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May-June, Southeast Asia Building
CTBUH Shanghai Congress Draws China’s Tall Building Leaders
The magazine promotes CTBUH’s 2012 World Congress, “Asia Ascending,” scheduled for Shanghai in September |
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January, Intelligent Glass Solutions
Skyscraper completion reaches new high for fifth year running
Industry magazine spotlights the CTBUH’s “Trends of 2011” report, featuring a detailed and analytical look at the year in skyscraper construction.
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May 13, The Wall Street Journal
Steps Unclear in Builders’ Race
Numbers Guy Carl Bialik writes about the CTBUH’s role in the One World Trade Center’s recent polemical progress and provides a detailed analysis of the CTBUH height measurement system. |
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May 11, CNN.com
Design Change Could Jeopardize WTC Becoming Nation’s Tallest Building
CNN covers the One World Trade Center spire vs. antenna debate, citing CTBUH’s statement. The story also features interviews with the Durst Organization and the Port Authority. |
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May 10, Chicago Tribune
Troubles with 1 World Trade Center's Spire
Blair Kamin at the Chicago Tribune recounts the Council's statement regarding the One World Trade Center. Kamin is concerned with the fate of Willis Tower, and expresses his anxiety over the situation. |
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May 10, The Wall Street Journal
Pointed Spat Over World Trade Spire
Eliot Brown writes about the controversy and confusion regarding the One World Trade Center. Developer David Durst expresses his opinions on the matter, telling the Journal that he is unhappy with the situation and that the matter is still undecided.
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May 10, Engineering News-Record
What's a Spire?
Nadine Post questions the controversy regarding One World Trade Center, citing CTBUH's policies on spires and antennae. Post says that the top of a structure is what really matters to her. She recollects her interactions with CTBUH founder Mr. Beedle, remembering his fondness for controversy and coolness in the limelight.
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May 9, The New York Times
World Trade Center’s Symbolic 1,776-Foot Height Is at Stake in a Redesign
CTBUH's Kevin Brass comments on Durst Organization's decision to remove the cladding from 1WTC's mast, which may cause it to lose both its symbolic dimension and claim to unseating Chicago's Willis Tower as America's tallest.
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May 6, ABC Australia
Inside America on Tall Buildings
CTBUH's Nathaniel Hollister discusses trends in the global skyline confirming that despite the global financial crisis and questions of the typology's relevance after the 9/11 attacks, skyscrapers have seen a dramatic growth in tall building markets.
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May 2, Curbed
How Tall is Your Tall? One World Trade's 'Tallest' Claim
One World Trade Center's recent construction milestone inspires an in depth look into how tall buildings are measured. The article cites CTBUH's height criteria as it analyzes the technicality of height calculations.
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May 1, WCBS
How Do You Determine What The Tallest Building Is?
One World Trade Center topping the Empire State Building on the New York City skyline revives questions of what determines the height of tall buildings. Executive Director Antony Wood states that the height of tall buildings is a matter of perspective.
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April 30, The New York Times
Scraping a Little More Sky Downtown
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's Kevin Brass confirms that although 1 World Trade Center's construction level represents an important and symbolic milestone it has a way to go before it officially claims the title of tallest in the U.S.
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April 30, The Monocle Daily
One World Trade Center Rises Above Empire State Building
With the media focused on the latest One World Trade Center construction milestone, CTBUH Chairman Timothy Johnson discusses the complexities of the site, collaboration on the development and the emotions invoked by the tower.
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April 30, US News
WTC is back on top in NYC -- with an asterisk
One World Trade Center attracts much attention as it now peaks over the observation deck on the Empire State Building. CTBUH's Nathaniel Hollister outlines technical quirks of tall building measurement.
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April 30, USA Today
One World Trade Center will soon be West's tallest tower
CTBUH's Communications Manager Kevin Brass confirms at 1,776-feet and 104 floors, One World Trade Center will be 408 feet taller than the Twin Towers and will surpass Chicago's 1,451-foot Willis Tower.
