Events
CTBUH Canada Presents Pathway to Net-Zero: What’s Next?
22 November 2022
The CTBUH Canada Chapter is excited to announce its next event - a presentation on The Pathway to Net-Zero: What's Next? Join us for a deep dive into sustainability trends.
CTBUH 2022 Global Walking Tour: Ottawa
20 October 2022
Join the Ottawa leg of the 2022 CTBUH Height and Heritage Global Walking Tour and explore a number of completed and proposed high-rise buildings in Ottawa's historic downtown.
CTBUH 2022 Global Walking Tour: Toronto
14 October 2022
The CTBUH Canada Chapter is excited to host the Toronto 2022 Walking Tour as part of the Global #CTBUHWalks event! This year's tour focuses on the theme of "Height and Heritage."
CTBUH Canada Presents: Construction Tour - The Well
21 September 2022
Join CTBUH Canada for a Construction Tour of The Well, one of Toronto's largest real estate developments.
Welcome Back CTBUH Toronto – Networking Event
28 July 2022
The CTBUH Canada Chapter is excited to announce an evening networking session taking place on Thursday, July 28th in the heart of downtown Toronto. This casual mixer will serve as a “welcome back” to all our CTBUH members in Toronto and other AEC industry professionals in the city as we kick-start our chapter events after a long pandemic hiatus.
2021 CTBUH Global Walking Tour: Ottawa
10 November 2021
The Ottawa “Towers and Transit” tour is jointly organized by CTBUH and Urban Land Institute (ULI) Ottawa. The tour will explore the Preston-Carling District, also known as Ottawa’s little Italy community.
2021 CTBUH Global Walking Tour: Vancouver
10 November 2021
Join CTBUH for the 2021 Vancouver Global Walking Tour. The tour will start at the reflecting pool of 1500 West Georgia and will last longer than an hour so be prepared for the weather with walking boots, umbrella and rain jacket.
2021 CTBUH Global Walking Tour: Toronto
10 November 2021
Join CTBUH for the 2021 Toronto Global Walking Tour, held in conjunction with the Toronto City Committee. This year's tour focuses on the theme of "Towers and Transit," touring tall buildings in the vicinity of the recently renovated Union Station.
CTBUH 2021 International Conference
08–12 November 2021
The CTBUH 2021 International Conference is unlike any other, comprising CTBUH chapter events staged across multiple times zones around the world.
CTBUH Canada FLC: Fire Dynamics in Timber Structures
18 March 2020
The CTBUH Canada Future Leaders Committee is excited to announce its next event - a presentation on Fire Dynamics in Large Open Timber Structures given by Professor John Gales from York
CTBUH Canada Presents: Vancouver High-Rise Design: Where We've Been & Where We're Going
30 January 2020
CTBUH Canada in Vancouver presents renowned local architect James Cheng, as he reviews the city's tall building history and provides his thoughts on the future of area high-rise design.
CTBUH Canada Chapter Presents: Tour of the Tower at Pier 27
03 December 2019
The CTBUH Canada Chapter presents a tour of the new 35-story condominium designed by architectsAlliance and Entuitive.
Diagrid Structures Presentation
21 November 2019
Join the CTBUH Canada Future Leaders Committee for a presentation on diagrid structures, an emerging technology merging structural solutions with aesthetically driven design ambitions.
CTBUH Vancouver: High-Rise Design Seminar
17 October 2019
CTBUH Vancouver presents an evening of discussion reviewing the city's tall building history, and offering insights on the future of high-rise design in the Lower Mainland.
CTBUH Canada FLC: Canary District & Sidewalk Labs Walking Tour
09 October 2019
The CTBUH Canada FLC hosts a walking tour that guides attendees through the Canary District and the planning and construction of Sidewalk Labs.
CTBUH Canada: Vertical Building Additions Breakfast Event
25 September 2019
CTBUH held a breakfast seminar on vertical building additions, featuring presentations from prominent local firms profiling vertical building addition technologies.
CTBUH Canada: Vertical Building Additions
25 September 2019
Neighborhoods are densifying. Zoning rules and planning entitlements are changing. What are the options and proven methods to add several stories to an existing high-rise tower?
