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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
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| McGraw Hill 2010 Global Construction Summit |
| New York, USA, 7-8 April, 2010 |
 This two-day event will bring together dignitaries and leaders of the world's largest engineering and constructions firms from around the world. The Summit is being held in conjunction with ENR's 45th Annual Award of Excellence program...more |
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| CTBUH partnering Greek Tall Building competition |
| Piraeus, Greece, Until 14 April, 2010 |
 The initiative of this competition, supported by CTBUH, is the localization of urban issues and the attempt to resolve them through Architecture...more |
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| Design and Construction of Safe and Sustainable Highrise Structures |
| Munich, Germany, 14-16 April, 2010 |
 At this conference, engineers and researchers from around the world will share new ideas, experiences and knowledge within the field of High-rise Towers and Tall Buildings...more |
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NAE Grand Challenges for the 21st
Century: Chicago Summit 2010 |
| Fairmont Hotel, Chicago, 21 April, 2010 |
 The Chicago Summit 2010 is designed to stimulate the engineering, science and policy advances needed to solve the four grand challenges. CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood to take part in panel discussion...more |
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| CTBUH partnering on Chicago Spire site competition |
| Chicago, USA, Until 3 May, 2010 |
 The Council is pleased to announce its support of the 2010 Chicago Prize Competition: MINE THE GAP - organized by The Chicago Architectural Club. The competition seeks theoretical design proposals for the Chicago Spire site...more |
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| 2010 NASCC The Steel Conference - The Structures Congress |
| Gaylord Palms Convention Center, Orlando, 12-15 May, 2010 |
 Ahmad Abdelrazaq, member of the CTBUH Advisory Group and chairman of the ASCE/SE Tall Building committee, organized several sessions as part of the 2010 NASCC The Steel Conference...more |
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| Building Motion Simulator Workshop |
St John's, Newfoundland, Canada,
20-21, May, 2010 |
 RWDI arranged a 2-day May workshop to experience full-scale and realistic building motions that represent the true wind-induced behaviour of high-rise towers, using a special motion simulator...more |
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| Research, Academic and Postgraduate Working Group |
| Venice, Italy, 17-18, June, 2010 |
 This new Research Working Group aims to bring together all those who are undertaking formal, funded research in multi-disciplinary aspects of tall buildings internationally...more |
For a full list of upcoming and recent events, click here |
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| CTBUH IN THE MEDIA |
Skyscrapers express wealth
and power of the city
CTBUH Chairman, Sang Dae Kim's writes an article on tall buildings following the Burj Khalifa opening
Emirates Business 24/7, March 10, 2010 |
Burj Khalifa is officially
the world's tallest
The Council has confirmed the
Burj Khalifa's status as the
world's tallest building
Chicago Tribune, March 11, 2010 |
Bill Baker, SOM discusses concrete
in tall building construction
CTBUH Trustee Bill Baker interviewed
Detail, March, 2010 |
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| TOP NEWS |
Fantastic Response: Research Meeting,
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CTBUH 2010 Mumbai Conference -
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 Over 40 high-profile researchers, representing 29 institutions and 15 countries, have already confirmed their attendance at the inaugural meeting of the CTBUH Research, Academic & Postgraduate Working Group, June 17th-18th at the University of Venice. Click here to see who has confirmed attendance and to find out more about the meeting...more |
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 All the presentations, images and several reports from the spectacular Mumbai conference in February are now on-line. View each of the 72 presentations that were given under the theme of 'Re-making Sustainable Cities in the Vertical Age', including material by Charles Correa, Ken Yeang, David Nelson, Cathy Yang and many more...more |
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| INTERNATIONAL TALL BUILDING NEWS |
Height of Burj Khalifa ratified, trends noted
The CTBUH has examined detailed drawings of the Burj Khalifa submitted by building owner Emaar, and can now confirm the official building height at 828.00 meters (2716.54 feet). The building exemplifies four major trends in current tall building construction, with respect to location, function, structural material and height...more |
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Moscow skyscraper to be completed
Alfa Bank is to invest around $240 million in Mirax Group to continue construction of a Moscow skyscraper, planned as one of the world's tallest buildings. The Federation tower is part of the Moscow City development in the west of Moscow. The project is expected to be completed after 2016...more |
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Wind turbines being installed in London's Strata tower
Work to install three wind turbines in a huge new Hamiltons-designed tower in south London is almost complete. The turbines are designed to contribute 8% of the 43-storey Strata building's total energy consumption when the 408-apartment block at Elephant & Castle is completed...more |
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International Tourism Complex Hangzhou by Steven Holl Architects
