From New York to Shanghai: A Lifetime of Tall CTBUH 2010 Awards Symposium W. Pedersen, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, posted December 2010 Mr. Pedersen’s approach to design has been one that weds formal and technical originality with a modesty informed by a deep respect for spatial and historical context.
		40 Years of the CTBUH: Reflection CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference, Oct 23 C. DeBenedittis, G. do Valle, R. Klemencic, S. Nair, L. Roberson & D. Scott Posted December 2010 As the Council celebrates its 40th Anniversary, we hear some lighter reflections from colleagues who have been involved in the steering of the organization over the years.
		American Commerce Center CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference, Oct 22 G. A. Miller, posted November 2010 US cities such as Chicago have attracted much of the US attention for skyscrapers in the boom of the past decade or so. As proposals in many of these cities become stalled, however, Hill International announced proposals for a tower in Philadelphia. Garrett Miller presents.
		Woods Bagot October 23rd, 2009. CTBUH Headquarters, IIT, Chicago M. Mitcheson-Low, posted November 2010 Mark talks about the 1,000 meter tall Nakheel Tower which had begun construction on site.
		Skyscrapers as Business Strategy: Trump International Hotel and Tower CTBUH Headquarters, IIT, Chicago, October 22, 2009 E. Trump & A. Weiss, posted October 2010 Eric Trump & Andy Weiss, The Trump Organization, New York, present The Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago completed 2009 as the tallest building in the US built in 35 years, since Sears Tower.
		Mun Summ Wong & Richard Hassell, WOHA Architects October 23rd, 2009. CTBUH Headquarters, IIT, Chicago Posted October 2010 Mun Summ and Richard talk about the work of their firm in Singapore including their characteristic sky gardens and "monsoon windows."
		Skyscraper Museum October 22nd, 2009. CTBUH Headquarters, IIT, Chicago C. Willis, posted September 2010 Carol discusses skyscraper development on a global scale, talking about Shanghai, New York, Chicago, Dubai, etc...
		Dan Probst, Jones Lang LaSalle October 22nd, 2009. CTBUH Headquarters, IIT, Chicago Posted September 2010 Dan talks about the green retrofit of the Empire State Building in New York, as well as sustainability and its growing impact in the market generally.
		Timothy Poell, SOM October 23rd, 2009. CTBUH Headquarters, IIT, Chicago Posted August 2010 Timothy discusses The Broadgate Tower project in London which is the CTBUH 2009 Best Tall Building Europe winner as well as the recently completed Trump International Hotel and Tower project in Chicago.
		John Portman, John Portman & Associates October 22nd, 2009. CTBUH Headquarters, IIT, Chicago Posted August 2010 John Portman is the 2009 Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement award. John speaks about his career as an architect/developer.
		Richard Hanson, Mesa Development October 23rd, 2009. CTBUH Headquarters, IIT, Chicago Posted July 2010 Richard gives a developers perspective on tall building development in the current economic market.
		Bruce Kuwabara, KPMB Architects October 22nd, 2009. CTBUH Headquarters, IIT, Chicago Posted July 2010 Bruce speaks about his firm's Manitoba Hydro Place project which is the CTBUH 2009 Best Tall Building Americas winner.
		Stuart Allen & Frank Zabel, CICO Consultants October 22nd, 2009. CTBUH Headquarters, IIT, Chicago Posted June 2010 Stuart and Frank speak about their firm's Tornado Tower project which is the CTBUH 2009 Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa winner.
		Dr. Prabodh V. Banavalkar, Ingenium, Inc. October 22nd, 2009. CTBUH Headquarters, IIT, Chicago Posted June 2010 Dr. Banavalkar is the 2009 recipient of the CTBUH Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal, and he speaks about his personal experiences with Dr. Khan as well as his life's work with tall building engineering.
		The Future of Urban Tall in a World of Uncertain Economics CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference, October 23 S. Diehl, R. Hanson, A. Smith, C. Willis, posted May 2010 This special panel session, involved four of the pre-eminent thinkers in the field, debating the future of cities generally, and tall buildings specifically, in the context of the challenges of global climate change and recession.
		East Coast / West Coast Tall – Commonalities and Differences CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference, October 22 C. Manus, posted May 2010 In this presentation, we hear from Clark Manus, the future President of the American Institute of Architects on the commonalities and differences in construction and urban planning across different US cities.
		Evolving Structural Solutions: A Third Way CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference, October 23 G. Turner, posted April 2010 As we emerge from the recession, the need to deliver buildings faster and cheaper will be a key requirement for re-energising the industry. Guy Turner presents the opportunities and challenges SPS present to skyscraper construction as well as case studies of various projects.
		Decarbonization of Our Central Cities CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference, October 23 A. Smith, posted April 2010 Much of the consideration of sustainable design is being focused on new and future buildings. However, arguably, the greatest difference to cutting energy and carbon expenditure would be had in the upgrade of existing buildings. Adrian Smith on the upgrade of Willis Tower.
		The World’s Tallest as Economic Stimulus, His Excellency CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference, October 23 M. A. Alabbar, posted March, 2010 Envisaged as the "jewel in the crown" of a much larger urban development the financial and marketing story behind the Burj Khalifa is not as well documented. The story of the rationale and motivations behind the Burj, told by the owner-developer.
		Chicago Spire: Technical Twisting and Turning CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference, October 22 R. Tomasetti, posted March 2010 In the mid-2000s, a number of U.S. cities once again proposed supertall buildings in a bid to rebrand U.S. skylines and encourage urban revitalization. The project’s engineer of record highlights the technical challenges and solutions of the design of the Chicago Spire.
		The Economics of Sustainability & Mixed-Use CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference, Oct 22 S. Watts, posted February 2010 Davis Langdon’s cost model for tall buildings is a seminal reference tool in the industry. Steve updates us on these initiatives, in the context of projects such as the mixed-use London Bridge Tower – now moving full-steam ahead towards becoming Europe’s tallest.
		Starcatchers versus Skyscrapers: Building skylines of the future CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference, Oct 23 E. Kuhne, posted February 2010 Tall Buildings seem to have taken on an additional agenda in recent years. We hear from the architect behind one of the ‘tallest in the world’ proposals on the drawing board – the Burj Mubarak al-Kabir in Kuwait City – about the motivations driving these projects.
		Kilometer-High Tower: Fact or Fiction? CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference, October 23 M. Mitcheson-Low, posted January 2010 Mark Mitcheson-Low presents the Nakheel Harbor and Tower project, which was officially launched in October 2008. Several years of significant work by both the developer and the consultant team had got this project to the first stage of reality.
		Gazprom Tower: The politics of High Rise CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference, October 22 T. Kettle, posted January 2010 The subject of intense debate when proposed in the historic city of St. Petersburg, this headquarters for the Russian energy giant Gazprom seems to be successfully chartering a difficult political and economic path towards fruition.