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Boston Properties |
GHC Africa Projects Pty Ltd |
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services |
The Korean Structural Engineers Association |
The Trump Organization |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
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| CTBUH 1st Annual Golf Day |
| Harborside International Golf Center, Chicago, 4 June, 2010 |
 Join us for the Council's first annual golf day, 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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| 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 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Technical tours are planned for the SkyDome and the CN Tower...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 & Symposium |
| Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 21 October, 2010 |
 The dinner will celebrate the seven Tall Building awards issued annually - five for excellence in design and construction and two lifetime achievement awards. There will also be a half-day symposium before the dinner...more |
For a full list of upcoming and recent events, click here |
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| CTBUH IN THE MEDIA |
Latest guide on tall buildings released
This book by the Council provides a snapshot of tall buildings internationally
Emirates Business 24|7, May 23, 2010 |
For Earth Day, a menu of green architecture
CTBUH member Adrian Smith and CTBUH Awards Committee Chair Gordon Gill spoke on a panel in NY
Cityscapes, April 21, 2010 |
No Skyscraper, Build Mix Blocks in Bombay: CTBUH
The best and brilliant minds at the CTBUH 2010 Conference in Mumbai
MGS Architecture, April, 2010 |
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| TOP NEWS |
| Call for Country Representatives |
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CTBUH Release Video Interviews |
 The Council has confirmed several new Country Representatives recently, but is seeking appropriate representatives for several countries with significant tall buildings, including Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam...more |
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 CTBUH Special Media Correspondent, Jeff Herzer, interviewed many prominent speakers and award winners during the 2009 Chicago Conference/8th Annual Awards Ceremony. Interviews include: Dr. Prabadoh Banavalkar, Clark Manus, Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill, Richard Tomasetti, Carol Willis, and many others...watch the videos |
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| INTERNATIONAL TALL BUILDING NEWS |
Moshe Safdie: Singapore's Marina Bay Sands Opens
Singapore's Marina Bay Sands (MBS) designed by architect Moshe Safdie opened its doors to the public, at a Feng Shui approved time of 15:18pm on April 27th, 2010. This first phase of MBS includes 963 hotel rooms, parts of a shopping mall and convention center along with the resort's casino, restaurant and bars...more |
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Latin America's Tallest Skyscraper Aiming for LEED Platinum
Although not particularly known for its skyscrapers, Latin America will soon have its very own eco tower to add to the growing mix of green skyscrapers all over the world. Torre Reforma, designed by Mexico-based LBR&A Arquitectos, will be Latin America's tallest building coming in at 244 meters (766 feet)...more |
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Arabtec awarded contract to build Damac Heights at Dubai Marina
Damac Properties announced that it has awarded the main construction contract for its Damac Heights project at Dubai Marina to Arabtec. The Dhs500m contract was signed and work is expected to commence on site as soon as Zetas complete the enabling works. Damac Heights will be one of the company's most iconic supertall projects...more |
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Brisbane: Meriton Look To Infinity And Beyond
Soon to be rising in the Australian city of Brisbane is the Infinity Tower, an approved 236 meter tall skyscraper that will rise 73 floors in height. Standing on Northern Herschel Street, it has been designed to accommodate 414 luxury apartments and 10,000 square meters of office space on the lower floors...more |
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Hong Kong: One of the World's Highest Hotel to open
At street level Hong Kong is a teeming cacophony. Double-decker buses weave around bicyclists toting chunks of meat from market butchers, while narrow sidewalks, inconvenient crosswalks and crowded luxury shops make walking a task best suited for the nimble and patient. But 1,600 feet above the hoi-polloi, the city seems different...more |
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New York skyscraper wins highest 'green' rating
The U.S. Green Building Council gave the Bank of America Tower its highest rating for environmental performance and sustainability, meaning New York City's second-tallest building is also its greenest. The 54-story building completed in 2008 at a cost of $2 billion became the first commercial high-rise to win the "platinum" certification...more |
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| NEWS FROM THE COUNCIL |
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CTBUH Leader's Message
The strength of CTBUH is that it brings together people of many different backgrounds, all of whom have an interest in tall buildings and the urban habitat. In the last CTBUH newsletter, Bill Baker described the enormous migration of people from the country to the city...more |
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Final Call: 1st Annual Golf Day This Friday
Join us for the Council's first annual golf day, to be held on Friday 4th June at the beautiful 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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Mine the Gap
What to do with a big hole in the ground? This question was the focus of the 2010 Chicago Prize Competition called MINE THE GAP, an international design ideas competition organized by the Chicago Architecture Club. The CTBUH acted as supporter and co-juror of the competition...more |
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Final Call: Research Meeting, Venice
Wim Bakens, Secretary General of the CIB (the International Council for Building Research, Studies and Documentation), has confirmed his attendance and presentation at the June 17th-18th meeting. 70+ researchers now attending. This is the final call for attendance...more |
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CTBUH Releases New "Tall Buildings Reference Guide"
The CTBUH is proud to announce the release of its newest publication: "Tall Buildings: the 2010 CTBUH reference guide of the what, when and where of tall and urban." The Reference Guide provides a snapshot of tall buildings internationally...more |
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The Society of Fire Protection Engineers
The Society of Fire Protection Engineers was established in 1950 and incorporated as an independent organization in 1971. It is the professional society representing those practicing the field of fire protection engineering. To find out more of the purpose of the Society click here...more |
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| OTHER INDUSTRY NEWS |
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Gensler launches Facebook page for Shanghai Tower...more |
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Seoul: Why dream of a high-rise apartment?...more |
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Atelier Ramdam Architects: "Castle in the Sky" for Italy...more |
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DLF eyes 90-storey Mumbai skyscraper...more |
