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CTBUH Tall Building Newsletter December 2012
Top CTBUH News First Speakers Named for London Conference: Height and Heritage Some of the biggest names in the industry have already committed to speak at the upcoming 2013 London Conference, including Helmut Jahn, Peter Rees, Rafael Vinoly and Christoph Ingenhoven.   CTBUH Starts US$300,000 Research Project on LCA of Structural Systems Arcelor Mittal has commissioned the Council's research department to study the life cycle of structural systems in tall buildings. The kick-start meeting took place in Chicago in early November. Global Tall Building News Mile-high Monument to the Equator May Actually be Built The provincial governor of Ecuador's capital city, Quito, is still planning to construct The Tower of the Sun, a mile-high Raphael Viñoly-designed skyscraper located directly on the equator. The project, which has been discussed for years, may cost as much as US$200 million. Moscow Tower Overtakes The Shard Construction on the 75-story Mercury City Tower in Moscow has surpassed the height of The Shard as the structure topped out at 339 meters in early November. The 306-meter Shard will become the tallest building in Europe when it is completed next year. Dubai Announces Wind Code Revisions The Dubai Municipality hopes to soon mandate the use of wind tunnel testing in the design of the region's tall buildings. The revised Wind Code requires designers to evaluate the impact of their buildings on the city and is based on international guidelines. New Photos of Collapsed Crane in New York Curbed New York and Construction Graffiti obtained some "vertigo-inducing" photos of the infamous collapsed crane perched on top of Manhattan's One57. The crane, which was finally secured November 4, collapsed in the 90-mile-per-hour winds of superstorm Sandy. Paris Development Making Progress Plans to build two of Europe's tallest towers in a Paris suburb are moving forward, despite community protests. The Russian developer expects to have financing in place for the Hermitage Plaza towers by January, according to a Reuters report. Tall Tower Project Resurrected in Qatar Qatar-based Lusail Real Estate Development Company (LREDC) has announced plans to restart work on the 112-story Doha Convention Centre Tower two years after its initial launch. The company has invited firms to submit bids for the construction of the 551-meter-tall project. News from the Council Leader’s Message: William Baker Recent events are a reminder of the tenuous nature of historical preservation. The London Conference will focus on the complexities of thinking "out of the box" in a historic context. Council Seeks New Leaders for Board of Trustees Three longtime supporters are retiring from the CTBUH Board of Trustees, creating openings for a new generation of leaders interested in helping to direct the Council's strategic focus. Awards Symposium Presentations Available Presentations and videos by the award winners and finalists from the 2012 Awards Symposium, Ceremony and Dinner are now available online, offering insights into the best in 2012. Post-Congress Regional Tour Reports Now Available From Shenzen to Nanjing, groups of delegates from the CTBUH Shanghai World Congress took advantage of free regional city tours after the Congress. Reports are also offered in Chinese. CTBUH Supports Fire & Sustainability Event CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood moderated a panel of several CTBUH members focused on ways to connect safety and sustainability at this FPRF / NFPA conference. Costa Rica Groups Organize Meeting on Tall Buildings CTBUH's San José City Representative and the Costa Rica Architects and Engineers Consultants Chamber organized an event to discuss tall building development and urban issues. Other Industry News RSS News Feed New York Project Will Use Prefab System...more Yoo to Design Manila Tower...more London Residential Market Driving Tall Building Development...more Permits Filed for New York Supertall...more Australia 108 to Employ Prefabricated Structure...more Ireland Saves Its First Skyscraper...more KPF Commissioned to Design Tower...more Boston Developer Adds More Units to Its Planned Tower...more Jakarta to Receive a New Landmark Building...more Related Moves Forward with Latest Tower...more Construction Begins on Benguela 88...more Melbourne's Tall Building Boom...more Exclusive Slim Towers Brings High Profits to Luxury Apartment Towers...more Architects Discouraged by San Francisco's Zoning Laws...more Seattle Neighborhood May See Buildings Five Times Taller...more Canadian Designers Continue to Pursue Wooden High-rises...more Hudson Yards Announces December Ground Breaking...more New York Tower is Foster + Partners' First Residential American Project...more Officials Concerned About High-rise Earthquake Vulnerability...more Optima Center Reaches Halfway Milestone...more Ole Scheeren Reveals Singapore Towers Design...more Developer Announces Oakland's Newest Tower...more 1WTC's "Antenna" Surrendered by Canadian Fabricator...more Israel's Capital Encourages Vertical Projects...more Radioactive Dirt Stalls Chicago Tower Construction...more Washington DC Considers Lifting Height Restrictions Again...more St. Mary's Tower Approved...more Walkie Talkie Building Clinches Another Tenant...more Asahi Shimbun Tower Celebrates Completion...more San Diego Tower Sells for 25 Percent Markdown...more Dangling Crane Generates Publicity for One57...more AS + GG Wins Qintai Center Competition...more Studio Gang Takes Aim at New York...more Chicago Projects Going in Opposite Directions...more Kennedy Family Revises Chicago Tower Plan...more "Hotel of Doom" Announces Opening Date...more Questioning Europe's "Small Plan Syndrome"...more Broadway Malyan Plans India's Largest Development...more London's South Bank May See New Development...more Developers Plan 300-meter Tower in Delhi Area...more Firm Abandons Fire Station Tower Proposal in UK...more Qatar Aims to Become a Leader in Sustainability...more Top Firms Compete to Redevelop Australia Site...more 2013 Venice Biennale Name Inspired by a DC Skyscraper...more IGB to Build Taipei Twin Towers...more Falling Out of Love with LEED...more High-rise Demand Growing Rapidly in Minneapolis...more UK's Future Fifth Tallest May be Cross-Shaped...more Envisioning Grand Central's Revitalization...more "Tower of Ring" Completed in China...more Toronto Project May Include Supertalls...more		New Members Supporting Contributor Kingdom Real Estate Development Contributor Pomeroy Studio Pte. Ltd. Participant CNIISK Diar Consult GEO Global Engineering Consultants NW Project Management Limited Manitoba Hydro PLP Architecture SMDP, LLC Schock USA Inc. Features Building Case Study Palazzo Lombardia Milan Design Research Urban Forest, Shanghai J. Zhao / Q. Luan / Y. Geng / Y. Wang / C. Xue Hefei University of Technology Technical Paper Finding Structural Solutions by Connecting Towers A. Luong / M. Kwok Video Innovation Award Winner: Al Bahar Towers P. Oborn / P. Chipchase 2012 Awards Presentation Upcoming Events Designing Tomorrow: America's World's Fairs of the 1930s Museum of the City of New York - opens December 4 DRUOT, LACATON & VASSAL - Transformation of a 1960s Residential High-rise Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt - until Jan 13, 2013 Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects Art Institute of Chicago - until February 24, 2013 Ma Yansong: Between Modernity (Global) and Tradition (Local) Museo ICO, Madrid - until March 3, 2013 CTBUH London 2013 International Conference The Brewery, London - June 11-13, 2013 CTBUH in the Media Changsha Sky City Project Draws Critics China Daily cites the CTBUH report on China Construction. China Daily, November 29 Density Toronto: Why the Skyscrapers on Steroids? CTBUH's Kevin Brass discussed Toronto's tall building boom. The Toronto Star, October 26 Building Cities in the Sky Antony Wood explored the vertical expansion of cities. UBM's Future Cities, October 23
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