The Council is connected with numerous higher-education institutes around the world. A selection of the tall building-related work completed at these institutions is available here, including architectural design studios, student dissertations and PhD's. See also the work of the CTBUH Research, Academic and Postgraduate Working Group.

2011 Why Tall?
2012 Reimagining Tall: Considering Context, Sustainability & Efficiency

CTBUH Competition
CTBUH Annual International Tall Building Competition
2011, Competition Jury Chair, William Pederson

The CTBUH Competition challenges students to shed new light on the meaning and value of tall buildings in modern society. Each year students are asked to consider multi-layered elements including climate, context, and culture among other design factors.

Design Research Workshop
The Tall Stones of Venice
2011, IUAV University of Venice, Professor Dario Trabucco

The workshop addresses the redevelopment of a dismissed industrial area in the East of the residential zone of Marghera. The brief asked students to design a tall building along with a system of low-rise structures.

Design Research Studio
Tall & Green: Seoul
2011, Illinois Institute of Technology, Professor Antony Wood
 
This studio looks to find alternative design approaches for tall buildings and create high-rise buildings that are inspired by the cultural, physical and environmental aspects of place.

Design Research Studio
Climate, Culture, Context: Global
2010, University of Nottingham, Professor David Nicholson-Cole & Professor Philip Oldfield
 
The theme of this studio is centered on rejecting high-rise design as merely iconic sculptural form-finding, and instead creating tall buildings that respond to, the unique climate, culture and context of their location.

Design Research Studio
Tall & Green: The Remaking of Mumbai II
2010, Illinois Institute of Technology, Professor Antony Wood
 
This studio focuses on key issues found in the heart of the city of Mumbai.  Six pairs of students developed real-world projects in a historical neighborhood known as the ‘C-ward’ in the southern portion of the city.

Design Research Studio
Vertical Communities: London
2010, University of Nottingham, Professor David Nicholson-Cole & Professor Philip Oldfield
 
This design research studio explores the concepts of community, lifestyle, interconnectivity and social sustainability in the field of tall buildings through individual towers linked by skybridges.

Design Research Studio
Vertical Architecture Studio (VAST)
2010, University of New South Wales, Professor Chris Abel
 
This studio was created in 2006 with the explicit aim of exploring new forms of high-rise architecture and urban design.

Design Research Studio
Tall & Green: The Remaking of Mumbai
2009, Illinois Institute of Technology, Professor Antony Wood
 
This studio focuses on key issues found in the heart of the city of Mumbai.  Six pairs of students developed a series of inter-connected towers in a historical neighborhood known as the ‘C-ward.'

Design Research Studio
Vertical Communities: London
2009, University of Nottingham, Professor David Nicholson-Cole
 
This design research project combines two key themes of contemporary tall buildings: Sustainability and Vertical Community. Each project makes an attempt to foster certain aspects of urban social life.

Design Research Studio
Tall & Green: Chicago
2008, Illinois Institute of Technology, Professor Antony Wood
 
This studio focuses on key issues found in the heart of the city of Mumbai.  Six pairs of students developed real-world projects in a historical neighborhood known as the ‘C-ward’ in the southern portion of the city.