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To view global news from previous months/years, please see our archive at the bottom of the page. http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/BlogId/1/language/en-US/Default.aspx en-US wchew@ctbuh.org Wed, 16 May 2012 22:34:58 GMT Wed, 16 May 2012 22:34:58 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blog RSS Generator Version 3.5.1.19887 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4244/CCTV-Headquarters-Finally-Completed.aspx"><img width="100" vspace="3" hspace="3" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.14/BeijingCCTV.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 16, Beijing</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> OMA-designed CCTV Headquarters finally opened its doors Wednesday after more than eight years of work. The much-photographed building houses the studios, offices, broadcasting and production of the most powerful Chinese state broadcasting company.<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4244/CCTV-Headquarters-Finally-Completed.aspx"> Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4244/CCTV-Headquarters-Finally-Completed.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4244/CCTV-Headquarters-Finally-Completed.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4244/CCTV-Headquarters-Finally-Completed.aspx Wed, 16 May 2012 21:08:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4244 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4243/Construction-Started-on-Two-SOM-China-Skyscrapers.aspx"><img width="100" vspace="3" hspace="3" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.14/BeijingWTC.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 16, China</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> Excavation work started on Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) skyscrapers in Beijing and Tianjin in the last week. The Beijing project, the China World Trade Center, will reach 918 feet (280 meters), while the  CTF Tianjin Tower is projected to hit 1,740 feet (530 meters).<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4243/Construction-Started-on-Two-SOM-China-Skyscrapers.aspx"> Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4243/Construction-Started-on-Two-SOM-China-Skyscrapers.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4243/Construction-Started-on-Two-SOM-China-Skyscrapers.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4243/Construction-Started-on-Two-SOM-China-Skyscrapers.aspx Wed, 16 May 2012 20:43:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4243 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4242/One-World-Trade-Center-Morse-Code-Beacon-Cancelled.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.14/NewYorkMorseCode.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 16, New York</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> The flashing light at the tip of One World Trade Center's much-disputed mast will no longer spell out “N” in Morse code. Instead, it will simply blink. The “architectural beacon” was changed to project more light, the owners told the New York Post.<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4242/One-World-Trade-Center-Morse-Code-Beacon-Cancelled.aspx"> Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4242/One-World-Trade-Center-Morse-Code-Beacon-Cancelled.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4242/One-World-Trade-Center-Morse-Code-Beacon-Cancelled.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4242/One-World-Trade-Center-Morse-Code-Beacon-Cancelled.aspx Wed, 16 May 2012 20:34:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4242 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4241/Worlds-Tallest-LEGO-Tower-Completed-by-South-Korean-Children.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.14/SeoulLEGO.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 15, Seoul</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> In celebration of LEGO's eightieth birthday, 4,000 South Korean children completed the world's tallest LEGO tower Sunday outside the Olympic City Stadium. The Crown Prince of Denmark placed the last of more than 50,000 LEGO bricks completing the 31.9-meter tower (104.6 feet).<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4241/Worlds-Tallest-LEGO-Tower-Completed-by-South-Korean-Children.aspx"> Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4241/Worlds-Tallest-LEGO-Tower-Completed-by-South-Korean-Children.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4241/Worlds-Tallest-LEGO-Tower-Completed-by-South-Korean-Children.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4241/Worlds-Tallest-LEGO-Tower-Completed-by-South-Korean-Children.aspx Tue, 15 May 2012 21:18:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4241 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4240/Study-Shock-Absorbers-Limit-Shaking-During-Earthquake.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.14/SanDiegoQuake.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 15, San Diego</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> UCSD's Jacob's School of Engineering completed a series of tests Monday showing “clear evidence that shock absorbers can greatly limit the amount of shaking that occurs inside such structures," UT San Diego reports. Researchers simulated the effects of earthquakes on a building outfitted with shock absorbers. <a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4240/Study-Shock-Absorbers-Limit-Shaking-During-Earthquake.aspx">Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4240/Study-Shock-Absorbers-Limit-Shaking-During-Earthquake.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4240/Study-Shock-Absorbers-Limit-Shaking-During-Earthquake.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4240/Study-Shock-Absorbers-Limit-Shaking-During-Earthquake.aspx Tue, 15 May 2012 21:09:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4240 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4239/Foundation-Work-Begins-on-U-S-Tallest-Residential-Building.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.14/NewYork432Park.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 15, New York</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> Work on the foundation of 432 Park has officially commenced, a major milestone for a project planned as the tallest residential tower in the United States. The building is projected to rise to 426.1 meters tall (1,398 feet), surpassing Frank Gehry's Eight Spruce Street by 161 meters (528 feet).<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4239/Foundation-Work-Begins-on-U-S-Tallest-Residential-Building.aspx"> Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4239/Foundation-Work-Begins-on-U-S-Tallest-Residential-Building.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4239/Foundation-Work-Begins-on-U-S-Tallest-Residential-Building.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4239/Foundation-Work-Begins-on-U-S-Tallest-Residential-Building.aspx Tue, 15 May 2012 20:58:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4239 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4238/Video-Chinese-Company-Constructs-Building-in-Nine-Days.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.14/HunanPreFab.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 15, Hunan Province</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> In China's central Hunan Province, a Chinese company recently completed a prefabricated office building in nine days, which was eights day longer than expected. The company originally planned to build the three-story building in 24-hours as a model for future high-rise projects.<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4238/Video-Chinese-Company-Constructs-Building-in-Nine-Days.aspx"> Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4238/Video-Chinese-Company-Constructs-Building-in-Nine-Days.