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LERA is a MBE/WBE consulting engineering firm providing structural engineering design services for architects, developers, contractors and owners.
As structural engineers, they focus on providing their clients with imaginative and responsible solutions to engineering challenges. Their staff of experts is known for its innovative use of materials and for the development of new structural systems and concepts.
Their design philosophy recognizes that their work does not exist in a vacuum...that responsiveness to the architectural systems and needs of the owner/developer, combined with an understanding of fabrication and construction, is essential to the development of constructible and economical designs.
Seismic Design; Structural Engineering; Wind Engineering
One World Trade Center, New York City
Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre, Guangzhou
Tianjin CTF Finance Centre, Tianjin
Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai
International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong
Two International Finance Centre, Hong Kong
Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong
Three Sixty West Tower B, Mumbai
4 World Trade Center, New York City
Shimao Hangzhou Twin Tower A, Hangzhou
Shimao Hangzhou Twin Tower B, Hangzhou
Bitexco Financial Tower, Ho Chi Minh City
Permata Sapura Tower, Kuala Lumpur
One International Finance Centre, Hong Kong
550 Madison Avenue, New York City
Three Pacific Place, Hong Kong
Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, Hong Kong
J.W. Marriott and The Upper House, Hong Kong
Torre Repsol YPF, Buenos Aires
Minmetals Financial Center, Shenzhen
Puerta de Europa Torre I, Madrid
Puerta de Europa Torre II, Madrid
Shimao Hangzhou Tower C, Hangzhou
Membership Level
Silver
Member Since
1981
Member Offices
New York City
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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
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2022 |
644 m / 2,113 ft |
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2 |
2017 |
554.5 m / 1,819 ft |
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3 |
2014 |
541.3 m / 1,776 ft |
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4 |
2016 |
530 m / 1,739 ft |
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5 |
2019 |
530 m / 1,739 ft |
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6 |
2008 |
492 m / 1,614 ft |
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7 |
2010 |
484 m / 1,588 ft |
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8 |
2003 |
412 m / 1,352 ft |
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9 |
1996 |
384 m / 1,260 ft |
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10 |
1990 |
367.4 m / 1,205 ft |
17 October 2016
Structural Design Challenges of Minmetals Capital Tower, Shenzhen
Steel braced frames combined with a concrete services core are widely used in tall building design. To meet the special architectural design challenges in the...
01 March 2018
Embossed Structural Skin for Tall Buildings
This paper explores the function of a structural skin with an embossed surface applicable to use for tall building structures. The major diagrid system with...
12 February 2021
World-Renowned Structural Engineer, and Former CTBUH Chairman, Les Robertson Dies
Leslie E. Robertson, preeminent structural engineer and former CTBUH Chairman, died on Feb. 11, 2021—one day before his 93rd birthday. The cause was cancer.Robertson was...
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1700 m / 5,577 ft |
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2 |
- |
1000 m / 3,281 ft |
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2 |
- |
1000 m / 3,281 ft |
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4 |
- |
648 m / 2,126 ft |
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5 |
2022 |
644 m / 2,113 ft |
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6 |
- |
608 m / 1,995 ft |
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7 |
2017 |
555 m / 1,819 ft |
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8 |
2014 |
541 m / 1,776 ft |
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9 |
- |
533 m / 1,750 ft |
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10 |
2016 |
530 m / 1,739 ft |
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11 |
2019 |
530 m / 1,739 ft |
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12 |
- |
510 m / 1,674 ft |
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13 |
2008 |
492 m / 1,614 ft |
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14 |
2010 |
484 m / 1,588 ft |
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15 |
2026 |
475 m / 1,558 ft |
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16 |
- |
442 m / 1,450 ft |
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17 |
- |
428 m / 1,404 ft |
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18 |
1972 |
417 m / 1,368 ft |
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19 |
1973 |
415 m / 1,362 ft |
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20 |
2003 |
412 m / 1,352 ft |
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21 |
- |
392 m / 1,286 ft |
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22 |
- |
388 m / 1,273 ft |
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23 |
1996 |
384 m / 1,260 ft |
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24 |
1990 |
367 m / 1,205 ft |
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25 |
- |
361 m / 1,185 ft |
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26 |
2000 |
355 m / 1,163 ft |
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27 |
- |
320 m / 1,050 ft |
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28 |
- |
320 m / 1,050 ft |
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29 |
- |
317 m / 1,040 ft |
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29 |
- |
317 m / 1,040 ft |
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31 |
2000 |
309 m / 1,014 ft |
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32 |
- |
307 m / 1,007 ft |
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33 |
2020 |
300 m / 984 ft |
