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Turner Construction Company
About
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
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RANK
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Name
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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
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burj Khalifa | 828 m / 2,717 ft | |
| 2 | Makkah Royal Clock Tower | 601 m / 1,972 ft | |
| 3 | TAIPEI 101 | 508 m / 1,667 ft | |
| 4 | Willis Tower | 442.1 m / 1,451 ft | |
| 5 | Al Hamra Tower | 412.6 m / 1,354 ft | |
| 6 | Federation Tower | 373.7 m / 1,226 ft | |
| 7 | The Address Boulevard | 370 m / 1,214 ft | |
| 8 | Emirates Tower One | 354.6 m / 1,163 ft | |
| 9 | 85 Sky Tower | 347.5 m / 1,140 ft | |
| 10 | Wilshire Grand Center | 335.3 m / 1,100 ft |
Awards
Ctbuh Leaders
CTBUH Working Group: Program & Construction Management, 2016 – Present
CTBUH South East Asia (SEA) Chapter, 2023 – Present
CTBUH South East Asia (SEA) Chapter, 2023 – Present
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...
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...
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...
Associated companies
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RANK
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Name
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Completion
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Height
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Floors
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Function
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| 1 | Burj Khalifa | Dubai | 2010 |
828 m / 2,717 ft |
163 | Office / Residential / Hotel |
| 2 | Makkah Royal Clock Tower | Mecca | 2012 |
601 m / 1,972 ft |
120 | Serviced Apartments / Hotel / Retail |
| 3 | TAIPEI 101 | Taipei | 2004 |
508 m / 1,667 ft |
101 | Office |
| 4 | Willis Tower | Chicago | 1974 |
442 m / 1,451 ft |
108 | Office |
| 5 | Al Hamra Tower | Kuwait City | 2011 |
413 m / 1,354 ft |
80 | Office |
| 6 | Federation Tower | Moscow | 2016 |
374 m / 1,226 ft |
93 | Residential / Office |
| 7 | The Address Boulevard | Dubai | 2017 |
370 m / 1,214 ft |
73 | Residential / Hotel / Retail |
| 8 | VietinBank Business Center Office Tower | Hanoi | - |
363 m / 1,191 ft |
68 | Office |
| 9 | Emirates Tower One | Dubai | 2000 |
355 m / 1,163 ft |
54 | Office |
| 10 | 85 Sky Tower | Kaohsiung | 1997 |
348 m / 1,140 ft |
85 | Hotel / Office / Retail |
| 11 | Wilshire Grand Center | Los Angeles | 2017 |
335 m / 1,100 ft |
62 | Hotel / Office |
Statistics
Average Building Age*
18 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (63%)
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
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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
Vice President and General Manager, Turner Construction Company
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
Site Engineer, Turner Construction Company
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...
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...
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...
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...
03 November 2016
Interview: TAIPEI 101
Joseph Chou and Freda Tsai, Taipei Financial Center Corporation, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding TAIPEI 101 in Taipei, Taiwan, the recipient of the 2016...
19 October 2016
From San Diego to Guangzhou: The Story of Marketing Tall Buildings
One of the keys to attracting buyers and tenants for a contemporary tall building is a succinct marketing strategy and a robust understanding of how...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Jon Pickard
Jon Pickard of Pickard Chilton is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Jon discusses the local economic impacts of tall buildings.
18 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Panel,"Tall Buildings and Context: How High Can We Go and Why Should We?"
Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Ron Klemencic, Magnusson Klemencic Associates; Karl Almstead, Turner Construction Company; Andrew Nicholson, CBRE; Jon Pickard, Pickard Chilton; Ian Smith,...
Research
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
20 March 2020
Interactive Study on The Tallest 20 in 2020: Then and Now
CTBUH Research
This research paper undertakes a review of the 2012 report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, “Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the...
28 October 2019
Bringing an Icon into the Future: Willis Tower
Stephen Katz, Gensler
Few buildings are as iconic as Willis Tower. Generations of Chicagoans have a collective memory of this building playing a role in their entire lives....
28 October 2019
Aesthetics of Chinese Tall Buildings
Richard Lee, C.Y. Lee & Partners Architects/ Planners
While Western aesthetics dominate the world at this time, the rise of the East has led China to reexamine its Eurocentric view towards aesthetics. China...
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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...
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...
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...
12 January 2021
New Art Installation Revealed at Chicago's Tallest Tower
EQ Office revealed Atmospheric wave wall, a new cultural landmark and the first public art installation in Chicago by globally acclaimed artist Olafur Eliasson. Prominently...
13 October 2020
Iconic Chicago Tower Bets on the Future of Co-Working
Reports of the demise of co-working during the pandemic are greatly exaggerated, if you ask the owner of Willis Tower. In a bet on 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...
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
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