First International High-Rise Award goes to The Hague Project by Kohn Pedersen Fox wins The International Highrise Award 2004 has been bestowed on the De Hoftoren building, the head office of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Art and Science in The Hague. The 144m-high building went turn-key in September 2003 and was designed by the London branch of the US architectural office Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (International) PA. The developer was ING Vastgoed, owner of De Hoftoren is the Rijksgebouwendienst, both based in The Hague. The International Highrise Award, generously supported by the DekaBank as its patron and held by the City of Frankfurt am Main, has been bestowed for the first time this year and is worth EUR 50,000. The prize-giving ceremony took place on June 11, 2004 in Frankfurt's Paulskirche. Download pdf press release, June 11, 2004 Download pdf information Awarded buildings