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CTBUH Symposium, Chicago : Best Tall Buildings

CTBUH Conference Chicago – Best Tall Building Winners from 2010

Oct 1, 2010

CTBUH Chicago Symposium

Date: Oct 21, 2010

Venue : Illinois Institute of Technology in Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Crown Hall, Chicago

CTBUH Chicago Symposium

CTBUH Chicago Conference 2010

This October CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat) are holding an afternoon’s symposium prior to our Awards Dinner, where Lifetime achievement winners Bill Pedersen of Kohn Pedersen Fox, structural engineer Ysrael Seinuk, and the team behind the 4 winning ‘Best Tall Buildings’ from around the world (Bank of America, New York; Burj Khalifa, Dubai; Broadcasting Place, Leeds, UK; and The Pinnacle, Singapore) will be presenting their work.

More information re CTBUH Awards Dinner & Ceremony and Symposium online soon

View to southwest suburbs ; Aqua Tower ; Grant Park and Millennium Park
Chicago southwest suburbs Aqua Tower Grant Park and Millennium Park
photos courtesy of Jan Klerks

Jun 16, 2010

CTBUH Awards 2010 – 2010

CTBUH Conference Chicago – 2009

CTBUH Names “Best Tall Buildings – 2010”

Four Skyscrapers Named Regional “Best Tall Buildings” for 2010 by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

“Best Tall Building Overall” to be announced at October Awards Ceremony; “Lifetime Achievement” winners William Pedersen and Ysrael Seinuk also to be recognized.

Americas
Bank of America Tower
Bank of America Tower
picture © David Sundberg-Esto
Asia & Australasia
Pinnacle @ Duxton
Pinnacle @ Duxton
image © C)ARCStudio
Europe
Broadcasting Place
Broadcasting Place
image © Cloud9Photography
Broadcasting Place
Middle East & Africa
Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa
photograph : Imre Solt
Burj Khalifa

CTBUH Best Tall Building Awards

Chicago – June 15, 2010. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is pleased to announce the winners of its annual “Best Tall Building” awards for 2010. These awards recognize outstanding tall buildings from each of four geographical regions, and this year are awarded to: Bank of America Tower, New York (Americas); The Pinnacle @ Duxton, Singapore (Asia & Australasia); Broadcasting Place, Leeds (Europe); and Burj Khalifa, Dubai (Middle East & Africa).

These buildings were selected for their design and technical innovations, sustainable attributes, and the enhancement they provide to both the cities and the lives of their inhabitants.

View north from downtown ; Marina City towers ; View southwest from downtown
Marina City towers Marina City towers Chicago skyscrapers
photos courtesy of Jan Klerks

With an unprecedented number of entries this year, the CTBUH Awards Committee had much to deliberate. The jury also selected the 2010 recipients of the Council’s two lifetime achievement awards: William Pedersen of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award) and Ysrael A. Seinuk, Ysrael A. Seinuk, P.C. (Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal). Both men were selected for their lifetime’s work to the advancement of Tall Buildings, with their portfolios including many seminal, iconic skyscrapers.

This year’s winners will be recognized, and the awards conferred, at the CTBUH 9th Annual Awards Dinner & Ceremony which will take place at the Illinois Institute of Technology in the Crown Hall, Chicago, on the evening of Thursday 21st October. All the winning projects and finalists will be celebrated at this gala event. Additionally, from the four regional best tall building winners, one “Overall” winner will be chosen and announced at the ceremony. All dinner attendees will receive a complimentary copy of the CTBUH 2010 Awards Book on the night.

This year the awards dinner will take place in conjunction with an afternoon Symposium which will be focused on the four regional best tall buildings, and the two lifetime achievement award winners. This Symposium will take place at the Illinois Institute of Technology close to the awards dinner venue, during the afternoon prior to the dinner.

For further information on the CTBUH Awards Dinner & Ceremony and Symposium please visit http://awards.ctbuh.org.

North America’s tallest tower ; Sears Tower and South Loop neighborhood
chicago skyscrapers chicago skyscrapers
photos courtesy of Jan Klerks

About the CTBUH
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, based at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, is an international organization sponsored by architecture, engineering, planning, and construction professionals, designed to facilitate exchanges among those involved in all aspects of the planning, design, construction and operation of tall buildings.

The CTBUH is the world’s leading body in the field of tall buildings, and the recognized source of information on tall buildings internationally. It is the arbiter of tall building height, determiner of the title of ‘The World’s Tallest Building’ and maintains a significant database of built, under construction and proposed tall building. For more information on the Council contact: [email protected]

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World’s Tallest Building : Burj Khalifa

Burj Khalifa skyscraper

World Skyscrapers – Selection

Burj Dubai, Dubai
Burj Dubai skyscraper
image from Edelman

Guangzhou TV Tower, China
Guangzhou TV Tower
image : Information Based Architecture

Empire State Building, New York
Empire State Building
photo © Andrew McRae

Absolute Tower, Canada

Chicago Skyscrapers

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