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CTBUH Tall Building Newsletter June 2016
Top CTBUH News 2016 Conference: Fifth and Final Networking Reception Added The Lawn at The Upper House Hong Kong will serve as the venue for the conference closing Networking Reception / Party, kindly hosted and sponsored by Swire Properties. Add this event to your 2016 Conference registration before space runs out! Please take the CTBUH Membership Survey! The Council would greatly appreciate your participation in its first-ever Membership Survey, which will only take 15 minutes of your time and serve as a platform upon which to discover and help improve CTBUH Member benefits. Global Tall Building News Follow Us:     Mass Timber Building Begins to Take Shape in Vancouver Brock Commons Phase 1 is beginning to take shape at the University of British Columbia. Beyond the concrete core, the structure will be composed of cross-laminated timber floor slabs, glulam columns, and steel connectors. The residence complex will provide a studio and shared suite units for 404 students. 70-Story Tower Proposed for Melbourne’s La Trobe Street Jean Nouvel, the French architect behind Sydney's award-winning One Central Park, is making his mark on Melbourne with a AUS$700 million (USD$500 million), 70-story mixed-use tower in the northern edge of the CBD. Each of the building’s four sides will have a different colored façade. 32-Story Volumetric Modular Building Topped Out in Brooklyn The project known as 461 Dean Street has topped out in Brooklyn, New York. Designed by SHoP architects, the 32-story structure is set to become the first residential building to open at Pacific Park, a nine-hectare site undergoing rapid redevelopment. Occupancy is expected to begin in fall 2016. Parisian Housing Block with Curvy Floors and Balconies Proposed Beijing studio MAD Architects has revealed plans for a Parisian housing block surrounded by undulating balconies, which is set to become the firm's first residential project in Europe. The 50-meter-tall block is known as UNIC and will feature planted terraces that attempt to extend the adjacent park vertically. South Korean Banking Firm Constructing New HQ in Seoul One of the largest banks in South Korea is converting its old headquarters into an updated, 26-story building. To continue business as usual, the bank has temporarily moved its headquarters to the Gran Seoul Building in Changjindong. The project is slated for completion in 2017. Construction Progresses on Midrand’s PwC Tower The horizon of Midrand, north of Johannesburg, is set to change forever with the construction of the new PwC Tower, which will be a focal point of the up and coming Waterfall City development. Due to its distinctive twisted form, the tower is intended to become an iconic structure for the growing city. Subscribe to Global News via email News from the Council Leader’s Message: Ilkay Can-Standard Tall building design is constrained by many factors; experts, working together, have to be as creative as possible to deal with those limitations. Signboard Inaugurated for Shanghai Tower Council representatives joined Shanghai Tower officials in unveiling the commemorative CTBUH signboard designating Shanghai Tower as the tallest building in China. China Awards Overall Winner Announced The CITAB-CTBUH China Tall Building Awards Jury is pleased to announce the winner of the inaugural Overall Award: Bund SOHO, Shanghai. Design / Research Competition Entries Due Proposals for the Student Research Competition are due by July 1, and submissions for the Student Design Competition by July 25. CTBUH 2016 Journal Issue II Released The second journal issue of 2016 is now available for purchase, featuring a Case Study on The Tower at PNC Plaza in Pittsburg, United States. CTBUH NYC Highlights Impact of Female Leaders The event highlighted projects and individuals of varied perspectives and identities, with the broader goal of reframing industry perceptions. Other Industry News ► River City Residential Tower Planned for Ho Chi Minh City... more ► Construction Begins on London’s Marble Arch Place... more ► One Bennet Park Officially Begins Construction in Chicago... more ► 30-Story Mixed-Use Tower Rising in Dhaka... more ► Judge Reviews Plan to Resume Construction on Seattle’s Stalled Potala Tower... more ► Floor Plans Released for Toronto’s Diamond Condos on Yonge... more ► Chicago’s John Hancock Shopping Naming Rights to Fund Plaza Redevelopment... more ► Brisbane’s Indooroopilly Centre Proposes New Residential Towers... more ► All-Black Residential Tower Proposed for New York City... more ► Chinese Developer Invests in Proposed Seattle Apartment High-Rise... more ► Commercial Space Scrapped for 23-Story Tower in Liverpool... more ► University of Technology Sydney Proposes Undulating High-Rise... more ► Colorful, Multi-Volume Hotel Proposed for Miami... more ► Chicago’s Tribune Tower Redevelopment Could See New Condos, Hotel... more ► New York’s 21-Story William Vale Hotel to Open July 11... more ► Jeddah Tower Delayed after Contractor Problems... more ► Council Grants Approval for Salford’s Tallest Building... more ► Construction of SkyCity Tower in Winnipeg Expected to Begin in 2017... more ► Shanghai Tower Installs Signboard Commemorating Megatall Status... more ► Permits Filed for 66-Story Tower at 43-30 24th Street in Long Island City, New York... more ► Mixed-Use Gold Tower Set for Approval in Brisbane... more ► Office and Residential Tower Proposed above South Station in Boston... more ► Mixed-Use Tower at 54-65 Clarke Street Proposed in Melbourne... more ► San Francisco Approves Plans for Oceanwide Center... more ► Construction Begins for Aktivhaus in Frankfurt... more ► Riverfront Construction Could Raise Ho Chi Minh City’s Temperature... more ► Vertical Forest Mountain Development Planned for Xingyi City... more ► World’s Fastest Elevator to be Installed in China’s Tallest Building... more ► Topping Out Ceremony Held for Miami’s Biscayne Beach... more ► 25-Story Office Tower Planned for Downtown Austin... more ► Phnom Penh Government Approves 133-Story Skyscraper... more ► Construction Begins On NYC’s 3 Hudson Boulevard, Even Without Anchor Tenant... more ► Quezon City’s Magnolia Residences Tops Out Third Tower... more ► Three-Tower Development Approved to for Melbourne Convention Centre Site... more ► World’s Tallest Elevator Testing Tower Planned for Shanghai... more ► Zaha Hadid’s Melbourne Tower Nears Planning Approval... more ► Developers Add 12 Floors to Tour des Canadiens 2 in Montreal... more ► New Details Emerge for River North Tower that Would Connect To Landmark... more ► San José Experiencing High-Rise Building Boom... more ► Community Members Express Opposition Towards Skipton House in London... more ► Madison Avenue Building Undergoing Major Retrofit in New York City... more ► Sports and Entertainment Mixed-Use Development Proposed for Detroit... more ► Winning Three-Tower Design Slated for Parramatta... more ► New Renderings Released for West Chelsea’s SkyBox in New York... more ► Waterfront Toronto Land to be New Location of LCBO Headquarters... more		New Members Upgrade Patron Rider Levett Bucknall New Donor China State Construction Technical Center New Contributor Daewoo E&C Kawneer Company Kier Construction New Participant Construction Industry Council Shwe Taung Development Co., Ltd. Swire Properties Search Members Features Building Case Study Jing An Kerry Centre Shanghai Research Paper Shanghai Tower: Building a Green, Vertical City in the Heart of Shanghai J. Gu, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Video Shanghai Tower: Building a Green, Vertical City in the Heart of Shanghai J. Gu, Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Upcoming Events CTBUH New York: Future of Construction: Manufacturing Buildings New York City – June 9 CTBUH Atlanta: 3 Alliance Center Tour Atlanta – June 13 & 20 2016 ULI Asia Pacific Summit Shanghai – June 15–17 CTBUH Indonesia: Where does Jakarta Stand in the Global Picture? Jakarta – June 16 CTBUH Exec. Dir. Antony Wood Lecture: Tall Buildings in Singapore in the Context of Global Development Singapore – June 22 2016 China-Japan-Korea Tall Building Forum Tokyo – July 8 CTBUH Singapore Inaugural Event Singapore – July 19 CTBUH Malaysia Inaugural Event Kuala Lumpur – July 21 CTBUH In the Media Jianping Gu Cautions Against Skyscraper Mania The guiding words were given by the China Office Board Member at the CITAB-CTBUH China Awards. China Office Director Talks Vertical Transportation Elevator World gets the scoop on China’s elevating prospects. Helipads at Height in Asia: Prudent or Superfluous? Bloomberg interviewed the CTBUH Communications Manager on the topic.
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