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CTBUH Tall Building Newsletter June 2014
Top CTBUH News Zhongnan Group Confirmed For Shanghai 2014 The developers of China’s next three tallest buildings – Shanghai Tower, Ping An Financal Centre and Zhongnan Tower, are the three top Diamond sponsors of the conference. CTBUH Announces Urban-Suburban Research Project The study researches the contributing factors of “sustainability” in both high-rise urban and low-rise suburban contexts using Chicago area neighborhoods and projects as subjects. Global Tall Building News Follow Us:    Lippo Reveals Millennium Village Vision for Tangerang Developer Lippo Karawaci has announced Millennium Village, a 70-hectare project just west of Jakarta. The master plan features three skyscrapers: the Gateway Tower and the Super Tower, at 75 stories each, and the 100-story Iconic Tower, all designed by Singapore-based DPA. Silverstein Envisions Supertall for New York’s Eleventh Avenue Confusion and controversy reign over Silverstein Properties’ plans to develop a residential/retail tower project at 514 Eleventh Avenue on Manhattan’s far West Side, which may be more than 1,100 feet (335 meters) tall and may consist of two towers linked at the top. Jinan Evergrande Tower Joins China's Supertall Race British architect Terry Farrell's firm has unveiled plans for a 560-meter-high skyscraper in Jinan, which could become one of China's tallest buildings. The tower would form part of an 11-hectare residential and office complex in Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province. Mikou Studio Reveals Design for Brazzaville’s Africanews Headquarters Paris-based Mikou Design Studio has unveiled plans for its competition-winning new addition to Brazzaville, Congo’s skyline, a 53-meter wood-clad tower that will be the headquarters for Africanews, a Euronews sister channel. Gehry Skyscraper Feared Too Heavy for Berlin’s Alexanderplatz The proposal for a Frank Gehry-designed skyscraper for Alexanderplatz is facing concerns that it would be too heavy for its potential site. Officials are worried that the planned tower would be built too close to the U5 metro line. Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II Breaks Ground Chicago architecture firm JAHN announced that the Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II office complex broke ground on April 18, 2014, beginning the second phase of the two-tower, 130,000-square-meter headquarters center. News from the Council Leader’s Message: Steve Watts Cities around the world are facing a variety of challenges at diverse stages of their development, but there would be appear to be a common theme. Tall and Supertall Buildings Book Released Featuring 30 global experts from the CTBUH member network, this book describes tall-building design features and engineering techniques. Research Seed Funding Receives 30 Proposals The CTBUH’s third research seed funding initiative has received 30 proposals from 11 countries. Including 38 universities and firms. CTBUH in NSW Holds Launch Event The CTBUH in New South Wales, Australia, launched on April 30 with an event at 8 Chifley, one of Sydney's newest tall buildings. CCHRB Seminar: “Refurbish, Repurpose or Replace?” CTBUH is a co-sponsor of The Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings' (CCHRB) Spring Seminar, with a $25 registration discount for CTBUH members. Student Competition Deadline Approaching The registration deadline for the 3rd International Student Competition is June 23 and the submittal deadline is July 1– don’t miss out! Other Industry News ► Makati’s Century Spire to Open in 2018... more ► New 52-Story Mixed-Use Tower for Melbourne... more ► Permits Filed for Thin, Tesselating Tower in New York’s Maiden Lane... more ► More Towers Approved for Burnaby... more ► Several Architects Shortlisted for Swedish Skyscraper... more ► Hotel Kapok Completed in Shenzhen... more ► TD Bank in Talks to Anchor New York’s One Vanderbilt... more ► Quay House Tower Planned for London’s Canary Wharf... more ► Luxury Mixed-Use High-Rise Approved for Miami Arts District... more ► Acton Ostry Architects Design Mixed-Use District in Vancouver... more ► That’s “Salesforce Tower” to You Too, London... more ► Developer Harry Macklowe Buys New York's One Wall Street... more ► Bangkok Central Embassy Hotel Rises... more ► Adco Submits Revised San Francisco Tower Design... more ► Mangalore’s Tallest to be Inaugurated... more ► Contractor Balfour Beatty Selected for Houston High-Rise... more ► Chicago's River North Tower Design Approved... more ► Capital One Fairfax Tower to Rival Washington Monument Height... more ► Hanhai Luxury Condos to Provide “Cloud” for Zhengzhou... more ► Record-Setting Chicago Skyscraper Sale... more ► Grid Architects Submit Plans for Tower in London’s Swiss Cottage... more ► Fix for London’s Walkie Talkie to Begin This Month... more ► New York’s High Line To Gain Vertical Addition... more ► Make Replaced on London City Road Tower Scheme... more ► Stacked Geometries Create Playful Atmosphere for Wollongong Development... more ► San Francisco's Coit Tower Reopens After Repairs... more ► Hadid’s Hong Kong Tower Opens... more ► “A Lotte” Safety Concerns for Seoul Skyscraper Project... more ► Site Work Begins for Brooklyn’s BAM South Tower... more ► Atlanta’s Westin Peachtree Plaza Completes $70 Million Upgrade... more ► Mumbai Affordable Housing Geared to Clear Hurdle... more ► Rooms with a (Raunchy) View from London’s Shard... more ► Renderings Revealed for Tower to Replace Chicago’s HoJo Building... more ► Renderings Revealed for New York’s 470 Eleventh Avenue... more ► Video: Chicago’s John Hancock Center Tilts for Thrills... more ► Grove Towers Break Ground in Mumbai... more ► Rainer Square Tower Planned for Seattle... more ► London’s Pinnacle Salvation Plan, Dissected... more ► Resorts World Las Vegas Design Revealed... more ► “Vintage” Hong Kong High-Rise Apartments Back in Vogue... more ► First Applications in to Preserve Singapore’s Pearl Bank... more ► Pre-2007 Bangkok Towers Need Seismic Check... more ► Geometric Façade Adds Stately Touch to Wanda Reign Hotel... more ► Boston Financial District Tower in the Works…Maybe... more ► Future Potentially Cloudy for Russia’s Tall Building Market... more ► Trump Logo Makes its Way Towards Chicago Skyline... more ► Tishman Speyer to Develop New York’s Hudson Spire... more ► Northpoint Twenty Tops Off in Cambridge... more ► Glitzy Skyscrapers Could Ruin Mumbai’s Skyline... more ► Beam Falls from Philadelphia’s Kennedy House... more ► Indian Supreme Court Stops Demolition of Two Towers... more ► Murky Demolition Plans for Scottish High-Rises... more ► Imagining the Sydney Skyline of 2050... more ► Portland’s Pearl District to Get Height Record-Breaker... more ► Kunming Iron and Steel Building Nears Completion... more ► Atelier Blur Designs “Great Wall” in Shenzhen... more ► Amot Atrium Tower First in Israel to be LEED Pre-Certified... more ► New Renderings for New York’s 50 Hudson Yards... more ► London Grapples With Skyline Campaign... more ► Melbourne’s Australia 108 Height Reduced... more ► Chicago’s Mired Spire to Get Another Shot... more ► First Phase of Azerbaijani Mega-Project to be Completed by May... more ► “Dell” Dorm at University of Texas to Get Makeover... more ► Mountain Towers Form in Beijing’s Chaoyang Park... more ► Big, Tall, Sustainable: Solar Wind Downdraft Tower Planned for Arizona... more		New Members Supporting Contributor Ping An Financial Centre Upgraded Donor Parsons Brinckerhoff Contributor LeMessurier Lusail Real Estate Development Participant Despe S.P.A. Global Wind Technology Services Glory Harvest Group Holdings PT Anggara Architeam Robin Partington & Partners Safdie Architects SL+A International Asia Inc. Soyak Construction Swinburne University The John Buck Company Tianjin Jinxiao Real Estate Development Search Members by Expertise Features Building Case Study Tour Total Berlin Research Paper Skyscrapers and Skylines: New York and Chicago, 1885–2007 Jason Barr Video A New Environmental Paradigm for the Middle East: Sowwah Square J. Goettsch, Goettsch Partners 2013 Awards Presentation Upcoming Events CTBUH Colombo Forum Kings Court, Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo - June 10 CCHRB 2014: Existing High-Rise Buildings: Refurbish, Repurpose, or Replace? Harris Bank, Chicago - June 12 Facades+ Chicago Art Institute of Chicago - July 24-25 CTBUH Shanghai 2014 International Conference Grand Hyatt Jin Mao, Shanghai - September 16-19 CTBUH in the Media Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2013 Tall Buildings magazine reproduces the CTBUH 2013 Year in Review report. Высотны, May/June   Are Composite Megacolumns the Future of Skyscrapers? References the 2013 Research Roadmap and ArcelorMittal research grant. Sourceable, May 13   World’s First Kilometre-high Tower Faces Unique Challenges CTBUH Canada Chair Richard Witt discusses the Kingdom Tower. The Globe and Mail, May 5
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