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Member Offices: Chicago, London, New York City, Seattle, Shanghai
Thornton Tomasetti provides engineering design, investigation and analysis services to clients worldwide on projects of every size and level of complexity. They are a 100% employee-held organization of 1,200 engineers, architects, sustainability practitioners and support professionals collaborating from offices across North America and in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. They focus on providing a diverse suite of integrated services and leading innovation in our industry to ensure the continued success of their clients.
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Member Since
1987
Member Offices
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Name |
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Never Completed Proposed Vision Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
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1000 m / 3,281 ft |
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2 |
632 m / 2,073 ft |
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3 |
599.1 m / 1,965 ft |
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4 |
554.5 m / 1,819 ft |
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5 |
508 m / 1,667 ft |
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6 |
475.6 m / 1,560 ft |
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7 |
468 m / 1,535 ft |
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8 |
451.9 m / 1,483 ft |
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9 |
451.9 m / 1,483 ft |
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10 |
442.1 m / 1,451 ft |
Award of Excellence: U.S. Embassy, London
Best Tall Building under 100 meters 2021
Best Tall Building 100-199 meters 2021
Award of Excellence: 110 North Wacker
Best Tall Building 200-299 meters 2021
Award of Excellence: Comcast Technology Center
Best Tall Building 300-399 meters 2021
Award of Excellence: One Manhattan West
Best Tall Building 300-399 meters 2021
Award of Excellence: Wuhan Center Tower
Best Tall Building 400 meters and above 2021
Award of Excellence: One Manhattan West
Best Tall Office Building 2021
Best Tall Residential or Hotel Building 2021
Award of Excellence: Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex
Best Tall Mixed-Use Building 2021
Winner: Ping An Finance Center
Best Tall Building 400 meters and above 2019
Award of Excellence: Wilshire Grand Center
Structural Engineering Award 2019
Award of Excellence: 10 Hudson Yards
Façade Engineering Award 2019
Award of Excellence: Ping An Finance Center
Fire & Risk Engineering Award 2019
Winner: Aine Brazil
Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Award 2018
Award of Excellence: Ping An Finance Center
Construction Award 2018
Award of Excellence: Comcast Center
10 Year Award 2018
Award of Excellence: Lotte World Tower
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 2018
Award of Excellence: Ping An Finance Center
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 2018
Award of Excellence: Tencent Seafront Towers
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 2018
10 Year Award 2017
Best Tall Building Worldwide 2016
Performance Award 2016
Best Tall Building Americas 2016
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 2016
common.china-winners: Mega-Suspended Curtain Wall
China Innovation 2016
Award of Excellence: United Nations Secretariat Building
Best Tall Building Americas 2014
Award of Excellence: FKI Tower
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 2014
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa 2013
Award of Excellence: Devon Energy Center
Best Tall Building Americas 2013
Winner: Charles Thornton
Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Award 2012
Winner: Richard Tomasetti
Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Award 2012
Best Tall Building Europe 2012
Award of Excellence: Eleven Times Square
Best Tall Building Americas 2011
Winner: The New York Times Building
Best Tall Building Americas 2008
CTBUH Board of Trustees, 2011 – 2018
CTBUH Advisory Group, 2011 – 2013
The pandemic crisis of COVID-19 has catalyzed a shockwave of action throughout the AEC industry like never before. The CTBUH Chicago Chapter presents a virtual...
Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman, Thornton Tomasetti, is the recipient of the 2018 CTBUH Fazlur R. Khan Medal. Through a 40-plus-year career, she has been responsible...
South Station Tower is planned to rise 677 feet (206.4 meters) above South Station, an aging transportation hub in Boston that’s swarmed daily by thousands...
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1000 m / 3,281 ft |
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2 |
- |
711 m / 2,333 ft |
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3 |
- |
638 m / 2,093 ft |
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4 |
2015 |
632 m / 2,073 ft |
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5 |
2017 |
599 m / 1,965 ft |
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6 |
2017 |
555 m / 1,819 ft |
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7 |
- |
518 m / 1,699 ft |
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8 |
2025 |
518 m / 1,699 ft |
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9 |
2004 |
508 m / 1,667 ft |
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10 |
2022 |
476 m / 1,560 ft |
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11 |
2022 |
468 m / 1,535 ft |
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12 |
- |
460 m / 1,509 ft |
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13 |
1998 |
452 m / 1,483 ft |
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13 |
1998 |
452 m / 1,483 ft |
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15 |
1974 |
442 m / 1,451 ft |
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16 |
2019 |
438 m / 1,437 ft |
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17 |
- |
438 m / 1,437 ft |
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18 |
- |
435 m / 1,427 ft |
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19 |
- |
428 m / 1,404 ft |
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20 |
2019 |
387 m / 1,270 ft |
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21 |
2016 |
374 m / 1,226 ft |
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22 |
2021 |
369 m / 1,211 ft |
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23 |
2020 |
369 m / 1,211 ft |
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24 |
2018 |
341 m / 1,120 ft |
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25 |
2018 |
339 m / 1,112 ft |
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26 |
2022 |
339 m / 1,112 ft |
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27 |
2017 |
335 m / 1,100 ft |
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28 |
2018 |
329 m / 1,079 ft |
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29 |
2007 |
319 m / 1,046 ft |
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30 |
2015 |
309 m / 1,013 ft |
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31 |
2019 |
304 m / 996 ft |
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32 |
2011 |
300 m / 984 ft |
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33 |
2014 |
300 m / 984 ft |
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34 |
2008 |
297 m / 974 ft |
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35 |
2021 |
290 m / 951 ft |
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36 |
2014 |
289 m / 948 ft |
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37 |
2001 |
288 m / 945 ft |
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38 |
1987 |
288 m / 945 ft |
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39 |
2019 |
286 m / 938 ft |
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40 |
2003 |
285 m / 934 ft |
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41 |
2012 |
284 m / 932 ft |
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42 |
2011 |
282 m / 924 ft |
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43 |
2017 |
279 m / 916 ft |
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44 |
2022 |
274 m / 898 ft |
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45 |
2014 |
272 m / 892 ft |
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46 |
2007 |
268 m / 881 ft |
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47 |
- |
268 m / 879 ft |
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48 |
2016 |
268 m / 878 ft |
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49 |
2011 |
265 m / 869 ft |
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50 |
2020 |
262 m / 858 ft |
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51 |
2021 |
260 m / 853 ft |
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52 |
2012 |
257 m / 844 ft |
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53 |
2018 |
255 m / 837 ft |
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54 |
2020 |
249 m / 817 ft |
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55 |
2018 |
249 m / 816 ft |
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56 |
2010 |
249 m / 816 ft |
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57 |
2010 |
247 m / 812 ft |
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58 |
2017 |
246 m / 806 ft |
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59 |
2004 |
246 m / 806 ft |
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60 |
2013 |
246 m / 805 ft |
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61 |
2021 |
245 m / 804 ft |
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62 |
2008 |
243 m / 796 ft |
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63 |
- |
242 m / 793 ft |
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64 |
- |
241 m / 789 ft |
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65 |
2004 |
238 m / 781 ft |
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66 |
2018 |
238 m / 781 ft |
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67 |
2009 |
237 m / 776 ft |
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67 |
2009 |
237 m / 776 ft |
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67 |
2009 |
237 m / 776 ft |
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67 |
2009 |
237 m / 776 ft |
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71 |
- |
229 m / 752 ft |
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72 |
1972 |
227 m / 743 ft |
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73 |
1986 |
225 m / 739 ft |
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74 |
2021 |
225 m / 738 ft |
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75 |
2021 |
224 m / 735 ft |
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76 |
2010 |
224 m / 734 ft |
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77 |
2017 |
223 m / 730 ft |
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78 |
2004 |
221 m / 726 ft |
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79 |
1983 |
221 m / 725 ft |
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80 |
Shanghai Stock Exchange of Shanghai International Financial Center |
2019 |
215 m / 705 ft |
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81 |
2019 |
214 m / 701 ft |
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82 |
- |
213 m / 700 ft |
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83 |
1981 |
213 m / 697 ft |
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84 |
1998 |
212 m / 696 ft |
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85 |
2011 |
212 m / 695 ft |
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86 |
1992 |
211 m / 692 ft |
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87 |
1974 |
210 m / 689 ft |
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88 |
2021 |
210 m / 689 ft |
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89 |
2003 |
209 m / 684 ft |
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90 |
1980 |
206 m / 677 ft |
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91 |
2018 |
206 m / 677 ft |
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92 |
2018 |
205 m / 673 ft |
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93 |
2010 |
203 m / 667 ft |
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94 |
2011 |
203 m / 665 ft |
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95 |
2019 |
202 m / 662 ft |
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96 |
1973 |
201 m / 660 ft |
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97 |
2006 |
200 m / 657 ft |
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98 |
- |
200 m / 656 ft |
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99 |
2012 |
199 m / 654 ft |
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100 |
1986 |
199 m / 653 ft |
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101 |
2001 |
199 m / 652 ft |
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102 |
2004 |
197 m / 647 ft |
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103 |
1986 |
197 m / 645 ft |
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104 |
