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CTBUH Tall Building Newsletter November 2014
Top CTBUH News Get the Green Walls Technical Guide This full-color guide, also in Chinese, includes 18 detailed case studies and expert recommendations on incorporating vertical vegetation in tall buildings. Awards Dinner Sold Out, Free Symposium Spots Remain Last chance to register for the free Best Tall Buildings Awards Symposium at Illinois Institute of Technology, Nov. 6. Global Tall Building News Follow Us:    Bosco Verticale Opens Its Doors in Milan Hines' Bosco Verticale has opened its door to residents, five years after construction started in Milan’s emerging Porta Nuova district. The project comprises two landscaped towers that contain a total of 1,000 different species of trees, shrubs, and plants. Aedas Creates Holistic “Palm Tree” Community in Jakarta Centrally located between Jakarta's city center and the international airport, Ciputra International is a new tower project meant to become a new benchmark for premium development in the city. The open structure of the site, made to resemble a palm frond, allows it to withstand strong winds. Helsinki Holding High-Rise Design-Build Competition for City Center The State of Finland and the City of Helsinki are seeking a developer for the area close to the city center by means of a design-build competition. The competition calls for eight to 10 towers of at least 15 stories and the right to build will cover 20,000 to 35,000 square meters of floor space. Borough Triangle Towers Proposed in South London A new double high-rise scheme seeks to provide 170 new affordable apartments with a mixture of tenures, ranging from affordable rented apartments to shared ownership aimed at those already living in the Southwark area. The scheme is presently undergoing construction. Megatall Tower Planned for Bangkok The $554 million 615-meter Rama IX Super Tower is set for completion by 2019 on 11.7 hectares of land in the Grand Rama 9 mixed-use development site. If completed, the tower would dwarf the tallest building currently in Thailand, the Baiyok II tower, which tops out at 328.4 meters. New York Superslim 432 Park Avenue Core Reaches 426 Meters The core of the luxury New York apartment building 432 Park Avenue reached 1,396 feet (426 meters). The condominium tower's height now surpasses that of the Empire State Building (381 meters), and the Chrysler Building (319 meters). Completion is expected in 2015. News from the Council Leader’s Message: Vincent Tse All CTBUH members could contribute to these interdisciplinary and sustainability initiatives. Shanghai 2014 Conference: Delegate Feedback What was the Shanghai Conference really like? Read feedback representing 1,017 delegates from 41 countries... Big Improvements to Skyscraper Center The world’s premiere database of tall building information just got better. Watch the video to learn about all the enhancements. 2014 Conference Books Now Available Content from all sessions of the 2014 Shanghai Conference, including the special project rooms, is now available in high-quality print format. Megacolumns Research Progressing Progress is being made on the CTBUH megacolumns research project, with a case study and laboratories selected for the destructive tests. CTBUH Chapters in Qatar, UAE Host Saudi Delegation Officials from a Saudi Arabian company looking to build a new headquarters visited projects in Qatar and UAE, courtesy of CTBUH chapters in the region. Other Industry News ► Basel Pharmaceutical Research Campus to Incorporate High-Rise Towers... more ► Glory Restored to David Whitney Building in Detroit... more ► Brisbane Skytower Approved for Launch... more ► Miami’s Echo Brickell Condo Project Secures Construction Loan... more ► Glass Safety Tests Planned for London Office Block After Large Pane Falls... more ► Irwinconsult’s Modular Soho Apartments Complete in Darwin... more ► US Dept of Agriculture Launches $2 Million Tall Wood Building Prize Competition... more ► Construction of Toronto’s EY Tower Approaching Grade ... more ► A Dozen Designers Create a Unique Experience at the Silken Puerta America Madrid... more ► English Heritage and CABE Launch Tall Buildings Consultation in London... more ► Chinese President: “No More Weird Architecture”... more ► New Jersey Residential Tower Begins Leasing... more ► Phase Three of London’s Battersea Power Station Given Go-Ahead... more ► Redevelopment Imminent for Park Lane Hotel at 36 Central Park South in New