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4238/Video-Chinese-Company-Constructs-Building-in-Nine-Days.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4238/Video-Chinese-Company-Constructs-Building-in-Nine-Days.aspx Tue, 15 May 2012 20:45:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4238 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4237/Smith-Gill-Unveils-Design-for-Dancing-Dragons-Project-in-Seoul.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.14/SeoulDancingDragons.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 14, Seoul</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, designer of several of the tallest buildings in the world, has revealed the final design of their Dancing Dragons Towers in Seoul.  The towers feature green design elements, including “breathing” scaled skin, which imitates reptilian methods of discarding excess heat.<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4237/Smith-Gill-Unveils-Design-for-Dancing-Dragons-Project-in-Seoul.aspx"> Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4237/Smith-Gill-Unveils-Design-for-Dancing-Dragons-Project-in-Seoul.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4237/Smith-Gill-Unveils-Design-for-Dancing-Dragons-Project-in-Seoul.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4237/Smith-Gill-Unveils-Design-for-Dancing-Dragons-Project-in-Seoul.aspx Mon, 14 May 2012 21:57:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4237 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4236/NBBJ-Updates-Amazon-Headquarters-Design.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.14/SeattleAmazon.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 14, Seattle</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> NBBJ has released new details of its design for Amazon’s new headquarter complex, which will occupy three city blocks in downtown Seattle. It will be the "the largest urban headquarters proposed for a modern tech company,” according to the Seattle Times. <a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4236/NBBJ-Updates-Amazon-Headquarters-Design.aspx">Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4236/NBBJ-Updates-Amazon-Headquarters-Design.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4236/NBBJ-Updates-Amazon-Headquarters-Design.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4236/NBBJ-Updates-Amazon-Headquarters-Design.aspx Mon, 14 May 2012 21:52:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4236 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4235/Group-Buys-Stake-in-New-York-s-Olympic-Tower-Development.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.14/NewYorkOlympicTower.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 14, New york</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> Crown Acquisitions Inc. took a 49.9 percent stake in the Olympic Tower complex, a group of four adjacent buildings on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, including a skyscraper commissioned by the late Aristotle Onassis, Bloomberg reports. The building is across the street from New York’s famed St. Patrick Cathedral.<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4235/Group-Buys-Stake-in-New-York-s-Olympic-Tower-Development.aspx"> Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4235/Group-Buys-Stake-in-New-York-s-Olympic-Tower-Development.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4235/Group-Buys-Stake-in-New-York-s-Olympic-Tower-Development.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4235/Group-Buys-Stake-in-New-York-s-Olympic-Tower-Development.aspx Mon, 14 May 2012 21:46:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4235 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4234/Ethiopia-Project-Could-be-Africas-Tallest-Building.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.14/AddisAbabaChuanHui.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 14, Addis Ababa</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> A Chinese developer is planning to build a 264-meter hotel in Ethiopia, which would be the tallest building in Africa. The Chuan Hui International Hotel will be part of a larger project planned by the Chinese developer Guangdong Chuan Hui Group in Addis Ababa, according to a release from the company.<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4234/Ethiopia-Project-Could-be-Africas-Tallest-Building.aspx"> Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4234/Ethiopia-Project-Could-be-Africas-Tallest-Building.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4234/Ethiopia-Project-Could-be-Africas-Tallest-Building.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4234/Ethiopia-Project-Could-be-Africas-Tallest-Building.aspx Mon, 14 May 2012 21:40:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4234 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4233/Ownership-in-Eight-Spruce-Street-for-Sale.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/NewYorkbyGehry.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 11, New York</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> The owners of the tallest residential building in New York, Eight Spruce Street are selling a minority stake in the building, a move which could value the Frank Gehry-designed tower at more than $1 billion. Now is a great time to sell an interest in the building, real estate experts say.<a target="_blank" href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4233/Ownership-in-Eight-Spruce-Street-for-Sale.aspx"> Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4233/Ownership-Stake-in-Eight-Spruce-Street-for-Sale.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4233/Ownership-Stake-in-Eight-Spruce-Street-for-Sale.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4233/Ownership-Stake-in-Eight-Spruce-Street-for-Sale.aspx Fri, 11 May 2012 19:49:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4233 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4232/Kennedy-Family-Development-in-Chicago-Sparks-Protests.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/ChicagoWolfPoint.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 1</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>1</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>, Chicago</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> The famous Kennedy family is seeking to develop their prime piece of Chicago riverfront property with a series of Cesar Pelli-designed towers, including a 900-foot tall tower which would be the eighth tallest in the city. Local residents have already voiced opposition to the plan.<a target="_blank" href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4232/Kennedy-Family-Development-in-Chicago-Sparks-Protests.aspx"> Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4232/Kennedy-Family-Development-in-Chicago-Sparks-Protests.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4232/Kennedy-Family-Development-in-Chicago-Sparks-Protests.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4232/Kennedy-Family-Development-in-Chicago-Sparks-Protests.aspx Fri, 11 May 2012 19:29:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4232 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4231/-Luxury-Penthouse-Unveiled-in-Europe-s-Tallest-Building.aspx" target="_blank"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.07/LondonShardPenthouse.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 10, London</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> Developers of the Shard, soon to be Europe’s tallest building, have released images of a secretive penthouse, priced at GBP50 million. The apartment, which will be the highest home in Europe, boasts a 360-degree view of the city, according to media reports.