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31 May 2018

Vertical Village as National Symbol

Joining the ranks of the world’s top ten tallest buildings, the 123-story Lotte World Tower rises to 555 meters and offers one of the world’s...

28 March 2018

Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series: Naturalizing the Vertical Realm

Thursday, February 1, 2018. Chicago, United States of America. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) held...

29 October 2017

Interview: Joshua Ramus

Joshua Ramus of REX is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.

26 October 2015

Interview: James von Klemperer

James von Klemperer of KPF is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. James discusses...

26 October 2015

Challenges and Opportunities for Structural Design of the 123-Story Jamsil Lotte World Tower

The Jamsil Lotte World Tower, a high-rise component of the 2nd Lotte World Amusement Complex, is being constructed at Jamsil, Seoul, Korea. This 123-story building...

26 October 2015

Challenges and Benefits of Integrating Public Space into Tall Buildings

The integration of publicly accessible amenities into tall buildings is a desirable approach to expand the use of a given building to ever-broader segments of...

06 November 2014

Best Tall Building Featured Finalist: Putting a New Face on the “Glass Box”: FKI Head Office Building

The new head offices for the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) are a major new addition to the skyline of Seoul, Korea. The tower features...

06 November 2014

Interview: FKI Head Office Building

Juan Betancur, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the Best Tall Building Featured Finalist, the FKI Head Office Building,...

18 September 2014

Interview: James Robinson

James Robinson of Hongkong Land is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. James discusses the urban...

11 October 2011

A Super High Rise in Seoul

When completed, the Lotte Jamsil Super Tower, at 555-meter, will be the tallest building in Seoul. The mat foundation is completed, and the tower construction...

11 October 2011

Lotte World Tower: Vertical Meets Horizontal

After years of study by a series of architectural teams, the Lotte Supertower is being constructed in southern Seoul. The KPF design integrates the 555...

11 October 2011

Lotte World Tower

Lotte World Tower is a mixed-use building with 6 basement levels and 123 levels above ground. It includes Hotel, Office, Officetel and Retail function. The...

11 October 2011

Solar Reflectivity Studies

This presentation includes a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) computer simulation that tracks specular solar reflection. Graphical display of light intensity patterns can guide designers to...

11 October 2011

Supertall Building in Korea

Lotte World Tower is expected as the first over-100-story building which will be completed near future, by 1015, in Korea. 123-story of 555-meter supertall building...

11 October 2011

Fire and Life Safety Features Being Provided in the Supertall Buildings in Korea

The key to the project's success, from a code compliance standpoint, is a well-defined and well-coordinated fire/life safety approach. This approach included the following three...

11 October 2011

The New Highrise Typology

The typology of the New High-rise is enabled by more complex and responsive geometry than in former eras. This is made possible through current computational...

10 October 2011

A New Typology for High-Density Residential Buildings in Seoul, South Korea

Jason Lee presents on fostering a sense of community through creating "A New Typology for High-Density Residential Buildings in Seoul, South Korea".

10 October 2011

Case Study on the Best Green Building in Korea, Eco Lab

SK Chemicals Eco Lab, completed in August 2010, is the mostly updated green building and the first LEED Platinum certified office building in Korea. This...

03 February 2010

Sustainable Strategies for High-Rise Buildings

High rise buildings present opportunities for passive and active sustainable strategies that are not so readily available to their less tall counterparts. This presentation demonstrates...

03 February 2010

Symbiosis: Supertalls and Future Cities

KPF has designed some of the most iconic tall buildings around the world, including the Shanghai World Financial Centre which won the CTBUH 2008 Best...

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