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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
| SEI/ASCE Structures Congress |
| Austin, Texas, USA, 30 April - 2 May, 2009 |
 A CTBUH organized session, part of the 2009 SEI / ASCE Structures Congress, focuses on the latest advances in the field of the seismic design of tall buildings, presenting and illustrating the design recommendations from the CTBUH Seismic Design Working group...more |
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| IIT College of Architecture Open House 2009 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, May 15, 2009 |
 The Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture Open House will be held on Friday, May 15, 2009. The open house will showcase and celebrate the best and most innovative work of IIT Architecture students from the 2008-09 academic year...more |
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| Mechanization in High Rise Construction Workshop |
| JNTU College of Engineering UGC, Hyderabad, 22-23 May, 2009 |
 Mechanization has now become a necessity to increase speed, economy and safety in the construction field especially for high rise structures. Indian builders and contracting agencies are increasingly becoming techno-savvy and have started demanding advanced...more |
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| NFPA Conference and Expo |
| McCormick Place, Chicago, 8-11 June, 2009 |
 Topics range from important changes to NFPA codes and standards, explosion prevention and protection, crowd safety, electrical safety, a primer on becoming a Certified Fire Protection Specialist, as well as "behind the scenes" tours of the Fermi National...more |
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| 4th International Symposium: Human Behaviour in Fire 2009 |
| Cambridge, UK, 13-15 July, 2009 |
 The 4th International Symposium on Human Behaviour in Fire is a recognized platform to discuss and debate human behavior in fire issues, review strategies and scan the horizon for emerging trends and long term developments...more |
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| Building the 3rd Millennium |
| University of Stuttgart, Germany, 15-17 July, 2009 |
 The University of Stuttgart will host an international conference on recent developments in Architecture and Structural Engineering in commemoration of the centenary of Fritz Leonhardt, to be held in conjunction with Professor Werner Sobek’s Institute of Lightweight Structures...more |
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| CTBUH Chicago Conference 2009 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 22-23 October |
 The Evolution of the Skyscraper: New challenges in a world of global warming and recession –This two-day event will convene the world’s experts to debate the successes and excesses of recent times, and outline their thoughts on what tall buildings need to become...more |
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| CTBUH 8th Annual Awards Dinner |
| Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 22 October, 2009 |
 The dinner to be held in conjunction with the Chicago Conference, will celebrate the seven Tall Building awards issued annually – five recognizing excellence in design and construction in five geographical regions, and the two established lifetime achievement awards...more |
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| CTBUH IN THE MEDIA |
Empire State goes Green
CTBUH’s Jan Klerks interviewed
World Architecture News, April 9, 2009 |
Art in Architecture
Chairman, David Scott interviewed
Architectural Products, April, 2009 |
Aftereffects and Prospects 2008
Exec. Director Antony Wood interviewed
BbICOTHbIE, April/May,2009 |
Evacuation of Tall
CTBUH’s current initiatives
Emirates Business 24|7, April 2, 2009 |
| To see more CTBUH in the Media articles, click here. |
| NEW MEMBERS |
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Riggio / Boron, Ltd. |
The Steel Institute of New York |
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Code Consultants, Inc. |
Irwinconsult Pty Ltd |
JBA Consulting Engineers, Inc. |
MechoShade Systems |
Option One International W.L.L. |
Syska Hennessy Group, Inc. |
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| TOP NEWS |
| ‘Remaking of Mumbai’ Exhibit |
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CTBUH Summer Tours 2009 |
 Following February’s visit of 12 students and Professor Antony Wood to study the C-ward district of Mumbai, and a semester’s hard work since then, the results of the High Rise design projects will be exhibited at IIT’s ‘Open House’ exhibition on the evening of Friday 15th May. All welcome...more |
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 During the months of May, June and July, CTBUH is offering tours to three Chicago skyscrapers currently under construction. Guided by the professionals involved, we will learn about the development and construction of the newest additions to the Chicago skyline...more |
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| INTERNATIONAL TALL BUILDING NEWS |
Legacy at Millennium Park topping off, Chicago
Mesa Development, LLC and Walsh Investors, LLC announced on April 2nd, 2009 the topping off of The Legacy at Millennium Park, a 356-unit luxury condominium tower overlooking Chicago’s lakefront and Millennium Park. Construction of the 72 story, 822 foot tower, has proceeded according to schedule and occupancies are expected in Fall 2009...link |
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Mumbai’s Shreepati Skies
Approval has been given to what could become India's tallest building if it goes ahead. The Named Shreepati Skies project will be located in Mumbai and is the work of local architect Reza Kabul, who has penned it for the Shreepati Group. The tower, which will stand at 301 meters when complete, will be purely residential...link |
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New building design withstands earthquake simulation, Ann Arbor
Researchers at the University of Michigan simulated an off-the-charts earthquake in a laboratory to test their new technique for bracing high-rise concrete buildings. Their technique passed the test, withstanding more movement than an earthquake would typically demand. The engineers used steel fiber-reinforced concrete to develop a better kind of coupling beam...link |
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Portzamparc wins Brussels redesign
Redesign of the European Community district, La rue de la Loi, the administrative heart of the EC in Brussels, is to be redesigned by French architect Christian de Portzamparc. 35 firms entered the international competition hosted by the Brussels Capital Region in collaboration with the European Commission and the City of Brussels...link |
