Honoring the best new skyscrapers

When the inaugural award was selected in 1999, no architectural prize existed specifically for tall buildings. Our skyscraper award changed that, and have honoured a single building of the year ever since.

Each annual selection rests on the same three pillars: a public nomination phase open to architects, developers, photographers and observers worldwide, a community shortlist reviewed by SKYDB editors, and a final round in which the architecture and construction community at large casts the deciding vote. The result is not a jury verdict from a closed panel. It is a verdict from the people who work with these buildings every day.

Today, SKYDB Awards are recognized as a prestigious accolade in the architecture world, and the winners are celebrated for their innovation, design excellence and contribution to the urban landscape.