2015 |
196 m / 643 ft |
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105 |
2020 |
196 m / 642 ft |
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106 |
2003 |
195 m / 641 ft |
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107 |
China Financial Futures Exchange of Shanghai International Financial Center |
2019 |
195 m / 640 ft |
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108 |
2017 |
195 m / 639 ft |
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109 |
2018 |
187 m / 614 ft |
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110 |
2012 |
185 m / 605 ft |
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111 |
2011 |
183 m / 601 ft |
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112 |
2018 |
180 m / 591 ft |
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113 |
2018 |
180 m / 591 ft |
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114 |
1984 |
180 m / 590 ft |
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115 |
2009 |
180 m / 589 ft |
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116 |
1974 |
178 m / 584 ft |
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117 |
2003 |
177 m / 580 ft |
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118 |
1985 |
176 m / 577 ft |
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119 |
2002 |
175 m / 575 ft |
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120 |
2001 |
175 m / 575 ft |
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121 |
1985 |
175 m / 574 ft |
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122 |
2020 |
173 m / 568 ft |
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123 |
2018 |
172 m / 566 ft |
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124 |
2021 |
171 m / 562 ft |
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125 |
2020 |
170 m / 558 ft |
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126 |
1983 |
169 m / 554 ft |
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127 |
2014 |
169 m / 554 ft |
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128 |
2019 |
168 m / 551 ft |
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129 |
2020 |
166 m / 545 ft |
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130 |
1974 |
166 m / 545 ft |
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131 |
2021 |
165 m / 542 ft |
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132 |
2011 |
165 m / 541 ft |
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133 |
1981 |
164 m / 537 ft |
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134 |
2011 |
161 m / 529 ft |
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135 |
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161 m / 527 ft |
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136 |
2016 |
160 m / 525 ft |
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137 |
2001 |
158 m / 519 ft |
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138 |
2009 |
158 m / 518 ft |
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139 |
2002 |
157 m / 516 ft |
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140 |
2012 |
155 m / 509 ft |
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140 |
2012 |
155 m / 509 ft |
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142 |
1953 |
154 m / 506 ft |
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143 |
2003 |
153 m / 503 ft |
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144 |
1970 |
152 m / 500 ft |
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145 |
1986 |
152 m / 500 ft |
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China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation of Shanghai International Financial Center |
2019 |
152 m / 499 ft |
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147 |
- |
150 m / 493 ft |
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148 |
- |
150 m / 492 ft |
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149 |
1965 |
150 m / 491 ft |
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150 |
2004 |
149 m / 489 ft |
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151 |
2010 |
148 m / 484 ft |
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152 |
2002 |
146 m / 480 ft |
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153 |
2010 |
145 m / 477 ft |
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154 |
1930 |
145 m / 476 ft |
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155 |
2016 |
142 m / 467 ft |
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156 |
1990 |
140 m / 460 ft |
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157 |
2021 |
140 m / 459 ft |
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158 |
2003 |
140 m / 458 ft |
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159 |
- |
140 m / 458 ft |
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160 |
2016 |
138 m / 454 ft |
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161 |
2003 |
138 m / 453 ft |
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162 |
2003 |
138 m / 453 ft |
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163 |
2018 |
138 m / 453 ft |
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164 |
2019 |
137 m / 450 ft |
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165 |
2019 |
136 m / 446 ft |
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166 |
1983 |
135 m / 443 ft |
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167 |
1968 |
135 m / 443 ft |
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168 |
2018 |
135 m / 443 ft |
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169 |
2014 |
135 m / 441 ft |
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170 |
2006 |
134 m / 440 ft |
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171 |
1931 |
133 m / 435 ft |
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172 |
2016 |
132 m / 431 ft |
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173 |
2012 |
131 m / 430 ft |
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173 |
2012 |
131 m / 430 ft |
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175 |
2014 |
130 m / 427 ft |
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176 |
2020 |
130 m / 425 ft |
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177 |
2019 |
128 m / 420 ft |
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178 |
2013 |
128 m / 420 ft |
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179 |
2006 |
127 m / 417 ft |
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180 |
2008 |
125 m / 411 ft |
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181 |
2020 |
124 m / 406 ft |
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182 |
2001 |
123 m / 404 ft |
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183 |
2021 |
123 m / 403 ft |
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184 |
1989 |
122 m / 400 ft |
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185 |
2009 |
121 m / 396 ft |
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186 |
1983 |
120 m / 395 ft |
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187 |
- |
120 m / 392 ft |
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188 |
1989 |
119 m / 391 ft |
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189 |
1973 |
119 m / 390 ft |
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190 |
2008 |
118 m / 387 ft |
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191 |
2014 |
118 m / 385 ft |
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192 |
1988 |
116 m / 382 ft |
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193 |
1989 |
114 m / 375 ft |
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194 |
2012 |
112 m / 368 ft |
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195 |
2004 |
112 m / 367 ft |
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196 |
- |
111 m / 365 ft |
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197 |
- |
110 m / 360 ft |
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198 |
2015 |
106 m / 348 ft |
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199 |
2012 |
106 m / 348 ft |
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200 |
2003 |
106 m / 347 ft |
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201 |
2018 |
105 m / 344 ft |
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202 |
1977 |
104 m / 341 ft |
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203 |
- |
104 m / 340 ft |
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204 |
2004 |
100 m / 329 ft |
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205 |
2019 |
100 m / 328 ft |
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206 |
- |
100 m / 327 ft |
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207 |
2023 |
99 m / 325 ft |
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207 |
2023 |
99 m / 325 ft |
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209 |
- |
99 m / 325 ft |
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209 |
- |
99 m / 325 ft |
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211 |
2007 |
96 m / 316 ft |
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212 |
2004 |
92 m / 301 ft |
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213 |
2021 |
89 m / 293 ft |
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214 |
2002 |
89 m / 292 ft |
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215 |
2022 |
87 m / 284 ft |
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216 |
2008 |
84 m / 276 ft |
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217 |
1983 |
84 m / 275 ft |
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218 |
2006 |
83 m / 271 ft |
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219 |
- |
81 m / 265 ft |
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220 |
2003 |
81 m / 265 ft |
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221 |
2020 |
81 m / 265 ft |
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222 |
2018 |
80 m / 262 ft |
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223 |
2013 |
79 m / 259 ft |
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224 |
1990 |
79 m / 258 ft |
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225 |
2007 |
78 m / 256 ft |
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226 |
2008 |
78 m / 256 ft |
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227 |
2012 |
77 m / 252 ft |
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228 |
- |
75 m / 246 ft |
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229 |
2021 |
72 m / 235 ft |
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230 |
2002 |
69 m / 225 ft |
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231 |
2008 |
67 m / 219 ft |
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232 |
2018 |
65 m / 214 ft |
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233 |
2018 |
59 m / 194 ft |
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234 |
- |
53 m / 173 ft |
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235 |
2024 |
53 m / 172 ft |
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236 |
2019 |
48 m / 158 ft |
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150 m+ Buildings
300 m+ Buildings
Average Building Age*
17 Years
Most Common Function*
Office, 100 Buildings
Most Common Material*
Concrete, 88 Buildings
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.
*Based on 240 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.
NOTE: Gross-to-Net Height is defined as architectural height minus height of highest occupied floor. Therefore, the Gross-to-Net Height is only calculated for buildings that have both the architectural height and the highest occupied floor height recorded.
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28 April 2020 | Online Event
The pandemic crisis of COVID-19 has catalyzed a shockwave of action throughout the AEC industry like never before. The CTBUH Chicago Chapter presents a virtual...
17 September 2018 | Chicago
Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman, Thornton Tomasetti, sat down with CTBUH to discuss her 40-plus year career creating internationally acclaimed high-rises across the world.
30 May 2018 | Chicago
Aine M. Brazil is a leading structural engineer who has been instrumental in shaping the skylines of cities across the globe. In her 40-plus year...
30 May 2018 | Chicago
Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman of Thornton Tomasetti, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding her structural work after recieving the Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Award during...
21 August 2017 | Taguig City
An aerial view of The Finance Centre in Taguig City, Philippines, while the building was topped out in 2017.
16 March 2017 | Chicago
Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first event in the Building Tall lecture...
16 March 2017 | Chicago
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...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Dennis Poon of Thornton Tomasetti, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 4c: Structural & Geotechnic Engineering. As the...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
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...
