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CTBUH Tall Building Newsletter September 2014
Top CTBUH News Shanghai Conference – Online Registration Closing September 5th More than 924 delegates have now confirmed, and online CTBUH Conference registration will close on September 5th. Don’t miss out! CTBUH Launches Organizational Member Pages CTBUH is currently creating Member Pages for Contributor-and-above level members, each linked from throughout the CTBUH Web site. Global Tall Building News Follow Us:    Work Underway at Residential Project on Abu Dhabi’s Al Maryah Island A developer held a meeting with property agents to market its $1 billion waterfront Maryah Plaza project, comprising three residential towers and one mixed-use tower with serviced apartments, a hotel, offices, and retail space. Supertall Proposed for Collins Street in Melbourne A construction industry superfund wants Planning Minister Matthew Guy to approve a plan to replace the 1960s Suncorp building on Collins Street with a 300-meter tower that would overshadow the Yarra River. Goettsch Partners to Design High-Rise Complex in Shenzhen Architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP) has been hired to design a massive project located in Neighborhood 2 of Shenzhen’s Qianhai district. The project covers 6.2 hectares and includes five commercial towers. Leadenhall Building’s Public Realm Completes in London The public realm at the foot of the 47-story Leadenhall Building has opened to the public. Spanning more than 2,000 square meters, the area is the largest public space to be created in the City of London for a decade. SkyRise Miami Approved by Voters A proposal to bring a 1,000-foot (305-meter) skyscraper featuring a restaurant, observation decks and thrill rides to downtown Miami was approved by South Florida voters amid hopes it will help re-invigorate Bayside Marketplace. Construction Begins on Jersey City’s Massive Three-Tower Project A massive three-tower project that will include the tallest residential building in New Jersey, has begun construction in Jersey City's Journal Square. The development's Phase I tower is expected to be complete by 2016. News from the Council Leader’s Message: Timothy Johnson What an awesome, challenging, restless, and rewarding run as CTBUH Chairman! Dave Malott will now take the Council to the next level. New Skyscraper Center Board, Portal The CTBUH announces two key enhancements to The Skyscraper Center: a dedicated Editorial Board and a new data submission portal. Student Competition Finalists Going to Shanghai Five student teams will travel to Shanghai to compete in the 3rd Annual CTBUH International Student Design Competition, sponsored by ISA Architecture. CTBUH Canada Tours Bay Adelaide Centre The CTBUH Canada chapter toured the Bay Adelaide Centre East, a long-delayed high-rise project now close to completion, drawing around 50 attendees. Lifetime Achievement: Durst & Irwin Recognized Douglas Durst will receive the Lynn S. Beedle Award and Peter Irwin will receive the Fazlur R. Khan Medal, at the CTBUH awards events in November. YPC Tours OneEleven Tower The CTBUH Young Professionals Committee toured OneEleven, a half-finished Chicago residential high-rise project that was restarted with a radically new design. Other Industry News ► Shenzhen Super City Vision Revives Brutalist “Streets in the Sky”... more ► Edmonton to Receive 62-story Stantec Tower... more ► Magellan Development Gets Approval for Tower in Chicago... more ► Firm Presents La Tour Residential Tower in Aarhus... more ► Details Emerge for New York City’s Manhattan West Development... more ► New Apartment Tower Cleared to Replace Motel in Chicago's River North... more ► Aspire’s Aspirations Abated by Aviation Authorities in Sydney Area... more ► Developer Set to Deliver Pink Tower in Melbourne... more ► Phase One Opens at Bangkok Central Embassy... more ► Concrete Poured at Houston’s 609 Main... more ► Astana Skyline on the Rise ... more ► Dates Set for McCormick Place Hotel and Arena Construction in Chicago... more ► London’s Walkie Talkie Tower Covered With Sunshade to Tame “Death Ray” Glare... more ► Construction Begins on 551 West 21st Street in New York City... more ► Broadway Malyan Selected to Design Chengdu Creative Centre... more ► Brookfield Named General Contractor for 50-Story London High-Rise... more ► Winner Chosen to Design Mixed-Use Complex in Shenzhen... more ► New Yorkers Can Control Two Skyscraper Lights with Mobile App... more ► Shenyang to Receive Diamond Hill Complex... more ► New York City Hotel at 112 West 25th Street Revealed... more ► Demolition Approved for Istanbul’s Skyline-Damaging Skyscrapers... more ► Moscow’s Shukhov Tower Saved After Top Architects Step In... more ► Renderings Released for Miami’s Paraiso Bayviews... more ► Prince’s Building Planned for Shenzhen Skyline... more ► Boutique Hotel Begins Construction in Seattle’s Belltown... more ► Makkah Clock Tower in Mecca to Open for Tourists After Hajj... more ► San Francisco Tower May Skirt Affordable Requirement ... more ► Fish-Inspired Skyscraper in Zhuhai Wins Chinese Tower Contest... more ► Permits Filed for Rust-Colored High-Rise in New York City... more ► Toronto to Receive Ryerson University Vertical Campus... more ► Tower is First to Break Ground in a Decade in Chicago’s Gold Coast... more ► Condo Developments Elevate Boston Skyline... more ► New York City’s 52-Story Tenth Ave. Tower to Have Dorm, 600 Rentals... more ► New Tower to Rise in South Perth... more ► Aria on the Bay to Grace Miami Waterfront... more ► Trump Eyes Mumbai for Next Eponymous Tower... more ► Houston Tower to Feature Drive-Thru Restaurant Plaza... more ► Daredevils Create World’s Largest Urban Zipline in Panama City ... more ► JAHN’s Leatop Plaza in Guangzhou Receives LEED Gold Certification... more ► Developer Still Pursuing Seaport Tower in New York City... more ► Design Leaked for Toronto Union Station Area Tower Complex ... more		New Members New Patron Wordsearch (Beijing) New Contributor AMSYSCO dwp|suters New Participants D. Bar-Akiva Consulting Engineers Giarratana Nashville LLC Upgraded Contributors Altitude Façade Access Consulting ArcelorMittal bKL Architecture CS Structural Engineering FXFOWLE Architects John Portman & Associates Search Members by Expertise Features Building Case Study The Willis Building London Research Paper An Innovative Braced Megaframe for Torre BBVA Bancomer in Mexico City William H. Algaard & Tom Wilcock, Arup Video C&D International Tower: Piercing the Xiamen Skyline Roy Liu, Gravity Partnership Upcoming Events Design Green! Skycourts & Skygardens National Design Centre (NDC), Singapore - September 1-21 CTBUH Shanghai 2014 International Conference Grand Hyatt Jin Mao, Shanghai - September 16-19 CTBUH 13th Annual Awards Symposium, Ceremony & Dinner Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago - November 6 CTBUH in the Media Skyscraper Fever NZWeek quantifies the skyscraper boom in China with CTBUH data. NZWeek, August 21 CTBUH Honors Douglas Durst and Peter Irwin with Awards Architect Magazine carries CTBUH awards announcement. Architect, August 8   Measuring Tall Building Performance Sourceable highlights 2014 Performance Award Winner International Commerce Centre (ICC). Sourceable, August 4
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