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Tallest Trends and the Burj Khalifa
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has received and examined detailed drawings of the Burj Khalifa submitted by building owner Emaar, and can now confirm the official building height at 828.00 meters (2716.54 feet), as well as the title of “The World’s Tallest Building.” With the official completion of the building...more |
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Bruce Graham Passing
The CTBUH is saddened to learn of the recent passing of architect Bruce Graham, formerly with Skidmore Owings and Merrill. His influence on the Council’s hometown of Chicago was profound; one cannot look upon the city skyline without seeing the influence of Graham’s legacy, including the Willis Tower and John Hancock Center...more |
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2010 Best Tall Building Awards - Call for Nominations
The Council awards five Best Tall Building and two Lifetime Achievement awards annually. All nominated buildings must have been completed between 1st Jan 2009 -1st Oct 2010. Deadline for receipt of nominations is April 30th, 2010. For awards criteria and submission procedure see...more |
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Research Group – First Meeting planned
This new Research Group aims to bring together all those who are undertaking formal, funded research in multi-disciplinary aspects of tall buildings internationally. The first meeting of the group will take place in Venice, June 2010. All active Researchers are encouraged to attend...more |
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CTBUH 2010 Mumbai Conference a great success
Early February, the tall building world gathered in Mumbai for the CTBUH 2010 World Conference. An impressive 1067 delegates attended the event, featuring 76 world class speakers. We are proud to be able to say that it was yet another success!...more |
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CTBUH partnering on Chicago Spire site competition: MINE THE GAP
The Council is pleased to announce its support of the 2010 Chicago Prize Competition: MINE THE GAP - organized by The Chicago Architectural Club. The competition seeks theoretical design proposals for the Chicago Spire site - a large hole in the ground until (hopefully) the project picks up again...more |
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CTBUH partnering Greek Tall Building competition
The Council announces its support of the “Piraeus Tower 2010 - Changing the Face/Façades Reformation” competition organized by GreekArchitects.gr. With this competition GreekArchitects.gr continues its actions and aims for the development and promotion of architecture in Greece...more |
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The Ten Tallest Buildings Completed in 2009
The year 2009 marked a successful 12 months for the American skyscraper, with three of the five tallest buildings completed during the year being located in the USA—Trump International Hotel & Tower, Bank of America Tower and Aqua. For the full report click here.
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