26 October 2015 | New York City
Jong-Ho Kim, Chang Minwoo Structural Consultants; William Howell, Turner International; and Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York Conference...
26 October 2015 | New York City
The city of Chengdu is quickly becoming the center for high-rise development in southwest China. The focal point of this new vertical landscape will be...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
This presentation will give an overview of the following solutions used to address the structural challenges of the Zhongnan Center: a foundation to support the...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
In order to construct an unprecedented building like the Shanghai Tower, creative structural solutions are required in order to distribute loads evenly and optimize the...
17 September 2014 | Shanghai
In this presentation, attendees will learn about the unique structural elements that support Suzhou Zhongnan Center, including the “Core-Outrigger-Megaframe” lateral system; the foundation system, which...
17 September 2014 | Shanghai
With the completion of the 500m+ Ping An Finance Center, our era presents the question of whether traditional structural systems and design approaches are still...
17 September 2014 | Shanghai
2014 Shanghai International Conference Ping An Tower Room, Session 2 Questions & Answers session with speakers Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti, Yuqi Zhou, CSCEC1B, and Yinghou...
16 September 2014 | Shanghai
This article aims to discuss the construction of tall buildings in both emerging and established urban centers, highlighting aspects related to large urban centers and...
16 September 2014 | Shanghai
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 01 Questions & Answers session with speakers Matthew Clifford, JLL; Cathy Yang, Taipei Financial Center; Jason Haase, LMN Architects;...
16 September 2014 | Shanghai
Dennis Poon of Thornton Tomasetti is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. Dennis discusses the evolution...
14 August 2013 | Shanghai
Industry leaders answering this question include: Richard Keating, Jacobs; Stefan Krummeck, TFP Farrells; David Scott, Laing O’Rourke; Richard Tomasetti, Thornton Tomasetti; Vincent Tse, Parsons Brinckerhoff;...
11 June 2013 | London
The next generation of tall buildings will be judged on more than sheer height or aesthetic appearance. In the context of sustainability, they will also...
15 May 2013 | Chicago
Industry leaders answering this question include: Gianni Bardazzi, Maire Tecnimont; Peter Chipchase, Arup; Henry Cobb, Pei Cobb Freed; Helmut Jahn, Murphy/Jahn; Hafid Rakem, Ateliers Jean...
12 April 2013 | Shanghai
Industry leaders answering this question include: Richard Keating, Jacobs; Stephan Krummeck, TFP Farrells; Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti; David Scott, Laing O’Rourke; Richard Tomasetti, Thornton Tomasetti;...
13 February 2013 | Chicago
Industry leaders answering this question include: Aybars Asci, SOM; Peter Chipchase, Arup; Henry Cobb, Pei Cobb Freed; Christoph Ingenhoven, ingenhoven architects; Helmut Jahn, Murphy/Jahn; Peter...
18 October 2012 | Chicago
The 11th Annual Awards Ceremony & Dinner was held in Mies van der Rohe's iconic Crown Hall, on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, Chicago....
18 October 2012 | Chicago
The partnership between Charles Thornton and Richard Tomasetti has provided the backbone for many of the most dramatic and innovative tall buildings around the world....
21 September 2012 | Shanghai
This presentation discusses the reasons behind the selection of the structural systems, as well as the use of advanced structural analyses and design methods, including...
20 September 2012 | Shanghai
Upon completion in 2015, the Ping An Finance Center will join an elite group of megatall buildings. This presentation discusses using the Ping An Finance...
20 September 2012 | Shanghai
On track to become the 7th tallest building in the world, Wuhan Greenland Center Main Tower is a 125-story, 600+ meter megatall tower in China....
19 September 2012 | Shanghai
The team behind Shanghai Tower faced a number of unique structural challenges which required innovative solutions in the design and construction of the 632m-tall tower....
19 September 2012 | Shanghai
Panel consisting of: Jun Xia & Michael Peng, Gensler; Yi Zhu & Steve Zuo, Thornton Tomasetti; Jiemin Ding, Tongji Architectural Design Group; and Jian Gong,...
12 October 2011 | Seoul
Mark Dannettel from Thornton Tomasetti presents on designing for cable-supported glass structures.
11 October 2011 | Seoul
Upon completion in 2014, the Ping An Tower will be the tallest tower in China, and the centerpiece of the growing Shenzhen skyline located just...
10 October 2011 | Seoul
As outrigger systems have been widely used in supertall building design since 1980's, CTBUH recognized a need for general design guidelines and formed the Outrigger...
05 February 2010 | Mumbai
There are many challenges and opportunities in designing the structure and skin of high performing tall buildings. Examples from different regions highlight responses to wind...
22 October 2009 | Chicago
Richard Tomasetti of Thornton Tomasetti is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2009 CTBUH Chicago Conference at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. Richard talks about...
22 October 2009 | Chicago
For the best part of a decade, Asia eclipsed the U.S. as the leader in the world’s tallest buildings. In the mid-2000s, however, a number...
22 October 2009 | Chicago
The Session S1 speaker panel consisting of: Eric Trump & Andy Weiss, The Trump Organization, New York; William Testa, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of...
05 March 2008 | Dubai
Kyle E. Krall, Thornton Tomasetti presented some of the challenges driven by aesthetic, erection, and fabrication considerations of the exterior steel of the New Yotk...
03 March 2008 | Dubai
Akbar Tamboli from Thornton Tomasetti, focused on the incorporation of sustainable structural designs at the CTBUH 8th World Congress. The three major tall buildings he...
25 October 2006 | Chicago
Bob Smilowitz, Weidlinger and Craig Gibbons, Arup present the Report of the Council Working Group Activities on 'Progressive Collapse' at the opening session of the...
28 April 2020 | Online Event
The pandemic crisis of COVID-19 has catalyzed a shockwave of action throughout the AEC industry like never before. The CTBUH Chicago Chapter presents a virtual...
17 September 2018 | Chicago
Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman, Thornton Tomasetti, sat down with CTBUH to discuss her 40-plus year career creating internationally acclaimed high-rises across the world.
30 May 2018 | Chicago
Aine M. Brazil is a leading structural engineer who has been instrumental in shaping the skylines of cities across the globe. In her 40-plus year...
30 May 2018 | Chicago
Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman of Thornton Tomasetti, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding her structural work after recieving the Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Award during...
21 August 2017 | Taguig City
An aerial view of The Finance Centre in Taguig City, Philippines, while the building was topped out in 2017.
16 March 2017 | Chicago
Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first event in the Building Tall lecture...
16 March 2017 | Chicago
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...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Dennis Poon of Thornton Tomasetti, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 4c: Structural & Geotechnic Engineering. As the...
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
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...
26 October 2015 | New York City
Jong-Ho Kim, Chang Minwoo Structural Consultants; William Howell, Turner International; and Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York Conference...
26 October 2015 | New York City
The city of Chengdu is quickly becoming the center for high-rise development in southwest China. The focal point of this new vertical landscape will be...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
This presentation will give an overview of the following solutions used to address the structural challenges of the Zhongnan Center: a foundation to support the...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
In order to construct an unprecedented building like the Shanghai Tower, creative structural solutions are required in order to distribute loads evenly and optimize the...
17 September 2014 | Shanghai
In this presentation, attendees will learn about the unique structural elements that support Suzhou Zhongnan Center, including the “Core-Outrigger-Megaframe” lateral system; the foundation system, which...
17 September 2014 | Shanghai
With the completion of the 500m+ Ping An Finance Center, our era presents the question of whether traditional structural systems and design approaches are still...
17 September 2014 | Shanghai
2014 Shanghai International Conference Ping An Tower Room, Session 2 Questions & Answers session with speakers Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti, Yuqi Zhou, CSCEC1B, and Yinghou...
16 September 2014 | Shanghai
This article aims to discuss the construction of tall buildings in both emerging and established urban centers, highlighting aspects related to large urban centers and...
16 September 2014 | Shanghai
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 01 Questions & Answers session with speakers Matthew Clifford, JLL; Cathy Yang, Taipei Financial Center; Jason Haase, LMN Architects;...
16 September 2014 | Shanghai
Dennis Poon of Thornton Tomasetti is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. Dennis discusses the evolution...
14 August 2013 | Shanghai
Industry leaders answering this question include: Richard Keating, Jacobs; Stefan Krummeck, TFP Farrells; David Scott, Laing O’Rourke; Richard Tomasetti, Thornton Tomasetti; Vincent Tse, Parsons Brinckerhoff;...
11 June 2013 | London
The next generation of tall buildings will be judged on more than sheer height or aesthetic appearance. In the context of sustainability, they will also...