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34 |
2014 |
298 m / 977 ft |
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35 |
2023 |
296 m / 972 ft |
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36 |
2020 |
280 m / 919 ft |
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37 |
2022 |
279 m / 916 ft |
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37 |
2022 |
279 m / 916 ft |
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39 |
2020 |
278 m / 911 ft |
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40 |
2010 |
263 m / 861 ft |
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41 |
1970 |
256 m / 841 ft |
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42 |
2021 |
256 m / 839 ft |
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43 |
2020 |
253 m / 828 ft |
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44 |
- |
242 m / 794 ft |
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45 |
- |
240 m / 788 ft |
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46 |
2019 |
240 m / 786 ft |
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47 |
- |
230 m / 755 ft |
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47 |
- |
230 m / 755 ft |
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49 |
2019 |
223 m / 730 ft |
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50 |
2017 |
223 m / 730 ft |
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51 |
1991 |
213 m / 699 ft |
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52 |
1999 |
210 m / 689 ft |
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53 |
2019 |
207 m / 677 ft |
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54 |
2005 |
205 m / 673 ft |
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55 |
- |
204 m / 669 ft |
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55 |
- |
204 m / 669 ft |
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57 |
2022 |
200 m / 656 ft |
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58 |
1990 |
199 m / 653 ft |
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59 |
1983 |
197 m / 647 ft |
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60 |
2026 |
196 m / 644 ft |
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60 |
2026 |
196 m / 644 ft |
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62 |
1984 |
194 m / 635 ft |
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63 |
1969 |
192 m / 630 ft |
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64 |
2013 |
191 m / 627 ft |
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65 |
2022 |
190 m / 623 ft |
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66 |
2019 |
187 m / 615 ft |
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67 |
2005 |
185 m / 607 ft |
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68 |
2004 |
182 m / 597 ft |
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69 |
2019 |
181 m / 594 ft |
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70 |
2010 |
171 m / 562 ft |
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71 |
2008 |
168 m / 551 ft |
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72 |
2010 |
167 m / 548 ft |
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73 |
- |
166 m / 546 ft |
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74 |
2005 |
165 m / 541 ft |
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75 |
1988 |
165 m / 540 ft |
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76 |
1988 |
162 m / 531 ft |
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77 |
2008 |
160 m / 525 ft |
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78 |
1989 |
156 m / 513 ft |
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79 |
- |
156 m / 512 ft |
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80 |
2004 |
148 m / 487 ft |
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81 |
2010 |
148 m / 487 ft |
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82 |
2019 |
145 m / 476 ft |
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83 |
- |
143 m / 469 ft |
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84 |
- |
130 m / 427 ft |
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85 |
1999 |
125 m / 410 ft |
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86 |
1996 |
114 m / 373 ft |
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86 |
1996 |
114 m / 373 ft |
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88 |
- |
110 m / 361 ft |
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89 |
1997 |
103 m / 337 ft |
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90 |
2009 |
89 m / 293 ft |
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91 |
2018 |
89 m / 292 ft |
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92 |
1981 |
74 m / 242 ft |
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93 |
2008 |
73 m / 239 ft |
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94 |
2019 |
70 m / 230 ft |
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95 |
1973 |
65 m / 212 ft |
150 m+ Buildings
300 m+ Buildings
Average Building Age*
17 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (45%), 28 Buildings
Most Common Material*
Concrete (56%), 28 Buildings
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.
*Based on 62 Completed & Under Construction Buildings
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.
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17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Structural Design Challenges of Minmetals Capital Tower, Shenzhen
Steel braced frames combined with a concrete services core are widely used in tall building design. To meet the special architectural design challenges in the...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
CTBUH Video Interview – SawTeen See
SawTeen See of Leslie E. Robinson Associates is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. SawTeen discusses the design process of structural...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Structural & Geotechnic Engineering Q&A
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. William O'Donnell, DeSimone Consulting Engineers; Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti; SawTeen Seen, Leslie E. Robertson Associates, answer questions at the...