CTBUH 2019 Global Walking Tour: 50 Forward | 50 Back
27 June 2019
The CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee organized its sixth annual Global Walking Tours, which took place in 25 cities around the world.
2019 Global Walking Tour: 50 Forward | 50 Back
27 June–09 August 2019
Join the CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee for the sixth annual Global Walking Tour, following the theme 50 Forward | 50 Back. Join a walk in your city!
CTBUH Canada Future Leaders Committee: Tall Timber Buildings
24 June 2019
The CTBUH Canada Future Leaders Committee is excited to announce its next event - a presentation on Tall Timber Buildings hosted by Moses Structural Engineers and RDH Building Science.
CTBUH Canada Tours Monde Condominiums
25 March 2019
More than 50 people participated in the CTBUH Canada Construction Tour of the Monde Condominium, one of the first developments facilitated by Waterfront Toronto.
CTBUH Canada Tours Monde Condominiums
13 March 2019
CTBUH Canada hosted a construction tour of Monde Condominiums, a 44-story residential building designed by Safdie Architects and Quadrangle.
CTBUH Canada Tours Monde Condominiums
13 March 2019
CTBUH Canada tours Monde Condominium, a 44-story, 550-unit condominium building by developer Great Gulf, designed by Safdie Architects with Quadrangle.
CTBUH Canada Future Leaders Tours RWDI Facilities
21 November 2018
The CTBUH Canada Future Leaders Committee visited RWDI's facilities, including the company's model shop, wind tunnels, and water flume, and viewed several engaging presentations.
CTBUH Canada Future Leaders Tour: RWDI Facilities
21 November 2018
Join the CTBUH Canada Future Leaders Committee for a tour of the advanced facilities that RWDI uses to solve some of the world's most complex problems related to climatic effects.
CTBUH Canada to Tour 1 Yorkville
10 October 2018
Join CTBUH Canada for a construction tour of 1 Yorkville, a new condominium development in Toronto. Attendees will view selected in-progress spaces at the development site.
CTBUH Canada Hosts Discussion: Modular Design & Construction
12 September 2018
The CTBUH Canada Chapter hosted a discussion on Modular Design and Construction, featuring an overview of existing modular implementations as well as future implications.
CTBUH Canada Breakfast Seminar: Modular Design & Construction
12 September 2018
Join the CTBUH Canada Chapter for a breakfast seminar about high-rise modular construction, featuring a case study on 461 Dean Street in New York City.
CTBUH Canada Conducts Construction Tour of Eau Du Soleil
29 August 2018
CTBUH Canada hosted a tour of the ongoing construction of Eau Du Soleil, a twin-tower condominium development with unobstructed views of the lake and the city of Toronto.
CTBUH Canada to Host Construction Tour of Eau Du Soleil
29 August 2018
Join the CTBUH Canada Chapter for guided, small-group tours of Eau Du Soleil, a twin-tower waterfront development on Lake Ontario.
2018 Global Walking Tour: Walking on Water Reports
02 August 2018
Join the Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee for the 2018 Global Walking Tour. This year, tours will explore the role of the Tall Building in waterfronts and other natural settings.
CTBUH Canada Hosts "Future Leaders" Committee Inaugural Event
25 July 2018
The CTBUH Canada "Future Leaders" Committee held its inaugural event. Following a series of presentations, emerging professionals networked and planned future initiatives.
CTBUH Canada "Future Leaders" Committee Kick-off Event
25 July 2018
Join the CTBUH Canada FLC for its inaugural event, a networking mixer aimed which will open up a dialogue and forge professional connections between attendees.
2018 Global Walking Tour: Walking on Water
20 July–07 October 2018
Join the Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee for the 2018 Global Walking Tour. This year, tours will explore the role of the Tall Building in waterfronts and other natural settings.
CTBUH Canada Tours YC Condos
21 March 2018
The CTBUH Canada Chapter held a construction tour of YC Condos, a 66-story tower development in downtown Toronto.
