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.

Designing the Global City

8 May 2019, Sydney

CTBUH Australia and the UNSW Built Environment present a lecture featuring Prof. Robert Freestone, who will speak on ‘Design excellence and the competition dividend in central Sydney.'

Mjøstårnet Becomes World’s Tallest All-Timber Building

7 May 2019, Brumunddal

CTBUH has verified the completion of Mjøstårnet, a mixed-use building in Brumunddal, Norway that, at the time of completion, holds the unique title of the “World’s Tallest All-Timber Building.” This news coincides with the amendment of the CTBUH Height Criteria to include timber as a recognized structural material.

IIT Final Reviews and Annual Open House

3 May 2019, Chicago

Final reviews were held for the “Sustainable Vertical Urbanism: Towards Net-Zero Carbon Skyscrapers”, undertaken by the IIT College of Architecture, with assistance from CTBUH and SOM.

CTBUH New York Presents: What Lies Beneath

1 May 2019, New York City

Seventy attendees gathered for the CTBUH New York Chapter‘s seminar on seismic design, hosted at Langan’s New York office.

CTBUH NYC Chapter Volunteers with Pratt Architecture Students

1 May 2019, New York City

CTBUH New York visited Pratt architecture students for their year-end presentations, where students shared their research, findings and models about urban design issues.

CTBUH Seattle Hosts: Partnerships & Creating Forward Progress

22 Apr 2019, Seattle

CTBUH Seattle hosted its first installment in a series of forums that explore the city's progress over the past 50 years of growth, and prospects for future development.

Seismic Resilience of Buildings

17 Apr 2019, Istanbul

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

CTBUH Australia's Melbourne Committee Presents: 80 Collins Street

17 Apr 2019, Melbourne

Join CTBUH Australia's Melbourne Committee for a tour and presentation of 80 Collins Street, one of the largest mixed-use projects in Melbourne.

Skybridges Research: CTBUH / IIT Studio Visit

11 Apr 2019, New York City

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

CTBUH Hong Kong Chapter Inauguration

11 Apr 2019, Hong Kong

In celebration of the establishment of the CTBUH Hong Kong Chapter, the Council is excited to announce the Chapter's inaugural event.

CTBUH Chair Steve Watts chairs Panel Discussion 2019 Innovation

9 Apr 2019, Shenzhen

Steve Watts, alinea Consulting, chairs a panel discussion with Andrew Danza, Multiplex; Karl Fender, Fender Katsalidis Architects; Hashimah Hashim, KLCC Property Holdings Berhad; Thomas Oetterli, Schindler; and Mun Summ Wong, WOHA Architects at the CTBUH 2019 Tall+Urban Innovation Conference, during the Opening Plenary session.