CTBUH Platinum Member

Turner Construction Company

About

Member Since: 1987

Member Offices: New York City

Website: http://www.turnerconstruction.com/

Turner provides services to clients who value diligence, resourcefulness, and creativity in a partner. Turner maintains a network of offices around the globe, including focused regional operations throughout the United States & Canada, Southeast Asia, Europe & Central Asia, India, the Middle East, and Latin America.

As an international company, they are able to offer clients the accessibility and support of a local firm with the stability and resources of a multi-national organization. Turner is proactive in finding solutions for clients that best achieve their goals.

Lasting relationships are the lifeblood of their business. They want the client to feel that their team is even more committed to the effort than their own staff. That’s what distinguishes Turner; personal attention to their clients as individuals and caring about them as individuals.

Fields of Expertise

Construction / Contractor; Project Management

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height
1 Burj Khalifa
828 m / 2,717  ft
2 Uptown Dubai Tower 1
711 m / 2,333  ft
3 Merdeka 118
678.9 m / 2,227  ft
4 Makkah Royal Clock Tower
601 m / 1,972  ft
5 TAIPEI 101
508 m / 1,667  ft
6 Willis Tower
442.1 m / 1,451  ft
7 Al Hamra Tower
412.6 m / 1,354  ft
8 Federation Tower
373.7 m / 1,226  ft
9 The Address Boulevard
370 m / 1,214  ft
10 Emirates Tower One
354.6 m / 1,163  ft

Awards

The Spiral

Winner: The Spiral

Best Tall Building, by Height, 300-399 meters 2023

Ctbuh Leaders

Michael Doring

Michael Doring

CTBUH Working Group: Program & Construction Management, 2016 – Present

Kuala Lumpur

Nadia Alias

Nadia Alias

CTBUH South East Asia (SEA) Chapter, 2023 – Present

Kuala Lumpur

Chien-Jou (CJ) Chen

Chien-Jou (CJ) Chen

CTBUH South East Asia (SEA) Chapter, 2023 – Present

Kuala Lumpur

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

27 May 2020

What does the Future Hold for the Construction Industry?

The construction and real estate industries, already in the midst of adjusting practices to an increasingly digital influence, realized a new urgency with the onset...

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Research

22 December 2023

Remembering Charles H. Thornton, 2012 Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Awardee

This edition of Talking Tall is an interview from the CTBUH archives. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat would like to remember Charles...

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Global News

26 September 2023

New Antenna Installed Atop Willis Tower

ABC7 Chicago successfully installed a brand new antenna on the Willis Tower on a Sunday morning. The process was captured by Chopper 7. A helicopter...

