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SHoP Architects

About

Member Since: 2018

Member Offices: New York City

Website: http://www.shoparc.com/

SHoP Architects was founded to harness the power of diverse expertise in the design of buildings and environments that improve the quality of public life. The studio's inclusive, open-minded process allows them to effectively address a broad range of issues in their work: from novel programmatic concepts, to next-generation fabrication and delivery techniques, to beautifully crafted spaces that precisely suit their functions.

The studio set out to prove that intelligent, evocative architecture can be made with real-world constraints. Today, their interdisciplinary staff is implementing that idea at critical sites around the world.

SHoP Architects has been recognized with awards such as Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Architecture Firm in the World” in 2014, and the Smithsonian/Cooper Hewitt’s “National Design Award for Architecture” in 2009.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture

Buildings

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
1 111 West 57th Street
435.3 m / 1,428  ft
2 3101 Market
333.8 m / 1,095  ft
3 The Brooklyn Tower
315.3 m / 1,035  ft
4 247 Cherry Street
308.8 m / 1,013  ft
5 212 King Street West
250 m / 820  ft
6 55 Pitt Street
238.1 m / 781  ft
7 Mercedes-Benz Places
235.6 m / 773  ft
8 Codrico Tower
220 m / 722  ft
9 Hudson's Tower
207.3 m / 680  ft
10 Miami Innovation Tower
192.9 m / 633  ft

Awards

The Brooklyn Tower

Winner: The Brooklyn Tower

Best Tall Building, by Height, 300 meters and above 2024

Ctbuh Leaders

William Sharples

William Sharples

CTBUH Awards Best Tall Building Jury, 2024

New York City

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

22 October 2018

Beauty and Finance: Post Mannerism in Skyscraper Design

Building design and devlopment started with small scale conceptual research projects where inspiration and effectiveness, art and technology, and beauty and finance not only co-existed,...

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Research

16 October 2023

Fantasy on Demand: The Temptation of Text-to-Image AI

This paper explores the implications of text-to-image artificial intelligence (T2I AI) on architectural design practice. It begins with an overview of generative artificial design. It...

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Global News

16 April 2024

Milestone Made with Final Beam Placed on Detroit Building

On Wednesday, 10 April, crews placed the final steel construction beam on Hudson's Tower in Detroit. The 49-story building is part of a development on...

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RANK
Name
Height
1 111 West 57th Street

435 m / 1,428 ft
2 3101 Market

334 m / 1,095 ft
3 The Brooklyn Tower

315 m / 1,035 ft
4 247 Cherry Street

309 m / 1,013 ft
5 433-455 Collins Street

295 m / 968 ft
6 Hudsons Tower

281 m / 921 ft
7 212 King Street West

250 m / 820 ft
8 55 Pitt Street

238 m / 781 ft
9 Mercedes-Benz Places

236 m / 773 ft
10 Codrico Tower

220 m / 722 ft
11 Hudson's Tower

207 m / 680 ft
12 Miami Innovation Tower

193 m / 633 ft
13 Atlassian Central

183 m / 599 ft
14 Domino Sugar Plant Site A

182 m / 598 ft
15 American Copper Buildings West Tower

165 m / 540 ft
16 Domino Sugar Plant Site B

158 m / 518 ft
17 B4 Tower

156 m / 511 ft
18 South Street Seaport Tower

151 m / 494 ft
19 Collins Arch

148 m / 487 ft
20 American Copper Buildings East Tower

143 m / 470 ft
21 One South First

133 m / 435 ft
22 Hunter's Point South Commons

123 m / 404 ft
23 Citizen 360

122 m / 400 ft
24 320 Kent Avenue

122 m / 400 ft
25 461 Dean

109 m / 359 ft
26 Hunter's Point South Crossing

104 m / 342 ft
27 45-40 Vernon Boulevard

90 m / 295 ft
28 38 Sixth Avenue

66 m / 218 ft
29 325 Kent

63 m / 207 ft
30 475 West 18th

37 m / 120 ft
31 Hudson's North Tower

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

4 Years

Most Common Function*

Residential (43%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (40%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 7 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 5 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

Designated Experts

Dana Getman

Principal, SHoP Architects
New York City, United States

Gregg Pasquarelli

Founding Principal, SHoP Architects
New York City, United States

Madeline Johnson-Rao

PR Manager, SHoP Architects
New York City, United States

Ctbuh Leaders At SHoP Architects

CTBUH Awards Best Tall Building Jury, 2024

William Sharples

Founding Principal, SHoP Architects
New York City, United States

Videos

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22 October 2018

Beauty and Finance: Post Mannerism in Skyscraper Design

Building design and devlopment started with small scale conceptual research projects where inspiration and effectiveness, art and technology, and beauty and finance not only co-existed,...

22 October 2018

What Does a Smart City Look Like?

The concept of a “smart city” includes a huge array of devices, technologies and concepts. How might it all work together in a cohesive way?...

31 May 2018

Delivering the World’s Tallest Volumetric Modular Apartment Building

461 Dean is the world’s tallest volumetric modular apartment building. Its success hinged on careful pre-planning of construction activities, as well as the introduction of...

