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CTBUH Tall Building Newsletter April 2014
Top CTBUH News Shanghai 2014: 300+ Already Registered A third of all 1,000 delegates have registered, six months before the event itself. Register for the tall building event of the year today! Awards Submissions Now Rolling In The 2014 CTBUH Awards program has received a steady stream of entries. Don't delay – the deadline is April 30. Global Tall Building News Follow Us:    Pentominium Resumes Construction Dubai-based developer Trident International Holdings will resume work on the residential 516-meter Pentominium Tower, located in Dubai Marina, and will be second tallest building in Dubai, next to the Burj Khalifa. Tall Timber Training Funded by US Department of Agriculture The US Department of Agriculture will allocate funds towards the training of architects and engineers to utilize an environmentally friendly timber technology in place of steel, and even concrete. Proposed Tallest Building in Malaysia Begins Construction The long-anticipated Warisan Merdeka, which may oust the Petronas Towers as the tallest building in Malaysia, is set to begin construction, with Pintaras Jaya commissioned to begin the foundation pour. Think Tank Predicts 236 Skyscrapers Will Sprout in London A recent study by New London Architecture (NLA) found that 236 towers over 20 stories tall are already proposed, approved, or under construction in London, with the majority designed for residential use in response to strong housing demand. Melbourne's Latest Proposal Could be Tallest Residential Tower Yet A 286-meter residential tower at 250 La Trobe Street in Melbourne is planned to rise just one meter under the city height limits, because the construction site is already on high ground, and is set to be the tallest residential tower in Melbourne. Japan's Tallest Skyscraper Opens in Osaka Abeno Harukas, which at 300 meters qualifies as supertall, opened in Osaka, and will surpass the 296-meter Landmark Tower in Yokohama in height to achieve "Tallest Skyscraper in Japan" status. News from the Council Leader's Message: Craig Gibbons I am pleased to report that the Council is on a very firm footing to build on its success to date. Trustees Meeting Reflects CTBUH's Momentum The CTBUH Board of Trustees met Feb. 28, setting the course for a number of strategic Council initiatives. CTBUH Makes Key Staff Changes In a continuing effort to support exciting new initiatives, the CTBUH announces key hires, promotions and opportunities. London Post-Conference Report Released The full-color, 74-page report covers the complete event, including presentations, networking and technical tours. CTBUH Australia Hosts Brisbane Tech Event More than 150 people attended presentations on 1 William Street – the second-highest number in chapter history. Shanghai Conference Preparations Accelerate Executive Director Antony Wood traveled to China once again, making new connections and developing further support. Other Industry News ► Macau's City of Dreams to Host a Hadid Hotel ... more ► New Delhi Suburb to Be Crowned With Tiara... more ► Construction Begins on Hartford Bank Tower Residential Conversion... more ► Renderings Revealed for 235 Grand Street... more ► Prominent Architects Join London Anti-Tall Chorus... more ► Cairo Tower to Re-Open Soon... more ► London High-Rise Residents "Lack Escape Plans"... more ► More Tall Development to Come to Journal Square... more ► Auto Dealership Moves to Make Way for Ottawa's Next-Tallest... more ► Miami Approves Plan to Save Archaeological Find on High-Rise Site... more ► Prince Charles to UK Cities: "Abandon Skyscraper Plans"... more ► Washington Monument to Re-Open... more ► Ground Broken for Guangxi Financial Investment Center... more ► Hotel Alessandra to Boast a Top-Floor Lobby... more ► History of Daredevil Jumping Is as Long as It Is Tall... more ► Hissing and Shouting Mars Newcastle High-Rise Debate... more ► Height Concerns Persist at Toronto Site... more ► Vertical