Videos
22 January 2021
Highlights - CTBUH China New Year Talk: Future City
Organized around the theme of the "future city," CTBUH held new year talk and Chinese book release in One Museum Place, Shanghai. The CTBUH China...
31 December 2020
Jørgen Tycho: Building Up the Mass Timber Supply Chain
In this episode, Jørgen Tycho, Founding Partner, Oslotre, talked to CTBUH Editor-in-Chief Daniel Safarik about how the relatively young mass timber supply chain can be...
31 May 2018
A Diagrid of Distinction Enables a Sun-Lit, Social Skyscraper
Poly International Plaza is the first structure of its kind – incorporating a four-story, pure-axial load, super-diagrid frame without perimeter columns. Through its technical and...
31 May 2018
A Landscape Painting Comes to Life in the Heart of the City
Chaoyang Park Plaza is set on the edge of Beijing’s largest public park, and has been envisioned as an extension of the green space. The...
31 May 2018
A Milestone in Supertall Construction
Ping An Finance Center (PAFC) is an extraordinary project, which responds to the challenges of constructing in dense urban environments. PAFC advanced nearly every dimension...
31 May 2018
An Urban Quarter, Integrated into the Local Context
The former French Concession in the heart of Shanghai is known for its typical rectilinear development – the li long. Li stands for neighborhood, and...
31 May 2018
Breaking Through the Podium Mold to Enhance the Public Realm
The Greatwall Complex has been designed and delivered as an exemplary development in the financial center of Wuhan, China, providing a world-class workplace and retail...
31 May 2018
Greening the Streetscape and the Skyline
Skypark is a mixed-use development located at Mong Kok, one of the densest urban districts in Hong Kong, with 439 residential units and a shopping...
31 May 2018
Interview: Dixon Lu | Chaoyang Park Plaza
Dixon Lu, Associate Partner of MAD Architects, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia – Award of Excellence Winner,...
31 May 2018
Linked-Up Thinking Drives the Design of a Tech Company’s Headquarters
The Tencent Seafront Towers were constructed in a special zone of Shenzhen, the Software Industry Base. The project represents a new vision of the workplace,...
31 May 2018
Living in the Landscape
Huangshan in eastern China is an area known for its rich, verdant scenery and distinct granite peaks. Considering the cultural and environmental significance of the...
31 May 2018
The Axis Mundi of the Pearl River Delta Megacity
The Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center (PAFC) is a transit-integrated, 600-meter-tall building that occupies a major node in the increasingly connected megacity of Hong Kong-Shenzhen-Guangzhou....
30 May 2018
A Bold Icon Communicates a Global City’s Identity to the World
The Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC) is a symbol of commerce and culture that speaks to the city’s emergence as a global capital. Located in...
30 May 2018
Bringing Office Space Up into the Light
Poly International Plaza is an office and trade center development consisting of two towers, each coupled with a low-rise podium that accommodates exhibition and retail...
30 May 2018
Shaping Skylines Through Engineering Innovation
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...
28 March 2018
Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series: Naturalizing the Vertical Realm
Thursday, February 1, 2018. Chicago, United States of America. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) held...
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30 October 2017
Urban Policy Towards Tall Buildings Globally: The Architect’s Perspective
Tall buildings have an important role in defining the character of the City and they help reduce urban sprawl. However, when a building rises above...
16 March 2017
Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series: How High Can We Go?
Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first lecture of the series Building Tall...
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....
03 November 2016
A Vernacular Megatall: Shanghai Tower
As the tallest building in China upon completion, Shanghai Tower has had an immediate and profound impact on the country’s perceptions of how a skyscraper...
03 November 2016
Building on Unprecedented Performance: TAIPEI 101
Perhaps what is most notable about the TAIPEI 101 performance upgrade is not its complexity, but rather that the tower was already relatively efficient. All...
03 November 2016
Design for All Scales: Wuhan Tiandi
The Wuhan Tiandi Site A master plan is none other than a social triumph, an unprecedented exercise in transforming a core area of one of...
03 November 2016
Interview: Shanghai Tower
Jianping Gu, General Manager, Shanghai Tower C&D, & Grant Uhlir, Managing Director, Gensler, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, the 2016 CTBUH...
03 November 2016
Interview: TAIPEI 101
Joseph Chou and Freda Tsai, Taipei Financial Center Corporation, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding TAIPEI 101 in Taipei, Taiwan, the recipient of the 2016...
03 November 2016
Interview: Wuhan Tiandi
Ellen Lou, Director of Urban Design and Planning, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the 2016 CTBUH Urban Habitat Award Winner,...
20 October 2016
Challenge of Height
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Kwok-chung Choi, of the High Angle Rescue Team, Hong Kong Fire Services Department presents at the 2016 China...
20 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Plenary 6: Hong Kong Developments Q&A
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Antony Wood of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat; Eric Ma of Hong Kong Special Administrative...
20 October 2016
ICC – Rising High for the Future of Hong Kong
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Tony Tang of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 6: Hong Kong...
20 October 2016
Quality Public Housing in a Vertical City
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Ada Y.S. Fung of the Hong Kong Housing Authority presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 13: Technical...
20 October 2016
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:...
20 October 2016
Skyscrapers in Hong Kong
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Eric Ma of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 6: Hong Kong...
20 October 2016
West Kowloon Cultural District – Hong Kong’s Ultra-Connected Cultural Hub
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Duncan Pescod of West Kowloon Cultural District presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 6: Hong Kong Developments...
19 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Plenary 5: Beyond Guangzhou: Other Settings Q&A
Wendsday, October 19, 2016. Guangzhou, China. Vince Pirrello of Woods Bagot; Chris Wilkinson of Wilkinson Eyre; William Murray of Wordsearch and David Tickle of HASSELL,...
19 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference Plenary 4: Guangzhou Developments Q & A
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Guangzhou, China. Eddie Chung of New World Development Company, Ltd., Qifeng Yuan of Sun Yat-Sen University, Florence Chan of Kohn Pedersen...
19 October 2016
CTF Guangzhou - Efficiency in Mixed-Use Supertall
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Gaungzhou, China. Florence Chan of Kohn Pedersen Fox presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 4: "Guangzhou Developments" Since the reformation...
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19 October 2016
Exploring Geometry and Form in Tall Buildings
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Guangzhou, China. Chris Wilkinson of Wilkinson Eyre, presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 5: "Beyond Guangzhou: Other Settings" Using four...
19 October 2016
From San Diego to Guangzhou: The Story of Marketing Tall Buildings
One of the keys to attracting buyers and tenants for a contemporary tall building is a succinct marketing strategy and a robust understanding of how...
19 October 2016
Local Urbanism - High-Rise Building Design in the Development of High Density Cities
This project is located in the Tianhe district of Guangzhou, which is the area with the highest density in the city. There are Linhe village...
19 October 2016
Pearl River New Town: From New Guangzhou City Center to CBD
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Guangzhou, China. Qifeng Yuan of Sun Yat-Sen University, presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 4: "Guangzhou Developments" As the project...
19 October 2016
Superdensity: A New Model for Vertical Urbanism
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Guangzhou, China. Daivid Tickle of HASSELL, presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 5: "Beyond Guangzhou: Other Settings" Hong Kong has...
18 October 2016
A World-Class City Calls for World-Class Architecture (One Shenzhen Bay)
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Marianne Kwok of Kohn Pedersen Fox, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 7b: Shenzhen Bay Development. Research and...
18 October 2016
Alternatives to Supertall Super-Density: Human-Scaled Neighborhoods Within the Megacity
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Albert Chan of Shui On Group, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 6a: Public Realm. The explosive urban...
18 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Panel,"Tall Buildings and Context: How High Can We Go and Why Should We?"
Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Ron Klemencic, Magnusson Klemencic Associates; Karl Almstead, Turner Construction Company; Andrew Nicholson, CBRE; Jon Pickard, Pickard Chilton; Ian Smith,...
18 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Session 6c: Economic Considerations Q&A
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Eric Lee of JLL; Stephen Y.F. Lai of Rider Levett Bucknall; Jason Barr of Rutgers University; Brian Rignley of...
18 October 2016
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,...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Albert Chan
Albert Chan of Shui On Land Limited is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Albert discusses the master planning of the...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Andrew Nicholson
Andrew Nicholson of CBRE is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Andrew discusses the building management of the Shanghai Tower.
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Francis Au
Francis Au of CBRE is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Frances discusses the development trends of tall buildings in China.
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – James Parakh
James Parakh of the City of Toronto Planning Department is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. James discusses the design elements...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Jason Barr
Jason Barr of Rutgers University-Newark is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Jason discusses the economics, demand and desirability of constructing...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Jonathan Ward
Jonathan Ward of NBBJ is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Johnathan discusses the design process behind the Tencent Seafront Towers...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Stefan Krummeck
Stefan Krummeck of Farrells is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Stefan discusses the high density development patterns of Hong Kong...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Stefano Boeri
Stefano Boeri of Stefano Boeri Architetti is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Stefano discusses the development of Bosco Verticale and...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Yan Meng
Yan Meng of Urbanus is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Yan discusses the design process of the Shum Yip Upperhills...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Yangsong Ma
Yangsong Ma of MAD Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Yangsong discusses the importance of incorporating cultural and local...
18 October 2016
Jeddah Mall: The Connection Between Jeddah Tower and the Urban Environment
The Jeddah Economic City Mall and Exhibition Center is a multi-functional installation that rises up to the challenge of making the city walkable around the...
18 October 2016
Lighting the Next Tallest Building in the World, the Jeddah Tower
Following experience around the world with tall buildings and monuments, Pierre Marcout has sought to transmit his passion for highlighting monuments for new constructors and...
18 October 2016
Major Issues for the Implementation of an Effective Cost Management for Super High-Rise Buildings
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Stephen Y.F. Lai of Rider Levett Bucknall presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 6c: Economic Considerations. Developers of...
18 October 2016
One Shenzhen Bay – Breakthroughs and Innovations in a Premier Urban Complex
Today’s super high-rise buildings not only present the height of buildings, but also play more important roles of integrating into the development of cities, coexisting...
18 October 2016
Public Realm Q&A
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Javier Quintana de Una, IDOM; Albert Chan, Shui on Land Limited; James Parakh, City of Toronto Planning Department; Martin...
18 October 2016
Shenzhen Bay Development Q&A
Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Kui Zhuang, CCDI Group; Chongguang Xu, Shenzhen Municipal Government; Hang Xu, Parkland Real Estate Development Co, Ltd, Maianne Kwok,...
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18 October 2016
Skyscrapers and Skylines: The Case of China
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Jason Barr of Rutgers University, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 6c: Economic Considerations. Since 1978, when China...
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18 October 2016
Tall Buildings and Context: Appropriate High Rise Vernaculars
The issue of skyscraper form and expression being appropriate to cultural and social context is currently a hotly debated topic in China, as well as...
18 October 2016
The Economy of Iconic Tall Towers
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Brian Ringley of Woods Bagot, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 6c: Economic Considerations. Iconic tall towers often...
18 October 2016
The Haikou Tower - Signifier and Signified
When designing the “Haikou Towers,” our aim was to go beyond an architecture of mere function or form, but to construct an architecture of meaning....
18 October 2016
The Impact of Tech Companies in Rethinking the High-Rise Workplace
While tech companies have traditionally located in suburbia due to lower property costs and the perceived security of intellectual property, they are now increasingly investing...
18 October 2016
Towards a Forest City
Shijiazhuang, the capital of the Hebei province in northeastern China, is a metropolis of three million people. It forms part of the immense developing megalopolis...
18 October 2016
Urban Development and Tall Buildings in Shenzhen
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Chongguang Xu of Shenzhen Municipal Government, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 7b: Shenzhen Bay Development. This presentation...
18 October 2016
What’s Next?: How Do We Make Vertical Urban Design?
It seems sometimes as if the further away from the ground we rise, the more architectonic and less urban our buildings become. Skyscrapers have always...
17 October 2016
A Cultural Brand’s Journey Toward Building A Better New World
New World Development Company Limited (NWD) has been a listed property developer in Hong Kong for nearly half a century. With businesses encompassing property development,...
17 October 2016
China's Architecture Guidelines in the New Era
This presentation endeavors to establish guidelines for a new era of architecture in China, setting forth principles on improved policy implementation to promote the development...
17 October 2016
City Hubs
Our lives are adapting to a convenient, vibrant, and connected live-work dynamic, and our cities must change and respond to those new requirements. Much of...
17 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Development Drivers Q&A
Monday, October 17, 2016. CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Session 2a: Development Drivers Q&A. Shenzhen, China. Andy To, CBRE; Stanley Wu, New World Development Company...
17 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Joseph Chu, " TAIPEI 101’s Upgrade Recertification to LEED O+M v4"
Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Joseph Chu, Taipei Financial Center Corporation, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 3c: Building Operation. The sheer size...
17 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Session 3a: Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Q&A
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Richard Witt, Quadrangle Architects; James von Klamperer Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Keith Griffiths, Aedas; Peter Brannan, Arquitectonica answer questions...
17 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Session 3c: Building Operation Q&A
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Tim Neal, Arcadis; Samuel So, JLL; Joseph Chou, Taipei Financial Center Corporation; Zhao Ming Wang, CCDI answer questions at...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Chao (Ivan) Wan
Chao (Ivan) Wan of Tencent Holdings Limited is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Ivan discusses the design process for Tencent...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Claude Bojer Godefroy
Claude Bojer Godefroy of Henning Larsen Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Claude discusses the design process for interior...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Freda Tsai
Freda Tsai of Taipei Financial Center Corporation is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Freda discusses the retrofit and management strategy...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Hang Xu
Hang Xu of Parkland Real Estate Development Company is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Hang discusses the design process of...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Jianping Gu
Jianping Gu of Shanghai Tower Construction & Development is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Jianping discusses the economics of constructing...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Jovi Chu
Jovi Chu of Shum Yip Land Company Limited is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Jovi discusses the design process of...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Keith Griffiths
Keith Griffiths of Aedas is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Chris discusses the concept of city hubs and the methodology...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Mun Summ Wong
Mun Summ Wong of WOHA Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Mun Summ discusses the garden city concept with...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Peter Kindel
Peter Kindel of Skidmore, Owings & Merill is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Peter discusses the urbanization of the Pearl...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – SawTeen See
SawTeen See of Leslie E. Robinson Associates is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. SawTeen discusses the design process of structural...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – ZhaoHui Jia
ZhaoHui Jia of Greenland Group is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. ZhaoHui discusses the economics of developing tall buildings in...
17 October 2016
Do We Need 700 Meter High-Rise Buildings?
Through analysis of dense urban high-rise building complexes as well as research on the relationship of those structures to a city's social organization, this presentation...
17 October 2016
From Meadows to Megacities: Creating Urban Density in the Pearl River Region
The Greater Pearl River Delta region emerged as a result of China's 1979 reform policies. Within the last 20 years, the GPRD has grown from...
17 October 2016
Green Work Space in High-rise Building through Openness and Connection
Five years ago, CCDI put forward the concept of outdoor green work space in the high-rise building. These buildings vertically grew and interconnected with structural...
17 October 2016
Intelligent Advances in Ping An Tower
This presentation discussed client requirements on both functional and aesthetic aspects for four mega-scale gates on the Ping An Financial Centre (PAFC) north tower. The...
17 October 2016
Mega Size Mixed-Use Projects: Redefining Vertical Urbanism
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
Megacities - Setting the Scene Q&A
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Daniel Safarik, CTBUH; Peter Kindel, Skidmore Owings & Merrill; Travis Soberg, Goettsch Partners, answer questions at the end of...
17 October 2016
Megacities: Setting the Scene
The rise of the megacity presents unprecedented opportunities to understand the human urbanization project, and to observe the effects of multi-core, polycentric cities growing together...
17 October 2016
Mixed Use Tall Buildings – The Challenges and Benefits of Vertical Urbanization
Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Samuel So, JLL, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 3c: Building Operation. China is the global epicenter of...
17 October 2016
Panel Discussion: Future Cities: What are the Biggest Threats and Opportunities?
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. A panel discussing the challenges of growing urban populations throughout the globe.
17 October 2016
Panel Discussion: Shenzhen Re-centralization – Post Evaluation and Revitalization Strategy: Futian District
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Zhizhe Yu of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Yixin Chen of Shenzhen Urban Planning Bureau; Weiwen Huang of Shenzhen Public...
17 October 2016
Shifting Urban Gravity, from “Central to Core” Business Districts
In the age of the multi-million inhabitant city, the concept of a single, concentrated Central Business District is increasingly becoming unsustainable. As we are seeing...
17 October 2016
Structural & Geotechnic Engineering Q&A
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. William O'Donnell, DeSimone Consulting Engineers; Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti; SawTeen Seen, Leslie E. Robertson Associates, answer questions at the...
17 October 2016
Structural Design Challenges of Minmetals Capital Tower, Shenzhen
Steel braced frames combined with a concrete services core are widely used in tall building design. To meet the special architectural design challenges in the...
