Criteria

The CTBUH Awards recognize projects and individuals that have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of tall buildings and the urban environment, and that achieve sustainability at the highest and broadest level. The projects must also exhibit processes and/or innovations that have added to the profession of design and enhance the cities and the lives of their inhabitants.

Overview of Past Awards

Award winners and nominees are recognized at the CTBUH Annual Awards Ceremony & Dinner, celebrating the remarkable achievements of the distinguished individuals and project teams. Read overviews of each year's winners, a report on the Awards Dinner & Ceremony, photos, and videos of the events.

All Past Winners

The CTBUH began issuing its Lynn S. Beedle Award in 2002, its Fazlur Khan Medal in 2004, and its Best Tall Building Awards in 2007. View a full archive of all previous CTBUH Awards Winners and Finalists, which include: Dr. Ken Yeang, Norman Foster, Cesar Pelli, Leslie Robertson, William Baker; and buildings such as: Hearst Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center, and the Linked Hybrid building.

Awards Symposium

Started in 2010, part of the awards events each year include an afternoon's Symposium prior to the evening's Ceremony and Dinner, featuring presentations from the project teams of the four regional winners as well as both Lifetime Achievement award winners. See an archive of the 2011 Symposium here, and the 2010 Symposium here.

Submission Process

The Council typically initiates its Call for Awards in the month of March each year. This begins an open nomination period where companies can submit their projects or colleagues for consideration for a CTBUH Award by completing the nomination forms. The nomination period closes at the end of April, at which time the Awards Committee begins deliberating on the entries received.

Awards Book

Award winners and finalists are featured in the annual CTBUH Awards Book, which highlights each project in writing, photographs and drawings. The Awards Book is published in conjunction with a major international publisher and after premiering at the Awards Ceremony & Dinner, is then sold in bookstores around the globe.

Awards Committee

The CTBUH Jury is typically made up of six individual jurors under the direction of the Awards Committee Chair. The Council strives to maintain a multidisciplinary and geographically-spread jury makeup in which each jury member brings a unique and varied perspective on the nominees and allows for a global perspective in the judgment process.