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Mooyoung Architects & Engineers |
Intelligent Engineering |
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Environmental Systems Design, Inc. |
P&T Group |
Ronald Lu & Partners |
VOA Associates Incorporated |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
| Australian Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat - Breakfast Seminar 2 |
| Brisbane, Australia, 10 September, 2009 |
 This presentation by Tristram Carfrae, Principal at Arup looks at cultural changes in Structural Engineering Solutions across the globe and features Tristram's Kurilpa Bridge. Column and beam with an occasional Arch or Dome have been supplemented with a vast array of alternatives where computer programs analyze structures...more |
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| The Net-Zero Energy Buildings Conference II |
| McGraw-Hill Headquarters, New York, 7-8 October, 2009 |
 Net-zero energy buildings are necessary and technically possible. But, because of cost and the technical sophistication required, few buildings have received this status. The conference presents advanced systems and materials, case studies, and speakers with unique points of view...more |
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| CTBUH Chicago Conference 2009 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 22-23 October, 2009 |
 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 2010 Mumbai Conference |
| Renaissance Hotel, Mumbai. 3-5 February, 2010 |
 Remaking Sustainable Cities in the Vertical Age
This 3-day, triple-track conference and accompanying exhibition will debate the pressures on existing cities, and examine some of the new, sustainable cities that are being proposed. How can existing urban agglomerations re-invent themselves as sustainable cities of the future, and how can tall buildings contribute?...more |
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| 2010 Khan Lecture Series at Lehigh University |
| Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, various dates, 2010 |
 The Khan Lecture Series honors Dr. Fazlur Rahman Khan's legacy of excellence in structural engineering and architecture.
1st Lecture: ZDENEK P. BAZANT "Progress Engendered by Collapses of Record Setting Structures" - Friday, February 26, 2010 - 4:10 pm...more
2nd Lecture: RON KLEMENCIC "Outrageous!" - Friday, March 19, 2010 - 4:10 pm...more
3rd Lecture: JOHN E. BREEN "The ABCD's of Bridge Building" - Friday, April 16, 2010 - 4:10 pm...more
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| CTBUH IN THE MEDIA |
India is the Next Destination
Interview with Executive Director
Antony Wood
Times of India, August 24, 2009
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At a glittering ceremony in Mumbai
Introduction of CTBUH 2010 Mumbai Conference
Times of India, August 22, 2009
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Council Names 2009's Best Tall Buildings
CTBUH announced 2009 Tall Building Award Winners
Civil Engineering Magazine
August, 2009
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| TOP NEWS |
| CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference - early bird registration deadline 4th Sept |
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2009 CTBUH 8th Annual Awards Dinner - Bookings now closed |
 22-23 Oct. More than 200 delegates are already registered, representing 25 countries. Thornton Tomasetti have currently registered the most delegates, with 9 colleagues attending. For a list of all delegates and companies sending the most delegates so far, click here. The early bird registration deadline of 4th September is fast approaching - register now...more |
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 22 Oct. With 300 confirmed attendees, bookings for the dinner are now closed. Conference registrants will now only be able to register at the 'conference only' rate. Confirmed Table Sponsors include Aecom, Arup, CICO Consultants, CTBUH, CTBUH Korea, Gensler, IIT, John Portman & Associates, Perkins + Will, KONE, RJA, Smith Carter, SOM, Viracon and Walsh Construction...more. For more on the 2009 award winners, click here. |
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| INTERNATIONAL TALL BUILDING NEWS |
Final cladding panel to be put on Burj Dubai within weeks
Construction work on Burj Dubai is nearing completion as the final cladding panel is to be placed within weeks. The tower consists of 24,348 glass, aluminum and steel panels. Arabian Aluminum Company started work on the exterior cladding of Burj Dubai in April 2007 and is now entering the final phase with the manufacture...more |
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World's Tallest Wooden Building Planned for Norway
The Norwegian Barents Secretariat have announced plans for a new cultural center that is being touted as the world's tallest wooden building. The new tower will be located in Kirkenes, Norway and will be 16-17 stories tall and constructed from natural materials with innovative and environmental solutions in all parts of the building...more |
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Goldman Sachs World Headquarters nears completion, New York
As Goldman Sachs continues to keep the details of its New Headquarters Building near Ground Zero under wraps, there is no denying what the eyes can see. The 43-storey glass and steel tower located on West Street is expected to open later in 2009. When it does, it will house more than 9,000 employees in 2.1 billion sq ft of space...more |
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Work to resume on Arthur Erickson-designed Vancouver high-rise
Construction of an Erickson-designed luxury hotel and condo project is set to resume after the developer re-jigged the plans. It was originally developed as the Ritz-Carlton Vancouver, but excavation work on the $500 million twisting tower was halted in October 2008. The recession forced developer, Holborn Group to develop a new strategy...more |