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Associated companies

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Height
1 Burj Khalifa

828 m / 2,717 ft

2 Uptown Dubai Tower 1

711 m / 2,333 ft

3 Merdeka 118

679 m / 2,227 ft

4 Makkah Royal Clock Tower

601 m / 1,972 ft

5 Doha Convention Center Tower

551 m / 1,808 ft

6 Pertamina Tower

523 m / 1,716 ft

7 TAIPEI 101

508 m / 1,667 ft

8 Federation Tower Spire

506 m / 1,660 ft

9 Willis Tower

442 m / 1,451 ft

10 Al Hamra Tower

413 m / 1,354 ft

11 2 World Trade Center

411 m / 1,348 ft

12 2 World Trade Center

403 m / 1,323 ft

13 Federation Tower

374 m / 1,226 ft

14 The Address Boulevard

370 m / 1,214 ft

15 VietinBank Business Center Office Tower

363 m / 1,191 ft

16 Menara Taspen

360 m / 1,181 ft

17 Emirates Tower One

355 m / 1,163 ft

18 85 Sky Tower

348 m / 1,140 ft

19 Four Seasons Place

343 m / 1,124 ft

20 Wilshire Grand Center

335 m / 1,100 ft

21 Uptown Tower

333 m / 1,094 ft

22 The Address Residence - Fountain Views III

332 m / 1,089 ft

23 Sumo Tower 1

322 m / 1,056 ft

24 Hermitage Plaza South Tower

320 m / 1,050 ft

25 Hermitage Plaza East Tower

320 m / 1,050 ft

26 MahaNakhon

314 m / 1,030 ft

27 The Spiral

314 m / 1,030 ft

28 U.S. Bank Tower

310 m / 1,018 ft

29 Emirates Tower Two

309 m / 1,014 ft

30 JPMorgan Chase Tower

305 m / 1,002 ft

31 Two Prudential Plaza

303 m / 995 ft

32 Sumo Tower 2

293 m / 961 ft

33 Key Tower

289 m / 947 ft

34 The Address Residence - Fountain Views I

280 m / 918 ft

34 The Address Residence - Fountain Views II

280 m / 918 ft

36 Boulevard Point

280 m / 918 ft

37 Al Faisaliah Center

267 m / 876 ft

38 The Address Residence Sky View Tower 1

264 m / 867 ft

39 Bitexco Financial Tower

263 m / 861 ft

40 Rainier Square

258 m / 847 ft

41 U.S. Steel Tower

256 m / 841 ft

42 The Grand at Dubai Creek Harbour

255 m / 837 ft

43 VietinBank Business Center Hotel Tower

252 m / 827 ft

44 28 Liberty

248 m / 813 ft

45 Emaar Square The Address Hotel & Residences

245 m / 802 ft

46 Federation Tower - Zapad Tower

243 m / 796 ft

47 BNY Mellon Bank Center

241 m / 792 ft

48 IDS Center

241 m / 792 ft

49 30 Hudson Street

238 m / 781 ft

50 Torre BBVA

235 m / 771 ft

51 Three First National Plaza

234 m / 767 ft

52 383 Madison Avenue

230 m / 755 ft

53 787 Seventh Avenue

229 m / 752 ft

54 Gas Company Tower

228 m / 749 ft

55 One Liberty Plaza

226 m / 743 ft

56 Two Union Square

226 m / 740 ft

57 Wells Fargo North Tower

226 m / 740 ft

58 Three Logan

225 m / 739 ft

59 FMC Tower at Cira Centre South

223 m / 730 ft

60 Chang-Gu World Trade Center

222 m / 728 ft

61 Times Square Tower

221 m / 726 ft

62 BNY Mellon Center

221 m / 725 ft

63 Istanbul International Finance Center Ziraat Tower I

219 m / 719 ft

64 100 East 53rd Street

217 m / 711 ft

65 Americas Tower

211 m / 692 ft

66 Nimit Langsuan

210 m / 690 ft

67 Harbour Views Tower 1

207 m / 679 ft

67 Harbour Views Tower 2

207 m / 679 ft

69 Sequis Tower

206 m / 677 ft

70 Great American Tower at Queen City Square

203 m / 665 ft

71 1180 Peachtree

200 m / 657 ft

72 Sheikh Zayed 01

195 m / 640 ft

73 Istanbul International Finance Center Ziraat Tower II

194 m / 635 ft

74 Rhodes State Office Tower

190 m / 624 ft

75 One Oxford Centre

187 m / 615 ft

76 DIFC Living and Innovation Two

185 m / 608 ft

77 Wells Fargo South Tower

185 m / 606 ft

78 590 Madison Avenue

184 m / 603 ft

79 Gables Republic Tower

184 m / 602 ft

80 250 West 55th Street

183 m / 602 ft

81 555 108th Avenue NE

183 m / 600 ft

82 Hearst Tower

182 m / 597 ft

83 Statue of Unity

182 m / 597 ft

84 IS Bankasi Tower I

181 m / 594 ft

85 1271 Avenue of the Americas

179 m / 587 ft

86 Atlantis The Royal Resort

178 m / 584 ft

87 300 Madison Avenue

175 m / 575 ft

88 190 South LaSalle

175 m / 573 ft

89 Commerce Square #1

174 m / 572 ft

89 Commerce Square #2

