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CTBUH Tall Building Newsletter January 2014
Top CTBUH News Top 12 Tall Happenings of 2013 It was a banner year for skyscrapers – here are our picks for the top story from each month. Conference Abstracts Due January 17 The deadline to submit abstracts for Shanghai 2014 is approaching – don’t miss out! Global Tall Building News Follow Us:    London’s Pinnacle Lives to Fight Another Day The “unbuildable” Pinnacle may soon return to life. The development of the 63-story skyscraper had been halted in 2011 due to concerns about its constructability and £1 billion ($1.64 billion) price tag. The new design is said to retain the complex twisting shape of the exterior, but significantly changes interior spaces. World’s Tallest Vertical Garden to Grow in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka will be the next nation to vie for the title of the “world’s tallest plant-covered building,” if construction keeps pace at Clearpoint Residencies. The 46-story, 164-unit tower would give each apartment its own garden terrace, such that residents can still get the advantage of ground-floor living in proximity to greenery. Ground Broken for Indonesian Supertall Indonesian energy company Pertamina has started construction of the 530-meter, 99-floor Pertamina Energy Tower project. Commencement of the project was marked by groundbreaking ceremony, led by Pertamina president/director Karen Agustiawan and the management of Pertamina in Rasuna Episentrum, South Jakarta. Hancock Center Considers Tilting Glass Deck Extension Seeking to boost its visitor levels, Chicago’s John Hancock Center Observatory is considering building The Tilt, a glass-enclosed extension of its 94th-floor viewing area that would rival the thrill factor of its wildly successful neighbor, The Ledge on the Willis Tower’s 103rd floor. Bund Finance Centre Begins Construction in Shanghai Foster + Partners and Thomas Heatherwick have unveiled images of the Bund Finance Centre, which is now under construction in Shanghai on the banks of the Huangpu River. The 420,000-square meter complex will feature two 180-meter office towers at the end of Shanghai's waterside street, The Bund. High-Rise Columbarium for Hong Kong? Hong Kong may soon enter the small but growing “deathscraper” club. The 20-story columbarium, dubbed “Le Faberge” due to its egg-like shape, would include 50,000 niches for crematorial urns on 12 floors, with the rest of the building housing a library and museum. News from the Council Leader’s Message: Timothy Johnson I hope that 2014 will lead us to more substantial innovation and increased performance in tall buildings and the urban habitat. Together, let’s take on this challenge. Best Tall Buildings 2013 Book Available Best Tall Buildings: A Global Overview of 2013 Skyscrapers, chronicling the CTBUH annual awards process and tall-building activity worldwide, is now available. New York’s New Delirium CTBUH Editor Daniel Safarik reports from the New York development scene, where multiple megaprojects and superslims are in full swing. CTBUH Steers IIT Cloud Research Studio The participants in “Sustainable Vertical Urbanism” received a challenge: “What contributes to the sustainability of cities?” CTBUH Staff Tours AMA Plaza The CTBUH staff was treated to a top-to-bottom tour of the AMA Plaza, the Mies van der Rohe-designed former IBM Building. CTBUH Canada to Get Gherkin Presentation On January 23, the CTBUH Canada Chapter will hear from Kent Gardner, representing 30 St. Mary Axe, London. Other Industry News RSS News Feed Ashby Project Goes to Court...more Soviet High-Rise Topped with Traditional Cabins...more Heading for Heaven on the Ashes of Philadelphia Soul...more Fire Engulfs Jianye Mansion...more Munich Hotel Does Some Fancy Tricks...more BAM South Tower Moving Ahead...more Mumbai High-Rise Fire Kills Seven, Exposes Wide Safety Issues...more Eiffel Tower Lit for Mandela...more Seaglass Tower Proposed for Jacksonville...more Skyline Writer Honored...more Sydney's Next Tallest Expected to Sell Out...more First B2 Module Stacked...more Historic LeVeque Tower to be Renovated...more Regency Tower Revived...more Marriott to Open Japan’s Highest Hotel Suite...more 22 Thames Street Renderings Revealed...more Atkins, Joy Air Launch New Town for 110,000 in Fuzhou...more Canary Wharf to Get Cylindrical Herzog & de Meuron Tower...more Yangon Considers Limits on High-Rises...more New Skyscraper May Surpass Melbourne’s Tallest...more Seattle’s Next Tallest Planned...more Toronto Triple Towers Purchased...more Turkish Tower Shortlist Revealed...more Wings Oando Takes Flight...more Kingdom Tower Piling Work Completes...more Tower Proposed for Convention Center Site...more After Nearly a Century, Renovation Makes High-Rise Vogue Again...more Philadelphia Takes Scientology to Court over "Abandoned" Skyscraper...more Vertical Cemetery Proposal Alleviates Dead-Space Problem...more New Gotham Tower Sells in Hell's Kitchen...more Permission Granted for Irish Odyssey Development...more Video: Rem Koolhaas Explains De Rotterdam Complex...more Worst-Kept Secret: Observation Decks Can Generate Huge Revenues...more RSH+P Takes School of Economics Student Tower Competition...more Viñoly Redesigns Marble Arch Tower...more		New Members Participant ADD Inc. Altitude Façade Access Consulting Gravity Partnership Ltd. Ortiz Leon Arquitectos SLP PTI Architects Search Members by Expertise Features Building Case Study The Shard London Design Research High Life Philipp Langner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Research Paper Confronting the Question of Demolition or Renovation D. Trabucco / P. Fava Video Future-Proofing Tall Ken Shuttleworth 2013 CTBUH London Conference Upcoming Events Practical Utopias: Global Urbanism in Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo The Center for Architecture, New York - until January 18 Design, Cost, and Return on Investment University of Toronto Faculty Club - January 23 The Future of Cities: Dense or Dispersed? Hyatt Regency Chicago & Fairmont Chicago - February 13-17 CTBUH Shanghai 2014 International Conference Grand Hyatt Jin Mao, Shanghai - September 16-19 CTBUH in the Media Rare Air: Origins of the CTBUH The original home of CTBUH traces its roots. Lehigh University, December 2 Inhabiting the Clouds CTBUH Middle East data is adapted by local paper. Qatar Today, December Who Decides What Building is Tallest? An Expert Explains Chairman Timothy Johnson discusses the Council’s work. November 13, National Geographic
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