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.

Welcome Back CTBUH Toronto – Networking Event

28 Jul 2022, Toronto

The CTBUH Canada Chapter is excited to announce an evening networking session taking place on Thursday, July 28th in the heart of downtown Toronto. This casual mixer will serve as a “welcome back” to all our CTBUH members in Toronto and other AEC industry professionals in the city as we kick-start our chapter events after a long pandemic hiatus.

CTBUH NYC x CORE Studio Presents: Artificial Intelligence - The New Frontier in Structural Design

21 Jul 2022, New York City

Join CTBUH NYC for a presentation on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), a technology that is being leveraged across numerous industries around the world. In-person reception and presentation by Thornton Tomasetti with live stream link available.

CTBUH Certifies Ascent, Milwaukee, as the World’s Tallest Mass Timber Hybrid Building

20 Jul 2022, Milwaukee

CTBUH officials traveled to Milwaukee on 20 July 2022 to officially declare the 25-story Ascent the World’s Tallest Timber Hybrid Building. Director of Research and Thought Leadership Daniel Safarik unveiled a plaque that will be displayed on the façade of the luxury apartment development that tops out at 86.6 meters (284 feet).

Modular and Configurable Architecture in Housing

11 Jul 2022, Paris

The CTBUH France Chapter is pleased to welcome you for a discussion on modular and configurable architecture in housing and to preview the prototype of a prefabricated construction module, launched by Bouygues Immobilier.

EuroCham - CTBUH Tall Buildings Forum

22 Jun 2022, Phnom Penh

CTBUH Cambodia in collaboration with Eurocham will host their first Tall Buildings Forum in two years on Wednesday, June 22 at Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra, where a wide variety of real estate industry experts from the private and public sector will dive into the post-pandemic trends shaping the future.

CTBUH 2022 Steel-Timber Hybrid Buildings Conference

23-24 May 2022, Chicago

This two-day conference will convene the leading international experts in steel and timber design & construction, to explore how the benefits of each can be utilized to advance tall steel-timber hybrid buildings.

CTBUH 2022 Steel-Timber Hybrid Buildings Conference Convenes Pioneers of the Typology

23-24 May 2022, Chicago

The two-day CTBUH 2022 Steel-Timber Hybrid Buildings Conference convened the leading international experts in steel and timber design and construction, to explore how the benefits of each can be utilized to advance tall steel-timber hybrid buildings.

CTBUH France Chapter General Assembly

16 May 2022, Paris

The CTBUH France Chapter is pleased to welcome you for its second annual General Assembly, held at Maison Montmartre. The evening will feature a presentation and exchange on one of ArcelorMittal's first decarbonization initiatives, XCarb®, led by Steligence Construction Engineer Micaël Bello Garcia, followed by a presentation on the restructuring of residential tower Tour Watt, adding a timber expansion, by Architect and Founding Partner Vincent Lavergne.

CTBUH Seattle Chapter Presents: Eastside Rising - How Development Will Be Driven By: Policy | Transit | Technology

5 May 2022, Seattle

Join the CTBUH Seattle Chapter for a day focused on the policies and development associated with the current growth in the east Puget Sound Region.

CTBUH NSW Presents | The Future City: Addressing Carbon, Climate & Societal Crises

4 May 2022, Sydney

Join CTBUH NSW for a cocktail event with keynote speakers Monica Barone, CEO, City of Sydney, and Abbie Galvin, Government Architect NSW, followed by a panel discussion with Deo Prasad, Scientia Professor at UNSW and Neil Arckless, Group Executive - Development with Lendlease.

CTBUH Scandinavia Chapter Presents: Adaptive Reuse in the Nordics - Where the Past and Future Meet

30 Mar 2022, Oslo

The CTBUH Scandinavia Chapter hosts a lively and important discussion about our built environment and the continued and evolving relevance of adaptive reuse.

Antony Wood Moves to President to Lead the Council’s Thought-Leadership, Research, and Academic Initiatives

19 Jan 2022

The CTBUH Board of Trustees share that CTBUH’s current CEO, Antony Wood, will move into the role of president, to focus on thought leadership, academic, and research initiatives.

Javier Quintana de Uña Selected as New CTBUH CEO

19 Jan 2022

The CTBUH Board of Trustees have selected Javier Quintana de Uña as the next CTBUH CEO. Antony Wood moves to president to lead the Council’s thought-leadership, academic affairs, and research initiatives.

CTBUH France Chapter Presents: Modularity vs. Density - Polyroom

11 Jan 2022, Paris

The CTBUH France Chapter is pleased to welcome you to an exchange on ‘Modular Architecture vs Density’ and a visit to PolyRoom in avant-première, a prefab construction module designed by Cutwork for Bouygues Immobilier’s new shared living brand. This project aims to addresses today’s key urban challenges: What is habitat today? How can design address our increasing need to do more in less space? How can we leverage emerging constructions methods to address the critical demand for housing?

Best Holiday Wishes from CTBUH: A Note from the CTBUH Chairman

22 Dec 2021

CTBUH Chairman Steve Watts extends holiday wishes to all CTBUH members and friends. On behalf of the Council, we all look to the new year hopeful for the best and excited to embrace change and new opportunities, fresh perspectives, and the boundless horizon of possibility.