11 April 2019

Skybridges Research: CTBUH / IIT Studio Visit

As part of the Skybridges research project, CTBUH and IIT College of Architecture traveled to NYC for presentations, workshops, and meetings regarding Skybridge designs.

8 November 2018

Two New CTBUH Technical Guides Released

The CTBUH has released two new Technical Guides, focused on Façade Access and Maintenance and Skyspaces in Tall Buildings.

20 October 2018

Record Numbers Convene at 2018 Leaders Meeting

CTBUH Leaders convened on Day 1 of the 2018 Middle East Conference for updates on the year's developments and to plan for 2019.

20 October 2018

Smart Building Technology Working Group Meets at 2018 Conference

The CTBUH Smart Technology Working Group held its first meeting at the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference, with the goal of producing a document on smart technologies for tall buildings.

19 October 2018

Robotics Research Project Holds First Meeting

The CTBUH Robotics in Tall Building Construction research project steering committee held its initial kickoff meeting, just ahead of the 2018 Middle East Conference.

19 October 2018

Skybridges Research Project Holds First Meeting

The CTBUH Skybridges research project steering committee held its initial kickoff meeting, just ahead of the 2018 Middle East Conference.

27 July 2018

Talking Tall: Engineering a Better Future

In the 2018 CTBUH Journal Issue III, Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman, Thornton Tomasetti, talks about her career highlights in high-rises and the support for more women in engineering.

7 February 2018

IIT Students Tour at SCB and Lurie Children's Hospital

As part of the CTBUH-IIT Academic Courses, a group of IIT architecture students visited the SCB Chicago Office on February 7.

8 December 2017

CTBUH Staff Taste Riverfront Lifestyle at Chicago’s Wolf Point

As a treat for a long year of hard work, CTBUH staff members took a top-to-bottom tour of Wolf Point West, a luxury apartment tower that sits on the Chicago River.

29 October 2017

CTBUH Leaders Connect at 2017 Conference

The Annual Leaders Meeting was held the day before the start of the CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference, bringing together the Council’s leaders.

29 October 2017

CTBUH Urban Habitat/Urban Design Workshop Held at 2017 Conference

The CTBUH Urban Habitat/Urban Design Committee held its third annual meeting and workshop, which included presentations by James Parakh and Chris Proctor.

3 November 2017

CTBUH-IIT Design Research Studio Student 2017 Conference Tour

Students from the 2017–2018 CTBUH-IIT design research studio attended the 2017 CTBUH International Conference and toured Sydney.

13 October 2017

CTBUH-IIT Design Research Studio Midterm Fall Review

During a semester of intense work assisted by the CTBUH and supported by AECOM, IIT architecture students presented their design research studio projects in Crown Hall.

7 September 2017

CTBUH Supports High-Rise Conference at Samara State University

22 speakers discussed the state of high-rise design & construction at this conference, a partner event between the CTBUH and Samara State Technical University.

17 January 2017

SuperTEC Visit to CTBUH China Office

The CTBUH China Office hosted a visit from SuperTEC, a consortium of researchers and practitioners from Korea University and Dankook University in Seoul.

16 October 2016

2016 CTBUH Leaders Meeting Report

The Annual Leaders Meeting was held this year in conjunction with the 2016 Conference in China, bringing together the Council’s leaders from around the world.

14 October 2016

2016 Vertical City Conference

This event will explore how the Vertical City concept can contribute to the development of metropolitan areas and mega metropolitan areas, such as "Jing Jin Ji" in China.

9 September 2016

Urban Transitions Global Summit 2016

CTBUH is pleased to be a Supporting Partner of Urban Transitions 2016, a five-day symposium / workshop event to be held in Shanghai from September 5–9, 2016.

25 August 2016

Global Twilight Walking Tours

The CTBUH UH/UD Committee organized its third annual Global Walking Tours in 13 cities around the world, examining public spaces in a twilight setting.

13 May 2016

Shanghai Tower Signboard Ceremony

CTBUH joined Shanghai Tower officials in unveiling the commemorative signboard designating Shanghai Tower as the tallest building in China.

24 March 2016

The Innovative Hub for Architecture and Design

As a strategic partner of CADEX, a premier architecture and design exhibition, CTBUH China will have a significant presence at the event.