17 October 2016
The Largest Megacity in the World: Assessing the Urbanization of the Pearl River Delta
With the world’s urban population expected to increase by roughly 2.5 billion people by 2050, developing an understanding of megalopolises is critical to understanding and...
17 October 2016
The Roots of Tall Buildings: Connecting the City
This presentation investigated the integration of tall tower, mixed-use developments and how they connect with the city and the public when they meet the ground....
17 October 2016
The Sustainability of Density & Vertical Urbanism Q & A
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. long Xiu, Chairman, Architectural Society of China; Mun Summ Wong, Woha; Antony Wood, Executive Director, CTBUH answer questions at...
17 October 2016
Welcome - Conference Opening
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Jingtang He, Architectural Design and Research Institute of South China University of Technology gave the welcome speech during the...
17 October 2016
X Information Modeling: Data-Driven Decision Making in the Design of Tall Buildings
This presentation outlined X-Information Modeling or XIM, a method of data-driven decision-making for the design of tall buildings. Developed over its application on more than...
16 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Moira Moser
Moira Moser of M Moser Associates is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Moira discusses the planning of modern work spaces...
16 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Robert Pratt
Robert Pratt of Tishman Speyer Properties is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Robert discusses the economics of tall buildings around...
16 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Tim Neal
Tim Neal of Arcadis is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Tim discusses the benefits of locating mixed-use projects near transportation...
27 October 2015
Interview: Hiroo Mori
Hiroo Mori of Mori Building is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Hiroo discusses...
27 October 2015
Mediating Scale, Performance and Iconicity: A 21st Century Supertall Tower for Guiyang
A series of challenging site constraints prompted an innovative structural solution for the Guizhou Culture Plaza Tower (GCP), through which a new performance-based expression was...
27 October 2015
Ping An: Insurance and Tall Buildings
The Ping An Finance Center is located at the commercial center of the Futian District in Shenzhen, on the southwest intersection of Fuhua Road and...
26 October 2015
2015 New York Conference - Session 1a - Q&A
2015 New York Conference Session 1a Questions & Answers session with speakers Scott Duncan, SOM, Greg Yager, RTKL, and Thomas Balsley, Thomas Balsley Associates.
26 October 2015
Designing a Non-coplanar Exoskeleton Supertall Tower that Transforms the Skyline of Chengdu
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
Guiyang World Trade Center: An Essay on the Concrete Tube Structure
The acute global concern about resource depletion is driving a reconsideration of the tall building typology. Expectations for energy and material efficiencies are ever increasing...
26 October 2015
High-Density, Mixed-Use Developments and the Guiyang Riverside Theatre Project
This presentation examines the strategies necessary to create responsible and profitable high-density, mixed-use developments, specifically in the Asian market. Using the Guiyang Riverside Theatre project...
26 October 2015
ICC Hong Kong: Exemplary Performance
The International Commerce Centre (ICC) is a landmark skyscraper located in Hong Kong. It is the tallest building in Hong Kong with office spaces, fine...
26 October 2015
Interview: Moshe Safdie
Moshe Safdie of Safdie Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Moshe discusses...
26 October 2015
Macro-Policy to Micro-Implementation: Responses to China’s Inward Migration in Guiyang’s City Center
This presentation explores the nature of investment in China’s interior as a result of the 12th Five-Year Plan’s imperative towards medium-size western cities and away...
10 June 2015
Ping An Finance Center
The Shenzhen Ping An Financial Centre Construction and Development Co. Ltd. examines Ping An Finance Center and it's construction progress.
24 February 2015
JLL Joins Founding Sponsor Group for CTBUH Asia Headquarters
JLL APAC CEO Alastair Hughes comments on the evolving skyscraper landscape in Asia and the company’s role as one of the seven Founding Sponsors of...
25 November 2014
BFC Walk-Through
A 3D animated walk-through exploring many elements of the The Bund Finance Center
06 November 2014
Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Achievement Award: Wind Engineering the World’s Tallest
Peter Irwin, one of the founding partners of Rowan Williams Davies and Irwin Inc. (RWDI), has led wind engineering on many of the world’s tallest...
06 November 2014
Interview: International Commerce Centre
Thursday, 6th November 2014. Chicago, USA. Dakki Hui, Senior Property and Facility Manager, Kai Shing Management Services, discusses International Commerce Centre, the Performance Award Winner...
06 November 2014
Interview: Peter Kok
Wednesday 17th September 2014. Shanghai, China. Peter Kok of Shum Yip Land is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the...
06 November 2014
Monthly Video: Five Minutes with Peter Kok
Wednesday 17th September 2014. Shanghai, China. Peter Kok of Shum Yip Land is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the...
06 November 2014
Monthly Video: International Commerce Centre
Thursday, 6th November 2014. Chicago, USA. Dakki Hui, Senior Property and Facility Manager, Kai Shing Management Services, discusses International Commerce Centre, the Performance Award Winner...
06 November 2014
Tall Building Performance Award Management + Measurement = Performance: International Commerce Centre
At 98 percent occupancy, the International Commerce Centre houses some of the most prominent financial institutions in the world. The building is routinely recognized as...
18 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 10 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 10 Questions & Answers session with speakers Richard Witt, Quadrangle Architects; Sudhir Jambhekar, FXFOWLE Architects; and Vinda Dravid, Sterling Engineering.
18 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 11 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 11 Questions & Answers session with speakers James Robinson, Hongkong Land; Bashar Kayali, Al Ghurair Construction; and Sergio Valentini, JAHN.
18 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 13 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 13 Questions & Answers session with speakers Prasetyo Adi, PDW Architects; Jeffrey Heller, Heller Manus Architects; and Julian Chen &...
18 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 14 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 14 Questions & Answers session with speakers Elena Giacomello, Universita Iuav di Venezia; Richard Mann, Ecosystem Architecture; Andrew Johnson, Arup;...
18 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 15 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 15 Questions & Answers session with speakers Roland Bechmann, Werner Sobek Group; Joost Kuckartz, SODIS LAB; and Weiping Shao, BIAD.
18 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Shanghai Tower Room, S4 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Shanghai Tower Room, S4 Questions & Answers session with speakers Duanxue Shi, Shanghai Construction Group Co., Ltd., Zhijun He, Tongji Architectural...
18 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 5 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 5 Questions & Answers session with speakers Xiaomei Lee & Frederick Liu, Gensler, Kam Chuen (Vincent) Tse...
18 September 2014
A Case Study for Sustainable Vertical Urbanism
This presentation explores a range of design principles for achieving a socially sustainable residential community in a very tall environmentally responsive building. The goal of...
18 September 2014
A LEED Platinum Global Model for Vertical Urbanism
Every key aspect of sustainable urbanism is incorporated and integrated into the tallest mixed use, LEED Platinum tower on the west coast of North America,...
18 September 2014
A Review of the Shanghai Tower Structural Performance Monitoring Project
The Shanghai Tower features performance monitoring systems that help dynamically observe risks, quality levels, and structural states under extreme weather conditions – both during construction...
18 September 2014
Air Filtration for Better IAQ and Energy Saving
Tall buildings and the quest for super energy efficiency can lead to a dislocation of building occupants from the natural environment, emphasizing the necessity to...
18 September 2014
Analysis of Pile Foundations and Loading Test of Suzhou Zhongnan Center
The Zhongnan Center is located on soft soil deposits in Suzhou, China and is currently under construction. This presentation describes the pile design and the...
18 September 2014
Beyond Icons: Developing Horizontally in the Vertical Realm
If the horizontal growth of cities is considered unsustainable in terms of land use, infrastructure, energy use and pollution creation, then cities need to grow...
18 September 2014
China Zun: Shaping the Future Skyline of Beijing
Due to the site location, China Zun has been a high-profile project from the very beginning. The new height of 528m would make the China...
18 September 2014
Construction Technology and Management Innovation in Shanghai Tower
The extreme height and unusual shape of the Shanghai Tower are factors that require additional considerations in terms of construction feasibility. By performing extensive data...
18 September 2014
CTBUH Research Seed Funding Project 2013 – Green Living Façade for Tall Buildings: The Bosco Verticale
The possibility of creating green surfaces over the structures is an opportunity which is seen with increasing interest by planners and investors, due to the...
18 September 2014
Design for Sustainability in Super High Rise Buildings
Over recent years, green building technology has developed at a rapid pace. The key objective of this presentation is to explore the way towards sustainable...
18 September 2014
Design of CWSS of Shanghai Tower Based on Buildability
Due to the varying distance from the exterior curtain wall to the main structural system of the Shanghai Tower, the building’s curtain wall support structure...
18 September 2014
DfMA: Engineering the Future
Two main themes are addressed in the presentation, namely: (1) The application of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) to the construction industry and (2)...
18 September 2014
Engineering Contractor Management
Designing and planning for the construction of the Ping An Finance Center required a number of innovative engineering solutions regarding vertical shipping, labor allocation, large...
18 September 2014
Examining King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD)
The quality of space between buildings has become increasingly determinative in the success of any new urban district. This presentation explores the viability in creating...
18 September 2014
Foundation Pit Support Design and Environment Protection Measure of Suzhou Zhongnan Center
The Suzhou Zhongnan Center excavation site is very large, very deep, and has complex surrounding environmental conditions. Hydrogeological conditions and other unfavorable factors have brought...
18 September 2014
High-Performance Sustainable Ultra High-Rise: Case Study of Ping An Finance Center
The Ping An Finance Center that has adopted a low energy, high-performance sustainable building model. With a focus on effective elevator systems, an efficient façade,...
18 September 2014
Human Scale in Vertical Urbanism
As global cities continue their horizontal sprawl, climate change bears down on our finite natural resources, and energy costs and population growth soar, it is...
18 September 2014
Innovation Management in the Supervision Process of Shanghai Tower
This briefing outlines the creative management methods that were used by supervision personnel during the construction of Shanghai Tower. Specifically, this discussion will target key...
18 September 2014
Interview: James Robinson
James Robinson of Hongkong Land is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. James discusses the urban...
18 September 2014
Interview: Nengjun Luo
Thursday 18th September 2014. Shanghai, China. Nengjun Luo of CITIC HEYE Investment CO., LTD. is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference...
18 September 2014
Measuring Tall Buildings: Has CTBUH got its Height Criteria Correct?
One of the roles of the CTBUH is to be a “voice of reason” as the arbiter of building height claims, and to be consistent...
18 September 2014
Next Level – Public Transport and Density in Metropolitan Jakarta
Jakarta, with a population of more than 10 million, has been rapidly growing since the 1970s. However, in the metropolitan area, Jabodetabek (consisting of 14...
18 September 2014
Operational Stage BIM – Monitoring of Structural Safety
Building information modelling (BIM) is omnipresent, but known to be efficient for design and optimizing construction. The premise of BIM however is its use throughout...
18 September 2014
Power, Elevators & Customer Oriented Sustainability Strategies: PAFC
This presentation outlines the engineering design solutions that were used for the Ping An Finance Center in order to provide a reliable power supply, expedient...
18 September 2014
Psycho-Analysis of Tall Building Habitants in Mumbai
India is poised to embrace high-rise buildings as it leaves behind traditional low-rises to make room for the growing population. Due to the re-development boom,...
18 September 2014
Rethinking the Skyscraper in the Ecological Age: Design Principles for a New High-Rise Vernacular
This presentation investigates tall buildings from an aesthetic and social, as well as commercial and environmental, viewpoint; as contributing elements in the fabric of a...
18 September 2014
Several Points about the Practical Application of BIM Technology in Projects
The 632-meter Shanghai Tower began construction in 2008 and is expected to begin operation in 2015. Throughout the growth of this building, building information management...
18 September 2014
Shanghai International Financial Center: Future City Vision
JAHN’s Archi-Neering –integrated design approach- is broadly displayed in the future Shanghai International Financial center, in Pudong, which consist of 3 towers physically connected by...
18 September 2014
Sky Bridges – Pedestrian Circulation Through the Urban Fabric
Interconnecting sky bridges provide the building occupants and pedestrians an alternative to using vehicles as a way of transport in the urban fabric. In extreme...
18 September 2014
Structural Design Challenges of Zhongnan Center
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
Study on Lateral-Load Resisting Efficiency of Mega-Frame Structures Above 450M
Super high-rise buildings will cost large natural resources and social energy which results in their sustainable development as one of the most important issues including...
18 September 2014
Sustainability Certification as a Tool for Design Optimization
The presentation examines the performance of high-rise buildings according to two green building / sustainability rating tools. It reviews the potential these tools have for...
18 September 2014
Sustainable High Density Neighborhoods
The creation of sustainable, high-density communities starts with comprehensive master planning that strategically leverages the scale of the site. This presentation addresses how designers, developers...
18 September 2014
The Challenges of Constructing and Project Managing Tall Buildings in Asia
Even as Asia is a staging ground for many of the world’s most ambitious urban construction projects, there are many realities on the ground that...
18 September 2014
The Core Concept Behind the Bund Finance Center
Only architecture infused with culture can give a city its soul. We underpin sustainable concepts with a respect for history and culture to avoid ending...
18 September 2014
The MEP Design Challenges of a Mega Tall Building in China – the Suzhou Zhongnan Center
Design challenges from MEP perspective for the Zhongnan Center arise from the need for a safe, reliable, high tech, green, sustainable, user-friendly building. The devised...
18 September 2014
The Public Meaning of Skyscrapers: Shenzhen Stock Exchange and CCTV
David Gianotten from OMA presents at the 2014 Shanghai Conference closing plenary on "The Public Meaning of Skyscrapers: Shenzhen Stock Exchange and CCTV."
18 September 2014
The Tropical Skyscraper: Social Sustainability in High Urban Density
Asia’s rapidly growing metropolises demand an alternative strategy for city planning and architecture that addresses the need to live appropriately and sustainability with our tropical...
18 September 2014
Unique Aspects of Shanghai Tower
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...
18 September 2014
Urban Density and the Porous High Rise: The Integration of the Tall Building in the City
September 18, 2014. Shanghai, China. James von Klemperer from Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC presents at the 2014 Shanghai Conference closing plenary on "Urban Density...
18 September 2014
Would Software Replace Engineers?: A Case Study on the Structural Design of Beijing "China Zun" Tower
In the past, engineers have used hand calculation to carry out structural design, usually with a simplified model. Finite element analysis was then broadly used...
18 September 2014
Zhongnan Center Elevator System and Elevator Evacuation Design
Because super high-rise buildings are a very recent phenomenon, there are no specific building codes written for them. For any building over 50 stories, direct...
17 September 2014
“C.I.T.I.E.S.” of the Future: Sinar Mas Center as Exemplar
In a rapidly transforming environment, vertical urbanism seems to be the direction most developed and developing nations are pursuing as a result of the demands...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Opening Plenary - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Opening Plenary Questions & Answers session with speakers Antony Wood, CTBUH Executive Director / IIT / Tongji University, Jianping Gu, Shanghai...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Ping An Tower Room, S3 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Ping An Tower Room, S3 Questions & Answers session with speakers Wing Kan (Ken) Wong, Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center Construction...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Ping An Tower Room, Session 1 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Ping An Tower Room, Session 1 Questions & Answers session with speakers Wai Ming (Thomas) Tsang, Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Ping An Tower Room, Session 2 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Ping An Tower Room, Session 2 Questions & Answers session with speakers Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti, Yuqi Zhou, CSCEC1B, and Yinghou...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 01 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 01 Questions & Answers session with speakers Toon Ming Chua, Sinar Mas Group - APP China, Wing Ip (David) Ho,...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 02 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 02 Questions & Answers session with speakers Craig Gibbons, Arup, Ole Scheeren, Büro Ole Scheeren, and Yosuke Hayano, MAD Architects.
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 03 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 03 Questions & Answers session with speakers Robert Boog, Schindler Elevators; Johannes de Jong, KONE Elevators; and Zbigniew Jerry Piech,...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 04 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 04 Questions & Answers session with speakers Bin Niu, ECADI, Enfang Liu, ISA Architecture, and Yiru Huang, Tongji University.
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 05 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 05 Questions & Answers session with speakers Sam Cuccurullo, CBRE; Susanna See, WSP; and Peter Kok, Shum Yip Land.
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 06 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 06 Questions & Answers session with speakers Hongyu Li, AECOM; Lianjin Bao, ECADI; and Zhong Fan, China Architecture Design &...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 07 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 07 Questions & Answers session with speakers Kazunari Kano, Mori Building, Paul Scott, Make Architects, and Moshe Tzur, Moshe Tzur...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 08 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 08 Questions & Answers session with speakers Antony Wood, CTBUH / IIT / Tongji University; Luke Leung, SOM; and Christopher...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 09 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 09 Questions & Answers session with speakers Vincent Tse and Herbert Lam, Parsons Brinckerhoff; Mehdi Jalayerian, Environmental Systems Design; and...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Shanghai Tower Room, Session 1 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Shanghai Tower Room, Session 1 Questions & Answers session with speakers Jiang Wu, Tongji University, Benedict Tranel & Xiaomei Lee, Gensler...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 2 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 2 Questions & Answers session with speakers Jiemin Ding, TJAD, Weiguo Chen, Zhongnan Group, and Guangjing Sha,...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 3 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 3 Questions & Answers session with speakers Li Cao, Zhongnan Group, Moukui Xu, Zhongnan Group, and Xin...
