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CTBUH Tall Building Newsletter October 2015
Top CTBUH News 2015 Awards Symposium: Register FREE The full-day Symposium will include presentations from all award-winners, including Santiago Calatrava, Douglas Durst, Hiroo Mori, Stefano Boeri, and many more. New Leaders Join the Council Following the recent “Call for Leaders,” two new Trustees, six Advisory Group members and numerous others are joining the CTBUH Leader groups. Global Tall Building News Follow Us:    Jiangxi Greenland Zifeng Tower Completes in Nanchang American firm SOM has completed a new tower in Gaoxin, a growing high-tech district in Nanchang, China. The Jiangxi Greenland Zifeng Tower's rectangular form is clad in a diagrid structure made of triangular aluminum fins. The brise-soleil helps shade the building during the day, while LED lights embedded in the system illuminate the tower at night. Permission Granted for Two-Tower Paris Project Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc., one of Canada’s largest property investors, received permission from Paris City Hall to start building a two-tower development on the River Seine designed by architect Jean Nouvel. The Tours Duo complex will include 27-story and 39-story office buildings, an eight-floor hotel, a restaurant, and public gardens. "Carved Tower" Proposed for Downtown Vancouver Renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has designed a slender 40-story residential tower sited in Vancouver’s West End neighborhood, purchased by Westbank earlier in 2015 for $47 million. The tower’s striking façade features a combination of glass and polished anodized aluminum that will provide the structure with an almost checkered appearance. Proposals for Portland, New York Win US Tall Wood Building Prize US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, in partnership with the Softwood Lumber Board and the Binational Softwood Lumber Council, announced the winners of the US Tall Wood Building Prize Competition. Two winning projects will each receive $1.5 million to fund their developments in Portland, OR, and New York City, respectively. Two New Skyscrapers Proposed in Shibuya, Tokyo The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has approved plans for the redevelopment of the Sakura Gaoka neighborhood near Shibuya station, with the overarching goal of promoting the growth of businesses and cultural exchange. The redevelopment area encompasses about 2.6 hectares, and the project is divided into three distinct neighborhoods. Preliminary Design of Burj 2020 Revealed at Cityscape Global in Dubai A preliminary design was revealed for Burj 2020, a skyscraper that could potentially a height of reach up to 700 meters, with the top two floors operating as an observation deck. The master-planned Burj 2020 District will comprise seven towers and over one million square meters of built-up area. The complex's retail offerings will total over 100,000 square meters. Subscribe to Global News via email News from the Council Leader’s Message: Chairman David Malott As one of the world’s most cosmopolitan cities, and a global financial hub, New York is the perfect backdrop for the upcoming Conference. CTBUH UK Right to Light Breakfast Seminar This event featured Lesley Webber, Fieldfisher, Paul Smith, and GL Hearn, presenting on issues around access to sunlight in the urban canyon. Five Student Competition Finalists Selected The second-round jury has selected five finalists who will present their projects at the CTBUH New York Conference, as well as be featured in an exhibit on-site. IJHRB 2015 Volume 4 No. 3 Published With CTBUH Korea, CTBUH has released the next issue of The International Journal of High-Rise Buildings, featuring seven papers from industry leaders. CTBUH Australia Hosted “How are Cities Responding to Urbanism?” The event included a half-day program of presentations from both local and international speakers, and a guided walking tour of the Brisbane CBD. New Publishing Contract Reached with Tongji Press Zhi Wenjun, TJUP, and Daniel Safarik, CTBUH China Director, recently signed an agreement covering several publications, including a Chinese language version of the CTBUH Journal. Other Industry News ► Mixed-Use Tower Complex Proposed for Bahrain Bay, Manama... more ► Virgin Hotel Breaks Ground on Tower in New York City... more ► Development Application Submitted for 30-Story South Bank Tower in Brisbane... more ► Sales Launched for Makati Office Tower... more ► Chicago’s South Loop Boom Continues with Proposed 48-Story Tower... more ► Mixed-Use Scheme Could be the Tallest in Luxembourg City When Completed... more ► Trio of Towers Planned for Ho Chi Minh City... more ► Height Added to 45 Park Place in New York After Design Update... more ► Developer Plans 2016 Start for River Street Tower in Manchester... more ► Stantec Tower in Edmonton Set to be Canada’s Tallest Outside Toronto... more ► New Amsterdam Office Building Claims to be World’s Most Sustainable... more ► Proposed Beijing Office Tower Would Have World’s Tallest Atrium... more ► Phase One of Roche’s Basel HQ Opens With 41-Story Office Tower... more ► Goldin Finance 117 Tops Out in Tianjin... more ► Helmut Jahn Designing 86-Story South Loop Residential Tower in Chicago... more ► At 101 Stories, Proposed Seattle Skyscraper Would Be West Coast’s Tallest... more ► Builder Pulls Out of Meena Plaza Project in Abu Dhabi "After Not Being Paid"... more ► “55 Timeless” Xin-Yi Residential Tower Underway in Taipei... more ► Tower Proposal Could Be Chicago’s Tallest in the South Loop, Could Be a Twin... more ► Designs Unveiled for Phase One of Brisbane Mixed-Use Project... more ► Richmond’s Newest Skyscraper Celebrates Grand Opening... more ► Nha Trang Officials Seeking Permission to Build 60-Story Skyscrapers... more ► Images Revealed of Moshe Safdie’s First New York Project... more ► Pascal Residential Tower Explores Various Living Styles in São Paulo... more ► Consent Granted for Student Housing Towers in Liverpool... more ► Builder Appointed for Australia 108 in Melbourne... more ► 95-Story Supertall Planned for Jersey City Waterfront at 55 Hudson Street... more ► Casino Canberra Redevelopment Planned for Australian Capital... more ► Moscow Class A Office Building Offers Inventive Façade Design... more ► Permission Sought for Dublin’s Tallest Office Block... more ► 41-Story New York Office Building to be Expanded into Supertall Skyscraper... more ► Tai’an Hotel Opens With 283 Guest Rooms... more ► Design Update for 52-Story Rosedale on Bloor Condos in Toronto... more ► US Firm to Build 100-Story Convention Center in Dhaka... more ► Redesigned 245-Meter Tower Proposed for Midtown, New York City... more ► Topping-Out Ceremony Held at 200 George Street in Sydney... more ► Architecture Competition Will Overhaul a Notorious Parisian Skyscraper... more ► Melbourne Gets New Limits on Skyscrapers... more ► US Construction Hit by Curtain Walling Crisis... more ► Bogotá’s Crowdfunded Skyscraper Architecturally Tops Out... more ► Multi-Tower High-Rise Complex Proposed for Sofia... more ► 24-Story Tower Proposed in Chicago’s River North... more ► Abuja’s World Trade Center Expected to Complete in 2016... more ► Twin Towers Proposed for the Dubailand Mega-Development... more ► 190-Meter Tower Proposed for London’s Docklands... more ► Sales Launched at Tower at Pier 27 in Toronto... more ► Ultra-Luxury Tower Proposed in Gold Coast... more ► Approval of 75 Howard Street Continues San Francisco Skyline Transformation... more ► Now Arriving: New Condos at Vancouver Train Stations... more ► Landlord Plans to Wedge 41-Story High-Rise Next to Millennium Park... more ► Sky Towers in Kiev Intended to Raise the Economic Profile of the City... more ► Building Design Magazine Bestows Notorious Award to London’s Walkie Talkie... more ► Hotel Operator Named for Jumeirah Business Bay Tower... more ► Brighton’s Vertical Cable Car Tower Topped Out in 10 Weeks... more ► Condo Project Aimed at Students Set to Launch in Ottawa... more ► Owners of Melbourne’s Windsor Hotel Battle for Tower Permit Extension... more ► Japan’s Tallest Building Planned Near Tokyo Station... more		New Members New Supporting Contributor IUAV University of Venice Tongji University New Patron Forest City Ratner Companies New Donor Plaza Construction Spiritos Properties LLC New Contributor Andrew Lee King Fun & Associates Architects Cottee Parker Architects HKA Elevator Consulting Probuild Construction (Aust) Pty Ltd Rhode Partners Upgraded Contributor BG&E Pty., Ltd. Profica Taisei Corporation New Participant Arkitema Architects Consultancy Company Limited of University of Civil Engineering Extell Development JBA schmidt hammer lassen architects Search Members by Expertise Features Building Case Study Baccarat Hotel & Residences New York City Research Paper A “Flight Manual” for Air Plants L. Godman, Ecological Artist; S. Jones, Hyder; G. Harris, Ironbark Environmental Arboriculture Video Putting a New Face on the “Glass Box” J. Betancur, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Upcoming Events CTBUH UK: Does London Need Tall Buildings? London – October 7 2015 Korea-China-Japan Tall Building Forum Seoul – October 16 CAF: Open House Chicago Chicago – October 17–18 CTBUH 2015 Conference New York – October 26–30 Facades+ Chicago – November 5–6 CTBUH In the Media CTBUH Featured in NBM&CW CTBUH were recently invited to steer the August issue of New Building Materials & Construction World Sep. 16 Former CTBUH Chairman Revisits Twin Towers on 9/11 Anniversary Timothy Johnson reflects on what made the towers unique contributions to the skyline NJ.com, Sep. 11 CTBUH Qatar Representative Wins Engineer of the Year Shaukat Ali was recognized for his work at KEO International Consultants Construction Week, Sep. 10
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