Limestone Mansion 520 Park a Debutante on Billionaire's Row... more ► Wellness-Themed Skyscraper Product of Re-development in Philadelphia... more ► Andaz Hotel to Crown New Tokyo Skyscraper... more ► Luxury Units at Four Seasons Place in Malaysia Selling Briskly – And Locally... more ► Proposed Tallest Skyscraper Not Up to Code in Miami Beach... more ► Modern Tall Tower Proposed for Neglected L.A. City-Center ... more ► WOHA's 10-Tower Cuffe Parade to Complete by 2018... more ► Sky Tower Lights Up for Charity... more ► Above-Ground Work to Start on Kingdom Tower... more ► Work Begins on Residential Tower Trio in Jersey City... more ► New Research Assesses the Life Cycle of Skyscrapers... more ► Hudson Yards East Platform Construction Commences... more ► Wang Jianlin to Purchase Historic Skyscraper in Madrid... more ► Carless in Calgary... more ► Renderings for West Loop Skyscraper Updated in Chicago... more ► Architects Unite to Save Historic Russian Radio Tower... more ► Super-Tall May Ascend to World's Tallest Residential Tower... more ► OMA to Design Tower in San Francisco... more ► Stockholm's Tallest Tower to Rise Taller and Light Up Like "Candy"... more ► JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Opens Second of Two Identical Towers... more ► Rooftop Oasis to Provide Green View for Surrounding Towers... more ► Jersey City Skyline to Benefit From Addition of 30 Journal Square... more ► Beta Tenants Move Into Vattanac Capital Tower Office Space... more ► Fire-Fighting Manpower Resources a Concern in Towering Vancouver... more ► Abu Dhabi Offers Least Expensive Office Space Despite Available Wealth... more ► London is Building 230 New Towers and 80 Percent of Them Are Residential... more ► Cyan to Bring New Color to Peachtree Street... more ► Brooklyn's Tallest Tower Wears Short-Lived Crown... more ► AECOM is bigger. But is that better?... more ► Falling Ice Problems... more ► Skyscraper Attempts to Top its Own Record as Video-Game Screen... more ► Photos Reveal London's "Cheesegrater" Tower Simmering Along... more ► Cantilevered Residential Tower in Boston Designed with Millennial in Mind... more ► Elegant Design Unveiled for Wenling Sheraton in Zhejiang... more ► Creative Montpellier Design Competition Winner Inspired by Tree... more ► Malaysian Mixed-Use Community to Include Five Towers... more ► Auckland's Tallest Skyscraper Plans are Modified for Wind... more ► New York Mayor Victorious in Tall Affordable Housing Challenge... more ► Residential Tower at Block37 Moves Forward in Chicago's Loop... more		New Members Upgraded Supporting Contributor Schindler Top Range Division Contributor Silverstein Properties Participant Brunkeberg Cubic Architects Elenberg Fraser Farrells (London) Guoshou Yuantong Property Co. Ltd. Hines King-Le Chang & Associates Onespace Unlimited Inc. Porte Construtora Ltd RESCON Smith and Andersen Search Members by Expertise Features Building Case Study PARKROYAL on Pickering Singapore Research Paper Midcentury (un)Modern B. Browning, A. Hartley, T. Knop, C. Starkey & C. Wayne Video A Lifetime's Work Henry Cobb 2013 Awards Presentation Upcoming Events CTBUH Brazil - Towards Sustainable Verticalism Milenium Centro de Convenções, São Paulo - April 8 2014 Fazlur R. Khan Distinguished Lecture Series – Charles H. Thornton Lehigh University, Bethlehem - April 11 CTBUH 2014 Annual Awards Deadline for submission - April 30 2014 International Research Seed Funding Deadline for submission - May 12 CTBUH Shanghai 2014 International Conference Grand Hyatt Jin Mao, Shanghai - September 16-19 CTBUH in the Media Falling Ice Problems CTBUH Editor Daniel Safarik interviewed about falling ice risks. NBC 5 Chicago, March 13 No Spire on Dubai's Burj 2020 to Get into Record Books CTBUH data used to support "tallest commercial building" claims. Emirates 24|7, March 9 Osaka Tests Tokyo Dominance with Japan's Tallest Skyscraper Report on Abeno Harukas cites CTBUH height criteria. Bloomberg News, March 6
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