<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4231/-Luxury-Penthouse-Unveiled-in-Europe-s-Tallest-Building.aspx" target="_blank"> Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4231/-Luxury-Penthouse-Unveiled-in-Europe-s-Tallest-Building.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4231/-Luxury-Penthouse-Unveiled-in-Europe-s-Tallest-Building.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4231/-Luxury-Penthouse-Unveiled-in-Europe-s-Tallest-Building.aspx Thu, 10 May 2012 20:34:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4231 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4230/Cornerstone-Laid-for-Tallest-Swiss-Building.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.07/BaselRocheTower.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 10, Basel</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is moving forward with its new Herzog & de Meuron-designed headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. The building will reach 178 meters, making it the country’s tallest building upon completion in 2015. It is the fourth project the famed architects have designed for the company.<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4230/Cornerstone-Laid-for-Tallest-Swiss-Building.aspx"> Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4230/Cornerstone-Laid-for-Tallest-Swiss-Building.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4230/Cornerstone-Laid-for-Tallest-Swiss-Building.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4230/Cornerstone-Laid-for-Tallest-Swiss-Building.aspx Thu, 10 May 2012 20:22:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4230 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" valign="middle"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4229/World-Trade-Center-Height-in-Question.aspx"><img height="100" border="0" width="100" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.07/NewYork1WTCSpire.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td align="left" width="10" valign="middle"></td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 9, New York City</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> Changes to the spire in the design of One World Trade Center may affect the tower’s ability to claim the title of tallest building in the U.S., the New York Times reports. The sculptural enclosure at the top of the tower has been removed, which may change the CTBUH’s height measurement.<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4229/World-Trade-Center-Height-in-Question.aspx"> Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4229/World-Trade-Center-Height-in-Question.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4229/World-Trade-Center-Height-in-Question.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4229/World-Trade-Center-Height-in-Question.aspx Wed, 09 May 2012 18:58:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4229 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" valign="middle"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4228/Dubai-50-story-Burjside-Boulevard-Tops-out.aspx"><img height="100" border="0" width="100" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.07/DubaiBurjsideBoulevard.jpg" /></a></td> <td align="left" width="10" valign="middle"></td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 9, Dubai</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, will soon have a new neighbor. Damac Properties has topped out construction at its Burjside Boulevard serviced hotel apartment development, opposite the iconic tower. The 50-story tower was designed by German architect Koschany & Zimmer.<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4228/Dubai-50-story-Burjside-Boulevard-Tops-out.aspx"> Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4228/Dubai-50-story-Burjside-Boulevard-Tops-out.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4228/Dubai-50-story-Burjside-Boulevard-Tops-out.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4228/Dubai-50-story-Burjside-Boulevard-Tops-out.aspx Wed, 09 May 2012 18:50:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4228 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" valign="middle"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4227/Plan-Unveiled-for-Air-Cleaning-Development-in-China.aspx"><img height="100" border="0" width="100" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.07/ShenzhenGalaxyYabao.jpg" /></a></td> <td align="left" width="10" valign="middle"></td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 9, Shenzhen</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> The government of Turkey has recently approved plans to build the new Istanbul Financial Center in Atasehir, Istanbul. The lot covers 2.5 million square meters, and will include financial, regulatory and banking institutions, as well as schools, mosques, malls, hotels and community facilities.<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4227/Plan-Unveiled-for-Air-Cleaning-Development-in-China.aspx"> Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4227/Plan-Unveiled-for-Air-Cleaning-Development-in-China.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4227/Plan-Unveiled-for-Air-Cleaning-Development-in-China.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4227/Plan-Unveiled-for-Air-Cleaning-Development-in-China.aspx Wed, 09 May 2012 18:37:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4227 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" valign="middle"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4226/Istanbul-Financial-Centre-Master-Plan-Approved.aspx"><img height="100" border="0" width="100" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.07/IstanbulFinanceCenter.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td align="left" width="10" valign="middle"></td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 9, Istanbul</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> The government of Turkey has recently approved plans to build the new Istanbul Financial Center in Atasehir, Istanbul. The lot covers 2.5 million square meters, and will include financial, regulatory and banking institutions, as well as schools, mosques, malls, hotels and community facilities. <a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4226/Istanbul-Financial-Centre-Master-Plan-Approved.aspx">Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4226/Istanbul-Financial-Centre-Master-Plan-Approved.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4226/Istanbul-Financial-Centre-Master-Plan-Approved.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4226/Istanbul-Financial-Centre-Master-Plan-Approved.aspx Wed, 09 May 2012 18:29:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4226 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" valign="middle"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4225/Three-Workers-Died-after-Falling-from-Thailand-s-Tallest-Building.aspx"><img height="100" border="0" width="100" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.07/BangkokBaiyokeTowerDeath.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td align="left" width="10" valign="middle"></td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 8, Bangkok</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> Three Thai workers died Monday in Bangkok, when the cable supporting their suspended platform broke.  The three workers fell while hanging advertisements from the 68th floor of Baiyoke Tower II, Thailand's tallest building. <a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4225/Three-Workers-Died-after-Falling-from-Thailand-s-Tallest-Building.aspx">Read more.</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4225/Three-Workers-Died-after-Falling-from-Thailand-s-Tallest-Building.