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The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat studies and reports on all aspects of the planning, design, and construction of tall buildings. Also of a major concern is the role and impact of tall buildings on the urban environment. Our membership -- uniquely interdisciplinary -- includes some of the world's top authorities in their specific profession. Click here for more...
What is a tall building and how is its height measured? Find out more here |
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Antony Wood, Blair Kamin & Jay Pridmore appear on the Milt Rosenberg radio show
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CTBUH
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Chicago: Building a Green City
Sadhu Johnson, Dubai 2008
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Featured Tech Paper
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Harnessing Energy in Tall Buildings: BWTC and Beyond
Shaun Killa & Richard Smith
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Tallest Database
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The 100 Tallest Buildings
in the World and many
other lists
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CTBUH Journal
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Issue 1 2008 - including:
- CTBUH Dubai Congress
- Unbuilt Skyscrapers
- High-Rise Home Technology
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Featured Design
Research Project
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Water Tower - Steven Henry & Hannah Cho, Illinois Institute of
Technology, Fall 2007 |
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This montly podcast, called the
"Observation Deck", is coming in
Fall 2008. Click here for more
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Tall Building Image
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Coming soon - thousands
of tall building images
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New CTBUH Staff Positions
Applications for the 3 new full-time staff positions; a Research Manager, a Communications Manager and a Production Assistant, have now closed with a high number of quality applicants. Interviews will take
place at the end of July with the new staff announced in August...more
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CTBUH Awards Dinner confirmed for November 20th, 2008
Nominations for the expanded 2008 CTBUH awards have also now closed, with a high number of prestigious entries. The jury panel, chaired by Tim Johnson of NBBJ, will be deliberating during July, with an announcement on award winners made in August. Click here for more. |
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Seminars on the Seismic Design of High Rise Buildings
As part of the Seismic Design Working Group’s world tour, Andrew Whittaker will present the CTBUH Recommendations for the Seismic Design of High Rise Buildings at two seminars in Australia – the first in Brisbane on August 1st, the second in Sydney on August 7th |
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Moscow Gaining Height
This high-rise conference takes place from October 22 - 24 at the Ararat Park Hyatt, Moscow, with the CTBUH as international conference partner. Key speakers include David Scott (CTBUH / Arup), Alexander Kouzmin (Moscow City Chief Architect) & Sergey Polonsky (Mirax Group President)...more
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Videos of the CTBUH Dubai Congress now on-line
Click here to watch the full presentations made in Dubai, including those by HE Mohamed Ali Alabbar, Adrian Smith, William Baker, Ole Scheeren and many others.
Click here to view over 300 photos of the Congress, or here to buy a DVD of the proceedings.
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CTBUH Seismic Design Working Group announce world tour to promote findings
The authors of the CTBUH Recommendations for the Seismic Design of High-Rise Buildings are embarking on a world tour to promote the significant findings made. Click here for dates, venues and more. |
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IABSE Conference, Chicago, 17-19 September, 2008
The CTBUH is proud to be a partner on IABSE’s 2008 Chicago Congress: 'Creating and Renewing Urban Structures - Tall Buildings Bridges and Infrastructure' 17th-19th September 2008. For additional information and instructions click here |
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'Tall & Green' Student Design Proposals
The Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Architecture and the CTBUH are delighted to present the student high-rise design projects from the 2007 / 08 ‘Tall & Green’ advanced architecture studio module. Click here to view the eight cutting-edge designs. |
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