17 September 2014
21st Century Metropolis and the System Thinker
The world is accelerating into the 21st century and will continue to be stressed by population increase. The metropolis must be part of the solution...
17 September 2014
A New Level of Integration of Design and Construction Solutions
The Dazongli mixed use development in the center of Shanghai city encounters an array of challenges which result from existing buildings on site and city...
17 September 2014
A New Skyline Vision: CTF Towers in Guangzhou and Tianjin
This presentation presents the thinking behind the design of the two supertall towers of Chow Tai Fook Enterprise– the Guangzhou CTF Finance Center and the...
17 September 2014
Application of Performance Based Fire Safety Design in Shanghai Tower
There are three general categories of fire safety design in tall buildings: fire prevention, fire suppression, and fire safety engineering. Based on the characteristics and...
17 September 2014
Architectural Design for Vertical Inhabiting – The Suzhou Zhongnan Center
Aspiring to be the tallest tower in China, the Suzhou Zhongnan Center was designed with a balance of aesthetics and cutting-edge technology – striving to...
17 September 2014
Belt Truss Stiffness Analysis and Optimization for Mega Structures
Belt trusses are one of the key structural members of tall structures. The performance of the belt truss depends greatly on its stiffness. This briefing...
17 September 2014
Brief on the Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center Project Development
Targeted for completion in 2016, the Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center is a project that represents a significant triumph for the Ping An Group, who...
17 September 2014
Comparative Study of Zhongnan Center – Earthquakes and Wind
A comparative study was conducted for the structural design of Zhongnan Tower for seismic action and wind loading. The analysis parameters, design methodology and structural...
17 September 2014
Core Structural Design and Optimization for Super Tall Buildings
Due to its excellent lateral stiffness and space flexibility, the mega frame-core wall structure is widely applied in super tall buildings. The efficiency of the...
17 September 2014
Cost Planning and Control of Tall Buildings: The Case of Ping An Finance Center
For tall buildings to be financially viable, effective cost planning and control of construction costs is essential in determining project feasibility. As demonstrated in the...
17 September 2014
CTBUH Research Project: The Sustainability Implications of Urban + Suburban Locations – Initial Report
It is widely accepted that the concentration of people in denser cities – sharing space, infrastructure, and facilities – offers much greater energy efficiency than...
17 September 2014
Design Challenges of the 3 Tallest Buildings in North/ East/ South China
This presentation describes the MEP and VTS design challenges of the tallest buildings in three major cities in China; namely, Beijing, Suzhou and Guangzhou. The...
17 September 2014
Designing a Supertall for the Venice of China
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
Designing China’s Tallest: DNA of the Ping An Finance Center
Rather than attempting to radically redefine how contemporary skyscrapers are designed, KPF architects prefer to adopt an approach of continuous refinement; drawing from successful high-rise...
17 September 2014
Emerging Urbanization and High-Rise Design Philosophy in China
This presentation analyzes the latest exploration of international urbanization developments, as well as the development of China’s urbanization strategy and policy background. It compares the...
17 September 2014
From Utopia To Reality: Group-Form Megastructure
In the evolution of mega structure, the ideas mainly remain as utopian rather than putting the research into practice. In the present time which mega...
17 September 2014
Green Vertical Transportation: More Than Just a Concept
The environmental impact of high-rise buildings becomes a growing consideration as they multiply at an unprecedented scale to face the growing demands of global urbanization....
17 September 2014
Greenland Group’s Perspective on Commercial Space in High-Rise Buildings
This article will focus on the hybrid development trend of commercial spaces in Ultra High-Rise buildings during the urbanization process in China. The case studies...
17 September 2014
High Performance Design of Floor System for Super Tall Buildings
The floor system is an important part of tall building structures. It not only supports the vertical load, but also connects the lateral load resisting...
17 September 2014
Innovative Elevator Technologies To Future Proof Your Building
Urbanization is driving accelerated growth of cities. Buildings are becoming more complex and smarter. Integration of intelligent building systems and integration of multiple buildings is...
17 September 2014
Interview: Luke Leung
Wednesday 17th September 2014. Shanghai, China. Luke Leung of SOM is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Awards Symposium at the Illinois Institute...
17 September 2014
Interview: David Malott
Wednesday 17th September 2014. Shanghai, China. David Malott, CTBUH Chairman-Elect / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai...
17 September 2014
Interview: Dong Shen
Dong Shen of Zhongnan Group is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. Dong discusses about developing...
17 September 2014
Introduction of Shanghai Tower’s Electromechanical Key Technologies
The 632-meter Shanghai Tower targets both Green 3-Star and LEED Gold certifications, requiring inventive solutions in the design of the building’s electromechanical systems. These systems...
17 September 2014
Introduction of the Suzhou Zhongnan Center Project
Learn about the iterative process taken to arrive at the branding for Suzhou Zhongnan Center by way of a wide array of prior Interbrand projects,...
17 September 2014
Key Technologies for the Structure Construction in the Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center
This presentation will introduce the key technologies used for the structural construction of the 660-metertall Ping An Finance Center: the deep foundation pit, large diameter...
17 September 2014
Making Shanghai Tower the World’s Tallest Green Building
The Shanghai Tower represents a breakthrough for sustainable high-rise development in China. A technical overview of the building’s green infrastructure will be provided, along with...
17 September 2014
Monthly Video: Five Minutes with Luke Leung
Wednesday 17th September 2014. Shanghai, China. Luke Leung of SOM is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Awards Symposium at the Illinois Institute...
17 September 2014
Moving Towards Sustainable Vertical Urbanism
To ensure the delivery of a comfortable and harmonious commercial atmosphere, special attention was paid to building management practices in the Shanghai Tower. This presentation...
17 September 2014
Multi-Constrained Outrigger Optimization for Super Tall Buildings
Recently, the outrigger system has been widely employed as an efficient structural lateral load resisting system in super tall buildings. The optimization of the outrigger...
17 September 2014
New Type of Shear Wall and its Application in High-Rise Buildings
The frame core tube structure is the main form of super high-rise building. The core tube wall bear large vertical gravity load, but also bear...
17 September 2014
Performance Based Design and Optimization for Supertall Buildings
Performance-based structural design often includes performance requirements for safety, health, serviceability, energy efficiency and environmental impact. Building performance is an indicator of how well a...
17 September 2014
Permanent Magnet Machines For Elevators In Super High-Rise Buildings
This presentation introduces the new approach to design and construction of permanent magnet elevator machines targeting super high-rise buildings. The increased demand for high-rise buildings...
17 September 2014
Ping An Finance Center: The Development and Construction of a Megatall
The extraordinary megatall tower adopts extraordinary shape-optimization techniques and requires unprecedented levels of coordination to achieve its unique form.
17 September 2014
Ping An IFC: Economical & Efficient Solutions
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
Project Management Outline and Difficulties of Ping An Finance Center
The project management requirements for supertall (300-meter) and megatall (600-meter) projects are vastly different – often requiring additional considerations in terms of construction costs, construction...
17 September 2014
Rethinking Skyscrapers in China and Elsewhere
The rapid process of urbanization in China is more striking and archetypal than anywhere else in the world, and the practical problems arising from it...
17 September 2014
Shanghai Tower Panel Discussion
2014 Shanghai International Conference Shanghai Tower Panel Discussion session with speakers Bin Zhao, Shanghai Tower Construction and Development, Yadong Li, Shanghai Jianke Engineering Consulting Co.,...
17 September 2014
Shanghai Tower: Building a Green, Vertical City in the Heart of Shanghai
The Shanghai Tower establishes a new paradigm for tall buildings and vertical urbanism. This presentation provides an overview of the strong role that innovation and...
17 September 2014
Shaping the Environment of the Urban Complex from the Urban Point of View
This presentation begins with a discussion of the relationship between “architecture, environment and people” and suggests that the shaping of the environment in urban-complex projects...
17 September 2014
Some Aspects of Construction Management in Ping An Finance Center
There are several valuable construction management experiences from the Ping An Finance Center that are worth sharing. This presentation will discuss several studies performed for...
17 September 2014
Space Formations
As architecture keeps expanding vertically – with ever taller buildings to emerge across the world, and with the skyscraper having long become the predominant typology...
17 September 2014
Supertall Buildings Infrastructure: Designing Vertical Cities
This presentation explores the methodology behind designing a supertall building where it concerns system configurations that support sustainable construction; the ways in which the design...
17 September 2014
Sustainability with a View
All truly great outcomes are the result of collaboration. In a building’s life cycle, collaboration between designers, owners, builders and users can result in improved...
17 September 2014
Sustainable Vertical Urban Agglomeration
This presentation, with the project case designed by Institute of Shanghai Architectural Design & Research (Co. Ltd.), from the agglomerate character of the development of...
17 September 2014
Suzhou Zhongnan Center: Rising Above Engineering Challenges
Suzhou is only 30 minutes by train from Shanghai, but has a rich history and identity all its own, soon to be augmented by the...
17 September 2014
Tall Buildings as International Investments
The investment landscape for tall buildings varies considerably around the world, as was indicated by the diversity of perspectives in the panel “Tall Buildings as...
17 September 2014
Tapered Profile and Structural Design of Supertall Buildings
As supertall buildings become higher and higher and its function turns to be more and more comprehensive, huge challenges are brought to the structural design....
17 September 2014
The Application and Management of BIM in Ping An Finance Center
BIM (Building Information Management) is an emerging technology that gives engineers a new way of expressing complex spatial representations in high-rise buildings. The Ping An...
17 September 2014
The Differences in Developing Tall Buildings in Cities in China
This panel considered whether Shanghai’s supertall buildings will characterize those undertaken in other Chinese cities and the key development drivers behind development further inland. Junjie...
17 September 2014
The Environmental Impact of Tall vs Small: A Comparative Study
The concept of vertical living has been hailed as a solution to control fast growth and urbanization of cities worldwide. As supertall residential projects become...
17 September 2014
The Making of a Vertical Intelligent Community
Advanced technology is used in the design and construction of buildings, but it can also play an important role during building operations. Using the latest...
17 September 2014
The ROI of User Experience
Although there has been much research on the performance of double skin façades, there are still arguments that challenge their costs-effectiveness. Using the Shanghai Tower...
17 September 2014
The Structural Health Monitoring System for Ping An Finance Center
The Ping An Finance Center contains breakthrough structural health monitoring systems that make the building an important test platform for: the verification of various damage...
17 September 2014
Towards 2050 – The Challenge for Tall Buildings
The continuing increase in urbanization creates significant challenges for our cities and the tall buildings within them. This includes the demand for space, consideration of...
17 September 2014
Ultra-Low Energy Consumption in Upper Floors of Skyscrapers
Based on the simulation of the outdoor Climate Vertical Distribution in Dalian, this presentation analyzes the regularities of gradient distribution from ground to 1000 meter...
17 September 2014
Urban Design and Nurturing Cities
Mori Building meets the challenges of times by designing and constructing “Vertical Garden City”. This concept is the creation of compact cities that integrate land...
17 September 2014
Vertical Community: Achieving a Harmonious Mix
This presentation explores the definitions of mixed-used supertall and community and probes into the prerequisites of harmony community within supertall. By reviewing China’s top 12...
17 September 2014
Vertical Reality – How To Design Viable Vertical Urbanism
In many ways, the technical design of tall buildings is straightforward. The real challenge is how to create successful vertical urbanism that forms part of...
16 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 01 - Q & A
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
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 02 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 02 Questions & Answers session with speakers Michael Montgomery, Kinetica; Kevin MacLean, Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.; Hezi Mena, WSP;...
16 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 03 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 03 Questions & Answers session with speakers Stanley Yee, Dow Corning; Jeffrey Holmes, Woods Bagot; Jörn Teipel, Outokumpu; Patrick...
16 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 04 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 04 Questions & Answers session with speakers Don Davies, MKA; Mark Sarkisian, SOM; Dario Trabucco, CTBUH / Iuav University...
16 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 05 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 04 Questions & Answers session with speakers Ervin Cui, Aon FPE; Simon Lay, AECOM; Fang Li, RJA Group; Alfredo...
16 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 06 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 06 Questions & Answers session with speakers Kanokpat Chanvaivit, Bouygues – Thai Co. Ltd.; Chunhe (Henry) Li, Buro Happold;...
16 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 07 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 07 Questions & Answers session with speakers Patrick Bass, ThyssenKrupp; Franz Arnold, Schindler Elevators; Janne Sorsa, KONE Elevators; David...
16 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 08 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 08 Questions & Answers session with speakers Xiangdong Du, RWDI; Yaming Li, ISA Architecture; Kevin Peddie, Windtech Consultants; Peter...
16 September 2014
All Things are Not Equal: Responsive Façades for Tall Buildings
This presentation explores how data-driven parametric design enables the creation of enclosures that respond to highly specific environmental, behavioral and urban inputs. In the wake...
16 September 2014
Balanced Fire Protection in Buildings
The presentation will focus on fire protection techniques used to establish a balanced fire protection scheme consisting of passive and active components. A history of...
16 September 2014
Blades of Steel: Understanding the Limits of Metal Façade Design
Metal claddings frequently skin our tall buildings. They provide the texture and shine that help distinguish one glass tower from the next. Like the fabric...
16 September 2014
BRB and FVD Alternatives to Conventional Steel Brace Outriggers
Tall buildings are often stiffened by providing large steel outrigger braces to link a central core to the perimeter columns. As an alternative to this...
16 September 2014
CTBUH Research Project: A Whole LCA of the Sustainable Aspects of Structural Systems in Tall Buildings
This presentation illustrates the tasks completed so far and the initial findings of the first part of a 24-month long, US $300k research project on...
16 September 2014
Delivering and Managing Sustainable Tall Buildings
This presentation examines best practices to develop a framework for the effective management of high-performance sustainable tall building. 1) Utilizes relevant case studies and workshop...
16 September 2014
Design of a Slender Building with High-Performing VE Dampers
A slender tower in downtown Toronto was identified early on in the design process as having wind dynamic motion issues and additional structural damping was...
16 September 2014
Developments in CFD Responding to the Increased Demands of Taller Buildings
Accurate analysis of the aerodynamic effect of tall buildings is vital for the sustainable development of the vertical urban habitat. The established analysis methods are...
16 September 2014
Diversity and Change in Vertical Urbanism
The living city is ideally composed of elements in an ecologically dynamic relationship with the urban environment. Environmental function measured over time constitutes a seminal...
16 September 2014
Elevator Use During Construction Time of Tall Buildings
The efficiency of construction work is affected by the time required to transport workers between ground level and their work sites. Usually, exterior construction hoists...
16 September 2014
High-Rise Harmony – Legal Issues Unique to Tall Buildings
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
How Vertical Transportation is Helping Transform the Modern City
Elevators are the most important service in modern high-rise buildings, occupying more space than any other service. With increasing land and construction costs and the...
16 September 2014
Innovative Designs for Natural Ventilation in High-Rise Buildings
Consideration of energy efficient design strategies has become one of the primary considerations by leading architectural firms during the conceptual design phases and is an...
16 September 2014
Interview: Cathy Yang
Cathy Yang of TAIPEI 101 interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. Cathy discusses the future of...
16 September 2014
Interview: Matthew Clifford
Tuesday, 16th September 2014. Shanghai China. Matthew Clifford, Head of Energy & Sustainability Services, JLL, discusses green design and sustainability trends, particularly in China.
16 September 2014
Managing the Risk of Fire in Future Tall Building Environments
As urban communities become more densely populated and emergency access potentially more problematic, there will be a growing need to address the risks associated with...
16 September 2014
Modernization: Renewing the Lifecycle of Vertical Transportation
Traditionally much of the focus in the tall building sector has been centered on the ground breaking technology being put in place for the pioneering...
16 September 2014
Monthly Video: Matthew Clifford
Tuesday, 16th September 2014. Shanghai China. Matthew Clifford, Head of Energy & Sustainability Services, JLL, discusses green design and sustainability trends, particularly in China. View...
16 September 2014
Optimizing the Form of Tall Buildings to Urban Environments
The future of tall building design lies in defining structures that interact with their surroundings in order to create a harmonious, efficient, and sustainable urban...
16 September 2014
Optimizing the Structural Design of the 151 Story Incheon Tower
The 151 story super high-rise building located in an area of reclaimed land constructed over soft marine clay in Songdo, Korea. The focus of this...
16 September 2014
Proposed Changes to the Recommendations for the Seismic Design of High-Rise Buildings
John Viise presents on buckling restrained braces (BRBs), and fluid viscous dampers (FVDs). These alternate approaches provide superior energy dissipation under dynamic loading while avoiding...
16 September 2014
Relationship Between Periods and Structural Heights
Natural vibration period is an important parameter for a high-rise building; based on four hundred and fourteen high-rise buildings that are existing or have passed...
