The 2020 CTBUH Awards announced the Lakhta Center a five-time winner, receiving Awards of Excellence for 'Best Tall Building 400 meters and above', ' Structural Engineering ', 'Facade Engineering', 'Construction' and ' Geotechnical Engineering'.
The 462-meter Lakhta Center, which has been Europe’s tallest skyscraper and the 15th-tallest in the world since its completion in 2018, is the headquarters of Russia’s Gazprom gas giant along with its oil subsidiary, Gazprom Neft.
“The twist creates a dynamic impression, giving the building the shape of a blazing flame, which resembles the logo of Gazprom,” German real estate data mining company Emporis said in its announcement Tuesday.
The jury also pointed to the Lakhta Center’s use of “environmentally friendly and energy-efficient technologies.”
Beijing’s Leeza SOHO skyscraper took second place, while New York’s 35 Hudson Yards came in third.