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| With the creation of the new “10 Year Award" in 2013, the CTBUH issues nine Tall Building Awards annually – seven recognizing excellence in design and construction and two lifetime achievement awards. Following an open call period for nominations, the Council’s Awards Jury selects the winner of each category. The overall "Best Tall Building Worldwide" is selected from the four regional winners and announced at the CTBUH Annual Awards Ceremony & Dinner. Winners and finalists are also featured in the annual CTBUH Awards Book, which is published in conjunction with a major international publisher and distributed internationally each year. |
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Call for 2013 Awards Now Open
Submission Deadline: April 30, 2013
Submissions for the 12th Annual Awards are now being accepted, including the regional Best Tall Building Awards, Innovation Award, and new "10 Year Award."
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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.
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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.
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All Past Winners
The CTBUH began issuing its Lynn S. Beedle Award in 2002, its Fazlur R. 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.
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Awards Symposium
Started in 2010, part of the awards events each year include an Awards Symposium prior to the evening's Ceremony and Dinner, featuring presentations from the project teams of the four Regional winners, as well as the Innovation award and both Lifetime Achievement award winners.
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Submission Process
The Council typically initiates its Call for Awards in the month of March each year. This begins an open submission period where companies can submit their projects for consideration for a CTBUH Award by completing the submission forms. The submission period closes at the end of April, at which time the Awards Jury begins deliberating on the entries received.
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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 distributed around the world.
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Awards Jury
The CTBUH Jury is typically made up of seven individual jurors under the direction of the Awards Jury 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.
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