York... more ► Canal Views Luxury Hotel Opens in Dubai... more ► Toronto High-Rise Boasts All the Frills in Etobicoke... more ► Condos in New York City’s Cantilevering Flatiron Tower to Start at $2.5 Million... more ► Eroded Urbanism Proposal Created for Shenzhen Bay Super City Competition... more ► Skyscraper Planned for Former Restaurant Site in Manchester ... more ► Crystal-Inspired Towers Launched in Dubai... more ► CHAZ Yorkville Condos Nearing Final Height on Toronto’s Charles Street... more ► Dubai’s Burj Khalifa Opens Highest Observation Deck in the World... more ► Richard Meier Reveals 163-meter Skyscraper in Taichung... more ► Celebrity Hotelier Unveils Images of 215 Chrystie in New York City... more ► Metro Aid Sought to Build Nashville’s Tallest Skyscraper... more ► Skyscraper Complex Proposed for Fort McMurray... more ► Embassy Residences to Provide Luxury Housing in Phnom Penh... more ► New Photos Released of Tour Majunga in Paris' La Defense District... more ► Work Begins on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah Project... more ► Delta Hotel to Occupy Edmonton Project... more ► New York’s Waldorf-Astoria to Be Sold in a $1.95 Billion Deal... more ► High-Rise Super Hospital Under Construction in Montreal... more ► Master Plan Presented for Evergrande IFC Landmark Tower in Jinan... more ► New Designs Revealed for 45 Park Place in New York City... more ► Beijing’s Sunrise Kempinski Hotel Ready to Open... more ► Maison Manuvie to Be Built in Downtown Montreal... more ► Eiffel Tower Gets Glass Floor in Paris... more ► Bid to Preserve New York City’s Park Lane Hotel is Rejected by Local Board... more ► Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre to Open Early 2016... more ► Construction Has Begun on the Tallest Residential Tower in Bat Yam... more ► Ground Broken on Chicago’s 200 North Michigan Avenue... more ► High-Rise Blocks Return to London’s Kidbrooke Village With 25-Story Tower... more ► Plotting the “High Life” at a Low Cost in Singapore... more ► Lutheran Church to Develop a 33-Story High-Rise Building in Tallinn... more ► New York’s Rainbow Room Reopens... more ► London Mayor Rejects Most Skyline Campaign Proposals... more ► Pelli-Designed Office Tower Planned for Boston... more ► Tokyo’s Futuristic Capsule Tower Threatened With Demolition... more ► ME Living Condos Proposed for Masterplanned Community in Toronto... more ► Monaco’s Tallest Building Nears Completion... more ► Seoul Approves Opening of Lotte World Tower’s Lower Sections ... more ► Alternate Proposal Presented for Silvercup Studios in New York City... more ► Riverside Square to Transform Toronto Neighborhood... more ► Seifert’s Tower 42 in London Refused Listing... more ► Rotana Announces Istanbul Hotel Project... more ► Fire Breaks Out at Shangri-la Hotel in Ulaanbaatar... more ► New Ward Village Condo High-Rise Planned for Downtown Honolulu... more		New Members New Donor Shum Yip Land Company Limited Terracon New Contributor Conrad Gargett Riddel CS Group Guangzhou Design Institute JiangSu Golden Land Real Estate Plus Architecture Upgraded Contributor BroadwayMalyan Nikken Sekkei, Ltd. Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. Takenaka Corporation TFP Farrells, Ltd. WTM Engineers International GmbH New Participant Carunungan & Partners Co. Crone Partners Pty Ltd. PT Design Global Indonesia Search Members by Expertise Features Building Case Study UN Secretariat Building New York City Research Paper Developing Hybrid Timber Construction For Sustainable Tall Buildings Carsten Hein Arup Video Tree House Residence Hall: Students in the Sky B.K. Boley ADD Inc Upcoming Events CTBUH Canada – Imports and Acquisitions (Part 1) Toronto Faculty Club, Toronto - November 5 CTBUH 13th Annual Awards Symposium, Ceremony & Dinner S.R. Crown Hall, IIT, Chicago - November 6, 2014 Media Partner: CTBUH Brisbane: Breakfast Seminar on Emerging Technology: Greenland Centre, Sydney Brisbane Club, Brisbane - November 6 CTBUH in the Media China's Obsession With Vertical Cities Takeaways from the Shanghai Conference regarding China’s vertical ambitions. The Guardian, Oct. 30 Shanghai Talks: How to Avoid Homogenous Skylines The 2014 Shanghai Conference Special Media Correspondent reports. Architects’ Newspaper, Oct. 16 A Lot More Than Just Reaching for the Sky Executive Director Antony Wood and Editor Dan Safarik put the rapid pace of China’s skyscraper development into context. China Daily, Sep. 19
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