Perkins & Will

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About

Member Since: 2008

Member Offices: Chicago

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; Landscape Architecture; Urban Design

Membership details

Membership Level

Gold

Member Since

2008

Member Offices

Chicago

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	Height
1	900 North Michigan Avenue	265 m / 869 ft
2	Chase Tower	264.6 m / 868 ft
3	Sail Tower	240 m / 787 ft
4	Burj Daman	235 m / 771 ft
5	No2 Opus Place	222.5 m / 730 ft
6	Perennial	214.9 m / 705 ft
7	BLVD Heights Tower 1	200 m / 656 ft
8	Jade Signature	193.9 m / 636 ft
9	Warsaw One	187.8 m / 616 ft
10	One Oxford Centre	187.5 m / 615 ft

Awards

Winner: Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex

Best Tall Mixed-Use Building 2021

Ctbuh Leaders

David LeFevre

CTBUH Regional Representative, Atlanta, 2014 – Present

Atlanta

Michael Palmer

CTBUH Advisory Group, 2018 – Present

Chicago

Building Completions Timeline

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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

20 April 2017

River Beech Tower: A Tall Timber Experiment

The Chicago River Beech Tower is a collaborative research effort with the goal of identifying challenges and opportunities associated with designing increasingly tall mass timber...

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Global News

20 April 2022

One-Hundred-Meter Tall Residential Building Using Load-Bearing Timber Proposed for Winterthur

Danish studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen has revealed its design for a 100-meter-tall housing block in Switzerland. Named Rocket&Tigerli, the terracotta-clad building is set to be...

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Associated companies

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)

Acquired companies

Busby Perkins+Will

Rocco, Vidal + Arquitetos

Subsidiary companies

Perkins+Will Engineering Division

Pierre-Yves Rochon, Inc.

Pringle Brandon Perkins+Will

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects (2018)

Formerly Named

Perkins+Will (2019)