11 October 2011 | 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 | Seoul
Seoul Conference 2011 Track Session 18: Q&A
Question & Answers session for Track Session 18.
10 October 2011 | Seoul
Iconic, Luxurious, Supertall, Safe, Sustainable (and Conventional)
Prior to 2009, high-rise residential towers in Mumbai mostly comprised the extrusion of mid-rise typologies to their maximum limit at approximately 50-55 storeys. Planning an...
10 October 2011 | Seoul
Seoul Conference 2011 Track Session 08: Q&A
Question & Answers session for Track Session 08.
05 March 2008 | Dubai
Shanghai World Financial Center: Without Compromise……
David Malott, KPF and Leslie Robertson, LERA, presented the Shanghai World Financial Center located in the Lujiazui district of Pudong. The focus of this presentation...
05 March 2008 | Dubai
Plenary 3 Panel Questions and Answers
The panel of Plenary Session 3, David Malott, Leslie Robertson, Ken Dalton and Ole Scheeren, enthusiastically responded to questions from the CTBUH 8th World Congress...
25 October 2007 | Chicago
The CTBUH 6th Annual Awards Dinner, set within the atmospheric setting of Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology,...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Structural Design Challenges of Minmetals Capital Tower, Shenzhen
Steel braced frames combined with a concrete services core are widely used in tall building design. To meet the special architectural design challenges in the...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
CTBUH Video Interview – SawTeen See
SawTeen See of Leslie E. Robinson Associates is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. SawTeen discusses the design process of structural...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Structural & Geotechnic Engineering Q&A
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. William O'Donnell, DeSimone Consulting Engineers; Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti; SawTeen Seen, Leslie E. Robertson Associates, answer questions at the...
11 October 2011 | 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 | Seoul
Seoul Conference 2011 Track Session 18: Q&A
Question & Answers session for Track Session 18.
10 October 2011 | Seoul
Iconic, Luxurious, Supertall, Safe, Sustainable (and Conventional)
Prior to 2009, high-rise residential towers in Mumbai mostly comprised the extrusion of mid-rise typologies to their maximum limit at approximately 50-55 storeys. Planning an...
10 October 2011 | Seoul
Seoul Conference 2011 Track Session 08: Q&A
Question & Answers session for Track Session 08.
05 March 2008 | Dubai
Shanghai World Financial Center: Without Compromise……
David Malott, KPF and Leslie Robertson, LERA, presented the Shanghai World Financial Center located in the Lujiazui district of Pudong. The focus of this presentation...
05 March 2008 | Dubai
Plenary 3 Panel Questions and Answers
The panel of Plenary Session 3, David Malott, Leslie Robertson, Ken Dalton and Ole Scheeren, enthusiastically responded to questions from the CTBUH 8th World Congress...
25 October 2007 | Chicago
The CTBUH 6th Annual Awards Dinner, set within the atmospheric setting of Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology,...
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01 March 2018
Embossed Structural Skin for Tall Buildings
Jin Young Song, Department of Architecture, University at Buffalo,The State University of New York; Donghun Lee, LERA Consulting Structural Engineers; James Erickson, Arizona State University et al.
This paper explores the function of a structural skin with an embossed surface applicable to use for tall building structures. The major diagrid system with...
08 August 2017
ASPECT: RATIOS – Voices of Women In the Tall Building World
Ilkay Can-Standard, GenX Design & Technology; Martina Dolejsova, Studio Libeskind
ASPECT: RATIOS is the outgrowth of a program developed by the CTBUH Young Professionals Committee in New York, beginning in 2016. The purpose of the...
08 August 2017
Frontiers in High-Rise Outrigger Design
Hi sun Choi & Leonard M. Joseph, Thornton Tomasetti; SawTeen See, Leslie E. Robertson Associates; Rupa Garai, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
In 2012, CTBUH published the first Outrigger Design for High-Rise Buildings Technical Guide. In 2016, the CTBUH Outrigger Working Group felt it would be beneficial...