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4225/Three-Workers-Died-after-Falling-from-Thailand-s-Tallest-Building.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4225/Three-Workers-Died-after-Falling-from-Thailand-s-Tallest-Building.aspx Wed, 09 May 2012 17:56:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4225 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4224/Video-Empire-State-Building-Gets-Color-Makeover.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.07/Empire-State-Building100.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 8, New York</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> A week after the One World Trade Center construction milestone generated international media coverage, the Empire State Building emerged from the shadows with a new lighting system. The 81-year-old icon has been spruced up with a computer-driven LED system.<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4224/Video-Empire-State-Building-Gets-Color-Makeover.aspx"> Read more</a>.</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4224/Video-Empire-State-Building-Gets-Color-Makeover.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4224/Video-Empire-State-Building-Gets-Color-Makeover.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4224/Video-Empire-State-Building-Gets-Color-Makeover.aspx Tue, 08 May 2012 19:53:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4224 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4223/Abu-Dhabi-Developer-Completes-Reem-Island-Tower.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.07/AbuDhabiBuroojViews.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 7, Abu Dhabi</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> Burooj Properties says it has completed construction on a 45-story residential tower on Reem Island, the master-planned project that is expected to house 200,000 people when it is completed. Burooj Views is part of Marina Square, a 14-tower project which has faced delays receiving final approvals from the government.<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4223/Abu-Dhabi-Developer-Completes-Reem-Island-Tower.aspx"> Read more</a>.</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4223/Abu-Dhabi-Developer-Completes-Reem-Island-Tower.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4223/Abu-Dhabi-Developer-Completes-Reem-Island-Tower.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4223/Abu-Dhabi-Developer-Completes-Reem-Island-Tower.aspx Mon, 07 May 2012 17:38:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4223 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4222/Detroit-Skyscraper-Bought-in-Foreclosure.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.07/DetroitPenobscotForeclosure.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 7, Detroit</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> One of Detroit’s most iconic skyscrapers has a new owner. Canadian real estate firm Triple Properties, the same group that bought the Pontiac Silverdome in 2010, has reportedly purchased the Penobscot Building out of foreclosure for US$5 million. The 47-story office building is half-empty, according to news reports.<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4222/Detroit-Skyscraper-Bought-in-Foreclosure.aspx"> Read more</a>.</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4222/Detroit-Skyscraper-Bought-in-Foreclosure.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4222/Detroit-Skyscraper-Bought-in-Foreclosure.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4222/Detroit-Skyscraper-Bought-in-Foreclosure.aspx Mon, 07 May 2012 17:25:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4222 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4221/World’s-Tallest-Wood-House-Destroyed-by-Fire.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.07/ArkhangelskSutyaginFire.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 7, Arkhangelsk, Russia</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> The Sutyagin House, once the world’s tallest wooden house, was destroyed by fire in Arkhangelsk in Russia’s far northwest on Saturday night. The fire started at a nearby bath house and spread to the wooden skyscraper, completely destroying the log cabin within several hours, authorities said.<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4221/World’s-Tallest-Wood-House-Destroyed-by-Fire.aspx"> Read more</a>.</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4221/World-s-Tallest-Wood-House-Destroyed-by-Fire.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4221/World-s-Tallest-Wood-House-Destroyed-by-Fire.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4221/World-s-Tallest-Wood-House-Destroyed-by-Fire.aspx Mon, 07 May 2012 17:24:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4221 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4220/BIG-Unveils-Linked-Tower-Project-in-Seoul.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.02/YongsanCrossTower.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 4, Seoul</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> BIG continues its move into tower projects with a dramatic design for two connected towers in Dreamhub, the Yongsan master plan in Seoul designed by Studio Libeskind. BIG was challenged to develop a project within the height restrictions, while addressing the need for square footage.<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4220/BIG-Unveils-Linked-Tower-Project-in-Seoul.aspx"> Read more</a>.</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4220/BIG-Unveils-Linked-Tower-Project-in-Seoul.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4220/BIG-Unveils-Linked-Tower-Project-in-Seoul.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4220/BIG-Unveils-Linked-Tower-Project-in-Seoul.aspx Fri, 04 May 2012 17:33:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4220 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4219/First Images of Shanghai Bund Finance Center.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.02/ShanghaiFinancialCenter.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 4, Shanghai</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> The Architect’s Journal offers the first images of Thomas Heatherwick and Foster + Partners’ huge 420,000 square meter Shanghai Bund International Financial Centre. The British team reportedly beat MVRDV and OMA in a hush-hush contest last year to redevelop the key plot in the historic area.<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4219/First Images of Shanghai Bund Finance Center.aspx"> Read more</a>.</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4219/First-Images-of-Shanghai-Bund-Finance-Centre.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4219/First-Images-of-Shanghai-Bund-Finance-Centre.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4219/First-Images-of-Shanghai-Bund-Finance-Centre.aspx Fri, 04 May 2012 17:23:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4219 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4218/First Images of Shanghai Bund Finance Center.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.02/DallasMuseumTowerGlare.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>May 3, Dallas</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /> <br /> The pension fund that developed the 42-story Museum Tower in Dallas is dealing with complaints from the neighboring museum about the light and heat reflected off the tower’s glass-skin façade. Costly changes may be in the works after the Nasher Sculpture Center said the tower’s façade may cause damage to art works.<a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4218/First Images of Shanghai Bund Finance Center.aspx"> Read more</a>.</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4218/Dallas-Museum-Seeks-to-Shade-Tower-s-Glare.