CTBUH - Events

Below is a list of upcoming tall building and urban conferences, meetings, presentations, exhibitions and events, including both CTBUH and external events.


		SEAOI Annual Banquet 2012 Harold Washington Library, Chicago, June 9, 2012 The SEAOI Annual Banquet to celebrate the 2012 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards winners.

		CCHRB 2012 Seminar on Tall Buildings Harris Bank Building, 115 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, June 14, 2012 This seminar will examine the dynamics of building air pressures within buildings. Although the focus will be on high-rise buildings much of what will be reviewed is also applicable in varying degrees to mid-rise and low rise buildings.

		Skyscraper: Art and Architecture Against Gravity Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, June 30–Sept 23, 2012 Skyscraper: Art and Architecture Against Gravity examines contemporary works of art that take as their subject the form, technology, myth, message, and image of that iconic building structure, the skyscraper.

		Advances in Steel Concrete Composite & Hybrid Structures 2012 Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore, July 2-4, 2012 The 2012 10th ASCCS International Conference is jointly organized by the National University of Singapore and the Singapore Structural Steel Society. Former CTBUH Chairman Prof. Sang Dae Kim to present keynote presentation.

		Venice International Student Workshop & Competition 2012 Magazzini Ligabue Building, IUAV University of Venice, Italy, July 2-13, 2012 "Tall on the Water" Student Workshop and Competition's objectives are to guide the students through the design of a tall building development in the unique natural and cultural context of the Venice Lagoon. Part of the output can be used by students to take part at the 2nd CTBUH International Student Design Competition.

		CTBUH 2012: Reimagining Tall 2nd CTBUH International Student Design Competition Deadline submission July 6, 2012 The 2nd Annual International Student Tall Building Design Competition, sponsored by KONE, with prizes totaling US$27,000 in value, has a theme of “Reimagining Tall: Considering Context, Sustainability & Efficiency.”

		IE/TUG 2012 Summer School IE School of Architecture, Madrid, July 6-13, 2012 IE University and TU Graz are pleased to launch the 2012 IE/TUG Summer School. This year’s program, entitled “Emptiness: The Potentials of Vacancy”, will deal with the consequences and opportunities that derive from the gross overbuilding of the past decade.

		News Paper Spires Skyscraper Museum, New York, until July 15, 2012 The Skyscraper Museum opened News Paper Spires, an exhibition that chronicles the high-rise headquarters of New York’s great metropolitan dailies from the 1870s through the 1930s.

		Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream The Museum of Modern Art, New York, until July 30, 2012 An exploration of new architectural possibilities for cities and suburbs in the aftermath of the recent foreclosure crisis. This installation presents the proposals developed during the architects-in-residence program.

		37th Conference on Our World in Concrete and Structures Singapore, August 29-31, 2012 “The Art, Science and Practice of Concrete.” The basic ingredients involved in making concrete have remained largely unchanged and over the previous few decades, making concrete seemed to be moving from being an art to science.

		LEGO® Architecture: Towering Ambition National Building Museum, Washington D.C., USA, Until September 3, 2012 Anyone who has been to the National Building Museum, when asked to describe the building, will likely think of "bricks." Approximately 15,500,000 were used to construct the Museum's historic home.

		CTBUH Shanghai 2012 World Congress Grand Hyatt Jin Mao, Shanghai, September 19-21, 2012 That the 21st Century will be the age of the Asian Skyscraper seems indisputable. Already, the past two decades have witnessed a major shift in tall buildings from west to east. The CTBUH brings its 9th World Congress to the dynamic skyscraper city of Shanghai to examine these poignant issues.

		Skyscraper: Art and Architecture against Gravity Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, until September 23, 2012 This exhibition examines contemporary artwork that takes as its subject the form, technology, myth, message, and image of that iconic building structure, the skyscraper. CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood is giving a Gallery Talk on on the global trends in skyscrapers on July 28.

		CTBUH 11th Annual Awards Symposium, Ceremony & Dinner Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, October 18, 2012 The CTBUH 2012 award winners will be recognized and awards conferred at the CTBUH 11th Annual Awards Symposium, Ceremony & Dinner. Additionally from the four regional best tall building winners, one "Worldwide" winner will be chosen and announced.

Recent Events


		SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards 2012 PAZZO’s, 311 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, May 1, 2012 A dinner meeting featuring presentations by the 2012 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards project finalists which include 300 E. Randolph Vertical Expansion, Zifeng Tower - Nanjing, China and many more.

		The History of Towers Edo-Tokyo Museum, Japan - Until May 6, 2012 An exhibition commemorating the opening of the Tokyo Skytree in Spring 2012. The exhibition will focus on the three famous tower landmarks constructed in Tokyo, Osaka and Paris from the 19th to 20th centuries.