16 September 2014
Research on Wind-Induced Vibration of the Steel Tower on High- Rise Buildings
An analysis on dynamic characteristics and wind-induced response of a high-rise building with a steel tower on the roof was conducted by ANSYS. It shows...
16 September 2014
Seismic Action Reduction in Supertall Building Design
Per building design practice in China, structural engineer will carry on more detailed analysis in design development stage when schematic design is approved. For a...
16 September 2014
Solutions for Fire & Life Safety at Extreme Heights
The world currently only has two “megatall” buildings. However, more are planned and some potential schemes will push beyond “megatall” to “hyper-tall”. As construction technology...
16 September 2014
Stainless Steel Claddings for High-Rise Architecture
Especially during the last 20 years stainless steel has become an approved and much valued cladding material for sophisticated architecture. Starting with the first architectural...
16 September 2014
Sustainability and High-Rise Buildings – 56 Leonard Street
56 Leonard, a new 57-story residential development, totaling 480,000 GSF rises 825 feet from street level. At about 78’ in width, the slenderness ratio is...
16 September 2014
Taipei 101: Tall Building Operation Towards Sustainability
To take TAIPEI 101 TOWER as an example that will showcase the various aspects of managing a tall building, satisfying tenant requirements, stakeholders expectations, and...
16 September 2014
Tall and Supertall Atria for Sustainable Buildings
The continual increasing height of supertall buildings is being accompanied by interior sky gardens interspersed throughout the heights of the buildings. Increased urban density and...
16 September 2014
The Evolution of Building Evacuation Design in China
As a result of the events of September 11th and other natural and man-made disasters, building owners, designers and fire officials have become increasingly aware...
16 September 2014
The Passive Design of High-Rise Envelope
From the perspective of the application of the high-rise envelope technology, this presentation attempts to quantify the effectiveness of passive measures, and provide the adequate...
16 September 2014
The Vertical Campus
Tech companies of all sizes are leaving the loft and heading to the high-rise. As small startups grow larger and set their sights on attracting...
16 September 2014
Use of Elevators During Emergencies
This presentation explores evacuation improvement opportunities achieved through inter-operation of various systems in tall buildings. Tall buildings comprise many highly intelligent systems that can be...
16 September 2014
Using Supplemental Damping Systems on High-Rise Buildings
A considerable number of supplemental damping system implementations are for wind induced motion control of skyscrapers and their performance has been validated through full scale...
17 July 2014
New Chapter of Earthquake Resistance
Broad Sustainable Buildings 30-story test building withstands a 9-magnitude earthquake test.
16 July 2014
Building The Broad Pavilion
Time lapse of the the construction of The Broad Pavilion in one day for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
03 July 2014
History Rewritten (T30 Hotel)
Time lapse of T30 Hotel being constructed in just 15 days.
07 November 2013
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia: CCTV Headquarters: A New Typology for the Skyscraper
CCTV Headquarters singlehandedly paved the way from the height-obsessed, set-back skyscraper of the past to the sculptural and spatial skyscraper of the present, at the...
07 November 2013
Best Tall Building Featured Finalist: C&D International Tower: Piercing the Xiamen Skyline
The C&D International Tower achieves a compelling presence on the skyline while affording ample accommodation at the ground level. Designers executed a clear strategy around...
07 November 2013
Interview: BSB Prefabricated Construction Method
Shuguang Wang discusses the Broad Sustainable Building Prefabricated Construction Method, a Tall Building Innovation Award Co-Winner. He talks about the innovative new pre-fabrication technology and...
07 November 2013
Interview: C&D International Tower
Roy Liu discusses the C&D International Tower, one of the Best Tall Building Featured Finalist. During the interview Roy talks about the area in which...
07 November 2013
Interview: CCTV Headquarters
Rem Koolhaas discusses CCTV Headquarters, the Best Tall Building Worldwide and Asia & Australasia Winner. Rem discusses his views on architecture and the issues with...
07 November 2013
Tall Building Innovation Award: BSB Prefabricated Construction Method
Never before has an entire prefabricated building system been developed to this degree. The BSB Method is a clear and innovative way of fundamentally rethinking...
12 June 2013
Interview: Sky City
Zhang Yue of China Broad Group is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Zhang talks about Sky...
12 June 2013
Sky City: World's Next Tallest
The China Broad Group captured the imagination of the entire world with the time lapse video of their 30-story pre-fabricated tower being erected in just...
11 June 2013
Matching Occupier and Landlord Needs: Supply and Demand in Tall Buildings
As employee habits increasingly change and alternative workplace solutions become a reality, what do tenants want from their tall buildings and how is this affecting...
18 October 2012
Fazlur Kahn Lifetime Achievement Medal: A Lifetime’s Engineering Collaboration
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
A Sustainable Solution for Urbanization in China
This presentation examines a design solution for a new high-density vertical City in China for 100,000 residents sharing a live-work environment in a total built...
21 September 2012
Comparative Study of the Urban Complex in Shanghai and Hong Kong
This presentation analyzes the financial value, space value and urban value of urban building complexes in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The complexes will be examined...
21 September 2012
Interview: Broad Sustainable Building
Ying Tang of Broad Sustainable Building is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Ying Tang discusses...
21 September 2012
Interview: Hong Kong's Role in the History of the Chinese Skyscraper
Christine Bruckner of AIA Hong Kong is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Christine talks about...
21 September 2012
Interview: Prefabrication in the Tall Building Industry
Andy Davids of Hyder Consulting is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Andy discusses the 838-meter...
21 September 2012
Interview: The Livable City
Ellen Lou of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Ellen discusses...
21 September 2012
Interview: Urban Habitat in Shanghai
Ron Klemencic of Magnusson Klemencic Associates is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Ron discusses the...
21 September 2012
Taipei 101: Striving to be a Sustainable Skyscraper
In 2009 Taipei 101 embarked on an ambitious environmental upgrade, aimed at achieving the LEED-EBOM (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - Existing Building Operation...
20 September 2012
A Tale of Tier Two Cities
The migration of Chinese residents to cities presents great challenges and opportunities. Large developments near the city core represent the best solution to the challenges...
20 September 2012
Guangzhou Finance Centre: an Elegant Simplicity of Form
When a tower rises above the cityscape, it has a responsibility to make a positive contribution and a grouping of towers should make a visually...
20 September 2012
Interview: China's Future Tallest
David Malott of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. David discusses...
20 September 2012
Interview: Greenland Group Suzhou Center
ZhaoHui Jia of Greenland Group is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. ZhaoHui Jia discusses several...
20 September 2012
Ping An Finance Center: Pioneering China’s Tallest – Efficiencies of Form and Structures
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
Supertall Building Difficulties and Control Points
This presentation examines one of the world’s tallest buildings, the 450-meter Zifeng Tower, as a case study and integrates the speaker’s significant management experiences gained...
20 September 2012
The New Value of Placemaking and Icon for Mixed-Use in China
In the context of China’s 1.3 billion consumers and limited land and resources, mixed-use high-rise developments have become the standard form of development for a...
20 September 2012
Wuhan Greenland Center Main Tower: Seamlessly Integrating Structure and Architecture
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
30 Years in China: An Architect/Developer’s Perspective
The Portman Companies were one of the first foreign entities to establish business relations in China, and have since become recognized for quality building design...
19 September 2012
An Overview of Modern Supertall Development in China
While China is without doubt the largest developing market for tall buildings, with a multitude of towers under construction and in planning, we can forget...
19 September 2012
Asia Agenda
With Asia's unparalleled and continued pace of growth fueled by economic development, the world order has shifted eastwards, and China in particular has risen as...
19 September 2012
Considering Place in an Integrated Approach to Tall
The rapid development of Chinese cities has provided unique opportunities to create architecture that either responds to its context or, in the case of emerging...
19 September 2012
Design of Flexible Hanging Curtain Wall Support Structures
Shanghai Tower’s unique inner and outer curtain wall system, which creates an inhabitable “double-skin” zone, made the technical aspects of the façade a challenging task....
19 September 2012
Developing High Profile Branded Commercial Projects in China
This presentation examines SOHO China’s process of developing and realizing ideas and strategies, from the client’s perspective. Market analysis, urban relationship, design parametric, sustainability methodology...
19 September 2012
From Jin Mao to Kingdom: Search for an Asian Supertall Vernacular
This presentation presents the evolution of Mr. Smith’s career as a designer of supertall buildings, from Shanghai’s Jin Mao Tower, completed in 1999, to Kingdom...
19 September 2012
Innovative and Sustainable High-Rise Façade Systems in Asia
The variety of architectural ideas, the need to save energy and the specific demands of high-rise construction, different locations, locally available construction techniques and climate...
19 September 2012
Interview: Design of Shanghai Tower
Jian Ping Gu of Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co Ltd. is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin...
19 September 2012
Interview: Marketing of Tall Buildings
William Murray of Wordsearch is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. William discusses the marketing of...
19 September 2012
Interview: Shanghai Tower
Jiemin Ding of Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co. is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Jiemin...
19 September 2012
Interview: The Growth of China
John C. Portman, III of John Portman & Associates is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai....
19 September 2012
Key Technologies in the Structure of Shanghai Tower
The Shanghai Tower, at 121 floors and 632 meters, will be the tallest building in China when completed in 2015, and likely the second tallest...
19 September 2012
Shanghai Congress Welcome/Opening Ceremony
Timothy Johnson (CTBUH Chairman) and special guests welcome Congress delegates and officially open the event.
19 September 2012
Shanghai Tower: Re-thinking the Vertical City
More important than Shanghai Tower’s shear height is the innovation it delivers - in its twisting, crystalline form; in the vertical zones of rich multi-functions;...
19 September 2012
Spatially Suspending and Twisting Curtain Walls’ Design Essentials
Due to the multi-level flexible suspension system in the Shanghai Tower, as well as the project’s complex and twisting form, the requirements of the curtain...
19 September 2012
Structural Design Challenges of Shanghai Tower
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
Structure Design of Sino Steel International Plaza
Sino Steel (Tianjin) International Plaza is the world’s first example of a hexagonal grid structure system implemented as the exterior tube of a supertall building....
19 September 2012
The Parametric Design of Shanghai Tower’s Form and Façade
The realization of one of the most sustainable supertall towers in the world was only made possible by using innovative design ideas, integrated technology, and...
19 September 2012
Track 1: The China Context for Tall Q & A
The Track 1 panel consisting of: Junjie Zhang, East China Architectural Design & Research Institute (ECADI); Brian Lee & William Baker, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill...
19 September 2012
Track 2: Shanghai Tower in Detail Q & A
Panel consisting of: Jun Xia & Michael Peng, Gensler; Yi Zhu & Steve Zuo, Thornton Tomasetti; Jiemin Ding, Tongji Architectural Design Group; and Jian Gong,...
18 September 2012
Interview: Jin Mao Tower
William Baker of SOM is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. William discusses the Jin Mao...
18 September 2012
Interview: Shanghai Tower and Ping An Finance Center
Dennis Poon of Thornton Tomasetti is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Dennis discusses two megatall...
18 September 2012
Interview: Tall Construction in China
Timothy Johnson of NBBJ is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Timothy discusses the future of...
03 November 2011
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia: Guangzhou IFC: Towards An Elegant Simplicity
The tallest of the four regional winners this year at 440 meters, the Guangzhou International Finance Center utilizes the world’s tallest constructed diagrid structure, whose...
03 November 2011
Interview: Guangzhou IFC
Chris Wilkinson & Dominic Bettison of Wilkinson Eyre Architects, Michael Kwok & Craig Gibbons of Arup are interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2011 CTBUH...
12 October 2011
Becoming the World's Tallest Green Building - TAIPEI 101 Case Study
This presentation shares how TAIPEI 101 obtain LEED-EBOM Platinum Certification 6 years after operation.
12 October 2011
Chongqing International Trade and Commerce Centre
At 440m, the Chongqing International Trade and Commerce Centre will become one of the tallest buildings in south-west China. The presentation will highlight the structural...
12 October 2011
Curtain Wall Design and Construction of Shanghai Tower
An introduction to the curtain wall of the landmark building in Shanghai named Shanghai Tower, including the building composition; design key points, application of BIM...
12 October 2011
Movements in The Worlds Tallest Double Skin Building
The Shanghai Tower: the world’s tallest double skin building creates a challenge that needs to accommodate an unprecedented amount of movement. This presentation will be...
11 October 2011
Shanghai 2014: Vertical, Sustainable and Humane
Density, complexity and sustainability are intricately interconnected in developing Chinese cities. Current horizontal development is destructive and unsustainable. Tall buildings have a significant role to...
11 October 2011
The Challenges for Supertall Building Structural Design and Sustainability Issues
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
Innovative Tall Buildings Design – The Story of International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong
The presentation describes the contribution of various engineering experts in overcoming the difficulties faced during the design process. Innovative engineering solutions applied in this project...
10 October 2011
Structural Implementation of Sculptural Raffles City Hangzhou
Raffles City Hangzhou is a mixed-use development consisting of two 250m tall twisted towers and a 10-storey retail podium enclosed by multiple curved building envelopes....
21 October 2010
Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award: From New York to Shanghai: A Lifetime of Tall
William Pedersen, Partner, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. Mr. Pedersen’s approach to design has been one that weds formal and technical originality with a modesty informed...
05 February 2010
Protection of Elevators for Building Evacuation
This presentation identifies the past code requirements of the International Building Code and the Building Construction and Safety Code for the protection of elevators. These...
05 February 2010
Taipei 101: Greening the World’s Tallest
Taipei 101 was completed as the world’s tallest building at the end of 2004, at 509 metres. Recently it announced plans for a complete environmental...
03 February 2010
Sustainable Strategies for High-Rise Buildings
High rise buildings present opportunities for passive and active sustainable strategies that are not so readily available to their less tall counterparts. This presentation demonstrates...
03 February 2010
Sustainable World Cities: Shanghai Looking Forward
While the world notes Shanghai’s prosperity, the city’s vision may provide a model for other global cities to follow. The Shanghai 2010 expo theme emphasizes...
03 February 2010
Symbiosis: Supertalls and Future Cities
KPF has designed some of the most iconic tall buildings around the world, including the Shanghai World Financial Centre which won the CTBUH 2008 Best...
03 February 2010
The Future of Sustainable Urban Design on a Large Scale: Guangzhou
Recently, China’s central government has developed an advanced and progressive sustainable policy. Guangzhou, China’s third largest city, has made a commitment to aggressively adopting this...
23 October 2009
Towards Zero Energy in China - Pearl River Tower
The Pearl River Tower was conceived as a ‘net zero energy’ operating skyscraper i.e. it would generate enough energy to offset its own demand. With...
22 October 2009
2009 Best Tall Building Award Winners: Linked Hybrid Building, Beijing, China
Steven Holl, Steven Holl Architects presents at the CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference. Each year the CTBUH recognizes excellence in tall building design and construction by...
22 October 2009
A Lifetime of Tall, From an Architect-Developer’s Perspective
John Portman is the recipient of the CTBUH 2009 Lynn S. Beedle lifetime achievement award, which will be conferred at the awards dinner during the...
22 October 2009
Shanghai Tower: Completing a Supertall Trio
Located in the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone in the heart of Shanghai’s Pudong neighborhood, Shanghai Tower rises to complete a trio of towers including...
31 October 2008
Foster in China
Eminent academic and author Chris Abel presents a detailed overview of the Chinese work of architecture firm Norman Foster and Partners at S. R. Crown...
05 March 2008
Building Brand Identity: Sustainable yet Iconic High-rise Design for China’s Power Companies
Ming Zhang, Mulvanny G2 Architecture, presented four successful Chinese power company designs that the firm designed at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai. The...
05 March 2008
Challenging Preconceptions of the High-Rise Typology
Ole Scheeren from the Office of Metropolitan Architecture, presented some of the strategies utilized by OMA to challenge preconceptions of the tall building typology at...
05 March 2008
Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou: Fire Protection Strategies for an Energy Efficient High-Rise Building
Fang Li and James Antell, Rolf Jensen & Associates, discussed the 71 stories Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai....
05 March 2008
Shanghai World Financial Center: Without Compromise……
David Malott, KPF and Leslie Robertson, LERA, presented the Shanghai World Financial Center located in the Lujiazui district of Pudong. The focus of this presentation...
05 March 2008
Towers and Urbanism in the Context of China
Stefan Krummeck, Terry Farrell & Partners examined the interconnection between tall buildings and urbanism at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai. Taking a look...
03 March 2008
Tall Buildings: Sustainable Design Opportunities
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...
03 March 2008
Towards Zero Energy: Case Study of the Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou, China
Roger Frechette, SOM talked about the meaning of ‘carbon neutral’ in the context of building design at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai. The...
03 March 2008
Urban Development To Combat Climate Change
Gary Lawrence of Arup discussed the potential of an integrated urbanism approach at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai. Drawing on lessons learned from...
22 January 2021
Highlights - CTBUH China New Year Talk: Future City
Organized around the theme of the "future city," CTBUH held new year talk and Chinese book release in One Museum Place, Shanghai. The CTBUH China...