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4218/Dallas-Museum-Seeks-to-Shade-Tower-s-Glare.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4218/Dallas-Museum-Seeks-to-Shade-Tower-s-Glare.aspx Fri, 04 May 2012 17:11:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4218 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4217/Georgia-Presses-Ahead-with-Lazika-Proposal.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.02/LazikaCityPlan.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>May 2, Lazika, Georgia</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">The Georgian government’s plan to build a new city on marshlands on the Black Sea has raised questions and controversy, World Architecture News reports. The visualizations that have been released show a large urban metropolis full of high rise skyscrapers with impressive infrastructures aiding the city.</span></span></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4217/Georgia-Presses-Ahead-with-Lazika-Proposal.aspx" http:="" www.ctbuh.org="" news="" globaltallnews="" tabid="" entryid=""><strong>Read more</strong></a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> <strong><font size="-0"><font size="-0"> </font></font></strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4217/Georgia-Presses-Ahead-with-Lazika-Proposal.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4217/Georgia-Presses-Ahead-with-Lazika-Proposal.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4217/Georgia-Presses-Ahead-with-Lazika-Proposal.aspx Fri, 04 May 2012 17:07:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4217 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4216/Hawaii-Group-Grants-Variance-for-Tower.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.02/KakaakoSymphonyTower.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>May 2, Kakaako, USA</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">The Hawaii Community Development Authority has given approval for a 400-foot tall condominium tower in Kakaako. Some local residents complained that the Symphony Tower may block views. But the board agreed to allow the developers to place the tower as planned.</span></span></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4216/Hawaii-Group-Grants-Variance-for-Tower.aspx" http:="" www.ctbuh.org="" news="" globaltallnews="" tabid="" entryid=""><strong>Read more</strong></a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> <strong><font size="-0"><font size="-0"> </font></font></strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4216/Hawaii-Group-Grants-Variance-for-Tower.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4216/Hawaii-Group-Grants-Variance-for-Tower.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4216/Hawaii-Group-Grants-Variance-for-Tower.aspx Fri, 04 May 2012 16:33:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4216 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4215/CTBUH-Site-Sees-Record-Traffic.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.02/CTBUHHighTraffic.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>May 2, Chicago</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">The CTBUH’s two-month-old The Skyscraper Center generated record traffic on Monday, in the wake of international coverage of the One World Trade Center construction milestone.</span></span></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a entryid="" tabid="" globaltallnews="" news="" www.ctbuh.org="" http:="" href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4215/CTBUH-Site-Sees-Record-Traffic.aspx"><strong>Read more</strong></a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> <strong><font size="-0"><font size="-0"> </font></font></strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4215/CTBUH-Site-Sees-Record-Traffic.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4215/CTBUH-Site-Sees-Record-Traffic.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4215/CTBUH-Site-Sees-Record-Traffic.aspx Wed, 02 May 2012 18:56:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4215 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4214/Tower-Design-in-Qatar-Inspired-by-National-Emblem.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.02/LusailMarinaIconic.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>May 2, Lusail, Qatar </strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span></span></font></font></font></font></span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">A Qatar-based hotel developer wants to build a crescent-shaped building inspired by the two curved swords in the emblem of Qatar. The project, the Lusail Marina Iconic Development, was unveiled by Katara Hospitality at this year's Arabian Travel Market in Dubai.</span></span></font></font></font></font></span><strong><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a entryid="" tabid="" globaltallnews="" news="" www.ctbuh.org="" http:="" href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4214/Tower-Design-in-Qatar-Inspired-by-National-Emblem.aspx">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></strong></p> <strong><font size="-0"><font size="-0"> </font></font></strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4214/Tower-Design-in-Qatar-Inspired-by-National-Emblem.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4214/Tower-Design-in-Qatar-Inspired-by-National-Emblem.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4214/Tower-Design-in-Qatar-Inspired-by-National-Emblem.aspx Wed, 02 May 2012 18:52:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4214 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4213/Developer-Proposes-Ottawa's-Tallest-Building.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.02/OttawaClaridgeIcon.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>May 2, Ottawa</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">A 42-story tower proposed for Ottawa’s Little Italy district would be the tallest building in the city. Although the developer has not announced a height, the Claridge Icon would be 42 stories tall and surpass the current tallest building in the city, the 112-meter Place de Ville.</span></span></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4213/Developer-Proposes-Ottawa's-Tallest-Building.aspx" http:="" www.ctbuh.org="" news="" globaltallnews="" tabid="" entryid="">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> <font size="-0"><font size="-0"> </font></font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4213/Developer-Proposes-Ottawas-Tallest-Building.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4213/Developer-Proposes-Ottawas-Tallest-Building.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4213/Developer-Proposes-Ottawas-Tallest-Building.aspx Wed, 02 May 2012 18:42:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4213 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4212/US-High-rise-Construction-Slow-But-Major-Projects-Moving-Forward.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.02/Forecast2012.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>May 1</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Since 2000, 70 buildings with at least 50 stories broke ground in the U.S., according to a new report by McGraw-Hill Dodge Analytics. But three of the five tallest towers started since 2000 </span></span></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">– </span></span></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">the World Trade Center Towers – are currently under construction, the research firm notes.