Grimshaw Architects

CTBUH Silver Member

Overview
Buildings
Initiatives

About

Member Since: 2013

Member Offices: London, Sydney

Website: http://www.grimshaw-architects.com

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

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	295 Church Street	185 m / 607 ft
2	Metro Martin Place (North)	174 m / 571 ft
3	Olderfleet	168 m / 551 ft
4	74 Church Street	155 m / 509 ft
5	Metro Martin Place (South)	142 m / 466 ft
6	757-763 George Street	110 m / 361 ft
7	Poly Centre	109 m / 358 ft
8	125 Old Broad Street	103.3 m / 339 ft
9	SX Stage 2	95 m / 312 ft
10	Paddington Triangle OSD	76.7 m / 252 ft

Awards

Winner: Olderfleet

Best Tall Building 100-199 meters 2022

Ctbuh Leaders

Andy Watts

CTBUH Future Leaders Committee, United Kingdom, 2022 – Present

London

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Aspire Tower	Parramatta	-	305 m / 1,001 ft
2	The Minerva Building	London	-	217 m / 712 ft
3	Station Tower	London	-	194 m / 636 ft
4	295 Church Street	Parramatta	-	185 m / 607 ft
5	Metro Martin Place (North)	Sydney	2024	174 m / 571 ft
6	Olderfleet	Melbourne	2020	168 m / 551 ft
7	74 Church Street	Parramatta	-	155 m / 509 ft
8	Metro Martin Place (South)	Sydney	2024	142 m / 466 ft
9	757-763 George Street	Sydney	-	110 m / 361 ft
10	Poly Centre	Sydney	2022	109 m / 358 ft
11	125 Old Broad Street	London	1970	103 m / 339 ft
12	SX Stage 2	Melbourne	2009	95 m / 312 ft
13	Paddington Triangle OSD	London	-	77 m / 252 ft
14	333 George Street	Sydney	2016	72 m / 236 ft
15	Arthur Phillip High School Tower	Parramatta	2020	65 m / 213 ft
16	385 Bourke Street Tower 2	Melbourne	-	- m / - ft
17	Paddington Development	London	-	- m / - ft

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Grimshaw Architects

CTBUH Sydney Design Excellence: 210 George Street

21 November 2018

For the final 2018 Design Excellence Series event, the NSW CTBUH Committee hosted the largest event of the year at the design competition for 210 George Street in Sydney.

CTBUH New York: Overcoming Obstacles to Affordable Housing

18 October 2018

The CTBUH New York Future Leaders Committee hosted a panel discussion on "Obstacles to Affordable Housing" at the NYC Office of Grimshaw Architects.

Debate: Were Engineers Better In 1818 Or 2018?

21 September 2018

On September 21, 2018 at Arup’s NYC office, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) partnered with co-sponsors CTBUH to host a friendly, spirited debate.

Design Excellence Series: One Sydney Park

28 March 2018

The CTBUH Australia Chapter’s Sydney Committee relaunched its Design Excellence series with an event examining the competition entries for One Sydney Park.

Queensland Infrastructure Seminar 3

07 September 2017

The CTBUH Australia Chapter’s Brisbane Committee held the third of its 2017 breakfast seminar series on Queensland Infrastructure.

Skyscraper Summit Warms Sydney Up for CTBUH 2017

18 August 2017

A joint venture between the Urban Taskforce and CTBUH delivered a successful “warm-up” event in advance of the CTBUH 2017 Conference in Australia on August 18, 2017.

CTBUH Silver Member