Adidas LACES
Adidas LACES
Herzogenaurach, Germany
Architect: kadawittfeldarchitektur
adidas LACES is part of the "World of Sports" corporate headquarters of the German sports goods manufacturer adidas.
Photo courtesy of Adidas Group
Aldar Headquarters
Aldar Headquarters
Abu Dhabi
Architect: MZ Architects
Aldar Headquarters is the first upright circle-shaped building in the Middle East.
Photo by Michael Merola
Bank of China Tower
Bank of China Tower
Hong Kong
Architects: I.M. Pei & Partners, Sherman Kung & Associates Architects Limited
The tower houses the headquarters of the Bank of China Hong Kong.
The building was the first outside the USA to break the 1,000-foot mark.
Photo by Johannes Kaira
BMW Building
BMW Building
Munich
Architect: Karl Schwanzer
The BMW Building is the central administration building of automobile manufacturer BMW.
The building's four linked tubes are consciously intended to evoke associations with four-cylinder engines; indeed, the building also has the German nickname "Vierzylinder" ("four-cylinder" in English).
BMW Welt
BMW Welt
Munich
Architect: Coop Himmelb(l)au
BMW Welt ("Welt" means "world" in English) is situated in direct proximity to the BMW Building and the automobile factory.
Gazprom
Gazprom
Moscow
Architect: Tekeli & Sisa
Headquarters of Gazprom, the world's largest natural gas producer.
Photo by Leonid Kazakov
General Motors Renaissance Center
General Motors Renaissance Center
Detroit
Architects: Skidmore, Owings And Merrill LLP, John Portman & Associates
The General Motors Renaissance Center consists of five separate towers, four of which are used by General Motors as their headquarters.
Photo by Dan Macy
Hearst Tower
Hearst Tower
New York
Architect: Foster + Partners
An office building, Hearst Tower is home to the Hearst Corporation, from which it takes its name.
It was the first office building in New York to receive LEED Gold Rating, using substantially less energy than an average office building of its size.
Hearst Tower claimed 1st Place in the 2006 Emporis Skyscraper Award.
Photo by Mathias Beinling
ING House
ING House
Amsterdam
Architect: Meyer en Van Schooten Architecten
ING House is headquarters of the global financial services provider ING Group.
Photo by Michiel van Dijk
Jong-ro Tower
Jong-ro Tower
Seoul
Architects: Rafael Viñoly Architects, Samoo Architects & Engineers
The building is owned by the Korean investment company Samsung Securities.
Photo by Alexei Bobko
The Lloyd's Building
The Lloyd's Building
London
Architect: Richard Rogers Partnership
The internationally-known insurers Lloyd's of London are headquartered in the building.
Photo courtesy of Lloyd’s
Petronas Towers
Petronas Towers
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Architect: César Antonio Pelli
The twin towers were commissioned by the petroleum conglomerate Petronas.
A skybridge, open to the public, connects the two towers at 170 meters' height.
Photo by Jon Bek
Riviera TwinStar Square
Riviera TwinStar Square
Shanghai
Architect: Arquitectonia
The two towers of Riviera TwinStar Square are home to two separate banks, the Agricultural Bank of China and the China Construction Bank.
Photo by Evan Chakroff
The Bow
The Bow
Calgary, Canada
Architect: Foster + Partners
Serves as the corporate HQ of the Canadian petroleum and gas producer EnCana. The building was named The Bow for the unbeatable view it provides of the Bow River.
Photo by Daniel Haug
Torre Mare Nostrum
Torre Mare Nostrum
Barcelona, Spain
Architect: Enric Miralles - Benedetta Tagliabue
Torre Mare Nostrum was built on the site of a former gasworks. It serves as the headquarters of the multinational gasNatural fenosa.
Photo by José Miquel Hernández Hernández
Tour CMA CGM
Tour CMA CGM
Marseille, France
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Tour CMA CGM was awarded 3rd Place in the 2010 Emporis Skyscraper Award.
Photo by Iwan Baan
