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Vote for your favourite skyscraper from the past year!

Ahead of World Skyscraper Day next week, Dezeen is inviting readers to vote for their favourite skyscraper completed in the last 12 months.

The Dezeen team has selected the 10 most significant tall buildings from the past 12 months and now we're asking you to pick a winner, to be revealed on World Skyscraper Day on 3 September.

Our poll conducted this time in 2023 received well over 1,000 votes, with SHoP Architects' Brooklyn Tower the clear favourite.

Read on to see the shortlist, which is in alphabetical order, then vote here or by using the form at the bottom of the article:


Jahn skyscraper Chicago
Photo by Tom Rossiter

1000M, Chicago, USA, by Jahn

This 223-metre tower in Chicago's Michigan Avenue Historic District was one of the last projects designed by the late Helmut Jahn.

One of the tallest residential buildings in the city, it is composed of a 19-storey base clad in dark aluminium panels and topped with a glossy tower, intended to complement the surrounding buildings and the Chicago skyline.

Find out more about 1000M ›


KPF skyscraper vancouver
Photo by Ema Peter

320 Granville, Vancouver, Canada, by Kohn Pedersen Fox

US architecture studio Kohn Pedersen Fox completed the 115-metre 320 Granville on a sloped site near Vancouver's waterfront.

As a response to this location, the office tower has an undulating facade and three rounded corners.

Find out more about 320 Granville ›


Airside skyscraper in Hong Kong
Photo by Kevin Mak

Airside, Hong Kong, by Snøhetta

Airside is formed of five interconnected buildings designed by Norwegian studio Snøhetta on a site that used to be occupied by Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport.

The tallest of these buildings is a 213-metre-high tower containing 100,000 square metres of office space.

Find out more about Airside ›


Aston Martin skyscraper in Miami
Photo courtesy of Aston Martin

Aston Martin Residence, Miami, USA, by Bodas Mian Anger

Aston Martin joined the list of luxury car manufacturers building branded skyscrapers in May with the unveiling of this 249-metre-tall tower in downtown Miami.

Designed in collaboration with Argentinian architecture studio Bodas Mian Anger, the building has a flat, curved envelope like a boat's sail and a cantilevered pool deck near its top.

Find out more about Aston Martin Residence ›


Mori JP Tower by Pelli Clarke & Partners
Photo by Jason O'Rear

Mori JP Tower, Tokyo, Japan, by Pelli Clarke & Partners

Mori JP Tower became Japan's tallest skyscraper when it completed in March. With a height of 330 metres, it is the first supertall skyscraper in Tokyo.

Designed by US studio Pelli Clarke & Partners, it tapers at the ground and the peak, and is topped by a crown informed by lotus flowers.

Find out more about Mori JP Tower ›


Two skyscrapers in New York City
Photo by Evan Joseph

One High Line, New York City, USA, by BIG

Danish architecture studio BIG completed two residential skyscrapers with twisted forms between New York's famous High Line and the Hudson River.

Containing 236 condominiums plus amenity spaces designed by New York architecture office Gabellini Sheppard and Paris-based studio Gilles & Boissier, the two towers are 91 and 122 metres tall respectively.

Find out more about One High Line ›


One Za'abeel development in Dubai
Photo by Hufton + Crow

One Za'abeel, Dubai, UAE, by Nikken Sekkei

A 230-metre horizontal structure known as The Link is dramatically suspended 100 metres above a six-lane highway and topped with a giant infinity pool at this mixed-use development by Japanese studio Nikken Sekkei. It includes the world's longest cantilever, which measures 67.5 metres.

The Link is held up by two skyscrapers on either side of the highway, the tallest of which rises to 305 metres.

Find out more about One Za'abeel ›


Salesforce tower in Chicago
Photo by Jason O'Rear

Salesforce Tower, Chicago, USA, Pelli Clarke & Partners

Pelli Clarke & Partners's second entry on this list is the 259-metre Salesforce Tower on the banks of the Chicago River.

It marked the completion of the Wolf Point development masterplanned by the studio, which was in progress for 14 years and also features two residential towers and a public park.

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Sutton Tower
Photo by Astra Studios

Sutton Tower, New York City, USA, by Thomas Juul-Hansen

New York designer Thomas Juul-Hansen completed the Sutton Tower skyscraper on Manhattan's East Side, characterised by its narrow silhouette and limestone facade.

At 259 metres, the project drew the ire of nearby residents, who successfully petitioned to have the code changed but only after the foundations for Sutton Tower had already been laid.

Find out more about Sutton Tower ›


The Spiral by BIG
Photo by Laurian Ghinițoiu

The Spiral, New York City, USA, by BIG

The Spiral became BIG's first supertall skyscraper when it completed in autumn at 314 metres tall. Similarly to One High Line, it is located alongside New York's elevated linear park.

A series of planted terraces wind their way around the exterior, giving the building its name.

Find out more about The Spiral ›