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Challenging Preconceptions of the High-Rise Typology
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  CTBUH 8th World Congress, Dubai, 5 March, 2008,
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Best Tall Buildings 2008
 Best Tall Buildings 2008 Book - includes the 2008 CTBUH Award winning projects alongside other honorable nominees

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 CTBUH Journal Issue 1, 2009
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Swadeshi Tower [Textile Tower]
Swadeshi Tower [Textile Tower]
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2009 Award Winners Announced
This year’s regional ‘Best Tall Building’ winners are: Manitoba Hydro Place (Americas), Linked Hybrid Building (Asia & Australasia), Broadgate Tower (Europe), and Tornado Tower (Middle East & Africa). The ‘Best Tall Building Overall’ will be announced at the 2009 awards dinner.  John Portman and Dr. Prabodh Banavalkar receive...more.

  

Tall & Green: The Remaking of Mumbai - Final Design Projects
The final designs from this CTBUH / IIT collaborative studio show a fantastic diversity of approach, according to the individual design-agendas informed by the cultural, climatic and/or physical aspects of Mumbai, and yet all are clearly part of one common scheme
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Chicago Conference CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference
22-23 Oct. Numerous high-profile speakers now confirmed, as delegate registrations begin to roll in: His Excellency Mohamed Ali Alabbar,  Emaar Dubai; Eric Trump, The Trump Organization; AIA President-elect Clark Manus, Heller Manus Architects, etc. AIA also confirmed as Promotional Partner...more

CTBUH former-Chairman cited by Obama

CTBUH former-Chairman cited by Obama
In an address to the Muslim world, President Barack Obama paid tribute to the American Muslims who have enriched the United States, including CTBUH Former Chair Dr. Fazlur Rahman Khan who “built our tallest building”…more


CTBUH Radio Podcast The Observation Deck Podcast, Program 3
Shaun Killa of Atkins and Partners in Dubai is interviewed about the Bahrain World Trade Center and Ian Whitby of Norman Foster and Partners talks about 51 Lime Street in London’s financial district. Both buildings were regional winners in the CTBUH 2008 Best Tall Building Awards...more

Fire & Safety Working Group meeting Inaugural Fire & Safety meeting report 
The CTBUH’s Fire & Safety Working Group convened for a one and a half day meeting at the offices of Schirmer Engineering on 18th-19th May, to discuss the direction and intended output of the group.  Co-Chairs Dan O’Connor and Jose Torero led the meeting that was well attended...more

Discovering Asia, from Moscow Discovering Asia, from Moscow
Elena Shuvalova, CTBUH Country Representative for Russia reports on the 4th Russian Intellectual Business-Tour devoted to High-Rise buildings “Asian Pearls: Shanghai & Hong Kong”, which was organized by the Moscow-based Lobby Agency with support from  the CTBUH…more

Sang Dae Kim New CTBUH Chair announced  
Following a rigorous nomination and review process, the CTBUH is pleased to announce distinguished Korean Professor Sang Dae Kim as the next Chair of the Council. Existing Chair David Scott will hand over the Chair's position to Professor Kim at the Chicago conference...more


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Towers take turn for the worse

June 29, Abu Dhabi
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Zagrebs Drunken Towers

June 28, Zagreb
Zagrebs Drunken Towers

Nearly-completed Shanghai high-rise falls over

June 28, Shanghai
Nearly-completed Shanghai high-rise falls over


John Portman Unveils Design For New Nashville Hotel

June 26,  Nashville
John Portman Unveils Design For New Nashville Hotel

Tower Hamlets Refuses Columbus Tower Permission

June 26, London
Tower Hamlets Refuses Columbus Tower Permission

Sears follows Empire State example

June 25, Chicago
Sears follows Empire State example


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  Structure, June, 2009

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