CTBUH Canada to Host Site Tour of YC Condos
21 March 2018
Please join CTBUH Canada for a tour of YC Condos, a high rise located at Yonge on College. This will be the Chapter's first Tall Building and Urban Site Tour of 2018.
2018 Tall Building Predictions
17 January 2018
Check out all of our 2018 Tall Building Predictions, and dive into the full 2017 Tall Building Year in Review data report.
CTBUH Canada: Supertall Toronto
29 November 2017
CTBUH Canada held a breakfast event to showcase Toronto's first supertall, The One, which will stand at 307 meters tall and is currently under construction.
CTBUH Canada Chapter: Breakfast Event on First Supertall
29 November 2017
Canada's first supertall building, 1 Bloor Street West - The ONE, has broken ground. The project team will present, followed by a panel discussion.
WOODRISE, 1st World Congress
12–15 September 2017
FCBA, FPInnovations and Building Research Institute, in collaboration with ADIVbois, have decided to organize the first world congress on high-rise and residential wood buildings.
CTBUH Canada Hosts Construction Tour of 88 Scott, Toronto
19 July 2017
CTBUH Canada held a construction tour of Toronto's 88 Scott, a 58-story condominium tower with ground-level retail and four levels of office space.
Join CTBUH Canada: 88 Scott Construction Tour
19 July 2017
The next CTBUH Canada 2017 tall building and urban site tour will be Concert’s new mixed-use condominium development, 88 Scott, standing at 58 stories.
Tall Timber: A Global Audit
26 June 2017
The CTBUH has produced its latest Tall Buildings in Numbers research study, entitled "Tall Timber: A Global Audit."
2017 Global Walking Tours: The Space Within Tall Buildings
21 June–07 July 2017
The CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee organized its fourth annual Global Walking Tours, which took place in 15 cities around the world.
Canada Event Considers “The Story of Marketing Tall Buildings”
20 June 2017
Building up momentum for the CTBUH 2017 Conference in Australia, the CTBUH Canada Chapter held its most recent event at the University of Toronto Faculty Club.
CTBUH Canada: The Story of Marketing Tall Buildings
20 June 2017
William Murray, Wordsearch, will discuss his experience with marketing and branding some of the world’s tallest and most iconic buildings, with a panel discussion to follow.
CTBUH UH/UD 2017 Global Walking Tour
14 June–07 July 2017
The CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee will be holding another set of worldwide walking tours, this time focused on The Space Within.
CTBUH Canada: Massey Tower Tour
02 June 2017
CTBUH is pleased to announce an upcoming site tour of Massey Tower, focusing on the unique use of a large-scale, automated parking system above grade.
CTBUH Canada Tours Massey Tower
02 June 2017
CTBUH Canada’s Massey Tower tour was a great success, with approximately 40 people in attendance at the site tour and networking event.
2017 CTBUH Canada Annual General Meeting
20 March 2017
2017 CTBUH Canada Annual General Meeting will be held at the Irish Embassy, 49 Yonge Street, Toronto on March 20th.
Imports and Acquisitions: New Tall Buildings in Toronto
11 October 2016
The CTBUH Canada Chapter organized and held its third in a series of seminars about new and imported technologies in high-rise buildings.
CTBUH Canada: Imports and Acquisitions (Part 3)
04 October 2016
The CTBUH Canada Chapter will be hosting the third and final "Imports and Acquisitions" panel discussion in Toronto, this time focusing on MEP and Systems.
Global Twilight Walking Tours
25 August 2016
The CTBUH UH/UD Committee organized its third annual Global Walking Tours in 13 cities around the world, examining public spaces in a twilight setting.
The Harbour Plaza Construction Tour
18 August 2016
The CTBUH Canada Chapter hosted a construction tour of the Harbour Plaza mixed-use development, soon to be an anchor location in downtown Toronto.
Twisting Tall Buildings
18 August 2016
CTBUH has released a study that looks at the recent proliferation of twisting towers creating a new generation of iconic buildings throughout the world.
Imports and Acquisitions: New Tall Buildings in Toronto
13 April 2016
Join CTBUH Canada to discuss new technologies and techniques in the area of building envelope and enclosure that are influencing the way we build tall in Toronto.
