Member Groups

Join the CTBUH FLC for an Energizing Pilates and Mobility morning on Level 50 at 8 Bishopsgate.

Canary Wharf Group will be hosting an event bringing together it's Wharf Connect early careers network and the CTBUH UK Future Leaders for an evening showcasing CWG's marketing suite as well as an opportunity to visit show apartments at their flagship BTR buidling, Newfoundland. This will be followed by an informal networking opportunity in Newfoundland's parlour area.

Join the CTBUH Future Leaders Committee for a networking event at Wagtail. The FLC have booked an area of the Wagtail from 6.00pm on 28th March for networking with other members of the future leader community. Food and Beverages are self-funded for this free event.

Come check out 8 Bishopsgate, the most eco-friendly office building in London!

The CTBUH UK Future Leaders recently convened a Panel Discussion on the "Future of Digital in AEC.” The event brought together leading professionals from the UK to share their insights. Nhlawuleko Ngobeni, representing the CTBUH UK Future Leaders, reports on these discussions, capturing the insights exchanged during the session.

The Council of Tall Buildings & Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Canada Chapter is thrilled to host its second Future Leaders Speed Mentoring Event. Join us for this exciting opportunity to meet amazing mentors and discover unique opportunities within the AEC industry.

Join the CTBUH Chicago Future Leaders Committee for a tour of the new Thornton Tomasetti office space located in 600 W Fulton, followed by a Mass Timber presentation by Alejandro Fernandez.

Join the CTBUH Seattle Future Leaders for their first event of 2024, a tour of 35 Stone followed by happy hour networking. Telling a timber story of sustainability, 35 Stone celebrates Seattle’s origins with its mass timber framework and an industrial inspired form.

Please join the CTBUH UK FLC for part one of the Sustainability Explained series, a tour of LSE’s Centre Building, which won the BREEAM Public Projects (Post Construction) Award in 2020 for its outstanding sustainable design.

Join the CTBUH Future Leaders Committee on a tour of Skyglass, an exciting new 31-story apartment tower in South Lake Union.

Join the CTBUH Chicago Future Leaders Committee for a tour of the AS+GG office space in the Inland Steel building followed by as series of project presentations by emerging leaders at the firm. Space is limited and RSVPs are taken on a first come, first served basis.

Join the CTBUH Turkey Future Leaders Committee at Atak Engineering for their first event in Ankara, a panel discussion on sustainable design.

Join the CTBUH Future Leaders Committee for a networking event on the Southbank overlooking the London City, the Thames and Tate Modern. The FLC have booked an area of the Founders Arms from 6.30pm on 13th June for networking with other members of the future leader community.

Join the CTBUH Chicago Future Leaders Committee for a tour of the architectural office at Pappageorge Haymes along with a presentation of current projects. Space is limited and RSVPs are taken on a first come, first served basis.

Please join the CTBUH UK Future Leaders Committee for our building tour of 40 Leadenhall, a 900,000 square foot office building nearing completion. Limited availability - register now to avoid missing out.

Please join the CTBUH UK Future Leaders Committee for a tour of recently opened Battersea Power Station. D2E will lead the tour of Battersea Power Station which will include a brief presentation on the scheme and opportunity to experience the Chimney Lift followed by drinks and networking in the Turbine Hall.

Please join the CTBUH UK Future Leaders Committee for our ‘live’ building tour. Main Contractor, Multiplex will lead the tour of One Nine Elms which will include a brief presentation on the scheme and opportunity to see inside the scheme in its final few months of construction.

Please join the CTBUH UK Future Leaders Committee for a tour of recently completed, 22 Bishopsgate. AXA IM Alts’, JLL Property Management and Lead Architect, PLP Architecture will lead the tour of 22 Bishopsgate which will include a presentation on the projects inception and opportunity to see inside one of London’s tallest commercial buildings.

Please join the CTBUH UK Future Leaders Committee for the Canary Wharf leg of the building tours for 22/23 event calendar!

Join the UK CTBUH Chapter and Future leaders committee for a panel session and debate on building reuse and adaptability.

Please join the CTBUH UK Future Leaders Committee for our first ‘live’ building tour of the 2022/2023 programme. Main Contractor, Lendlease will lead the tour of 8 Bishopsgate which will include a brief presentation on the scheme and opportunity to see inside the scheme in its final few months of construction.

Please join the CTBUH UK Future Leaders for the first building tour of the 2022/2023 programme. The tour of the Leadenhall Building is hosted and led by the project architects at RSHP.

Join the CTBUH Seattle Future Leaders Committee, guided by the team at Clark Construction, around the nearly complete expansion to the Washington State Convention Center. 

