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Taipei Financial Center Corp. |
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WH-P GmbH Beratende Ingenieure |
Wilkinson Eyre Architects |
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Glass Wall Systems |
Godrej Partners Limited |
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Canderel Management, Inc. |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
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| IIT College of Architecture end of year show |
| Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 7 May, 2010 |
 Join us to see the results of the 2010 CTBUH-IIT Mumbai high rise studio, as well as other student work, at the IIT College of Architecture end of year show...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 |
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| 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering |
| Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto, 25-29 July, 2010 |
 With the theme of "Reaching Beyond Borders," the 9USN/10CCEE is scheduled for July 25-29, 2010, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Technical tours are planned for the SkyDome on Sunday and the CN Tower Monday evening...more |
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| The Rise of Wall Street |
| The Skyscraper Museum, New York, NY, until October 2010 |
 The Rise of Wall Street is an exhibition that charts the architectural evolution of one of the world's most famous locales. "Wall Street" is a broad metaphor for the American center for global finance...more |
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| CTBUH 9th Annual Awards Dinner |
| Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 21 October, 2010 |
 The dinner 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 |
For a full list of upcoming and recent events, click here |
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| CTBUH IN THE MEDIA |
Engineers say eco-friendly buildings should 'talk' to each to other
Exec. Director Antony Wood spoke at the National Academy of
Engineering Grand Challenges
Medill Reports Chicago, April 22, 2010 |
Bill Baker of SOM: Tall Buildings
and the Burj Khalifa
CTBUH Trustee, William
Baker, is interviewed
Chicago Window Expert, April 22, 2010 |
Competitive Cities and
the Tall Building Landscape
CTBUH Advisory Group Member Steve Watts writes on competitive cities
Infrastructure Today, April, 2010 |
Finding the Balance
CTBUH's Jan Klerks is interviewed
on climate change
People Flow, April, 2010 |
| To see more CTBUH in the Media articles, click here. |
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| TOP NEWS |
Join us for the Council's 1st Annual
Golf Day |
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2009 Chicago Conference Report now published |
 Join us for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's first annual golf day, to be held on Friday 4th June at the Harborside International Golf Center, Chicago. The day promises to be a great opportunity for social and business networking, as well as golf!...more |
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 The 48 page post conference review celebrates the best moments of the Conference, including a two hour video highlights DVD and CD with PDF's of every presentation. The video highlights are also now available to view on the CTBUH website...more |
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| INTERNATIONAL TALL BUILDING NEWS |
Vietnam's tallest high-rise to open in October 2010
A 68-level skyscraper under construction in Ho Chi Minh City will be inaugurated October 2010 as the country's tallest high-rise, providing more office space in the southern economic hub. The Bitexco Financial Tower, with a shape of a lotus bud, is situated in the city's center, just a few steps from the Saigon River bank in District 1...more |
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NHN Corporation opens building in Bundang, South Korea
A collaboration between UK company Flexible Office in London Ltd, Samoo Architects & Engineers, construction management company HanmiParsons and Hyundai Engineering & Construction is complete. The completed structure in Seoul will act as the headquarters for Korea's internet company, NHN Corporation...more |
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London: Heron Tower Tops Out
The tallest building in the City of London, Heron Tower, topped out almost a decade after it first surfaced. Designed by Kohn Pederson Fox and built by Skanska for Heron International, the tower is 202 meters to roof and will have a 44 meter tall spire on the top of it giving it a total height of 246 meters...more |
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Sparch Architects: Rihan Heights, Abu Dhabi
International firm Sparch have designed 'Rihan Heights', a luxury residential development as part of the Arzanah masterplan. Located at the gateway point to Abu Dhabi Island and the Grand Mosque District, Arzanah is a 1.4 million sqm mixed-use development encompassing residential, commercial, sports and leisure components...more |
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Japan's new skyscraper becomes the nation's tallest structure
The Tokyo Sky Tree, Japan's new skyscraper under construction for Terrestrial Digital Broadcasting, became the nation's tallest structure at 338 meters. The tower in downtown Tokyo will be one of the world's tallest. It surpassed the height of Tokyo Tower, a 333-meter radio and television transmission tower in the capital...more |
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High hopes for Melbourne's skyscrapers as recovery kicks in
The race is on to build Melbourne's first skyscraper since the Eureka Tower 2006, with a Southbank developer lodging plans for a 66-storey building. Office furniture manufacturer Tony Schiavello is seeking government approval for resurrected plans for a 225-meter apartment tower on Queens Bridge Street...more |
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| NEWS FROM THE COUNCIL |
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CTBUH Leader's Message
Last month, we celebrated the 40th anniversary of Earth Day--an occasion which challenges our commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency, not only as private citizens, but as design professionals.Over the last 25 years, our industry has made great strides in advancing environmentally responsible design...more |
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IIT College of Architecture end of year show, May 7th
Join us to see the results of the 2010 CTBUH-IIT Mumbai high rise studio, as well as other student work, at the IIT College of Architecture end of year show. IIT's Crown Hall will be transformed into an exhibition hall, as the year's most innovative work is displayed...more |
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Trump Tower Chicago, CTBUH Height Signboard inaugurated
On a rainy Wednesday, April 6, the CTBUH gathered with members of the Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago project team for the inauguration of the building signboard which recognizes Trump Tower's place in the international tall building world...more |
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CTBUH Journal 2010, Issue II now online
The second edition of the year includes articles on the Shanghai Tower, the Vertical Garden City and the CTBUH 'Innovative 20'. Members should already have received their hard copy. Please note that in future the full digital copies of the Journal will be available to members only, and by request...more |
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2010 Mock Firm Skyscraper Challenge
On Friday, April 16, the Congress Hotel in Chicago was the host for the finale of the 2nd National Mock Firms Skyscraper Challenge. Like last year, CTBUH's Antony Wood and Jan Klerks cooperated as jurors. Klerks also presented on Global Trends in Tall Buildings...more |
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CTBUH Research Meeting Venice gathering pace
The response to the call for attendance at this meeting is clear indication that this initiative has tapped into something much needed in the industry, with over 60 high-profile researchers from 50 institutions and 21 countries confirmed for the June 17th-18th event...more |
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| OTHER INDUSTRY NEWS |
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22 Floor Tower Planned At Mast Quay, London...more |
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Armani hotel opens in Dubai's Khalifa tower...more |
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Oslo's waterfront development, Bjorvika Barcode...more |
