1st Edition

Best Tall Buildings 2013 CTBUH International Award Winning Projects

Edited By Antony Wood, Steven Henry, Safarik Daniel Copyright 2014
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is the world’s foremost authority on tall buildings. This book chronicles the annual awards process, in which the CTBUH recognizes outstanding tall buildings and design innovations that advance the potential of integrated sustainability in cities across the world. One winner is chosen from each of four geographical regions (Americas,... Read more

Foreword  Introduction  Best Tall Building Awards Criteria  Part 1 Best Tall Building Americas  Part 2 Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia  Part 3 Best Tall Building Europe  Part 4 Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa  10 Year & Innovation Awards  Lifetime Achievement Awards  Awards & CTBUH Information

Biography

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is the world’s leading resource for professionals focused on the design, construction, and operation of tall buildings and future cities. A not-for-profit organization based at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, the group facilitates the exchange of the latest knowledge available on tall buildings around the world through events, publications, research, working groups, web resources, and its extensive network of international representatives. Its free database on tall buildings, The Skyscraper Center, is updated daily with detailed information, images, data, and news. The CTBUH also developed the international standards for measuring tall building height and is recognized as the arbiter for bestowing such designations as “The World’s Tallest Building.”