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Seoul's Lotte World Tower Completes as World's 5th Tallest Building

Patrick Lynch — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 14:00:00 +0000

KPF’s Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea is officially complete, according to criteria established by the the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). At 555 meters tall, the building becomes the tallest building in Korea (250 meters taller than the previous tallest building, Northeast Asia Trade Tower) and the world’s new 5th tallest building.

CTBUH Crowns Ping An Finance Center as World's 4th Tallest Building

Patrick Lynch — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 16:20:00 +0000

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced the completion of the Ping An Finance Center in Shenzhen, China, according to CTBUH tall building criteria. At 599 meters (1965 feet), it is now officially the second tallest building in China and the fourth tallest in the world, behind only the Burj Khalifa, Shanghai Tower and Makkah Royal Clock Tower.

Bjarke Ingels on Sculptural Skyscrapers and Refining Parameters in High Rise Design

James Taylor-Foster — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 07:30:00 +0000

In an interview with the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), Bjarke Ingels reflects on the design of skyscrapers, noting how "sculpture is fine, but if its arbitrary it's not as interesting." Architects, Ingels argues, have the problem of "skilled incompetence:" the notion that they "already know the answer before [they've] even heard the question." This prevents them "from questioning the question, or having the question rephrased, or elaborating on the question, or even listening for the question – because [they] already know the answer."

These Interactive Graphics Show the Evolution of Tall Buildings in New York

Sabrina Santos — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 14:00:00 +0000

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has released a new research study called New York: The Ultimate Skyscraper Laboratory, which utilizes data to “develop graphic features showing the progression of tall building development in New York City.”