Toronto Regional Tour
29–30 October 2015
CTBUH 2015 delegates toured Toronto under the lead of CTBUH Canada. The highly successful tour led to many discussion on the lessons learned.
Warm Weather Spaces Walking Tours 2015
17 September 2015
The CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee organized guided walking tours of 16 cities around the globe, focusing on urban habitats around tall buildings.
Warm Weather Spaces Walking Tour
17 September 2015
Following the successful 7 Cities Winter Walking Tours the Urban Habitat Committee is planning its next set of global tours in over twice as many cities.
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.”
Sky High and The Logic of Luxury
12 May 2015
Join CTBUH Canada Chapter for a presentation by Carol Willis on ultra-luxury residential towers rising in Manhattan, followed by a panel discussion on how this might affect Toronto.
CTBUH ’UH’PDATE April 2015
28 April 2015
The third issue of CTBUH 'UH'PDATE 2015 goes over the Parramatta analysis plan, abstracts for CTBUH New York Conference and the committee member's involvement around the world.
CTBUH ’UH’PDATE February 2015
26 February 2015
The second issue of CTBUH 'UH'PDATE goes over the success of the 7 Cities Winter Walking Tours and welcoming 5 new committee members.
SmartTrack Discussion & General Meeting
25 February 2015
Iain Dobson will present a discussion on SmartTrack and what it could mean for the city. Afterwards CTBUH Canada's annual general meeting will be held.
Seven Cities Winter Spaces Walking Tour
29 January 2015
The new CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee organized a highly successful Winter Spaces Walking Tour in seven cities around the world.
7 Cities Winter Spaces Walking Tours
29 January 2015
7 cities (Chicago, London, New York, Ottawa, Shanghai, Toronto and Vancouver) will feature winter spaces walking tours including exterior and interior spaces.
CTBUH Canada Tours ICE Condos at York Center, Toronto
19 November 2014
The CTBUH Canada chapter hosted a tour – ironically during an early winter snow storm – of the ICE Condominiums.
ÏCE Condos Tour
19 November 2014
The next CTBUH Canada 2014 tall building and urban site tour will be Lanterra and Cadillac Fairview's ÏCE Condos at 12 York Street.
CTBUH Canada Hosts Event on Imports and Acquisitions
05 November 2014
More than 80 people attended the event which sought to answer the question, What new technologies and techniques are influencing the way we build tall in Toronto?
Imports and Acquisitions (Part 1)
05 November 2014
What new technologies and techniques are influencing the way we build tall in Toronto? What are we doing well and what are we missing?
CTBUH ’UH’PDATE November 2014
28 October–06 November 2014
The first CTBUH 'UH'PDATE provides information on some of the early events and plans of the newly formed Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee.
Tour of Toronto’s Bay Adelaide Centre East Tower
22 August 2014
CTBUH Canada hosted a tour of Toronto’s Bay Adelaide Centre East Tower, currently under construction in the heart of the city’s business district.
Bay Adelaide East Tour
22 August 2014
The next CTBUH Canada 2014 tall building and urban site tour will be Brookfield’s Bay Adelaide East on Adelaide Street between Yonge and Bay streets.
Richard Witt on How Tall Skyscrapers Can Go
06 May 2014
CTBUH Canada Chair Richard Witt talks with the Jerry Agar Show about the Kingdom Tower, the world's first kilometer high and future tallest building.
Canada Chapter Tours The L Tower
27 February 2014
The Canada Chapter hosted a tour of The L Tower, the under-construction iconic residential building in the heart of Toronto’s downtown core.
L-Tower Tour Invite
27 February 2014
Join CTBUH Canada in the first of Its 2014 building and urban site tour series as the group visits the under construction L-Tower.
Meeting Announcement: Design, Cost and Return on Investment
23 January 2014
CTBUH Canada is pleased to announce its January 2014 event: “Design, Cost and Return on Investment,” a breakfast meeting to be held January 23, 2014 at the University of Toronto.
