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CTBUH Tall Building Newsletter April 2012
Top CTBUH News Call for New City Representatives City Representatives will serve as leaders in their community and work to expand the Council’s presence on a grass roots level.   Speakers Announced for Congress Top industry leaders have been confirmed as speakers for the Shanghai Congress, as the Early Bird Registration deadline approaches. Global Tall Building News Amazon's Plan for a Three-Skyscraper Headquarters in Seattle The public will get its first taste of the Amazon HQ vision at a meeting with city planners next week. Paperwork filed with the Seattle Design Review Board show a three-block complex of 37-story office towers, doubling Amazon’s current office space. Malmö's Turning Torso Landmark Put up for Sale Swedish housing cooperative HSB has announced that it plans to sell the Turning Torso skyscraper in Malmö, one of the city's most prominent landmarks and a symbol of its recent regeneration process. HSB Malmö has no plans to move from its head office in the landmark tower and plans to maintain its base there. Vancouver Architect Plans Wood Skyscraper Architect Michael Green envisions a 30-story tower made of composite wood, which he argues is an eco-friendly alternative to steel and concrete. By using super-strong composite wood, wood towers can go even higher, says Mr. Wood, the latest advocate for using wood for tall buildings. Plan Revived for San Francisco’s Tallest Tower New plans have been submitted for the long-dormant Transbay Tower, which would be the tallest building in San Francisco. Plans submitted to the city call for a 60-story tower with an obelisk form and a see-through crown. But many of the flourishes of the original design have been dropped. China Cities Facing a Sinking Problem Beijing, Shanghai and Xian are among 50 cities in China that are slowly sinking, according to new geological survey partially released last week. Shanghai has sunk 2 1/2 meters in the last century, the study suggests. New government agencies have been formed to address the issue. SOM Completes ‘Shrouded Figure’ in Kuwait SOM’s curling Al Hamra Firdous Tower in Kuwait City is officially complete. The 412-metre tower, the 13th highest in the world, according to CTBUH’s Skyscraper Center, features three glass ‘veil’ walls wrapping a near-opaque stone wall on the south side, blocking the sun. News from the Council Leader’s Message: CTBUH Chairman Timothy Johnson's love for skyscrapers began with a trip to Chicago. Now his focus is on China and the lessons learned from the Chinese approach to building vertical cities. CTBUH Young Professionals to Host Workshop The CTBUH Young Professionals Committee will host a student workshop on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology, April 4, to discuss the latest trends in the industry. CTBUH and IIT Win Research Grant An interdisciplinary team from the CTBUH and the Illinois Institute of Technology has been awarded a grant to study the effects of green wall façades on building performance. Jury Named for 11th Annual Awards Program A prestigious group of industry leaders have been confirmed as jury members for the CTBUH’s 11th Annual Awards program, which adds two new awards this year – innovation & performance. University of Tehran Hosts CTBUH Workshop CTBUH country representative Dr. Peyman Nejad brought together students and professors from around Iran for a detailed discussion on the design and construction of tall buildings. Board of Trustees Talk Strategy After one of the most successful years in CTBUH history, the nine member Board of Trustees met March 19 in Chicago to discuss strategic initiatives for the years ahead. Other Industry News RSS News Feed Good News for Construction of Tall Buildings in Seismic Zones...more Tower Planned for Vancouver Suburb...more Two 47-story Towers Win Approval in New Jersey...more Paris Project is Model for Retrofitting...more Plans Revealed for Israel’s Tallest Office Tower...more French “Spiderman” Climbs Jakarta Tower...more New York University Plans “Crescent-Shaped” Towers...more Unusual Residential Tower Planned for India...more Developer Plans USD500 million Project in Austin...more Seattle’s Historic Smith Tower Sold...more Chinese Couple Resists Skyscraper Developers...more Developer Plans to Remake Vacant Downtown Cleveland Office Building...more After Seven-Year Debate, Berkeley May Get Tall Buildings...more Plan Unveiled for Brooklyn’s Tallest Tower...more Billions Earmarked for Aeon Towers in Davao City...more Are Toronto Condo Towers Slums in the Making?...more Infinity Tower Project Has Definite End in Sight...more New Jersey's Revel Takes New Approach to Casino...more Devon Employees Begin Moving into Oklahoma City Tower...more Empire State Building Celebrates Anniversary...more International Gem Tower Tops Out...more Sahid and Pikko to Build Jakarta Tower...more Major Changes for Wilshire Grand Project...more Architect Chosen for First Hudson Yards Residential Tower...more Seattle Developers Plan Tower...more Japan Property Tycoon Minoru Mori Dies at 77...more Moscow Looks to Rein in Skyscraper Construction...more New Tower Set to Rise in Boston’s Chinatown...more Paris Towers Win Approval...more Group Developing Guidelines for Fire Safety in Tall Buildings...more Warsaw Developer Building New Office Tower...more Glimpse at New Jean Nouvel Project...more Four-tower “Superblock” Planned for Portland’s Lloyd District...more Parking Issues Plague Saigon’s High-rise Buildings...more Hearst Tower Turns Green Efforts into Gold and Platinum...more Bangkok Moves to Install Sprinklers in Old Buildings...more City Council Approves Controversial Liverpool Waters Project...more Jordan Tower Projects Struggling...more Neighbors Protest Seattle Tower Plan...more Kingdom Tower Designers Apply Lessons from Burj Khalifa...more Empire State Investors Sue to Block IPO...more Czech City Restores Iconic Mies Villa...more Portman Shanghai Tower Topped Out...more Japan Finishes Tallest Communications Tower...more Hotel Company Planning Boston Tower...more		New Members Upgraded-Supporting Contributor HOK, Inc. Donor RTKL Contributor Benoy Limited RAW Design Inc. Participant Bakkala Consulting Engineers Ltd. Dam & Partners Architecten IECA Internacional S.A. Features Building Case Study Heron Tower London Design Research Undulating Tower, New York D. Encheva / T. Haralampieva / S. Markovska New Bulgarian University Technical Paper Hybrid Mass Damper for Canton Tower P. Tan / Y. Liu / Z. Fu Lin / J. Teng Video Guangzhou IFC - Wilkinson Eyre / Arup C. Wilkinson / D. Bettison / M. Kwok / C. Gibbons 2011 Awards Interview Upcoming Events CTBUH Students Workshop Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago - April 4 CTBUH Chairman to Speak at ENR Global Construction Summit 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies Corporate Headquarters, New York - April 11 CCHRB 2012 Seminar on Tall Buildings Harris Bank Building, Chicago - June 14 CTBUH Shanghai 2012 World Congress Grand Hyatt Jin Mao, Shanghai - September 19-21 CTBUH 11th Annual Awards Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago - October 18 CTBUH in the Media Toronto Condo Towers now City's Tallest Buildings CTBUH's Kevin Brass discusses "megatall" – the growing trend towards mixed-use buildings. Toronto Star, March 22 Skyscraper Completion Reaches New High CTBUH's Antony Wood and Nathaniel Hollister report on the tall building new markets. The Indian Concrete Journal, March 2012 Laing O’Rourke Headhunts Arup Skyscraper Expert Laing O’Rourke has signed up skyscrapers expert and former CTBUH Chairman David Scott. Construction Enquirer, March 6
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