15 May 2013 | Chicago
Industry leaders answering this question include: Gianni Bardazzi, Maire Tecnimont; Peter Chipchase, Arup; Henry Cobb, Pei Cobb Freed; Helmut Jahn, Murphy/Jahn; Hafid Rakem, Ateliers Jean...
12 April 2013 | Shanghai
Industry leaders answering this question include: Richard Keating, Jacobs; Stephan Krummeck, TFP Farrells; Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti; David Scott, Laing O’Rourke; Richard Tomasetti, Thornton Tomasetti;...
13 February 2013 | Chicago
Industry leaders answering this question include: Aybars Asci, SOM; Peter Chipchase, Arup; Henry Cobb, Pei Cobb Freed; Christoph Ingenhoven, ingenhoven architects; Helmut Jahn, Murphy/Jahn; Peter...
18 October 2012 | Chicago
The 11th Annual Awards Ceremony & Dinner was held in Mies van der Rohe's iconic Crown Hall, on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, Chicago....
18 October 2012 | Chicago
The partnership between Charles Thornton and Richard Tomasetti has provided the backbone for many of the most dramatic and innovative tall buildings around the world....
21 September 2012 | Shanghai
This presentation discusses the reasons behind the selection of the structural systems, as well as the use of advanced structural analyses and design methods, including...
20 September 2012 | Shanghai
Upon completion in 2015, the Ping An Finance Center will join an elite group of megatall buildings. This presentation discusses using the Ping An Finance...
20 September 2012 | Shanghai
On track to become the 7th tallest building in the world, Wuhan Greenland Center Main Tower is a 125-story, 600+ meter megatall tower in China....
19 September 2012 | Shanghai
The team behind Shanghai Tower faced a number of unique structural challenges which required innovative solutions in the design and construction of the 632m-tall tower....
19 September 2012 | Shanghai
Panel consisting of: Jun Xia & Michael Peng, Gensler; Yi Zhu & Steve Zuo, Thornton Tomasetti; Jiemin Ding, Tongji Architectural Design Group; and Jian Gong,...
12 October 2011 | Seoul
Mark Dannettel from Thornton Tomasetti presents on designing for cable-supported glass structures.
11 October 2011 | Seoul
Upon completion in 2014, the Ping An Tower will be the tallest tower in China, and the centerpiece of the growing Shenzhen skyline located just...
10 October 2011 | Seoul
As outrigger systems have been widely used in supertall building design since 1980's, CTBUH recognized a need for general design guidelines and formed the Outrigger...
05 February 2010 | Mumbai
There are many challenges and opportunities in designing the structure and skin of high performing tall buildings. Examples from different regions highlight responses to wind...
22 October 2009 | Chicago
Richard Tomasetti of Thornton Tomasetti is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2009 CTBUH Chicago Conference at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. Richard talks about...
22 October 2009 | Chicago
For the best part of a decade, Asia eclipsed the U.S. as the leader in the world’s tallest buildings. In the mid-2000s, however, a number...
22 October 2009 | Chicago
The Session S1 speaker panel consisting of: Eric Trump & Andy Weiss, The Trump Organization, New York; William Testa, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of...
05 March 2008 | Dubai
Kyle E. Krall, Thornton Tomasetti presented some of the challenges driven by aesthetic, erection, and fabrication considerations of the exterior steel of the New Yotk...
03 March 2008 | Dubai
Akbar Tamboli from Thornton Tomasetti, focused on the incorporation of sustainable structural designs at the CTBUH 8th World Congress. The three major tall buildings he...
25 October 2006 | Chicago
Bob Smilowitz, Weidlinger and Craig Gibbons, Arup present the Report of the Council Working Group Activities on 'Progressive Collapse' at the opening session of the...
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28 July 2018
Aine Brazil, Thornton Tomasetti
Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman, Thornton Tomasetti, is the recipient of the 2018 CTBUH Fazlur R. Khan Medal. Through a 40-plus-year career, she has been responsible...
27 April 2018
Alejandro Stochetti, Sara Beardsley & Marc Cerone, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture; John Peronto, Thornton Tomasetti
The 435-meter Akhmat Tower in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, will be shaped to refer to the Nakh tower, a traditional watchtower typology in the region. A...
01 December 2017
John Peronto, Thornton Tomasetti
A modern and highly-sustainable addition to the skyline of Seoul, South Korea has been completed; the Federation of Korean Industries Headquarters (FKI). The signature saw-toothed...
08 August 2017
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
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
Jeff Sanner & Todd Snapp, Perkins+Will; Alejandro Fernandez, Thornton Tomasetti; et al.
The Chicago River Beech Tower is a collaborative research effort with the goal of identifying challenges and opportunities associated with designing increasingly tall mass timber...
01 March 2017
John Peronto, Robert Sinn & Matthew Huizinga, Thornton Tomasetti
Jeddah Tower will be the first man-made structure to reach a kilometer in height upon its completion in 2019. From conception, it was clear that...
17 October 2016
Dennis Poon & Larry B. Giannechini, Thornton Tomasetti
As the draw to urban centers increases drastically with financial growth and global influence, emerging markets seek to develop salient markers of success and hope....
17 October 2016
Guoyong Fu, Dennis Poon, Yi Zhu & Zheng Gui Ma, Thornton Tomasetti
The Evergrande International Financial Center, located in Binhu New Area CBD in Hefei, Anhui Province, China, consists of one iconic108-story, 518m tall tower, one single...
17 October 2016
Hi Sun Choi & Onur Ihtiyar, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.; Young Kyoon Jeong & Hyungsup Sim, Heerim Architects & Planners
Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, has been rapidly transforming into a hub of high-rise buildings and cultural centers in the Caspian region. Baku’s population now...
01 March 2016
Leonard M. Joseph, C. Kerem Gulec, and Justin M. Schwaiger, Thornton Tomasetti
The 335 m tall Wilshire Grand Center tower under construction in Los Angeles illustrates many key outrigger issues. The tower has a long, narrow floor...
26 October 2015
Dennis Poon, Yi Zhu, Paul Fu & Jianhai Liang, Thornton Tomasetti
The city of Chengdu is quickly becoming the center for high-rise development in southwest China. The focal point of this new vertical landscape will be...
26 October 2015
Temoor Ahmad & Neven Sidor, Grimshaw Architects; Steve Watts, Alinea Consulting; Adam Miller, Thornton Tomasetti
With over half of the world’s population now living in an urban environment, major world cities (especially) will always grow in population over time. To...
01 December 2014
Jonatan Schumacher and Matthew Naugle, Thornton Tomasetti
This paper introduces two platforms created by the development team at CORE studio, Thornton Tomasetti's global innovation studio. Collaborative platforms change the way that parties...
16 September 2014
Victor Madeira Filho, MVA Advogados; Arthur D. Wellington, Thornton Tomasetti
This article aims to discuss the construction of tall buildings in both emerging and established urban centers, highlighting aspects related to large urban centers and...
16 September 2014
Matthias Olt, Callison; Hi Sun Choi, Thornton Tomasetti
Standing 267m tall, Lotte Center Hanoi is Vietnam’s second tallest tower and set to open this summer. Innovative high-rise design solutions were incorporated that respond...
16 September 2014
Dennis Poon, Yi Zhu, Guoyong (Paul) Fu & Zhenggui Ma, Thornton Tomasetti
As a megatall building, Suzhou Zhongnan Center will need an efficient lateral system to withstand high wind and seismic loads. A unique “Core-Outrigger-Megaframe” lateral system...
16 September 2014
Yi Zhu, Dennis Poon, Qing (Steve) Zuo & Paul Fu, Thornton Tomasetti Inc.
This chapter discusses the unique structural solutions for the 632m tall Shanghai Tower. An innovative “Core-Outrigger-Mega Frame” lateral system is adopted to meet China’s conservative...
16 September 2014
Dennis Poon, Yi Zhu, Steve Pacitto & Steve Zuo, Thornton Tomasetti Inc.
With the completion of the Ping An Finance Center (PAFC) in 2016, one of the tallest towers in China and the world will be unveiled....
16 September 2014
Yi Zhu, Dennis Poon, Paul Fu & Zhenggui Ma, Thornton Tomasetti
Built on soft soils, Suzhou Zhongnan Center relies on concrete bored piles with post-grouting to support the massive tower. An efficient lateral system, namely the...
01 March 2014
Hi Sun Choi, Onur Ihtiyar & Leonard Joseph, Thornton Tomasetti; James Sze, Arup
Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, has seen a boom in construction in recent years. The old Baku city has been rapidly transforming into a new...
21 September 2012
Talal Al Maiman, Kingdom Real Estate
Kingdom Tower - expected to be the world’s tallest building, at over 1,000 meters, when completed in 2017 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is outlined in...