</span></span></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a entryid="" tabid="" globaltallnews="" news="" www.ctbuh.org="" http:="" href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4212/US-High-rise-Construction-Slow-But-Major-Projects-Moving-Forward.aspx">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> <font size="-0"><font size="-0"> </font></font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4212/US-High-rise-Construction-Slow-But-Major-Projects-Moving-Forward.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4212/US-High-rise-Construction-Slow-But-Major-Projects-Moving-Forward.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4212/US-High-rise-Construction-Slow-But-Major-Projects-Moving-Forward.aspx Wed, 02 May 2012 18:37:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4212 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4211/Video-Interview-with-One-WTC-Lead-Designer.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.02/DavidChilds1WTC.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>May 1, New York</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">With media around the world covering this week’s construction milestone for One World Trade Center, CNN conducted an interview with David Childs, the lead designer on the project for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. In the interview Mr. Childs discusses the design team’s emotions on the historic day.</span></span></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4211/Video-Interview-with-One-WTC-Lead-Designer.aspx" http:="" www.ctbuh.org="" news="" globaltallnews="" tabid="" entryid="">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> <font size="-0"><font size="-0"> </font></font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4211/Video-Interview-with-One-WTC-Lead-Designer.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4211/Video-Interview-with-One-WTC-Lead-Designer.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4211/Video-Interview-with-One-WTC-Lead-Designer.aspx Wed, 02 May 2012 18:27:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4211 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4210/Singapore's-New-Super-Forest-Takes-Shape.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.02/SingaporeGardensByTheBay.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>May 1, Singapore</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">An artificial forest of man-made 50-meter-tall trees in Singapore is almost ready for its public debut. Singapore officials hope Gardens by The Bay will become the city’s newest tourist attraction. Visitors will be able to enjoy views of the towers from an aerial walkway. </span></span></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4210/Singapore's-New-Super-Forest-Takes-Shape.aspx" http:="" www.ctbuh.org="" news="" globaltallnews="" tabid="" entryid="">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> <font size="-0"><font size="-0"> </font></font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4210/Singapores-New-Super-Forest-Takes-Shape.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4210/Singapores-New-Super-Forest-Takes-Shape.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4210/Singapores-New-Super-Forest-Takes-Shape.aspx Wed, 02 May 2012 18:22:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4210 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4209/One-World-Trade-Center-Reaches-Milestone.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/May/12.05.02/NewYork1WTCRises.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>April 30, New York</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">One World Trade Center surpassed the height of the Empire State Building on Monday, generating international media attention. Using film from a panoramic camera scanned into a digital file, photographer Mario Tama takes a wider look at the building of the tower and the life surrounding the process.</span></span></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4209/One-World-Trade-Center-Reaches-Milestone.aspx" http:="" www.ctbuh.org="" news="" globaltallnews="" tabid="" entryid="">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> <font size="-0"><font size="-0"> </font></font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4209/One-World-Trade-Center-Reaches-Milestone.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4209/One-World-Trade-Center-Reaches-Milestone.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4209/One-World-Trade-Center-Reaches-Milestone.aspx Wed, 02 May 2012 18:09:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4209 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4208/MSNBC-Poll-Should-Antennas-Count-in-Height-Measurements.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/April/12.04.30/NewYork1WTCTallest.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>April 30, New York</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">The latest milestone in the One World Trade Center construction has generated international coverage and resurrected the old debate about whether antennas should be included in measurements for tall buildings. MSNBC, taking it a step further, asked readers to respond to poll.</span></span></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a entryid="" tabid="" globaltallnews="" news="" www.ctbuh.org="" http:="" href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4208/MSNBC-Poll-Should-Antennas-Count-in-Height-Measurements.aspx">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> <font size="-0"><font size="-0"> </font></font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4208/MSNBC-Poll-Should-Antennas-Count-in-Height-Measurements.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4208/MSNBC-Poll-Should-Antennas-Count-in-Height-Measurements.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4208/MSNBC-Poll-Should-Antennas-Count-in-Height-Measurements.aspx Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:35:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4208 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4207/Qatar-backed-Shard-Tower-in-London-to-be-Unveiled-on-July-5.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/April/12.04.30/LondonShardUnveiled.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>April 30, London</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">London’s Shard Tower, which was 95 percent funded by Qatar and is the tallest building in Western Europe, will be officially inaugurated on July 5 by the Qatari prime minister and the U.K.’s Prince Andrew. The 310-meter tall Shard will consist of London’s highest public viewing gallery, offering 360-degree views of the English capital.</span></span></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a entryid="" tabid="" globaltallnews="" news="" www.ctbuh.org="" http:="" href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4207/Qatar-backed-Shard-Tower-in-London-to-be-Unveiled-on-July-5.aspx">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> <font size="-0"><font size="-0"> </font></font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4207/Qatar-backed-Shard-in-London-to-be-Unveiled-on-July-5.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4207/Qatar-backed-Shard-in-London-to-be-Unveiled-on-July-5.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4207/Qatar-backed-Shard-in-London-to-be-Unveiled-on-July-5.aspx Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:31:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4207 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4206/New York-On-the-Highest-Floors,-Food-Comes-to-the-Workers.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/April/12.04.30/NewYorkVerticalFoodTruck.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>April 30, New York</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Food trucks, a staple of New York fine dining, are going vertical. Every weekday recently, fancy-food trucks have been rumbling into the gigantic freight elevator of the Starrett-Lehigh Building in West Chelsea, offering meals to workers too busy to hit the street, the New York Times reports.