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Chicago Spire	Chicago	-	610 m / 2,000 ft
2	98 Fourteenth Street	Atlanta	-	280 m / 920 ft
3	900 North Michigan Avenue	Chicago	1989	265 m / 869 ft
4	Chase Tower	Chicago	1969	265 m / 868 ft
5	Campanile	Frankfurt am Main	-	264 m / 866 ft
6	100 North Wacker Drive	Chicago	-	260 m / 853 ft
7	Sail Tower	Jeddah	2021	240 m / 787 ft
8	Burj Daman	Dubai	2014	235 m / 771 ft
9	River Beech Tower	Chicago	-	228 m / 748 ft
10	No2 Opus Place	Atlanta	2023	223 m / 730 ft
11	Nara Towers & Marina	Beirut	-	216 m / 709 ft
12	Perennial	Austin	-	215 m / 705 ft
13	8 East 37th Street	New York City	-	213 m / 699 ft
14	BLVD Heights Tower 1	Dubai	2020	200 m / 656 ft
15	Jade Signature	Sunny Isles Beach	2017	194 m / 636 ft
16	Warsaw One	Warsaw	-	188 m / 616 ft
17	One Oxford Centre	Pittsburgh	1983	188 m / 615 ft
18	Southbank Building A	Chicago	-	182 m / 598 ft
19	Platinum on the Bay	Miami	-	180 m / 590 ft
20	The Clare	Chicago	2009	180 m / 589 ft
21	Residence Antilia	Mumbai	2010	173 m / 568 ft
22	Boeing International Headquarters	Chicago	1990	171 m / 560 ft
23	500 Alton Tower	Miami Beach	-	168 m / 550 ft
24	European Commission Headquarters Tower 2	Brussels	-	164 m / 538 ft
25	Oriental Fisherman's Wharf Tower	Shanghai	2015	161 m / 527 ft
26	5th & Virginia	Seattle	-	160 m / 525 ft
27	Aspect	Surrey	-	157 m / 516 ft
28	Mashreq Bank Headquarters	Dubai	2020	150 m / 493 ft
29	BLVD Heights Tower 2	Dubai	2020	150 m / 492 ft
30	235 West Van Buren	Chicago	2010	149 m / 490 ft
31	333 Wacker Drive	Chicago	1983	149 m / 487 ft
32	1 Bank of America Center	Charlotte	2010	148 m / 484 ft
33	Millennium Broadway	New York City	1990	147 m / 481 ft
34	Soleil Center	Raleigh	-	146 m / 480 ft
35	Talan Tower 1	Nur-Sultan	2017	146 m / 478 ft
36	MetroPlace	Burnaby	2014	141 m / 463 ft
37	River One	São Paulo	2021	140 m / 458 ft
38	Urban Mountain	Oslo	-	138 m / 451 ft
39	The Reed	Chicago	2023	136 m / 447 ft
40	444 North Michigan	Chicago	1976	136 m / 445 ft
41	Bridgestone Americas Tower	Nashville	2017	135 m / 444 ft
42	3rd and Lenora	Seattle	2020	134 m / 440 ft
43	123 North Wacker	Chicago	1986	133 m / 435 ft
44	225 West Wacker	Chicago	1989	132 m / 433 ft
45	Skybridge	Chicago	2003	128 m / 421 ft
46	Southbank Building B	Chicago	-	127 m / 418 ft
47	Northern Trust Building	Chicago	1974	127 m / 415 ft
48	The Stage	London	2021	126 m / 413 ft
49	Two First National Plaza	Chicago	1973	124 m / 407 ft
50	Al-Birr Foundation Headquarters	Riyadh	-	124 m / 407 ft
51	Four Seasons Hotel	Beirut	2009	120 m / 394 ft
52	Signature Place	St. Petersburg (FL)	2009	116 m / 381 ft
53	Azure	Dallas	2007	114 m / 375 ft
54	European Commission Headquarters Tower 1	Brussels	-	114 m / 374 ft
55	The Admiral at the Lake	Chicago	2012	112 m / 368 ft
56	230 West Monroe Street	Chicago	1970	108 m / 353 ft
57	Florsheim Tower	Chicago	1984	107 m / 352 ft
58	Marine Gateway North Residential	Vancouver	2015	107 m / 351 ft
59	1700 Huangxing Road	Shanghai	2014	106 m / 346 ft
60	Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex	Toronto	2019	105 m / 345 ft
61	1101 8th Avenue Tower 1	Seattle	2022	105 m / 345 ft
61	1101 8th Avenue Tower 2	Seattle	2022	105 m / 345 ft
63	M.I.T. Kendall Square Dorm	Cambridge	2020	104 m / 342 ft
64	Hilton Alexandria Mark Center	Alexandria (VA)	1985	103 m / 338 ft
65	526 Granville Street	Vancouver	-	102 m / 335 ft
66	Breiavatnet Lanterna	Stavanger	-	101 m / 331 ft
67	707 Terry Avenue North Tower	Seattle	2021	101 m / 330 ft
67	707 Terry Avenue South Tower	Seattle	2021	101 m / 330 ft
69	Rocket&Tigerli	Winterthur	2026	100 m / 328 ft
70	101 North Wacker	Chicago	1980	99 m / 325 ft
71	MaxHaus Santos	Santos	2021	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 8,475 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.
72	The Cooper	Chicago	2018	98 m / 321 ft
73	2 North LaSalle Street	Chicago	1979	96 m / 316 ft
74	5055 Joyce Street	Vancouver	-	96 m / 315 ft
75	One American Place	Baton Rouge	1974	95 m / 310 ft
76	Public Pool	Chicago	-	94 m / 308 ft
77	Casaviva BKO	São Paulo	2018	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 8,475 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.
77	VN Capote Valente	São Paulo	2020	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 8,475 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.
79	lilli Midtown	Atlanta	2018	91 m / 297 ft
80	Southbank Building C	Chicago	-	90 m / 296 ft
81	Riley Towers I	Indianapolis	1963	90 m / 295 ft
81	Riley Towers II	Indianapolis	1963	90 m / 295 ft