174 m / 572 ft

91 One South Dearborn

174 m / 571 ft

92 Spear Tower

172 m / 564 ft

93 Continental Can Building

170 m / 557 ft

94 1285 Avenue of the Americas

165 m / 540 ft

95 Eximbank Headquarters

163 m / 535 ft

96 William Green Building

162 m / 530 ft

97 Creek Horizon Tower 1

161 m / 530 ft

98 Tower at Erieview

161 m / 529 ft

99 Lavenue Crown

160 m / 525 ft

100 Union Bank Plaza

157 m / 516 ft

101 Exchange Place Center

157 m / 515 ft

102 425 South Financial Place

157 m / 515 ft

103 Emaar Square Heights Residences

157 m / 515 ft

104 PNC Tower

156 m / 512 ft

105 Harris Bank Bank Addition II

155 m / 510 ft

106 10 South LaSalle

153 m / 501 ft

107 World Trade Center 1

152 m / 499 ft

107 World Trade Center 2

152 m / 499 ft

109 55 West Monroe

151 m / 495 ft

110 Avenue Brickell Tower

151 m / 495 ft

111 The Gateway East

150 m / 492 ft

111 The Gateway West

150 m / 492 ft

113 Akoya Condominiums

150 m / 492 ft

114 555 Mission Street

148 m / 487 ft

115 The Ridge Tower A

148 m / 486 ft

115 The Ridge Tower B

148 m / 486 ft

117 AT&T South Canal

148 m / 485 ft

118 660 5th Avenue

146 m / 480 ft

119 Talan Tower 1

146 m / 478 ft

120 The Murano

145 m / 475 ft

121 12 Metrotech Center

144 m / 473 ft

122 Continuum on South Beach, South Tower

144 m / 471 ft

123 Emaar Square Office Tower

142 m / 466 ft

124 1055 West Seventh

141 m / 462 ft

125 The Nile Corniche Tower 2

139 m / 458 ft

126 AEP Building

139 m / 456 ft

127 Equitable Life Building

138 m / 454 ft

128 7 Bryant Park

138 m / 454 ft

129 717 Texas Avenue

138 m / 453 ft

130 540 West Madison Street

138 m / 453 ft

131 David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care

137 m / 450 ft

132 Granby Tower

137 m / 450 ft

132 One Cleveland Center

137 m / 450 ft

134 The Nile Corniche Tower 1

136 m / 447 ft

135 Fifth Third Center

136 m / 446 ft

136 Xerox Tower

135 m / 443 ft

137 Hartford 21

134 m / 440 ft

138 17th Street Plaza

134 m / 438 ft

139 Cira Centre

133 m / 437 ft

140 180 North LaSalle

133 m / 435 ft

141 1111 Brickell Avenue

133 m / 435 ft

142 Chrysler East

132 m / 432 ft

143 860 United Nations Plaza

131 m / 429 ft

143 870 United Nations Plaza

131 m / 429 ft

145 The Vue at Lake Eola

130 m / 426 ft

146 1835 Market Street

130 m / 425 ft

147 Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center

129 m / 424 ft

148 Fifth Third Center

129 m / 423 ft

149 Justice Center

128 m / 420 ft

150 JPMorgan Chase Building

128 m / 420 ft

151 Northern Trust Building

126 m / 415 ft

152 Continuum on South Beach, North Tower

126 m / 412 ft

153 PNC Center

125 m / 410 ft

154 1100 North Lake Shore Drive

125 m / 410 ft

155 Three Nationwide Plaza

124 m / 408 ft

156 Aspira Apartments

124 m / 407 ft

157 Time-Life Building

123 m / 404 ft

158 Ordway Building

123 m / 404 ft

159 The Montgomery

123 m / 404 ft

160 Ballpark Village

123 m / 402 ft

161 One Logan Square

122 m / 400 ft

162 Tower on the Maumee

122 m / 400 ft

163 Manchester Pacific Gateway Block 1B

122 m / 400 ft

164 2000 Market Street

122 m / 399 ft

165 Las Olas Grand

121 m / 397 ft

166 10 Rittenhouse Square

121 m / 396 ft

167 100 High Street

120 m / 394 ft

168 Talan Tower 2

120 m / 393 ft

169 225 West Washington Street

120 m / 393 ft

170 420 5th Avenue

119 m / 391 ft

171 75 State Street

119 m / 390 ft

172 Monarch Tower

118 m / 387 ft

173 PECO Building

117 m / 384 ft

174 Park Tower

116 m / 380 ft

175 Avalon on the Sound East

114 m / 375 ft

176 633 North St. Clair

114 m / 375 ft

177 222 East 41st Street

114 m / 375 ft

178 2800 North Lake Shore Drive

113 m / 372 ft

179 Lake Merritt Plaza

113 m / 371 ft

180 Creek Horizon Tower 2

113 m

371 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 33 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,173 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
181 222 Second Street