</span></span></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a entryid="" tabid="" globaltallnews="" news="" www.ctbuh.org="" http:="" href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4206/New York-On-the-Highest-Floors,-Food-Comes-to-the-Workers.aspx">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> <font size="-0"><font size="-0"> </font></font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4206/New-York-On-the-Highest-Floors-Food-Comes-to-the-Workers.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4206/New-York-On-the-Highest-Floors-Food-Comes-to-the-Workers.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4206/New-York-On-the-Highest-Floors-Food-Comes-to-the-Workers.aspx Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:22:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4206 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4205/Video-Fire-Consumes-Sharjah-Tower.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/April/12.04.30/SharjahAlTayerFire.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>April 30, Sharjah</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">A fire broke out early on Saturday morning in the 42-story Al Tayer Tower in Sharjah, damaging 102 out of the 408 flats and displacing hundreds of families, according to Construction Week. The flammable cladding of the building is thought to have contributed to the speed and ferocity of the blaze.</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4205/Video-Fire-Consumes-Sharjah-Tower.aspx" http:="" www.ctbuh.org="" news="" globaltallnews="" tabid="" entryid="">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4205/Video-Fire-Consumes-Sharjah-Tower.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4205/Video-Fire-Consumes-Sharjah-Tower.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4205/Video-Fire-Consumes-Sharjah-Tower.aspx Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:17:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4205 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4204/Winston-Salem-Iconic-Skyscraper-May-Find-New-Life-as-Hotel.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/April/12.04.30/WinstonSalemReynolds.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>April 30, Winston-Salem</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">The former R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. headquarters in downtown Winston-Salem, which some say provided the model for the Empire State Building, is scheduled to be converted into an upscale hotel. The 1929 art deco building that has sat empty since 2009.</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a entryid="" tabid="" globaltallnews="" news="" www.ctbuh.org="" http:="" href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4204/Winston-Salem-Iconic-Skyscraper-May-Find-New-Life-as-Hotel.aspx">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4204/Winston-Salem-Iconic-Skyscraper-May-Find-New-Life-as-Hotel.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4204/Winston-Salem-Iconic-Skyscraper-May-Find-New-Life-as-Hotel.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4204/Winston-Salem-Iconic-Skyscraper-May-Find-New-Life-as-Hotel.aspx Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:11:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4204 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4203/Futuristic-Tower-Honoring-Sheikh-Zayed-Proposed-for-Abu-Dhabi.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/April/12.04.30/AbuDhabiSheikhZayed.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>April 27, Abu Dhabi</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Cityscape Abu Dhabi was a subdued affair this year, but developer Nakheel made headlines with a proposal for a striking 400-meter tower in Abu Dhabi, in honor of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan. A “knowledge souk” with education and research facilities will surround the base.</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a entryid="" tabid="" globaltallnews="" news="" www.ctbuh.org="" http:="" href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4203/Futuristic-Tower-Honoring-Sheikh-Zayed-Proposed-for-Abu-Dhabi.aspx">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4203/Futuristic-Tower-Honoring-Sheikh-Zayed-Proposed-for-Abu-Dhabi.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4203/Futuristic-Tower-Honoring-Sheikh-Zayed-Proposed-for-Abu-Dhabi.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4203/Futuristic-Tower-Honoring-Sheikh-Zayed-Proposed-for-Abu-Dhabi.aspx Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:08:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4203 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4202/Jahn-to-Receive-AIA-Chicago's-Lifetime-Achievement-Award.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/April/12.04.30/ChicagoHelmutJahn.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>April 27, Chicago</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">The AIA announced that Helmut Jahn will be the 2012 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Chicago Chapter. The award recognizes "individuals who have made significant contributions to the architecture and design community over the course of their life and career," according to the chapter's director.</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a entryid="" tabid="" globaltallnews="" news="" www.ctbuh.org="" http:="" href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4202/Jahn-to-Receive-AIA-Chicago's-Lifetime-Achievement-Award.aspx">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4202/Jahn-to-Receive-AIA-Chicagos-Lifetime-Achievement-Award.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4202/Jahn-to-Receive-AIA-Chicagos-Lifetime-Achievement-Award.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4202/Jahn-to-Receive-AIA-Chicagos-Lifetime-Achievement-Award.aspx Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:00:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4202 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4201/Video-Time-Lapse-of-One-World-Trade-Center-Construction.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/April/12.04.23/NewYork1WTCTimeLapsed.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>April 27, New York</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Time-lapse video from ABC News illustrates development of One World Trade Center, which began six years ago on the northwest corner of the World Trade Center site. The building will sit where the original eight-story 6 World Trade Center building stood before the 9/11 attacks. One World Trade Center will top out at 1,776 feet next month.</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a entryid="" tabid="" globaltallnews="" news="" www.ctbuh.org="" http:="" href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4201/Video-Time-Lapse-of-One-World-Trade-Center-Construction.aspx">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4201/Video-Time-Lapse-of-One-World-Trade-Center-Construction.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4201/Video-Time-Lapse-of-One-World-Trade-Center-Construction.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4201/Video-Time-Lapse-of-One-World-Trade-Center-Construction.aspx Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:11:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4201 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4200/Tokyo’s-Shibuya-Revitalization-Kicks-off-with-Hikarie-Opening.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/April/12.04.23/TokyoShibuyaHikarie.