19 September 2012
Sugeng Wijanto, Gistama Intisemesta; Tiyok Prasetyoadi, PDW Architects; Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti; Wayan Sengara, Institut Teknologi Bandung-Indonesia
This presentation discusses the reasons behind the selection of the structural systems, as well as the use of advanced structural analyses and design methods, including...
19 September 2012
Guoyong Fu, Dennis Poon & Mark Dannettel, Thornton Tomasetti; Juan Betancur, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Wuhan Greenland Center Main Tower is a 125-story, 600+ meter mega-tower in China. The tower structural system has been developed to harmonize with the architecture...
19 September 2012
David Malott & Zhizhe Yu, KPF; Dennis Poon & Torsten Gottlebe, Thornton Tomasetti
Upon completion in 2015, the Ping An Finance Center - set to become the second tallest structure in the world and the tallest in China...
19 September 2012
Yi Zhu, Dennis Poon, Steve Zuo & Guoyong Fu, Thornton Tomasetti
This paper discusses the structural challenges and solutions of the 632m tall Shanghai Tower. A unique “Core-Outrigger-Mega Frame” lateral system is used to meet China...
01 September 2012
Hi Sun Choi and Leonard Joseph, Thornton Tomasetti
Outrigger systems have been widely used in supertall buildings constructed since the 1980’s, eclipsing previously favored tubular frame systems. However, outriggers are not listed as...
01 March 2012
Dennis Poon and Leonard Joseph, Thornton Tomasetti
When Cole Porter wrote the song “Anything Goes” in 1934, he did not include skyscraper examples. The recently completed Chrysler and Empire State buildings followed...
01 August 2010
Bridget Lesniak & Robert Neper, Perkins + Will; Donald Hamlin, Thornton Tomasetti
As cities are becoming denser, the functions of high-rises are expanding. In addition, the central business district is no longer the exclusive region of the...
17 April 2010
Jun Xia, Gensler; Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti; Douglas C. Mass, Cosentini Associates
As the third tower in the trio of supertall buildings at the heart of Shanghai’s new Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, Shanghai Tower embodies a...
03 March 2008
Thomas Z. Scarangello, Kyle E. Krall & Jeffrey A. Callow, Thornton Tomasetti
This paper will outline some of these challenges, focusing on those driven by aesthetic, erection, and fabrication considerations of the exterior steel used on the...
03 March 2008
Akbar Tamboli, Leonard Joseph, Umakant Vadnere & Xiao Xu, Thornton-Tomasetti Group
This paper describes three major tall buildings focusing on their incorporation of sustainable structural designs.
16 October 2005
Akbar Tamboli, Thornton-Tomasetti Group
This paper presents important details, layout, design considerations, commissioning, operation guidelines and benefits of the Tuned Liquid Column Dampers (TLCDs), water-filled custom-shaped tanks, used at...
16 October 2005
Gregory C. Freeman, Joong C. Lee & Mohammed M. Ettouney, Weidlinger Associates
This paper presents several applications of multihazard considerations for tall buildings. Three realistic examples are given. The first example explores the interaction of building resiliencies...
10 October 2004
Dennis C. K. Poon & Leonard M. Joseph, Thornton Tomasetti; Shaw-Song Shieh & Ching-Chang Chang, Evergreen Consulting Engineering
This paper examines the structural design of the Taipei 101 tower, 101 stories and 508 m above grade, was the newest World’s Tallest Building at...
10 October 2004
Hi Sun Choi & Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti; Jongho Kim, Chang & Minwoo Structural Consultant; Seongsoo Kim, Seong-Jin Structural Group
Residential high-rise buildings, such as apartments and condominiums, were introduced to provide multiple residential spaces in urban and suburban areas for their economic advantage and...
10 October 2004
Joong C. Lee & Gregory Freeman, Weidlinger Associates
The Dongbu Securities Headquarters Building in Daichi-Dong, Seoul is a dynamic interplay of interlocked, canted forms that fold into each other in a response to...
10 October 2004
Gary C. Hart, Chukwuma G. Ekwueme, Stephanie A. King & Anurag Jain, Weidlinger Associates
This paper introduces a new approach to the structural design of buildings. The approach involves in-depth and sophisticated structural engineering analyses that provide reliable estimates...
01 May 2003
Tod Rittenhouse & Robert Smilowitz, Weidlinger Associates Consulting Engineers
In recent years the engineering community has had to consider new design criteria, the terrorist explosive threat. Whether developing new or renovation projects, protective design...
26 February 2001
Gary C. Hart, Weidlinger Associates
Structural Engineers are professionals in this “high tech” age just like doctors. They work for clients that really have no technical training or experience to...
26 February 2001
Richard L. Tomasetti, Dennis Poon & Ling-en Hsaio, Thornton Tomasetti
Plaza 66 is the latest addition to the skyline of Shanghai, China; with a height of 281.5 meters, it’s the tallest concrete building in the...
28 July 2018
Aine Brazil, Thornton Tomasetti
Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman, Thornton Tomasetti, is the recipient of the 2018 CTBUH Fazlur R. Khan Medal. Through a 40-plus-year career, she has been responsible...
27 April 2018
Alejandro Stochetti, Sara Beardsley & Marc Cerone, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture; John Peronto, Thornton Tomasetti
The 435-meter Akhmat Tower in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, will be shaped to refer to the Nakh tower, a traditional watchtower typology in the region. A...
01 December 2017
John Peronto, Thornton Tomasetti
A modern and highly-sustainable addition to the skyline of Seoul, South Korea has been completed; the Federation of Korean Industries Headquarters (FKI). The signature saw-toothed...
08 August 2017
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
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
Jeff Sanner & Todd Snapp, Perkins+Will; Alejandro Fernandez, Thornton Tomasetti; et al.
The Chicago River Beech Tower is a collaborative research effort with the goal of identifying challenges and opportunities associated with designing increasingly tall mass timber...
01 March 2017
John Peronto, Robert Sinn & Matthew Huizinga, Thornton Tomasetti
Jeddah Tower will be the first man-made structure to reach a kilometer in height upon its completion in 2019. From conception, it was clear that...
17 October 2016
Dennis Poon & Larry B. Giannechini, Thornton Tomasetti
As the draw to urban centers increases drastically with financial growth and global influence, emerging markets seek to develop salient markers of success and hope....
17 October 2016
Guoyong Fu, Dennis Poon, Yi Zhu & Zheng Gui Ma, Thornton Tomasetti
The Evergrande International Financial Center, located in Binhu New Area CBD in Hefei, Anhui Province, China, consists of one iconic108-story, 518m tall tower, one single...
17 October 2016
Hi Sun Choi & Onur Ihtiyar, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.; Young Kyoon Jeong & Hyungsup Sim, Heerim Architects & Planners
Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, has been rapidly transforming into a hub of high-rise buildings and cultural centers in the Caspian region. Baku’s population now...
01 March 2016
Leonard M. Joseph, C. Kerem Gulec, and Justin M. Schwaiger, Thornton Tomasetti
The 335 m tall Wilshire Grand Center tower under construction in Los Angeles illustrates many key outrigger issues. The tower has a long, narrow floor...
26 October 2015
Dennis Poon, Yi Zhu, Paul Fu & Jianhai Liang, Thornton Tomasetti
The city of Chengdu is quickly becoming the center for high-rise development in southwest China. The focal point of this new vertical landscape will be...
26 October 2015
Temoor Ahmad & Neven Sidor, Grimshaw Architects; Steve Watts, Alinea Consulting; Adam Miller, Thornton Tomasetti
With over half of the world’s population now living in an urban environment, major world cities (especially) will always grow in population over time. To...
01 December 2014
Jonatan Schumacher and Matthew Naugle, Thornton Tomasetti
This paper introduces two platforms created by the development team at CORE studio, Thornton Tomasetti's global innovation studio. Collaborative platforms change the way that parties...
16 September 2014
Victor Madeira Filho, MVA Advogados; Arthur D. Wellington, Thornton Tomasetti
This article aims to discuss the construction of tall buildings in both emerging and established urban centers, highlighting aspects related to large urban centers and...
16 September 2014
Matthias Olt, Callison; Hi Sun Choi, Thornton Tomasetti
Standing 267m tall, Lotte Center Hanoi is Vietnam’s second tallest tower and set to open this summer. Innovative high-rise design solutions were incorporated that respond...
16 September 2014
Dennis Poon, Yi Zhu, Guoyong (Paul) Fu & Zhenggui Ma, Thornton Tomasetti
As a megatall building, Suzhou Zhongnan Center will need an efficient lateral system to withstand high wind and seismic loads. A unique “Core-Outrigger-Megaframe” lateral system...
16 September 2014
Yi Zhu, Dennis Poon, Qing (Steve) Zuo & Paul Fu, Thornton Tomasetti Inc.
