Shanghai Tower Named World's Best Skyscraper

Shanghai Tower has been crowned winner of the esteemed Emporis Skyscraper Award 2015. Standing 632m tall, the building is the second tallest in the world and the tallest in Asia. 

Among the factors that determined the judge's decision were the tower’s “elegant spiralling cylindrical shape” and “its extraordinary energy efficiency.”

Another Chinese tower made the shortlist for the prize, the Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, and it ranks fourth on the list.

See this year's top ten Skyscrapers below:

1) Shanghai Tower - 632m (China)

2) Evolution Tower - 246m (Russia)

3) Il Dritto - 207m (Italy)

4) Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza - 303m (China)

5) ABODE 318 - 189m (Australia)

6) Icon Bay - 139m (USA)

7) D1 Tower - 284m (United Arab Emirates)

8) 432 Park Avenue - 426m (USA)

9) Citygate - 110m (Austria)

10) ÏCE II  - 234m (Canada)

This is the second year in a row the award has been won by a Chinese tower. Last year the honor went to the Wangjing SOHO in Beijing.

[Images via Architect Magazine, Skyscraper City, Prop Search, Business Insider]