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| IFHS Tall Building Conference |
| 10-12 Dec 2007, Chicago, USA |
 The theme for the conference is: Innovations in Conquest of Vertical Space – Reaching for the Skies. Organized in association with The International Federation of High-Rise Structures (IFHS), it will be the 8th time that this conference has been held around the world, with the previous venues being Bangalore, Singapore, London, Kuala Lumpur, Madrid, Toronto and more recently Dubai....More |
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| Earthquake Engineering Research Institute |
| 06 - 09 Feb 2008, New Orleans |
 "Hurricane Katrina: Lessons for Earthquake Risk Reduction" is the theme of the 60th Annual Meeting. Visit here for more information. |
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| Lehigh Khan Lecture Series |
| Bethlehem, USA |
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| CTBUH 8th World Congress |
| 03 - 05 Mar 2008, Dubai |
 Dubai: "Tall & Green: Typology for a Sustainable Urban Future". Visit here to register or for program information and updated details |
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| IABSE Congress |
| 17 Sept 2008 - 19 Sept 2008, Chicago |
"Creating and Renewing Urban Structures - Tall Buildings, Bridges and Infrastructure", Chicago, Illinois. For more information visit here |
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TOP NEWS |
| CTBUH WILEY JOUNRAL INAUGURAL EDITION |
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CTBUH 8TH WORLD CONGRESS |
The on-line version of the
CTBUH inaugural multi-disciplinary annual special edition of the John
Wiley journal ‘The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings” is
now published on-line here. Containing
papers as diverse as the Design of Eco-towers (Dr. Ken Yeang), the
structural design of the Burj Dubai (William Baker of SOM) and the
Economics of Tall Buildings (Alastair Collins / Steve Watts of Davis
Langdon), physical copies will be posted to members in good standing
in the New Year. |
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Dubai, UAE
Mar 3-5, 2007
November 30th marked the end of early bird registration for the
Congress and the confirmed program will be published in the next week.
Registrations are gathering pace, with organizations like Atkins
recently registering 10 delegates alone. The technical visits for the
afternoon of Tues 4th March are also filling rapidly. As space on
these tours is limited, register soon if you wish to take advantage of
visiting one of these seminal projects; the Burj Dubai, Emirates
Towers, Palm Jumeirah, the Burj Al Arab, and the Index Tower. Register
at www.ctbuh2008.com |
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INTERNATIONAL TALL BUILDING NEWS |
Asymptote to Spice Up Penang's Skyline
Government officials are hoping that 21st-century vanguard architecture and luxurious beachfront resorts will once again draw international visitors to the island. Asymptote drew on Penang’s heritage of Chinese, Indian, and Arabian influences to create fenestration patterns inspired by arabesque motifs.......link |
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Proposed 1,000 foot skyscraper in Brooklyn
The City Tech Tower by Italian architect Renzo Piano would rise up to 1,000 feet tall, by some estimates, on Jay St. and include a mix of residential, commercial and office space for New York City College of Technology......link |
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Samsung Consortium Chosen to Build Yongsan Int’l Biz Zone
A consortium led by Samsung Corporation and National Pension Service was selected as a priority bidder for the construction of an international business zone in central Seoul, which would include a landmark skyscraper......link |
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High-rise Paris comes a step nearer
The Mayor of Paris has re-ignited debate over high-rise buildings in his largely low-rise city, after unveiling plans for several skyscrapers.
The Bertrand Delanöe vision, presented on Wednesday with drawing by 11 architects, would all breach a bylaw he introduced only last year which sets a maximum inner-city building height of 37 metres.......link |
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Midtown Manhattan is an urban icon
With his design for the Tower Verre, Jean Nouvel proposes to take the strict respect of the zoning envelope to the point where its shape becomes the tower itself.......link |
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OTHER INDUSTRY NEWS |
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Skyscraper Museum Exhibition...more |
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City of the big buildings...more |
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Skyscraper gets go-ahead despite Sky City protest...more |
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Plans for Warsaw Ghetto Skyscraper Unveiled...more |
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Kuwait Burj-beater plans get green light...more |
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High-rise fears - Bahrain's building surge 'needs a masterplan'...more |
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World's first seascraper?...more |
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Next-door condo owners in dispute with Spire developer...more |
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Surrey high-rise sells out in 30 hours...more |
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Construction begins at Shenzhen Stock Market...more |
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The power of the tower- the New York Times Building...more |
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SOM Aim For Hudson Yards Win...more |
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High-Rises Set to Dot Moscow's Growing Skyline...more |
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Trump to build high rise buildings in India...more |
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Bosnian Tower Round The Twist...more |
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Pune is skyscraper city in the making...more |
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World's tall building experts to convene in Dubai...more |
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Skyscraper Farms...more |
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SOM's Infinity Tower Wins International Best High Rise Architecture Award...more |
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40-storey skyscraper plan revealed at the former home of Newcastle Brown Ale...more |
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An egg-shaped skyscraper to be built in Moscow...more |
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Rogers New York Towers Approved...more |
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