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Ground Zero towers face 20 year delay, says report, New York
Richard Rogers and Norman Foster’s towers for New York’s Ground Zero site may not be completed for another 20 years, according to a leaked report commissioned by the city’s Port Authority. The report, claims the New York property market cannot support the extra 700,000sq m of commercial space that the three towers would create...link |
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Prism-Like Skyscraper To Dominate Mexico City
Mexico City, despite having thousands of sprawling concrete housing blocks, is hardly skyscraper central. However one of the tallest towers ever planned there has begun ground work in April 2009 and promises to make a substantial pinnacle for the skyline. Torre Reforma is a 244-meter tall prism-shaped tower designed by LBR&A Arquitectos...link |
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| NEWS FROM THE COUNCIL |
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Chairman's Message
This past month I was pleased to see that both the Fire and Safety Working Group and the Progressive Collapse Working Group have started to become much more active and both groups are meeting this month. It is perhaps a reflection of the downturn in business that has been the impetus for this new energy. However that is not to say that there is not a large challenge....more |
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CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference, 22-23 Oct
Evolution of the Skyscraper: new challenges in a world of global warming and recession.
Plans for the conference are progressing well, with speaker confirmations from Adrian Smith and the teams behind the kilometer-high Nakheel Tower Dubai and the Newton Suites Singapore. The conference will be officially launched via the CTBUH website mid-May
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CTBUH Call for Awards 2009 Closing 15th May
The nomination period for the CTBUH 2009 Awards is coming to a close. The deadline for the receipt of nominations is May 15th, 2009. More information on the five tall building and two lifetime achievement awards criteria can be found on the council website...more |
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Fire & Safety Group Meeting
The Fire & Safety Working Group will convene its members on May 18-19, 2009 in Chicago for a two day meeting at the offices of Schirmer Engineering to review issues of Fire & Safety in tall buildings and strategize a plan for output from the group...more |
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IIT and University of Nottingham design collaboration
Students from the University of Nottingham recently visited Chicago as part of a tall building design studio collaboration with the ‘Remaking of Mumbai’ studio at IIT. The visit facilitated knowledge exchange and interaction between the students...more |
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CTBUH Skyscrapers Group on LinkedIn
Anyone active in the LinkedIN community and involved in the design, development, construction and management of skyscrapers is welcome to join The CTBUH Skyscrapers Group to start discussions or to learn what keeps the professionals busy...more |
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| OTHER INDUSTRY NEWS |
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Piercy Conner launch second phase of steel home design (Kolkata, India)...more |
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AT & T Center is 1st downtown L.A. high-rise to win green group's gold-level rating...more |
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2000 Tower Oaks Blvd. wins platinum LEED (Rockville)...more |
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Bob admits more high rise needed (Sunshine Coast)...more |
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NL Architects: Annie MG Schimdt House Competition Proposal (Amsterdam)...more |
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Piling To Rachet Up On Shard Site (London)...more |
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Francois Blanciak Architect: TPAC - Taipei Performing Art Center Proposal...more |
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City skyscraper rethink (Plymouth)...more |
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Modern living on the park (New York)...more |
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Why the only way is up (Dubai)...more |
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Filmmakers Spotlight the Blue Collars at the Heart of Green Building (Boston)...more |
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The Vertical Tourist (New York)...more |
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China’s Grand Plans for Eco-Cities Now Lie Abandoned...more |
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Key Leeds regeneration project tops off (Leeds)... more |
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The Sky's No Longer the Limit (Rotterdam)...more |
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No Whiskey At Fosters Jameson House (Vancouver)...more |
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Hopes Rise for Burj Dubai Conquest...more |
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Ghost Buildings of 1929 (New York)...more |
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Tower Plans Swan Into Swedish City (Galve, Sweden)...more |
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Sky-Terra Towers Sprout Cities in the Skies...more |
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New Green SLC Skyscraper's Design Obtains Environmental Certification (Salt Lake City)...more |
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iCrete Mixes Stronger Concrete With Less Cement (California)...more |
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Hancock Tower Auctioned Off for Half-Price (Boston)...more |
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Kuwait Hamra Tower project going on as planned...more |
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Is Abu Dhabi the new Dubai?...more |
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Carey Jones Pen New East London Tower...more |
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High-rise buildings vulnerable to fire (Dhaka, Bangladesh)...more |
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Imperial Skyscrapers Rule Mumbai Skyline...more |