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Callison: The Pearl Qatar...more |
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Sydney: Grocon To Go Ahead With Castlereagh Skyscraper...more |
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Bravern turns one condo tower in Seattle into rentals...more |
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Kansas City: Hotel plan gets more backing...more |
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San Francisco's One Hawthorne tower heeds architectural context ...more |
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Construction starts at Toronto's Aura...more |
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Gensler completed mixed-use tower in Pittsburgh...more |
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New York: Once Upon a Condo...more |
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Stockholm's Alvik Tower...more |
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It took 100 years but a tower in Toronto begins to rise ...more |
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Chicago: Natural Selection...more |
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Birmingham's tallest skyscraper given go ahead...more |
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Steel Fibers Show Promise As 'Rebar Decongestants'...more |
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Winnipeg: Hydro building wins green award...more |
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Fire suppression equipment added to new high-rises in Kelowna...more |
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Alain Robert: 'French Spiderman' on his death-defying stunts...more |
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Broadway Malyan: Dubai's Commercial City...more |
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Futuristic Saudi Cultural Complex Gets Underway...more |
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New zig-zag shopping experience in Hong Kong...more |
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For Earth Day, a menu of green architecture...more |
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Construction begins on major regeneration scheme in Lewisham Town Centre...more |
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Is this a glimpse of the future Montreal?...more |
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Benson & Forsyth wins competition to design Islington towers...more |
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New York: Mainstreaming Modernist Landmarks...more |
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New system lets you download tour information about great Chicago skyscrapers...more |
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Checking Out New York...more |
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Mecanoo, Delft...more |
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London: Twin Peaks Challenge...more |
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Fire Engineering - High-Rise Buildings...more |
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Luanda: Risco reach for the sky...more |
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Chicago: High hopes and a developer laid low - 7 South Dearborn...more |
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Balancing the Burg, New Brooklyn...more |
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Islington towers win go-ahead...more |
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Spiraling Eco Tower Provides Suburban-Style Living in the City...more |
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"The Rise of Wall Street" Opens at The Skyscraper Museum, New York...more |
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While Dubai Stumbles, Abu Dhabi Marches On...more |
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'49 Cities' in San Francisco: Insight into city building...more |
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City of London Skyscraper on Sale for $462 Million...more |
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Two New Highrises Planned For Waikiki...more |
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Council to approve Dublin's skyscraper proposal...more |
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Seattle high-rise found unsafe; hundreds ordered out...more |
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Sculpting Toronto's skyline...more |
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Show Us The Money: 10 Cold, Hard Central Bank Buildings...more |
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Leicester's Elliptical Student Tower Plans...more |
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Toothpick City II: Temples & Towers, New York...more |
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London's One Crown Place Planned By KPF...more |
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Djamaa el Djazair - Algiers' new mosque...more |
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'Spider-man' scales Paris skyscraper...more |
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San Francisco's W Hotel Makes LEED history...more |
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Washington: The Last Monument...more |
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New York: SHoP Floats...more |
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Sea-Based Vertical Skyscraper Farm Has Advantages Over Land-Based...more |
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Chicago welcomes the opening of 215 West...more |
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Abu Dhabis Twin Glass Eggs...more |
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KCAP wins Keqiao Water City competition in Shaoxing...more |
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Tricolour Rises Above Moscow...more |
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Designs for Australia's Cities 2050+...more |
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Miami: Crystalline Tower by Oppenheim Architecture + Design...more |
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Innovation and the American Metropolis...more |
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Taj Lands End: Taj Hotel, Mumbai - Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design...more |
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Istanbul's skyscraper race: a tale of necessities and sustainable heights...more |
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New High Rise Buildings Coming to Columbia's Vista?...more |
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Green Giants: Retrofits for the 21st Century...more |
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World's tallest tower in Dubai reopens observation deck...more |
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Central Saint Giles, London...more |
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PTW architects: City Gardens, Ho Chi Minh City...more |
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Dubai's Burj Khalifa goes solar; sun power heats 140,000 liters of water per day...more |
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Portland: Students pitch ambitious Pearl gateway design...more |
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New York's Liberty Tower: A Storied Skyscraper With Much to Celebrate...more |
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Tokyo's Fashion Fantasy...more |
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Gorgeous Green Energy Park for Korea Electric Power Corporation...more |
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KPF redraws Pinnacle with public viewing area...more |
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The man who plans to tower over London...more |
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The World's Tallest Green Buildings...more |
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British Land may revive Cheesegrater in recovery...more |
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ArcelorMittal Orbit by Anish Kapoor...more |
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Kids belong in high rises (and everywhere else) ...more |
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Abre Etteh: Kuro Maku...more |
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Fashion Museum Omotesando Has Beautiful Latticed 'Living Wall' Skin...more |
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71-story energy-efficient tower topped in China...more |
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Downtown NYC Towers Empty as Best Market Falters...more |
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