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Atasehir financial district, Istanbul
The 372,000sqm development - designed by RMJM - is located in the Atasehir district of Istanbul which the Turkish government intends to transform into the country's new financial district and business centre. The development includes a 60-storey tower, 1,500 residential units, a five-star hotel, offices and conference facilities...more |
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Third Time Lucky For Make's Trafalgar Way, London
UK architecture firm Make have secured planning permission for their twin tower scheme. The 35- and 29-storey residential towers rise above, a restaurant occupying the ground floor, to a maximum height of 120 meters. The design of the scheme is notable for the stainless steel cladding and the melted effect between the two towers...more |
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| NEWS FROM THE COUNCIL |
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Chairman's Message
There are now only 4 days to our early-bird registration deadline for the Chicago Conference. Well over 200 people have signed up, from over 25 countries. If we continue at this rate we will surpass the CTBUH 2006 numbers. The Awards Dinner has been so popular that we have now stopped taking bookings...more |
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CTBUH 2010 Mumbai Conference
Remaking Sustainable Cities in the Vertical Age.
3-5 Feb. This 3-day, triple- track conference will debate the pressures on existing cities, and examine some of the new, sustainable cities and tall buildings that are being proposed...more |
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Latest University of Nottingham design research online
Entitled 'Vertical Communities', this design studio called for mixed-use planning, acknowledging the human factor in a socially, economically and environmentally-sustainable future as perhaps the most important element neglected by tall building designs...more |
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CTBUH and World Architecture News collaboration
CTBUH and WAN have announced an intention to work more closely on topics of shared interest. Initially, WAN will be helping publicize the CTBUH Chicago conference, with CTBUH assisting in publicizing the WAN Awards - Commercial Sector...link to WAN. |
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Next CTBUH Chair visits CTBUH HQ
Professor Sang Dae Kim of Korea University, due to take over as CTBUH Chair in October 2009, visited the CTBUH offices in August for a 2-day meeting with current Chair David Scott and Executive Director Antony Wood to discuss longer term plans for the Council...more |
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TowerTech Qatar
12-15 October. CTBUH Research & Communications Manager Jan Klerks and Trustee William Maibusch will represent CTBUH at the 2009 TowerTech event in Doha. Klerks will give a presentation about the latest developments in skyscrapers ...more |
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| OTHER INDUSTRY NEWS |
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Foster + Partners: Major Sustainable Plan in Incheon, South Korea...more |
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Boris to set historic precedent with Columbus Tower decision (London)...more |
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Gazprom Tower May Cost St. Petersburg Heritage Status...more |
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Masdar Centre design revealed (UAE)...more |
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The Heron Set To Rise In 2010 (London)...more |
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Glass plummets from CBD high-rise (Brisbane)...more |
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Architecture That Imitates Life...more |
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Birmingham twin towers project shelved...more |
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Perkins + Will's innovative design for downtown Chicago...more |
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BBJ: Architects look ahead to future of Boston skyline...more |
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Building Integrated Photovoltaic's (Hamburg)...more |
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The Shard by Renzo Piano Building Workshop (London)...more |
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Third New York Trade Center Site Goes to Silverstein...more |
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Tower Plans To Transform Barry Island (Wales)...more |
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Mock Firms International Skyscraper Challenge (Chicago)...more |
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Golden Palace climber scales Mexico City skyscraper...more |
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Foster revises Bishop's Place plan to save Light Bar (London)...more |
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A Farm on Every Floor...more |
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High-stakes battles for St. Petersburg high-rise Signature Place...more |
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Controversial Ashby high-rise gets green light...more |
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Water leak prompts evacuation of Prudential Center (Boston)...more |
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At a glittering ceremony in Mumbai...more |
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What's 'that thing' atop the Aon Center? (Chicago)...more |
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Jewelry Center construction hits six year snag (Las Vegas)...more |
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Glass plummets from Old Broad Street tower (London)...more |
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High-rise housing for Cape Town...more |