31 December 2020
Jørgen Tycho: Building Up the Mass Timber Supply Chain
In this episode, Jørgen Tycho, Founding Partner, Oslotre, talked to CTBUH Editor-in-Chief Daniel Safarik about how the relatively young mass timber supply chain can be...
31 May 2018
A Diagrid of Distinction Enables a Sun-Lit, Social Skyscraper
Poly International Plaza is the first structure of its kind – incorporating a four-story, pure-axial load, super-diagrid frame without perimeter columns. Through its technical and...
31 May 2018
A Landscape Painting Comes to Life in the Heart of the City
Chaoyang Park Plaza is set on the edge of Beijing’s largest public park, and has been envisioned as an extension of the green space. The...
31 May 2018
A Milestone in Supertall Construction
Ping An Finance Center (PAFC) is an extraordinary project, which responds to the challenges of constructing in dense urban environments. PAFC advanced nearly every dimension...
31 May 2018
An Urban Quarter, Integrated into the Local Context
The former French Concession in the heart of Shanghai is known for its typical rectilinear development – the li long. Li stands for neighborhood, and...
31 May 2018
Breaking Through the Podium Mold to Enhance the Public Realm
The Greatwall Complex has been designed and delivered as an exemplary development in the financial center of Wuhan, China, providing a world-class workplace and retail...
31 May 2018
Greening the Streetscape and the Skyline
Skypark is a mixed-use development located at Mong Kok, one of the densest urban districts in Hong Kong, with 439 residential units and a shopping...
31 May 2018
Interview: Dixon Lu | Chaoyang Park Plaza
Dixon Lu, Associate Partner of MAD Architects, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia – Award of Excellence Winner,...
31 May 2018
Linked-Up Thinking Drives the Design of a Tech Company’s Headquarters
The Tencent Seafront Towers were constructed in a special zone of Shenzhen, the Software Industry Base. The project represents a new vision of the workplace,...
31 May 2018
Living in the Landscape
Huangshan in eastern China is an area known for its rich, verdant scenery and distinct granite peaks. Considering the cultural and environmental significance of the...
31 May 2018
The Axis Mundi of the Pearl River Delta Megacity
The Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center (PAFC) is a transit-integrated, 600-meter-tall building that occupies a major node in the increasingly connected megacity of Hong Kong-Shenzhen-Guangzhou....
30 May 2018
A Bold Icon Communicates a Global City’s Identity to the World
The Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC) is a symbol of commerce and culture that speaks to the city’s emergence as a global capital. Located in...
30 May 2018
Bringing Office Space Up into the Light
Poly International Plaza is an office and trade center development consisting of two towers, each coupled with a low-rise podium that accommodates exhibition and retail...
30 May 2018
Shaping Skylines Through Engineering Innovation
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...
28 March 2018
Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series: Naturalizing the Vertical Realm
Thursday, February 1, 2018. Chicago, United States of America. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) held...
30 October 2017
Urban Policy Towards Tall Buildings Globally: The Architect’s Perspective
Tall buildings have an important role in defining the character of the City and they help reduce urban sprawl. However, when a building rises above...
16 March 2017
Building Tall Skyscraper Lecture Series: How High Can We Go?
Thursday, March 16, 2017. Chicago, United States of America. Hosted in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the first lecture of the series Building Tall...
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....
03 November 2016
A Vernacular Megatall: Shanghai Tower
As the tallest building in China upon completion, Shanghai Tower has had an immediate and profound impact on the country’s perceptions of how a skyscraper...
03 November 2016
Building on Unprecedented Performance: TAIPEI 101
Perhaps what is most notable about the TAIPEI 101 performance upgrade is not its complexity, but rather that the tower was already relatively efficient. All...
03 November 2016
Design for All Scales: Wuhan Tiandi
The Wuhan Tiandi Site A master plan is none other than a social triumph, an unprecedented exercise in transforming a core area of one of...
03 November 2016
Interview: Shanghai Tower
Jianping Gu, General Manager, Shanghai Tower C&D, & Grant Uhlir, Managing Director, Gensler, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, the 2016 CTBUH...
03 November 2016
Interview: TAIPEI 101
Joseph Chou and Freda Tsai, Taipei Financial Center Corporation, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding TAIPEI 101 in Taipei, Taiwan, the recipient of the 2016...
03 November 2016
Interview: Wuhan Tiandi
Ellen Lou, Director of Urban Design and Planning, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the 2016 CTBUH Urban Habitat Award Winner,...
20 October 2016
Challenge of Height
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Kwok-chung Choi, of the High Angle Rescue Team, Hong Kong Fire Services Department presents at the 2016 China...
20 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Plenary 6: Hong Kong Developments Q&A
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Antony Wood of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat; Eric Ma of Hong Kong Special Administrative...
20 October 2016
ICC – Rising High for the Future of Hong Kong
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Tony Tang of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 6: Hong Kong...
20 October 2016
Quality Public Housing in a Vertical City
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Ada Y.S. Fung of the Hong Kong Housing Authority presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 13: Technical...
20 October 2016
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:...
20 October 2016
Skyscrapers in Hong Kong
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Eric Ma of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 6: Hong Kong...
20 October 2016
West Kowloon Cultural District – Hong Kong’s Ultra-Connected Cultural Hub
Thursday October 20, 2016. Hong Kong, China. Duncan Pescod of West Kowloon Cultural District presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 6: Hong Kong Developments...
19 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Plenary 5: Beyond Guangzhou: Other Settings Q&A
Wendsday, October 19, 2016. Guangzhou, China. Vince Pirrello of Woods Bagot; Chris Wilkinson of Wilkinson Eyre; William Murray of Wordsearch and David Tickle of HASSELL,...
19 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference Plenary 4: Guangzhou Developments Q & A
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Guangzhou, China. Eddie Chung of New World Development Company, Ltd., Qifeng Yuan of Sun Yat-Sen University, Florence Chan of Kohn Pedersen...
19 October 2016
CTF Guangzhou - Efficiency in Mixed-Use Supertall
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Gaungzhou, China. Florence Chan of Kohn Pedersen Fox presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 4: "Guangzhou Developments" Since the reformation...
19 October 2016
Exploring Geometry and Form in Tall Buildings
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Guangzhou, China. Chris Wilkinson of Wilkinson Eyre, presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 5: "Beyond Guangzhou: Other Settings" Using four...
19 October 2016
From San Diego to Guangzhou: The Story of Marketing Tall Buildings
One of the keys to attracting buyers and tenants for a contemporary tall building is a succinct marketing strategy and a robust understanding of how...
19 October 2016
Local Urbanism - High-Rise Building Design in the Development of High Density Cities
This project is located in the Tianhe district of Guangzhou, which is the area with the highest density in the city. There are Linhe village...
19 October 2016
Pearl River New Town: From New Guangzhou City Center to CBD
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Guangzhou, China. Qifeng Yuan of Sun Yat-Sen University, presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 4: "Guangzhou Developments" As the project...
19 October 2016
Superdensity: A New Model for Vertical Urbanism
Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Guangzhou, China. Daivid Tickle of HASSELL, presents at the 2016 China Conference Plenary 5: "Beyond Guangzhou: Other Settings" Hong Kong has...
18 October 2016
A World-Class City Calls for World-Class Architecture (One Shenzhen Bay)
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Marianne Kwok of Kohn Pedersen Fox, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 7b: Shenzhen Bay Development. Research and...
18 October 2016
Alternatives to Supertall Super-Density: Human-Scaled Neighborhoods Within the Megacity
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Albert Chan of Shui On Group, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 6a: Public Realm. The explosive urban...
18 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Panel,"Tall Buildings and Context: How High Can We Go and Why Should We?"
Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Ron Klemencic, Magnusson Klemencic Associates; Karl Almstead, Turner Construction Company; Andrew Nicholson, CBRE; Jon Pickard, Pickard Chilton; Ian Smith,...
18 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Session 6c: Economic Considerations Q&A
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Eric Lee of JLL; Stephen Y.F. Lai of Rider Levett Bucknall; Jason Barr of Rutgers University; Brian Rignley of...
18 October 2016
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,...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Albert Chan
Albert Chan of Shui On Land Limited is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Albert discusses the master planning of the...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Andrew Nicholson
Andrew Nicholson of CBRE is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Andrew discusses the building management of the Shanghai Tower.
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Francis Au
Francis Au of CBRE is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Frances discusses the development trends of tall buildings in China.
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – James Parakh
James Parakh of the City of Toronto Planning Department is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. James discusses the design elements...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Jason Barr
Jason Barr of Rutgers University-Newark is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Jason discusses the economics, demand and desirability of constructing...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Jonathan Ward
Jonathan Ward of NBBJ is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Johnathan discusses the design process behind the Tencent Seafront Towers...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Stefan Krummeck
Stefan Krummeck of Farrells is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Stefan discusses the high density development patterns of Hong Kong...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Stefano Boeri
Stefano Boeri of Stefano Boeri Architetti is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Stefano discusses the development of Bosco Verticale and...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Yan Meng
Yan Meng of Urbanus is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Yan discusses the design process of the Shum Yip Upperhills...
18 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Yangsong Ma
Yangsong Ma of MAD Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Yangsong discusses the importance of incorporating cultural and local...
18 October 2016
Jeddah Mall: The Connection Between Jeddah Tower and the Urban Environment
The Jeddah Economic City Mall and Exhibition Center is a multi-functional installation that rises up to the challenge of making the city walkable around the...
18 October 2016
Lighting the Next Tallest Building in the World, the Jeddah Tower
Following experience around the world with tall buildings and monuments, Pierre Marcout has sought to transmit his passion for highlighting monuments for new constructors and...
18 October 2016
Major Issues for the Implementation of an Effective Cost Management for Super High-Rise Buildings
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Stephen Y.F. Lai of Rider Levett Bucknall presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 6c: Economic Considerations. Developers of...
18 October 2016
One Shenzhen Bay – Breakthroughs and Innovations in a Premier Urban Complex
Today’s super high-rise buildings not only present the height of buildings, but also play more important roles of integrating into the development of cities, coexisting...
18 October 2016
Public Realm Q&A
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Javier Quintana de Una, IDOM; Albert Chan, Shui on Land Limited; James Parakh, City of Toronto Planning Department; Martin...
18 October 2016
Shenzhen Bay Development Q&A
Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Kui Zhuang, CCDI Group; Chongguang Xu, Shenzhen Municipal Government; Hang Xu, Parkland Real Estate Development Co, Ltd, Maianne Kwok,...
18 October 2016
Skyscrapers and Skylines: The Case of China
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Jason Barr of Rutgers University, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 6c: Economic Considerations. Since 1978, when China...
18 October 2016
Tall Buildings and Context: Appropriate High Rise Vernaculars
The issue of skyscraper form and expression being appropriate to cultural and social context is currently a hotly debated topic in China, as well as...
18 October 2016
The Economy of Iconic Tall Towers
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Brian Ringley of Woods Bagot, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 6c: Economic Considerations. Iconic tall towers often...
18 October 2016
The Haikou Tower - Signifier and Signified
When designing the “Haikou Towers,” our aim was to go beyond an architecture of mere function or form, but to construct an architecture of meaning....
18 October 2016
The Impact of Tech Companies in Rethinking the High-Rise Workplace
While tech companies have traditionally located in suburbia due to lower property costs and the perceived security of intellectual property, they are now increasingly investing...
18 October 2016
Towards a Forest City
Shijiazhuang, the capital of the Hebei province in northeastern China, is a metropolis of three million people. It forms part of the immense developing megalopolis...
18 October 2016
Urban Development and Tall Buildings in Shenzhen
Tuesday October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Chongguang Xu of Shenzhen Municipal Government, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 7b: Shenzhen Bay Development. This presentation...
18 October 2016
What’s Next?: How Do We Make Vertical Urban Design?
It seems sometimes as if the further away from the ground we rise, the more architectonic and less urban our buildings become. Skyscrapers have always...
17 October 2016
A Cultural Brand’s Journey Toward Building A Better New World
New World Development Company Limited (NWD) has been a listed property developer in Hong Kong for nearly half a century. With businesses encompassing property development,...
17 October 2016
China's Architecture Guidelines in the New Era
This presentation endeavors to establish guidelines for a new era of architecture in China, setting forth principles on improved policy implementation to promote the development...
17 October 2016
City Hubs
Our lives are adapting to a convenient, vibrant, and connected live-work dynamic, and our cities must change and respond to those new requirements. Much of...
17 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Development Drivers Q&A
Monday, October 17, 2016. CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Session 2a: Development Drivers Q&A. Shenzhen, China. Andy To, CBRE; Stanley Wu, New World Development Company...
17 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Joseph Chu, " TAIPEI 101’s Upgrade Recertification to LEED O+M v4"
Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Joseph Chu, Taipei Financial Center Corporation, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 3c: Building Operation. The sheer size...
17 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Session 3a: Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Q&A
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Richard Witt, Quadrangle Architects; James von Klamperer Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Keith Griffiths, Aedas; Peter Brannan, Arquitectonica answer questions...
17 October 2016
CTBUH 2016 China Conference - Session 3c: Building Operation Q&A
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Tim Neal, Arcadis; Samuel So, JLL; Joseph Chou, Taipei Financial Center Corporation; Zhao Ming Wang, CCDI answer questions at...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Chao (Ivan) Wan
Chao (Ivan) Wan of Tencent Holdings Limited is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Ivan discusses the design process for Tencent...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Claude Bojer Godefroy
Claude Bojer Godefroy of Henning Larsen Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Claude discusses the design process for interior...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Freda Tsai
Freda Tsai of Taipei Financial Center Corporation is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Freda discusses the retrofit and management strategy...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Hang Xu
Hang Xu of Parkland Real Estate Development Company is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Hang discusses the design process of...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Jianping Gu
Jianping Gu of Shanghai Tower Construction & Development is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Jianping discusses the economics of constructing...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Jovi Chu
Jovi Chu of Shum Yip Land Company Limited is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Jovi discusses the design process of...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Keith Griffiths
Keith Griffiths of Aedas is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Chris discusses the concept of city hubs and the methodology...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Mun Summ Wong
Mun Summ Wong of WOHA Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Mun Summ discusses the garden city concept with...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Peter Kindel
Peter Kindel of Skidmore, Owings & Merill is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Peter discusses the urbanization of the Pearl...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – SawTeen See
SawTeen See of Leslie E. Robinson Associates is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. SawTeen discusses the design process of structural...
17 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – ZhaoHui Jia
ZhaoHui Jia of Greenland Group is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. ZhaoHui discusses the economics of developing tall buildings in...
17 October 2016
Do We Need 700 Meter High-Rise Buildings?
Through analysis of dense urban high-rise building complexes as well as research on the relationship of those structures to a city's social organization, this presentation...
17 October 2016
From Meadows to Megacities: Creating Urban Density in the Pearl River Region
The Greater Pearl River Delta region emerged as a result of China's 1979 reform policies. Within the last 20 years, the GPRD has grown from...
17 October 2016
Green Work Space in High-rise Building through Openness and Connection
Five years ago, CCDI put forward the concept of outdoor green work space in the high-rise building. These buildings vertically grew and interconnected with structural...
17 October 2016
Intelligent Advances in Ping An Tower
This presentation discussed client requirements on both functional and aesthetic aspects for four mega-scale gates on the Ping An Financial Centre (PAFC) north tower. The...
17 October 2016
Mega Size Mixed-Use Projects: Redefining Vertical Urbanism
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
Megacities - Setting the Scene Q&A
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Daniel Safarik, CTBUH; Peter Kindel, Skidmore Owings & Merrill; Travis Soberg, Goettsch Partners, answer questions at the end of...
17 October 2016
Megacities: Setting the Scene
The rise of the megacity presents unprecedented opportunities to understand the human urbanization project, and to observe the effects of multi-core, polycentric cities growing together...
17 October 2016
Mixed Use Tall Buildings – The Challenges and Benefits of Vertical Urbanization
Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Samuel So, JLL, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 3c: Building Operation. China is the global epicenter of...
17 October 2016
Panel Discussion: Future Cities: What are the Biggest Threats and Opportunities?
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. A panel discussing the challenges of growing urban populations throughout the globe.
17 October 2016
Panel Discussion: Shenzhen Re-centralization – Post Evaluation and Revitalization Strategy: Futian District
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Zhizhe Yu of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Yixin Chen of Shenzhen Urban Planning Bureau; Weiwen Huang of Shenzhen Public...
17 October 2016
Shifting Urban Gravity, from “Central to Core” Business Districts
In the age of the multi-million inhabitant city, the concept of a single, concentrated Central Business District is increasingly becoming unsustainable. As we are seeing...
17 October 2016
Structural & Geotechnic Engineering Q&A
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. William O'Donnell, DeSimone Consulting Engineers; Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti; SawTeen Seen, Leslie E. Robertson Associates, answer questions at the...
17 October 2016
Structural Design Challenges of Minmetals Capital Tower, Shenzhen
Steel braced frames combined with a concrete services core are widely used in tall building design. To meet the special architectural design challenges in the...