113 m / 370 ft

182 Steuart Tower

111 m / 364 ft

183 1201 North Market Street

110 m / 360 ft

184 Chestnut Tower

110 m / 360 ft

185 461 Dean

109 m / 359 ft

186 Columbus Center

109 m / 357 ft

187 Eaton Center

109 m / 356 ft

188 Florsheim Tower

107 m / 352 ft

189 US Bank Tower/Westin Hotel

107 m / 351 ft

190 Three Alliance Center

107 m / 351 ft

191 Manchester Pacific Gateway Hotel North Tower

107 m / 350 ft

191 Manchester Pacific Gateway Hotel South Tower

107 m / 350 ft

193 222 North LaSalle

104 m / 342 ft

194 Flamingo Resort Residences III

103 m / 338 ft

195 Liberty Mutual Tower

102 m / 335 ft

196 2500 North Lakeview

102 m / 333 ft

197 Inland Steel Building

101 m / 332 ft

198 Clorox Building

101 m / 330 ft

199 ADA Building

101 m / 330 ft

200 500 North Michigan Avenue

99 m / 325 ft

201 888 Boylston Street

99 m / 325 ft

202 235 Pine Street

99 m / 324 ft

203 Harris Bank Addition I

98 m / 322 ft

204 Radisson Lexington Hotel

96 m / 316 ft

205 Tucson Sheraton Tower

95 m / 310 ft

206 One Civic Center Plaza

95 m / 310 ft

207 Central Bank Tower

92 m / 302 ft

207 Eric Williams Finance Building

92 m / 302 ft

209 John A. Paulson Center

91 m / 299 ft

210 Akamai Technologies Global Headquarters

91 m / 297 ft

211 US Federal Courthouse

90 m / 294 ft

212 1200 Broadway

89 m

292 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 26 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,173 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
213 50 Milk Street

88 m / 290 ft

214 TNB Platinum Headquarters

88 m / 290 ft

215 Metropolitan Correctional Center

88 m / 289 ft

216 Chase Tower

88 m / 288 ft

217 Aqua Midtown

85 m / 279 ft

218 Hyatt Regency Indianapolis-PNC Center

82 m / 268 ft

219 CS Tower

81 m / 265 ft

220 701 Building

81 m / 264 ft

221 Manchester Pacific Gateway Navy Building

76 m / 250 ft

222 Edith Summerskill House

75 m / 246 ft

223 Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown Hotel

75 m / 245 ft

224 Oglesby Towers

74 m / 242 ft

225 AIRA Residence Tower A

72 m / 237 ft

226 Two Court Square

71 m / 234 ft

227 Emaar Square Residences A

70 m / 230 ft

228 Emaar Square Residences B

70 m / 228 ft

229 St. Regis Amman

69 m

226 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,190 other buildings of the same Hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
230 World Trade Center West

69 m / 225 ft

231 University Center

66 m / 215 ft

232 The Residences at St. Regis Amman North Tower

65 m

213 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 17 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,190 other buildings of the same Hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
232 The Residences at St. Regis Amman South Tower

65 m

213 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 17 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 1,190 other buildings of the same Hotel function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
234 Buffalo General Hospital Building A

65 m / 213 ft

235 Emaar Square Residences D

62 m / 204 ft

236 AIRA Residence Tower B

62 m / 202 ft

237 The Fifth

61 m

200 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,173 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
238 Three White Flint North

59 m / 195 ft

239 Bainbridge Bethesda Apartments

59 m / 192 ft

240 Kaleida Health GVI and UB CRTC

58 m / 189 ft

241 Woodlawn Residential + Dining Commons

57 m

187 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 16 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 323 other buildings of the same Residential / Retail function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
242 Emaar Square Residences C

54 m

177 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 15 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 323 other buildings of the same Retail / Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
243 The David Rubenstein Forum

52 m / 171 ft

244 Reva and David Logan Center for Arts

51 m / 168 ft

245 Parc Soleil Tower 100

46 m / 150 ft

245 Parc Soleil Tower 200

46 m / 150 ft

247 Great Northern Square Development Tower 1

-

248 Great Northern Square Development Tower 2

-

249 Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital

-

250 Tower Two-Sixty

-

251 Great Northern Square Development Tower 3

-

Statistics

Average Building Age*

25 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (62%)

