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CTBUH Special Media Correspondent, Jeff Herzer, interviewed several representatives of the 2008 winning projects that were in attendance at the 2008 Awards Ceremony & Dinner event at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago on November 20th 2008.
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Eugene Kohn and Bill Pedersen, Kohn Pedersen Fox, New York
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Gene and Bill talk about their work with developer Minoru Mori on the Shanghai World Financial Center which went on to win Best Tall Building in Asia, and Best Tall Building Overall at the awards ceremony.
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Larry Ng, Pelli Clarke Pelli, New Haven
Larry talks about the work of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects around the world. He also speaks of the career of Cesar Pelli, including the former world's tallest, Petronas Towers. Cesar Pelli is the 2008 winner of the Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement award, but was unable to attend the ceremony due to sickness.
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Shaun Killa, Atkins Middle East, Dubai
Shaun talks about his work in the Middle East, with particular focus on the Bahrain World Trade Center and its three wind turbines suspended between the two towers. The Bahrain World Trade Center is the 2008 Best Tall Building for the Middle East & Africa region.
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