Steven Holl Architects of New York have won a competition to design a major urban quarter on a former industrial site beside a lake at Hangzhou, China. The project, which includes several residential towers and an exhibition center, is based on Shan-Shui - a Chinese landscape painting style...more |
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UN report: World's biggest cities merging into 'mega-regions'
The world's mega-cities are merging to form vast "mega-regions" which may stretch hundreds of kilometers across countries and be home to more than 100 million people. The phenomenon of the so-called "endless city" could be one of the most significant developments - and problems - in the next 50 years...more |
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New York: At the Corner of Grit and Glamour
Architect Jean Nouvel unveiled a shining new LEED Certified skyscraper on 11th avenue in New York City. The building features a stunning facade composed of 1,700 different panes of glass and is described by the Pritzker Prize-winning architect as a "vision machine"...more |
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| NEWS FROM THE COUNCIL |
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CTBUH Leader's Message
Time is passing in a flash, because it has already been five months since I was installed as Chairman of the CTBUH on October 22nd 2009. A while ago Ron Klemencic, former Chair of the Council, mentioned that his daytime job was in his company and his nighttime job was the work for the Council...more |
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CTBUH staff changes
The Council is announcing some changes to its organizational and staffing structure for 2010 and beyond. Following the relocation of the Council Headquarters to Chicago in 2004, CTBUH Manager of Operations Geri Kery - who has been with the Council for the past 28 years - will be stepping down at the end of this year...more |
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Founding of CTBUH chapter in South Africa
In its move to expand tall building knowledge & sustainable best practice internationally, the Council has established a Chapter in South Africa. The initiative is driven by Alastair Collins, recently retired as Davis Langdon's Global Chief Exec, and now CTBUH country representative for South Africa...more |
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Best Tall Building Awards - deadline this month
The Council awards five Best Tall Building and two Lifetime Achievement awards annually. All nominated buildings must have been completed between 1st Jan 2009 - 1st Oct 2010. Deadline for receipt of nominations is April 30th, 2010. For awards criteria and submission procedure see...more |
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Recent Passings
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is saddened to learn of the recent passing of several CTBUH members and architects who have made significant contributions to the field of tall buildings. Lalit Gandhi, Bruce Graham, Yuri Granik, Der Scutt, Frank Williams and Professor Ding Dajun...more |
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William Baker & David Scott honored
Two CTBUH Trustees have recently received significant honors. William F. Baker of SOM has been recognized with the Gold Medal from The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), and David Scott of Arup has been recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh...more |
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| OTHER INDUSTRY NEWS |
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Two New Towers May End the Impasse at Ground Zero...more |
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Maeckler & KSP build towers in Frankfurt...more |
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Critics claim Make tower will destroy London views...more |
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WAI architecture: Vertical Omotesando...more |
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Teesside: Planning granted for Heatherwick's new biomass power station...more |
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New York's Tallest Residential Tower Is Frank Gehry 'Demystified'...more |
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eVolo Magzine 2010 Skyscraper Competition...more |
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UN report: World's biggest cities merging into 'mega-regions'...more |
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Roman Ruins Hold Up Nouvels Beirut Scraper...more |
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London: Noise fears could curtail landmark tower's turbines...more |
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London's Walkie-Talkie skyscraper seeks joint partner...more |
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Singapore: Live among skyscrapers with 76 Shenton Way...more |
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Iconic Architecture in the Digital Age...more |
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A Look At The Revised Heron Plaza in London...more |
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Rain Collector Skyscraper...more |
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New York's Riverside Redo...more |
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Abu Dhabi: The world's most inclined building...more |
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Towering Achievements: Incredible Industrial Towers...more |
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Millennium Partners revives San Francisco high-rise, museum...more |
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Dubai: Reaching new heights...more |
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Las Vegas' Trump project will cut smaller checks...more |
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Auckland's Greenest High Rise Tower Opens...more |
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Promising Signs Emerge For London's Cheesegrater...more |