		Spring 2012 Fazlur R. Khan Distinguished Lecture Series Ted V. Galambos, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, April 20, 2012 As part of the Khan Lecture Series, honoring Dr. Fazlur Rahman Khan’s legacy of excellence in structural engineering and architecture, Ted V. Galambos will present the topic of The Safety of Bridges.

		13th Annual Structural Engineering Conference I Hotel & Conference Center, Champaign, IL, April 17, 2012 The primary objective of the conference is to educate professionals with regard to new developments in the field of structural engineering, gain timely job-related information, and network with colleagues.

		ENR Global Construction Summit 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies Corporate Headquarters, New York, April 11, 2012 The ENR Global Construction Summit will focus on “Strategies for Growth in Global Markets," CTBUH Chairman Timothy Johnson will take part in a session on "Global Skyscraper."

		CTBUH Students Workshop 2012 Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, April 4, 2012 The CTBUH Young Professionals Committee is proudly announcing the inaugural CTBUH Student Workshop. Students from the Chicago area will have an opportunity to interact with the industry's professionals in this informal workshop.

		2012 Structures Congress Fairmont Chicago, Millenium Park, March 29-31, 2012 The 2012 Structures Congress will take place in Chicago and is now accepting session and abstract proposals. CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood to present on Chicago’s continued role in the development of the skyscraper.

		Spring 2012 Fazlur R. Khan Distinguished Lecture Series Sharon L. Wood, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, March 23, 2012 As part of the Khan Lecture Series, honoring Dr. Fazlur Rahman Khan’s legacy of excellence in structural engineering and architecture, Sharon L. Wood will present the topic of Opportunities and Challenges for Infrastructure Monitoring.

		2012 ICE Americas Convention New York Academy of Sciences, 7 World Trade Center, March 22-24, 2012 The third ICE Americas Convention will take place in New York. Delegates will be able to observe the latest developments in the reconstruction of the WTC site. Presentation by CTBUH member David Scott on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.

		Restoration of the Randolph Tower Building Lecture Hall Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, February 29, 2012 Brett Laureys, Associate Principal with Wiss, Janney, Elstner, Associates, Inc. will discuss the history of this 1920s-era skyscraper and its Chicago significance in relation to the building’s restoration and renovation.

		SEAOI Seminar: Wind Loading and Wind Engineering UBS Tower, Chicago, February 28, 2012 A one-day seminar hosted by the Structural Engineering Association of Illinois. CTBUH Trustee Peter Irwin and Jon Galsworthy of RWDI will give a presentation on latest wind engineering.

		CTBUH Iran: Workshop on Tall Buildings University of Tehran, Iran, February 23, 2012 A one-day workshop organized by CTBUH Country Representative for Iran, Dr. Peyman A. Nejad for Iranian students and professors to discuss in depth various tall buildings topics.

		Roosevelt Tower: High Rise University Lecture Hall Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, February 22 , 2012 This presentation will discuss the how the needs of student activities, academics, and student life of Roosevelt University’s expansion relate to the downtown community and its impact on the larger vision of Chicago and sustainability.

		Spring 2012 Fazlur R. Khan Distinguished Lecture Series Ross B. Corotis, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, February 17, 2012 As part of the Khan Lecture Series, honoring Dr. Fazlur Rahman Khan’s legacy of excellence in structural engineering and architecture, Ross B. Corotis will present the topic of Natural Hazard Risk: Public Perceptions & Political Perversities.

		SUPERTALL! The Skyscraper Museum, New York, NY, until January 2012 In 2007, for its exhibition "World's Tallest Building: Burj Dubai," the Museum created a global Supertall Survey that included 35 buildings, both historical and contemporary. The new show updates that study, adding 24 projects and dropping five of the original group that were unrealized.

		Kevin Roche: Architecture as Environment Museum of the City of New York, until January 22, 2012 Pritzker Prize-winner Kevin Roche is one of America's most influential and prolific architects, acclaimed for his skillful integration of man-made and natural environments.

		2012 Evolo Skyscraper Competition Closing date for submission, January 17, 2012 eVolo Magazine is pleased to invite students, architects, engineers, and designers from around the globe to take part in the 2012 Skyscraper Competition. There are no restrictions in regards to site, program or size.

		Bertrand Goldberg: Architecture of Invention The Art Institute of Chicago, until January 15, 2012 Bertrand Goldberg’s dramatic sculptural forms and innovative engineering have long been recognized as seminal contributions to the built environment of Chicago, most notably his groundbreaking design for Marina City (1959–1967).

		High-rise Building Technology Magnolia, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, January 14, 2012 The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat together with Envac India are organizing a one-day seminar on India's high-rise building technology. CTBUH Chairman Timothy Johnson and CTBUH Adviser Ahmed Abdelrazaq will presents papers on the topic.

		High-rise: Idea and Reality Museum fur Gestaltung Zurich , Switzerland, until January 2, 2012 This internationally oriented exhibition shows current buildings and projects embedded in their respective cultural and urban contexts, which can differ greatly in, say, Europe or Asia.

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