3 March 2016

TJAD Hosts CTBUH China for Year in Review Event

CTBUH China’s first 2016 event was a look back at a record-setting 2015, from the perspective of the country that contributed the greatest number of tall buildings 200 meters or higher.

29 February 2016

CONEFEC Virtual Conference in Brazil

Daniel Safarik, CTBUH China Office Director, has contributed a lecture titled “Is Tall All? The Potential of the 21st Century Skyscraper” to CONEFEC.

15 January 2016

2015–2016 Design Research Studio Final Reviews

Tongji students in the collaborative design studio, “Network Reshaping Downtown: Transit-Oriented Mega-Development,”presented their final designs.

18 November 2015

CTBUH Beijing Workshop

CTBUH Beijing is holding a technical workshop and networking event in Arup's Beijing Office to introduce the CTBUH China Office.

18 November 2015

Future Places Workshop

The second CTBUH Beijing Chapter workshop placed a particular emphasis on the subject of future workplaces and the importance of a robust marketing campaign for tall buildings.

28 October 2015

Jersey City Urban Tour & Reception

CTBUH 2015 delegates toured Jersey City which will has been transformed from a post-industrial backwater to a mini-Manhattan across the Hudson.

28 October 2015

World Trade Center: One WTC Office Building Tour

CTBUH 2015 delegates toured One World Trade Center Office Building which is the current tallest building in the Americas.

18 September 2015

CTBUH, Tongji Press Sign Two More Publishing Agreements

Zhi Wenjun, TJUP, and Daniel Safarik, CTBUH, recently signed an agreement covering several publications, including a Chinese language version of the CTBUH Journal.

16 July 2015

CTBUH, Tongji Press Sign Publishing Agreement

CTBUH signed the first of several planned publishing contracts with Tongji University Press for the book related to the 2016 International Conference.

3 July 2015

Panel Handles Mean, Green Questions at Architect @ Work in China

As part of its role as a strategic partner of the Architect @ Work China Conference in Shanghai, CTBUH hosted a panel discussion entitled “Greening the Vertical Habitat.”

3 July 2015

Architect @ Work

CTBUH is a supporting partner of Architect @ Work, a two-day event that reinvents how architects, designers, and real estate professionals discover knowledge and innovation.

22 May 2015

Inaugural Japan Symposium Rises to the Occasion in Tokyo

CTBUH held its inaugural Japan Symposium at the Academy Hills lecture hall of the Mori Tower in Roppongi Hills, bringing together leading experts

18 March 2015

CTBUH China Office Kicks Off

The CTBUH China Office / Asia Headquarters officially launched at CAUP at Tongji University with the inaugural board meeting and a reception

18 March 2015

China Office Launch Reception

We encourage you to join us at the Launch Reception for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) China Office / Asia Headquarters.

18 March 2015

China Office to Launch...Founding Sponsors Confirmed

The CTBUH is extremely pleased to announce that 18th March will see the official launch of its new China Office, located at Tongji University, Shanghai.

20 February 2015

Miami Grows Up

Daniel Safarik, CTBUH China Office Director & Journal Editor, visited Miami to engage with firms, welcome new members, and gain a understanding of a fast growing tall building market.

21 September 2014

Nanjing Regional Tour Report

After getting the high speed train from Shanghai, delegates toured the Suning Gulou Ruicheng project, followed by a trip to the rooftop of one of its 250-meter office buildings.

19 September 2014

Jing An Kerry Centre Technical Tour Report

At the Jing An Kerry Centre, the overall sense of luxury was amplified by traveling through the lushly appointed lobby and convention spaces of the Shangri-La Hotel on-site.

19 September 2014

Tomorrow Square Technical Tour Report

Delegates toured the 37th floor of Tomorrow Square, which takes advantage of the building’s 45-degree plan shift by offering views in at least eight directions.

16 September 2014

Building Management and Operation Workshop, Shanghai 2014

The workshop “Building Management and Operation” shed light on the critical period of a building’s life after the designs have been submitted and the ribbons have been cut.

16 September 2014

Wind Engineering Workshop, Shanghai 2014

Design adaptation in tall buildings was a main theme in the Technical Workshop, "Wind Engineering," at the Shanghai 2014 Conference.

