons Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi	2016	144 m / 472 ft
9	Tree House	Rotterdam	2024	140 m / 459 ft
10	Imperial West Tower	London	2019	139 m / 454 ft
11	One Bishopgate Plaza	London	2020	135 m / 444 ft
12	Eastern Yards-Building SH-5	London	-	120 m / 392 ft
13	Westferry Printworks T3	London	-	109 m / 359 ft
14	Westferry Printworks T5	London	-	109 m / 359 ft
15	Eastern Yards-Building SH-7	London	-	104 m / 340 ft
16	World Trade Center New Tower	Amsterdam	2020	90 m / 295 ft
17	Nova Victoria-South	London	2016	87 m / 284 ft
18	Whitechapel Estate-Tower I	London	2025	82 m / 268 ft
19	Westferry Printworks T2	London	-	81 m / 265 ft
20	World Trade Center Extension	Amsterdam	2020	80 m / 262 ft
21	Whitechapel Estate-Tower E	London	2025	69 m / 226 ft
22	Ludgate House-Tower C	London	-	69 m / 225 ft
23	Nova Victoria-North	London	2016	68 m / 224 ft
24	Westferry Printworks T1	London	-	68 m / 223 ft
25	The Edge	Amsterdam	2014	58 m / 190 ft
26	China Resources Shennan Road No. 1	Shenzhen	2023	- m / - ft
27	Blackfriars Road Tower	London	-	- m / - ft
27	The Collective Stratford	London	-	- m / - ft
29	Corso Como Place	Milan	2020	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

1 Completed

2 Under Constr.

300 m+ Buildings

2 Under Constr.

Average Building Age*

4 Years

Most Common Function*

Office, 7 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Composite, 3 Buildings

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.

Function
Material

*Based on 29 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

Building Completions Timeline

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Gross-to-Net Height

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