This chapter discusses the unique structural solutions for the 632m tall Shanghai Tower. An innovative “Core-Outrigger-Mega Frame” lateral system is adopted to meet China’s conservative...
16 September 2014
Dennis Poon, Yi Zhu, Steve Pacitto & Steve Zuo, Thornton Tomasetti Inc.
With the completion of the Ping An Finance Center (PAFC) in 2016, one of the tallest towers in China and the world will be unveiled....
16 September 2014
Yi Zhu, Dennis Poon, Paul Fu & Zhenggui Ma, Thornton Tomasetti
Built on soft soils, Suzhou Zhongnan Center relies on concrete bored piles with post-grouting to support the massive tower. An efficient lateral system, namely the...
01 March 2014
Hi Sun Choi, Onur Ihtiyar & Leonard Joseph, Thornton Tomasetti; James Sze, Arup
Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, has seen a boom in construction in recent years. The old Baku city has been rapidly transforming into a new...
21 September 2012
Talal Al Maiman, Kingdom Real Estate
Kingdom Tower - expected to be the world’s tallest building, at over 1,000 meters, when completed in 2017 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is outlined in...
19 September 2012
Sugeng Wijanto, Gistama Intisemesta; Tiyok Prasetyoadi, PDW Architects; Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti; Wayan Sengara, Institut Teknologi Bandung-Indonesia
This presentation discusses the reasons behind the selection of the structural systems, as well as the use of advanced structural analyses and design methods, including...
19 September 2012
Guoyong Fu, Dennis Poon & Mark Dannettel, Thornton Tomasetti; Juan Betancur, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Wuhan Greenland Center Main Tower is a 125-story, 600+ meter mega-tower in China. The tower structural system has been developed to harmonize with the architecture...
19 September 2012
David Malott & Zhizhe Yu, KPF; Dennis Poon & Torsten Gottlebe, Thornton Tomasetti
Upon completion in 2015, the Ping An Finance Center - set to become the second tallest structure in the world and the tallest in China...
19 September 2012
Yi Zhu, Dennis Poon, Steve Zuo & Guoyong Fu, Thornton Tomasetti
This paper discusses the structural challenges and solutions of the 632m tall Shanghai Tower. A unique “Core-Outrigger-Mega Frame” lateral system is used to meet China...
01 September 2012
Hi Sun Choi and Leonard Joseph, Thornton Tomasetti
Outrigger systems have been widely used in supertall buildings constructed since the 1980’s, eclipsing previously favored tubular frame systems. However, outriggers are not listed as...
01 March 2012
Dennis Poon and Leonard Joseph, Thornton Tomasetti
When Cole Porter wrote the song “Anything Goes” in 1934, he did not include skyscraper examples. The recently completed Chrysler and Empire State buildings followed...
01 August 2010
Bridget Lesniak & Robert Neper, Perkins + Will; Donald Hamlin, Thornton Tomasetti
As cities are becoming denser, the functions of high-rises are expanding. In addition, the central business district is no longer the exclusive region of the...
17 April 2010
Jun Xia, Gensler; Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti; Douglas C. Mass, Cosentini Associates
As the third tower in the trio of supertall buildings at the heart of Shanghai’s new Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, Shanghai Tower embodies a...
03 March 2008
Thomas Z. Scarangello, Kyle E. Krall & Jeffrey A. Callow, Thornton Tomasetti
This paper will outline some of these challenges, focusing on those driven by aesthetic, erection, and fabrication considerations of the exterior steel used on the...
03 March 2008
Akbar Tamboli, Leonard Joseph, Umakant Vadnere & Xiao Xu, Thornton-Tomasetti Group
This paper describes three major tall buildings focusing on their incorporation of sustainable structural designs.
16 October 2005
Akbar Tamboli, Thornton-Tomasetti Group
This paper presents important details, layout, design considerations, commissioning, operation guidelines and benefits of the Tuned Liquid Column Dampers (TLCDs), water-filled custom-shaped tanks, used at...
16 October 2005
Gregory C. Freeman, Joong C. Lee & Mohammed M. Ettouney, Weidlinger Associates
This paper presents several applications of multihazard considerations for tall buildings. Three realistic examples are given. The first example explores the interaction of building resiliencies...
10 October 2004
Dennis C. K. Poon & Leonard M. Joseph, Thornton Tomasetti; Shaw-Song Shieh & Ching-Chang Chang, Evergreen Consulting Engineering
This paper examines the structural design of the Taipei 101 tower, 101 stories and 508 m above grade, was the newest World’s Tallest Building at...
10 October 2004
Hi Sun Choi & Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti; Jongho Kim, Chang & Minwoo Structural Consultant; Seongsoo Kim, Seong-Jin Structural Group
Residential high-rise buildings, such as apartments and condominiums, were introduced to provide multiple residential spaces in urban and suburban areas for their economic advantage and...
10 October 2004
Joong C. Lee & Gregory Freeman, Weidlinger Associates
The Dongbu Securities Headquarters Building in Daichi-Dong, Seoul is a dynamic interplay of interlocked, canted forms that fold into each other in a response to...
10 October 2004
Gary C. Hart, Chukwuma G. Ekwueme, Stephanie A. King & Anurag Jain, Weidlinger Associates
This paper introduces a new approach to the structural design of buildings. The approach involves in-depth and sophisticated structural engineering analyses that provide reliable estimates...
01 May 2003
Tod Rittenhouse & Robert Smilowitz, Weidlinger Associates Consulting Engineers
In recent years the engineering community has had to consider new design criteria, the terrorist explosive threat. Whether developing new or renovation projects, protective design...
26 February 2001
Gary C. Hart, Weidlinger Associates
Structural Engineers are professionals in this “high tech” age just like doctors. They work for clients that really have no technical training or experience to...
26 February 2001
Richard L. Tomasetti, Dennis Poon & Ling-en Hsaio, Thornton Tomasetti
Plaza 66 is the latest addition to the skyline of Shanghai, China; with a height of 281.5 meters, it’s the tallest concrete building in the...
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24 October 2019 | Boston
South Station Tower is planned to rise 677 feet (206.4 meters) above South Station, an aging transportation hub in Boston that’s swarmed daily by thousands...
23 October 2019 | San Francisco
A canyon-like tower by MVRDV and a twisting structure by Studio Gang are among the buildings to be revealed for a new San Francisco development....
16 October 2019 | Boston
The first office tower to get built above the Massachusetts Turnpike in nearly 40 years could start work in early 2020, with a tenant in...
30 September 2019 | Milwaukee
The City of Milwaukee Plan Commission and the Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee have unanimously approved changes to New Land Enterprises’ Ascent residential project that...
13 September 2019 | Los Angeles
Plans for what could become one of Downtown’s most unique-looking skyscrapers received unanimous approval today from the Los Angeles city planning commission. With cantilevered swimming...
13 August 2019 | Chicago
Just weeks after securing a zoning change from city officials, developer Sterling Bay is moving forward with its plans to demolish an older building on...
09 August 2019 | Taipei
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....
23 July 2019 | Chicago
A 47-story condo tower known as Cirrus readies to break ground in Chicago. Located steps from Lake Michigan, Navy Pier, Maggie Daley Park, and the...
18 July 2019 | Chicago
EQ Office, the US office portfolio company owned by Blackstone, has reopened Willis Tower’s Wacker Drive lobby, featuring a new, one-of-a-kind art installation created by...
12 June 2019 | Chicago
A federal judge declared Tuesday, 11 June, 2019 that “construction should commence without delay” on the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) in Chicago’s historic Jackson Park....
16 May 2019 | Oklahoma City
Two window washers were working atop a 52-story skyscraper in Oklahoma City on Wednesday morning, 15 May, 2019, when strong gusts of wind began swinging...
15 May 2019 | Milwaukee
A downtown Milwaukee high-rise has found support from an unlikely source: the United States Department of Agriculture. The department’s Forestry Service division announced this week...
30 April 2019 | Chicago
Vista Tower reached its final height on April 26 2019, when construction workers poured concrete to form the Chicago skyscraper’s 101st and final floor. That...
15 April 2019 | Manchester
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been brought in to deliver Hodder + Partners’ controversial Saint Michael’s tower in Manchester, with the local practice kept...
27 March 2019 | Busan
POSCO Engineering & Construction has completed the structural work for Haeundae LCT The Sharp, a high-rise apartment complex in Busan, three-and-one-half years after the buildings’...
22 March 2019 | Chicago
The development team behind the new Bank of America Tower going up at 110 N. Wacker Drive today announced a 58,000-square-foot (5,388-square-meter) lease with No18,...
