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CTBUH Tall Building Newsletter December 2013
Top CTBUH News Shanghai Conference: 2012 Papers, Presentations, and Videos Released All 2012 event output is now available in one publication. Abstracts for the 2014 Conference are due January 17, 2014. One WTC Ruling Garners Global Media Attention News outlets worldwide covered the Height Committee ruling, including front-page coverage in USA Today and Chicago Tribune. Global Tall Building News Follow Us:    UNStudio’s Ardmore Completed in Singapore UNStudio recently completed the Ardmore Residence, a 36-story residential tower near the Orchard Road luxury shopping district in Singapore. Inspired by the lush gardens of the city, the Residence is organized around specific views and repeats a landscape theme through the entire tower. Kinetic Sculpture Would Protect Museum from Tower's Glare For two years, the owners of the Museum Tower in Dallas have been in a dispute with the neighboring Nasher Sculpture Center over an intense "hot spot" caused by the tower's highly reflective skin. Now, a team led by REX Architecture and Front has been commissioned to explore solutions to the phenomenon. City Road Tower Gets Planning Nod Melbourne Planning Minister Matthew Guy has reportedly granted approval for the skyscraper project at 256-260 City Road. The 61-story tower, designed by Australian firm Hayball, will combine residential, retail and hospitality uses. The AU$120 million is due for completion in 2017. Newest Tower Coming to South China Singapore City CPG Singapore has launched construction on its Thrive United office tower at South China Singapore City in the Nanhai District of Foshan. The building project will be part of a multi-tower mixed-use complex, which will include residential, school, retail, hotel and office spaces. Race Heats Up to Build Western Canada's Tallest BCM Developments is proposing a new 71-story mixed-use tower at 101 Street and 105 Avenue in Edmonton, Canada. The skyscraper, called The Edmontonian, is proposed to attain 278 meters in height, which could make it the tallest building in Western Canada. De Rotterdam Opens Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) has completed its colossal "vertical city" in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. OMA designed the 44-story De Rotterdam complex for its home city, where the building sits on the Maas River. After a period of finishing and furnishing, residents will start to move in early 2014. News from the Council Leader’s Message: David Malott Why measure height at all? Because a skyline’s power to evoke – to elicit an emotional response – is an undeniable part of our built habitat. CCTV Named “Best Tall Building Worldwide” The skyscraper that redefined the contemporary typology took home the big prize at the CTBUH 12th Annual Awards Ceremony. CTBUH Journal Issue IV Now Available The latest issue features a case study of The Gate Towers, a reconsideration of The Monadnock, and an investigation of refurbishment vs. demolition of tall buildings. CTBUH Leaders Discuss Membership Initiatives The CTBUH’s top global leadership met in Chicago, with the primary goals of setting expectations of Country Representatives and the Advisory Group. Tongji University/CTBUH Studio Visits Chicago “Towards Zero Carbon,” a collaborative design studio between Tongji University and CTBUH, with the support of Permasteelisa, visited Chicago. CTBUH Canada Gets Inside Look at Aura Tower The CTBUH Canada chapter hosted a tour of Canada’s future tallest residential building, drawing more than 50 participants. Other Industry News RSS News Feed Grand Avenue Submission Marks Major Milestone...more Construction Closes on Innovation Tower...more Helicopter Crash Brings Skyscraper Fears to the Surface...more UNStudio Wins Competition with Sustainable Tower...more Seaport Redevelopment Plan Draws Opposition...more Great Gulf Moves Forward on Long-Stalled Dallas Tower...more Construction at 181 Fremont Begins...more “Superman” Involved in Negligence Lawsuit...more Developer Proposes UK's Tallest Housing Tower...more Skyrise May Shine on Miami’s Shore...more Solution Close for Walkie Scorchie...more Controversial Tower Moves On...more Video: PARKROYAL on Pickering...more E' Tower Completed in The Netherlands...more Aggregate Paper Looks Deeply into 30 St Mary Axe's Design...more One Dallas Center to Undergo Residential Conversion...more Spire Developer Looks to Begin Anew...more Lerch Bates to Design Façade Access System for China Supertall...more Canada Water Project to Move Forward...more Bloomberg Pulls His Rezoning Proposals...more Prentice Hospital Replacements Rolled Out...more Four World Trade to Open Soon...more Realtor Building Set for Demolition and Replacement...more Rosewood Hotel Opens in Abu Dhabi...more Armani Takes a Fashionable Approach to Apartment Design...more Geologists Check If the Washington Monument is Sinking...more Mövenpick Opens Sixth Hotel in Jumeirah Lakes...more Approval Granted for Canberra's Tallest...more Video: Skinny Is “In” for New York Skyscrapers...more One Brickell City Centre Height Announced...more Domino Sugar Factory Moves Forward...more Infamous High-Rise “Fortress” Coming Down...more Woolworth Updates Approved by Council...more Pennsylvania Developer Launches FMC Tower...more Conceptual Master Plan Employs “Harmonious” Module Construction...more Garden State Grants Tax Incentive to Launch Development...more Un-leaning the Tower of Pisa...more RSH+P Completes Cross-Braced Building in Sydney CBD...more 600 Wall Street Resurrected Near Space Needle...more		New Members Upgraded Supporting Contributor Renaissance Construction Donor ARCADIS U.S.,Inc. Contributor OMA Hong Kong Participant AKT II Limited Boca Group Search Members by Expertise Features Building Case Study Gate Towers Abu Dhabi Design Research Field Blades R. Micu / X. Jia Princeton University Research Paper Designing Tall Buildings to Promote Physical Activity in China K. Day/M. Alfonzo/Z. Guo/L. Lin Video A Tale of Tier-Two Cities J. Cheung / T. Johnson 2012 Shanghai Congress Presentation Upcoming Events Competition: Singapore Architect’s Village Bamboo Skyscraper Closing submission due December 2 The Future of Cities: Dense or Dispersed? Hyatt Regency Chicago & Fairmont Chicago - February 13-17, 2014 2014 Fazlur R. Khan Distinguished Lecture Series – James R Harris Lehigh University, Bethlehem - February 21 CTBUH Shanghai 2014 International Conference Grand Hyatt Jin Mao, Shanghai - September 16-19 CTBUH in the Media Tallest Building Ruling: Willis Tower Loses to One World Trade Center Architecture critic Blair Kamin covers the CTBUH Height Committee ruling. Chicago Tribune, November 12 Rem “Kill the Skyscraper” Koolhaas Wins Tall Building Award CCTV’s Best Tall Building Worldwide coverage includes Rem Koolhaas' comments. dezeen, November 8 Size Does Matter, At Least in the Tallest Building Debate Executive Director Antony Wood explains height criteria. National Public Radio, November 8
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