Most Common Material*

Steel (38%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 97 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 86 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

Designated Experts

Ctbuh Leaders At Turner Construction Company

CTBUH Working Group: Program & Construction Management, 2016 – Present

Michael Doring

Vice President & COO, Turner Construction Company

CTBUH South East Asia (SEA) Chapter, 2023 – Present

Nadia Alias

Marketing Manager, Turner Construction Company

CTBUH South East Asia (SEA) Chapter, 2023 – Present

Chien-Jou (CJ) Chen

Country Manager & Project Director, Turner Construction Company

CTBUH Europe Scientific and Advisory Group, 2023 – Present

Mehmet Sami Kılıç

Vice President & Country Manager, Turner Construction Company

CTBUH Philadelphia Chapter, 2023 – Present

Dave Kaminski

General Manager, Turner Construction Company

CTBUH College of Fellows, 2023 – Present

Thomas J. McCool

CTBUH Europe Scientific and Advisory Group, 2023 – Present

Ilayda Oner

Deputy Country Manager, Turner Construction Company

CTBUH South East Asia (SEA) Chapter, 2023 – Present

Praveenna Seri Dzaren

Marketing Coordinator, Turner Construction Company

CTBUH Regional Committee, Türkiye, 2024 – Present

Selim Eksi

27 May 2020

What does the Future Hold for the Construction Industry?

The construction and real estate industries, already in the midst of adjusting practices to an increasingly digital influence, realized a new urgency with the onset...

22 October 2018

The Future of Tall Building Technology

Since their earliest form, tall buildings have stood as technological marvels, reflecting the latest advancements in materials, methodologies, and tools. These two technologies continue to...

13 June 2018

Five Minutes With: Leslie Robertson

Leslie Robertson, Co-Founder of See Robertson Structural Engineers, sat down with CTBUH to look back on his decades-long career and share insights on his methods...

31 May 2018

Delivering the World’s Tallest Volumetric Modular Apartment Building

461 Dean is the world’s tallest volumetric modular apartment building. Its success hinged on careful pre-planning of construction activities, as well as the introduction of...

22 May 2018

Five Minutes With: Karl Fender

Karl Fender, founding partner at Fender Katsalidis, sat down with CTBUH to discuss a number of his firm's projects, including the PNB 118 Tower in...

31 October 2017

Interview: Karl Fender

Karl Fender of Fender Katsalidis Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.

31 October 2017

Interview: Leslie Robertson

Leslie Robertson of See Robertson Structural Engineers is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.

30 October 2017

Rethinking CTBUH's Height Criteria in the Context of Tall Timber

Recent developments in the design and construction of progressively taller buildings using engineered timber as a structural material raise important questions about the language that...

16 March 2017

Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series: How High Can We Go?

Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first lecture of the series Building Tall...

03 November 2016

Building on Unprecedented Performance: TAIPEI 101

Perhaps what is most notable about the TAIPEI 101 performance upgrade is not its complexity, but rather that the tower was already relatively efficient. All...

22 December 2023

Remembering Charles H. Thornton, 2012 Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Awardee

Charles Thornton & Richard Tomasetti

This edition of Talking Tall is an interview from the CTBUH archives. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat would like to remember Charles...

16 October 2023

Humanizing High Density

CTBUH Research

The theme “Humanizing High Density—People, Nature & the Urban Realm” for the CTBUH 2023 International Conference comes at a pertinent moment: Today intersecting are a...

16 October 2023

Fantasy on Demand: The Temptation of Text-to-Image AI

Julia Nagele

This paper explores the implications of text-to-image artificial intelligence (T2I AI) on architectural design practice. It begins with an overview of generative artificial design. It...

05 July 2023

We All Love to Get High: Optimizing Observation Deck Design

Terri Meyer Boake

Height is aspirational, and having the best view from that height has become a driver in contemporary tall building design. Likewise, observation decks are a...

16 May 2023

The Economics of Record-Breaking Height

Jason Barr & Peter A. Weismantle

This paper reviews the development history of record-breaking skyscrapers to better understand their economics. Given how tall they are, the supposed reason for their construction...

15 May 2023

Forging Vertical Neighborhoods

Sean Gallagher & Michael Hopper

The David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago is a space of discourse and intellectual exchange aimed at fostering the outward engagement of visiting...