15 March 2019 | New York City
At noon on March 15, 2019, New York’s newest neighborhood ceremonially opened for business. Hudson Yards‘ first public-facing attractions, the Shops & Restaurants and Thomas...
28 February 2019 | Seoul
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...
24 January 2019 | Milwaukee
A downtown Milwaukee apartment high-rise that would use high-grade timber, not steel, for its frame has won Plan Commission approval. The 21-story Ascent would feature...
22 November 2019 | Wuhan
A subsidiary of China’s largest construction group has suspended work on one of the nation’s tallest skyscrapers after the developer became the latest in a...
18 December 2019 | Arlington
Amazon can start building its twin 22-story headquarters buildings in Pentagon City, the Arlington County Board agreed on 14 December 2019 in a 5-to-0 vote,...
09 March 2020 | New York City
The opening of Edge, the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere, offering 360-degree views of New York City’s iconic skyline will be celebrated...
18 March 2020 | London
A pair of Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)-designed high-rises are set to be among the tallest mixed-use buildings in London after receiving a crucial blessing from...
26 March 2020 | Chicago
Real estate investment firm Heitman has inked a lease for 60,000 square feet (5,600 square meters) at Riverside Investment & Development and Howard Hughes’ under-construction...
27 March 2020 | Chicago
Lendlease and Magellan Development have landed US$283 million in construction financing for their two residential towers rising in Chicago’s Lakeshore East. The projects will have...
15 April 2020 | New York City
The site at 141 Willoughby Street in Downtown Brooklyn is planned to welcome a 23-story office building. Demolition has concluded and the land sits awaiting...
01 May 2020 | Milwaukee
New Land Enterprises will begin pre-leasing apartments in Ascent, a proposed 25-story apartment tower made from mass timber, in the coming days. A brochure will...
06 May 2020 | Santa Ana
Apartments could be included in Orange County’s tallest skyscraper, a 37-story tower in Santa Ana, if the long-planned project ever gets off the ground. City...
16 June 2020 | Beijing
The Daily Mail China has banned all cities from building new supertall skyscrapers except in "special" circumstances to improve urban landscapes, according to a directive....
23 June 2020 | Chicago
The Aon Center has paused plans to build an observatory with a thrill ride atop Chicago’s third-tallest skyscraper, and the US$185 million project will start...
10 July 2020 | Shanghai
Videos surfaced on Monday 6 July, 2020 after tenants from the 9th to the 60th floors of Shanghai Tower, the tallest building in China, found...
13 July 2020 | West Palm Beach
The Town of Palm Beach will likely see more traffic congestion in the future as the construction of a 26-story office tower at the western...
31 July 2020 | Chicago
The Chicago developer building the 101-story Vista Tower on the Chicago River has agreed to buy out its majority Chinese partner for US$270 million, ending...
01 September 2020 | Milwaukee
Construction has started on an unusual downtown Milwaukee apartment tower. The 25-story, 259-unit high-rise is being constructed with a type of mass timber construction called...
02 September 2020 | New York City
Edge, among the highest outdoor sky decks in the Western Hemisphere, announced that it reopened to the public on 2 September 2020 at Noon. The...
03 September 2020 | London
Native Land has appointed four major international architectural practices to develop designs for four buildings within Eastern Yards, part of the £1 billion (US$1.3 billion)...
25 September 2020 | Chicago
Dynegy today announced that it has entered into a multi-year partnership with Chicago's iconic Willis Tower to provide 100% renewable electricity to the Tower. "Sustainability...
28 September 2020 | Shanghai
Construction will start in early 2021 on what could be Shanghai's third tallest skyscraper on the North Bund waterfront in Hongkou District. The 480-meter landmark...
13 October 2020 | Chicago
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...
20 October 2020 | Chicago
James Loewenberg, a Chicago architect-turned-developer with a portfolio that includes the Aqua and Vista Tower skyscrapers in downtown Chicago, has died at age 86 after...
29 November 2018 | San Francisco
The latest luxury high-rise to join the ranks of recently announced and opened residences, which include The Harrison, 181 Fremont, The Avery and One Steuart...
25 November 2020 | Chicago
The soaring Vista Tower, the newest addition to Chicago’s famed skyline, now has a new name: St. Regis Chicago. The skyscraper also has a new...
02 November 2018 | Los Angeles
Arquitectonica and JMF Development Co. are moving forward with their plans to build a 53-story tower adjacent to Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles. The City...
09 December 2020 | Dubai
DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has announced that the first phase of...
10 December 2020 | Chicago
Construction on Cascade has topped out 396 feet (120 meters) over Lakeshore East. Officially addressed at 455 E Waterside Drive, Cascade is part of the...
06 January 2021 | New York City
Construction is now complete on the Pendry Manhattan West Hotel, a 281-foot-tall (85.6-meter-tall) mixed-use structure at Four Manhattan West in Midtown West. Designed by Skidmore...
12 January 2021 | Chicago
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...
24 October 2019 | Boston
South Station Tower is planned to rise 677 feet (206.4 meters) above South Station, an aging transportation hub in Boston that’s swarmed daily by thousands...
23 October 2019 | San Francisco
A canyon-like tower by MVRDV and a twisting structure by Studio Gang are among the buildings to be revealed for a new San Francisco development....
16 October 2019 | Boston
The first office tower to get built above the Massachusetts Turnpike in nearly 40 years could start work in early 2020, with a tenant in...
30 September 2019 | Milwaukee
The City of Milwaukee Plan Commission and the Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee have unanimously approved changes to New Land Enterprises’ Ascent residential project that...
13 September 2019 | Los Angeles
Plans for what could become one of Downtown’s most unique-looking skyscrapers received unanimous approval today from the Los Angeles city planning commission. With cantilevered swimming...
13 August 2019 | Chicago
Just weeks after securing a zoning change from city officials, developer Sterling Bay is moving forward with its plans to demolish an older building on...
09 August 2019 | Taipei
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....
23 July 2019 | Chicago
A 47-story condo tower known as Cirrus readies to break ground in Chicago. Located steps from Lake Michigan, Navy Pier, Maggie Daley Park, and the...
18 July 2019 | Chicago
EQ Office, the US office portfolio company owned by Blackstone, has reopened Willis Tower’s Wacker Drive lobby, featuring a new, one-of-a-kind art installation created by...
12 June 2019 | Chicago
A federal judge declared Tuesday, 11 June, 2019 that “construction should commence without delay” on the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) in Chicago’s historic Jackson Park....
16 May 2019 | Oklahoma City
Two window washers were working atop a 52-story skyscraper in Oklahoma City on Wednesday morning, 15 May, 2019, when strong gusts of wind began swinging...
15 May 2019 | Milwaukee
A downtown Milwaukee high-rise has found support from an unlikely source: the United States Department of Agriculture. The department’s Forestry Service division announced this week...
30 April 2019 | Chicago
Vista Tower reached its final height on April 26 2019, when construction workers poured concrete to form the Chicago skyscraper’s 101st and final floor. That...
15 April 2019 | Manchester
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been brought in to deliver Hodder + Partners’ controversial Saint Michael’s tower in Manchester, with the local practice kept...
27 March 2019 | Busan
POSCO Engineering & Construction has completed the structural work for Haeundae LCT The Sharp, a high-rise apartment complex in Busan, three-and-one-half years after the buildings’...
22 March 2019 | Chicago
The development team behind the new Bank of America Tower going up at 110 N. Wacker Drive today announced a 58,000-square-foot (5,388-square-meter) lease with No18,...
15 March 2019 | New York City
At noon on March 15, 2019, New York’s newest neighborhood ceremonially opened for business. Hudson Yards‘ first public-facing attractions, the Shops & Restaurants and Thomas...
28 February 2019 | Seoul
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...
24 January 2019 | Milwaukee
A downtown Milwaukee apartment high-rise that would use high-grade timber, not steel, for its frame has won Plan Commission approval. The 21-story Ascent would feature...
22 November 2019 | Wuhan
A subsidiary of China’s largest construction group has suspended work on one of the nation’s tallest skyscrapers after the developer became the latest in a...
18 December 2019 | Arlington
Amazon can start building its twin 22-story headquarters buildings in Pentagon City, the Arlington County Board agreed on 14 December 2019 in a 5-to-0 vote,...
09 March 2020 | New York City
The opening of Edge, the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere, offering 360-degree views of New York City’s iconic skyline will be celebrated...
18 March 2020 | London
A pair of Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)-designed high-rises are set to be among the tallest mixed-use buildings in London after receiving a crucial blessing from...
26 March 2020 | Chicago
Real estate investment firm Heitman has inked a lease for 60,000 square feet (5,600 square meters) at Riverside Investment & Development and Howard Hughes’ under-construction...