Design, Cost and Return on Investment
23 January 2014
The chapter's fifth event included video presentations by Peter Rees, the Chief Planning Officer for London & a case study of The Gherkin by Kent Gardner, its owner.
Foster + Partners on The Bow
07 November 2013
Nigel Dancey, Senior Partner at Foster + Partners, presents on The Bow, the CTBUH Best Tall Buildings Americas 2013 Winner at this year's awards symposium.
The Bow Chosen as Featured Building
01 November 2013
The Bow is both stunning as a form and functions well from an environmental and urban standpoint, especially in the context of a harsh northern climate.
Inside Look at Aura Tower
29 October 2013
The Canada chapter hosted a tour of Canada’s future tallest residential building, Aura. When completed, the building will be 272 meters tall.
Sign Up for Tour of Aura
29 October 2013
In October, Canderel will be sponsoring a tour of Aura, the tallest residential building in Canada. Space is limited, registration is required in advance.
The GTA, a Region in Transition
25 September 2013
Keynote speakers and authors of the Strategic Regional Research report, Iain Dobson and Glenn Miller, led a provocative discussion about high-rise trends in the Greater Toronto Area.
Hullmark Centre Tour Invite
13 August 2013
Building on the successful inaugural CTBUH Canada event, the first in a series of tall building and urban site tours will commence at the Hullmark Centre.
Tour of the Hullmark Centre
13 August 2013
Michael Montgomery of Kinetica Dynamics and Andrea Calla of Tridel showed off the under-construction Hullmark Centre during a tour attended by more than 40 people.
Jameson House Chosen as Featured Building
15 June 2013
The Jameson House continues a pattern of high density mixed-use living and working environments now prevalent in Vancouver.
CTBUH Canada Inaugural Meeting
02 May 2013
The first event organized by the newly formed CTBUH Canada Chapter was held at the University of Toronto on May 2, to a highly enthusiastic reception.
Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2012
31 December 2012
Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel completed at 601 meters as the tallest building in 2012 and the second tallest building in the world. It is only the world’s second megatall.
Absolute Towers Chosen as Featured Building
01 December 2012
The Absolute World Towers are the result of a public-private partnership and an international design competition, which chose a new Chinese firm doing its first work in North America.
CTBUH Research: Canada Grows Taller
01 December 2012
Twenty-six buildings taller than 150 meters have been built in Canada since 2005 and it added four buildings taller than 200 meters in 2012, the most ever in a single year.
MAD Architects and Cityzen Development Present on Absolute Towers
18 October 2012
Ma Yansong, Founding Principal at MAD Architects, and Joe Cordiano, Partner at Cityzen Development, present on the Absolute Towers, the CTBUH Best Tall Buildings Americas 2012.
First Wave of City Representatives Appointed
01 July 2012
More than 35 City Representatives have been appointed in 13 countries as the CTBUH expands its network at a grass roots level.
Manitoba Hydro Place Chosen as Featured Building
01 November 2011
Designed to be site specific, this building could not be transplanted to another city in the form we see here; making it the perfect response to the homogenization of skylines.
New CTBUH Trustees Peter Irwin and Tim J. Johnson
15 December 2009
The Board of Trustees welcomes the support of two industry leaders: Peter Irwin, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc., Canada and Tim J. Johnson, NBBJ, USA.
KPMB Architects Present on Manitoba Hydro Place
22 October 2009
Bruce Kuwabara of KPMB Architects, presents on Manitoba Hydro Place, the CTBUH Best Tall Buildings Americas Winner at the 2009 awards symposium held in Chicago.
The Bow Structural System
01 March 2008
The Bow features a distinctive design that not only caters to occupants and surrounding residents, but also reduces energy consumption compared to a conventional tower.
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CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018
12 December 2018
The astronomical growth in tall building construction observed over the past decade continued in 2018, though the total number of completed buildings of 200 meters’ or greater height leveled off at 143, after hitting an all-time record of 147 in 2017.