30 May 2018

Streets Take to the Sky and Dance: American Copper Buildings, New York City

The American Copper Buildings present two bold and dynamic residential towers on New York City’s East River. Clad in copper, this living material will patina...

03 November 2017

447 Collins St – Linking of Towers via Skybridge

447 Collins Street is a significant mixed-use precinct development comprising commercial office, 5-star hotel, luxury apartments, basement car parking and extensive public realm landscaping in...

20 October 2016

Singularly Slender: Sky Living in New York, Hong Kong, and Elsewhere

Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Carol Willis of The Skyscraper Museum in New York City presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 7:...

26 October 2015

The New Supers: Super-Slender Towers of New York

432 Park Avenue, the MoMA Tower and Steinway Tower at 111 West 57th Street are the first of a new generation of supertall buildings in...

19 September 2012

Interview: Leadenhall Building

David Scott of Laing O'Rourke is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. David talks about prefabrication...

Research

16 October 2023

Fantasy on Demand: The Temptation of Text-to-Image AI

Julia Nagele

This paper explores the implications of text-to-image artificial intelligence (T2I AI) on architectural design practice. It begins with an overview of generative artificial design. It...

03 January 2022

Interactive Study on Tall Buildings in 2021: A State of Current Construction

CTBUH Research

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has released its annual report, CTBUH Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2021, part of the Tall...

30 January 2020

Tall Building Predictions for 2020

CTBUH Research

The combined brains of the CTBUH editorial and database staff boldly predict what might happen across the global skyscraper industry in 2020. Check out our...

20 October 2018

Polycentric Cities: The Future of Vertical Urbanism

CTBUH 2018 Conference Speakers

As we approach the new normality of cities housing 10 million or more inhabitants, those best positioned for the future are evolving along polycentric, multi-nodal...

30 October 2017

Connecting the City: People, Density & Infrastructure

CTBUH 2017 Conference Speakers

The future of humanity on this planet relies on the collective benefits of urban density; reducing both land consumption and the energy needed to construct...

Global News

16 April 2024

Milestone Made with Final Beam Placed on Detroit Building

On Wednesday, 10 April, crews placed the final steel construction beam on Hudson's Tower in Detroit. The 49-story building is part of a development on...

08 August 2023

Brooklyn’s First Supertall Building Is Soon to Be Completed

SHoP Architects, a New York-based architecture firm, will soon complete The Brooklyn Tower, which is now the tallest building in the borough. Standing at 74...

19 May 2022

New Renderings Released for Mixed-Use Project in Detroit

Dan Gilbert's real estate firm has released updated renderings of what its ambitious Hudson's site development will look like once construction finishes in a few...

21 March 2022

Site Preparations Underway for 55 Pitt Street in Sydney

CTBUH has just received confirmation that a 56-story building, located in Sydney, Australia, is beginning the initial stages of construction. The project is being developed...

16 November 2021

Supertall Skyscraper Structurally Tops Out in New York City

The Brooklyn Tower, formerly known as 9 Dekalb, has structurally topped out. It stands at 324.9 meters (1,066 feet) and has 74 stories. The project...

12 February 2021

Architect Announced for Proposed Sydney Office Skyscraper

Property giant Mirvac has appointed New York-based SHoP and local architecture firm Woods Bagot to design its AU$1.5 billion (US$1.1 billion) commercial precinct in central...

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...

30 July 2020

CTBUH In The Media: The Future of Skyscrapers: A Mile High, Slimmer Than Ever and Made from Wood

History does not want for dizzying fantasies of tall buildings. From the Tower of Babel onwards, humanity has dreamed of ever-more wondrous skyscrapers, whether we...

05 February 2020

Detroit High-Rise Projects Undergo Scale Backs and Restoration

The Michigan Opera Theatre confirmed on 31 January 2020 it’s pausing a plan to develop a new building, just days after Bedrock Detroit acknowledged it...

08 August 2019

Height of Future Detroit Skyscraper to be Revised; Sky Deck Plan is Canceled

During a news conference on 7 August 2019 on the construction process of the so-called Hudson Skyscraper, officials with Detroit-based commercial real estate firm Bedrock...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving SHoP Architects

Skybridges Research: CTBUH / IIT Studio Visit

11 April 2019

As part of the Skybridges research project, CTBUH and IIT College of Architecture traveled to NYC for presentations, workshops, and meetings regarding Skybridge designs.

CTBUH Canada Hosts Discussion: Modular Design & Construction

12 September 2018

The CTBUH Canada Chapter hosted a discussion on Modular Design and Construction, featuring an overview of existing modular implementations as well as future implications.

CTBUH Australia Explores the Design of Collins Arch

07 June 2018

CTBUH Melbourne hosted its first event of 2018, a case study of Collins Arch, composed as two buildings with linked floor plates in the center of Melbourne's Central Business District.

CTBUH New York Hosts Tall Timber Event

22 June 2017

CTBUH New York held a presentation and panel discussion on the character and behavior of tall timber buildings, as well as the future opportunities with timber in New York and beyond.

Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings

13 October 2016

The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.

Future of Construction: Manufacturing Buildings

09 June 2016

The CTBUH New York Chapter in collaboration with the CTBUH Young Professionals Committee held the first of its lecture series, “Future of Construction.”