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Adamson Associates Architects

About

Member Since: 2013

Member Offices: Toronto

Website: http://www.adamson-associates.com

Established in 1934, Adamson Associates is noted for its long tradition of design excellence and technical expertise. Our firm has developed a diverse portfolio of projects in Canada, the United States and around the world, encompassing projects in a wide range of sectors including commercial; cultural; hotel and residential; institutional; large-scale, mixed-use development sites; retail and entertainment; and airports and transportation centers.

Adamson Associates has won numerous prestigious design awards and recognitions, and has succeeded in winning several international design competitions.

Under the progressive leadership of our ten principals and directors, we are continually upgrading our design, project management and technical expertise to maintain a competitive advantage within the dynamic architectural field and an expanding, global economy.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Interior Design; Transportation / Urban Infrastructure; Urban Design

Membership details

Membership Level

Silver

Member Since

2013

Member Offices

Toronto

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Central Park Tower	472.4 m / 1,550 ft
2	Petronas Twin Tower 1	451.9 m / 1,483 ft
3	Petronas Twin Tower 2	451.9 m / 1,483 ft
4	Two International Finance Centre	412 m / 1,352 ft
5	Bank of America Tower	365.8 m / 1,200 ft
6	3 World Trade Center	328.9 m / 1,079 ft
7	53 West 53	320.1 m / 1,050 ft
8	The Spiral	317.3 m / 1,041 ft
9	50 Hudson Yards	308.2 m / 1,011 ft
10	The Shard	306 m / 1,004 ft

Awards

Award of Excellence: Newfoundland

Best Tall Building 200-299 meters 2021

Ctbuh Leaders

Devon Telberg

CTBUH New York City Chapter, 2021 – Present

New York City

Building Completions Timeline

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Global News

19 February 2021

Sixth Building in New York City Megadevelopment Tops Out

50 Hudson Yards, the practice’s latest building in New York has officially topped out. The LEED Gold-designed, 58-story office development forms an integral part of...

Global News

29 January 2021

Supertall Office Tower Tops Out in New York City

The rapid pace of construction at 66 Hudson Boulevard, aka The Spiral, finally reached the 65-story, 1,041-foot-tall (317-meter) pinnacle over Hudson Yards on Tuesday, 26...

Global News

11 December 2020

Supertall Proposed Atop Heritage Buildings in Toronto

Dream Office REIT and Humbold Properties are proposing to build a "supertall" mixed-use tower on the northwest corner of King and Simcoe streets in Downtown...

Associated companies

Subsidiary companies

AAI Architects, P.C.

Subsidiary companies

AAI Architects, P.C.

