The Skyscraper Museum

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Member Since: 2015

Member Offices: New York City

Located in New York City, the world's first and foremost vertical metropolis, The Skyscraper Museum celebrates the City's rich architectural heritage and examines the historical forces and individuals that have shaped its successive skylines. Through exhibitions, programs and publications, the Museum explores tall buildings as objects of design, products of technology, sites of construction, investments in real estate, and places of work and residence.

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Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't

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Membership Level

Silver

Member Since

2015

Member Offices

New York City

Videos

20 December 2016

CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Plenary 7: Technical & Social Issues Q&A

Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Vijay Jayachandran of Otis Elevator Company; Carol Willis of The Skyscraper Museum in New York City; Ada Y.S....

Research

17 October 2016

Singularly Slender: Sky Living in New York, Hong Kong, and Elsewhere

This paper highlights a new 21st-century skyscraper typology – the very tall and slender residential tower – and analyzes the economic, engineering, and urbanistic forces...

Research

17 October 2016

Cities to Megacities: Perspectives

The CTBUH 2016 International Conference is being held in the three cities of the Pearl River Delta, the world’s largest “megacity,” projected to have 120...

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20 December 2016 | Hong Kong

CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Plenary 7: Technical & Social Issues Q&A

Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Vijay Jayachandran of Otis Elevator Company; Carol Willis of The Skyscraper Museum in New York City; Ada Y.S....

20 October 2016 | New York City

Singularly Slender: Sky Living in New York, Hong Kong, and Elsewhere

Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Carol Willis of The Skyscraper Museum in New York City presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 7:...

18 October 2016 | Shenzhen

CTBUH 2016 China Conference Plenary 3: Cities to Megacities: The Future Q & A

October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China.Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Musuem; Chao (Ivan) Wan, Tencent Holdings Limited; Jonathan Ward, NBBJ; Stefano Boeri, Stefano Boeri Architetti; Winy Maas,...

27 October 2015 | New York City

Interview: Carol Willis

Carol Willis of Skyscraper Museum is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Carol discusses...

26 October 2015 | New York City

2015 New York Conference - Session 3e - Q&A

Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum; Silvian Marcus, WSP Group; and Stephen DeSimone, DeSimone Consulting Engineers, PLLC, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York...

26 October 2015 | New York City

The Logic of Luxury 2.0

This presentation recaps the “what and why” of the super-slender type and gives an abbreviated illustration of the mechanics of the “logic of luxury." The...

01 September 2015 | Brisbane

CTBUH Australia Symposium 2015 – Carol Willis Part 1

Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum, presents at the CTBUH Australia Symposium on "How Cities are Responding to Urbanism?"

01 September 2015 | Brisbane

CTBUH Australia Symposium 2015 – Carol Willis Part 2

Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum, presents at the CTBUH Australia Symposium on "How Cities are Responding to Urbanism?"

01 September 2015 | Brisbane

CTBUH Australia Symposium 2015 – Panel Discussion

Craig Gibbons, Carol Willis, Ahmad Adbelrazaq, Sandra Kaji-O'Grady, and James Tuma, participate in a panel at the CTBUH Australia Symposium on "How Cities are Responding...

18 September 2014 | Shanghai

2014 Shanghai International Conference - Closing Plenary - Q & A

2014 Shanghai International Conference Closing Plenary Questions & Answers session with speakers David Malott, CTBUH Chairman-Elect / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, David Gianotten of OMA,...

18 September 2014 | Shanghai

The Logic of Luxury: New York’s New Super-Slender Towers

September 18, 2014. Shanghai, China. Carol Willis from The Skyscraper Museum presents at the 2014 Shanghai Conference closing plenary on "The Logic of Luxury: New...

18 September 2014 | Shanghai

Interview: Carol Willis

Carol Willis of The Skyscraper Museum is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. Carol talks about...

18 September 2014 | Shanghai

Monthly Video: Five Minutes with Carol Willis

Carol Willis of The Skyscraper Museum is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. Carol talks about...

23 October 2009 | Chicago

The Future of Urban Tall in a World of Uncertain Economics

Sandy Diehl, Richard Hanson, Adrian Smith, and Carol Willis participate in a panel discussion at the 2009 Chicago Conference. The current financial crisis started in...

23 October 2009 | Chicago

Session 7 - The Future of Urban Tall? Q & A

The Session S7 speaker panel consisting of: Carol Willis, Director, Skyscraper Museum, New York; Adrian Smith, Partner, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, Chicago; Sandy...

22 October 2009 | Chicago

Interview: Skyscrapers on a Global Scale

Carol Willis of the Skyscraper Museum New York is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2009 CTBUH Chicago Conference at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago....

20 December 2016 | Hong Kong

CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Plenary 7: Technical & Social Issues Q&A

Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Vijay Jayachandran of Otis Elevator Company; Carol Willis of The Skyscraper Museum in New York City; Ada Y.S....

20 October 2016 | New York City

Singularly Slender: Sky Living in New York, Hong Kong, and Elsewhere

Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Carol Willis of The Skyscraper Museum in New York City presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 7:...

18 October 2016 | Shenzhen

CTBUH 2016 China Conference Plenary 3: Cities to Megacities: The Future Q & A

October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China.Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Musuem; Chao (Ivan) Wan, Tencent Holdings Limited; Jonathan Ward, NBBJ; Stefano Boeri, Stefano Boeri Architetti; Winy Maas,...

27 October 2015 | New York City

Interview: Carol Willis

Carol Willis of Skyscraper Museum is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Carol discusses...

26 October 2015 | New York City

2015 New York Conference - Session 3e - Q&A

Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum; Silvian Marcus, WSP Group; and Stephen DeSimone, DeSimone Consulting Engineers, PLLC, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York...

