The CTBUH Global News Archive is the primary place to get all the latest news on tall buildings, urban development and sustainable construction from around the world. The CTBUH also disseminates this information via our Monthly e-Newsletter, CTBUH Journal, and through books and reports.
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September 24, Kuwait City
Iconic tower for KIA
KEO International Consultants design for the prestigious headquarters for the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) has been given the go ahead. KEO’s winning design created a 220 meter iconic tower lifted 6 floors above the ground with a podium structure housing all public facilities including an auditorium, that slips through the base of the tower...More |
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September 24, Miami
Twin Miami Skyscrapers Get Going
With groundwork kicking off on site, Miami's latest skyscrapers, Capital at Brickell have been launched. The two towers have been designed by Fullerton-Diaz Architects for CABI Developers. The architects drew on art deco inspirations from the 1930s and 40s to try and create towers that would have a more classical skyscraper look about them...More
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September 24, London
Wraps Come Off Olympic Village Master Plan
Plans for the 2012 Olympic Village in Stratford, east London, have been unveiled. The massive joint venture with Lend Lease as the lead developer with their partners in the joint venture, First Base and the housing association East Thames will see athletes accommodation for 17,000 sportsmen and officials built...More
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September 22, Chicago
New skyscrapers are transforming Chicago
The world's tallest residential skyscraper is being launched in Chicago next week, and British investors are being urged to risk the rollercoaster US housing market and buy into the scheme. The Chicago Spire will be 2,000ft tall, contain over 1,200 flats and be completed in 2010...More
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September 21, San Francisco
'Aggressive schedule' for proposed Transbay transit center, tower
The developers who want to build San Francisco's tallest building - potentially the tallest tower on the West Coast - should be able to get the approvals they need within 18 months, the city's planning director said Thursday. "In San Francisco that's an aggressive schedule, but we're determined to make this happen," Planning Director Dean Macris...More
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September 19, Dubai
SOM Plan Anorexic Dubai Skyscraper
One of the issues that architects have grappled with for years is how to make a building ever more slender. Skidmore Owings and Merrill think they may finally have found the solution to this age old problem in Dubai, the international capital of oversized buildings. The tower which is named the Al Sharq Tower is certainly unique...More
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September 18, London
London's tallest skyscraper grounded by global credit crunch
Plans for The Shard, London's tallest skyscraper, have been delayed after its developers failed to secure funding for it in the midst of the global credit crunch. Construction work on the £1bn Shard at London Bridge was expected to start two weeks ago, but those involved in the project have been told demolition will not begin until at least mid-October...More
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September 15, Shanghai
Shanghai tops out world's third-tallest building
A topping-out ceremony for the world's third-tallest building -- the 101-storey, 492-metre Shanghai World Financial Center -- was held on Friday morning after the last beam was laid to mark the completion of construction. The building would cost a total of 125 billion Japanese yen, or 8.17 billion RMB, according to Minoru Mori, president of Mori Building Co. Ltd...More
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September 15
Six years post-9/11, super skyscrapers rise from U.S. cities
The rivalry between Los Angeles and San Francisco permeates life in California, infiltrating debates on everything from sports and weather to cuisine and water consumption. When it comes to competing for the West Coast's tallest building, though, few would expect this city to enter the fray, much less end up on top...More
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September 13, Miami
Empire World Towers To Rule Miami Skyline
Proposals have been put forward for what if given the go ahead could see the rise of one of the world's tallest concrete structures in an era where steel framed buildings are becoming increasingly common. The project named the Empire World Towers is the brainchild of MacLee Development and designed by local Miamian architectural firm Kobi Karp...More
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September 13, New York
Rivals work together in spirit of hope
Emotion, controversy, acrimony and tension have all been components of the WTC reconstruction. However, a band of the world’s most prolific architects are now working side by side on the 10th floor of 7 World Trade Centre in an effort to meet an “ambitious timescale."...More |
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September 13, the Business News Network
Antony Wood TV Interview
Following news that the under construction Burj Dubai had surpassed the height of the CN Tower, Antony Wood, CTBUH Executive Director, is interviewed on 'SqueezePlay', a program for the Business News Network...watch the video here
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September 10, Mexico City
OMA tapped to design tall tower to celebrate Mexico’s independence
The Office of Metropolitan Architect has been commissioned by Groupo DANHOS to design Torre Bicentenario an 50-plus stories mixed-use tower that celebrates Mexico’s independence from Spain. To be located in the center of Mexico City, the tower when completed will be the tallest building in Latin America...More
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September 7, New York
Silverstein Unveils Detailed WTC Plans and Timetable
Larry Silverstein announced at a press conference yesterday that his development firm will put out to bid 70 construction packages for three office skyscrapers at the World Trade Center site by November, with foundation and steel work set to begin in January. Representatives from Foster & Partners, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, and Maki and Associates were also on hand...More
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September 7, Gdansk
Baltics Tallest Tower Approved
A new skyscraper has been approved for Gdansk in Poland. Designed by Architects MWH Architekci Andrzej Wyszyński in conjunction with Archegram Tomasz Ignaciuk the multi use tower will reach a height of 202 metres which works out to 51 floors. With a simplistic and elegant design it seems all involved decided to make a bold statement...More
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September
ENR Lists Top Green Contractors
For the first time, ENR has produced a ranking of contractors based on the volume of sustainable and "Green" projects they have worked on. The list ranks the top 50 U.S.-based contractors, both publicly and privately held...More
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September
Why Climate Change Can't Be Stopped
As the world’s leaders gather in New York this week to discuss climate change, you’re going to hear a lot of well-intentioned talk about how to stop global warming. From the United Nations, Bill Clinton, and even the Bush administration, you’ll hear about how certain mechanisms—cap-and-trade systems for greenhouse gas emissions, carbon taxes, and...More
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