Thursday 20th October 2008
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
The CTBUH have named the Shanghai World Financial Center as the 2008 Best Tall Building Overall at the 7th Annual Awards Dinner, held at Crown Hall in Chicago. There were also four Regional Tall Building Winners awarded on the night –The New York Times Building won the award for Best Tall Building Americas, which was accepted by Glenn Hughes of the New York Times, Erik Volz of Renzo Piano Building Workshop and structural engineers Thornton Tomasetti. 51 Lime Street in London won the award for Best Tall Building Europe, which was accepted by Ian Whitby of Foster & Partners and the Bahrain World Trade Center in Manama was awarded Best Tall Building Middle East / Africa, which was accepted by Shaun Killa of Atkins. The Shanghai World Financial Center was also awarded the title of Best Tall Building Asia / Australasia. Click here for Part II
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