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>April 27, Tokyo</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">The high-rise Shibuya Hikarie shopping and entertainment complex next to Shibuya Station opens Thursday, kicking off projects to revitalize the area known as a teen fashion mecca. The 34-floor glass tower with three basement floors boasts nearly 200 shops, 26 eateries, design and art galleries, office floors and a musical theater.</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4200/Tokyo’s-Shibuya-Revitalization-Kicks-off-with-Hikarie-Opening.aspx" http:="" www.ctbuh.org="" news="" globaltallnews="" tabid="" entryid="">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4200/Tokyo-s-Shibuya-Revitalization-Kicks-off-with-Hikarie-Opening.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4200/Tokyo-s-Shibuya-Revitalization-Kicks-off-with-Hikarie-Opening.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4200/Tokyo-s-Shibuya-Revitalization-Kicks-off-with-Hikarie-Opening.aspx Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:03:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4200 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4199/Leaning-Towers-of-Paris-are-Approved.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/April/12.04.23/ParisLeaningTowers.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>April 26, Paris</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Paris is to get a pair of new leaning skyscrapers – one 175 meters high, the other 115 meters – on the Rive Gauche. The new "leaning towers of Paris" are designed by star architect Jean Nouvel and will be the first in the new high-rise quartier Bruneseau at the border of the city and Ivry-sur-Seine in the 13th arrondissement.</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4199/Leaning-Towers-of-Paris-are-Approved.aspx" http:="" www.ctbuh.org="" news="" globaltallnews="" tabid="" entryid="">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4199/Leaning-Towers-of-Paris-are-Approved.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4199/Leaning-Towers-of-Paris-are-Approved.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4199/Leaning-Towers-of-Paris-are-Approved.aspx Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:02:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4199 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4198/Richard-Meier-Tower-Still-Under-Discussion-in-San-Francisco.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/April/12.04.23/SanFrancisco1VanNess.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>April 26, San Francisco</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">After four years of development a Richard Meier-designed tower still hasn’t gone through the public forum phase in San Francisco. San Francisco Chronicle critic John King looks at the process and design. “While the concept is intriguing, there's no telling whether the actual building would seduce or simply stick out,” he writes.</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4198/Richard-Meier-Tower-Still-Under-Discussion-in-San-Francisco.aspx" http:="" www.ctbuh.org="" news="" globaltallnews="" tabid="" entryid="">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4198/Richard-Meier-Tower-Still-Under-Discussion-in-San-Francisco.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4198/Richard-Meier-Tower-Still-Under-Discussion-in-San-Francisco.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4198/Richard-Meier-Tower-Still-Under-Discussion-in-San-Francisco.aspx Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:57:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4198 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4197/Video-An-Aerial-View-of-The-Shard.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/April/12.04.23/LondonAerialVideo.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>April 25, London</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">The Shard, which will be the tallest tower in Europe when it is completed, is changing the London skyline. Now that it has topped off, the tower is a glass sliver shooting out of the streets of The City. Now we have aerial video of the tower, which is, if nothing else, very cool.</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a entryid="" tabid="" globaltallnews="" news="" www.ctbuh.org="" http:="" href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4197/Video-An-Aerial-View-of-The-Shard.aspx">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4197/Video-An-Aerial-View-of-The-Shard.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4197/Video-An-Aerial-View-of-The-Shard.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4197/Video-An-Aerial-View-of-The-Shard.aspx Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:50:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4197 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4196/New-University-Tower-Adds-Sizzle-to-Chicago's-Skyline.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/April/12.04.23/ChicagoRooseveltTower.jpg" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>April 25, Chicago</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Chicago Tribune critic Blair Kamin writes there is reason to believe Roosevelt University’s new tower will amount to something more than an eye-grabbing envelope. ”The new tower serves as a “vertical campus, stacking everything from a student union to lecture halls to dorm suites within a single, all-encompassing structure,” he writes.</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4196/New-University-Tower-Adds-Sizzle-to-Chicago's-Skyline.aspx" http:="" www.ctbuh.org="" news="" globaltallnews="" tabid="" entryid="">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4196/New-University-Tower-Adds-Sizzle-to-Chicagos-Skyline.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4196/New-University-Tower-Adds-Sizzle-to-Chicagos-Skyline.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4196/New-University-Tower-Adds-Sizzle-to-Chicagos-Skyline.aspx Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:33:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4196 <p></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 575px; height: 102px"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="left"><a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4195/Al-Maryah-Island-Takes-Shape-in-Abu-Dhabi.aspx"><img width="100" height="100" border="0" src="http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Media/NewsArchive/2012/April/12.04.23/AbuDhabiSowwahSquare.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="10" valign="middle" align="left"></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>April 25, Abu Dhabi</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Al Maryah Island, which was known as Sowwah Island until last week when the government changed the name, is designed as the new financial district for Abu Dhabi. But the government-backed developer sees it as an "integrated community" that will eventually house 70,000 people.</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font size="-0"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a entryid="" tabid="" globaltallnews="" news="" www.ctbuh.org="" http:="" href="http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4195/Al-Maryah-Island-Takes-Shape-in-Abu-Dhabi.aspx">Read more</a></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p><a href=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4195/Al-Maryah-Island-Takes-Shape-in-Abu-Dhabi.aspx>More...</a> http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4195/Al-Maryah-Island-Takes-Shape-in-Abu-Dhabi.aspx http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/4195/Al-Maryah-Island-Takes-Shape-in-Abu-Dhabi.aspx Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:31:00 GMT http://www.ctbuh.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4195