The CTBUH UK Chapter and Future Leaders invite you to join them for an evening travelling down the River Thames to view and discuss the buildings of London.

Join the CTBUH Turkey FLC to explore Skyland Tower with other industry professionals. Skyland Istanbul bears the signature of Broadway Malyan, an architectural office that has received more than 250 awards in its 60-year history.

The CTBUH Toronto Future Leaders Committee joins professionals from BDP Quadrangle to discuss the future of office spaces in high rise buildings.

The CTBUH UK Chapter hosts a discussion on how different industries have adapted and what they have learned during current challenging times

The CTBUH Canada Future Leaders Committee is excited to announce its next event - a presentation on Fire Dynamics in Large Open Timber Structures given by Professor John Gales from York

The CTBUH Scandinavia Future Leaders Committee presents an engaging presentation on the newest, state-of-the-art tall timber buildings, and the innovations that have made them possible.

Join the CTBUH Chicago Future Leaders Committee for a tour of Gensler's downtown Chicago office space! The afternoon event will feature a short presentation on Gensler's current work.

The CTBUH Canada FLC hosts a walking tour that guides attendees through the Canary District and the planning and construction of Sidewalk Labs.

The CTBUH Chicago Future Leaders Committee will lead a tour of Vista Tower, which upon completion will be the tallest Chicago building designed by a woman.

50 attendees convened to explore the benefits and challenges of co-living as a developing housing model, where residents share living spaces, resources, and interests.

CTBUH Turkey organized an educational seminar on the effects of wind on tall building façade systems, featuring presentations by academic and professional experts.

CTBUH Turkey held a seminar discussing seismic resilience strategies, featuring presentations from a panel of experts in engineering, design, and financial sectors.

The CTBUH New York Future Leaders Committee hosted a discussion on strategies for healthcare resiliency, featuring architects, engineers, project managers and owners.

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

CTBUH Chapters, Regional Representatives, and Future Leaders Committees met during the Middle East Conference for a discussion on the Council's regional growth and global initiatives.

The CTBUH New York Future Leaders Committee hosted a panel discussion on "Obstacles to Affordable Housing" at the NYC Office of Grimshaw Architects.

The CTBUH New York Chapter hosted a panel discussion on smart cities, the key systems that harvest data for planners, designers, policy makers and the general public.

CTBUH is pleased to announce that its Young Professionals Committees have been rebranded as "Future Leaders" Committees (FLCs).

Join us for an exclusive CTBUH Webinar as we have a conversation with team members from The Williams & Russell Project who were the overall winners of the CTBUH 2024 EDI Award.

On Monday, 24 June 2024 the CTBUH Height & Data Committee met for the first time since 2022, reinvigorating and relaunching this prestigious CTBUH committee under the leadership of the new Chair, Terri Meyer Boake, a CTBUH Fellow and Full Professor at the School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo in Canada, who joined the CTBUH staff in Chicago for this milestone.

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is reinvigorating its Height and Data Committee, seeking new members to join under the leadership of Terri Meyer Boake, from the University of Waterloo, who has been named the new Chair of the committee.

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

The CTBUH Height and Data Committee met to discuss several key definitions of structural types, as well as some urban-scale considerations.

CTBUH is reinvigorating its Height and Data Committee, seeking new members to join under the leadership of Scott Duncan, SOM, who has been named the new Chair.

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.

After providing a snapshot of the Height Committee’s duties and past actions since its last meeting, Height Committee Chair Peter Weismantle led a discussion on a series of topics.

Contribute to one of CTBUH’s Leader Groups to help us further our important mission! The Council seeks colleagues with a range of skills to support our valuable initiatives.

CTBUH height criteria was used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Geodetic Survey to determine the true architectural height of the Washington Monument.

The following topics were addressed: co-joined buildings, criteria for completion, gross-to-net building height, and structural definitions.

The CTBUH Height Committee reached a consensus that One World Trade Center’s height to its architectural top is 1,776 feet (541.3 meters).

One World Trade Center have raised questions about the ultimate height of the tower, which is currently planned as the tallest building in North America.

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has launched The Skyscraper Center, the world’s most comprehensive resource for data and information on tall buildings.

Within this decade we will likely witness not only the world’s first kilometer-tall building, but also the completion of a significant number of buildings over 600 meters.

Tall building industry leaders from around the globe met at the seminal Dongbu Financial Center tower for the 2011 CTBUH Leaders Meeting.

This article describes some of the events which took place in the Council's long, and sometimes complex, history of measuring tall buildings.

CTBUH announced a change to its height criteria, as a reflection of recent developments with several supertall buildings.

Attended by 27 representatives from 5 countries, this meeting typified the complex factors involved in the determining of height, and the title of ‘The World’s Tallest.'