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Developers often see green as requirement (Atlanta)...more |
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For Architects, Less May Have to Be More (USA)...more |
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Raffles Strike Jackpot In Hangzhou...more |
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Tanzanian Hotel Inspired by Rock Formations...more |
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Banking group's Joburg highrise may be green building icon...more |
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Facing decades of W.T.C. delay, Silverstein firm blasts Porte (New York)...more |
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Foster's design for London's tallest residential tower approved...more |
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New building design withstands earthquake simulation (Ann Arbor)...more |
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Council approves high-rise (Mackay, Australia)...more |
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Cape Town tower approved...more |
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Heron Continues Despite Contractor Problems (London)...more |
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Bitexco Financial Tower achieved one million working hours without a lost-time incident (Ho Chi Minh City)...more |
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Reconnaissance Teams to Investigate Central Italy Earthquake...more |
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English Heritage slams £1bn Waterloo towers (London)...more |
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Tall Buildings Push Limits by Stepping Up, Not Back...more |
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Chinas Boom Leaves Dubai Eating Dust...more |
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Seven up: the best green skyscrapers...more |
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Crowning The Pinnacle (London)...more |
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Energy Center I and II (Houston)...more |
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From Paddy Fields To Supertalls (Wuxi, China)...more |
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High-rises dwarf options for downtown L.A...more |
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Super skyscraper design takes it lying down (Shenzen)...more |
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All about the view (New Jersey)...more |
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Highrise Haryana seeks new law (Gurgeon, India)...more |
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HSBC May Sell London Headquarters, Buildings in New York, Paris...more |
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Vietnam's tallest build commences...more |
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Building ‘green’ cities with UK experts (Manila, Phillipines)...more |
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Interest in condos at new PNC high-rise strong despite economy (Pittsburgh)...more |
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Los Angeles Building Retrofit Designed to Boost Green Jobs...more |
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Ready for the Really Big One? (Seattle)...more |
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Skyscraper shortened in Auckland...more |
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Shenyang Joins Chinese Supertall Rush...more |
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Skimpy reporting undercuts rant about 'dinky' Trump spire (Chicago)...more |
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First Space In Ropemaker Finally Let (London)...more |
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Industrial Sleek (a Park Runs Through It) (New York)...more |
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Calgary highrise condo's delay worries residents...more |
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Topping off of condo tower marks end of high-rise boom (Seattle)...more |
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Funding Secured For 690m Tall Korean Scraper (Seoul)...more |
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Blade skyscraper ready for launch (Reading, UK)...more |
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KONE wins impressive order for two high-rise towers in Istanbul...more |
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Empire State Building Plans Environmental Retrofit (New York)...more |
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West San Carlos' high-rise buildings fit San Jose's local growth plan, officials say...more |
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Apartments to tower over lake (Belconnen, Australia)...more |
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Bradford Tower Hamms It Up...more |
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Tulou: Affordable Housing for China (Guangzhou)...more |
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Can China be green by 2020? (Bejiing)...more |
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Developers press plan for tower by pyramid (San Francisco)...more |
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What local architects say about the IDS Center (Minneapolis)...more |
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Korean Air, Thomas Plan $1 Billion L.A. Office, Hotel Complex...more |
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Scrapped skyscrapers benefit Devon (Oklahoma City)...more |
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Hybrid concrete provides high-rise solution (Perth, Australia)...more |
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Council to make decision on high-rise school in Bristol...more |
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Work Begins On Vietnams Tallest Tower (Ho Chi Minh City)...more |
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Chongqing Supertall Offers Touch Of Art Deco...more |
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Oval adds to harbourside haven (Hamburg)...more |
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S.F.'s next tower hidden from view...more |
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Foreigners Contribute to Seoul Skyline — a Lot...more |
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Helix Hotel in Abu Dhabi...more |
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Checkerboard Building Penned For Deptford (London)...more |
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