CTBUH Journal, 2008, Issue 1

Our first issue of 2008 celebrates the tremendous success of the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai. Our authors this quarter present papers on several of the most daring unbuilt tall building projects of the 20th century, trends and shifts relating to building use from North America to Asia, and the evolution of new technologies in high-rise residential buildings in the United States. We hope you enjoy the issue. Contents include: CTBUH World Congress 2008 The Race for the Sky: Unbuilt Skyscrapers The Tallest 10 Completed in 2007 The “International” Skyscraper: Observations High-Rise Home Technology Download the journal here

Fall 2007

Contents include: Burj Dubai Stack Effect The Sky Court BIM - A Search for Answers                                                            Maglav goes High-Rise The Tallest 20 in 2020 Download Journal

Summer 2007

Contents include: Sustainable design in high-rise residential                                        Executive Director's message Sustainable and Tall Toward efficient buildings worldwide                                      Download Journal

Summer 2006

Contents include: The International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong                              Wind engineering of the Burj Dubai High-rise buildings with twisted facades Firm profile: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill                            Download Journal

Fall 2004

Contents include: Taipei 101 sets  new standard for skyscrapers Rising High in Manhattan - Trump World Tower New Paradigms in High Rise Design Hybrid Structures in Challenging Architecture Firm profile: DeSimone Consulting Engineers PLLC                          Download Journal

Spring 2004

Contents include: In Memoriam: Lynn S. Beedle Transparency: The Art and Science of Building Design "World's Tallest" confirmed in Taiwan Multiple Phase Construction for a Multi-use Tall Building                     Download Journal

Spring 2003

Contents include: CTBUH: A Historical sketch Firm Profile: ZGF "What does September 11th mean for Building Structure Design?"      "Educating the Public of safety in Tall Buildings" "Tall building Fire Safety - Post 9/11" Download Journal

Spring 2001

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Contents include: Urban Quality of Life Evaluation Scenarios: The case of Sao Carlos in Brazil Integrating Architecture and Structural Form in Tall Steel Building Design Economic Considerations for Multi-use Tall Buildings Soil-structure Interaction of Damped Structures Studies on Serviceability of Concrete Structures High-rise with Cable Net Facade for the 21st Century Download Journal

Summer 2000

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Contents include: The Ecological Approach to Design The South Market Area San Francisco: From Dross to Gloss Building Where they Said it Couldn't be Done Composite Retrofit of a 47-Story Steel Building for Wind Loads                Structural Design for Passive Seismic Control Utilization Reflectors on the Hancock Concept Download Journal