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Tower Fifth	New York City	-	474 m / 1,556 ft
2	Central Park Tower	New York City	2020	472 m / 1,550 ft
3	Petronas Twin Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	1998	452 m / 1,483 ft
3	Petronas Twin Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	1998	452 m / 1,483 ft
5	JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters	New York City	2024	423 m / 1,388 ft
6	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	2003	412 m / 1,352 ft
7	2 World Trade Center	New York City	-	403 m / 1,323 ft
8	Bank of America Tower	New York City	2009	366 m / 1,200 ft
9	CC3	Toronto	2025	350 m / 1,147 ft
10	3 World Trade Center	New York City	2018	329 m / 1,079 ft
11	53 West 53	New York City	2019	320 m / 1,050 ft
12	The Spiral	New York City	2022	317 m / 1,041 ft
13	The Hub	Toronto	-	312 m / 1,023 ft
14	212 King Street West	Toronto	2026	310 m / 1,017 ft
15	50 Hudson Yards	New York City	2022	308 m / 1,011 ft
16	The Shard	London	2013	306 m / 1,004 ft
17	Union Park I	Toronto	-	303 m / 995 ft
18	4 World Trade Center	New York City	2014	298 m / 977 ft
19	425 Park Avenue	New York City	2021	262 m / 860 ft
20	Union Park II	Toronto	-	262 m / 859 ft
21	One Manhattan Square	New York City	2019	258 m / 847 ft
22	Canada Square Tower 1	Toronto	-	255 m / 837 ft
23	Bloomberg Tower	New York City	2004	246 m / 806 ft
24	CIBC Square II	Toronto	2024	243 m / 798 ft
25	CIBC Square I	Toronto	2021	241 m / 792 ft
26	Newfoundland	London	2020	220 m / 721 ft
27	Unicredit Tower	Milan	2012	218 m / 714 ft
28	Bay-Adelaide Centre	Toronto	2010	215 m / 704 ft
29	Union Park III	Toronto	-	211 m / 691 ft
30	One Park Drive	London	2021	205 m / 672 ft
31	25 Canada Square	London	2002	201 m / 659 ft
32	Bay Adelaide Centre East Tower	Toronto	2016	196 m / 643 ft
33	Heron Quays West	London	-	190 m / 623 ft
34	ELEV8 Office	Bellevue	-	183 m / 600 ft
35	Hearst Tower	New York City	2006	182 m / 597 ft
36	The Well Office Tower	Toronto	2020	174 m / 571 ft
37	Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas	Las Vegas	2009	164 m / 539 ft
38	Union Park IV	Toronto	-	164 m / 537 ft
39	The Stack	Vancouver	2022	162 m / 533 ft
40	20 Fenchurch Street	London	2014	160 m / 525 ft
41	CNA Center	Chicago	2018	158 m / 517 ft
42	The Well Residential One	Toronto	2020	157 m / 516 ft
43	2 Finsbury Avenue East Tower	London	-	156 m / 511 ft
44	40 Bank Street	London	2003	153 m / 502 ft
45	1 Bank Street	London	2019	143 m / 469 ft
46	Bay-Adelaide Centre North Tower	Toronto	2021	140 m / 460 ft
47	ELEV8 Apartments	Bellevue	-	140 m / 460 ft
47	ELEV8 Condominum	Bellevue	-	140 m / 460 ft
49	ELEV8 Hotel	Bellevue	-	140 m / 460 ft
50	Veer Towers East	Las Vegas	2010	137 m / 449 ft
50	Veer Towers West	Las Vegas	2010	137 m / 449 ft
52	The Well Residential Two	Toronto	2020	136 m / 447 ft
53	Telus House	Toronto	2009	126 m / 413 ft
54	390 Madison Avenue	New York City	2018	123 m / 403 ft
55	Invesco Tower	Toronto	1987	110 m / 361 ft
56	2 Finsbury Avenue West Tower	London	-	101 m / 331 ft
57	Transamerica Tower	Toronto	2004	90 m / 295 ft
58	Greenwich West	New York City	2020	88 m / 290 ft
59	Etobicoke Civic Centre	Toronto	-	86 m / 282 ft
60	The Well Residential Three	Toronto	2021	81 m / 267 ft
61	Ontario Power Building	Toronto	1976	80 m / 262 ft
62	Five Manhattan West	New York City	2017	80 m / 262 ft
63	The News Building	London	2013	78 m / 257 ft
64	KPMG Canary Wharf	London	2009	69 m / 227 ft
65	The Well Wellington Street Building 1	Toronto	2020	63 m / 205 ft
65	The Well Wellington Street Building 2	Toronto	2020	63 m / 205 ft
67	Porta Nuova Garibaldi Tower C	Milan	2012	62 m / 202 ft
68	Mission Rock Building G	San Francisco	-	58 m / 190 ft
69	The Well Wellington Street Building 3	Toronto	2020	56 m / 183 ft
70	Canada Square Tower 2	Toronto	-	- m / - ft
71	Canada Square Tower 3	Toronto	-	- m / - ft
71	Canada Square Tower 4	Toronto	-	- m / - ft
73	Canada Square Tower 5	Toronto	-	- m / - ft
74	Peninsula Place 1	London	-	- m / - ft
74	Peninsula Place 2	London	-	- m / - ft
74	Peninsula Place 3	London	-	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

11 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (56%), 27 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Composite (46%), 19 Buildings

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

Function
Material

Total: 48 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.

Total: 41 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.

*Based on 48 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

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CTBUH Silver Member

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Global News

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