Join CTBUH SEA for their 2022 Conference in Kuala Lumpur, celebrating the long tradition of tall excellence in Southeast Asia and exploring the new unique typologies and sustainable city solutions emerging in the region.
This webinar will cover a wide range of topics relevant to the challenges of tall building construction - from planning and design to finding the right place and finishing the job.
Three researchers from the CTBUH Skybridges Research Team visited four key skybridge-linked projects in Shenzhen, Chongqing, Beijing, and Kuala Lumpur.
Join the CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee for the sixth annual Global Walking Tour, following the theme 50 Forward | 50 Back. Join a walk in your city!
CTBUH Malaysia hosted a seminar exploring the relationship between the design and planning of high-rise structures with the life and energy of the city that surrounds them.
The founder of the CTBUH, Dr. Lynn Beedle, a professor and eventually director of the Fritz Engineering Laboratory at Lehigh University, would have been 100 years old on December 7.
Vertical Transportation: Ascent & Acceleration
12 September 2017
CTBUH partnered with Guinness World Records to identify the commercial building with the fastest elevator speeds and longest vertical runs.
Asia Pacific Seminar
18 August 2017
CTBUH Singapore, in coordination with CTBUH Malaysia and CTBUH Thailand, hosted a multi-city seminar on sustainable design in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok.
Asia Pacific Seminar Series
03–05 July 2017
CTBUH Singapore, in coordination with CTBUH Malaysia and CTBUH Thailand, hosted a multi-city seminar on sustainable design in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok.
CTBUH 2017 Asia Pacific Seminar Series: Tall & Green
03–05 July 2017
CTBUH Singapore, in coordination with CTBUH Malaysia and CTBUH Thailand, is hosting a multi-city seminar on Tall and Green: Design, Operation, and Regeneration.
CTBUH Malaysia: How to Improve Design and Build Efficiency
21 July 2016
CTBUH Malaysia held its inaugural event in the Malaysian Petroleum Club at Petronas Towers, kindly supported by KLCC and Turner International Malaysia.
CTBUH Malaysia Inaugural Event
21 July 2016
Join the CTBUH Malaysia Inaugural Event, featuring presentations on "Tall Buildings as Part of the Urban Habitat" and "How To Improve Construction Efficiency."
SoPlace World Summit
10–15 April 2015
SoPlace Summit explores future sense of place and inspires meaningful change in a place-based eco-system. Dan Safarik, of CTBUH, will be moderating a panel discussion on future cities.
CTBUH / Nakheel Asia Tour Report
19–29 April 2007
CTBUH collaborated with the Dubai-based developer Nakheel and architects Woods Bagot to facilitate a 5-nation tour of seminal tall buildings in south-east Asia.
2003 Kuala Lumpur Conference: Strategies for Performance
20–23 October 2003
This conference took place in Kuala Lumpur, the city that then held the title of containing the World’s Tallest Buildings.
1999 Kuala Lumpur Conference: The Tall Building and the City
03–04 May 1999
The 1999 International Conference was held in Kuala Lumpur on The Tall Building and the City from May 3rd-4th.
1982 Kuala Lumpur Conference: Design for Local Environment
17–20 August 1982
1982 Conference in Kuala Lumpur on Asian Regional Conference on Tall Buildings & Urban Habitat: Design for Local Environment.
CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2018
12 December 2018
The astronomical growth in tall building construction observed over the past decade continued in 2018, though the total number
of completed buildings of 200 meters’ or greater height leveled off at 143, after hitting an all-time record of 147 in 2017.
CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2016
10 January 2017
CTBUH has determined that 128 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed around the world in 2016 – setting a new record for annual tall building completions and marking the third consecutive record-breaking year.
CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2015
19 January 2016
CTBUH has determined that 106 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed around the world in 2015 – setting a new record for annual tall building completions.
CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014
31 December 2014
An All-Time Record 97 Buildings of 200 Meters or Higher Completed in 2014 and 2014 showed further shifts towards Asia, and also surprising developments in building functions and structural materials.
CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2012
31 December 2012
For the first time in six years the number of tall buildings completed annually around the world declined as the effects of the global financial crisis became evident.
CTBUH Releases Analysis of Global Population and Tall Buildings
13 April 2011
Tall buildings are spreading across the globe at an ever-increasing rate. This study demonstrates the relationship between population and tall buildings across those countries and presents information on the average height and age of each country’s tallest buildings.
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