CTBUH Releases Research Paper on Toronto's Tall Buildings and Planning for Children Studies
05 February 2018
Two studies, both completed for the City of Toronto, are focused on helping cities navigate the issues associated with high-rise growth. The first, the Downtown Tall Buildings study, developed a new vision for how tall buildings should fit in downtown Toronto; where they belong, how tall they should be, and how they should be designed in order to relate appropriately to people and their surroundings. It focuses on harnessing the vitality and energy of well-designed and well-located tall buildings to positively invigorate downtown streets and contribute to making great cities. The second, Growing Up: Planning for Children in New Vertical Communities, focuses on how cities can better accommodate families in high-rise-dominated, dense urban cores by exploring the needs of families at three scales: the unit, the building, and the neighborhood. The findings of these studies provide strategies and guidelines to help connect high-rise developments to their people, communities and cities.
CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014
31 December 2014
An All-Time Record 97 Buildings of 200 Meters or Higher Completed in 2014 and 2014 showed further shifts towards Asia, and also surprising developments in building functions and structural materials.
Foster + Partners Present on The Bow
07 November 2013
The winner of the Best Tall Building Americas award, The Bow is stunning as a form and functions well from an environmental and urban standpoint. It serves as a rare example of an iconic design resulting from the most practical, yet creative, response to site constraints.
CTBUH Releases Case Study on The Bow
01 September 2013
The Bow is the latest and most ambitious high-rise development in the Canadian city of Calgary. The client’s aim was to create a world-class building that would be a defining landmark on the city’s skyline.
CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2012
31 December 2012
For the first time in six years the number of tall buildings completed annually around the world declined as the effects of the global financial crisis became evident.
CTBUH Releases Case Study on Absolute World Towers
01 December 2012
The CTBUH 2012 "Best Tall Building Americas" award-winning project is the result of a unique public-private partnership and international design competition.
MAD Architects and Cityzen Development Present on Absolute Towers
18 October 2012
Joe Cordiano and Ma Yansong speak about the Absolute Towers at the 2012 CTBUH Awards Symposium.
CTBUH Releases Analysis of Global Population and Tall Buildings
13 April 2011
Tall buildings are spreading across the globe at an ever-increasing rate. This study demonstrates the relationship between population and tall buildings across those countries and presents information on the average height and age of each country’s tallest buildings.
KPMB Architects Present on Manitoba Hydro Place
22 October 2009
Bruce Kuwabara, KPMB Architects presents at the CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference. Each year the CTBUH recognizes excellence in tall building design and construction by conferring international Best Tall Building Awards. In this special session we gain an insight into the 4 regional winning projects for 2009 including Manitoba Hydro Place, Winnipeg (Americas).
Paper on The Bow's Unique Diagrid Structural System by Halcrow Yolles
05 March 2008
The Bow features a distinctive design that not only caters to occupants and surrounding residents, but also reduces energy consumption compared to a conventional tower.
Halcrow Yolles Presents on The Bow
03 March 2008
Barry Charnish, Halcrow Yolles presented the new 59 story “Bow” project for EnCana Corporation at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai. Once complete, it will be the tallest building in Calgary and Western Canada at nearly 247 meters (or 810 feet) high. The building is one of the largest commercial office developments in Canada with 180,000 square meters (or 2 million square feet) of total floor space. This presentation described the structural design considerations of the lateral system, some construction methods, and the unique sustainable features incorporated into the building.
MAD Architects Presents on Absolute Towers
25 October 2006
Yansong Ma & Yosuke Hayano, MAD Design focus on the competition winning high-rise project for Mississauga, Toronto, by MAD Design at the CTBUH 2006 Chicago Conference held at the Herman Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology. Also discussed are tall building proposals in New York and China. Like other fast developing suburbs in North America, Mississauga is seeking a new identity that best explains her own character. We take this as a great opportunity to respond to the expanding need of the city in a special way. Our design forsakes the simplification principle of modernism; in fact, it expresses a higher level of complexity and the diversity of modern society through multiple approaches, and also caters to social needs at multiple levels. The building is sculpture-like in its overall effect and its design expresses the universal language of audacity, sensuality and romance. As the new landmark of the city of Mississauga, it will become an icon of the present landscape, with all its twisting rhythms resembling the human body.
Board Member
Andréa Callà
The Calla Group
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