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CTBUH Tall Building Newsletter July 2013
Top CTBUH News CTBUH 2013 Awards: Best Tall Building Winners Announced Four regional tall building winners, 11 finalists, and two lifetime achievement awards have been announced. The Tall Building Reference Book: Fundamental Resource Now Available The Tall Buildings Reference Book, at 512 pages one of the most significant outputs in CTBUH history, is now available. Global Tall Building News Follow Us:    Chinese Company Makes Major Property Moves in UK Dalian Wanda Group, one of China's largest property developers, announced it will launch a two-tower hotel and apartment complex in western London as part of a multi-billion dollar international property expansion. The skyscraper project will cost around £700 million (US$1.1 billion). Court Strikes Down Gazprom's Tall Plans A St. Petersburg court has struck down the exemption which previously granted Russian oil giant Gazprom permission to build its Okhta Center. The site, which contains remains of an ancient Swedish fortress from the time of Peter the Great's rule, is now on the city's cultural heritage protection list. Gehry Updates Highly-Anticipated Toronto Project A newly updated plan for the Mirvish + Gehry development on King Street West in Toronto was released by developer Projectcore. Originally announced last October, three Frank Gehry-designed towers will replace low-rise brick warehouse office buildings and the Princess of Wales Theater. Saudi Prince Looks to Pursue Another Supertall Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal announced that plans for Kingdom Tower in Jeddah are on schedule, taking the opportunity to express interest in building a higher tower as tall as one mile (1.6 kilometers). The board of directors of Jeddah Economic Company met in Riyadh to discuss progress. Astaka Project to Include Malaysia's Tallest Residential Building Developers are planning Malaysia's tallest residential building, a 301-meter (988-foot) luxury tower in the city of Johor Baru. The Astaka tower is phase one of a MYR4 billion (US$1.2 billion) development that will ultimately include three office towers, two additional residential towers and a major shopping mall. GM Building Stake Sale Breaks Its Own Record A pair of foreign real estate developers has acquired a 40 percent stake in the General Motors Building in New York. The stake sold for $1.4 billion, valuing the property at $3.4 billion. The transaction is the highest valuation for a property in the US since the GM Building sold in 2008. News from the Council Leader’s Message: Timothy Johnson The London Conference is behind us. But with research, new publications, awards, and chapter activity in Southeast Asia, there is no summer slowdown for the Council. London Conference Draws Tall Buildings’ Best The CTBUH 2013 Conference was a resounding success, gathering more than 750 professionals for enlightening sessions, networking and technical tours. Wind Tunnel Testing Guide Now Released Wind Tunnel Testing of High-Rise Buildings establishes testing guidelines for tall buildings and eases results comparisons. Board of Trustees Names Two Fellows Two individuals have been named as Fellows of the CTBUH: Ahmad Abdelrazaq and Felino Palafox Jr. Italian Team Wins Research Seed Funding A research team from IUAV University of Venice, Italy, won the CTBUH’s second research seed funding grant. CTBUH Helps KONE Launch New Hoisting Technology KONE launched its UltraRope technology, which doubles potential lift shaft height, ahead of the London Conference. Other Industry News RSS News Feed Unauthorized Base Jumpers Scare Residents and Evade Police...more Gold Coast Buildings May Harbor Degraded Concrete...more David Walker Plans Albert Embankment Tower...more New Tower in Honolulu...more Cheesegrater Tops Out in the City of London...more Lumber Company to Build KPF Tower...more Trump Announces Vancouver Tower...more OMA Tapped for Tors Torn...more Brookfield Launches Latest Australian Tower Project...more Hollywood Towers Cut to Frame Capitol Records Building...more Brooklyn Tower to Save Public Library...more 432 Park Hits $1 Billion in Sales...more Oxford Launches New Toronto Project...more Should Skyscrapers be Protected from Other Skyscrapers?...more 'Oculi Solution' to Museum Tower Glare Rejected...more Sweden May Be Home to the Future Tallest Wooden Building...more Elevators Fail in Princess Tower...more Willis Tower Struck by Lightning...more The Christian Science Tower Gets Taller...more Sandy Inspires New York Safety Guidelines...more NYFD Saves Hearst Tower Maintenance Workers...more UNESCO Stomps Its Foot Again...more NYCHA Looks to Raise Money by Building Towers...more Hudson Yards Tower to Ask Above Market Rents...more Wells Fargo Center Sale is Seattle's Largest...more Cincinnati Welcomes Grocery Tower...more London Media Joins the Skyscraper Debate...more Infinity Tower is Renamed at Opening Ceremonies...more Melbourne Encourages Including Schools in High-rises...more Fourth Philip Johnson Tower Sold This Year...more Plan Resurrected for Malta's Tallest...more New York's Tall Building Boom, As Seen By the Times...more Video: Watch the Climb to the Top...more New York Was Once Under an Enormous Mountain Range...more Major Malaysian Project to Launch Next Month...more Six New Boston High-Rises to Replace Parking Garage...more New High-rise Condo Project Planned in Houston...more The Bow Celebrates Its Grand Opening in Calgary...more Construction Begins on BIG's Luxurious Miami Towers...more Jerusalem Makes a Move Toward Becoming a Vertical Metropolis...more Growing Minnesota City to Get 25-Story Tower...more Chorophyll Tower Could Scrub Manhattan’s Air...more JPA Plays Major Role in San Diego’s Makers Quarter...more SOM Joins the Timber Tower Party...more Public Library to Form Podium of Baccarat Tower...more PRP Moves Forward with Royal Arsenal Homes...more Manhattan Tower Deal Marks Largest Commercial Sale in Three Years...more Canary Wharf Group Pursues Next Tower...more The Empire State is Going Public...more		New Members Contributor GGLO Gradient Microclimate Engineering Participant Grupo Inmobiliaria del Parque Search Members by Expertise Features Building Case Study The Leadenhall Building London Design Research (Sub)urban Translations M. Davis / A. Mans Technical Paper Viewpoints: The London Conference Video Reaching New Heights: The Shard I. Sellar 2013 London Conference Upcoming Events CTBUH Indonesia Chapter Regional Meeting Signature Tower Project Office, Jakarta, Indonesia - July 5 Woolworth Building @100 The Skyscraper Museum - until July 14 Bollinger + Grohmann – Behind the Scenes Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt - until Sept. 1 Charles Correa: India's Greatest Architect RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London - until Sept. 4 CTBUH in the Media Conference Circuit The radio show interviews leaders and delegates about the London Conference. Monocle 24 - The Urbanist, June 20 International Experts Meet in London for CTBUH Event WAN covers the London Conference extensively World Architecture News, June 18 World’s Tallest Tower in China Ready by March 2014 China Broad Group Chairman Zhang Yue presents to London Conference. Emirates 24/7, June 17 English Heritage Leader Slams Planning Approval for Elizabeth House Simon Thurley presented his doubts about Elizabeth House at the London Conference. Architects' Journal (registration required), June 17 The Other Mile-High Club CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood describes KONE's UltraRope system. The Economist, June 15
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