The world's best new skyscrapers
An annual architecture award selected by the community.
SKYDB Awards 1999–2024
All first-, second- and third-place buildings from every award year.
Honoring the best new skyscrapers
The SKYDB Awards recognize the best new skyscrapers worldwide. First presented in 1999, the award was established when no architectural prize was dedicated specifically to tall buildings. Its annual selections now span more than two decades of high-rise architecture, with past winners documenting the buildings recognized in each award year.
The community selects the winners through an annual nomination and voting process. Buildings are nominated from the database, and the final results determine the award recipients.
Past winnersSKYDB Awards winners
All winners of the SKYDB Awards, from the most recent selection to the first one.
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Daniel Kieckhefer
Partner with the award
The SKYDB Awards are decided by people who follow tall buildings closely. Reach an international audience of architecture professionals and enthusiasts as a community, media or corporate partner of the SKYDB Awards.
As a community, you invite your members to actively join the nomination and voting processes, and your forum is named as a partner wherever the award is presented. As a corporate partner, you sponsor the award financially and gain brand awareness across the industry.
Press material is ready to download in the downloads section. For anything else, Daniel Kieckhefer and the team answer at [email protected].
Often asked
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Can I nominate or promote my own building?
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Does the tallest building of the year win?
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What are the SKYDB Awards?
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What do the SKYDB Awards recognize?
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