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April 30, WLS 890AM
Not so fast WTC
CTBUH's Antony Wood states that despite One World Trade Center's milestone, the tower will not officially claim the title as tallest building in the United States until it is complete and occupied, which he estimates will take another two years.
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April 29, The Huffington Post
One World Trade Center Will Be America's Tallest Building, With An Asterisk
CTBUH's Nathaniel Hollister discusses One World Trade Center's milestone that made its unfinished skeleton a little over 1,250 feet high, just enough to peak over the roof of the observation deck on the Empire State Building.
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April 15, Construction Week Online
Doha reborn
William Maibusch, Qatar representative for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, comments on the transformation of Qatar's skyline as a result of the oil and gas industry as well as the 2022 World Cup.
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April 9, ArchDaily
CTBUH presents "Asia Ascending: Age of the Sustainable Skyscraper City"
CTBUH announces 2012 Shanghai World Congress, which will host several Chinese leading developers, architects and engineers to speak about the skyscraper as a sustainable building type.
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March 28, The Atlantic Cities
City Life, Recreated in the Sky
CTBUH's executive director Antony Wood discusses sustainable growth in urbanizing cities, stressing the importance of rethinking the ground level at height through the use of sky bridges.
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March 22, Toronto Star
Toronto Condos Towers now City's Tallest Buildings
CTBUH's Kevin Brass discussed "megatall" - the growing trend towards mixed-use buildings (usually combining apartments, offices and retail space) towering more than 600 meters.
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March 6, Construction Enquirer
Laing O’Rourke Headhunts Arup Skyscraper Expert
Laing O’Rourke has signed up world-renowned tall buildings expert and former CTBUH Chairman David Scott to its Engineering Excellence Group, tasked with driving innovation at the firm.
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March, The Indian Construction Journal
A Year in review: Trends of 2011 - Skyscraper Completion Reaches New High
With over 300 projects above the 200-meter mark currently under construction internationally, the tall building community is set to continue to develop at an incredible pace. CTBUH's Antony Wood and Nathaniel Hollister report on the new markets that continue to discover and develop the tall building industry.
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February 23, Chicago Tribune
A New Global Skyscraper Database from the Council on Tall Buildings
Skyscraper junkies now have a new place on the web to search for fun facts, read technical papers and settle arguments. The CTBUH unveiled "The Skyscraper Center," an interactive global database that it bills as offering "detailed profiles and images on every completed building in the world taller than 200 meters.
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February 23, Engineering News Record
More than You Ever Wanted to Know About Skyscrapers
Have a thirst for data on skyscrapers? The CTBUH expects to quench it through a new web page, called The Skyscraper Center. The site is a repackaging of information, including tall building lists, previously available on the council's website.
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February 23, designMENA
CTBUH Launches Skyscraper Resource Site
The CTBUH has launched The Skyscraper Center, an online resource for data and information on tall buildings. It contains detailed profiles and images on every completed building in the world taller than 200 m, as well as thousands of other buildings in various stages of development.
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February, NBM Media
CTBUH Throwing Light on India’s High-rise Building Technology
Coverage on the one-day seminar on India's high-rise building technology organized by CTBUH and Envac India. CTBUH Chairman Timothy Johnson and CTBUH Adviser Ahmed Abdelrazaq presented papers on the topic.
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February 16, Manila Bulletin
BSA Twin Towers: Philippine's Tallest Twin Towers at St. Francis Square
CTBUH Chairman Timothy Johnson along with Country Representative Felino Palafox Jr inaugurate BSA Twin Towers as the official Tallest Twin Towers in the Philippines with a CTBUH signboard.
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February 13, ENR
Tests Prove Mettle of Tower's Shear-Wall Core 'Sandwich'
Former CTBUH Chairman, Ron Klemencic discusses benefits of dual-plate composite shear walls on the tall building industry. Magnusson Klemencic Associates are now seeking a project to implement the new construction strategy.
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February 12, The Urbanist on Monocle 24
Skyscrapers
CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood looks at the trends in tall building construction with “The Urbanist.” A rare chance to hear a lengthy interview on the issues facing the industry and the role of the CTBUH.
