CTBUH Gold Member

Perkins & Will

About

Member Since: 2008

Member Offices: Chicago

Website: http://www.perkinswill.com/

Since 1935, Perkins and Will has created innovative and award-winning designs for the world’s most forward-thinking clients. They are architects, interior designers, urban designers, landscape architects, consultants, and branded environment experts who approach design from all scales and perspectives.

They combine a deeply humanistic approach with results-driven pragmatism to create dynamic spaces for people. Research-focused and inventive, every day they reimagine how space can be used to foster stronger ties between communities, the built environment, and nature.

Their transformative designs help students learn better, patients heal faster, business teams perform stronger, and city dwellers have more meaningful daily experiences.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Historical Preservation; Interior Design

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 Iconic Tower
393.8 m / 1,292  ft
2 Aon Center
346.3 m / 1,136  ft
3 900 North Michigan Avenue
265 m / 869  ft
4 Burj Assila / Shangri-La Hotel & Residences Jeddah
264.7 m / 868  ft
5 Chase Tower
264.6 m / 868  ft
6 Burj Daman
235 m / 771  ft
7 No2 Opus Place
222.5 m / 730  ft
8 Perennial
214.9 m / 705  ft
9 BLVD Heights Tower 1
200 m / 656  ft
10 Jade Signature
193.9 m / 636  ft

Awards

Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex

Winner: Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex

Best Tall Building, by Function, Mixed-Use 2021

Ctbuh Leaders

Mide Akinsade

Mide Akinsade

CTBUH Texas Chapter, 2023 – Present

Houston

Matthew Crummey

Matthew Crummey

CTBUH Height and Data Committee, 2024 – Present

Dallas

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

28 April 2020

Agile AEC

The pandemic crisis of COVID-19 has catalyzed a shockwave of action throughout the AEC industry like never before. The CTBUH Chicago Chapter presents a virtual...

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Research

22 August 2022

Structural Design of Iconic Tower, Egypt: Culmination of a Concrete Optimization Process

This paper presents an overview of a process of optimizing concrete mixture for tall buildings, culminating in the design of the Iconic Tower, the key...

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Global News

05 March 2024

60-Story Bank HQ in Chicago Announces Major Renovation

JPMorgan Chase unveiled major renovation plans for the 61-story Chase Tower in Chicago, its local headquarters building. This reinforces the company’s commitment to the city...

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Associated companies

Dar Group (1986)

Busby & Associates Architects

Busby Perkins+Will

Rocco, Vidal + Arquitetos

Perkins+Will Engineering Division

Pierre-Yves Rochon, Inc.

Pringle Brandon Perkins+Will

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects (2018)

Perkins+Will (2019)