08 August 2017
Ten Significant Tall Buildings, and the Significant Women Behind Them
Leading Women in Tall Buildings
Recently, there has been a growing and overdue recognition in the architecture discipline that women are under-represented, not just in terms of leadership positions held,...
20 April 2017
Software to Solve Structural Engineering Issues
Alfonso Oliva, Richard B. Garlock, Nidhi Sekhar & Mia Tsiamis, Leslie E. Robertson Associates
The ability of architectural graphical software to generate infinitely complex geometrical solutions for building design calls for an equally concerted effort to provide rational structural...
01 March 2017
A Structural Engineer’s Approach to Differential Vertical Shortening in Tall Buildings
Sami S. Matar & William J. Faschan, Leslie E. Robertson Associates
Vertical shortening in tall buildings would be of little concern if all vertical elements shortened evenly. However, vertical elements such as walls and columns may...
17 October 2016
Structural Design Challenges of Minmetals Capital Tower, Shenzhen
SawTeen See, Zhaohui Ding, Edward Roberts & Ma Ge, Leslie E. Robertson Associates
Steel braced frames combined with a concrete services core are widely used in tall building design. To meet the special architectural design challenges in the...
17 October 2016
KL118 Case Study: Analysis of Different Bore Pile Testing Methods
Peter Ramstedt, Chien Jou Chen, Matthew Hennessy & David Terenzio, Turner International LLC
In the construction of tall towers a variety of pile testing methodologies are used. Piles can be tested for many purposes including the optimization of...
26 October 2015
Securing the Vibrant Future of our Cities: Decision Making Principles for Aspirational Projects
Matthew Melrose, Daniel Sesil & Michael Hopper, P.E., Leslie E. Robertson Associates
There is a tension between aspirations and risks in the development and delivery of any building project. Columbia University Medical and Graduate Education Building (CUMGEB)...
20 May 2015
Next Tokyo 2045: A Mile-High Tower Rooted in Intersecting Ecologies
David Malott, Keisuke Hiei & Heidi Werner, KPF; Leslie E. Robertson, LERA
“Next Tokyo” imagines a resurgent megacity, adapted to climate change through the realization of a high-density ecodistrict built on resilient infrastructure. The archipelago of reclaimed...
02 October 2011
Wider Impacts: Tall Buildings as a Viable Proposition
Leslie E. Robertson, LERA; William Baker, SOM; Eugene Kohn, KPF
Three leading designers in the tall building industry share their take on the changes to the tall building industry and the impact of 9/11 on...
17 April 2008
Case Study: Shanghai World Financial Center
Paul Katz, KPF; Leslie E. Robertson, Leslie E. Robertson Associates
From the onset of the Shanghai World Financial Center project, its developers targeted a cutting-edge, mixed use mega-complex that would serve a multitude of tenant...
03 March 2008
Shanghai World Financial Center: Without Compromise……
Paul Katz, KPF; Leslie Robertson & SawTeen See, Leslie E. Robertson Associates
Shanghai World Financial Center is located in the Lujiazui district of Pudong, the Shanghai World Financial Center combines creative architecture and structural engineering to create...
01 March 2018
Embossed Structural Skin for Tall Buildings
Jin Young Song, Department of Architecture, University at Buffalo,The State University of New York; Donghun Lee, LERA Consulting Structural Engineers; James Erickson, Arizona State University et al.
This paper explores the function of a structural skin with an embossed surface applicable to use for tall building structures. The major diagrid system with...
08 August 2017
ASPECT: RATIOS – Voices of Women In the Tall Building World
Ilkay Can-Standard, GenX Design & Technology; Martina Dolejsova, Studio Libeskind
ASPECT: RATIOS is the outgrowth of a program developed by the CTBUH Young Professionals Committee in New York, beginning in 2016. The purpose of the...
08 August 2017
Frontiers in High-Rise Outrigger Design
Hi sun Choi & Leonard M. Joseph, Thornton Tomasetti; SawTeen See, Leslie E. Robertson Associates; Rupa Garai, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
In 2012, CTBUH published the first Outrigger Design for High-Rise Buildings Technical Guide. In 2016, the CTBUH Outrigger Working Group felt it would be beneficial...
08 August 2017
Ten Significant Tall Buildings, and the Significant Women Behind Them
Leading Women in Tall Buildings
Recently, there has been a growing and overdue recognition in the architecture discipline that women are under-represented, not just in terms of leadership positions held,...