26 October 2015 | New York City

The Logic of Luxury 2.0

This presentation recaps the “what and why” of the super-slender type and gives an abbreviated illustration of the mechanics of the “logic of luxury." The...

01 September 2015 | Brisbane

CTBUH Australia Symposium 2015 – Carol Willis Part 1

Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum, presents at the CTBUH Australia Symposium on "How Cities are Responding to Urbanism?"

01 September 2015 | Brisbane

CTBUH Australia Symposium 2015 – Carol Willis Part 2

Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum, presents at the CTBUH Australia Symposium on "How Cities are Responding to Urbanism?"

01 September 2015 | Brisbane

CTBUH Australia Symposium 2015 – Panel Discussion

Craig Gibbons, Carol Willis, Ahmad Adbelrazaq, Sandra Kaji-O'Grady, and James Tuma, participate in a panel at the CTBUH Australia Symposium on "How Cities are Responding...

18 September 2014 | Shanghai

2014 Shanghai International Conference - Closing Plenary - Q & A

2014 Shanghai International Conference Closing Plenary Questions & Answers session with speakers David Malott, CTBUH Chairman-Elect / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, David Gianotten of OMA,...

18 September 2014 | Shanghai

The Logic of Luxury: New York’s New Super-Slender Towers

September 18, 2014. Shanghai, China. Carol Willis from The Skyscraper Museum presents at the 2014 Shanghai Conference closing plenary on "The Logic of Luxury: New...

18 September 2014 | Shanghai

Interview: Carol Willis

Carol Willis of The Skyscraper Museum is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. Carol talks about...

18 September 2014 | Shanghai

Monthly Video: Five Minutes with Carol Willis

Carol Willis of The Skyscraper Museum is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. Carol talks about...

23 October 2009 | Chicago

The Future of Urban Tall in a World of Uncertain Economics

Sandy Diehl, Richard Hanson, Adrian Smith, and Carol Willis participate in a panel discussion at the 2009 Chicago Conference. The current financial crisis started in...

23 October 2009 | Chicago

Session 7 - The Future of Urban Tall? Q & A

The Session S7 speaker panel consisting of: Carol Willis, Director, Skyscraper Museum, New York; Adrian Smith, Partner, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, Chicago; Sandy...

22 October 2009 | Chicago

Interview: Skyscrapers on a Global Scale

Carol Willis of the Skyscraper Museum New York is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2009 CTBUH Chicago Conference at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago....

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Research

17 October 2016

Singularly Slender: Sky Living in New York, Hong Kong, and Elsewhere

Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum

This paper highlights a new 21st-century skyscraper typology – the very tall and slender residential tower – and analyzes the economic, engineering, and urbanistic forces...

17 October 2016

Cities to Megacities: Perspectives

CTBUH 2016 Conference Speakers

The CTBUH 2016 International Conference is being held in the three cities of the Pearl River Delta, the world’s largest “megacity,” projected to have 120...

26 October 2015

The Logic of Luxury 2.0

Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum

This paper recaps the “what and why” of the super-slender type and gives an abbreviated illustration of the mechanics of the “logic of luxury.” The...

16 September 2014

The Logic of Luxury: New York’s New Super-Slender Towers

Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum

The recent exhibition “SKY HIGH & the Logic of Luxury” at The Skyscraper Museum examined a dozen super-slim, ultra-luxury residential towers on the rise in...

14 September 2014

Towards Sustainable Vertical Urbanism

Daniel Safarik, CTBUH

The survival of humanity on this planet relies on a radical repositioning of our cities. In the face of unprecedented global population growth, urbanization, pollution...

17 October 2016

Singularly Slender: Sky Living in New York, Hong Kong, and Elsewhere

Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum

This paper highlights a new 21st-century skyscraper typology – the very tall and slender residential tower – and analyzes the economic, engineering, and urbanistic forces...

17 October 2016

Cities to Megacities: Perspectives

CTBUH 2016 Conference Speakers

The CTBUH 2016 International Conference is being held in the three cities of the Pearl River Delta, the world’s largest “megacity,” projected to have 120...

26 October 2015

The Logic of Luxury 2.0

Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum

This paper recaps the “what and why” of the super-slender type and gives an abbreviated illustration of the mechanics of the “logic of luxury.” The...

16 September 2014

The Logic of Luxury: New York’s New Super-Slender Towers

Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum

The recent exhibition “SKY HIGH & the Logic of Luxury” at The Skyscraper Museum examined a dozen super-slim, ultra-luxury residential towers on the rise in...

14 September 2014

Towards Sustainable Vertical Urbanism

Daniel Safarik, CTBUH

The survival of humanity on this planet relies on a radical repositioning of our cities. In the face of unprecedented global population growth, urbanization, pollution...

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CTBUH Initiatives Involving The Skyscraper Museum

Skyscraper Summit Warms Sydney Up for CTBUH 2017

18 August 2017

A joint venture between the Urban Taskforce and CTBUH delivered a successful “warm-up” event in advance of the CTBUH 2017 Conference in Australia on August 18, 2017.

Sky High and The Logic of Luxury

12 May 2015

CTBUH Canada held its most recent event at the University of Toronto Faculty Club, featuring a presentation by Carol Willis entitled “Sky High and the Logic of Luxury.”

New York Conference Inaugural Steering Committee Meeting

17–21 November 2014

Plans for the 2015 Conference in New York are now well underway, beginning with an initial meeting of the Steering Committee at the Bank of America Tower Nov. 18.

Ctbuh Leaders At The Skyscraper Museum

CTBUH Awards Jury, 2005

Carol Willis

New York City