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CTBUH Tall Building Newsletter December 2015
Top CTBUH News Registration Now Open: CTBUH 2016 Cities to MegaCities Conference For the first time, the CTBUH conference will occur progressively across three Chinese cities: Shenzhen, Guangzhou & Hong Kong. Add 100 of the World's Tallest Buildings to Your Collection! This beautiful new edition examines the world’s projected 100 tallest buildings through highly visual and informative profiles. Global Tall Building News Follow Us:     Chicago Plan Commission Approves Vista Tower Plans for a $1 billion hotel and condominium tower that would be Chicago's third tallest skyscraper easily won approval on November 19 from the Chicago Plan Commission. At 1,186 feet (361 meters), the glass-sheathed Vista Tower, would become the city's third tallest tower by height. Master Plan Vision Adds Vertical Density and Extreme Height to Basra AMBS Architects has revealed a vision for vertical high-rise living in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Home to a bulk of Iraq’s oil reserves, the area is becoming one of the fastest-growing business centers in the world. The new plan aims to maximize the city’s capacity by 2025. Chinese Developer Launches Brisbane Apartment Complex A Chinese developer has launched a AUS$400 million (US$285 million) apartment complex in South Brisbane to be called Brisbane 1, according to The Australian Financial Review. The newspaper reported that the Chinese group purchased the site in a deal worth AUS$46 million (US$33 million). Work Set to Start on the Long-Delayed Copenhagen Gate Project The city of Copenhagen has finally approved plans to build two skyscrapers joined by a pedestrian bridge at the entrance to the city’s historic northern harbor. The design unanimously won an international competition in October 2008, but construction has been delayed for economic reasons. 50-Story Naza Tower Launched in Kuala Lumpur Naza Tower has been proposed in Kuala Lumpur, featuring a unique helical shape that makes the building appear to twist upwards. Each floor plan is similar to the other, but rotates by a few degrees clockwise, allowing a slightly different view of the city’s skyline. Images Revealed for Brooklyn’s First Supertall Skyscraper In June of 2014, JDS Development filed new building applications for a tower coming to 340 Flatbush Avenue Ext. in Brooklyn. Now, the first renderings for the SHoP-designed tower have been revealed. The tower will rise 305 meters, claiming the title of New York City’s tallest building outside of Manhattan. Subscribe to Global News via email News from the Council Leader’s Message: Antony Wood 2015 was one of our busiest years yet, and the resolve to enable change in the tall building industry has only become more ingrained in the Council’s work. Report: 14th Annual CTBUH Best Tall Building Awards CTBUH recognized an array of projects, technical solutions, and industry leaders driving progress for tall buildings at the 2015 Awards Symposium, Ceremony & Dinner. Reminder: Submit Projects to CITAB-CTBUH China Tall Building Awards Submission deadline is Dec. 14. Program will recognize extraordinary contributions to tall building and the urban environment in China. Council Leaders Meet in New York to Outline 2016 Goals Group leaders, regional representatives, trustees, committee chairs, and staff from around the world convened to discuss ways to move the organization forward. 2015 CTBUH Research Seed Funding Awarded Associate Professor Jason Barr was awarded $20,000, sponsored by Sun Hung Kai Properties, to investigate the drivers of tall building construction in China. Student Design Competition Winners Announced University of Nottingham’s Tianyi Geng and Teng Li were named the winners of the Plaza Construction-sponsored CTBUH International Student Design Competition. Other Industry News ► Study Explores the Next Evolution of the New York City Skyline... more ► High-Rise Greenwich Peninsula Plan Gets Green Light in London... more ► Safety Concerns over Crane Holding Up Completion of L Tower in Toronto... more ► Warsaw’s Tallest Tower Given Green Light... more ► Fire Breaks out in Chicago’s Hancock Center... more ► 42-Story Cardiff Building Could be Tallest Residential Tower in Wales... more ► Suburban Canberra Development Given Green Light... more ► Designs Unveiled for Urban Neighborhood Master Plan in Pittsburgh... more ► Plan Submitted for 43-Story Foster + Partners Design in Toronto... more ► NatWest Tower Demolition Underway in Birmingham... more ► New Renderings Released for Tower Complex in Gatineau Outside Ottawa... more ► Fire