83	Noble Square Co-op	Chicago	1969	90 m / 295 ft
84	Marine Gateway South Residential	Vancouver	2015	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 8,475 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.
84	You, Perdizes	São Paulo	2021	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 8,475 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.
86	Malmö Live	Malmö	2015	87 m / 287 ft
87	225 Carlton	Winnipeg	2018	87 m / 285 ft
88	MIT Kendall Square Building 5	Cambridge	2021	85 m / 280 ft
89	22 West Washington	Chicago	2008	84 m / 276 ft
90	101 East Erie Street	Chicago	-	79 m / 259 ft
91	Marine Gateway Office	Vancouver	2015	78 m / 256 ft
92	MaxHaus Berrini Torre 1	São Paulo	2014	77 m / 253 ft
92	MaxHaus Berrini Torre 2	São Paulo	2014	77 m / 253 ft
94	Scotia Bank Tower	Winnipeg	2018	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 318 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.
95	Rush University Medical Center Hospital Tower	Chicago	2012	77 m / 252 ft
96	Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute	Houston	2010	77 m / 252 ft
97	MaxHaus Anália Franco Torre 1	São Paulo	2010	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 8,475 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.
97	MaxHaus Anália Franco Torre 2	São Paulo	2010	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 8,475 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.
99	Cambridge Crossing, Parcel G	Cambridge	-	74 m / 243 ft
100	MaxHaus Porto Alegre Torre A	Porto Alegre	2016	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 8,475 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.
101	U.S. Gypsum Building	Chicago	1963	67 m / 220 ft
102	MaxHaus Alto da Boa Vista	São Paulo	2013	62 m / 205 ft
103	MaxHaus Porto Alegre Torre B	Porto Alegre	2016	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 8,475 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.
103	MaxHaus Porto Alegre Torre C	Porto Alegre	2016	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 8,475 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.
105	PPA 30 Parcel 2.11	Riyadh	-	55 m / 180 ft
106	Federal Reserve Building	Seattle	2020	54 m / 177 ft
107	European Commission Headquarters Tower 3	Brussels	-	52 m / 171 ft
107	European Commission Headquarters Tower 4	Brussels	-	52 m / 171 ft
109	Norwegian Geotechnical Institute	Oslo	-	46 m / 151 ft
110	Højhus Jagtvej Nord	Nuuk (Godthaab)	2008	38 m / 125 ft
110	Højhus Jagtvej Syd	Nuuk (Godthaab)	2006	38 m / 125 ft
112	Qullilerfik	Nuuk (Godthaab)	2005	32 m / 105 ft
113	Bellevue and 22nd	West Vancouver	-	31 m / 102 ft
114	Dubai Tower	Dubai	-	- m / - ft
115	TCF Bank Building	Minneapolis	-	- m / - ft
116	Parkway Tower 2	Surrey	-	- m / - ft
117	Sheet Music Tower	Nashville	-	- m / - ft
118	Parkway Tower 4	Surrey	-	- m / - ft
119	Parkway Tower 1	Surrey	-	- m / - ft
120	Monroe Block Office Tower	Detroit	-	- m / - ft
121	Aimberê by You,Inc	São Paulo	-	- m / - ft
122	1125 Joaquim	São Paulo	-	- m / - ft
122	Maya Parque das Nações	Campo Grande	-	- m / - ft
122	Monroe Block Residential Tower	Detroit	-	- m / - ft
125	Maceió 88 by You,inc	São Paulo	-	- m / - ft
126	Oscar by You,Inc	São Paulo	2022	- m / - ft
126	Versa Brooklin	São Paulo	-	- m / - ft
128	PPA 30 Parcel 4.01	Riyadh	2018	- m / - ft
128	The Sutton Place Hotel	Winnipeg	2022	- m / - ft
130	Current	Chicago	-	- m / - ft
130	The Bay Building	Vancouver	2026	- m / - ft
132	K8	Stavanger	2023	- m / - ft
132	Onni South Lake Union West Tower	Seattle	2021	- m / - ft
132	The Sutton Place Residences	Winnipeg	2022	- m / - ft
135	The Galbraith	Dallas	-	- m / - ft
135	University of Miami Clinical Research Building	Miami	2006	- m / - ft
137	Onni South Lake Union East Tower	Seattle	2021	- m / - ft
138	Hypar Tower 1	Dubai	-	- m / - ft
138	Hypar Tower 2	Dubai	-	- m / - ft
138	Riverline Building F	Chicago	-	- m / - ft
138	Riverline Roosevelt Road Tower	Chicago	-	- m / - ft
138	Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center Phase 2	Chicago	-	- m / - ft
138	Vancouver Art Gallery	Vancouver	-	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

13 Completed

Average Building Age*

17 Years

Most Common Function*

Residential (45%), 40 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete (80%), 49 Buildings

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

Function
Material

Total: 88 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.

Total: 61 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.

*Based on 88 Completed & Under Construction Buildings