17 October 2016
The Largest Megacity in the World: Assessing the Urbanization of the Pearl River Delta
With the world’s urban population expected to increase by roughly 2.5 billion people by 2050, developing an understanding of megalopolises is critical to understanding and...
17 October 2016
The Roots of Tall Buildings: Connecting the City
This presentation investigated the integration of tall tower, mixed-use developments and how they connect with the city and the public when they meet the ground....
17 October 2016
The Sustainability of Density & Vertical Urbanism Q & A
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. long Xiu, Chairman, Architectural Society of China; Mun Summ Wong, Woha; Antony Wood, Executive Director, CTBUH answer questions at...
17 October 2016
Welcome - Conference Opening
Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Jingtang He, Architectural Design and Research Institute of South China University of Technology gave the welcome speech during the...
17 October 2016
X Information Modeling: Data-Driven Decision Making in the Design of Tall Buildings
This presentation outlined X-Information Modeling or XIM, a method of data-driven decision-making for the design of tall buildings. Developed over its application on more than...
16 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Moira Moser
Moira Moser of M Moser Associates is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Moira discusses the planning of modern work spaces...
16 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Robert Pratt
Robert Pratt of Tishman Speyer Properties is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Robert discusses the economics of tall buildings around...
16 October 2016
CTBUH Video Interview – Tim Neal
Tim Neal of Arcadis is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2016 CTBUH China Conference. Tim discusses the benefits of locating mixed-use projects near transportation...
27 October 2015
Interview: Hiroo Mori
Hiroo Mori of Mori Building is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Hiroo discusses...
27 October 2015
Mediating Scale, Performance and Iconicity: A 21st Century Supertall Tower for Guiyang
A series of challenging site constraints prompted an innovative structural solution for the Guizhou Culture Plaza Tower (GCP), through which a new performance-based expression was...
27 October 2015
Ping An: Insurance and Tall Buildings
The Ping An Finance Center is located at the commercial center of the Futian District in Shenzhen, on the southwest intersection of Fuhua Road and...
26 October 2015
2015 New York Conference - Session 1a - Q&A
2015 New York Conference Session 1a Questions & Answers session with speakers Scott Duncan, SOM, Greg Yager, RTKL, and Thomas Balsley, Thomas Balsley Associates.
26 October 2015
Designing a Non-coplanar Exoskeleton Supertall Tower that Transforms the Skyline of Chengdu
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
Guiyang World Trade Center: An Essay on the Concrete Tube Structure
The acute global concern about resource depletion is driving a reconsideration of the tall building typology. Expectations for energy and material efficiencies are ever increasing...
26 October 2015
High-Density, Mixed-Use Developments and the Guiyang Riverside Theatre Project
This presentation examines the strategies necessary to create responsible and profitable high-density, mixed-use developments, specifically in the Asian market. Using the Guiyang Riverside Theatre project...
26 October 2015
ICC Hong Kong: Exemplary Performance
The International Commerce Centre (ICC) is a landmark skyscraper located in Hong Kong. It is the tallest building in Hong Kong with office spaces, fine...
26 October 2015
Interview: Moshe Safdie
Moshe Safdie of Safdie Architects is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2015 CTBUH New York Conference at the Grand Hyatt New York. Moshe discusses...
26 October 2015
Macro-Policy to Micro-Implementation: Responses to China’s Inward Migration in Guiyang’s City Center
This presentation explores the nature of investment in China’s interior as a result of the 12th Five-Year Plan’s imperative towards medium-size western cities and away...
10 June 2015
Ping An Finance Center
The Shenzhen Ping An Financial Centre Construction and Development Co. Ltd. examines Ping An Finance Center and it's construction progress.
24 February 2015
JLL Joins Founding Sponsor Group for CTBUH Asia Headquarters
JLL APAC CEO Alastair Hughes comments on the evolving skyscraper landscape in Asia and the company’s role as one of the seven Founding Sponsors of...
25 November 2014
BFC Walk-Through
A 3D animated walk-through exploring many elements of the The Bund Finance Center
06 November 2014
Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Achievement Award: Wind Engineering the World’s Tallest
Peter Irwin, one of the founding partners of Rowan Williams Davies and Irwin Inc. (RWDI), has led wind engineering on many of the world’s tallest...
06 November 2014
Interview: International Commerce Centre
Thursday, 6th November 2014. Chicago, USA. Dakki Hui, Senior Property and Facility Manager, Kai Shing Management Services, discusses International Commerce Centre, the Performance Award Winner...
06 November 2014
Interview: Peter Kok
Wednesday 17th September 2014. Shanghai, China. Peter Kok of Shum Yip Land is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the...
06 November 2014
Monthly Video: Five Minutes with Peter Kok
Wednesday 17th September 2014. Shanghai, China. Peter Kok of Shum Yip Land is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the...
06 November 2014
Monthly Video: International Commerce Centre
Thursday, 6th November 2014. Chicago, USA. Dakki Hui, Senior Property and Facility Manager, Kai Shing Management Services, discusses International Commerce Centre, the Performance Award Winner...
06 November 2014
Tall Building Performance Award Management + Measurement = Performance: International Commerce Centre
At 98 percent occupancy, the International Commerce Centre houses some of the most prominent financial institutions in the world. The building is routinely recognized as...
18 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 10 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 10 Questions & Answers session with speakers Richard Witt, Quadrangle Architects; Sudhir Jambhekar, FXFOWLE Architects; and Vinda Dravid, Sterling Engineering.
18 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 11 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 11 Questions & Answers session with speakers James Robinson, Hongkong Land; Bashar Kayali, Al Ghurair Construction; and Sergio Valentini, JAHN.
18 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 13 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 13 Questions & Answers session with speakers Prasetyo Adi, PDW Architects; Jeffrey Heller, Heller Manus Architects; and Julian Chen &...
18 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 14 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 14 Questions & Answers session with speakers Elena Giacomello, Universita Iuav di Venezia; Richard Mann, Ecosystem Architecture; Andrew Johnson, Arup;...
18 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 15 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 15 Questions & Answers session with speakers Roland Bechmann, Werner Sobek Group; Joost Kuckartz, SODIS LAB; and Weiping Shao, BIAD.
18 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Shanghai Tower Room, S4 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Shanghai Tower Room, S4 Questions & Answers session with speakers Duanxue Shi, Shanghai Construction Group Co., Ltd., Zhijun He, Tongji Architectural...
18 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 5 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 5 Questions & Answers session with speakers Xiaomei Lee & Frederick Liu, Gensler, Kam Chuen (Vincent) Tse...
18 September 2014
A Case Study for Sustainable Vertical Urbanism
This presentation explores a range of design principles for achieving a socially sustainable residential community in a very tall environmentally responsive building. The goal of...
18 September 2014
A LEED Platinum Global Model for Vertical Urbanism
Every key aspect of sustainable urbanism is incorporated and integrated into the tallest mixed use, LEED Platinum tower on the west coast of North America,...
18 September 2014
A Review of the Shanghai Tower Structural Performance Monitoring Project
The Shanghai Tower features performance monitoring systems that help dynamically observe risks, quality levels, and structural states under extreme weather conditions – both during construction...
18 September 2014
Air Filtration for Better IAQ and Energy Saving
Tall buildings and the quest for super energy efficiency can lead to a dislocation of building occupants from the natural environment, emphasizing the necessity to...
18 September 2014
Analysis of Pile Foundations and Loading Test of Suzhou Zhongnan Center
The Zhongnan Center is located on soft soil deposits in Suzhou, China and is currently under construction. This presentation describes the pile design and the...
18 September 2014
Beyond Icons: Developing Horizontally in the Vertical Realm
If the horizontal growth of cities is considered unsustainable in terms of land use, infrastructure, energy use and pollution creation, then cities need to grow...
18 September 2014
China Zun: Shaping the Future Skyline of Beijing
Due to the site location, China Zun has been a high-profile project from the very beginning. The new height of 528m would make the China...
18 September 2014
Construction Technology and Management Innovation in Shanghai Tower
The extreme height and unusual shape of the Shanghai Tower are factors that require additional considerations in terms of construction feasibility. By performing extensive data...
18 September 2014
CTBUH Research Seed Funding Project 2013 – Green Living Façade for Tall Buildings: The Bosco Verticale
The possibility of creating green surfaces over the structures is an opportunity which is seen with increasing interest by planners and investors, due to the...
18 September 2014
Design for Sustainability in Super High Rise Buildings
Over recent years, green building technology has developed at a rapid pace. The key objective of this presentation is to explore the way towards sustainable...
18 September 2014
Design of CWSS of Shanghai Tower Based on Buildability
Due to the varying distance from the exterior curtain wall to the main structural system of the Shanghai Tower, the building’s curtain wall support structure...
18 September 2014
DfMA: Engineering the Future
Two main themes are addressed in the presentation, namely: (1) The application of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) to the construction industry and (2)...
18 September 2014
Engineering Contractor Management
Designing and planning for the construction of the Ping An Finance Center required a number of innovative engineering solutions regarding vertical shipping, labor allocation, large...
18 September 2014
Examining King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD)
The quality of space between buildings has become increasingly determinative in the success of any new urban district. This presentation explores the viability in creating...
18 September 2014
Foundation Pit Support Design and Environment Protection Measure of Suzhou Zhongnan Center
The Suzhou Zhongnan Center excavation site is very large, very deep, and has complex surrounding environmental conditions. Hydrogeological conditions and other unfavorable factors have brought...
18 September 2014
High-Performance Sustainable Ultra High-Rise: Case Study of Ping An Finance Center
The Ping An Finance Center that has adopted a low energy, high-performance sustainable building model. With a focus on effective elevator systems, an efficient façade,...
18 September 2014
Human Scale in Vertical Urbanism
As global cities continue their horizontal sprawl, climate change bears down on our finite natural resources, and energy costs and population growth soar, it is...
18 September 2014
Innovation Management in the Supervision Process of Shanghai Tower
This briefing outlines the creative management methods that were used by supervision personnel during the construction of Shanghai Tower. Specifically, this discussion will target key...
18 September 2014
Interview: James Robinson
James Robinson of Hongkong Land is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. James discusses the urban...
18 September 2014
Interview: Nengjun Luo
Thursday 18th September 2014. Shanghai, China. Nengjun Luo of CITIC HEYE Investment CO., LTD. is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference...
18 September 2014
Measuring Tall Buildings: Has CTBUH got its Height Criteria Correct?
One of the roles of the CTBUH is to be a “voice of reason” as the arbiter of building height claims, and to be consistent...
18 September 2014
Next Level – Public Transport and Density in Metropolitan Jakarta
Jakarta, with a population of more than 10 million, has been rapidly growing since the 1970s. However, in the metropolitan area, Jabodetabek (consisting of 14...
18 September 2014
Operational Stage BIM – Monitoring of Structural Safety
Building information modelling (BIM) is omnipresent, but known to be efficient for design and optimizing construction. The premise of BIM however is its use throughout...
18 September 2014
Power, Elevators & Customer Oriented Sustainability Strategies: PAFC
This presentation outlines the engineering design solutions that were used for the Ping An Finance Center in order to provide a reliable power supply, expedient...
18 September 2014
Psycho-Analysis of Tall Building Habitants in Mumbai
India is poised to embrace high-rise buildings as it leaves behind traditional low-rises to make room for the growing population. Due to the re-development boom,...
18 September 2014
Rethinking the Skyscraper in the Ecological Age: Design Principles for a New High-Rise Vernacular
This presentation investigates tall buildings from an aesthetic and social, as well as commercial and environmental, viewpoint; as contributing elements in the fabric of a...
18 September 2014
Several Points about the Practical Application of BIM Technology in Projects
The 632-meter Shanghai Tower began construction in 2008 and is expected to begin operation in 2015. Throughout the growth of this building, building information management...
18 September 2014
Shanghai International Financial Center: Future City Vision
JAHN’s Archi-Neering –integrated design approach- is broadly displayed in the future Shanghai International Financial center, in Pudong, which consist of 3 towers physically connected by...
18 September 2014
Sky Bridges – Pedestrian Circulation Through the Urban Fabric
Interconnecting sky bridges provide the building occupants and pedestrians an alternative to using vehicles as a way of transport in the urban fabric. In extreme...
18 September 2014
Structural Design Challenges of Zhongnan Center
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
Study on Lateral-Load Resisting Efficiency of Mega-Frame Structures Above 450M
Super high-rise buildings will cost large natural resources and social energy which results in their sustainable development as one of the most important issues including...
18 September 2014
Sustainability Certification as a Tool for Design Optimization
The presentation examines the performance of high-rise buildings according to two green building / sustainability rating tools. It reviews the potential these tools have for...
18 September 2014
Sustainable High Density Neighborhoods
The creation of sustainable, high-density communities starts with comprehensive master planning that strategically leverages the scale of the site. This presentation addresses how designers, developers...
18 September 2014
The Challenges of Constructing and Project Managing Tall Buildings in Asia
Even as Asia is a staging ground for many of the world’s most ambitious urban construction projects, there are many realities on the ground that...
18 September 2014
The Core Concept Behind the Bund Finance Center
Only architecture infused with culture can give a city its soul. We underpin sustainable concepts with a respect for history and culture to avoid ending...
18 September 2014
The MEP Design Challenges of a Mega Tall Building in China – the Suzhou Zhongnan Center
Design challenges from MEP perspective for the Zhongnan Center arise from the need for a safe, reliable, high tech, green, sustainable, user-friendly building. The devised...
18 September 2014
The Public Meaning of Skyscrapers: Shenzhen Stock Exchange and CCTV
David Gianotten from OMA presents at the 2014 Shanghai Conference closing plenary on "The Public Meaning of Skyscrapers: Shenzhen Stock Exchange and CCTV."
18 September 2014
The Tropical Skyscraper: Social Sustainability in High Urban Density
Asia’s rapidly growing metropolises demand an alternative strategy for city planning and architecture that addresses the need to live appropriately and sustainability with our tropical...
18 September 2014
Unique Aspects of Shanghai Tower
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...
18 September 2014
Urban Density and the Porous High Rise: The Integration of the Tall Building in the City
September 18, 2014. Shanghai, China. James von Klemperer from Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC presents at the 2014 Shanghai Conference closing plenary on "Urban Density...
18 September 2014
Would Software Replace Engineers?: A Case Study on the Structural Design of Beijing "China Zun" Tower
In the past, engineers have used hand calculation to carry out structural design, usually with a simplified model. Finite element analysis was then broadly used...
18 September 2014
Zhongnan Center Elevator System and Elevator Evacuation Design
Because super high-rise buildings are a very recent phenomenon, there are no specific building codes written for them. For any building over 50 stories, direct...
17 September 2014
“C.I.T.I.E.S.” of the Future: Sinar Mas Center as Exemplar
In a rapidly transforming environment, vertical urbanism seems to be the direction most developed and developing nations are pursuing as a result of the demands...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Opening Plenary - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Opening Plenary Questions & Answers session with speakers Antony Wood, CTBUH Executive Director / IIT / Tongji University, Jianping Gu, Shanghai...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Ping An Tower Room, S3 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Ping An Tower Room, S3 Questions & Answers session with speakers Wing Kan (Ken) Wong, Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center Construction...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Ping An Tower Room, Session 1 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Ping An Tower Room, Session 1 Questions & Answers session with speakers Wai Ming (Thomas) Tsang, Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Ping An Tower Room, Session 2 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Ping An Tower Room, Session 2 Questions & Answers session with speakers Dennis Poon, Thornton Tomasetti, Yuqi Zhou, CSCEC1B, and Yinghou...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 01 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 01 Questions & Answers session with speakers Toon Ming Chua, Sinar Mas Group - APP China, Wing Ip (David) Ho,...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 02 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 02 Questions & Answers session with speakers Craig Gibbons, Arup, Ole Scheeren, Büro Ole Scheeren, and Yosuke Hayano, MAD Architects.
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 03 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 03 Questions & Answers session with speakers Robert Boog, Schindler Elevators; Johannes de Jong, KONE Elevators; and Zbigniew Jerry Piech,...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 04 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 04 Questions & Answers session with speakers Bin Niu, ECADI, Enfang Liu, ISA Architecture, and Yiru Huang, Tongji University.
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 05 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 05 Questions & Answers session with speakers Sam Cuccurullo, CBRE; Susanna See, WSP; and Peter Kok, Shum Yip Land.
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 06 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 06 Questions & Answers session with speakers Hongyu Li, AECOM; Lianjin Bao, ECADI; and Zhong Fan, China Architecture Design &...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 07 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 07 Questions & Answers session with speakers Kazunari Kano, Mori Building, Paul Scott, Make Architects, and Moshe Tzur, Moshe Tzur...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 08 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 08 Questions & Answers session with speakers Antony Wood, CTBUH / IIT / Tongji University; Luke Leung, SOM; and Christopher...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 09 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 09 Questions & Answers session with speakers Vincent Tse and Herbert Lam, Parsons Brinckerhoff; Mehdi Jalayerian, Environmental Systems Design; and...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Shanghai Tower Room, Session 1 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Shanghai Tower Room, Session 1 Questions & Answers session with speakers Jiang Wu, Tongji University, Benedict Tranel & Xiaomei Lee, Gensler...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 2 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 2 Questions & Answers session with speakers Jiemin Ding, TJAD, Weiguo Chen, Zhongnan Group, and Guangjing Sha,...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 3 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 3 Questions & Answers session with speakers Li Cao, Zhongnan Group, Moukui Xu, Zhongnan Group, and Xin...
