Emporis Skyscraper Award Winner 2018, Best Tall Building Projects News, Designs
Emporis Skyscraper Award 2018
Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea wins Best Tall Building in the World – Architecture Prize
14 Dec 2018
Emporis Skyscraper Award 2018 Winner
Emporis Skyscraper Award 2018 – Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea
The Skyscraper of the year is Korean: Lotte World Tower wins Emporis Skyscraper Award
Hamburg, December 13, 2018 ? The world’s most renowned architecture prize for skyscrapers, the Emporis Skyscraper Award, has been awarded to the Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea.

Every year Emporis’ (www.emporis.com) expert international jury choses the top ten skyscrapers that have been completed in the previous calendar year. The award is being given out for the 18th time. Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea, by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Baum Architects:

photos © Tim Griffith
Lotte World Tower is currently South Korea’s tallest completed building and, in many ways, a skyscraper of superlatives. The 555-meter-high tower houses the world’s highest glass-bottomed observation deck. Even the elevator is record-breaking: at 600 meters per minute, it is currently the fastest in the world. The winner especially impressed the jury with its harmonious design that gives the skyscraper a soft and natural dynamic. “The design combines modern elements with classical forms from Korea’s art and cultural histor...