Deezen

MARCH 29, 2023

As part of our Timber Revolution series, Dezeen asked mass-timber experts about the ongoing race to build ever-taller wooden buildings. For most buildings, tall timber does not make sense," said Arup fellow Andrew Lawrence. A global race to build taller timber is now underway.

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Building Engineering Engineering Industrial 142

Brandon Donnelly

MAY 14, 2024

In other words, are tall buildings a prerequisite to competing in today’s global economy? So much so that he wrote a book on the topic called, Cities in the Sky: The Quest to Build the World’s Tallest Skyscrapers. But you don’t necessarily need tall buildings to have high population densities.

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Cities Building Firms Housing 40

Archinect

MAY 26, 2023

Buildner has announced the results of their latest SKYHIVE Timber Skyscraper competition. The annual contest, now in its sixth edition, sought “iconic and unique designers for a high-rise structure,” with this year featuring the “added twist” of requiring a skyscraper that was primarily constructed out of timber.

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Sustainability Building Site Environment 363

Bustler

OCTOBER 26, 2023

3XN ’s ‘upcycled’ design for the revamped Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney, Australia, has been named the winner of the Best Tall Building Worldwide 2023 title by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) as part of the annual CTBUH International Conference that was held last week in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

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Building Utilities Structure Materials 105

Brandon Donnelly

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney has been just been awarded the “best new tall building” of 2023 by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). The project is a renovation and expansion of an existing 1970s building. There’s also the ongoing operation of the building.

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Building Management Renovation Site 59

Archinect

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

A closer look at one of the most innovative approaches to tall building design in the industry went up in the gallery of the Hong Kong Design Institute after “Zaha Hadid Architects: Vertical Urbanism” opened to the public last Wednesday. The Peak Project, Hong Kong, 1982-1983. Image courtesy of HKDI.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

De Castillia 23 Milan Tall Building, Unipol Group Property in Isola district, Italian Architecture Redevelopment Photos. De Castillia 23 Milan Building. The CTBUH – Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in Chicago, honours De Castillia 23 with the Award of Excellence 2022. 25 November 2022.

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Building Sustainability Installation Estimating 97

Deezen

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The 10-storey David Rubenstein Forum in Chicago designed by US studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro has been awarded the 2022 prize for Best Tall Building Worldwide by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. David Rubenstein Forum has been named the world's best tall building.

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Building Technology Technology Zoning 111

The Architect's Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Antony Wood, president of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), begins just about every speech he delivers with “Ninety-five percent of tall buildings are crap; they should [.]. The post IIT and CTBUH launch new tall-buildings degree programs appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Building Sustainability Technology Technology 117

Archinect

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has named Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Brininstool + Lynch ’s recent design for the David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago as the 2022 Best Tall Building Worldwide after a vote announced during its annual conference earlier this month.

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Building Students Visualization Structure 147

Brandon Donnelly

JUNE 14, 2023

So, Herzog and de Meuron are building this trapezoidal-shaped tower in Paris right now. It’s 158m tall and about 40 storeys (which makes it comparable in height to One Delisle). Partially because of this Triangle Tower, Paris has just decided to ban tall buildings in the city. Somebody builds a tall tower.

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Building Cities Development Developer 52

Architectural Record

MARCH 3, 2024

There's a new "world's second tallest" building, in Malysia, while the one vying for first place—the Jeddah Tower—resumes work.

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Building 93

designboom

MAY 18, 2022

The post AI and 3D printers build 180-meter-tall dam on tibetan plateau appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. once completed, this ambitious project will carry the title of the world's largest 3D-printed structure with zero human labor.

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Building Structure Project Architecture 120

Life of an Architect

APRIL 20, 2020

I like tall buildings. Continue reading Architects and Tall Buildings at Life of an Architect. I am not certain if that is because I am an architect or just because I like being up in the air. I have been to may in my life so far as an architect. This is a list of some of my favorites and tallest I have visited.

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Building Architect Modern Design 86

Archinect

JANUARY 19, 2023

Given the city’s emerging significance as a next-gen manufacturing hub this building boom could defy the skyscraper effect. Others, however, are convinced that Austin’s high-rise stampede is just getting started.

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Real Estate Building Manufacturing Commercial 238

Bustler

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has named Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Brininstool + Lynch ’s recent design for the David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago as the 2022 Best Tall Building Worldwide after a vote announced during its annual conference earlier this month.

Building 98

Building Students Visualization Structure 98

The Architect's Newsletter

JULY 24, 2023

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has named the 2023 winners of its two lifetime achievement awards: Carol Willis and Patrick Bellew.

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Building IT Architecture 85

Bustler

MAY 16, 2023

The CTBUH has unveiled the winning entries for the 2022 International Student Tall Building Design Competition, which saw five winners chosen from 59 entries. The competition called for entries that depicted multi-story buildings sited within the United States that “maximize the use and expression of mass timber.”

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Students Building Design Site 52

Archinect

MAY 21, 2024

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)’s 2024 Award of Excellence winners have been presented following a three-month juried selection process that awarded winners in 20 categories. This year’s cohort is said to be evocative of the "paradigm shift in design and construction practices."