20 April 2017
Software to Solve Structural Engineering Issues
Alfonso Oliva, Richard B. Garlock, Nidhi Sekhar & Mia Tsiamis, Leslie E. Robertson Associates
The ability of architectural graphical software to generate infinitely complex geometrical solutions for building design calls for an equally concerted effort to provide rational structural...
01 March 2017
A Structural Engineer’s Approach to Differential Vertical Shortening in Tall Buildings
Sami S. Matar & William J. Faschan, Leslie E. Robertson Associates
Vertical shortening in tall buildings would be of little concern if all vertical elements shortened evenly. However, vertical elements such as walls and columns may...
17 October 2016
Structural Design Challenges of Minmetals Capital Tower, Shenzhen
SawTeen See, Zhaohui Ding, Edward Roberts & Ma Ge, Leslie E. Robertson Associates
Steel braced frames combined with a concrete services core are widely used in tall building design. To meet the special architectural design challenges in the...
17 October 2016
KL118 Case Study: Analysis of Different Bore Pile Testing Methods
Peter Ramstedt, Chien Jou Chen, Matthew Hennessy & David Terenzio, Turner International LLC
In the construction of tall towers a variety of pile testing methodologies are used. Piles can be tested for many purposes including the optimization of...
26 October 2015
Securing the Vibrant Future of our Cities: Decision Making Principles for Aspirational Projects
Matthew Melrose, Daniel Sesil & Michael Hopper, P.E., Leslie E. Robertson Associates
There is a tension between aspirations and risks in the development and delivery of any building project. Columbia University Medical and Graduate Education Building (CUMGEB)...
20 May 2015
Next Tokyo 2045: A Mile-High Tower Rooted in Intersecting Ecologies
David Malott, Keisuke Hiei & Heidi Werner, KPF; Leslie E. Robertson, LERA
“Next Tokyo” imagines a resurgent megacity, adapted to climate change through the realization of a high-density ecodistrict built on resilient infrastructure. The archipelago of reclaimed...
02 October 2011
Wider Impacts: Tall Buildings as a Viable Proposition
Leslie E. Robertson, LERA; William Baker, SOM; Eugene Kohn, KPF
Three leading designers in the tall building industry share their take on the changes to the tall building industry and the impact of 9/11 on...
17 April 2008
Case Study: Shanghai World Financial Center
Paul Katz, KPF; Leslie E. Robertson, Leslie E. Robertson Associates
From the onset of the Shanghai World Financial Center project, its developers targeted a cutting-edge, mixed use mega-complex that would serve a multitude of tenant...
03 March 2008
Shanghai World Financial Center: Without Compromise……
Paul Katz, KPF; Leslie Robertson & SawTeen See, Leslie E. Robertson Associates
Shanghai World Financial Center is located in the Lujiazui district of Pudong, the Shanghai World Financial Center combines creative architecture and structural engineering to create...
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12 February 2021 | San Francisco
World-Renowned Structural Engineer, and Former CTBUH Chairman, Les Robertson Dies
Leslie E. Robertson, preeminent structural engineer and former CTBUH Chairman, died on Feb. 11, 2021—one day before his 93rd birthday. The cause was cancer.Robertson was...
23 September 2020 | Hong Kong
Office Tower Planned for Hong Kong Block Dubbed the "World's Most Expensive Site"
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has revealed its plans for a 190-meter-tall office tower on the world’s most expensive plot of land – a public car...
08 May 2020 | Kuala Lumpur
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...
06 September 2019 | Philadelphia
Bright Red Skyscraper to Anchor Neighborhood-Making Project in Philadelphia
Brilliant red terra-cotta laces the design scheme of architect Vishaan Chakrabarti’s first Philadelphia skyscraper. He chose the fire-engine red material for a reason: It’s the...
15 April 2019 | Manchester
New Architects Brought in for Manchester’s St. Michael’s Tower
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been brought in to deliver Hodder + Partners’ controversial Saint Michael’s tower in Manchester, with the local practice kept...
01 March 2019 | Chicago
As One Chicago Lakefront Project Gets a New Deadline, Another is Announced
The owner of the Chicago Spire site could have another year to begin developing the lakefront site, four months after a downtown alderman rejected a...
