Grimshaw Architects

CTBUH Silver Member

About

Member Since: 2013

Member Offices: London, Sydney

Grimshaw was founded by Sir Nicholas Grimshaw in 1980. The practice became a Partnership in 2007 and operates worldwide with offices in New York, London, Melbourne, Sydney and Doha employing 325 staff.

Grimshaw’s international portfolio covers all major sectors, and has been honored with over 150 international design awards including the prestigious Lubetkin Prize.

The practice is dedicated to the deepest level of involvement in the design of their buildings in order to deliver projects which meet the highest possible standards of excellence. The company’s work is characterized by strong conceptual legibility, innovation and a rigorous approach to detailing, all underpinned by the principles of humane, enduring and sustainable design.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Interior Design; Urban Design

Membership details

Membership Level

Silver

Member Since

2013

Member Offices

London
Sydney

Buildings

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Metro Martin Place (North)	Sydney	2025	174 m / 571 ft
2	Olderfleet	Melbourne	2020	165 m / 541 ft
3	Poly Centre	Sydney	2022	109 m / 358 ft
4	125 Old Broad Street	London	1970	103.3 m / 339 ft
5	SX Stage 2	Melbourne	2009	95 m / 312 ft
6	333 George Street	Sydney	2016	72 m / 236 ft
7	Arthur Phillip High School Tower	Parramatta	2020	65 m / 213 ft

Building Completions Timeline

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Videos

21 November 2018

CTBUH Sydney Design Excellence: 210 George Street

For the final 2018 Design Excellence Series event, the CTBUH Australia Committee, along with event sponsors Poly Australia and annual sponsors Lendlease, hosted the largest...

Research

26 October 2015

The Vertical Master Plan

With over half of the world’s population now living in an urban environment, major world cities (especially) will always grow in population over time. To...

Global News

02 October 2019

Architects Shortlisted for Sydney’s Cockle Bay Wharf Project

Six architectural firms have been shortlisted as part of the international design competition for the AU$650 million (US$436 million) redevelopment of Sydney’s Cockle Bay Wharf....

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	295 Church Street	Parramatta	-	185 m / 607 ft
2	Metro Martin Place (North)	Sydney	2025	174 m / 571 ft
3	Olderfleet	Melbourne	2020	165 m / 541 ft
4	74 Church Street	Parramatta	-	155 m / 509 ft
5	Metro Martin Place (South)	Sydney	2026	142 m / 466 ft
6	Poly Centre	Sydney	2022	109 m / 358 ft
7	125 Old Broad Street	London	1970	103 m / 339 ft
8	SX Stage 2	Melbourne	2009	95 m / 312 ft
9	333 George Street	Sydney	2016	72 m / 236 ft
10	Arthur Phillip High School Tower	Parramatta	2020	65 m / 213 ft
11	385 Bourke Street Tower 2	Melbourne	-	- m / - ft
12	Paddington Development	London	-	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

1 Completed

1 Under Constr.

Average Building Age*

14 Years

Most Common Function*

Office, 5 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete, 6 Buildings

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

Function
Material

*Based on 12 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

Building Completions Timeline

Construction Time Chart

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