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CTBUH Tall Building Newsletter January 2013
Top CTBUH News Conference Early Bird Deadline Looming Act now to take advantage of special low rates for the London 2013 Conference. The early bird deals end January 25, 2013! Click here to see the latest list of speakers. Interviews from Awards Event Online Ten leading experts sat down for interviews during the recent CTBUH Awards Symposium, Ceremony & Dinner to discuss the latest industry trends. Global Tall Building News Follow Us: World Trade Center "Spire" Construction Begins Construction workers atop One World Trade Center hoisted into place the first section of a spire that will extend the building to its full architectural height of 1,776 feet. It took crews about 45 minutes to lift the 16-foot section, weighing almost 70 tons, into place. Jordan's Future Tallest Tower Tops Out DAMAC Properties has announced that its tower in Amman, Jordan is now topped out. The Heights, which will be the tallest residential tower in the country when it is completed, is a 35-story project in Al Abdali, the new downtown district of Amman. Cheesegrater Building is Half-Let The Rogers Stirk Harbour-designed Leadenhall Building under construction in the City of London is now over 51% pre-let, the developers announced. Insurance firm Amlin has agreed to rent 33,500 square meters of office space in the building, also known as the Cheese Grater. First South American Trump Tower The Trump brand is expanding to South America. Donald Trump announced the Trump Tower Punta del Este, a resort located along the southeastern coast of Uruguay. The 24-story US$100 million apartment building will reportedly begin construction in May 2013. Hudson Yards Construction Begins Construction workers broke ground on the Hudson Yards project, New York's largest privately-funded development project since Rockefeller Center. A groundbreaking ceremony was held recently at the 26-acre site. Dubai's Impending Building Boom The Wall Street Journal questions the next wave of construction projects announced for Dubai, given that the emirate is still US$100 billion in debt from its 2008 boom-turned-bust. Those behind the colossal effort claim that by spending billions more, Dubai's economy will regenerate News from the Council Leader’s Message: William Maibusch As we start the new year, CTBUH Board member and Qatar Country Representative Bill Maibusch looks at the development activity around the world and the different ways to work with the CTBUH. CTBUH Research: Canada Grows Taller Toronto is the most active tall building market in the western hemisphere, a study by the CTBUH found. Canada completed twice as many buildings taller than 200 meters than the United States in 2012. Latest CTBUH Journal Now Available The final issue of 2012 features Absolute Towers, as well as papers on ice and snow issues on new facades, fluid-based aerodynamic performance and an interview with BIG founder Bjarke Ingels. BBC Puts Spotlight on Skyscraper Trends With the help of the CTBUH, the BBC produced an extensive series on the state of skyscrapers. The package included a live interview with Executive Director Antony Wood on BBC World News. Website Adds Chinese Media Reports A new section has been added to the CTBUH website tracking coverage of the association in Chinese-language media, the latest move to integrate the CTBUH with China's fast-growing tall building industry. CTBUH Tours Landmark Chicago Building The Council staff was treated to a behind the scenes tour of the Chicago Board of Trade, one of Chicago's most unique and historic buildings, including an addition designed by Helmut Jahn. Other Industry News RSS News Feed CTBUH: Top Ten Tall Building Stories of the Year...more Oregon Developers Rejuvenate Development...more Celebrating Jakarta’s Five Tallest...more Brisbane Government Launches Tower Project...more BIG Phoenix Observation Tower...more Citizens Propose Amending Their Urban Habitat...more Atlantic Yards Modular Tower Launched...more Minneapolis Looks to a High Density Future...more Revisiting a Chicago Icon...more Rumors Fly of a Miami Zaha Hadid Tower...more Argentina Welcomes Its Newest Condo Building...more Tower Verre Design Updated...more Extell's Plans Tall Midtown Tower...more Ma Yansong Creates Mountain Towers...more Venetians Take Sides in the Palace of Light Debate...more Plans Released for London's Shell Development Centre...more Chile's Tallest Building Nears Completion...more BIG Towers Coming to Miami...more Students Compete to Design Temporary Timber Stadium Tower...more Chicago Skyline Goes Green to Save Green...more Burj Khalifa Struck by Lightning...more Milwaukee Company Seeks City Financing for Proposed Tower...more Transbay May Be Joined by Sibling Tower...more Builder Digs Foundations Around Grave...more How Tall Can a (Lego) Tower Go?...more Revised Residential Tower Hopes to Preserve History...more Student Tower Designed to Cope with Harsh Desert Conditions...more JPA Designs Nanning's Future Tallest...more Belfast's Tallest Tower Repossessed...more Adrian Smith Talks Kingdom Tower...more Detroit's Historic One Woodward Avenue Sold...more Developer Reveals Drawings of KPF Grand Central Tower...more Developers Plan Calgary's New Tallest Tower...more Miami's Future Tallest Nameless No More...more Pierre Cardin Defends His Venetian Bouquet...more Video: Empire State of Lights...more London Residential Market Driving Tall Building Development...more Penthouse Sells in Modernist Icon...more Developer Plans Adelaide's Future Tallest...more 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		New Members Upgraded Supporting Contributor Dow Corning Corporation Donor Maire Tecnimont Group Contributor Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Israeli Engineers Association for Construction and Infrastructure Upgraded Contributor Bouygues Construction Participant Azrieli Group CIBSDR Façade India Testing Inc. Henning Larsen Architects KPFF Consulting Engineers Tsao & McKown Search Members by Expertise Features Building Case Study Al Bahar Towers Abu Dhabi Design Research Postitalo Torni, Helsinki Gabriel Huerta UCLA Technical Paper Ice, Snow and Tall Buildings M. Carter / R. Stangl Video 1 Bligh Street B. McDonald / C. Ingenhoven 2012 Awards Presentation Upcoming Events DRUOT, LACATON & VASSAL Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt - until January 13 URBAN FABRIC: Building New York's Garment District The Skyscraper Museum - until January 20 2013 Fazlur R. Khan Lecture: R. Shankar Nair Lehigh University, Bethlehem - February 15 Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects Art Institute of Chicago - until February 24 CTBUH London 2013 International Conference The Brewery, London - June 11-13 CTBUH in the Media Extell's Chief Thinking Tall for Midtown The CTBUH is mentioned as the arbiter of building heights. The Wall Street Journal, Dec 16 Top Marks for Toronto's High-rises CTBUH's Antony Wood spoke about Toronto's building boom. CTV Canada, December 14 WTC Spire Coming to NYC The CTBUH's official height guidelines are discussed. International Design Times, November 23
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