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Adamson Associates

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About

Member Since: 2013

Member Offices: London, Los Angeles, New York City, Toronto

Website: http://www.adamson-associates.com

Established in 1934, Adamson Associates is noted for its long tradition of design excellence and technical expertise. Our firm has developed a diverse portfolio of projects in Canada, the United States and around the world, encompassing projects in a wide range of sectors including commercial; cultural; hotel and residential; institutional; large-scale, mixed-use development sites; retail and entertainment; and airports and transportation centers.

Adamson Associates has won numerous prestigious design awards and recognitions, and has succeeded in winning several international design competitions.

Under the progressive leadership of our ten principals and directors, we are continually upgrading our design, project management and technical expertise to maintain a competitive advantage within the dynamic architectural field and an expanding, global economy.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture

Buildings

RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	Tower Fifth	New York City	-	474 m / 1,556 ft	96	Office
2	Central Park Tower	New York City	2020	472 m / 1,550 ft	98	Residential / Retail
3	Petronas Twin Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	1998	452 m / 1,483 ft	88	Office
3	Petronas Twin Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	1998	452 m / 1,483 ft	88	Office
5	JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters	New York City	2025	423 m / 1,388 ft	60	Office
6	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	2003	412 m / 1,352 ft	88	Office
8	CC3	Toronto	2026	377 m / 1,236 ft	64	Office
9	Shanghai International Trade Center Tower 2	Shanghai	2025	370 m / 1,214 ft	70	Office
10	Bank of America Tower	New York City	2009	366 m / 1,200 ft	55	Office
11	3 World Trade Center	New York City	2018	329 m / 1,079 ft	69	Office

Building Completions Timeline

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AAI Architects, P.C.

RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	Tower Fifth	New York City	-	474 m / 1,556 ft	96	Office
2	Central Park Tower	New York City	2020	472 m / 1,550 ft	98	Residential / Retail
3	Petronas Twin Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	1998	452 m / 1,483 ft	88	Office
3	Petronas Twin Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	1998	452 m / 1,483 ft	88	Office
5	JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters	New York City	2025	423 m / 1,388 ft	60	Office
6	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	2003	412 m / 1,352 ft	88	Office
7	2 World Trade Center	New York City	-	403 m / 1,323 ft	82	Office
8	CC3	Toronto	2026	377 m / 1,236 ft	64	Office
9	Shanghai International Trade Center Tower 2	Shanghai	2025	370 m / 1,214 ft	70	Office
10	Bank of America Tower	New York City	2009	366 m / 1,200 ft	55	Office
11	3 World Trade Center	New York City	2018	329 m / 1,079 ft	69	Office
12	53 West 53	New York City	2019	320 m / 1,050 ft	77	Residential
13	The Spiral	New York City	2022	314 m / 1,030 ft	65	Office
14	1201 Brickell Bay Drive	Miami	-	313 m / 1,028 ft	54	Hotel / Office
15	The Hub	Toronto	2030	312 m / 1,023 ft	60	Office
16	The Shard	London	2013	306 m / 1,004 ft	73	Residential / Hotel / Office
17	Union Park Tower 4	Toronto	-	303 m / 995 ft	61	Office
18	50 Hudson Yards	New York City	2022	299 m / 981 ft	58	Office
19	4 World Trade Center	New York City	2014	298 m / 977 ft	65	Office
20	Union Centre	Toronto	-	295 m / 968 ft	54	Office
21	425 Park Avenue	New York City	2021	262 m / 860 ft	41	Office
22	One Manhattan Square	New York City	2019	258 m / 847 ft	72	Residential
23	212 King Street West	Toronto	2026	250 m / 820 ft	74	Residential / Office
24	Bloomberg Tower	New York City	2004	246 m / 806 ft	54	Residential / Office
25	CIBC SQUARE II	Toronto	2025	243 m / 798 ft	53	Office
26	CIBC SQUARE I	Toronto	2021	241 m / 792 ft	49	Office
27	Union Park Tower 3	Toronto	-	237 m / 777 ft	71	Residential
28	200 West Street	New York City	2010	228 m / 749 ft	44	Office
29	Shanghai International Trade Center Tower 1	Shanghai	2022	220 m / 722 ft	40	Office
30	Newfoundland Place	London	2020	220 m / 721 ft	59	Residential
31	East Harbour Building 1B	Toronto	-	219 m / 717 ft	44	Commercial
32	Canada Square Tower 2	Toronto	-	218 m / 716 ft	65	Residential
33	Unicredit Tower	Milan	2012	218 m / 714 ft	33	Office
34	2150 Lake Shore D1-1	Toronto	-	217 m / 713 ft	66	Residential
35	Bay-Adelaide Centre	Toronto	2010	215 m / 704 ft	52	Office
36	One Park Drive	London	2021	205 m / 672 ft	58	Residential
37	25 Canada Square	London	2002	201 m / 659 ft	42	Office
38	Canada Square Tower 3	Toronto	-	200 m / 655 ft	60	Residential
39	700 University Avenue	Toronto	-	196 m / 643 ft	57	Residential / Commercial
40	Bay Adelaide Centre East Tower	Toronto	2016	196 m / 643 ft	44	Residential / Office
41	Canada Square Tower 4	Toronto	-	192 m / 631 ft	55	Residential
42	Heron Quays West	London	-	190 m / 623 ft	N/A	Office
43	Bloor Islington Housing Now Building B	Toronto	-	183 m / 600 ft	55	Residential
44	ELEV8 Office	Bellevue	-	183 m / 600 ft	40	Office
45	Hearst Tower	New York City	2006	182 m / 597 ft	46	Office
46	8 Spadina at The Well	Toronto	2022	174 m / 571 ft	38	Office
47	Union Park Tower 1	Toronto	-	173 m / 569 ft	50	Residential
47	Union Park Tower 2	Toronto	-	173 m / 569 ft	50	Residential
49	839 Yonge Tower	Toronto	-	166 m / 545 ft	49	Residential / Retail
50	One Leadenhall	London	2025	165 m / 542 ft	32	Office
51	Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas	Las Vegas	2009	164 m / 539 ft	47	Residential / Hotel
52	The Stack	Vancouver	2023	162 m / 533 ft	38	Office
53	20 Fenchurch Street	London	2014	160 m / 525 ft	36	Office
54	CNA Center	Chicago	2018	158 m / 517 ft	35	Office
55	The Well Residential One	Toronto	2023	157 m / 516 ft	46	Residential
56	2 Finsbury Avenue East Tower	London	-	156 m / 511 ft	37	Office
57	Canada Square Tower 5	Toronto	-	154 m / 505 ft	45	Residential
58	2150 Lake Shore C-1	Toronto	-	153 m / 503 ft	46	Residential
59	40 Bank Street	London	2003	153 m / 502 ft	30	Office
60	50 Fenchurch Street	London	2028	150 m / 491 ft	36	Office
61	1 Bank Street	London	2019	143 m / 469 ft	28	Office
62	839 Yonge Ravine Tower	Toronto	-	142 m / 466 ft	41	Residential / Retail
63	Bloor Islington Housing Now Building C	Toronto	-	142 m / 464 ft	41	Residential
64	Scotiabank North Tower	Toronto	2022	140 m / 460 ft	32	Office
65	ELEV8 Apartments	Bellevue	-	140 m / 460 ft	42	Residential
65	ELEV8 Condominum	Bellevue	-	140 m / 460 ft	42	Residential
67	ELEV8 Hotel	Bellevue	-	140 m / 460 ft	40	Hotel
68	Veer Towers East	Las Vegas	2010	137 m / 449 ft	36	Residential
68	Veer Towers West	Las Vegas	2010	137 m / 449 ft	36	Residential
70	The Well Residential Two	Toronto	2023	136 m / 447 ft	38	Residential
71	Chrysler East	New York City	1999	132 m / 432 ft	32	Office
72	Telus House	Toronto	2009	126 m / 413 ft	30	Office / Retail
73	Euston Tower Renovation	London	-	125 m / 412 ft	31	Office
74	390 Madison Avenue	New York City	2019	123 m / 403 ft	32	Office
75	The Eight	Bellevue	2024	122 m / 400 ft	25	Office
76	Bloor Islington Housing Now Building A	Toronto	-	117 m / 385 ft	34	Residential
77	Bloor Islington Housing Now Building D	Toronto	-	115 m / 376 ft	32	Residential
78	Invesco Tower	Toronto	1987	110 m / 361 ft	23	Office / Retail
79	2 Finsbury Avenue West Tower	London	-	101 m / 331 ft	24	Office
80	Paddington Square	London	2023	97 m / 320 ft	18	Office / Retail
81	Shard Place	London	2021	97 m / 319 ft	29	Residential
82	Transamerica Tower	Toronto	2004	90 m / 295 ft	21	Office
83	Greenwich West	New York City	2020	88 m / 290 ft	27	Residential
84	Etobicoke Civic Centre	Toronto	-	86 m / 282 ft	19	Government / Library
85	The Well Residential Three	Toronto	2023	81 m / 267 ft	22	Residential
86	Ontario Power Building	Toronto	1976	80 m / 262 ft	20	Office
87	Five Manhattan West	New York City	2017	80 m / 262 ft	15	Office / Retail
88	The News Building	London	2013	78 m / 257 ft	19	Office
89	St. John's Terminal	New York City	2023	73 m / 238 ft	12	Office
90	KPMG Canary Wharf	London	2009	69 m / 227 ft	15	Office
91	The Well Wellington Street Building 1	Toronto	2023	62 m / 205 ft	16	Residential
91	The Well Wellington Street Building 2	Toronto	2023	62 m / 205 ft	16	Residential
93	Porta Nuova Garibaldi Tower C	Milan	2012	62 m / 202 ft	11	Office
94	Visa Market Support Center	San Francisco	2023	58 m / 190 ft	13	Office
95	The Well Wellington Street Building 3	Toronto	2023	56 m / 183 ft	14	Residential
96	One Brickell City Centre	Miami	-	-	68	Office
97	Freedom Plaza Residential Tower 1	New York City	-	-	60	Residential
98	Banyan Tree & Mohegan Hotel	New York City	-	-	51	Hotel / Casino
99	Freedom Plaza Residential Tower 2	New York City	-	-	50	Residential
100	Peninsula Place 1	London	-	-	30	Residential
100	Peninsula Place 2	London	-	-	30	N/A
100	Peninsula Place 3	London	-	-	30	N/A
103	Burrard Exchange	Vancouver	2024	-	16	Office

Statistics

Average Building Age*

10 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (71%)

Most Common Material*

Composite (67%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Function
Material

Based on 35 buildings over 150 m height with a function

Based on 33 buildings over 150 m height with a material

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

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Designated Experts

Greg Dunn

Principal, Adamson Associates

Toronto, Canada

Global News

22 October 2025

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