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Project Structural Engineering Technique Innovation 185

Bustler

MAY 20, 2024

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)’s 2024 Award of Excellence winners have been presented following a three-month juried selection process that awarded winners in 20 categories. Check out the full list: BEST TALL BUILDING BY HEIGHT Best Tall Building under 100 meters Read the full post on Bustler

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Project Structural Engineering Technique Innovation 104

Bustler

JULY 19, 2023

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has named Skyscraper Museum founder Carol Willis and atelier ten founder Parick Bellew as this year’s winners of the Lynn S. And there is perhaps no one more well-versed in the integration of environmental and building systems with architecture than Patrick Bellew.

Building 52

Building Estimating Concept Nature 52

Architectural Record

MARCH 14, 2024

Fourty-three stories high and over a quarter mile in length, the resort stretches out along one of the largest man-made archipelagos in the world.

Building 99

Building 99

Bustler

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

A close inspection at one of the most innovative approaches to tall building design in architecture went on view at the Hong Kong Design Institute after “Zaha Hadid Architects: Vertical Urbanism” opened to the public last Wednesday. Read the full post on Bustler.

Building 98

Building Architect Utilities Innovation 98

Archinect

MAY 13, 2024

MVRDV has unveiled its design for a tribune-shaped, mixed-use building in the Dutch city of Eindhoven. The building will stand along the Ketelhuisplein, a lively public square that hosts a range of events and recreational activities throughout the year. Image: MVRDV At its tallest, the building stands eight stories tall.

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Commercial Design Events Information 266

BD+C

MARCH 27, 2017

Building tall is hot in Europe. After successful developments in the ‘80s (La Défense, Canary Wharf) and the Mayor’s office in London loosening building-height restrictions in early 2000, slowly but steadily other major European cities are embracing tall buildings. Europe is ready to grow…and it’s looking up.

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Building Development Developer Cities 80

Bustler

MAY 25, 2023

Buildner has announced the results of their latest SKYHIVE Timber Skyscraper competition. The annual contest, now in its sixth edition, sought “iconic and unique designers for a high-rise structure,” with this year featuring the “added twist” of requiring a skyscraper that was primarily constructed out of timber.

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Sustainability Building Site Environment 98

Archinect

APRIL 30, 2024

A group of investors led by a Dubai-based real estate developer is in talks to build a mixed-use tower in Thailand that may vie for the title of the world’s tallest building, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. Thailand's prime minister met with a group of Middle Eastern and Chinese companies to discuss the plan.

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Real Estate Building Government Consulting 256

Archinect

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Architects Declare has published an open letter to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat , setting out the group’s position on the environmental cost of skyscrapers. and crucially address critical environmental challenges. and crucially address critical environmental challenges.”

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Architect Environment Building IT 328

Bustler

MAY 7, 2023

Read the full post on Bustler

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Building Architect Cities Project 93

BD+C

JUNE 25, 2014

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) recently announced the winners for Best Tall Buildings of 2014. Moreover, other factors such as"eccentric shapes, new programs and uses [that] challenge traditional perceptions of tall buildings" or greenery at height influenced the panel''s decision.

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Building Government Contractor Management 103

BD+C

JULY 5, 2017

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat ( CTBUH ) released an original Tall Buildings in Numbers (TBIN) research study entitled “Tall Timber: A Global Audit.”.

Building 70

Building 70

Archinect

MARCH 8, 2024

This edition of Bustler's curated picks of architecture and design competitions spotlights four briefs calling for revitalization concepts for Chicago's DuSable Park, exceptional residential architecture, urban design projects transforming public spaces in Europe, and research proposals relating to the improvement of tall buildings and cities.

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Residential Space Architecture Concept 236

BD+C

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The world’s tallest twisting tower, and second tallest building overall, Shanghai Tower, was recently selected by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat as the 2016 winner of the “Best Tall Building Worldwide” award.

Building 102

Building 102

Archinect

JANUARY 23, 2024

The team behind the Boardwalk at Bricktown development in Oklahoma City is to request a design variance from city officials which, if granted, would see the project become the tallest building in the United States. The record is currently held by One World Trade Center , which measures 1776 feet tall.

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Cities Building Commercial Residential 339

Archinect

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The development comprises an approximately 699-foot-tall tower with a second tower and its base in a continuous form. The building mass comprises five interconnected volumes that gradually step up from the Kai Tak River, which lends the 699-foot-tall tower an inviting presence at ground level.

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Development Developer Landscape Site 240

Archinect

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

A skyscraper in the central Chinese city of Changsha was seriously damaged after a fire engulfed the 42-storey building. The fire in the China Telecom building was reported at 3.48pm. China-Telecom building in Changsha burns to the ground in 20 mins.

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Safety Structure Engineering Engineering 325

ArchDaily

APRIL 16, 2024

In the fire, the 56-meter-tall Dragon Spire, shaped as the tails of four entwined dragons, collapsed. In just a few hours after the fire begun, half of the 17 th century Børsen building was destroyed according to authorities. The structure was undergoing renovation works at the time of the event.

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IT Renovation Events Structure 231