CTBUH in the Media Videos

Full list of CTBUH in the Media articles


December 14, CTV
Top Marks for Toronto's Highrises
 
CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood spoke with CTV's Scott Laurie about the building boom in Canada and Toronto leading the western hemisphere in tall building construction.

December 3, BBC
Skyscrapers: What does the future hold?
 
CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood was featured on the BBC World news program GMT, discussing the future of tall buildings.

November 16, MCI
Analyzing the CTBUH World Congress
 
CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood discusses the 2012 Shanghai World Congress with MCI, addressing the importance of the Congress to its members and the attendees, the future plans of the Council and the significance of Shanghai to the Congress.

September 28, WGN Radio
Antony Wood on Sustainable Skyscrapers
 
The Chicago-based radio news show interviewed CTBUH Executive Directo Antony Wood about the 'Hi-Rise, Lo-Carb' studio he led at the Illinois Institute of Technology and the innovative designs created by the students.

June 22, NPR
Science Friday: Tall Buildings, A Cut Above the Rest
 
National Public Radio host Ira Flatow, of Science Friday, interviews CTBUH Director Antony Wood about the recent release of CTBUH's 2012 Best Tall Building Awards.

May 31, Monocle Daily
Midori House
 
The London-based radio news show interviewed CTBUH Public Affairs Manager Kevin Brass about plans to build a New York City tower, which would be the tallest residential building in the United States.

May 1, WCBS
How Do You Determine What The Tallest Building Is?
  
One World Trade Center topping the Empire State Building on the New York City skyline revives questions of what determines the height of tall buildings. Executive Director Antony Wood states that the height of tall buildings is truly a matter of perspective.


April 30, The Monocle Daily
One World Trade Center Rises Above Empire State Building
  
With the media focused on the latest One World Trade Center construction milestone, CTBUH Chairman Timothy Johnson discusses the complexities of the site, collaboration on the development and the emotions invoked by the tower.


September 8, 2011, WBEZ 91.5
Living and working in tall buildings after 9/11

The events of September 11th had many unforeseen effects on the world. Antony Wood, the executive director for the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat discusses how skyscraper culture changed in the last decade.

June 2011, Chicago Architecture Foundation
One Nation under Construction

CTBUH's Executive Director Antony Wood and others discuss Chicago's John Hancock Center, measuring tall, and other tall subjects in the Chicago Architecture Foundation's newly launched video library, "One Nation Under Construction".

September 17, 2010, China Radio International
Beijing's Tallest Skyscraper


Antony Wood, CTBUH Executive Director is interviewed on the subject of tall buildings, explaining some of the reasoning behind the CTBUH Height Criteria, the changing motivations behind tall buildings, and the important role that tall buildings can play in the densification of more sustainable cities.


July 18, 2010, BBC Radio World Service
Tall Buildings in London

CTBUH Executive Director, Antony Wood, comments on the newly completed Strata tower, a high-rise residential tower in the city of London, and the importance of tall buildings in densifying our cities and reducing suburban spread to create more sustainable cities.

February 4, 2010, TV 9 Mumbai News Bulletin
CTBUH 2010 Conference

Antony Wood, CTBUH Executive Director and associate professor in the College of Architecture at IIT, is interviewed on TV 9 Mumbai News during a news story covering the CTBUH 2010 Conference, "Remaking Sustainable Cities in the Vertical Age" held in Mumbai February 3-5th.

January 14, 2010, Radio Islam
Tallest Building

Jan Klerks, CTBUH Communications Manager talks with Radio Islam on the subject of tall buildings. Topics include: the new World's Tallest Building - Burj Khalifa, seismic design of tall buildings, and the motivations behind building tall.

February 27, 2009, CNN
Sears to lead the way in high rise upgrade

Antony Wood, CTBUH Executive Director explains why the 40 year old  Sears Tower needs to be upgraded to accomodate energy strategies that will improve the performance of the historic skyscraper in today's challenging environment.

February 25, 2009, NBC 5 Chicago
A Silver Sears Tower

NBC 5 Chicago visits IIT’s campus to capture its view of the Sears Tower being re-covered in silver to help save on energy costs and describes the university as “one of the great schools of architecture.” CTBUH Executive Director, Antony Wood explains why he feels the Sears Tower makeover should take place.

February 18, 2009, BBC Radio World Service
World's Skylines Heading Up

The world's tallest building currently in use is just over five hundred metres high. But within a few years it's expected a building at least twice that height will be constructed. Vincent Dowd looks at why -- and where -- the world's skyline is heading upward, Executive Director Antony Wood is interviewed as part of the discussion.


Antony Wood, CTBUH Executive Director and associate professor in the College of Architecture at IIT, talks to TV 9 Mumbai News regarding the partnership of architecture students from Chicago and architects from RoMF on the C-ward project in Mumbai.

 
February 6, 2009, Commercial Property News
Radio News Update

Managing editor for Commercial Property News, Amanda Metcalf, mentions the CTBUH Tallest 10 completed in 2008 and Tallest 20 in 2020 lists  in her  weekly commercial industry update.


Smart City Radio  
November 6, 2008, Smart City Radio
Tall Buildings and Public Spaces

Smart City Radio talks to two people who are attempting to re-imagine public spaces both inside and out. Antony Wood is the Executive Director of the CTBUH. He discusses the revolution  that is needed in tall buildings to transform them into livable structures for the 21st century. Smart City Radio also talks with David Dixon, the principal of Planning and Urban Design with Goody Clancy and Associates.

Antony Wood   June 13, 2008, WGN Radio, Milt Rosenberg Show, 9-11pm
The Tallest Buildings in the World

Antony Wood, CTBUH Executive Director, Blair Kamin, Chicago Tribune Architecture Critic and Jay Pridmore, author of Shanghai: The Architecture of China's Great Urban Center, discuss the global boom in high-rise construction, sustainability and the future of the tall buildings.
Read the transcript.

More Green Towers Expected in Dubai   March 3, 2008, City 7 News Dubai
More Green Towers Expected in Dubai

CTBUH Chairman David Scott & Executive Director Antony Wood are interviewed for the top story on City 7 News Dubai, on the opening day of the CTBUH 8th World Congress. Also interviewed is HE Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality. Read the transcript.

Antony Wood Radio Interview   December 13, 2007, Dubai Eye 103.8
Antony Wood Radio Interview

Antony Wood, CTBUH Executive Director, discusses the Council's plans for the 2008 Dubai World Congress, the potential for sustainability in tall buildings and the technical achievements of the Burj Dubai. Read the transcript.


Antony Wood TV Interview  

September 13, 2007, the Business News Network
Antony Wood TV Interview

Following news that the under construction Burj Dubai had surpassed the height of the CN Tower, Antony Wood, CTBUH Executive Director, is interviewed on 'SqueezePlay', a program for the Business News Network. Read the transcript.