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Solar City Tower for Rio Olympics...more |
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Jean Nouvel scraps plans for Paris skyscraper...more |
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Australian Council On Tall Buildings & Urban Habitat - Breakfast Seminar 1...more |
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Mine the Gap - Competition schedule confirmed...more |
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Green light for Windsor Hotel redevelopment...more |
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Water Harvesting Skyscrapers to Solve Sudan's Drought...more |
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Frank Williams, New York High-Rise Architect, Dies...more |
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Felipe Campolina's Portability Skyscraper...more |
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Willis Tower owners rethinking $350-million 'green' project...more |
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Jean Nouvel Unveils Reflective LEED Certified Skyscraper in NYC...more |
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Moshe Safdie and Associates: Singapore's Marina Bay Sands...more |
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Australian cities must transform for population growth...more |
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San Francisco: Urbanity, Not Just Density...more |
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Valdrade skyscraper in New York...more |
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Oppenheim Unveils Exoskeletal LEED Campus Center for Miami Dade...more |
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Chicago: Elegance proves elusive; Elysian's traditional is topped with a hat...more |
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Cities of Tomorrow - Will Rio lead the way?...more |
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Development comes full circle at Waterside Regeneration on Granary Wharf...more |
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The Age of Concrete...more |
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Art of Building High - Skyscraper in Paris...more |
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JDS architects unveil new project in Guadalajara...more |
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Pearl Dubai partners with Sotheby's...more |
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Shenzhen's Wind Friendly Tower...more |
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Bangalore masterplan launched...more |
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Frank Williams, Architect of Skyscrapers, dies at 73...more |
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Victory Towers To Rise In Kyiv...more |
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London's 2012 Eco-tower at Royal Docks...more |
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Tallest Indian skyscraper gets its act together...more |
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Bruce Graham, architect of Willis Tower & John Hancock Center, dies at age 84...more |
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Water Purifying Skyscraper Cleans up Jakarta's Rivers...more |
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Qatar: Colossal KEO design completes...more |
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Oak Park readies to discuss--and vote on--the plan for its tallest skyscraper...more |
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Bogota Skyscraper Steps Up...more |
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Itty Bitty Cities: 22 Models That Miniaturize the World...more |
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Things are starting to look up for a revamped Hollywood high-rise...more |
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Dubai: World Record: Final word awaited...more |
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Sydney's Barangaroo towers breach height limits, says design architect...more |
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Dubai: Over the Top...more |
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Doubts Surface On London's Lewisham Gateway Plans...more |
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New York: I.M Pei on the Hyperboloid...more |
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Chicago: 860-880 Lake Shore Drive refurbishment by Krueck & Sexton...more |
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The greening of the Empire State Building and other topics...more |
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Rem Koolhaas Loses His Star Designer...more |
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New York: The Height of Sustainability...more |
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Riyadh: Nikken sign contract to design SAR1 billion Saudi Stock Exchange...more |
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Traditional moorings inspire Doha realty plan...more |
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With new name, tenants and amenities, the shine is back on Willis Tower...more |
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London's Heron Tower sprouts over Tower 42 to take top spot in the city...more |
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Oasis Tower is a Spiraling Vertical Farm for Dubai...more |
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Developer Henry Taic constructing high-rise, hotel on Tel Aviv beachfront...more |
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The end of the high-rise shortfall...more |
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Kohn Pedersen Fox Architects: One Central Macau...more |
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Proposed Newark high-rise would become city's tallest building...more |
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