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 Chicago Spire

610 m / 2,000 ft
2 Iconic Tower

394 m / 1,292 ft
3 Aon Center

346 m / 1,136 ft
4 98 Fourteenth Street

280 m / 920 ft
5 900 North Michigan Avenue

265 m / 869 ft
6 Burj Assila / Shangri-La Hotel & Residences Jeddah

265 m / 868 ft
7 Chase Tower

265 m / 868 ft
8 Campanile

264 m / 866 ft
9 100 North Wacker Drive

260 m / 853 ft
10 Burj Daman

235 m / 771 ft
11 River Beech Tower

228 m / 748 ft
12 No2 Opus Place

223 m / 730 ft
13 Signature Tower

218 m / 715 ft
14 Nara Towers & Marina

216 m / 709 ft
15 Perennial

215 m / 705 ft
16 8 East 37th Street

213 m / 699 ft
17 BLVD Heights Tower 1

200 m / 656 ft
18 Jade Signature

194 m / 636 ft
19 Warsaw One

188 m / 616 ft
20 One Oxford Centre

187 m / 615 ft
21 Southbank Building A

182 m / 598 ft
22 Platinum on the Bay

180 m / 590 ft
23 The Clare

179 m / 589 ft
24 Residence Antilia

173 m / 568 ft
25 Boeing International Headquarters

171 m / 560 ft
26 500 Alton Tower

168 m / 550 ft
27 European Commission Headquarters Tower 2

164 m / 538 ft
28 Oriental Fisherman's Wharf Tower

161 m / 527 ft
29 5th & Virginia

160 m / 525 ft
30 Aspect

157 m / 516 ft
31 Mashreq Bank Headquarters

150 m / 493 ft
32 BLVD Heights Tower 2

150 m / 492 ft
33 One Wall Centre

150 m / 491 ft
34 235 West Van Buren

149 m / 490 ft
35 333 West Wacker Drive

149 m / 487 ft
36 1 Bank of America Center

148 m / 484 ft
37 Millennium Broadway

147 m / 481 ft
38 Soleil Center

146 m / 480 ft
39 Talan Tower 1

146 m / 478 ft
40 MetroPlace

141 m / 463 ft
41 River One

141 m / 461 ft
42 Urban Mountain

138 m / 451 ft
43 The Reed

137 m / 451 ft
44 444 North Michigan

136 m / 445 ft
45 Bridgestone Americas Tower

135 m / 444 ft
46 3rd and Lenora

134 m / 440 ft
47 123 North Wacker

133 m / 435 ft
48 225 West Wacker

132 m / 433 ft
49 Skybridge

128 m / 421 ft
50 Southbank Building B

127 m / 418 ft
51 Northern Trust Building

126 m / 415 ft
52 The Stage

126 m / 413 ft
53 Two First National Plaza

124 m / 407 ft
54 Al-Birr Foundation Headquarters

124 m / 407 ft
55 Four Seasons Hotel

120 m / 394 ft
56 Signature Place

116 m / 381 ft
57 Azure

114 m / 375 ft
58 European Commission Headquarters Tower 1

114 m / 374 ft
59 The Admiral at the Lake

112 m / 368 ft
60 The Epic II

112 m / 367 ft
61 Centrepoint

109 m / 356 ft
62 230 West Monroe Street

108 m / 353 ft
63 Florsheim Tower

107 m / 352 ft
64 Marine Gateway North Residential

107 m / 351 ft
65 1700 Huangxing Road

106 m / 346 ft
66 Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex

105 m / 345 ft
67 1101 8th Avenue Tower 1

105 m / 345 ft
67 1101 8th Avenue Tower 2

105 m / 345 ft
69 M.I.T. Kendall Square Dorm

104 m / 342 ft
70 Hilton Alexandria Mark Center

103 m / 338 ft
71 526 Granville Street

102 m / 335 ft
72 Aquilini Centre West

102 m / 333 ft
73 Breiavatnet Lanterna

101 m / 331 ft
74 707 Terry Avenue North Tower

101 m / 330 ft
74 707 Terry Avenue South Tower

101 m / 330 ft
76 Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites

100 m / 329 ft
77 Rocket&Tigerli

100 m / 328 ft
78 101 North Wacker

99 m / 325 ft
79 Aquilini Centre East

99 m / 325 ft
79 MaxHaus Santos

99 m

325 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 29 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,384 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
81 The Cooper

98 m / 321 ft
82 848 Seymour Street

97 m / 317 ft
83 2 North LaSalle Street

96 m / 316 ft
84 5055 Joyce Street

96 m / 315 ft
85 One American Place

94 m / 310 ft
86 Public Pool

94 m / 308 ft
87 Casaviva BKO

92 m

302 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 27 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,384 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
87 VN Capote Valente

92 m

302 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 27 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,384 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
89 Flatiron

91 m / 300 ft
90 The Canadian

91 m / 299 ft
91 lilli Midtown

91 m / 297 ft
92 Southbank Building C

90 m / 296 ft
93 Riley Towers I

90 m / 295 ft
93 Riley Towers II

90 m / 295 ft
95 Noble Square Co-op

90 m / 295 ft
96 Marine Gateway South Residential

89 m

292 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 26 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,384 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
96 You, Perdizes