22 August 2022

Structural Design of Iconic Tower, Egypt: Culmination of a Concrete Optimization Process

Tarek Hassan, Yehia El-Ezaby & Charles Malek, rector Dar Al Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners)

This paper presents an overview of a process of optimizing concrete mixture for tall buildings, culminating in the design of the Iconic Tower, the key...

22 August 2022

The World’s Highest Pools: A Deep Dive

S. Isaac Work & Shawn Ursini, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

Tall building design has diversified and adapted to accommodate increased demand for distinctive amenities at a range of heights. Swimming pools are a classic feature...

11 October 2021

Tall Excellence

CTBUH Journal 2022 Issue III

As the first in-person CTBUH International Conference after the Covid-19 shutdowns in 2020, the 2022 program contains an exuberant and exciting roster of presenters and...

25 June 2020

Curtain Wall Façades on the New Generation of Supertall Buildings Present and Future Directions

Sae Hwang Oh, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

Beginning in the late 19th century, construction of skyscrapers spread throughout Chicago, New York City, and then the world as demand of space in buildings...

26 September 2023

New Antenna Installed Atop Willis Tower

ABC7 Chicago successfully installed a brand new antenna on the Willis Tower on a Sunday morning. The process was captured by Chopper 7. A helicopter...

22 June 2022

Laboratory Company Opening Office in Chicago's Tallest Building

Abbott Laboratories is opening a big new office at Willis Tower that could bring as many as 450 jobs downtown, a move meant to provide...

08 June 2021

Merdeka 118 Tower Tops Out in Kuala Lumpur

Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s (PNB) Merdeka 118 tower has safely topped out with the completion of the final roof slab after reaching its peak at level...

23 April 2021

Skydeck at Chicago's Tallest Building Reopens Featuring a New Interactive Museum

EQ Office announced the exciting reopening of Skydeck Chicago at Willis Tower to the public on 23 April, 2021 after completing an extensive redevelopment. The...

30 July 2020

CTBUH In The Media: The Future of Skyscrapers: A Mile High, Slimmer Than Ever and Made from Wood

History does not want for dizzying fantasies of tall buildings. From the Tower of Babel onwards, humanity has dreamed of ever-more wondrous skyscrapers, whether we...

30 July 2020

CTBUH In The Media: The Future of Skyscrapers: A Mile High, Slimmer Than Ever and Made from Wood

History does not want for dizzying fantasies of tall buildings. From the Tower of Babel onwards, humanity has dreamed of ever-more wondrous skyscrapers, whether we...

08 May 2020

Kuala Lumpur Skyscraper Construction Site Adjusts to Pandemic-Related Movement Control Order

Construction work at Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s (PNB) Merdeka 118 has been delayed by roughly two to three months due to restrictive measures taken to curb...

09 August 2019

Taipei 101 Damper Experienced Record Movement Due to Earthquake

The tuned mass damper in the Taipei 101 skyscraper moved 15 centimeters due to an earthquake early Thursday, 8 August, according to the building management....

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Turner Construction Company

SEA Chapter presents: The Future City - Reaching for the Skies

09 December 2021

This webinar will cover a wide range of topics relevant to the challenges of tall building construction - from planning and design to finding the right place and finishing the job.

CTBUH Philadelphia Chapter Presents: Living Off the Land

13 October 2021

The Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) together with the Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania has assembled a panel of thought leaders for a symposium to address food security, public common space, and how architecture can provide a self sustaining physical, cultural, and economic model for cities.

CTBUH Philadelphia Chapter Presents: Public Common Space

04 November 2020

The CTBUH Philadelphia Chapter presents a virtual seminar on public common spaces and the impact of the institutions that govern it.

CTBUH Turkey Event: Technological Changes to the Workplace

03 June 2020

CTBUH Turkey held a discussion on how the global pandemic will impact the future of workplace and the construction industry.

What does the Future Hold for the Construction Industry?

27 May 2020

Given the rapidly shifting work environment brought by COVID-19, a panel of industry leaders will share their experiences & views on its lasting influence over the future of working.

CTBUH Chicago Tours Willis Tower Renovations

28 August 2019

CTBUH Chicago led an illuminating tour of the wholesale renovation of the base of Willis Tower, the largest such construction project to take place since the building’s completion