17 September 2014
21st Century Metropolis and the System Thinker
The world is accelerating into the 21st century and will continue to be stressed by population increase. The metropolis must be part of the solution...
17 September 2014
A New Level of Integration of Design and Construction Solutions
The Dazongli mixed use development in the center of Shanghai city encounters an array of challenges which result from existing buildings on site and city...
17 September 2014
A New Skyline Vision: CTF Towers in Guangzhou and Tianjin
This presentation presents the thinking behind the design of the two supertall towers of Chow Tai Fook Enterprise– the Guangzhou CTF Finance Center and the...
17 September 2014
Application of Performance Based Fire Safety Design in Shanghai Tower
There are three general categories of fire safety design in tall buildings: fire prevention, fire suppression, and fire safety engineering. Based on the characteristics and...
17 September 2014
Architectural Design for Vertical Inhabiting – The Suzhou Zhongnan Center
Aspiring to be the tallest tower in China, the Suzhou Zhongnan Center was designed with a balance of aesthetics and cutting-edge technology – striving to...
17 September 2014
Belt Truss Stiffness Analysis and Optimization for Mega Structures
Belt trusses are one of the key structural members of tall structures. The performance of the belt truss depends greatly on its stiffness. This briefing...
17 September 2014
Brief on the Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center Project Development
Targeted for completion in 2016, the Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center is a project that represents a significant triumph for the Ping An Group, who...
17 September 2014
Comparative Study of Zhongnan Center – Earthquakes and Wind
A comparative study was conducted for the structural design of Zhongnan Tower for seismic action and wind loading. The analysis parameters, design methodology and structural...
17 September 2014
Core Structural Design and Optimization for Super Tall Buildings
Due to its excellent lateral stiffness and space flexibility, the mega frame-core wall structure is widely applied in super tall buildings. The efficiency of the...
17 September 2014
Cost Planning and Control of Tall Buildings: The Case of Ping An Finance Center
For tall buildings to be financially viable, effective cost planning and control of construction costs is essential in determining project feasibility. As demonstrated in the...
17 September 2014
CTBUH Research Project: The Sustainability Implications of Urban + Suburban Locations – Initial Report
It is widely accepted that the concentration of people in denser cities – sharing space, infrastructure, and facilities – offers much greater energy efficiency than...
17 September 2014
Design Challenges of the 3 Tallest Buildings in North/ East/ South China
This presentation describes the MEP and VTS design challenges of the tallest buildings in three major cities in China; namely, Beijing, Suzhou and Guangzhou. The...
17 September 2014
Designing a Supertall for the Venice of China
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
Designing China’s Tallest: DNA of the Ping An Finance Center
Rather than attempting to radically redefine how contemporary skyscrapers are designed, KPF architects prefer to adopt an approach of continuous refinement; drawing from successful high-rise...
17 September 2014
Emerging Urbanization and High-Rise Design Philosophy in China
This presentation analyzes the latest exploration of international urbanization developments, as well as the development of China’s urbanization strategy and policy background. It compares the...
17 September 2014
From Utopia To Reality: Group-Form Megastructure
In the evolution of mega structure, the ideas mainly remain as utopian rather than putting the research into practice. In the present time which mega...
17 September 2014
Green Vertical Transportation: More Than Just a Concept
The environmental impact of high-rise buildings becomes a growing consideration as they multiply at an unprecedented scale to face the growing demands of global urbanization....
17 September 2014
Greenland Group’s Perspective on Commercial Space in High-Rise Buildings
This article will focus on the hybrid development trend of commercial spaces in Ultra High-Rise buildings during the urbanization process in China. The case studies...
17 September 2014
High Performance Design of Floor System for Super Tall Buildings
The floor system is an important part of tall building structures. It not only supports the vertical load, but also connects the lateral load resisting...
17 September 2014
Innovative Elevator Technologies To Future Proof Your Building
Urbanization is driving accelerated growth of cities. Buildings are becoming more complex and smarter. Integration of intelligent building systems and integration of multiple buildings is...
17 September 2014
Interview: Luke Leung
Wednesday 17th September 2014. Shanghai, China. Luke Leung of SOM is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Awards Symposium at the Illinois Institute...
17 September 2014
Interview: David Malott
Wednesday 17th September 2014. Shanghai, China. David Malott, CTBUH Chairman-Elect / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai...
17 September 2014
Interview: Dong Shen
Dong Shen of Zhongnan Group is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. Dong discusses about developing...
17 September 2014
Introduction of Shanghai Tower’s Electromechanical Key Technologies
The 632-meter Shanghai Tower targets both Green 3-Star and LEED Gold certifications, requiring inventive solutions in the design of the building’s electromechanical systems. These systems...
17 September 2014
Introduction of the Suzhou Zhongnan Center Project
Learn about the iterative process taken to arrive at the branding for Suzhou Zhongnan Center by way of a wide array of prior Interbrand projects,...
17 September 2014
Key Technologies for the Structure Construction in the Shenzhen Ping An Finance Center
This presentation will introduce the key technologies used for the structural construction of the 660-metertall Ping An Finance Center: the deep foundation pit, large diameter...
17 September 2014
Making Shanghai Tower the World’s Tallest Green Building
The Shanghai Tower represents a breakthrough for sustainable high-rise development in China. A technical overview of the building’s green infrastructure will be provided, along with...
17 September 2014
Monthly Video: Five Minutes with Luke Leung
Wednesday 17th September 2014. Shanghai, China. Luke Leung of SOM is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Awards Symposium at the Illinois Institute...
17 September 2014
Moving Towards Sustainable Vertical Urbanism
To ensure the delivery of a comfortable and harmonious commercial atmosphere, special attention was paid to building management practices in the Shanghai Tower. This presentation...
17 September 2014
Multi-Constrained Outrigger Optimization for Super Tall Buildings
Recently, the outrigger system has been widely employed as an efficient structural lateral load resisting system in super tall buildings. The optimization of the outrigger...
17 September 2014
New Type of Shear Wall and its Application in High-Rise Buildings
The frame core tube structure is the main form of super high-rise building. The core tube wall bear large vertical gravity load, but also bear...
17 September 2014
Performance Based Design and Optimization for Supertall Buildings
Performance-based structural design often includes performance requirements for safety, health, serviceability, energy efficiency and environmental impact. Building performance is an indicator of how well a...
17 September 2014
Permanent Magnet Machines For Elevators In Super High-Rise Buildings
This presentation introduces the new approach to design and construction of permanent magnet elevator machines targeting super high-rise buildings. The increased demand for high-rise buildings...
17 September 2014
Ping An Finance Center: The Development and Construction of a Megatall
The extraordinary megatall tower adopts extraordinary shape-optimization techniques and requires unprecedented levels of coordination to achieve its unique form.
17 September 2014
Ping An IFC: Economical & Efficient Solutions
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
Project Management Outline and Difficulties of Ping An Finance Center
The project management requirements for supertall (300-meter) and megatall (600-meter) projects are vastly different – often requiring additional considerations in terms of construction costs, construction...
17 September 2014
Rethinking Skyscrapers in China and Elsewhere
The rapid process of urbanization in China is more striking and archetypal than anywhere else in the world, and the practical problems arising from it...
17 September 2014
Shanghai Tower Panel Discussion
2014 Shanghai International Conference Shanghai Tower Panel Discussion session with speakers Bin Zhao, Shanghai Tower Construction and Development, Yadong Li, Shanghai Jianke Engineering Consulting Co.,...
17 September 2014
Shanghai Tower: Building a Green, Vertical City in the Heart of Shanghai
The Shanghai Tower establishes a new paradigm for tall buildings and vertical urbanism. This presentation provides an overview of the strong role that innovation and...
17 September 2014
Shaping the Environment of the Urban Complex from the Urban Point of View
This presentation begins with a discussion of the relationship between “architecture, environment and people” and suggests that the shaping of the environment in urban-complex projects...
17 September 2014
Some Aspects of Construction Management in Ping An Finance Center
There are several valuable construction management experiences from the Ping An Finance Center that are worth sharing. This presentation will discuss several studies performed for...
17 September 2014
Space Formations
As architecture keeps expanding vertically – with ever taller buildings to emerge across the world, and with the skyscraper having long become the predominant typology...
17 September 2014
Supertall Buildings Infrastructure: Designing Vertical Cities
This presentation explores the methodology behind designing a supertall building where it concerns system configurations that support sustainable construction; the ways in which the design...
17 September 2014
Sustainability with a View
All truly great outcomes are the result of collaboration. In a building’s life cycle, collaboration between designers, owners, builders and users can result in improved...
17 September 2014
Sustainable Vertical Urban Agglomeration
This presentation, with the project case designed by Institute of Shanghai Architectural Design & Research (Co. Ltd.), from the agglomerate character of the development of...
17 September 2014
Suzhou Zhongnan Center: Rising Above Engineering Challenges
Suzhou is only 30 minutes by train from Shanghai, but has a rich history and identity all its own, soon to be augmented by the...
17 September 2014
Tall Buildings as International Investments
The investment landscape for tall buildings varies considerably around the world, as was indicated by the diversity of perspectives in the panel “Tall Buildings as...
17 September 2014
Tapered Profile and Structural Design of Supertall Buildings
As supertall buildings become higher and higher and its function turns to be more and more comprehensive, huge challenges are brought to the structural design....
17 September 2014
The Application and Management of BIM in Ping An Finance Center
BIM (Building Information Management) is an emerging technology that gives engineers a new way of expressing complex spatial representations in high-rise buildings. The Ping An...
17 September 2014
The Differences in Developing Tall Buildings in Cities in China
This panel considered whether Shanghai’s supertall buildings will characterize those undertaken in other Chinese cities and the key development drivers behind development further inland. Junjie...
17 September 2014
The Environmental Impact of Tall vs Small: A Comparative Study
The concept of vertical living has been hailed as a solution to control fast growth and urbanization of cities worldwide. As supertall residential projects become...
17 September 2014
The Making of a Vertical Intelligent Community
Advanced technology is used in the design and construction of buildings, but it can also play an important role during building operations. Using the latest...
17 September 2014
The ROI of User Experience
Although there has been much research on the performance of double skin façades, there are still arguments that challenge their costs-effectiveness. Using the Shanghai Tower...
17 September 2014
The Structural Health Monitoring System for Ping An Finance Center
The Ping An Finance Center contains breakthrough structural health monitoring systems that make the building an important test platform for: the verification of various damage...
17 September 2014
Towards 2050 – The Challenge for Tall Buildings
The continuing increase in urbanization creates significant challenges for our cities and the tall buildings within them. This includes the demand for space, consideration of...
17 September 2014
Ultra-Low Energy Consumption in Upper Floors of Skyscrapers
Based on the simulation of the outdoor Climate Vertical Distribution in Dalian, this presentation analyzes the regularities of gradient distribution from ground to 1000 meter...
17 September 2014
Urban Design and Nurturing Cities
Mori Building meets the challenges of times by designing and constructing “Vertical Garden City”. This concept is the creation of compact cities that integrate land...
17 September 2014
Vertical Community: Achieving a Harmonious Mix
This presentation explores the definitions of mixed-used supertall and community and probes into the prerequisites of harmony community within supertall. By reviewing China’s top 12...
17 September 2014
Vertical Reality – How To Design Viable Vertical Urbanism
In many ways, the technical design of tall buildings is straightforward. The real challenge is how to create successful vertical urbanism that forms part of...
16 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 01 - Q & A
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
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 02 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 02 Questions & Answers session with speakers Michael Montgomery, Kinetica; Kevin MacLean, Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.; Hezi Mena, WSP;...
16 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 03 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 03 Questions & Answers session with speakers Stanley Yee, Dow Corning; Jeffrey Holmes, Woods Bagot; Jörn Teipel, Outokumpu; Patrick...
16 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 04 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 04 Questions & Answers session with speakers Don Davies, MKA; Mark Sarkisian, SOM; Dario Trabucco, CTBUH / Iuav University...
16 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 05 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 04 Questions & Answers session with speakers Ervin Cui, Aon FPE; Simon Lay, AECOM; Fang Li, RJA Group; Alfredo...
16 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 06 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 06 Questions & Answers session with speakers Kanokpat Chanvaivit, Bouygues – Thai Co. Ltd.; Chunhe (Henry) Li, Buro Happold;...
16 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 07 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 07 Questions & Answers session with speakers Patrick Bass, ThyssenKrupp; Franz Arnold, Schindler Elevators; Janne Sorsa, KONE Elevators; David...
16 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 08 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 08 Questions & Answers session with speakers Xiangdong Du, RWDI; Yaming Li, ISA Architecture; Kevin Peddie, Windtech Consultants; Peter...
16 September 2014
All Things are Not Equal: Responsive Façades for Tall Buildings
This presentation explores how data-driven parametric design enables the creation of enclosures that respond to highly specific environmental, behavioral and urban inputs. In the wake...
16 September 2014
Balanced Fire Protection in Buildings
The presentation will focus on fire protection techniques used to establish a balanced fire protection scheme consisting of passive and active components. A history of...
16 September 2014
Blades of Steel: Understanding the Limits of Metal Façade Design
Metal claddings frequently skin our tall buildings. They provide the texture and shine that help distinguish one glass tower from the next. Like the fabric...
16 September 2014
BRB and FVD Alternatives to Conventional Steel Brace Outriggers
Tall buildings are often stiffened by providing large steel outrigger braces to link a central core to the perimeter columns. As an alternative to this...
16 September 2014
CTBUH Research Project: A Whole LCA of the Sustainable Aspects of Structural Systems in Tall Buildings
This presentation illustrates the tasks completed so far and the initial findings of the first part of a 24-month long, US $300k research project on...
16 September 2014
Delivering and Managing Sustainable Tall Buildings
This presentation examines best practices to develop a framework for the effective management of high-performance sustainable tall building. 1) Utilizes relevant case studies and workshop...
16 September 2014
Design of a Slender Building with High-Performing VE Dampers
A slender tower in downtown Toronto was identified early on in the design process as having wind dynamic motion issues and additional structural damping was...
16 September 2014
Developments in CFD Responding to the Increased Demands of Taller Buildings
Accurate analysis of the aerodynamic effect of tall buildings is vital for the sustainable development of the vertical urban habitat. The established analysis methods are...
16 September 2014
Diversity and Change in Vertical Urbanism
The living city is ideally composed of elements in an ecologically dynamic relationship with the urban environment. Environmental function measured over time constitutes a seminal...
16 September 2014
Elevator Use During Construction Time of Tall Buildings
The efficiency of construction work is affected by the time required to transport workers between ground level and their work sites. Usually, exterior construction hoists...
16 September 2014
High-Rise Harmony – Legal Issues Unique to Tall Buildings
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
How Vertical Transportation is Helping Transform the Modern City
Elevators are the most important service in modern high-rise buildings, occupying more space than any other service. With increasing land and construction costs and the...
16 September 2014
Innovative Designs for Natural Ventilation in High-Rise Buildings
Consideration of energy efficient design strategies has become one of the primary considerations by leading architectural firms during the conceptual design phases and is an...
16 September 2014
Interview: Cathy Yang
Cathy Yang of TAIPEI 101 interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2014 CTBUH Shanghai Conference at the Jin Mao Tower. Cathy discusses the future of...
16 September 2014
Interview: Matthew Clifford
Tuesday, 16th September 2014. Shanghai China. Matthew Clifford, Head of Energy & Sustainability Services, JLL, discusses green design and sustainability trends, particularly in China.
16 September 2014
Managing the Risk of Fire in Future Tall Building Environments
As urban communities become more densely populated and emergency access potentially more problematic, there will be a growing need to address the risks associated with...
16 September 2014
Modernization: Renewing the Lifecycle of Vertical Transportation
Traditionally much of the focus in the tall building sector has been centered on the ground breaking technology being put in place for the pioneering...
16 September 2014
Monthly Video: Matthew Clifford
Tuesday, 16th September 2014. Shanghai China. Matthew Clifford, Head of Energy & Sustainability Services, JLL, discusses green design and sustainability trends, particularly in China. View...
16 September 2014
Optimizing the Form of Tall Buildings to Urban Environments
The future of tall building design lies in defining structures that interact with their surroundings in order to create a harmonious, efficient, and sustainable urban...
16 September 2014
Optimizing the Structural Design of the 151 Story Incheon Tower
The 151 story super high-rise building located in an area of reclaimed land constructed over soft marine clay in Songdo, Korea. The focus of this...
16 September 2014
Proposed Changes to the Recommendations for the Seismic Design of High-Rise Buildings
John Viise presents on buckling restrained braces (BRBs), and fluid viscous dampers (FVDs). These alternate approaches provide superior energy dissipation under dynamic loading while avoiding...
