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This list ranks skyscrapers by height which were designed by women working as primary architects or design coordinators. Only buildings with continuously occupiable floors are included, thus non-building structures, including
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Ranking criteria

This list includes all occupiable structures over tall, including spires, that were designed by women in the roles of primary architect or design coordinator. Note that many of these buildings are designed by larger teams that include the female architects listed.


Tallest buildings in the world designed by women (50m+)


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is the 3rd tallest female-designed building. It is slated to be demolished in 2018 and be replaced by a larger structure. File:Wangjing Soho by Zaha Hadid.jpg,
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that includes the world's 4th, 7th, and 8th tallest female-designed towers. File:Rotterdam, The Netherlands (7795368412).jpg, Montevideo in
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is the 5th tallest female-designed building in the world. File:Equitable Chicago 1.jpg, The Equitable Building in
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is the 7th tallest female-designed building in the world. File:KoelnTriangle von der Hohenzollernbrücke.jpg, The Cologne Triangle in
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, is the 19th tallest female-designed building in the world. File:PolyU Jockey Club Innovation Tower (20180911175650).jpg, Jockey Club Innovation Tower in
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is the 20th tallest female-designed building in the world. File:Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center.jpg,
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is the 22nd tallest female-designed building in the world. File:Library of Birmingham (23209524235).jpg, The Library of Birmingham in England is the 23rd tallest female-designed building in the world.


Buildings under construction

This is a list of buildings taller than 50 meters designed by women that are currently under construction.


See also

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History of the world's tallest buildings The tallest building in the world, as of , is the Burj Khalifa. The title of " world's tallest building" has been borne by various buildings, such as the Lincoln Cathedral, the Empire State Building and the original World Trade Center. Before th ...
* Women in architecture * List of women architects *
List of tallest buildings by height to roof This list of tallest buildings by height to roof ranks completed skyscrapers by height to roof which reach a height of 300 metres (984 ft) or more. Only buildings with continuously occupiable floors are included, thus non-building struc ...
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List of architects of supertall buildings This is a list of architects who have designed, completed, or topped-out skyscrapers over tall (supertall A supertall building is an occupied "supertall" structure higher than and beneath . A form of skyscraper, it falls midway between a ...
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List of cities with the most skyscrapers The list of cities with most skyscrapers ranks cities around the world by their number of skyscrapers. A skyscraper is defined as a continuously habitable high-rise building that has over 40 floors and is taller than approximately . Historically, ...
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List of future tallest buildings This list of tallest buildings includes skyscrapers with continuously occupiable floors and a height of at least . Non-building structures, such as towers, are not included in this list (for these, see '' List of tallest buildings and structu ...
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List of tallest buildings and structures The world's tallest human-made structure is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai (of the United Arab Emirates). The building gained the official title of "tallest building in the world" and the tallest self-supported structure at its opening on January ...
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List of largest buildings Buildings around the world listed by usable space (volume), footprint (area), and floor space (area) comprise single structures that are suitable for continuous human occupancy. There are, however, some exceptions, including factories and wareho ...
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List of tallest hotels This is a list of the tallest buildings in the world that are wholly used as hotels. Some tall buildings are multi-use and have a hotel occupying the building's uppermost floors, such hotels are known as the ''highest'' hotels in the world. The ...
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List of tallest residential buildings The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) defines a residential building as one where 85 percent or more of its total floor area is dedicated to residential usage. The tallest residential building in the world is Central Park Tow ...
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List of tallest structures The tallest structure in the world is the Burj Khalifa skyscraper at . Listed are guyed masts (such as telecommunication masts), self-supporting towers (such as the CN Tower), skyscrapers (such as the Willis Tower), oil platforms, electricity t ...
* Skyscraper Index


References


External links


Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

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international database and gallery of buildings
Structurae
international database and gallery of structures
BuildingHeights.org
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