19 February 2014

CTBUH Helps CAF Answer "What Do You Mean by TALL?" with LEGOs

The CTBUH helped the CAF launch its “Drinks + Design” adult-education evening program for 2014, by supervising and judging the designs of about a dozen teams of LEGO skyscrapers

13 December 2013

CTBUH Staff Given Tour of AMA Plaza

In keeping with its annual tradition, CTBUH staff enjoyed a tall-building tour as part of its holiday party, exploring the newly remodeled AMA Plaza.

22 October 2013

CTBUH Joins Launch of Mongolian Tower

Editor Daniel Safarik attended and spoke at the launch of the Morin Khuur Tower at the Construction Mongolia 2013 Expo.

1 October 2013

New York’s New Delirium

At least five once-in-a-lifetime multi-acre projects are underway in New York. CTBUH Editor Daniel Safarik reports on his journey to investigate further.

13 June 2013

Tower 42 Technical Tour Report

The tallest building in the United Kingdom from 1980 until 1991 and the first major skyscraper in the City of London, Tower 42 encapsulates the theme of the conference: Height and Heritage.

13 June 2013

Broadgate Tower Technical Tour Report

The Broadgate Tower was the first tower building in the City designed specifically for the speculative market.

13 June 2013

City of London Walking Tour Report with Peter Rees

To truly gain an understanding of how to reconcile “Height and Heritage” one of the best options was to accompany the man whose job it is to do just exactly that. Peter Wynne Rees has been the chief planner for the City of London for 28 years.

13 June 2013

One Canada Square + Canary Wharf Technical Tour Report

A tour of Canary Wharf is an object lesson in the kind of place-making that can stem from the exploitation of an increasing rarity and developer’s delight: a 100-acre blank space in a major metropolitan area.

11 June 2013

Activity at the CTBUH London Conference: Day One

See the highlights from the first day of the CTBUH 2013 London Conference including the Opening Plenary and Conference Dinner.

25 April 2019

Best Tall Buildings 2019: Dominant Trends

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This year, CTBUH has vastly expanded its Awards program to consider the Best Tall Building category through several classes of height, rather than geographic regions,...

20 October 2018

Towering Aspirations in Dubai and Beyond

Mohamed Ali Alabbar, Emaar Properties

In 2008, CTBUH held its Eighth World Congress in Dubai, at which time the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, was still under construction. His...

20 October 2018

The Tall, Polycentric City: Dubai and the Future of Vertical Urbanism

Daniel Safarik, Shawn Ursini & Antony Wood, CTBUH

The development pattern of Dubai, host city of the 2018 CTBUH Middle East Conference core program, typifies the polycentric city phenomenon more than most cities....

28 July 2018

Engineering a Better Future

Aine Brazil, Thornton Tomasetti

Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman, Thornton Tomasetti, is the recipient of the 2018 CTBUH Fazlur R. Khan Medal. Through a 40-plus-year career, she has been responsible...

17 October 2016

Megacities: Setting the Scene

Daniel Safarik, Shawn Ursini & Antony Wood; Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

The rise of the megacity presents unprecedented opportunities to understand the human urbanization phenomenon, and to observe the effects of multicore, polycentric cities growing together...

04 February 2016

The Other Side of Tall Buildings: The Urban Habitat

Daniel Safarik, CTBUH

A growing number of tall buildings recognized by the CTBUH, through its international awards programs and research, are noteworthy not so much because of their...

31 December 2014

Interactive Study on Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014

Daniel Safarik, Antony Wood, Marty Carver & Marshall Gerometta, CTBUH

An All-Time Record 97 Buildings of 200 Meters or Higher Completed in 2014 and 2014 showed further shifts towards Asia, and also surprising developments in...

16 September 2014

Learning From 50 Years of Hong Kong Skybridges

James Robinson, Hongkong Land

Hongkong Land was instrumental in developing Hong Kong’s famous network of skybridges between buildings. CTBUH Editor Daniel Safarik spoke to James Robinson, Executive Director of...

31 December 2013

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2013

Daniel Safarik, Antony Wood, Marty Carver & Marshall Gerometta, CTBUH

By all appearances, the small increase in the total number of tall-building completions from 2012 into 2013 is indicative of a return to the prevalent...