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February 11, Construction Week
The Middle East Stands Tall
In January of each year, the CTBUH publishes a review of tall building construction and statistics from the previous year. Once again, more 200m+ buildings were completed in 2011 than in any year previous. |
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February 8, The Jakarta Post
Awash with Green Buildings Here, There and Everywhere
For the last couple of decades, a new trend has emerged in the office and commercial building and construction industry. Indonesia CTBUH Country Representative Tiyok Prasetyoadi tackles the fledgling green industry in Jakarta.
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February 5, Arabian Business
UAE second only to China for 2011 skyscrapers
CTBUH's 2011 skyscraper construction review shows that second only to China's 23 buildings above 200 meters tall, the UAE saw an increase of three buildings from the previous year with 16 skyscrapers built.
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February, Elevator World
10th Annual CTBUH Awards
The CTBUH held its 10th-Annual Awards Ceremony which included an awards symposium that consisted of six presentations followed by the Annual Awards Dinner. One of the many intriguing aspects of this event was the speakers reflected the professional diversity of the audience.
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February 1, Construction Canada
Rise in tall building growth
CTBUH's Nathaniel Hollister discusses ongoing tall building trends in an annual increase in building completion, with 88 buildings greater than 200 m (656 ft) completed last year. |
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February, The Big Project
CTBUH Calls for Research Proposals
A call for proposals has been launched by the CTBUH, for the body's 2012 International Research Seed Funding initiative. The competition aims to assist researchers in teh development of projects and ideas related to tall buildings. |
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January 30, ArchDaily
2011 Skyscraper Trends
Every January the CTBUH conducts a review of skyscraper construction and compiles all the data from the previous year. Of the towers completed in 2011, 17 have made their way into the top 100 tallest buildings. |
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January 30, ArchDaily
Call for Proposals: CTBUH Research Seed Funding
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is pleased to announce a “Call for Proposals” for its 2012 International Research Seed Funding initiative – culminating with an award of US$20,000. |
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January 24, Construction Week
Nine 200m+ towers built in Abu Dhabi in 2011
CTBUH's recent report "A Year in Review: Trends in 2011" comments on the significance of growth in Abu Dhabi calling Etihad Towers a "remarkable" achievement. The Council predicts that with 13 towers of 200 m+ under construction, the capital is sure to remain an influential factor on the tall buildings.
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January 19, Emirates 24/7
Dubai - Home to World's Tallest Residential Skyscraper Cluster
"Dubai Marina is the tallest residential skyscraper cluster in the world,” said the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Every January, the CTBUH does an international review of tall buildings construction and statistics for the previous year. |
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January 19, World Architecture News
CTBUH Releases Annual Report on Tall Building Construction
This is the fifth year running that the number of 200+m buildings completed increased, which has led the CTBUH to predict that ‘the recent trend of an annual increase in building completions will continue for the next several years, perhaps even through the end of the decade’. |
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January 14, Arch Daily
CTBUH International Student Tall Building Competition
The CTBUH is inviting students from around the world to take part in the CTBUH 2012 Student Design Competition: Reimagining Tall. The competition is seeking proposals that address the building’s relationship with the urban fabric, integrate existing street life and reflect their environment in a productive way. |
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January 10, World Architecture News
Exclusive three part podcast series: Gensler, ULI, and CTBUH
Executive Director of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Antony Wood is interviewed along with representatives from Gensler and ULI about the importance of integration of quality open space between buildings in new regeneration schemes for our cities. |
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January 7, Minimalisti
Soaring Modern Architecture Reaches the Pinnacle of Success in 2011
Chicago organization, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, recognizes the best tall buildings of the year: KfW Westarkade, Guangzhou International Financial Center, Eight Spruce Street, and The Index. |
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January, The Big Project
2020: The Year of the MegaTall
CTBUH Chairman, Tim Johnson discusses regional differences of the newly dubbed megatall, ranging from Asia's diversity in location to the Middle East's developments pushing the boundaries of technology. |
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