Halts Construction of Myanmar’s Tallest Building... more ► Luxury Miami Beach Condo Completes... more ► New Jersey Awards $93 Million in Tax Breaks to Journal Square Tower... more ► London’s 22 Bishopsgate Set for Approval... more ► New York Skyscraper Proposal Includes Private Gardens... more ► Adelaide’s Tallest Residential Building Tops Out... more ► Bosco Verticale Wins CTBUH 2015 Best Tall Building Worldwide Award... more ► Skyscraper Proposed for Prime Collins Street Block in Melbourne... more ► Dubai to use Jetpacks for High-Rise Firefighting... more ► Ontario Considers Regulations to Protect Birds from Striking Tall Buildings... more ► Foster + Partners Wins 35-Hectare Cairo Master Plan... more ► Dual Hotel Tower Proposed in Response to Melbourne Hotel Shortage... more ► 18-Story University of Luxembourg Building Completes in Esch-sur-Alzette... more ► Mechanical and Electrical Contract Awarded for London’s One Blackfriars... more ► IKEA Real Estate Division Proposes Office Complex in Bucharest... more ► Vertical Forest Tower Proposed for Lausanne... more ► 58-Story Rental Tower Proposed in Toronto’s St. James Town Neighborhood... more ► Plans Unveiled for Twisted Tower in Downtown Seattle... more ► ThyssenKrupp Premiers World’s First Rope-Less Elevator System in Gijón... more ► Renzo Piano Unveils Plans for Glass Tower on Miami Beach... more ► CapitaLand Pulls out of Talks to Buy Singapore’s Asia Square Tower 1... more ► Steel Fiber-Reinforced Concrete to Keep Seattle Skyscraper Stable... more ► Yet Another Architecture Firm Takes Over “Chiswick Octopus” Site... more ► More Details Emerge on the Bay Park Centre Development in Toronto... more ► Brooklyn Heights Library Tower Gets Green Light from NYC Planning Commission... more ► Strong Demand Expected for the Omnia in Sydney... more ► Qatar Investment Authority Joins Brookfield’s Manhattan West Project in New York... more ► Ho Chi Minh City’s Neglected Thuan Kieu Plaza to get Upgrade with New Ownership... more ► Civil Defense Authorities to Increase Building Inspections in Sharjah... more ► Construction Progresses on The Exchange in Vancouver... more ► Conservationists Petition Against Millbank Tower Plans in London... more ► 50-Story Tower to Replace TCF Bank Building in Downtown Minneapolis... more ► New Images Released of New York Skyscraper in Anticipation of Sales Launch... more ► Iconic Adelaide Office Tower Goes On Sale... more ► Construction Progresses on the Brighton i360 Tower... more ► Dubai’s Most Expensive Apartment on the Market for $74.5 million... more ► New Micro-Housing Tower Proposed for East London... more ► Japanese Construction Firm Admits to Faulty Construction in Yokohama... more ► Barcelona’s Sagrada Família Enters Final Stage of Construction... more ► Skyscraper Foes Raising Money to Fund Review for Sutton Place Rezoning Plan... more ► Plans Called Off For Kuala Lumpur Skyscraper... more ► First Phase of Icône Condos Tops Out in Montreal... more ► Chinese Contractor Signs Deal to Build London Residential Tower... more ► Construction Begins on Aurora Melbourne Central... more ► Shard Stakeholders Propose 224-Meter London Skyscraper... more ► City Council Gives Nod to Brisbane CBD Tower... more ► 28-Story Hotel Proposed for Downtown Los Angeles... more		New Members New Supporting Contributor HSB Sundsfastigheter Wentworth House Partnership Ltd. New Patron Wirth Research Ltd. New Donor Zaha Hadid Limited Upgraded Donor Wordsearch New Contributor Brookfield Property Group Elevating Studio Foster+Partners Pepper Construction New Participant Archilier Architecture Argent LLP Barre Levie Architects & Urban Planners Deborah Berke Partners Degraeuwe Consulting HASSELL ICCI Mercury Invest Mott MacDonald NAIMA The Rockefeller Group Sellar Property Group Skyline Windows Search Members Features Building Case Study CapitaGreen Singapore Research Paper A Tale of Towers and Cities: A Contextual Approach to Vertical Urbanism L. Becker & J. Chen, Henning Larsen Architects Video Vertical Reality – How To Design Viable Vertical Urbanism P. Scott, Make Architects Upcoming Events CTBUH Sri Lanka: ICSECM Kandy – December 13 CTBUH Chicago: Innovative 3D Printed Technology Chicago – December 16 CTBUH In the Media Tall Building Council Reinvented ENR examines CTBUH's recent history, exploring how the Council has grown Bosco Verticale Wins CTBUH 2015 Best Tall Building Worldwide Boeri Studio’s Milan building celebrated as example of “metropolitan reforestation” CTBUH Affiliates Discuss Seattle Supertall Council asked to weigh in on trend of supertall construction in the US
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