CTBUH News

Starting with the most recent coverage, CTBUH News reports on the Council's initiatives and activities, including chapter, committee, and other leader activity; research project updates; data study outputs; publication launches; award announcements; signboard ceremonies; conference and event reports; and more.

TALL TIMBER: The Future of Cities in Wood

21 Feb-1 Sep 2024, New York City

TALL TIMBER, a new exhibition curated by The Skyscraper Museum, focuses on Mass Timber high-rises, and is based, in part, on the exhibition REFRAMED. REFRAMED was co-curated by the Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) and the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and presented by the Softwood Lumber Board at the CAC from April 25, 2023 through January 7, 2024.

CTBUH Sydney Design Excellence Series: 175 Liverpool Street

13 Mar 2024, Sydney

Join CTBUH Sydney for cheese and wine as we hear from the shortlisted firms for the 175 Liverpool Street Design Excellence competition.

CTBUH Canada Presents: Wind Engineering for Tall Buildings

11 Mar 2024, Toronto

The CTBUH Canada Chapter is excited to announce their next event: a presentation on wind engineering for tall buildings by RWDI. The presentation runs from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm, followed by a hosted networking session at 3 Brewers - Yonge and Dundas.

CTBUH 2024 Americas Conference Summary

6 Mar 2024

The CTBUH 2024 Americas Conference, “Future Downtown: Density and Resiliency in Cities Across the Americas” occurred in Miami at the AC Hotel Miami Brickell on 22 & 23 February 2024.

2024 International Conference Launch Events with the Nordic Chapter

1 Mar 2024

The CTBUH Nordic Chapter recently hosted two exhilarating launch events for the upcoming CTBUH 2024 International Conference, "New or Renew: Addressing the Density Dilemma," 23–27 September, in London and Paris. 23.

Nordic Design Excellence & CTBUH 2024 International Conference Launch Event

28 Feb 2024, Copenhagen

The CTBUH Nordic Chapter is pleased to announce their second CTBUH 2024 International Conference Launch Event taking place on 28 February at the new BIG CPH HQ.

CTBUH Philadelphia Presents: Greening High-Density Cities

26 Feb 2024, Philadelphia

Join the CTBUH Philadelphia Chapter for a keynote presentation by Jaron Lubin, Partner of Safdie Architects and interview with Moshe Safdie, Founding Partner of Safdie Architects, followed by a multidisciplinary panel discussion on “Greening High-Density Cities” involving government, developer, urban planner, and architect.

CTBUH 2024 Americas Conference

22-23 Feb 2024, Miami

Join us in Miami in February 2024 to explore the unique challenges and opportunities that lie within the downtown landscapes across the Americas.

CTBUH California Presents: San Francisco Walking Tour

16 Feb 2024, San Francisco

The CTBUH California Committee invites you to join them for their global walking tour event in San Francisco on Friday, February 16th. The tour features four recently completed projects in the Transbay East Cut neighborhood.

UK Chapter Regenerative Roundtable Summary

9 Feb 2024

On 27 September 2023, committee members for the regenerative design group, along with other leaders and experts in the industry, met at the Ramboll headquarters in London to have a roundtable discussion. From this dialogue, a document was produced summarizing the event and looking at the status quo, potentials, and steps forward for regenerative design.

CTBUH Seattle Future Leaders Presents: 35 Stone—Mass Timber Commercial Office Tour

5 Feb 2024, Seattle

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.

CTBUH India 2024 City Walk: MUMBAI METROTHON

3 Feb 2024, Mumbai

CTBUH India's annual city walking tour, popular with students, was organized for 2024 around Transit oriented development, with a focus on the under construction Metro Works. 120 Students from engineering & architecture colleges joined the tour, walking 300m inside the tunnel to experience TBM activity.

CTBUH Staff Retreat at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)

2 Feb 2024

On 22 January, the annual staff retreat was set against the backdrop of CTBUH's longtime collaborator and partner, the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago, hosted at the Institute of Design (ID) in the Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship.

New City Advocacy Program

2 Feb 2024

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habit announced a new City Advocacy Program for 2024. This program was developed to identify and explore key topics, opportunities, and challenges facing global cities today—including density, climate resiliency, and social equity and access. It will take shape as a series of activities, events, and conversations with the initiative's first public event held at the CTBUH 2024 Americas Conference, "Future Downtown: Density and Resiliency in Cities Across the Americas," 22 & 23 February, in Miami.

CTBUH 2023 Tall Building Year in Review

1 Feb 2024

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has released its annual report, CTBUH Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2023, which reveals the state of tall building construction across the globe.