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New York's tallest skyscrapers go green...more |
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HUD approval for Milwaukee's Moderne project expected within 60 days...more |
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Land Securities confirms plans for Walkie Talkie skyscraper...more |
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6 Future City Concepts...more |
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JP Morgan in dilemma over costly London skyscraper...more |
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Pelican Builders unveils Highland Tower...more |
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Miami's Drive-In Theater ...more |
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HSBC mulls abandoning its signature skyscraper ...more |
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'Stovepipe' skyscraper was once planned for Dallas Convention Center hotel site...more |
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Filling the Chicago Spire hole--with a load of whimsy...more |
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Kremlin chief supports UN call to halt Gazprom tower...more |
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Hamburgs Dancing Towers Rise...more |
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KPF Pen Chinas Future Tallest Skyscraper...more |
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Return of the skyscraper shows London on road to recovery...more |
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Bank of New York Mellon may sell 1 Wall Street...more |
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Hong Kong: The World's Highest Hotel to open...more |
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Pinnacle Building reopens...more |
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One World Trade Center and Conde Nast: a fairytale New York marriage?...more |
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New hotel high-rise for Brisbane...more |
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Construction plans for London's 290m Cheese Grater tower revived...more |
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Chicago Spire developer scales back on sales office...more |
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Oregon Sustainability Center's Living Building Tower...more |
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Proposal for the Lexus Tower in Japan ...more |
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Dubai: Where modern meets ancient...more |
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Manchester: Planned Crown Building Faces Demise...more |
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Saving the '60s: Modern buildings become eligible for historic preservation...more |
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Carlson creating first U.S. 'Radisson Blu' in Chicago's Aqua...more |
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Solar-Powered Eco Tower is Perfect for Hot Climates...more |
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London: 200 Aldersgate Street Set For Makeover...more |
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Fear for Leeds Lumiere skyscraper deposits...more |
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Toronto's SickKids Research Tower by Diamond and Schmitt breaks ground...more |
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London: Battle of Britain monument plan unveiled...more |
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New Green High Rise In Denver...more |
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Allies and Morrison Rejig Crown Wharf, London...more |
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New Hollywood headquarters resembles its audio products...more |
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St. Louis: Lewis and Clark Towers to Open in Southern Ill...more |
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Bio Towers in Lauchhammer, Germany...more |
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High-Rise Architecture and the Remaking of China's Gateway to the World...more |
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Prop: Tokyo Mode...more |
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New York: Bloomberg's surprisingly unchanged city...more |
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Chicago's Aqua lands a hotel...more |
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New York: Progress on all WTC sites - at last...more |
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HDR Inc's designs for major new healthcare campus in Abu Dhabi...more |
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Online map highlights Manchester's architecture...more |
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BRE takes detailed look at rooftop turbine positioning...more |
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Debate stirs over Canadian falls hotel plan...more |
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With Flyovers, a Solar Map of New York...more |
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High-Flying Algae Airships are Self-Sufficient Airborne Cities...more |
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Canary Wharf in talks to build City tower...more |
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Game Teaches City Planners to Tackle Water, Energy Problems...more |
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New York: Edgar Street Towers by IwamotoScott...more |
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Tempers soar over highrises in Pimpri-Chinchwad, India...more |
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Chicago: A tale of two urban plazas...more |
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Contractors cited at Hanoi high-rise...more |
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Meeting about giant Miami ad towers casts little light...more |
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High Rise Performing Arts Center in Newark...more |
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Downtown Dallas' Elm Place tower goes up for sale for $19M...more |
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New York: UWS sliver building wins 10-year battle over city, but is the fight over?...more |
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Supertall Tianjin Masterplan from SOM...more |
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Vancouver Skyline is looking up...more |
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Rocker Lange Architects: Fashion Museum Omotesando...more |
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Studio Gang sets new heights for the Chicago skyscraper...more |
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The business, the practitioners, the outlook...more | |
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Singapore's gamble...more | |
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Bringing a new sense of home to Toronto mixed-use building...more | |
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New York: Goldman Blends In With New Tower...more | |
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A French look at the Americanization of Paris...more |
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Why the New York Should Let Jean Nouvel Build His Tower...more |
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Luna's on the rise within Beltline area, Calgary...more |
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Sublime Skylines: 21 Panoramic Shots of City Skyscrapers...more |
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