16 September 2014
Relationship Between Periods and Structural Heights
Natural vibration period is an important parameter for a high-rise building; based on four hundred and fourteen high-rise buildings that are existing or have passed...
16 September 2014
Research on Wind-Induced Vibration of the Steel Tower on High- Rise Buildings
An analysis on dynamic characteristics and wind-induced response of a high-rise building with a steel tower on the roof was conducted by ANSYS. It shows...
16 September 2014
Seismic Action Reduction in Supertall Building Design
Per building design practice in China, structural engineer will carry on more detailed analysis in design development stage when schematic design is approved. For a...
16 September 2014
Solutions for Fire & Life Safety at Extreme Heights
The world currently only has two “megatall” buildings. However, more are planned and some potential schemes will push beyond “megatall” to “hyper-tall”. As construction technology...
16 September 2014
Stainless Steel Claddings for High-Rise Architecture
Especially during the last 20 years stainless steel has become an approved and much valued cladding material for sophisticated architecture. Starting with the first architectural...
16 September 2014
Sustainability and High-Rise Buildings – 56 Leonard Street
56 Leonard, a new 57-story residential development, totaling 480,000 GSF rises 825 feet from street level. At about 78’ in width, the slenderness ratio is...
16 September 2014
Taipei 101: Tall Building Operation Towards Sustainability
To take TAIPEI 101 TOWER as an example that will showcase the various aspects of managing a tall building, satisfying tenant requirements, stakeholders expectations, and...
16 September 2014
Tall and Supertall Atria for Sustainable Buildings
The continual increasing height of supertall buildings is being accompanied by interior sky gardens interspersed throughout the heights of the buildings. Increased urban density and...
16 September 2014
The Evolution of Building Evacuation Design in China
As a result of the events of September 11th and other natural and man-made disasters, building owners, designers and fire officials have become increasingly aware...
16 September 2014
The Passive Design of High-Rise Envelope
From the perspective of the application of the high-rise envelope technology, this presentation attempts to quantify the effectiveness of passive measures, and provide the adequate...
16 September 2014
The Vertical Campus
Tech companies of all sizes are leaving the loft and heading to the high-rise. As small startups grow larger and set their sights on attracting...
16 September 2014
Use of Elevators During Emergencies
This presentation explores evacuation improvement opportunities achieved through inter-operation of various systems in tall buildings. Tall buildings comprise many highly intelligent systems that can be...
16 September 2014
Using Supplemental Damping Systems on High-Rise Buildings
A considerable number of supplemental damping system implementations are for wind induced motion control of skyscrapers and their performance has been validated through full scale...
17 July 2014
New Chapter of Earthquake Resistance
Broad Sustainable Buildings 30-story test building withstands a 9-magnitude earthquake test.
16 July 2014
Building The Broad Pavilion
Time lapse of the the construction of The Broad Pavilion in one day for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
03 July 2014
History Rewritten (T30 Hotel)
Time lapse of T30 Hotel being constructed in just 15 days.
07 November 2013
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia: CCTV Headquarters: A New Typology for the Skyscraper
CCTV Headquarters singlehandedly paved the way from the height-obsessed, set-back skyscraper of the past to the sculptural and spatial skyscraper of the present, at the...
07 November 2013
Best Tall Building Featured Finalist: C&D International Tower: Piercing the Xiamen Skyline
The C&D International Tower achieves a compelling presence on the skyline while affording ample accommodation at the ground level. Designers executed a clear strategy around...
07 November 2013
Interview: BSB Prefabricated Construction Method
Shuguang Wang discusses the Broad Sustainable Building Prefabricated Construction Method, a Tall Building Innovation Award Co-Winner. He talks about the innovative new pre-fabrication technology and...
07 November 2013
Interview: C&D International Tower
Roy Liu discusses the C&D International Tower, one of the Best Tall Building Featured Finalist. During the interview Roy talks about the area in which...
07 November 2013
Interview: CCTV Headquarters
Rem Koolhaas discusses CCTV Headquarters, the Best Tall Building Worldwide and Asia & Australasia Winner. Rem discusses his views on architecture and the issues with...
07 November 2013
Tall Building Innovation Award: BSB Prefabricated Construction Method
Never before has an entire prefabricated building system been developed to this degree. The BSB Method is a clear and innovative way of fundamentally rethinking...
12 June 2013
Interview: Sky City
Zhang Yue of China Broad Group is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Zhang talks about Sky...
12 June 2013
Sky City: World's Next Tallest
The China Broad Group captured the imagination of the entire world with the time lapse video of their 30-story pre-fabricated tower being erected in just...
11 June 2013
Matching Occupier and Landlord Needs: Supply and Demand in Tall Buildings
As employee habits increasingly change and alternative workplace solutions become a reality, what do tenants want from their tall buildings and how is this affecting...
18 October 2012
Fazlur Kahn Lifetime Achievement Medal: A Lifetime’s Engineering Collaboration
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
A Sustainable Solution for Urbanization in China
This presentation examines a design solution for a new high-density vertical City in China for 100,000 residents sharing a live-work environment in a total built...
21 September 2012
Comparative Study of the Urban Complex in Shanghai and Hong Kong
This presentation analyzes the financial value, space value and urban value of urban building complexes in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The complexes will be examined...
21 September 2012
Interview: Broad Sustainable Building
Ying Tang of Broad Sustainable Building is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Ying Tang discusses...
21 September 2012
Interview: Hong Kong's Role in the History of the Chinese Skyscraper
Christine Bruckner of AIA Hong Kong is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Christine talks about...
21 September 2012
Interview: Prefabrication in the Tall Building Industry
Andy Davids of Hyder Consulting is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Andy discusses the 838-meter...
21 September 2012
Interview: The Livable City
Ellen Lou of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Ellen discusses...
21 September 2012
Interview: Urban Habitat in Shanghai
Ron Klemencic of Magnusson Klemencic Associates is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Ron discusses the...
21 September 2012
Taipei 101: Striving to be a Sustainable Skyscraper
In 2009 Taipei 101 embarked on an ambitious environmental upgrade, aimed at achieving the LEED-EBOM (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - Existing Building Operation...
20 September 2012
A Tale of Tier Two Cities
The migration of Chinese residents to cities presents great challenges and opportunities. Large developments near the city core represent the best solution to the challenges...
20 September 2012
Guangzhou Finance Centre: an Elegant Simplicity of Form
When a tower rises above the cityscape, it has a responsibility to make a positive contribution and a grouping of towers should make a visually...
20 September 2012
Interview: China's Future Tallest
David Malott of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. David discusses...
20 September 2012
Interview: Greenland Group Suzhou Center
ZhaoHui Jia of Greenland Group is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. ZhaoHui Jia discusses several...
20 September 2012
Ping An Finance Center: Pioneering China’s Tallest – Efficiencies of Form and Structures
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
Supertall Building Difficulties and Control Points
This presentation examines one of the world’s tallest buildings, the 450-meter Zifeng Tower, as a case study and integrates the speaker’s significant management experiences gained...
20 September 2012
The New Value of Placemaking and Icon for Mixed-Use in China
In the context of China’s 1.3 billion consumers and limited land and resources, mixed-use high-rise developments have become the standard form of development for a...
20 September 2012
Wuhan Greenland Center Main Tower: Seamlessly Integrating Structure and Architecture
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
30 Years in China: An Architect/Developer’s Perspective
The Portman Companies were one of the first foreign entities to establish business relations in China, and have since become recognized for quality building design...
19 September 2012
An Overview of Modern Supertall Development in China
While China is without doubt the largest developing market for tall buildings, with a multitude of towers under construction and in planning, we can forget...
19 September 2012
Asia Agenda
With Asia's unparalleled and continued pace of growth fueled by economic development, the world order has shifted eastwards, and China in particular has risen as...
19 September 2012
Considering Place in an Integrated Approach to Tall
The rapid development of Chinese cities has provided unique opportunities to create architecture that either responds to its context or, in the case of emerging...
19 September 2012
Design of Flexible Hanging Curtain Wall Support Structures
Shanghai Tower’s unique inner and outer curtain wall system, which creates an inhabitable “double-skin” zone, made the technical aspects of the façade a challenging task....
19 September 2012
Developing High Profile Branded Commercial Projects in China
This presentation examines SOHO China’s process of developing and realizing ideas and strategies, from the client’s perspective. Market analysis, urban relationship, design parametric, sustainability methodology...
19 September 2012
From Jin Mao to Kingdom: Search for an Asian Supertall Vernacular
This presentation presents the evolution of Mr. Smith’s career as a designer of supertall buildings, from Shanghai’s Jin Mao Tower, completed in 1999, to Kingdom...
19 September 2012
Innovative and Sustainable High-Rise Façade Systems in Asia
The variety of architectural ideas, the need to save energy and the specific demands of high-rise construction, different locations, locally available construction techniques and climate...
19 September 2012
Interview: Design of Shanghai Tower
Jian Ping Gu of Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co Ltd. is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin...
19 September 2012
Interview: Marketing of Tall Buildings
William Murray of Wordsearch is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. William discusses the marketing of...
19 September 2012
Interview: Shanghai Tower
Jiemin Ding of Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co. is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Jiemin...
19 September 2012
Interview: The Growth of China
John C. Portman, III of John Portman & Associates is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai....
19 September 2012
Key Technologies in the Structure of Shanghai Tower
The Shanghai Tower, at 121 floors and 632 meters, will be the tallest building in China when completed in 2015, and likely the second tallest...
19 September 2012
Shanghai Congress Welcome/Opening Ceremony
Timothy Johnson (CTBUH Chairman) and special guests welcome Congress delegates and officially open the event.
19 September 2012
Shanghai Tower: Re-thinking the Vertical City
More important than Shanghai Tower’s shear height is the innovation it delivers - in its twisting, crystalline form; in the vertical zones of rich multi-functions;...
19 September 2012
Spatially Suspending and Twisting Curtain Walls’ Design Essentials
Due to the multi-level flexible suspension system in the Shanghai Tower, as well as the project’s complex and twisting form, the requirements of the curtain...
19 September 2012
Structural Design Challenges of Shanghai Tower
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
Structure Design of Sino Steel International Plaza
Sino Steel (Tianjin) International Plaza is the world’s first example of a hexagonal grid structure system implemented as the exterior tube of a supertall building....
19 September 2012
The Parametric Design of Shanghai Tower’s Form and Façade
The realization of one of the most sustainable supertall towers in the world was only made possible by using innovative design ideas, integrated technology, and...
19 September 2012
Track 1: The China Context for Tall Q & A
The Track 1 panel consisting of: Junjie Zhang, East China Architectural Design & Research Institute (ECADI); Brian Lee & William Baker, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill...
19 September 2012
Track 2: Shanghai Tower in Detail Q & A
Panel consisting of: Jun Xia & Michael Peng, Gensler; Yi Zhu & Steve Zuo, Thornton Tomasetti; Jiemin Ding, Tongji Architectural Design Group; and Jian Gong,...
18 September 2012
Interview: Jin Mao Tower
William Baker of SOM is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. William discusses the Jin Mao...
18 September 2012
Interview: Shanghai Tower and Ping An Finance Center
Dennis Poon of Thornton Tomasetti is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Dennis discusses two megatall...
18 September 2012
Interview: Tall Construction in China
Timothy Johnson of NBBJ is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the Jin Mao, Shanghai. Timothy discusses the future of...
03 November 2011
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia: Guangzhou IFC: Towards An Elegant Simplicity
The tallest of the four regional winners this year at 440 meters, the Guangzhou International Finance Center utilizes the world’s tallest constructed diagrid structure, whose...
03 November 2011
Interview: Guangzhou IFC
Chris Wilkinson & Dominic Bettison of Wilkinson Eyre Architects, Michael Kwok & Craig Gibbons of Arup are interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2011 CTBUH...
12 October 2011
Becoming the World's Tallest Green Building - TAIPEI 101 Case Study
This presentation shares how TAIPEI 101 obtain LEED-EBOM Platinum Certification 6 years after operation.
12 October 2011
Chongqing International Trade and Commerce Centre
At 440m, the Chongqing International Trade and Commerce Centre will become one of the tallest buildings in south-west China. The presentation will highlight the structural...
12 October 2011
Curtain Wall Design and Construction of Shanghai Tower
An introduction to the curtain wall of the landmark building in Shanghai named Shanghai Tower, including the building composition; design key points, application of BIM...
12 October 2011
Movements in The Worlds Tallest Double Skin Building
The Shanghai Tower: the world’s tallest double skin building creates a challenge that needs to accommodate an unprecedented amount of movement. This presentation will be...
11 October 2011
Shanghai 2014: Vertical, Sustainable and Humane
Density, complexity and sustainability are intricately interconnected in developing Chinese cities. Current horizontal development is destructive and unsustainable. Tall buildings have a significant role to...
11 October 2011
The Challenges for Supertall Building Structural Design and Sustainability Issues
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
Innovative Tall Buildings Design – The Story of International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong
The presentation describes the contribution of various engineering experts in overcoming the difficulties faced during the design process. Innovative engineering solutions applied in this project...
10 October 2011
Structural Implementation of Sculptural Raffles City Hangzhou
Raffles City Hangzhou is a mixed-use development consisting of two 250m tall twisted towers and a 10-storey retail podium enclosed by multiple curved building envelopes....
21 October 2010
Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award: From New York to Shanghai: A Lifetime of Tall
William Pedersen, Partner, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. Mr. Pedersen’s approach to design has been one that weds formal and technical originality with a modesty informed...
05 February 2010
Protection of Elevators for Building Evacuation
This presentation identifies the past code requirements of the International Building Code and the Building Construction and Safety Code for the protection of elevators. These...
05 February 2010
Taipei 101: Greening the World’s Tallest
Taipei 101 was completed as the world’s tallest building at the end of 2004, at 509 metres. Recently it announced plans for a complete environmental...
03 February 2010
Sustainable Strategies for High-Rise Buildings
High rise buildings present opportunities for passive and active sustainable strategies that are not so readily available to their less tall counterparts. This presentation demonstrates...
03 February 2010
Sustainable World Cities: Shanghai Looking Forward
While the world notes Shanghai’s prosperity, the city’s vision may provide a model for other global cities to follow. The Shanghai 2010 expo theme emphasizes...
03 February 2010
Symbiosis: Supertalls and Future Cities
KPF has designed some of the most iconic tall buildings around the world, including the Shanghai World Financial Centre which won the CTBUH 2008 Best...
03 February 2010
The Future of Sustainable Urban Design on a Large Scale: Guangzhou
Recently, China’s central government has developed an advanced and progressive sustainable policy. Guangzhou, China’s third largest city, has made a commitment to aggressively adopting this...
23 October 2009
Towards Zero Energy in China - Pearl River Tower
The Pearl River Tower was conceived as a ‘net zero energy’ operating skyscraper i.e. it would generate enough energy to offset its own demand. With...
22 October 2009
2009 Best Tall Building Award Winners: Linked Hybrid Building, Beijing, China
Steven Holl, Steven Holl Architects presents at the CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference. Each year the CTBUH recognizes excellence in tall building design and construction by...
22 October 2009
A Lifetime of Tall, From an Architect-Developer’s Perspective
John Portman is the recipient of the CTBUH 2009 Lynn S. Beedle lifetime achievement award, which will be conferred at the awards dinner during the...
22 October 2009
Shanghai Tower: Completing a Supertall Trio
Located in the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone in the heart of Shanghai’s Pudong neighborhood, Shanghai Tower rises to complete a trio of towers including...
31 October 2008
Foster in China
Eminent academic and author Chris Abel presents a detailed overview of the Chinese work of architecture firm Norman Foster and Partners at S. R. Crown...
05 March 2008
Building Brand Identity: Sustainable yet Iconic High-rise Design for China’s Power Companies
Ming Zhang, Mulvanny G2 Architecture, presented four successful Chinese power company designs that the firm designed at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai. The...
05 March 2008
Challenging Preconceptions of the High-Rise Typology
Ole Scheeren from the Office of Metropolitan Architecture, presented some of the strategies utilized by OMA to challenge preconceptions of the tall building typology at...
05 March 2008
Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou: Fire Protection Strategies for an Energy Efficient High-Rise Building
Fang Li and James Antell, Rolf Jensen & Associates, discussed the 71 stories Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai....
05 March 2008
Shanghai World Financial Center: Without Compromise……
David Malott, KPF and Leslie Robertson, LERA, presented the Shanghai World Financial Center located in the Lujiazui district of Pudong. The focus of this presentation...
05 March 2008
Towers and Urbanism in the Context of China
Stefan Krummeck, Terry Farrell & Partners examined the interconnection between tall buildings and urbanism at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai. Taking a look...
03 March 2008
Tall Buildings: Sustainable Design Opportunities
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...
03 March 2008
Towards Zero Energy: Case Study of the Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou, China
Roger Frechette, SOM talked about the meaning of ‘carbon neutral’ in the context of building design at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai. The...
03 March 2008
Urban Development To Combat Climate Change
Gary Lawrence of Arup discussed the potential of an integrated urbanism approach at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai. Drawing on lessons learned from...
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