27 March 2020 | Chicago
Lendlease and Magellan Development have landed US$283 million in construction financing for their two residential towers rising in Chicago’s Lakeshore East. The projects will have...
15 April 2020 | New York City
The site at 141 Willoughby Street in Downtown Brooklyn is planned to welcome a 23-story office building. Demolition has concluded and the land sits awaiting...
01 May 2020 | Milwaukee
New Land Enterprises will begin pre-leasing apartments in Ascent, a proposed 25-story apartment tower made from mass timber, in the coming days. A brochure will...
06 May 2020 | Santa Ana
Apartments could be included in Orange County’s tallest skyscraper, a 37-story tower in Santa Ana, if the long-planned project ever gets off the ground. City...
16 June 2020 | Beijing
The Daily Mail China has banned all cities from building new supertall skyscrapers except in "special" circumstances to improve urban landscapes, according to a directive....
23 June 2020 | Chicago
The Aon Center has paused plans to build an observatory with a thrill ride atop Chicago’s third-tallest skyscraper, and the US$185 million project will start...
10 July 2020 | Shanghai
Videos surfaced on Monday 6 July, 2020 after tenants from the 9th to the 60th floors of Shanghai Tower, the tallest building in China, found...
13 July 2020 | West Palm Beach
The Town of Palm Beach will likely see more traffic congestion in the future as the construction of a 26-story office tower at the western...
31 July 2020 | Chicago
The Chicago developer building the 101-story Vista Tower on the Chicago River has agreed to buy out its majority Chinese partner for US$270 million, ending...
01 September 2020 | Milwaukee
Construction has started on an unusual downtown Milwaukee apartment tower. The 25-story, 259-unit high-rise is being constructed with a type of mass timber construction called...
02 September 2020 | New York City
Edge, among the highest outdoor sky decks in the Western Hemisphere, announced that it reopened to the public on 2 September 2020 at Noon. The...
03 September 2020 | London
Native Land has appointed four major international architectural practices to develop designs for four buildings within Eastern Yards, part of the £1 billion (US$1.3 billion)...
25 September 2020 | Chicago
Dynegy today announced that it has entered into a multi-year partnership with Chicago's iconic Willis Tower to provide 100% renewable electricity to the Tower. "Sustainability...
28 September 2020 | Shanghai
Construction will start in early 2021 on what could be Shanghai's third tallest skyscraper on the North Bund waterfront in Hongkou District. The 480-meter landmark...
13 October 2020 | Chicago
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...
20 October 2020 | Chicago
James Loewenberg, a Chicago architect-turned-developer with a portfolio that includes the Aqua and Vista Tower skyscrapers in downtown Chicago, has died at age 86 after...
29 November 2018 | San Francisco
The latest luxury high-rise to join the ranks of recently announced and opened residences, which include The Harrison, 181 Fremont, The Avery and One Steuart...
25 November 2020 | Chicago
The soaring Vista Tower, the newest addition to Chicago’s famed skyline, now has a new name: St. Regis Chicago. The skyscraper also has a new...
02 November 2018 | Los Angeles
Arquitectonica and JMF Development Co. are moving forward with their plans to build a 53-story tower adjacent to Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles. The City...
09 December 2020 | Dubai
DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has announced that the first phase of...
10 December 2020 | Chicago
Construction on Cascade has topped out 396 feet (120 meters) over Lakeshore East. Officially addressed at 455 E Waterside Drive, Cascade is part of the...
06 January 2021 | New York City
Construction is now complete on the Pendry Manhattan West Hotel, a 281-foot-tall (85.6-meter-tall) mixed-use structure at Four Manhattan West in Midtown West. Designed by Skidmore...
12 January 2021 | Chicago
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...
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16 November 2019
Supported by CTBUH, the ETEM Façade Conference is a global forum for the latest façade technologies designed for creative architecture.
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
05 December 2018
The CTBUH New York Chatper kicked off the holiday season with a fun, spirited party and celebration of a successful year.
20 October 2018
The CTBUH Performance-Based Seismic Design Working Group reconvened at the CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference in Dubai to outline an approach for updating their 2017 technical guide.
20 October 2018
CTBUH Leaders convened on Day 1 of the 2018 Middle East Conference for updates on the year's developments and to plan for 2019.
20 October 2018
The CTBUH Board of Trustees met for the second time in 2018, just prior to the 2018 Middle East Conference, to undertake high level discussions on the Council's future.
20 September 2018
The CTBUH New York Chapter hosted a panel discussion on smart cities, the key systems that harvest data for planners, designers, policy makers and the general public.
27 July 2018
In the 2018 CTBUH Journal Issue III, Aine Brazil, Vice Chairman, Thornton Tomasetti, talks about her career highlights in high-rises and the support for more women in engineering.
26 July 2018
CTBUH Atlanta recently held an evening of panel presentations that addressed some of the challenges and opportunities associated with designing mass timber structures.
01 June 2018
The first 2018 Leaders Meeting brought together CTBUH leaders from around the world to provide mid-year updates on the Council's major initiatives.
22–24 March 2018
The CTBUH Trustees from Chicago, New York, London, Mumbai, and Hong Kong gathered to attend the main annual Trustees meeting.
29 October 2017
During the CTBUH 2017 Conference, the CTBUH Seismic Working Group Workshop welcomed a handful of industry experts to discuss the latest advances in performance-based seismic design.
28 August 2017
CTBUH is launching a new academic initiative, empowering Master's-level architecture students to research new possibilities in rope-less elevator technology.
23 June 2017
The second meeting of the research team involved in “A Study on the Design Possibilities Enabled by Rope-Less, Non-Vertical Elevators” was held in Rottweil, Germany.
22 June 2017
CTBUH Germany held a symposium to discuss the role of technical and technological innovation and its effect on the various disciplines within the construction industry.
08 June 2017
CTBUH joined a CCHRB seminar on "The Heavy Timber High Rise: Building Tall with Wood in the 21st Century," focused on new applications of wood as a structural material.
07 June 2017
CTBUH Italy co-hosted the seventh edition of the one-day International Tall Buildings Conference held in Milan, which focused on various challenges of tall buildings.
13–14 April 2017
CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood was recognized by ENR as one of the "Top 25 Newsmakers of 2016," attending an event in New York to receive his honor.
04 April 2017
CTBUH has recognized the completion of Lotte World Tower, now the fifth tallest building worldwide at 555 meters.
27 March 2017
CTBUH has certified the completion of Ping An Finance Center. At 599 meters it is the tallest building in Shenzhen, second tallest in China, and fourth tallest worldwide.
25 March 2017
CTBUH joined Torre Paseo Colón 2 officials in unveiling the commemorative signboard designating Torre Paseo Colón 2 as the tallest building in Costa Rica.
16 March 2017
The CTBUH, in conjunction with the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF), held the first of the four-part “Building Tall” lecture series at the CAF lecture hall.
16–21 October 2016
Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism takes place progressively across three Chinese cities: Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong.
16 October 2016
The Board of Trustees held their second meeting of the year in conjunction with the 2016 Conference to discuss the Council’s plans for 2017.
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.
13 May 2016
CTBUH joined Shanghai Tower officials in unveiling the commemorative signboard designating Shanghai Tower as the tallest building in China.
03 May 2016
The CTBUH Philadelphia Committee hosted speakers at the Hayworth Showroom in Philadelphia to discover how the development at 30th Street Station can be made a reality.
07 April 2016
CTBUH New York Young Professional Committee held their annual Spring Social event at Bjarke Ingels Group's New York Office on April 7, 2016.
16 March 2016
CTBUH YPC held their first meeting of 2016 on March 16 at the offices of SOM to discuss the success of the past events and plans for future initiatives.
12 February 2016
CTBUH YPC kicked off their educational outreach initiative with a mentorship program at Pratt Institute, to teach students how to unlock synergistic potential in their designs.
13 January 2016
CTBUH YPC hosted an event on wind engineering and understanding its effects on tall buildings as well as to provide insight into the engineering efforts in design of shorter buildings.
16 December 2015
CTBUH Chicago held a presentation that introduced current research and advances in the field of 3D printed building design.
15 December 2015
CTBUH YPC organized a presentation and panel discussion for Decoding NYC High Rise Building Codes to discuss some of the major enhancements to the 2014 NYC Codes
19 November 2015
CTBUH YPC hosted a presentation and panel discussion focused on the current computational technology tools used today in architecture and how collaboration is enhanced in the profession
12 November 2015
The CTBUH 14th Annual awards ceremony and dinner was held immediately after the daytime Symposium in nearby S.R. Crown Hall.
29–30 October 2015
CTBUH 2015 delegates toured Los Angeles buildings of many renown architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Gehry, Renzo Piano, Richard Meier, and Rudolph Schindler.