89 m

292 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 26 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,384 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
98 The Bayview

88 m / 288 ft
99 Malmö Live

87 m / 287 ft
100 225 Carlton

87 m / 285 ft
101 MIT Kendall Square Building 5

85 m / 280 ft
102 22 West Washington

84 m / 276 ft
103 Oscar by You,Inc

82 m

269 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 24 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,384 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
104 PPA 30 Parcel 4.01

82 m

269 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 21 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 470 other buildings of the same Residential / 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.
105 The Meriwether West

79 m / 259 ft
106 101 East Erie Street

79 m / 259 ft
107 Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center

79 m / 258 ft
108 Marine Gateway Office

78 m / 256 ft
109 MaxHaus Berrini Torre 1

77 m / 253 ft
109 MaxHaus Berrini Torre 2

77 m / 253 ft
111 Scotia Bank Tower

77 m

253 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 17 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 346 other buildings of the same Office / Retail 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.
112 Rush University Medical Center Hospital Tower

77 m / 252 ft
113 Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute

77 m / 252 ft
114 The Epic

76 m / 249 ft
115 MaxHaus Anália Franco Torre 1

75 m

246 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,384 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
115 MaxHaus Anália Franco Torre 2

75 m

246 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,384 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
117 Cambridge Crossing, Parcel G

74 m / 243 ft
118 The Meriwether East

73 m / 238 ft
119 K8

70 m

230 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 16 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,065 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.
120 MaxHaus Porto Alegre Torre A

68 m

223 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 20 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,384 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
121 U.S. Gypsum Building

67 m / 220 ft
122 400 Westlake

67 m / 220 ft
123 The Park

64 m / 210 ft
124 MaxHaus Alto da Boa Vista

62 m / 205 ft
125 MaxHaus Porto Alegre Torre B

61 m

200 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,384 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
125 MaxHaus Porto Alegre Torre C

61 m

200 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,384 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
127 King's Landing South

57 m / 187 ft
128 PPA 30 Parcel 2.11

55 m / 180 ft
129 Federal Reserve Building

54 m / 177 ft
130 European Commission Headquarters Tower 3

52 m / 171 ft
130 European Commission Headquarters Tower 4

52 m / 171 ft
132 The Galbraith

51 m

167 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 15 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,384 other buildings of the same Residential 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.
133 Norwegian Geotechnical Institute

46 m / 151 ft
134 Højhus Jagtvej Nord

38 m / 125 ft
134 Højhus Jagtvej Syd

38 m / 125 ft
136 Qullilerfik

32 m / 105 ft
137 Bellevue and 22nd

31 m / 102 ft
138 Dubai Tower

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139 TCF Bank Building

-
140 Parkway Tower 2

-
141 Sheet Music Tower

-
142 Parkway Tower 4

-
143 Parkway Tower 1

-
144 Monroe Block Office Tower

-
145 River South

-
146 Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center Phase 2

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147 Aimberê by You,Inc

-
148 Haus Mitre Aclimação

-
149 1125 Joaquim

-
149 Maya Parque das Nações

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149 Monroe Block Residential Tower

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152 Maceió 88 by You,inc

-
153 Versa Brooklin

-
154 Esquina Jardyn

-
154 The Sutton Place Hotel

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156 Current

-
156 The Bay Building

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158 Onni South Lake Union West Tower

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158 The Sutton Place Residences

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160 University of Miami Clinical Research Building

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161 Onni South Lake Union East Tower

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162 BCIT Student Residence

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163 Hypar Tower 1

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163 Hypar Tower 2

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163 Riverline Building F

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163 Riverline Roosevelt Road Tower

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163 Vancouver Art Gallery

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

19 Years

Most Common Function*

Residential (40%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (54%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 15 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 13 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

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