28 February 2019 | Seoul
Regulatory Hurdles Cleared for Seoul’s Next Tallest Building
The administrative procedures have been completed to erect what could be the new tallest building in Korea, after Hyundai Motor Group applied for the construction...
12 February 2019 | New York City
Two World Trade Center in New York City May Rise Without an Anchor Tenant
One of the final pieces of the World Trade Center puzzle may be put into place—albeit in a somewhat risky fashion. Bloomberg reports that Larry...
21 January 2019 | New York City
“Tower Fifth” Could Become New York City’s Second-Tallest
For decades, the New York City skyline was dominated by one building, the 1,250-foot-tall (381-meter) Empire State Building. But 17 “supertall” skyscrapers — defined as...
13 December 2018 | New York City
Snøhetta Updates Proposal for Philip Johnson's AT&T Building
Snøhetta has revealed an updated proposal for the overhaul of Philip Johnson's AT&T Building, after a major backlash against its initial scheme resulted in the...
12 February 2021 | San Francisco
World-Renowned Structural Engineer, and Former CTBUH Chairman, Les Robertson Dies
Leslie E. Robertson, preeminent structural engineer and former CTBUH Chairman, died on Feb. 11, 2021—one day before his 93rd birthday. The cause was cancer.Robertson was...
23 September 2020 | Hong Kong
Office Tower Planned for Hong Kong Block Dubbed the "World's Most Expensive Site"
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has revealed its plans for a 190-meter-tall office tower on the world’s most expensive plot of land – a public car...
08 May 2020 | Kuala Lumpur
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...
06 September 2019 | Philadelphia
Bright Red Skyscraper to Anchor Neighborhood-Making Project in Philadelphia
Brilliant red terra-cotta laces the design scheme of architect Vishaan Chakrabarti’s first Philadelphia skyscraper. He chose the fire-engine red material for a reason: It’s the...
15 April 2019 | Manchester
New Architects Brought in for Manchester’s St. Michael’s Tower
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been brought in to deliver Hodder + Partners’ controversial Saint Michael’s tower in Manchester, with the local practice kept...
01 March 2019 | Chicago
As One Chicago Lakefront Project Gets a New Deadline, Another is Announced
The owner of the Chicago Spire site could have another year to begin developing the lakefront site, four months after a downtown alderman rejected a...
28 February 2019 | Seoul
Regulatory Hurdles Cleared for Seoul’s Next Tallest Building
The administrative procedures have been completed to erect what could be the new tallest building in Korea, after Hyundai Motor Group applied for the construction...
12 February 2019 | New York City
Two World Trade Center in New York City May Rise Without an Anchor Tenant
One of the final pieces of the World Trade Center puzzle may be put into place—albeit in a somewhat risky fashion. Bloomberg reports that Larry...
21 January 2019 | New York City
“Tower Fifth” Could Become New York City’s Second-Tallest
For decades, the New York City skyline was dominated by one building, the 1,250-foot-tall (381-meter) Empire State Building. But 17 “supertall” skyscrapers — defined as...
13 December 2018 | New York City
Snøhetta Updates Proposal for Philip Johnson's AT&T Building
Snøhetta has revealed an updated proposal for the overhaul of Philip Johnson's AT&T Building, after a major backlash against its initial scheme resulted in the...
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04 April 2017
CTBUH has recognized the completion of Lotte World Tower, now the fifth tallest building worldwide at 555 meters.
19 January 2017
CTBUH New York Chapter, with the YPC and Akdo, hosted the second part in the Future of Construction lecture series, titled “Moving Parts: Modular Architecture in a Flat World.”
16–21 October 2016
Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism takes place progressively across three Chinese cities: Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong.
13 October 2016
The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.
03 May 2016
The CTBUH NYC Young Professionals Committee welcomed over 150 design professionals for ASPECT:RATIOS, a seminar focusing on female perspectives in architecture.
26–30 October 2015
After a post-recession hiatus in tall building construction in many countries lasting several years, numerous cities are again resurgent.
11 October 2011
A tour was hosted at the Lotte Jamsil Super Tower construction site that was abuzz with the activity of trucks and cranes.
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