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A. Asadov Architectural Studio: Olympic Rings Island (Sochi)...more |
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CZWG Design Huge New Wembley Hotel...more |
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WTC Exceptionalism (New York)...more |
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New Midrise & Highrise Plans - What it means for the CD (Seattle)...more |
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Germany Unveils World Class Sustainable ECO CITY (Hamburg)...more |
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CABE Give 30 Pall Mall A Kicking (Liverpool)...more |
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Moscow court freezes skyscraper developer's assets...more |
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NOAH: Mammoth Pyramidal Arcology Designed for New Orleans...more |
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Aedas Pen Huge Wuxi Office Scheme (China)...more |
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DAMAC Properties' Ocean Heights tower tops 70 floors at the Marina (Dubai)...more |
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A skyscraper in Stockholm at last?...more |
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Lange Jan & Lange Lies Apartment Towers (Heerlen, Netherlands)...more |
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The future of Scottish housing is high-rise, argues Germaine Greer...more |
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Is high-rise living really the way forward? (Scottland)...more |
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Bangkok Rising: Construction to Begin on Ole Scheeren / OMA's MahaNakhon...more |
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Beirut's property scene climbs skywards...more |
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Neglected high-rise flats pose fire risk, say experts (United Kingdom)...more |
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Devon shortens plans for tower (Oklahoma City)...more |
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Sackville Tries Again With Station Hill (Reading)...more |
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Top Five 'Green' Buildings That Defeat The Point of Being Green...more |
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New island set for China (Ningbo)...more |
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Enter The Intermark (Kuala Lumpur)...more |
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Innovative wind turbines to top new downtown Portland high-rise...more |
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Four Competing Designs For Istanbul Skyscraper...more |
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Steel Columns Hoisted at Trade Center Site (New York)...more |
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Mobile Mecha-Towers Take Suburbia by Storm...more |
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From the archives: Palestra by Will Alsop (London)...more |
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Pei Cobbs Soyak Plaza (Istanbul)...more |
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Planners sign off on midtown high-rise request (Gainesville)...more |
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'Shard' Defies Crisis as Qataris Lift London Skyline...more |
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Songdo City Rising (Incheon)...more |
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W Highrise Needs New Financing...more |
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Deutsche Building Razing Stalling WTC Raising (New York)...more |
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Ciutat de la Justicia by David Chipperfield Architects (Barcelona)...more |
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Adrian Smith to be honored (Chicago)...more |
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MADs Three Chongqing Supertall Designs (New York)...more |
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Gracing Chicago's skyline...more |
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Four Towers in One Competition (Shenzhen)...more |
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Los Faros de Panama (Panama City)...more |
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Sustainable Urban Development Resource Guide...more |
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The Two Towers (Xuhui, China)...more |
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Kuwaits Twisting Tower Approaches Finish...more |
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Wuhan Pebbles await next stage of design development as planning approved...more |
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Jakarta to Build 2,000 High Rise Apartments...more |
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NFPA releases high-rise fire study...more |
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Entangled Bank: Sustainable Urban Skyscraper for Dallas...more |
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Burj Dubai: World's tallest building opens 2 December (Dubai)...more |
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Developer Rejects Paterson's Proposals for Ground Zero Towers (New York)...more |
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San Francisco Transforming Toxic Site into UN Global Warming Center...more |
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Now Velocity Plan Student Housing (Sheffield)...more |
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Family Lives Alone In 32-Story High-Rise (Miami)...more |
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High-rise plans go flat in Las Vegas...more |
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Eco-Friendly Urban Center: Sustainable City of the Future (South Korea)...more |
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